Free MLB Picks – Twins at Yankees Game 1 ALDS 2009: The Minnesota Twins had little time to celebrate following Tuesday's single game play off – AL Central clinching victory – over Detroit. Following the game the Twins caught a flight to New York where they will be heavy underdogs in the American League Divisional Series to the Yankees. In the regular season, Minnesota was winless versus the Yankees going 0-7.BetUS.com lists the New York Yankees as heavy -400 moneyline favorites to win the NLDS (Best of 5) series versus the Minnesota Twins.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi will give the ball to ace left-handed starting pitcher C.C.Sabathia to get things going in Wednesday's game 1. Sabathia, a former Cy Young Award winner, went 19-8 on the year with a 3.37 ERA. Minnesota will counter with Brian Duensing. The Twins rookie lefthander went 5-2 on the season with a 3.64 ERA.
Choosing Sabathia as Game-1 starter vs. Minnesota was an easy decision for Girardi. Free MLB Picks – Twins at Yankees Game 1 NLDS 2009: Sabathia improved as the season went on, posting a 9-0 record and 2.04 ERA in August and September. Though Sabathia faltered a bit in his final regular-season start against the Rays, preventing him from winning 20 games for the first time in his career, he should be well-rested and prepared for his yet-to-be-determined Game 1 assignment. Against the Twins, he is 1-0 with a 1.29 mark.
Duensing, who spent the early part of the season pitching for Triple-A Rochester, has made just nine Major League starts. After being moved into the rotation in on Aug. 22, Duensing has put up an impressive 5-1 record with a 2.59 ERA in nine games. The only time he has faced the Yankees in his career was in a relief role back in early July, in which he gave up four earned runs in 2 2/3 innings.
Early MLB Picks betting trends show 69% of gamblers making the Yankees as their moneyline choice while 93% are risking the Yankees (-1 1/2) on the run line.
Free MLB picks: It is hard to go against the Yankees in series betting or today's game 1. Look for Sabathia to dominate Minnesota. Take NY -370 ML.
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