MLB Free Picks: Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Free Picks

Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox  Free Picks: The two best hitting teams in the Majors square-off tonight when the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers kick-off a four-game series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Game time is set for 8:05 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on the MLB Network.

Boston has only managed to win five of its last 10 games but it remains just a half a game in back of New York in the most heated division race in the Majors. The Red Sox are 77-49 overall; 38-24 at home and 39-25 on the road.

Free Sports Picks: Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers MLB Free Picks

Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Free Sports Picks: The Minnesota Twins will look to make it three in-a-row over the Texas Rangers when the two wrap-up their four-game series tonight at Rangers Ballpark. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. (ET) and the game will be available on MLB TV.

Minnesota is coming off back-to-back victories over Texas after hammering the Rangers 7-2 last night as a 178 road underdog. This followed a 9-8 win as a 201 underdog on Tuesday. The Twins are now 49-55 overall and six games in back of Detroit in the AL Central. They are 26-25 at home and 23-30 on the road.

MLB Betting: Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals MLB Free Picks

St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies MLB Betting: The Philadelphia Phillies will go for the series sweep tonight over the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of their three-game series at Busch Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on the MLB Network.

Behind solid performances from both Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee, Philadelphia won the first two games of this series by a combined score of 14-2.

MLB Free Baseball Picks: MLB Futures Update

MLB Free Baseball Picks: MLB Futures Update: The dog days of summer are rapidly approaching as the 2011 Major League regular season has hit the 70 game marks. The two preseason favorites; Boston in the American League and Philadelphia in the National League currently sit at the top of their division, but there are a couple of surprise teams leading or contending in theirs.

MLB Picks: Chicago White Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Odds

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago White Sox MLB Picks : The Chicago White Sox continue their three-game interleague series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field today in Game 2. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast regionally on the MLB Network.

Chicago was haunted by one of its old pitchers Daniel Hudson in Friday’s Game 1 when he pitched the Diamondbacks to a 4-1 decision over the 121 road underdogs. The loss was the White Sox’s third in-a-row leaving them 5.5 games in back of Cleveland and Detroit in the AL Central with an overall record of 33-38. They are 16-17 at home and 17-21 on the road.

MLB Picks: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Live MLB Odds

Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets MLB Picks : The New York Mets will go for the sweep tonight over the Atlanta Braves as these two NL East rivals wrap-up a three-game set at Turner Field. Game time is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. (ET) and it will be available on MLB TV.

New York followed up Tuesday night’s 4-3 victory as a 122 road underdog with a 4-0 shutout as a 123 dog in Wednesday’s Game 2. The win pushed the Mets to .500 on the year at 34-34 but they are still 8.5 games in back of Philadelphia in the division. They are 15-17 at home and 19-17 on the road.

MLB Picks: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Free MLB Predictions

Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox MLB Picks : They might have started the season slowly, but no one is hotter than the Boston Red Sox are right now. 

Boston isn’t just beating the opposition, they are absolutely steamrolling them. The Red Sox outscored the Blue Jays 35-6 in their three-game sweep in Toronto this past weekend.

MLB Free Picks: Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants Live MLB odds

San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds MLB Free Picks : It’s another edition of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, and here at Bang the Book, we have our baseball picks ready to go for the clash this week between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants.

Fortunately for the Reds, they had themselves a great series this weekend, which included getting three great starting pitching performances and one incredibly game yesterday out of the offense against Tim Lincecum, one of the best pitchers in the game today.

Free MLB Baseball: Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians MLB Odds

Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins Free MLB Baseball: It’s getaway day on the diamond on Wednesday, and a pair of AL Central teams square off in MLB betting action at Progressive Field at 12:05 ET, as the Minnesota Twins take on the Cleveland Indians.

More losses for the Twins… In fairness, this is a team that has only played 21 home games in total and already has 23 losses on the road. Minnesota is playing its 40th road game of the season already, so there might be some hope for a comeback on the campaign… but things are just not right at this point in the Great Lakes area.

MLB Odds: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Predictions

Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Predictions: Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies have had quite the history with one another, especially in the postseason in recent years. The two will start off a big time three game set in MLB betting action on Monday night in the City of Brotherly Love.

The Dodgers did a great job this weekend against the Cincinnati Reds, taking two of the three games to get back within four games of the .500 mark. However, this really does have the potential to be a rough series for them.

MLB Baseball Picks: San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals MLB Odds

Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Free MLB Picks: The MLB Network will be covering baseball betting action on Thursday night from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, as the Kansas City Royals try to get the best of the Minnesota Twins in the first game of a four game set. The first pitch is set for 8:10 ET.

