July 7, 2014 Sports Picks

Hey everyone, this is Jonny and I'm back.  I'm going to be doing sports picks through the end of the baseball season and obviously for football.  For tonight's MLB games I am going with the following:

Cardinals ML -180 $360 to win $200
- Adam Wainwright is on the mound at home so why not make my first bet with one of the MLB's best pitchers.  Wainwright is 11-4 with a 1.89 ERA on the season.  Over the last 30 days, Wainwright is on fire going 3-1 with a 0.59 ERA.  Over his last four starts he has given up just two earned runs.  He is also much better in night games (1.43 ERA).  The Cardinals are good at home going 24-19.  For Pittsburgh, Charlie Morton has had a below average season going 5-9 with a 3.30 ERA.  He hasn't been much better over the last 30 days (3-2, 3.27 ERA).  Pittsburgh as been hot of late winning three straight and eight of their last ten.

Red Sox RL -115 $115to win $100
- Boston has had a rough season so far but they are still in it at this point despite the 39-49 record.  They have played close to .500 at home and each game is important if they want to repeat as champs.  Boston has a pitching advantage in this game.  Clay Bucholtz looked like he was back in form after his last start pitching 6 1/3 innings while giving up just five hits, one run and no walks.  For Chicago, Scott Carroll has been bad all year going 2-5 with a 5.05 ERA.  Over the last 30 days he has a 5.60 ERA.  Hopefully they get this game in tonight.

Angels RL +115 $100 to win $115
- The Angels are 7-3 over their last ten (and won four straight) and the Blue Jays are 3-7 over the last ten (and lost four straight).  Jerad Weaver has been pitching well.   Weaver is much better at home (2.75 ERA) and has very good numbers against Toronto in his career (9-2, 3.48 ERA).  Happ has struggled on the road (5.14 ERA) and against the Angels in his career (9.45 ERA). 

Mariners RL -110 $220 to win $200
- Seattle is playing good ball right now (6-4 over their last 10) and they have a nice pitching advantage with Iwakuma (6-4, 3.33) vs. Correia (4-10, 4.95 ERA).  The Twins have been struggling and are just 3-7 over their last ten.  Correia has pitched well over the last 30 days (2.40 ERA) but really struggles in night games (6.37 ERA) and this is a late game.  His career ERA against Seattle is just 6.65.  Oh, and Iwakuma has amazing numbers against the Twins in his career (0.00 ERA in 26.2 innings!).

Jonny