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We had a good day yesterday going 3-1 to bring our record for August Baseball picks up to 18-14. Today’s picks and lines are below the hot pitcher and team trends.
Pitchers
Washington's Tanner Roark is 1-1 when starting against Philadelphia with an ERA of 6.55 and a WHIP of 1.091 while Philadelphia’s AJ Burnett is 9-2 as a home underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997 though they are just 1-10 in his last 11 overall starts.
St. Louis John Lackey is 0-1 when starting against Pittsburgh with an ERA of 7.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
Teams
The UNDER is 12-4 combined when Tampa Bay's Jake Odorizzi has faced Baltimore and the Orioles Chris Tillman has faced off against the Rays.
Toronto is 10-3 vs. Boston this season.
The OVER is 8-4 in the Red Sox/Blue Jays series this season.
Free Picks
Athletics/Astros OVER 8.5 – Despite playing on the road over the past 10 games, Houston has managed to average just shy of 5 runs per game.
The OVER is 6-1-2 in Oakland's last 9 overall and 13-5 in Astros RH Scott Feldman (7-9, 4.37) last 18 starts overall.
The last five games in this series have gone OVER the current number. The OVER is also 6-1 in the last seven meetings between these two teams in Houston.
The Athletics RH Jeff Samardzija (5-10, 3.27 ERA) is 1-2 with a 5.46 ERA over his last five outings. He allowed 7 runs in his last start.
Derek Norris is 5-for-7 and Josh Reddick has homered twice in 15 at-bats against Feldman, who is 5-7 with a 5.97 ERA in 24 career games (15 starts) against Oakland.
The OVER is 8-2-1 in Athletics last 11 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30 and 6-1-2 in Athletics last 9 overall.
The OVER is 6-1 in Samardzija's last 7 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5 and 6-1 in Samardzija’s last 7 starts overall.
Check this out: The OVER is 9-1 in Feldman's last 10 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance and is 12-5 in Feldman’s last 17 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL - Aug 25 |
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NATIONAL LEAGUE |
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Aug 25 |
951 |
WAS NATIONALS |
T. ROARK -R |
-149 |
o8-105 |
-1½+110 |
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7:05 PM |
952 |
PHI PHILLIES |
A. J. BURNETT - |
+139 |
u8-115 |
+1½-130 |
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Aug 25 |
953 |
STL CARDINALS |
J. LACKEY -R |
+126 |
o7-125 |
+1½-175 |
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7:05 PM |
954 |
PIT PIRATES |
F. LIRIANO -L |
-136 |
u7+105 |
-1½+155 |
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Aug 25 |
955 |
MIL BREWERS |
K. LOHSE -R |
-130 |
o7-120 |
-1½+125 |
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10:10 PM |
956 |
SDG PADRES |
E. STULTS -L |
+120 |
u7EV |
+1½-145 |
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Aug 25 |
957 |
COL ROCKIES |
T. MATZEK -L |
+165 |
o7½EV |
+1½-140 |
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10:15 PM |
958 |
SFO GIANTS |
J. PEAVY -R |
-175 |
u7½-120 |
-1½+120 |
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AMERICAN LEAGUE |
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Aug 25 |
959 |
TB RAYS |
J. ODORIZZI -R |
+108 |
o7½-110 |
+1½-190 |
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7:05 PM |
960 |
BAL ORIOLES |
C. TILLMAN -R |
-118 |
u7½-110 |
-1½+165 |
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Aug 25 |
961 |
BOS RED SOX |
C. BUCHHOLZ -R |
+105 |
o9-105 |
+1½-190 |
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7:05 PM |
962 |
TOR BLUE JAYS |
J.A. HAPP -L |
-115 |
u9-115 |
-1½+165 |
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Aug 25 |
963 |
OAK ATHLETICS |
J. SAMARDZIJA - |
-162 |
o8½-105 |
-1½-105 |
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8:10 PM |
964 |
HOU ASTROS |
S. FELDMAN -R |
+152 |
u8½-115 |
+1½-115 |
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Aug 25 |
965 |
NY YANKEES |
M. PINEDA -R |
+120 |
o7½-105 |
+1½-175 |
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7:10 PM |
966 |
KAN ROYALS |
J. SHIELDS -R |
-130 |
u7½-115 |
-1½+155 |
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Aug 25 |
967 |
TEX RANGERS |
M. MIKOLAS -R |
+155 |
o7½-110 |
+1½-145 |
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10:10 PM |
968 |
SEA MARINERS |
R. ELIAS -L |
-165 |
u7½-110 |
-1½+125 |
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INTERLEAGUE |
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Aug 25 |
969 |
MIA MARLINS |
J. COSART -R |
+151 |
o8½-115 |
+1½-140 |
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10:05 PM |
970 |
LA ANGELS |
W. LEBLANC -L |
-161 |
u8½-105 |
-1½+120 |
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GRAND SALAMI |
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Aug 25 |
991 |
AWAY |
R |
+105 |
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7:05 PM |
992 |
HOME |
R |
-115 |
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Aug 25 |
993 |
OVER |
R |
o81½-115 |
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7:05 PM |
994 |
UNDER |
u81½-105 |
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- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
