Free MLB Baseball Betting Picks: June 13th 2008
Free Sports Picks, MLB Baseball Picks June 13th, 2008Free MLB Picks: Minnesota Twins (125)
Fri Jun 13 ‘08 8:05p - Courtesy of LT Profits
The Minnesota Twins are 9-4 in the last 13 head-to-head meetings with their border rivals, the Milwaukee Brewers, and we look for the underdog Twins to get to David Bush tonight. Bush has managed to stay in the Milwaukee starting rotation with a few nice efforts here an there, but the bottom line is that he is still just 2-6 with a 5.85 ERA, making the Brewers very vulnerable as favorites here. Bush allowed five earned runs in just four innings in his last start vs. Colorado, and the last time he faced the Twins here in Milwaukee last season, Minnesota reached him for five earned runs in 7.1 innings of a 5-2 Brewers loss. Now granted, Twins starter Kevin Slowey was also lit up in his last start, but at least he has allowed three runs or less in six of his eight starts this season, and the highly regarded youngster should only get better with more experience. Also, very little separates these teams lately from a batting average standpoint, with the Twins batting .262 as a team over the last 10 games and the Brewers batting .266 over the same span, so that gives the Twins value at a nice dog price. Look for the Twins’ success in this rivalry to continue for at least one more game. MLB Free Pick: Twins +125 - More Free MLB Picks
Baseball Picks: Chicago White Sox (-139)
Fri Jun 13 ‘08 8:10p - Courtesy of Alex Smart
Gavin Floyd(7-3, 3.10 ERA) the Chicago White Sox starter tonight against the visiting Colorado Rockies , is starting to round into form,with his velocity at a season high. His pitching opponent Jeff Francis (2-6,5.45 ERA) is at the proverbial opposite end of the performance spectrum , and despite of a couple of recent respectable performances , still looks like he is susceptible to a beat down. With Colorado struggling mightily on the road this season losing 23 of 32 games , it will not be a hard decision to back a Pale Hose team that has converted on 12 of their L/14 as home favorites. Final notes & Key Trends: Colorado is 2-8 L/10 interleague games. The White Sox have won 7 tilts in a row against the NL West.The Rockies are 9-28 on their L/37 road games in interleague action against an above .500 team. Play on the White Sox - More Free Baseball Picks
Free Baseball Pick: Oakland Athletics (-120)
Fri Jun 13 ‘08 10:15p - Courtesy of LT Profits
The oft beleaguered Barry Zito of the San Francisco Giants faces his former Oakland Athletics teammates tonight, but he will also get a peak at the future of the Oakland franchise in left-hander Greg Smith. Smith may be just 3-5 personally, but the A’s are 7-5 in the games that he has started, and he has a very nice 3.74 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 74.2 innings. Now granted, he is off of back-to-back rough outings vs. the Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers, but those he was making his third start this season vs. Texas and second vs. the Angels, so those clubs were able to adjust to him. This is certainly not the case today as Smith is making his first ever appearance vs. San Francisco, which should make him doubly tough tonight. Also, even if he does need some relief, Oakland is still ranked second in the American League with a 3.05 bullpen ERA, trailing only the Chicago White Sox (2.86). Now Zito appeared to have overcome his early season troubles for a few starts, but they have now resurfaced and he has a nasty 6.46 ERA and a disgusting 2.09 WHIP over his last three starts. He also did not fare well in two starts vs. his former mates last season, as he surrendered 10 earned runs and 23 baserunners in only eight innings, lasting exactly four innings in each start. With Zito again in poor current form, we look for the Athletics to hit him hard once again, and the San Francisco bullpen has not provided much relief with a 4.12 ERA. MLB Free Pick: Athletics -120 - Baseball Betting Picks