MLB Picks & Predictions for Thursday, July 8, 2010

Last Updated on July 8, 2010 3:00 pm by drew

Thursday’s MLB Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Thursday, July 8, 2010 in the MLB.

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Cincinnati Reds at

Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

PHILADELPHIA is 11-7 (+2.8 Units) against

CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons 

11 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

Games this season

CINCINNATI is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against

PHILADELPHIA this season 

2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

All games at

PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

PHILADELPHIA is 6-2 (+3.5 Units) against

CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons 

6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.5 Units)

Games played at

PHILADELPHIA this season.

There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JOHNNY CUETO vs.

PHILADELPHIA since 1997

CUETO is 1-2 when starting against

PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 8.04 and a WHIP of 1.468.

His team’s record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

KYLE KENDRICK vs.

CINCINNATI since 1997

KENDRICK is 3-1 when starting against

CINCINNATI with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.412.

His team’s record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Philadelphia – View Matchup | Best Line: -102 Sports Interaction

Florida Marlins at

Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

FLORIDA is 11-8 (+3.7 Units) against

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons 

10 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.6 Units)

Games this season

ARIZONA is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against

FLORIDA this season 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

All games at

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons

FLORIDA is 4-3 (+1.8 Units) against

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons 

3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

Games played at

ARIZONA this season.

There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs.

ARIZONA since 1997

SANCHEZ is 1-0 when starting against

ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 0.848.

His team’s record is 2-0 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

RODRIGO LOPEZ vs.

FLORIDA since 1997

No recent starts.

MLB Free Pick:

Florida – View Matchup | Best Line: -110 Sports Interaction

Minnesota Twins at

Toronto Blue Jays, 7:07PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

TORONTO is 13-5 (+8.3 Units) against

MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons 

11 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.4 Units)

Games this season

TORONTO is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against

MINNESOTA this season 

4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)

All games at

TORONTO over the last 3 seasons

TORONTO is 7-4 (+2.6 Units) against

MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons 

7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.7 Units)

Games played at

TORONTO this season.

TORONTO is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against

MINNESOTA this season 

4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)

SCOTT BAKER vs.

TORONTO since 1997

BAKER is 0-3 when starting against

TORONTO with an ERA of 5.10 and a WHIP of 1.233.

His team’s record is 2-3 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+2.8 units)

BRETT CECIL vs.

MINNESOTA since 1997

CECIL is 1-0 when starting against

MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.

His team’s record is 1-0 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Minnesota – View Matchup | Best Line: +107 Sports Interaction

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Posted: 7/8/10 3:00PM ET