MLB Betting Picks, Baseball Lines & MLB Odds for April 17th 2010

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Free MLB Pick: Detroit Tigers -132 (Jeff Alexander)
Look for the Tigers to bounce back strong tonight behind ace Justin Verlander. The Tigers are 5-0 in Verlander’s last 5 starts, 6-2 in his last 8 road starts, 20-8 in his last 28 starts as a favorite and 16-7 in his last 23 starts vs. the American League West. Those stats are nice, but here’s the clincher. Verlander is a perfect 10-0 against the money line vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons. The Tigers are winning by an average score of 5.8 to 3.1 against these teams. Take the Tigers.

Free MLB Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks +120 (Jimmy Boyd)
I’m not ready to pay juice for the Padres in this spot when you consider that they are 0-6 in their last 6 games following a win and 0-6 in their last 6 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game. Plus, the D-backs have taken 9 of the last 13 meetings in the series and they are 6-1 in their last 7 games following a loss. Kevin Correia has been solid for the Padres but he is just 2-5 lifetime when starting against Arizona. Meanwhile, Kris Benson is 2-1 lifetime when starting against San Diego. We’ll take the Snakes at a solid price today.

Free MLB Pick: Mets vs. Cardinals Under 7.5 (Freddy Wills)
I like the under here a lot as the Mets continue to struggle and so do the Cardinals at least against Johan Santanna. With Holliday questionable with the flu and the Mets bullpen pitching so well I really like this total. Cardinals send Garcia to the mound a guy the Mets have never seen. Garcia looked sharp in his recent outing and I believe he will be dominant here tonight.

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