Expert MLB Baseball Betting Picks for August 19th 2010

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Pick: Houston Astros -110 (Jim Feist)
The Mets have been plummetting, falling out of contention the last month with a rash of injuries and bad pitching. The Mets are a long way from home and limp into Houston with the fourth worst offense in the NL, third worst in on base percentage. Houston starter Bud Norris is quietly throwing well, with a 2-0 record his last three starts while fanning 23 in 19 innings, just 4 walks. The offense is improving, as we saw in that 18-4 win at St. Louis and last week scoring 10 against the Braves to start this home stand. Play the Astros.

Pick: Boston Red Sox -143 (Rob Vinciletti)
On Thursday the Free MLB play is on the Boston Redsox. Game 970 at 7:10 eastern. Boston qualifies in a solid 16-4 system tonight. Thus far they have taken all 9 games vs LA. The Angels are averaging just over 2 rpg the past week, while Boston is scoring over 6 rpg in that span. LA is 4-9 on Thursday and Boston is 8-2 at home when the total is 10 or more. The Angels have struggled vs winning teams at 5-14 in the 2nd half. J. Beckett for Boston is 3-1 vs AL West teams while, E.Santana has a poor 6.88 era in his last 3 starts. Boston makes it 10 straight tonight vs the Angels tonight. On Thursday we have the NL Game of the Month backed with a cuttiing edge 98% system that wins by 3 runs per game. I also have a big AL. Totals system that has cashed 11 of 12 times and an NFLX Play. Wednesday lone play cashed as we continue to roll. For the free play take the Boston Redsox. RV

Pick: Cincinnati Reds -118 (Robbie Gainous)
The Reds and Diamondbacks square-off in the desert for the final game of a three-game set on Thursday night. At the time of this writing the Reds are 32-25 on the highway and 68-51 overall this season. Cincinnati has had little trouble against Arizona winning ten of the last thirteen overall and six of the last seven in the desert. They will send left-hander Travis Wood to the bump with his 3-1 record and ERA of 2.65 on the season. The Reds are a perfect 4-0 when Woods starts as a favorite and 5-0 when he takes the mound on the road against teams with a losing record. Lay the short price with the Reds as they take this series on Thursday night over the Diamondbacks.