MLB Picks & Predictions for Thursday, July 15, 2010

Last Updated on July 15, 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 15, 2010 in the MLB.


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L.A. Dodgers at

St. Louis
Cardinals, 8:15PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

LA DODGERS is 10-9 (+0.6 Units) against

ST LOUIS
over the last 3 seasons 

12 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

Games this season

LA DODGERS is 3-0 (+3.2 Units) against

ST LOUIS
this season 

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

All games at

ST LOUIS
over the last 3 seasons


ST LOUIS
is 5-3 (+1.5 Units) against LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons 

5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

Games played at

ST LOUIS
this season.

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

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs.

ST LOUIS
since 1997

KERSHAW is 2-0 when starting against

ST LOUIS
with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 1.148.

His team’s record is 4-2 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-5. (-4.4 units)

CHRIS CARPENTER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997

CARPENTER is 5-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.38 and a WHIP of 1.170.

His team’s record is 6-2 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.2 units)

MLB Free Pick:

L.A.
Dodgers –
View Matchup | Best Line: +113 Sports Interaction

Texas Rangers at

Boston
Red Sox, 7:10PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

BOSTON is 13-9 (+0.9 Units) against

TEXAS
over the last 3 seasons 

13 of 22 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

Games this season

BOSTON is 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against

TEXAS
this season 

2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

All games at

BOSTON
over the last 3 seasons

BOSTON is 10-3 (+5.5 Units) against

TEXAS
over the last 3 seasons 

7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

Games played at

BOSTON
this season.

BOSTON is 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against

TEXAS
this season 

2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

TOMMY HUNTER vs.

BOSTON
since 1997

HUNTER is 1-1 when starting against

BOSTON
with an ERA of 11.73 and a WHIP of 1.695.

His team’s record is 1-1 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

TIM
WAKEFIELD vs.

TEXAS
since 1997

WAKEFIELD is 7-10 when starting against

TEXAS
with an ERA of 6.13 and a WHIP of 1.425.

His team’s record is 10-11 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-12. (-4.9 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Boston
View Matchup | Best Line: -104 Sports Interaction

Chicago White Sox at

Minnesota
Twins, 8:10PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons


MINNESOTA
is 25-17 (+8.7 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX over the last 3 seasons 

21 of 42 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.5 Units, Under=-2.4 Units)

Games this season


MINNESOTA
is 3-2 (+0.3 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season 

4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.9 Units)

All games at

MINNESOTA
over the last 3 seasons


MINNESOTA
is 16-4 (+11.3 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX over the last 3 seasons 

12 of 20 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

Games played at

MINNESOTA
this season.

CHI WHITE SOX is 1-1 (+0.7 Units) against

MINNESOTA
this season 

2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JOHN DANKS vs.

MINNESOTA
since 1997

DANKS is 4-6 when starting against

MINNESOTA
with an ERA of 5.03 and a WHIP of 1.506.

His team’s record is 5-10 (-6.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-8. (-1.7 units)

KEVIN SLOWEY vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997

SLOWEY is 2-3 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.84 and a WHIP of 1.268.

His team’s record is 3-3 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.9 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Minnesota
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Posted: 7/15/10 3:00PM ET