We give McClanahan the edge in the pitching match-up, and Tampa owns the better bullpen. Al-so, while Boston might own an advantage with the sticks, it might also be without one of its best. So we like the Rays for our free baseball betting pick for Thursday. 

Scherzer is great, and he's been tough in two starts against St. Louis this season, but Wainwright's been super himself. So this pitching match-up is closer than first glance might say. From there, we give Los Angeles the edge in the bullpen comparison, but while LA might also own an advantage with the sticks, it might be missing Muncy. When we add it all up, there's no way the Dodgers should be favored by so much, so we're taking the baseball betting value with the Cardinals here.

Cole may be an obvious choice in the pitching match-up, but he isn't going all that great as of late, and New York only split his four starts against Boston this season. Also, while the Yankees get the check-mark in the bullpen comparison, the Red Sox get the check-mark with the sticks. So on our board, this game should be lined as a pick 'em. That's why we like the baseball betting value with Boston here. 

We're calling this pitching match-up a push, and while Philly owns an edge with the sticks, New York owns the edge in the bullpen comparison. So in our mind, this game should be lined at right around a pick'em. But momentum means a ton to us when handicapping baseball games, and while the Phillies are playing themselves into playoff contention, the Mets are doing just the opposite. So we like Philadelphia here for our free baseball betting pick for Sunday. 

Musgrove's been very good as of late, but we're calling the pitching match-up a push because the San Francisco pen, which should get plenty of action here, is just super. From there, we give the Giants the edge in the splits with the sticks, and San Francisco is just hot, while San Diego is not. And momentum means a ton to us when handicapping baseball games. So we like the Giants at pick'em for our free baseball betting pick for Wednesday.  

The Yankees slapped Carrasco around the last time they met, and New York owns the edge in the bullpen comparison. So it doesn't matter to us who starts for the Yanks, although we're hoping it's Schmidt. We're betting the Yankees for our free baseball pick for Sunday.  

Buehler gets our handicapping check-mark in the pitching match-up, but both the splits with the sticks and the bullpen comparisons come out about even. So while Los Angeles should be fa-vored here, that line is way too high. And San Diego ain't dead yet. We like the baseball betting value here with the Padres and that hefty underdog price.     

Montas gets the check-mark in the pitching match-up, but Chicago owns the edge in the splits with the sticks. Meanwhile, the bullpens come out about even. Add that up, and we see good baseball betting value with the White Sox. Plus, Chicago's just playing the better ball as of late. So we like the ChiSox at the underdog price here for our free baseball betting pick for Wednesday.

We'll give McCullers a short edge in the pitching match-up, and while Seattle owns a short edge in the bullpen comparison, Houston owns an edge with the sticks. So most signs point toward the Astros here. However, those advantages do not warrant so high a line. Also, the Mariners are playing good ball as of late while Houston's treading water. So we like the baseball betting value here with Seattle at that very attractive underdog price. 

Urquidy gets our check-mark in the pitching match-up, and Houston gets the check-mark in the splits with the sticks. Plus, San Diego's fading. So we're betting the Astros here for our free base-ball pick for Friday.

The oddsmakers certainly seemed to buy into Sale's return, but we, apparently like much of the betting public, remain a bit wary. We'll need a little bigger sample size to make a call. Also, Tampa is hot while Boston is struggling a bit, and momentum means a ton to us when handicapping baseball games. Plus, the Rays are scoring a bunch of runs, and their bullpen is just super. We're taking Tampa for our free baseball betting pick for Wednesday. 

We give Fried the check-mark in the pitching match-up over Glausman based on recent performance, but San Francisco gets the check-mark in the bullpen comparison. Meanwhile, the splits with the sticks are almost even, but Atlanta is hurt more by the absence of two key sticks. Plus the Giants are getting an underdog price. We like San Francisco here for our free baseball betting pick for Friday.   

We give Musgrove the check-mark in the pitching match-up, and San Diego also gets the check-marks in the splits with the sticks and the bullpen comparison. Also, the Padres were 0/5 with runners in scoring position Friday night, but we expect a little better luck Saturday night. So we like San Diego for our free baseball betting pick for Saturday.  

Chicago gets our check-mark in the pitching match-up, but Tampa receives the check in the bullpen comparison. So our main baseball handicapping factors come out about even. But it looks like the White Sox are playing on cruise control, with their big divisional lead, while the Rays must be concerned about the surging Yankees, who have moved into second place in the AL East. Plus, we just love the way Tampa Bay approaches the game, and it's getting a home dog price. So we like the Rays here for our free baseball betting pick for Friday.

We give Woodruff the check-mark in the pitching match-up and Milwaukee also owns an edge in the bullpen comparison. So we like the Brew Crew here. And in knowing the visiting team will bat nine times we'll give the run and a half and play Milwaukee against the run line.  

These two teams are headed in different directions as of late, and that means a ton to us when handicapping this game. Two of our main three baseball handicapping factors actually point toward Boston – the pitching match-up and the splits with the sticks - but Momentum can be a monster; best be on his side. So we're playing the Yankees here for our free baseball betting pick for Wednesday.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Toronto had several things go wrong Friday night, but things like that tend to even out over the course of a couple of games or a series. We expect better luck for the Blue Jays Saturday. Also, we expect Toronto to stay in the playoff picture, while we won't be surprised if Seattle fades. And we give the Jays a solid edge in the splits with the sticks. So we like Toronto here for our free baseball betting pick for Saturday. 

Los Angeles are the defending champion and right in the mix to win it again this season. New York, on the other hand, after leading the NL East for a good part of the last couple of months, might be fading. Also, we give the Dodgers our handicapping check-marks in the pitching match-up, the splits with the sticks, and the bullpen comparison. So we like LA here. And in knowing the visitors will bat nine times, we'll play the Dodgers against the run line.

Lynn gets the obvious check-mark in the pitching match-up, and Chicago owns the advantage in the splits with the sticks. And while New York might own an edge in the bullpen comparison, Chapman is out. So while we're not too happy with the price on this game, we like the White Sox for our free baseball betting pick for Thursday. 

We'd give Gibson an edge in the pitching match-up, but his most recent outing against Los Angeles was not good. From there, we're calling the splits with the sticks a push, but we give the Dodgers a solid check-mark in the bullpen comparison. After all, that's where Tuesday's game was decided. So we like LA here for our free baseball betting pick for Wednesday.