Free Silver Key Pick for Saturday NFL Pre-Season Football
MINNESOTA -4 over Jacksonville (1 et)
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RICH GREEN
Free Top Consensus Pick For Saturday NFL Pre-Season Football
Over 41 Total Points, Cincinnati at DALLAS (7 et)
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Worlds Worst Picker
MARINERS
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JACK JONES
Jack’s Free Pick Saturday: Oakland A’s -104
Believe it or not, the Oakland A’s actually have a chance to tie the Houston Astros for 1st place in the AL West with a win tonight. They were 10 games out after a loss to the Astros on July 10th. But they’ve gone 22-8 since, while the Astros have struggled to a 12-16 mark thanks to several injuries in their lineup and a shaky bullpen.
I’ll gladly back Oakland’s Trevor Cahill tonight. He is 4-2 with a 3.39 ERA and 1.104 WHIP in 14 starts this season, including a perfect 3-0 with a 0.99 ERA and 0.832 WHIP in seven home starts. He has only given up 11 base runners and one homer in 9 2/3 innings against the Astros this season, and this will be his first home start against them.
Dallas Keuchel isn’t exactly pitching to his Cy Young form from a couple seasons ago. He is 9-9 with a 3.48 ERA and 1.239 WHIP in 25 starts this season. Keuchel has struggled in recent starts against the A’s, going 1-2 with a 4.79 ERA in his last three starts against them, giving up 4 homers and 11 earned runs in 20 2/3 innings.
Oakland is 39-13 in its last 52 games overall. The A’s are 18-4 in their last 22 home games. Oakland is 9-1 in its last 10 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The A’s are 6-0 in Cahill’s last six starts. The Astros are 1-6 in their last seven games overall. Bet the A’s Saturday.
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Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach
MLB Game #970 Saturday Free Pick Oakland A's Money Line (-) vs Houston Astros @ 4:05 ET
This line is at a pick'em price and this is offering great line value with Trevor Cahill on the mound for the A's. The Oakland right-hander is 3-0 with a 0.99 ERA in his 7 home starts this season. Though his numbers against the Astros appear a little sub-par on the surface, the fact is that he faced them both times at Houston. Cahill is a much different pitcher when he is at home plus note that he allowed only 7 hits in 9 and 2/3 innings spanning those two road starts at Houston this season. As for Astros southpaw Dallas Keuchel, he had a great start at Oakland in May but, prior to that he went 0-2 with 10 earned runs allowed in less than 13 innings of work spanning his last two starts versus the A's. One of those outings was also this season and the other was late last season. In other words, those results are still very valid in terms of analyzing what to expect in today's match-up. Also, Keuchel allowed 4 homers in those two starts versus the A's. As for Cahill, he has given up 1 homer against the Astros in 3 career starts. Also, with last night's loss, Houston is now just 1-6 in their last 7 starts. The A's are a red hot 12-3 in their last 15 games. Free Pick OAKLAND
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