Free MLB Picks For Today, Saturday 8/24/2024
Colorado Rockies vs. NY Yankees MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Rockies at Yankees—Bradley Blalock will start for Colorado. Blalock appeared in three games in the year posting an ERA of 2.92 with WHIP of 1.30. The righthander strikes out 11.3% with 7.5% walks. Ground balls sit at 25.6% with no homers allowed. Will Warren to start for NY. Warren has three starts this season carrying an ERA of 8.59 with WHIP of 1.64. The righty is fanning 25.4% with 7.5% walks. Ground balls dealt at 36.4% with 1.84 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Warren’s poor numbers in Triple A is a concern here. The Rockies bullpen on the road has an ERA of 6.36. In their past ten games the Yankees bullpen has an ERA of 4.89. As this series opened the Yankees had gone over in six of eight at home. Play Colorado and NY over 9.
LA Angels vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Angels at Blue Jays—Carson Fulmer to start for LA. Fulmer appeared in 31 games in 2024 providing an ERA of 4.24 with WHIP of 1.29. The righthander fans 22.1% with 10.9% walks. Ground balls sit at 39% with 1.33 home runs per nine innings. Bowden Francis is the starter for Toronto. Francis has 21 appearances with an ERA of 4.38 with WHIP of 1.15. The righty is striking out 22.1% with 6.1% walks. Ground balls are 35.5% with 1.70 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Fulmer in his past six starts has an ERA of 5.60 with WHIP of 1.43 getting hurt with the home run ball and control. Francis in his past three starts allowed three earned runs with 22 strikeouts in 19 innings. The Angels bullpen in their past ten games has an ERA of 2.34. LA in this span hitting .195. As this series began the Angels went under in 7 of 10. Play LA and Toronto under 8.5.
Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Astros at Orioles—Framber Valdez will start for Houston. Valdez in 22 starts in 2024 delivers an ERA of 3.20 with WHIP of 1.14. The lefthander strikes out 23.8% with 7.8% walks. Ground balls are 59.1% with 0.72 home runs per nine innings. Albert Suarez will start for Baltimore. Suarez appeared in 25 games with an ERA of 3.18 with WHIP of 1.29. The righthander fans 19.1% with 8.1% walks. Ground balls dished at 34.9% with 0.56 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Valdez has allowed two earned runs or fewer in six of their past seven. Suarez in his past three starts allowed no runs in 17 2/3rd innings. After winning the opener of this series the Astros have won nine straight on the road. Their bullpen in their past ten games has an ERA of 1.87 with the Orioles pen at 4.98. Houston was also in the better hitting form. Play Houston -124.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Brewers at Athletics—Colin Rea is the starter for Milwaukee. Rea has 24 starts on the campaign posting an ERA of 3.52 with WHIP of 1.15. The righthander fans 19.2% with 6.4% walks. Grounders dealt at 40.2% with 1.33 home runs per nine innings. Joe Boyle will start for Oakland. Boyle in nine starts on the year carries an ERA of 6.21 with WHIP of 1.67. The righty strikes out 23.3% with 16.5% walks. Ground ball rate of 34% with 0.72 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Rea has allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of his past nine starts. Boyle has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his past four starts. As this series opened the Athletics had gone under in ten straight at home. Play Milwaukee and Oakland under 8.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Diamondbacks at Red Sox—Zac Gallen to start for Arizona. Gallen has 21 starts in 2024 dealing with an ERA of 3.85 and WHIP of 1.32. The righthander fans 21.9% with 7.9% walks. Ground balls sit at 46.3% with 0.65 home runs per nine innings. Kutter Crawford goes for Boston. Crawford in 25 starts has an ERA of 4.25 with WHIP of 1.09. The righty is striking out 22.9% with 6.5% walks. Ground balls are 33.3% with 1.77 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Gallen in their past eight starts carries an ERA of 5.10 with WHIP of 1.65 struggling with control. Crawford in his past six starts has an ERA of 8.90 getting crushed by the home run. The Red Sox bullpen in their past ten games has an ERA of 5.12. Both teams are hitting this period. Play Arizona and Boston over 9.5.
