MLB Picks

It’s the 6-5 Oakland Athletics vs the 3-5 Houston Astros tonight in the second game of a three game set at Minute Maid Park. The A’s send out Aaron Brooks for his second start after a real strong outing in his opener. Lefty Wade Miley gets the ball for the Astros and he’s coming off of an adequate showing in in Tamp Bay against the Rays. The MLB has Houston in the -141 to -150 range with the O/U total at 8.5 runs. Get our capper’s pick on the game.

Atlanta picked up its first win of this new season Monday and shoots for its first series victory when it hosts the Cubs for the middle game of this three-game series Wednesday night. This game is a near toss-up at most betting sites, as it was on Monday. Darin Zank predict the outcome for this latest game in the series!

The defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox are off to a slow start to this season, losing four of their first five games, including the opener of a four-game series in Oakland Monday night. And yet sportsbooks have Boston as a heavy favorite for Game 2 of this series with the A’s tonight.

Chicago just dropped two of three games to the Rangers in Texas over the weekend, losing Sunday’s series rubber match 11-10. The Cubs led Sunday 4-0 early and 8-5 into the bottom of the sixth inning but the bullpen proceeded to give up six runs from there, losing the game on a wild pitch by Pedro Strop in the bottom of the ninth. Can Chicago pick themselves up after this letdown versus the Braves? Sportsbooks have the Braves and Sean Newcomb as small favorites at -105 and Darin Zank has your MLB pick.

The Atlanta Braves will try to avoid a sweep when they play the final of a three-game series against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park today. That may be a tough task if you put much weight into the betting trends that has seen the home team get the money in nine of last ten meetings. MLB capper Zank thinks he has it all figured out making a run line play on the game. Check it out.

These two teams have put up 29 points in the first two games of this series. They may find the going tougher tonight with the Red Sox sending out Eduardo Rodriguez and the Mariners countering with Mike Leake. Rodriguez has the better batter vs. pitcher numbers, but it’s laying anything over -120 is not a recipe for success betting baseball. Read on to see what Zank is wagering and why.

This pitching match-up between Freddy Peralta and Jack Flaherty is a re-match of a game played last August in St. Louis. The Cardinals won the game with a score of 5-2. In this one the Brewers should be short handed in the bullpen. Darin Zank has your MLB pick!