MLB Picks and Baseball Betting Lines & Odds for April 16th 2010

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Free MLB Pick: San Francisco Giants +136 (Jim Feist)
The Giants are an underdog again, despite a sizzling 7-2 start sitting in first place in the NL West. They are also 3-0 on the road. The improved offense gets a chance to tee-off LA starter Vicente Padilla, an aging, below average arm with an 11.42 ERA. He has allowed 18 base runners in 8 innings with opponents hitting .359 off him! Tough to back a favorite with those kind of stats. Play the Giants.

Free MLB Pick: Atlanta Braves -130 (Jimmy Boyd)
First off, the Rockies are only 8-20 in their last 28 meetings in Atlanta. Secondly, with the total set at just 8.5 runs, odds makers are expecting a lower scoring game. This is significant because Hammel is a high ERA pitcher needing plenty of run support to get wins. Based on this total, I’d say the odds makers don’t think he’ll get it tonight. In fact, the Rockies are 0-6 in Hammel’s last 6 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5. Meanwhile, the Braves are 5-0 in Lowe’s last 5 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5. They are also an impressive are 8-1 in Lowe’s last 9 starts as a home favorite. The sinkerballer has shut down two of Colorado’s top hitters, limiting Brad Hawpe to one hit in 12 at-bats since 2008, and holding Troy Tulowitzki to a .235 batting average. Hawpe may not even go tonight due to a quadricep injury and Todd Helton could miss as well. We’ll take the Braves here.

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