Baseball Betting Odds & MLB Picks for September 22nd 2008

Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers u9.5 (-120) - Mon September 22nd ‘08 7:05p
The Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers have a history of playing low scoring games against each other, and we look for this to continue tonight when Gil Meche opposes Zach Miner. Meche has been a workhorse with a commendable 12-11 record for the Royals, with Kansas City going 17-15 as a team in all of his starts. He is coming off of a fine outing vs. the Seattle Mariners, where he allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings for his third Quality Start in his last four starts and his fifth in his last seven outings. Meche has actually pitched better on the road than at home this season, as he owns a nice 3.68 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 16 road starts. Perhaps most importantly, Meche has reeled off five consecutive Quality Starts vs. these Tigers including a perfect three for three this season. Now Miner has been mediocre at best, but he did have an excellent outing at Texas last time out where he allowed just two runs on five hits in 7.1 innings, and the Royals are one team that Miner has owned this season. He has allowed a grand total of one run in three starts vs. Kansas City this year covering 19 innings. Now we do not expect that kind of success again here, but we do expect him to pitch reasonably well enough to keep this total down. Finally, the Under is now 16-5-1 in the last 22 meetings between these teams. MLB Free Pick: Royals, Tigers Under 9.5 (-120) - Courtesy of LT Profits
 
Oakland Athletics (125) - Mon September 22nd ‘08 8:05p
The Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers are two clubs going in opposite directions, so the Athletics offer some very nice value as decided underdogs in this spot. Oakland may have a very bright future, as this club has played much better since filling their lineup with youngsters after September 1. The team is playing with a youthful exuberance after plodding along the first five months of the season, and the Athletics are now 7-1 in their last eight games. On the flip side, the Rangers quit on this season a long time ago, and they have been downright dismal since the All-Star break. Texas has lost four straight games and six of their last eight, and they have had an alarming fall-off offensively after tearing the ball up the first half of the season. We will go with the hot team vs. the dead team as an underdog in this spot. MLB Free Pick: Athletics +125 - Courtesy of LT Profits