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Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 3/30/2014

Oakland was the surprise winner of the AL West for the second straight year a season ago, beating out the large payrolls of the Angels and Rangers en route to an ALDS loss to the Tigers. The A's would love nothing more than a 3-peat but this time with a more lasting postseason mark.

Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 3/30/2014

The Orioles escaped out of the AL East last year to make their first trip to the playoffs since the 1997 season. The've added Nelson Cruz to go with power supplier Chris Davis for an offense that looks to be explosive. The Red Sox know a thing or two about the postseason as they look to become the first team to repeat as back to back World Series Champions in over a decade with a retooled lineup.

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 3/30/2014

Minnesota has finished no better than 22 games out of first for each of the past three seasons and even though they'll be the first ones to tell you its still a rebuilding process, 2014 is expected to start seeing some results in the climb back to dominance.

St Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 3/30/2014

The two favorites in the NL Central will know where they stand after just the first series of the year when the Cardinals and Reds meet up for a 3-game stretch in Cincinnati. The Cardinals were able to hold off both Pittsburgh and Cincinnati to win the NL Central and advance to the World Series where they eventually lost to Boston.

Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 3/30/2014

Despite trade talk perpetually all off-season David Price has stayed with the Rays, the team on most experts' short list to be 2014 World Series Champions. Toronto flirted early in the year with being a contender in the AL East but eventually faltered as they've been prone to do and finished in the cellar yet again.

Colorado Rockies at Miami Marlins Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 3/30/2014

Two last place teams in their respective divisions meet up to kick off 2014 and while neither have World Series aspirations, their fan bases are hoping to see some improvement. The Rockies were 74-88 a year ago but finished 18 games back from the Dodgers, a team that has the highest payroll this season.

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 3/30/2014

James Shields of the Kansas City Royals will take on Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers on Opening Day in what should be a good pitching matchup. James Shields helped the Royals have one of their best seasons in years in 2013. He finished the year with 13 wins and a 3.15 ERA in 228 innings pitched, which lead the American League.

Washington Nationals at New York Mets Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 3/30/2014

Stephen Strasburg will try to help the Washington Nationals get an Opening Day road win as they travel to face Dillon Gee and the New York Mets. Strasburg may not have improved as much as some people expected him to in 2013, but he did have a solid season for Washington.

Philadelphia Phillies at Texas Rangers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 3/30/2014

Cliff Lee and the Philadelphia Phillies will face off against Tanner Scheppers and the Texas Rangers in an early season interleague matchup. Lee had a fantastic season in 2013 despite his team's struggles. He pitched a gaudy 222 innings and had a 2.87 ERA while striking out nine hitters per nine innings.

Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 3/30/2014

On Opening Day, Julio Teheran and the Atlanta Braves will head out to Milwaukee to take on Yovani Gallardo and the Brewers. Teheran started to look like the elite pitcher that all Braves fans expected him to be in the 2013 season. He pitched 185 innings for Atlanta and kept his ERA pretty low at 3.20.

Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 3/30/2014

Neither Seattle nor the L.A. Angels are in a spot to take a wait and see approach anymore after having two of the largest payrolls in baseball. The Angels were a disappointment, finishing in third place with talent like Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton, and Albert Pujols and the Mariners spent $240 million this off-season to lure Robinson Cano away from New York.

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 3/29/2014

The Dodgers are apparently going to be the MLB spotlight team over the course of the 2014 season. Not only has LA already played 2 regulation games in an international series last weekend, they'll be the Sunday Night Baseball game on the unofficial opening day of the season.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 3/21/2014

Two familiar division foes square off as the Diamondbacks take on the Dodgers Saturday, but this game is played nowhere near Arizona or Chavez Ravine as the MLB tries to expand it's international reach with a Sydney, Australia opening series. Folks back on the West Coast can enjoy the 1AM PT opening day first pitch as they extend their late Friday night.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 3/21/2014

Hyun-Jin Ryu and Trevor Cahill take the mound for the Dodgers and Diamondbacks respectively as the NL West rivals play their second game of the season on the fabled Sydney Australia Cricket Grounds as part of MLB's international opening weekend.

2014 St. Louis Cardinals Free MLB Picks for Futures Odds with Season Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/27/2014

Is that decision not to sign Albert Pujols to a $240 million or whatever extension looking better and better each year for the St. Louis Cardinals or what? Pujols looks like a shell of his former self with the L.A. Angels, and the Cards haven't missed him. They reached the NLCS in 2012 and last year won 97 games -- St. Louis' most since 2005 -- and returned to the Fall Classic. The Cardinals lost to Boston in six games because they couldn't get David Ortiz out.

Free MLB Picks: Atlanta Braves Futures Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/20/2014

From 1991-2005, the Atlanta Braves were arguably the marquee franchise in baseball as they won their division every year -- not counting the strike-shortened 1994 campaign. It's been well-documented that Atlanta won only a single World Series in that stretch, but the Braves were stacked with young players, spent money and were a model franchise. Things changed in 2006 when Atlanta slipped under .500, and it began a four-year run of the team missing the postseason.

Free MLB Picks: Detroit Tigers Futures Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/19/2014

No team has won the American League Central four years in a row since the Cleveland Indians did it five straight years starting in 1995, the first full year of the division's existence. It would be a huge upset, however, if the Detroit Tigers didn't win a fourth straight this season despite some turnover on the club.

MLB Picks: Boston Red Sox Futures Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/14/2014

It used to be a rarity to go from worst one season in your division to first the next. In fact, it never happened in the first 90 years of Major League Baseball. With Boston pulling the trick last year in the American League East, it has now happened 11 times in the past 24 years. The 1991 Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins -- who played in an epic World Series -- were the first two clubs to do so.

MLB Picks: Toronto Blue Jays Futures Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/5/2014

Pitchers and catchers start reporting to camps this week, which has to be a great thing to hear for those stuck in the frozen northern parts of this country -- did the NFL luck out with the Super Bowl or what? A winter storm hit the greater New York area the morning after. Perhaps NFL officials will remember that now that other cold-weather cities are asking to host the game.

Free Baseball Picks: Angels at Rangers Odds and Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 9/26/2013

The Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers will close out the regular season with a four-game set at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington starting this Thursday night. Game 1 is set to get underway at 8:05 p.m. (ET), and it will be available on MLB Extra Innings.