Free MLB Picks: Florida Marlins (-129)
Sun Apr 20 ‘08 1:10p - Click Here for Baseball Odds
Reason: The Washington Nationals enter into this contest in a big time funk, having lost 13 of their last 15 games, , which gives this team, the worst record in the National league. Things do not look to get much better, as they will face one of the Florida Marlins top pitchers Scott Olsen , who is 2-0 on the season along with a very stable 3.05 ERA in 3 starts. Final notes & Key Trends: Nationals pitcher Odalis Perez is 0-3 along with a 4.35 ERA along with a 6.30 ERA and 2.20 WHIP in two road starts. Play on Florida

Free MLB Picks: Colorado Rockies (105)
Sun Apr 20 ‘08 2:05p - Click Here for Baseball Odds
The Colorado Rockies had problems when visiting the Houston Astros in the past, but they have taken the first two games of this series and could further exorcise some demons by completing the sweep here.

The Astros had taken 20 of the last 24 head-to-head meetings here in Houston before this series began, but the Rockies won the first game 11-5 despite playing deep into the night in San Diego the day before, and they then won a 3-2 pitchers’ duel yesterday. Their starter Ubaldo Jimenez has more ability than he has shown so far, and he could have a break-out start here vs. an Astros team that is batting just .221 vs. right-handed pitching this season and have never faced him before.

The Rockies are also very familiar with Houston starter Shawn Chacon, who came up through the Colorado system. Now, Chacon has actually pieced together three straight Quality Starts, but he has shown glimpses of brilliance in the past, only to eventually implode and disappoint his backers. This seems like a nice spot for that to happen, vs. his former teammates that are averaging 6.00 runs per game in the last 10 games.

Finally, the Rockies have had a huge edge in the bullpen so far, with a collective pen ERA of 2.44 and WHIP of 1.07 in 55.1 innings, compared to a lofty 4.77 ERA and 1.49 WHIP in 60.1 innings for the Houston bullpen.

MLB Free Pick: Rockies +105