San Francisco Giants vs. Seattle Mariners MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Giants at Mariners—Blake Snell is the starter for San Francisco. Snell in 14 starts in 2024 deals with an ERA of 3.67 with WHIP of 1.08. The lefthander has an elite 33% K rate with 9.8% walks. Ground balls dished at 41.3% with 0.71 home runs per nine innings. George Kirby will start for Seattle. Kirby has 26 starts with an ERA of 3.40 with WHIP of 1.08. The righthander fans 24% with 3.1% walks. Ground ball rate of 41% with 1.02 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Snell has allowed one earned run or fewer in four of his past five starts. Kirby over his past four starts allowed 18 runs with six homers in 20 innings of work. The Mariners in their past ten games are hitting .199 with a bullpen ERA of 5.67. Play San Francisco -107.
Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Cubs at Marlins—Shota Imanaga is the starter for Chicago. Imanaga in 23 starts on the season puts up an ERA of 3.11 with WHIP of 1.07. The lefthander strikes out 25.3% with 3.7% walks. Ground balls served at 35.4% with 1.35 home runs per nine innings. Valente Bellozo to start for Miami. Bellozo has six starts with an ERA of 2.45 with WHIP of 1.06. The righthander fans 20.5% with 6.1% walks. Ground balls are 22.9% with 0.82 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.52 does suggest a rise in ERA based on his numbers.
The Pick:
Imanaga has allowed three earned runs or fewer in seven of his past eight starts. Bellozo has allowed two earned runs or fewer in five of his six starts. The Marlins have lost seven of eight. In their past ten games the Cubs are batting .207 but their bullpen is in good form. Play Chicago and Miami under 8.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Reds at Pirates—Julian Aguiar is the starter for Cincinnati. Aguiar in his MLB debut allowed two earned runs with two strikeouts in four innings at Toronto. The righthander is a 12th round pick in 2021 that allowed 49 earned runs with 43 Ks in 116 1/3rd innings in two levels of the minor leagues this season. Jake Woodford is the starter for Pittsburgh. Woodford has seven appearances with an ERA of 6.67 with WHIP of 1.44. The righty is fanning 14.4% with 4.8% walks. Ground balls dished at 35.1% with 1.67 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Woodford at home this season allowed 21 runs with five homers in 16 innings of work. Aguiar was a highly touted prospect coming out of spring training getting good praise from Reds management. He has limited baserunners the past two seasons in the minors with good WHIP. Cincinnati bullpen in their past ten games an ERA of 3.89. The Pirates in this period are batting .225. Play Cincinnati -110.
Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Tigers at White Sox—Tarik Skubal to start for Detroit. Skubal in 25 starts on the year carries an ERA of 2.49 with WHIP of 0.93. The lefthander has an elite 30.1% K rate with 5.4% walks. Ground balls served at 45.7% with 0.75 home runs per nine innings. Ky Bush will start for Chicago. Bush has three starts with an ERA of 3.68 and WHIP of 1.84. The lefty is fanning 21.4% with 21.4% walks. Ground balls are 40.5% with 0.61 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 5.95 does suggest a rise in ERA based on form.
The Pick:
Chicago has lost 31 of 34. Detroit has won 8 of 11. Skubal has allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of his past eight starts. Bush allowed two earned runs to the Yankees and one to the Astros in his past two starts. Chicago in their past ten games is batting .236. The Detroit bullpen in their past ten games has an ERA of 2.85. Play Detroit and Chicago under 7.5.
Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Rangers at Guardians—Jon Gray to start for Texas. Gray appeared in 21 games on the campaign providing an ERA of 3.75 with WHIP of 1.26. The veteran has 19.8% Ks with 5.9% walks. Ground ball rate of 40.1% with 0.75 home runs per nine innings. Ben Lively is the starter for Cleveland. Lively has 22 starts with an ERA of 3.68 and WHIP of 1.21. The righthander strikes out 19.9% with 8.1% walks. Ground balls served at 39.9% with 1.58 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Gray returned to the rotation after a groin strain and pitched two innings allowing an earned run. He has an ERA of 6.68 in his past eight appearances pitching to high contact. Lively has allowed three earned runs or fewer in six of his past seven starts. The Rangers have lost 9 of 13 on the road. Cleveland is 38-21 at home. The Rangers are 19-39 as an underdog with a -16.9-unit loss. Play Cleveland -112.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Phillies at Royals—Ranger Suarez is the starter for Philadelphia. Suarez in 20 starts in 2024 carries an ERA of 2.87 with WHIP of 1.06. The lefthander fans 24.1% with 5.6% walks. Ground balls served at 52.3% with 0.68 home runs per nine innings. Brady Singer will start for KC. Singer has 25 starts on the campaign posts an ERA of 3.18 with WHIP of 1.21. The righthander strikes out 23% with 6.8% walks. Ground balls dealt at 47.1% with 0.95 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Suarez returns after missing a month with a back injury. In his past four starts he allowed 18 earned runs with eight walks in 21 innings of work. Singer in his past five home starts carries an ERA of 1.69 with WHIP of 1.06. The Phillies bullpen over their past ten games has an ERA of 5.40. In that period KC is batting .298. The Royals are 41-26 at home with a +6.06-unit return. Play KC +102.
St Louis Cardinals vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Cardinals at Twins—Sonny Gray is the starter for St Louis. Gray in 23 starts in 2024 deals with an ERA of 3.91 with WHIP of 1.11. The veteran has an elite 30.5% K mark with 6.2% walks. Ground balls served at 44.1% with 1.19 home runs per nine innings. Pablo Lopez gets the start for Minnesota. Lopez has 25 starts putting up an ERA of 4.47 with WHIP of 1.16. The righthander fans 26% with 5.5% walks. Grounders are 41.3% with 1.40 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Gray in his past four road starts allowed 18 earned runs with nine homers in 24 innings of work. Lopez has allowed two earned runs or fewer in six of his past seven starts. The St Louis bullpen in their past ten games has an ERA of 4.35. In this period the Twins are batting .266 and putting up 5.9 runs per game. Play Minnesota -135.
Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Nationals at Braves—Jake Irvin to start for Washington. Irvin has 26 starts this season carrying an ERA of 3.81 with WHIP of 1.15. The righthander fans 20.7% with 5.7% walks. Ground balls come in at 42.6% with 1.43 home runs per nine innings. Charlie Morton to start for Atlanta. Morton in 23 starts has an ERA of 4.29 with WHIP of 1.28. The veteran strikes out 23.9% with 8.7% walks. Ground balls are 46.6% with 1.36 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Irvin in his past three starts allowed 11 earned runs with seven homers in 17 innings. Morton is like a Yoyo, up and down. In his past seven starts he has an ERA of 5.14. The Nationals bullpen in their past ten games has an ERA of 2.78. They are in the better hitting form over this period. Play Washington +157.
NY Mets vs. San Diego Padres MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Mets at Padres—David Peterson will start for NY. Peterson has 14 starts in the season producing an ERA of 3.00 with WHIP of 1.36. The lefthander strikes out 19.1% with 10.4% walks. Ground ball rate of 53.9% with 0.81 home runs per nine innings. Michael King to start for San Diego. King appeared in 25 games with an ERA of 3.18 with WHIP of 1.17. The righthander fans 28.5% with 8.5% walks. Ground balls served at 39.8% with 0.96 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Peterson has allowed two earned runs or fewer in eight of his past nine starts. King has allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of eight starts. Over their past five games the Padres are hitting .213. They don’t hit as well against left-handed starters with a .243 batting average on the season. Play NY +133.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. LA Dodgers MLB Pick Prediction 8/24/2024
Rays at Dodgers—Taj Bradley is the starter for Tampa Bay. Bradley in 18 starts on the year puts up an ERA of 3.55 with WHIP of 1.15. The righthander strikes out 27.3% with 8.6% walks. Grounders are 42.5% with 1.33 home runs per nine innings. Clayton Kershaw to start for LA. Kershaw has five starts posting an ERA of 2.63 with WHIP of 1.25. The lefthander has seen his Ks fall to 18.8% with 5.9% walks. Ground balls sit at 43.2% with limited home run damage.
The Pick:
Bradley in his past four starts has allowed 18 earned runs with five homers and nine walks in 20 innings of work. Kershaw in his past three starts allowed two earned runs with 13 strikeouts in 16 1/3rd innings. Tampa Bay in their past ten games is batting .186. Play LA on run line -1.5 runs at +116.