MLB Picks & Predictions for Monday, August 16, 2010

Last Updated on August 16, 2010 3:00 pm by drew

Monday’s MLB Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Monday, August 16, 2010 in the MLB.

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Florida Marlins at

Pittsburgh
Pirates, 7:05PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

PITTSBURGH is 6-5 (+2.0 Units) against

FLORIDA
over the last 3 seasons

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

Games this season

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

All games at

PITTSBURGH
over the last 3 seasons

PITTSBURGH is 4-1 (+3.5 Units) against

FLORIDA
over the last 3 seasons

3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

Games played at

PITTSBURGH
this season.

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

CHRIS VOLSTAD vs.

PITTSBURGH
since 1997

VOLSTAD is 0-1 when starting against

PITTSBURGH
with an ERA of 12.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.

His team’s record is 0-1 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

CHRIS VOLSTAD vs.

PITTSBURGH
since 1997

VOLSTAD is 0-1 when starting against

PITTSBURGH
with an ERA of 12.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.

His team’s record is 0-1 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Pittsburgh
View Matchup | Best Line: +102 SBGGLOBAL.com

Texas Rangers at

Tampa
Bay
Rays, 7:10PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

TEXAS is 11-10 (+2.7 Units) against

TAMPA
BAY
over the last 3 seasons

10 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-1.7 Units)

Games this season

TEXAS is 2-1 (+1.3 Units) against

TAMPA
BAY
this season

2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

All games at

TAMPA
BAY
over the last 3 seasons

TAMPA
BAY is 4-2 (+1.2 Units) against

TEXAS
over the last 3 seasons

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

Games played at

TAMPA
BAY
this season.

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

CLIFF LEE vs.

TAMPA
BAY
since 1997

LEE is 6-4 when starting against

TAMPA
BAY
with an ERA of 2.51 and a WHIP of 0.993.

His team’s record is 6-6 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-7. (-3.5 units)

DAVID PRICE vs.

TEXAS
since 1997

PRICE is 0-2 when starting against

TEXAS
with an ERA of 9.45 and a WHIP of 1.650.

His team’s record is 1-2 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Texas
View Matchup | Best Line: -103 SBGGLOBAL.com

San Diego Padres at

Chicago
Cubs, 8:05PM ET

Games over the last 3 seasons

CHICAGO CUBS is 9-7 (-0.2 Units) against

SAN DIEGO
over the last 3 seasons

8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-1.4 Units)

Games this season

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

All games at CHICAGO CUBS over the last 3 seasons

CHICAGO CUBS is 6-1 (+4.4 Units) against

SAN DIEGO
over the last 3 seasons

4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

Games played at CHICAGO CUBS this season.

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

KEVIN CORREIA vs.

CHICAGO
CUBS since 1997

CORREIA is 0-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.19 and a WHIP of 1.875.

His team’s record is 1-2 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.2 units)

TOM GORZELANNY vs.

SAN DIEGO
since 1997

GORZELANNY is 1-2 when starting against

SAN DIEGO
with an ERA of 4.24 and a WHIP of 1.765.

His team’s record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

MLB Free Pick:

Chicago
View Matchup | Best Line: -101 SBGGLOBAL.com

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Posted: 8/16/10 3:00PM ET