Free MLB Baseball Picks for July 12th 2008: Touthouse.com
Atlanta Braves @ San Diego Padres u8.0 (-105) – Sat July 12 ’08 10:05p
The San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves both continued their offensive struggles last night, with the Padres coming away with the 4-0 win, and we feel runs will be hard to come by again tonight. The Under is now 31-19-1, 62.0 percent in all San Diego home games this year, with the Padres averaging just 3.65 runs per game in those contests. They have a modest team batting average of .248 and a team ERA of 3.27 at home, which is obviously very conducive to the Under. Greg Maddux faces has former teammates tonight, and like most of the San Diego staff, he has loved pitching at Petco, He is a deceptive 1-2 in this stadium, as he has an excellent 2.36 ERA and an outstanding 0.98 WHIP in 61 home innings. In fact, Maddux has allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his last 10 starts, regardless of the venue. His task should be made easier here by the fact that the Braves are having an even tougher time offensively than the Padres are right now. Atlanta is batting a pathetic .205 as a team over the last 10 games, including a hideous .179 vs. right handed pitching, Furthermore, they have a grand total of one base hit over the first five innings of their last four games, so do not expect them to muster much off of Maddux. The only weak point for the Under is that Charlie Morton is starting for the Braves, but the San Diego offense is capable of making even a mediocre pitcher look good. MLB Free Pick: Braves, Padres Under 8 (-105)
Florida Marlins @ Los Angeles Dodgers u7.5 (100) Sat July 12 ’08 10:10p
Both Hiroki Kuroda of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Ricky Nolasco of the Florida Marlins are in terrific form, so do not expect much scoring in the Los Angeles smog tonight. Kuroda had a Perfect Game for seven innings against the Braves in his last start, ultimately settling for a Complete Game one-hit shutout. He also tossed a Quality Start in his only start vs. these Marlins this season, allowing only five hits in seven innings of a 5-3 Dodger victory. Nolasco is a surprising 10-4 with a 3.74 ERA for the season, and he has now reeled off six consecutive Quality Starts, allowing two runs or less in five of those starts. In fact, Nolasco has allowed three runs or less in nine of his last 10 outings. He should have little problem with a Los Angeles lineup that is batting .229 over the last 10 games. The Marlins won 3-1 here last night, and the first game of this series would have gone Under if not for extra innings. Look for another low scoring game here. MLB Free Pick: Marlins, Dodgers Under 7.5 (+100)
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