MLB Picks & Baseball Betting Predictions for April 20th 2010

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Free MLB Pick: Phillies vs. Braves Over 8.5 Runs (Big Al McMordie)
At 7:10 pm, our complimentary selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves. The Phillies’ habit of playing better on the road than at home seems to be continuing into 2010. Last season, the NL Champions were actually three games better away from Citizens Bank Park (48-33) than they were there (45-36). So far in 2010, the Phillies are following suit, as they won five of their first six games, all of which were on the road, but since then, they have been playing in front of their loyal and boisterous fans and have gone 3-3 in the six-game home-stand. In the process, they actually lost two of three games against the Nationals. So the Phillies may actually be glad that they are hitting the road and heading down south to Atlanta. The Phils will go with righthander Kyle Kendrick, who may be in danger of losing his spot in the rotation if he doesn’t turn things around soon and this may be just the spot for that. Kendrick actually beat the Braves here at Turner Field last September when the Phils scored nine runs on their way to a rout. Tommy Hanson will get his third start of the season for Atlanta — his second at home — and his first start there against the Cubs was not very good. Although Hanson is 7-3 overall in his last 13 starts, two of those three losses came against tonight’s opponent. Take the Phillies. As always, good luck…Big Al McMordie.

Free MLB Pick: Minnesota Twins -153 (Jeff Alexander)
Cleveland has rattled off 4 straight wins, but I look for its winning streak to come to an end in Minnesota tonight. The Indians are a terrible 5-21 in their last 26 road games and only 1-8 in Masterson’s last 9 starts. The Twins are 75-33 in their last 108 games as a home favorite and 14-4 in their last 18 home games. They are also 19-6 in Slowey’s last 25 starts as a home favorite. Plus, the Indians are just 4-13 in their last 17 meetings in Minnesota. Take the Twins tonight.