MLB Picks & Predictions for Friday, July 16, 2010

Last Updated on July 16, 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, July 16, 2010 in the MLB.


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Houston Astros at

Pittsburgh
Pirates, 7:05PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

HOUSTON is 24-13 (+9.2 Units) against

PITTSBURGH
over the last 3 seasons 

20 of 32 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.4 Units)

Games this season

HOUSTON is 6-0 (+6.0 Units) against

PITTSBURGH
this season 

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

All games at

PITTSBURGH
over the last 3 seasons

HOUSTON is 8-7 (+1.2 Units) against

PITTSBURGH
over the last 3 seasons 

11 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+7.5 Units)

Games played at

PITTSBURGH
this season.

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

BRETT MYERS vs.

PITTSBURGH
since 1997

MYERS is 4-4 when starting against

PITTSBURGH
with an ERA of 2.73 and a WHIP of 1.367.

His team’s record is 4-4 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-6. (-4.4 units)

ZACH DUKE vs.

HOUSTON
since 1997

DUKE is 2-4 when starting against

HOUSTON
with an ERA of 3.26 and a WHIP of 1.327.

His team’s record is 4-5 (-0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-7. (-5.6 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Houston
View Matchup | Best Line: -107 Sports Interaction

Arizona Diamondbacks at

San Diego
Padres, 10:05PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

SAN DIEGO is 19-23 (-1.7 Units) against

ARIZONA
over the last 3 seasons 

23 of 40 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.8 Units)

Games this season

SAN DIEGO is 4-2 (+2.3 Units) against

ARIZONA
this season 

3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

All games at

SAN DIEGO
over the last 3 seasons

SAN DIEGO is 12-9 (+3.3 Units) against

ARIZONA
over the last 3 seasons 

12 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)

Games played at

SAN DIEGO
this season.

SAN DIEGO is 3-0 (+3.1 Units) against

ARIZONA
this season 

1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

DAN HAREN vs.

SAN DIEGO
since 1997

HAREN is 5-1 when starting against

SAN DIEGO
with an ERA of 3.04 and a WHIP of 1.138.

His team’s record is 9-3 (+4.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.7 units)

JON GARLAND vs.

ARIZONA
since 1997

GARLAND is 2-2 when starting against

ARIZONA
with an ERA of 6.47 and a WHIP of 1.594.

His team’s record is 3-3 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.9 units)

MLB Free Pick:

San Diego
View Matchup | Best Line: -108 Sports Interaction

Seattle Mariners at

Los Angeles
Angels, 10:05PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

LA ANGELS is 32-16 (+13.7 Units) against

SEATTLE
over the last 3 seasons 

25 of 46 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

Games this season                              

LA ANGELS is 8-2 (+6.3 Units) against

SEATTLE
this season 

7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.7 Units)

All games at LA ANGELS over the last 3 seasons

LA ANGELS is 15-7 (+6.2 Units) against

SEATTLE
over the last 3 seasons 

11 of 20 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

Games played at LA ANGELS this season.

LA ANGELS is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against

SEATTLE
this season 

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

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997

HERNANDEZ is 4-6 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.40 and a WHIP of 1.392.

His team’s record is 8-10 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-9. (-2.9 units)

JERED WEAVER vs.

SEATTLE
since 1997

WEAVER is 9-3 when starting against

SEATTLE
with an ERA of 3.94 and a WHIP of 1.332.

His team’s record is 11-5 (+5.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-3. (+7.8 units)

MLB Free Pick:

L.A.
Angels –
View Matchup | Best Line: -125 Sports Interaction

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Posted: 7/16/10 3:00PM ET