MLB Picks & Predictions for Sunday, August 1, 2010

Last Updated on August 1, 2010 11:00 am by drew

Sunday’s MLB Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Sunday, August 1, 2010 in the MLB.

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L.A. Dodgers at

San Francisco
Giants, 8:05PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons


SAN FRANCISCO
is 21-26 (-0.6 Units) against LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons 

22 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-4.0 Units)

Games this season

LA DODGERS is 6-5 (+1.0 Units) against

SAN FRANCISCO
this season 

6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

All games at

SAN FRANCISCO
over the last 3 seasons


SAN FRANCISCO
is 11-12 (-0.8 Units) against LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons 

11 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-2.1 Units)

Games played at

SAN FRANCISCO
this season.

LA DODGERS is 3-2 (+1.3 Units) against

SAN FRANCISCO
this season 

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

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs.

SAN FRANCISCO
since 1997

KERSHAW is 0-0 when starting against

SAN FRANCISCO
with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.800.

His team’s record is 2-1 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

MATT CAIN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997

CAIN is 0-8 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.32 and a WHIP of 1.684.

His team’s record is 4-10 (-6.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-7. (-1.6 units)

MLB Free Pick:

L.A.
Dodgers –
View Matchup | Best Line: +105 SBGGLOBAL.com

Atlanta Braves at

Cincinnati
Reds, 1:10PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

CINCINNATI is 10-9 (+4.7 Units) against

ATLANTA
over the last 3 seasons 

10 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

Games this season

ATLANTA is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against

CINCINNATI
this season 

3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

All games at

CINCINNATI
over the last 3 seasons

CINCINNATI is 7-4 (+3.8 Units) against

ATLANTA
over the last 3 seasons 

6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

Games played at

CINCINNATI
this season.

ATLANTA is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against

CINCINNATI
this season 

1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

TOMMY HANSON vs.

CINCINNATI
since 1997

HANSON is 1-0 when starting against

CINCINNATI
with an ERA of 9.39 and a WHIP of 2.216.

His team’s record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs.

ATLANTA
since 1997

VOLQUEZ is 0-2 when starting against

ATLANTA
with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 1.294.

His team’s record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Cincinnati
View Matchup | Best Line: +112 SBGGLOBAL.com

Detroit Tigers at

Boston
Red Sox, 1:35PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

BOSTON is 13-6 (+4.7 Units) against

DETROIT
over the last 3 seasons 

9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)

Games this season

DETROIT is 3-2 (+3.2 Units) against

BOSTON
this season 

3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

All games at

BOSTON
over the last 3 seasons

BOSTON is 6-3 (+1.5 Units) against

DETROIT
over the last 3 seasons 

6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

Games played at

BOSTON
this season.

DETROIT is 1-1 (+1.3 Units) against

BOSTON
this season 

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

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs.

BOSTON
since 1997

VERLANDER is 2-2 when starting against

BOSTON
with an ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.229.

His team’s record is 2-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs.

DETROIT
since 1997

BUCHHOLZ is 1-1 when starting against

DETROIT
with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.558.

His team’s record is 1-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Detroit
View Matchup | Best Line: +132 SBGGLOBAL.com

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Posted: 8/1/10 11:00AM ET