Scott Rickenbach Free Sports Picks & Handicapper Review

Total Annihilation - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #921 Sunday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals @ 2:10 ET - The Twins have been hitting the ball very well but today have a "weak link" in their starting rotation taking the mound and that set this one up well to be an over. Of course the odds makers feel the same way I do and set this total as high a a 10 but the markets have already forced a move down to as low as a 9. This is the ideal situation I like to take advantage of in terms of value and I won't hesitate to step in on this one! The Twins Martin Perez is winless with an 8.75 ERA in his last 3 starts. The left-hander will be opposed by the Royals Jake Junis. The KC right-hander is unlikely to have success here. Junis gave up 3 homers in just 3 innings the last time he faced Minnesota. Also, Junis has allowed 9 homers in his last 6 road starts. Overall he has allowed at least 2 homers in 2 of his last 3 starts. The Twins have scored 5 or more runs in 8 of their last 10 games. Minnesota has had just 1 under in its last 10 games! The over is a perfect 4-0 in the last 4 starts that Perez has made. The over is 18-11-3 in Twins games with a posted total of 9 or 9.5 runs. This one is set to fly over the total and I am going to take advantage of the value added by false perception on the part of the betting markets. 10* OVER the total in Minnesota

Run Line Rout - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #926 Sunday 10* Top Play Houston Astros Run Line -1.5 runs vs Toronto Blue Jays @ 2:10 ET - The Astros are 2 to 1 favorites on the money line in this one with good reason. Of course I would never lay that type of price but this is the type of situation where the run line can prove to be very valuable. By taking Houston -1.5 runs the price on the Astros drops into the pick'em range and that is offering great value as an Astros win by 2 runs or more is highly like. The Astros are 6-1 in Brad Peacock's home starts this season. Also, the Blue Jays Trent Thornton has been in significant jams in his recent starts and has been fortunate to work himself out of those. The Toronto right-hander won't be so fortunate Sunday as he faces one of the toughest lineups in the league. The Astros have blasted the Jays by a combined score of 22 to 4 in the first two games of this series. Overall, Houston has averaged scoring 8.8 runs per game in their last 4 games. The Blue Jays last 10 losses have all come by 2 runs or more. In fact, Toronto has lost those 10 games by an average margin of 5.5 runs per defeat! The Blue Jays are 10-27 (including 1-7 this season) as a road underdog of +175 to +250 and that is the range they fall into again today. Look for another home rout as the Astros stay hot at the plate and also hold a big pitching edge in this match-up. Thornton has a 6.13 ERA in his last 3 starts. 10* HOUSTON Run Line -1.5 runs