MLB Betting Lines – Free Picks: Scherzer vs. Stroman Looks Like Good Under on Paper

Written by:
Dan Shapiro
Published on:
Aug/09/2014
MLB Betting Lines – Free Picks: Scherzer vs. Stroman Looks Like Good Under on Pa

Devestated!  That’s the word for today after we nearly broke even with yesterday’s free picks only to have Toronto’s closer kill it, giving up two home runs.  As a result our August record is now 6-6.

More free picks after today’s hot pitcher and team trends, which are a “must read” for any serious sports bettor regardless of whether you intend to bet our picks.

Pitchers

Pittsburgh's Fransico Liriano is 1-1 when starting against San Diego with an ERA of 2.37 and a WHIP of 1.211.  3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER the total this season.

The Mets Dillon Gee is 2-4 when starting against Philadelphia with an ERA of 6.71 and a WHIP of 1.556 with the OVER occurring 8 of 11 times in these starts while the Phillies Cole Hamels is is 8-14 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.19 and a WHIP of 1.457.  The OVER is 8-3 in this series this year.

Milwaukee's Michael Fiers is 1-0 when starting against the Dodgers with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.714 compared to LA's Zach Greinke who is 0-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 11.25 and a WHIP of 3.000.

Detroit's Max Scherzer is 4-0 when starting against Toronto with an ERA of 1.79 and a WHIP of 1.141.

The Cubs Edwin Jackson is 3-1 when starting against Tampa Bay with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.063.  The UNDER is 4-0 in this starts.

Teams

The OVER is 8-3 in the Mets/Phillies series this year.

Free Picks

Two picks for the Tigers/Blue Jays game – Tigers/Blue Jays UNDER 8 and Tigers -114

Here we have one of those terrific situations where two hot pitchers are each coming off a bad outing.

Tigers RH Max Scherzer (13-4, 3.24 ERA) lost his last start against the Yankees by giving up only two runs.  This snapped a five-game win streak and an eight-game streak without a loss.

He has permitted two runs or fewer in seven of his last eight turns. Scherzer has been dominant in six all-time starts versus Toronto as well, going 4-0 with a 1.79 ERA.

The Blue Jays RH Marcus Stroman (7-3, 3.49) allowed five runs in his last start, however, he had only permitted a single run in 21 innings over his previous three starts and is 5-1 with a 2.82 ERA in 10 all-time home appearances.  This will be his first time facing Detroit.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL - Aug 09

NATIONAL LEAGUE

 

Aug 09

951

SDG PADRES

E. STULTS -L

+152

o7-120

+1½-155

 

7:05 PM

952

PIT PIRATES

F. LIRIANO -L

-162

u7EV

-1½+135

 

Aug 09

953

NY METS

D. GEE -R

+150

o7-110

+1½-145

 

7:05 PM

954

PHI PHILLIES

C. HAMELS -L

-160

u7-110

-1½+125

 

Aug 09

955

MIA MARLINS

B. PENNY -R

+129

o8EV

+1½-170

 

7:10 PM

956

CIN REDS

A. SIMON -R

-139

u8-120

-1½+150

 

Aug 09

957

WAS NATIONALS

T. ROARK -R

-109

o7-130

-1½+150

 

7:10 PM

958

ATL BRAVES

A. HARANG -R

-101

u7+110

+1½-170

 

Aug 09

959

LA DODGERS

Z. GREINKE -R

-136

o7½-110

-1½+120

 

7:10 PM

960

MIL BREWERS

M. FIERS -R

+126

u7½-110

+1½-140

 

Aug 09

961

COL ROCKIES

J. DE LA ROSA -

-106

o8½+105

-1½+155

 

8:10 PM

962

ARI D`BACKS

T. CAHILL -R

-104

u8½-125

+1½-175

AMERICAN LEAGUE

 

Aug 09

963

CLE INDIANS

C. KLUBER -R

-106

o7-120

+1½-225

 

1:05 PM

964

NY YANKEES

B. MCCARTHY -R

-104

u7EV

-1½+185

 

Aug 09

965

DET TIGERS

M. SCHERZER -R

-118

o8-105

-1½+140

 

1:05 PM

966

TOR BLUE JAYS

M. STROMAN -R

+108

u8-115

+1½-160

 

Aug 09

967

TEX RANGERS

Y. DARVISH -R

-166

o7½+115

-1½-105

 

7:10 PM

968

HOU ASTROS

S. FELDMAN -R

+156

u7½-135

+1½-115

 

Aug 09

969

MIN TWINS

T. MAY -R

+215

o7½EV

+1½-110

 

9:05 PM

970

OAK ATHLETICS

J. SAMARDZIJA -

-240

u7½-120

-1½-110

 

Aug 09

971

BOS RED SOX

C. BUCHHOLZ -R

+176

o7½-105

+1½-130

 

9:05 PM

972

LA ANGELS

G. RICHARDS -R

-186

u7½-115

-1½+110

 

Aug 09

973

CHI WHITE SOX

H. NOESI -R

+168

o7½-105

+1½-130

 

9:10 PM

974

SEA MARINERS

J. PAXTON -L

-178

u7½-115

-1½+110

INTERLEAGUE

 

Aug 09

975

TB RAYS

J. ODORIZZI -R

-141

o7-110

-1½+120

 

4:05 PM

976

CHI CUBS

E. JACKSON -R

+131

u7-110

+1½-140

 

Aug 09

977

STL CARDINALS

J. LACKEY -R

-105

o8½-105

-1½+145

 

4:05 PM

978

BAL ORIOLES

U. JIMENEZ -R

-105

u8½-115

+1½-165

 

Aug 09

979

SFO GIANTS

T. HUDSON -R

+129

o7-120

+1½-175

 

7:10 PM

980

KAN ROYALS

J. SHIELDS -R

-139

u7EV

-1½+155

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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