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Free MLB Picks at SM Picks sets up a pair of MLB Playoffs matchups Thursday, starting with the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees meeting in the ALDS at Yankee Stadium (7:30 pm ET, TBS).

         

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The Orioles will start lefty Joe Saunders (ERA: 3.99, W/L: 10-13) while New York will counter with righthander Philip Hughes (ERA: 4.23; W/L: 16-13).

         

Baltimore is 6-2 SU in the last 8 meetings in New York. The total has gone over in 6 of the last 7 meetings.

 

Overall MLB Picks trends show that Yankees are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games at home, and are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games overall. The Orioles are third worst in MLB in times striking out with 8.1 per game.

 

Next, the Oakland Athletics face the Detroit Tigers in their American League Division Series on Thursday at O.co Coliseum (9:30 pm ET, TNT).

Detroit will start righthander Justin Verlander, who has an ERA of 2.61 and a W/L record of 18-8. Oakland will counter with righthander Jarrod Parker, who has an ERA of 3.45 and a record of 13-9.

 

Oakland got back into the series when it won Game 3 by a 2-0 score on Tuesday and covered as a -130 home favorite.

 

Baseball stats show that the Tigers are second best in walks allowed in the majors at 2.7 per game, and strike out the second most opponents in MLB with 8.1 per game, while the Athletics are third last in the league in hits at 8.1 per game, and strike out more than any team with 8.6 per game.

 

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Wednesday, 10 October 2012 22:41
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MLB Picks previews the MLB Playoffs, which open Friday with the NL Wildcard series and the AL Wildcard series, starting with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves square off in their National League Wildcard series at Turner Field (5 pm ET, TBS).

 

MLB Odds have the Braves as a -160 moneyline favorite and the Cardinals a +150 underdog. The over/under total is at 7.

 

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Atlanta, which is 5-1 SU in the last 6 meetings, will start righthander Kyle Lohse, who has an ERA of 2.86 and a record of 16-3. The Braves will start righthander Kris Medlen, who has an ERA of 0.97 and a 9-0 record.

 

The Braves and Cardinals haven’t met since May, when Atlanta won a three-game series 2-1. All three games went over the over/under total. In the teams’ previous meeting this season, the Braves swept a three-game set.

 

Free MLB Picks stats show that the Cardinals are the second highest scoring team in MLB at 4.7 runs per game, and lead the league in hits with 9.4 per game. The Braves lead the league in walks with 3.5 per game, and allow the third least hits in the majors at 8.1 per game.

 

Next, the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers meet in the opener of the AL Wildcard series at Rangers Ballpark (8:30 pm ET, TBS).

 

Texas is a -190 favorite and Baltimore a +160 underdog in Baseball Odds. The total is 9.

 

The Orioles had not announced their starting pitcher at press time. Texas will go with righthander Yu Darvish, who is 16-9 with a 3.90 ERA. He last pitched on Sunday in a 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

 

The teams last met in a three-game series Aug. 20 to 22. The Rangers won the series 2-1 and outscored the Orioles 20-9.

Friday, 05 October 2012 16:24
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012 19:16
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The Odds to win MLB Playoffs are wagering lines that many baseball fans start looking at even before the MLB season opens.

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Wednesday, 30 May 2012 19:15
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