MLB Picks & Predictions for Friday, August 20, 2010

Last Updated on August 20, 2010 3:00 pm by drew

Friday’s MLB Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Friday, August 20, 2010 in the MLB.

Bet 2010 MLB Odds

Cincinnati Reds at

Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

LA DODGERS is 15-5 (+9.4 Units) against

CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons

10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

Games this season

CINCINNATI is 3-3 (+0.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season

4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.8 Units)

All games at LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons

LA DODGERS is 6-0 (+6.0 Units) against

CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons

3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

Games played at LA DODGERS this season.

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

HOMER BAILEY vs. LA DODGERS since 1997

BAILEY is 1-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 6.19 and a WHIP of 1.813.

His team’s record is 2-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

CARLOS MONASTERIOS vs.

CINCINNATI since 1997

No recent starts.

MLB Free Pick:

L.A. Dodgers – View Matchup | Best Line: -115 SBGGLOBAL.com

Colorado Rockies at

Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

ARIZONA is 26-19 (+8.5 Units) against

COLORADO over the last 3 seasons

24 of 44 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

Games this season

COLORADO is 5-4 (+0.3 Units) against

ARIZONA this season

5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

All games at

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons

ARIZONA is 14-7 (+6.1 Units) against

COLORADO over the last 3 seasons

13 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.7 Units)

Games played at

ARIZONA this season.

ARIZONA is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against

COLORADO this season

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

ESMIL
ROGERS vs.

ARIZONA since 1997

No recent starts.

IAN KENNEDY vs.

COLORADO since 1997

KENNEDY is 0-1 when starting against

COLORADO with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.455.

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

MLB Free Pick:

Arizona – View Matchup | Best Line: -125 SBGGLOBAL.com

Cleveland Indians at

Detroit Tigers, 7:05PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

DETROIT is 27-21 (+0.2 Units) against

CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons

25 of 47 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

Games this season

CLEVELAND is 6-6 (+1.8 Units) against

DETROIT this season

7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.3 Units)

All games at

DETROIT over the last 3 seasons

DETROIT is 16-8 (+4.0 Units) against

CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons

11 of 23 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

Games played at

DETROIT this season.

DETROIT is 5-1 (+3.3 Units) against

CLEVELAND this season

4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)

JUSTIN MASTERSON vs.

DETROIT since 1997

MASTERSON is 0-1 when starting against

DETROIT with an ERA of 8.10 and a WHIP of 1.800.

His team’s record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.5 units)

ARMANDO GALARRAGA vs.

CLEVELAND since 1997

GALARRAGA is 4-3 when starting against

CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.65 and a WHIP of 1.120.

His team’s record is 4-5 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+0.7 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Cleveland – View Matchup | Best Line: +135 SBGGLOBAL.com

Bet 2010 MLB Odds

Posted: 8/20/10 3:00PM ET