August 3, 2014 Sports Picks

Here are my picks today:

Rangers vs. Indians under 7 $110 to win $100
- Darvish vs. Bauer.  We all  know what Darish is capable of.  He loves pitching during the day (1.24 ERA).  Bauer has been good of late and averages more than nine strike outs per nine innings over the past 30 days.  Texas' offense has struggled mightily lately. 

Phillies vs. Nationals under 6.5 $110 to win $100
- Hamels vs. Strasburg.  I don't like to put up big money on over / unders but this pitching matchup in the National League is hard to ignore.  Hamels has a 2.55 ERA on the season and a 1.47 ERA over the last 30 days.  He has a 1.98 ERA in day games.  Strasburg has a career ERA of 2.41 against the Phillies and 2.62 ERA at home. 

White Sox ML -150 $300 to win $200
- I lost this bet yesterday but the Sox again have the pitching edge and are home.  Quintana has a 2.20 ERA over the last 30 days. He also likes pitching during the day (2.53 ERA).  For the Twins, Gibson is capable of putting up a quality start but he has struggled a bit over the last 30 days (4.64 ERA).  He struggled a bit in his only start against the Sox (4.76 ERA).  Gibson also hasn't performed as well on the road (4.43 ERA). 

I'll add a few more games soon.

Jonny