MLB Betting Lines – Free Picks: Chris Tillman is 5-0 vs. Seattle

We continue to get clobbered with our MLB picks, going 0-2 yesterday and are off to a 1-2 start for the month of August.

Today’s picks appears below today’s hot pitcher and team trends.

Pitchers

The Giants Madison Bumgarner is 2-0 when starting against the New York Mets with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.000 while New York’s Bartolo Colon is 2-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 4.32.  The OVER is 6-1 in their combined starts.

The Reds Mike Leake is 2-0 when starting against Miami with an ERA of 2.13 and a WHIP of 1.500 while the Marlins Jacob Turner is 1-0 when starting against Cincinnati with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.571.  The UNDER is 3-0 in their combined starts.

The Phillies Cole Hamels is 15-6 when starting against Washington with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.075 while the Nationals Stephen Strasburg is 3-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.41 and a WHIP of 0.929.

Baltimore's Chris Tillman is 5-0 when starting against Seattle with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 0.909.  His team is 5-0 in these starts.

Teams

5 of 6 games in Mariners/Orioles have gone UNDER the total this season.

Pick #1

Reds/Marlins UNDER 7.  Cincinnati is 8-2 in this series though they lost last night in overtime.  Five of the last six games in this series have failed to score more than 7 runs.

The UNDER is 12-3-1 in Cincinnati's last 16 overall and 9-0 last 9 games following a loss.  The UNDER is also 6-1-1 in Miami's last 8 games as an underdog.

Miami has not had more than 3 runs in their last 5 games. 

The Reds RH Mike Leake (8-9, 3.53 ERA) is 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA in two starts against Miami.

The Marlins RH Jacob Turner (4-6, 5.69).  He has permitted 3 runs in just under 11 innings. He has only faced the Reds once in his career in 2012, giving up two hits.

The UNDER is 12-3-1 in the Reds last 16 road games vs. a right-handed starter and 9-4 in Leake's last 13 starts as a road favorite of -110 to -150.

Pick #2

Giants -120 vs. Mets.  San Francisco has gone 5-1 in the last six games of this series. 

The Giants LH Madison Bumgarner (12-8, 3.41 ERA) is coming off a loss following a three-game winning streak.  He is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 20 innings.

The Mets RH Bartolo Colon (10-8, 3.88) is 2-1 with a 4.32 ERA in four career outings against the Giants.  He gave up three runs against them their last meeting on June 7.

The Giants are 5-1 in Bumgarner's last 6 road starts and are 5-1 in his last 6 road starts.

Pick #3

Mariners/Orioles UNDER 7.5.  Prior to yesterday, this series had gone UNDER the current number 6 straight times. 

The UNDER is 10-2 in Baltimore's last 12 overall.

The Mariners RH Hisashi Iwakuma (9-5, 3.06 ERA) is 5.25 ERA in two career starts against Baltimore. 

The Orioles RH Chris Tillman (7-5, 3.97) is in the midst of a six-start winless streak.  He has has won each of his five career outings against Seattle and has a 2.45 ERA and 0.91 WHIP over 33 innings.  The UNDER is 5-1-1 in Tillman's last 7 starts as a home underdog.

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com