Things are just going from bad to worse for the Twins this year. They are already 20 games below .500 and would have to basically win every single game for the rest of the month of June to be able to get back into the race in the AL Central.

MLB Free Picks: San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals MLB Odds

St. Louis Cardinals  vs San Francisco Giants MLB Free Picks: Division leaders lock horns on Tuesday night for ESPN’s baseball betting battle of the day, as the San Francisco Giants (29-24) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (32-23) at Busch Stadium, with the first pitch coming at 7:05 ET.

This has been lousy period in San Fran’s season, as the G-Men have lost five out of seven since the first series of Interleague play. They really haven’t done much in terms of get offensive production, though yesterday, they did score seven runs off of Kyle McClellan and the St. Louis bullpen for an upset at +142 on the MLB Odds.

MLB Picks: Phillies vs. Mets MLB Baseball Odds

New York Mets  vs Philadelphia Phillies MLB Picks:The Philadelphia Phillies scored three runs in the ninth and held off a Mets comeback attempt in the bottom of the ninth to win the series opener on Friday night.

The loss dropped the Mets to four games below .500, and the Phillies are now up to 13 games above .500. Both teams have had quite a few injury issues this year, but the Phillies are getting healthier, while the Mets continue to deal with injuries.

Free MLB Predictions: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies MLB Picks

Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Free MLB Predictions: By virtue of their 2-1 win on Wednesday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks jumped into second place in the NL West.

The team that was out of the blocks the fastest in the NL West, the Colorado Rockies are stuck at just .500 now, and they’ll hope to avoid the drop below the Mason-Dixon Line on Thursday when these two divisional foes meet up in an MLB betting battle shown live on the MLB Network.

MLB Free Picks: Reds vs. Phillies Live MLB Odds

Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds Free MLB Picks: The Cincinnati Reds are the streakiest team in the majors, and right now they are on a downward spiral. The Reds were swept by the Pirates and Indians last week, and they started this week out with a blowout loss in Philadelphia.

The Phillies offense had been struggling in a big way, but last night they pushed ten runs across the plate. Chase Utley didn’t get a hit, but his return seemed to provide an emotional lift that this team needed.

MLB Picks: Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals Free Picks

St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Free MLB Predictions:  Two of the top teams in the National League square off in MLB betting action on Tuesday night, as the Philadelphia Phillies (25-15, +$453) duke it out with the St. Louis Cardinals (23-19, -$25).

There’s definitely something wrong with the offense for the Phillies right now. They only rank No. 16 in the league at 4.18 runs per game, and they don’t rank in the top half of the league in any major category. Of course, we know that Chase Utley hasn’t picked up a bat yet in the big leagues this year, and we know that replacing Jayson Werth will be difficult, but the rest of the bats just don’t have an excuse.

Free MLB Picks: Phillies vs Cardinals MLB Picks

St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Free MLB Picks: The Phillies and the Cardinals are both coming off a series loss at the hands of their divisional rivals. The Phillies dropped two out of three in Atlanta after the Braves managed to beat Roy Halladay on Sunday afternoon.

The Cardinals were swept out of Cincinnati and they are now in second place in the National League Central. How will these teams respond? ESPN will have coverage of this battle at Busch Stadium Monday night.

Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees MLB Free Picks

New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox MLB Free Picks: Sunday Night Baseball betting action doesn’t get any better than this. The Boston Red Sox are going to be taking on the New York Yankees in the Bronx in a nationally televised MLB betting affair that really could go either way, and sparks are almost always certain to fly when these two hook up on the diamond

It’s hard to think that the Red Sox haven’t been above .500 this season, they’ve come close time and time before, but they have yet to get over the hump. This could be the first time that they have been at .500 since Opening Day as well. Give the Sox credit. They have won four of the five meetings this year between these two behemoths, and they are 6-1 in their last seven and 11-3 in their last 14.

MLB Picks: Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros Free Picks

Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds MLB Free Picks: MLB betting fans will love to get a piece of the NL Central action on Tuesday night, as the Cincinnati Reds (19-16, -$113) take on the Houston Astros (13-22, -$665) at Minute Maid Park.

The Reds have been a respectable road team this year at 9-7, but a lot of that is thanks to this current road trip, which has featured three wins against just one loss against the ‘Stros and the Chicago Cubs.

MLB Picks: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Atlanta Braves Free Picks

Atlanta Braves vs Milwaukee Brewers MLB Free Picks: The Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves both had high expectations for this season, but both have started the year off slowly. The good news for these teams is that we are only a month into the season, and there is plenty of time to turn it around.

The Braves took the first game of this series on Monday evening behind another solid pitching performance by Jair Jurrjens. It will be a matchup of two talented young pitchers in this one.