Friday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Mets and Pirates will open up a new four-game series tonight at 7:05PM ET. Who has the edge on Friday?
The Mets have won four out of their last five games and six of their last 10 overall and are coming off a 4-1 victory over the Brewers. Meanwhile, the Pirates have won two of their last three overall and six of their last 10, but lost the Diamondbacks 2-0 on Thursday.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog currently list the Pirates as –109 money line favorites over the Mets, who are +103 on the ML for tonight’s game. The over/under total is currently sitting at 7.5 runs.
The pitching matchup for this 7:05PM ET start features Dillon Gee versus Charlie Morton. Gee has been a pleasant surprise for the Mets as he’s 6-0 on the year with a 3.33 ERA over 54 innings. Morton has been solid for Pittsburgh, posting a 6-2 record with an outstanding 2.52 ERA over 75 innings pitched.
MLB Free Pick: Take the Mets. According to latest MLB trends, New York is 9-3 against Pittsburgh in the last 12 meetings between these two teams and 4-1 in its last five games overall. The Mets are also 5-0 in Gee’s last five road starts and 8-0 in his last eight starts overall. Meanwhile, the Pirates are 1-8 in Morton’s last nine starts versus the National League East and 8-20 in his last 28 starts overall.
FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: NEW YORK METS +103
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