5 MLB Baseball Betting Picks To Consider Wagering On August 21st 2010

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Pick: St. Louis Cardinals -153 (Jeff Alexander)
Lincecum is really struggling. He’s 0-3 with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.071 over his last 3 starts. Lincecum has had success against the Cards in the past, but he clearly doesn’t have it going right now. Meanwhile, the Cards have won 6 of Carpenter’s last 7 starts, and he hasn’t allowed more than 3 runs in any of those 7 outings. Plus, Carpenter has had plenty of rest prior to this start, and the Cardinals are a perfect 5-0 in his last 5 starts when pitching on 6 days’ rest. After 5 straight defeats, look for the Carpenter to lead the Cards to victory tonight.

Pick: Florida Marlins -116 (Jim Feist)
Houston is just awful on the road, and part of the reason is offense, ranked second to last in the NL in runs scored. Their last road trip the Astros ended it with 4 straight losses, allowing 30 runs. Florida has home field and a winning record the last five starts made by Chris Volstad. He is far better at home than on the road, with a 3.61 ERA in this stadium. Play the Marlins.

Pick: Colorado Rockies -159 (Jimmy Boyd)
With Jimenez on the hill, I’ll back the Rockies tonight. Colorado’s sensational righty is 17-3 with an ERA of 2.59 on the season. The Rockies have won each of his last 5 starts against Arizona, and 3 of those wins have come this season. The Rockies are 5-1 in their last 6 during game 2 of a series and 7-1 in Jimenez’s last 8 starts during game 2 of a series. In addition, Arizona is just 9-34 vs. an NL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.50 or better this season, losing to these clubs by an average score of 3.7 to 6.5. Take the Rockies.

Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -125 (Tom Freese)
Tampa Bay starter David Price is 16-7 in his team starts this year. Price has allowed 5 runs total in his last 3 starts. The Rays are 5-1 their last 6 games as favorites and they are 24-9 their last 33 games vs. lefty starters. Tampa Bay is 11-3 in the last 14 starts made by Price vs. a team with a winning record. Oakland starter Brett Anderson has lost 3 of his last 4 starts. The Athletics are 2-6 their last 8 games vs. lefty starters and they are 1-7 their last 8 games as underdogs. Brett Anderson is 1-5 his last 6 starts as an underdog and he is 2-5 with four days of rest. PLAY ON TAMPA BAY (Price vs. Anderson)

Pick: Boston Red Sox -130 (Dave Price)
System Play - plays on home teams with a money line of -100 to -150 (BOSTON), average offensive team (4.7 to 5.2 runs/game) against a good AL starter (ERA