| Free MLB Picks: Angels at Yankees Game 1 ALCS 2009 |
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Friday, 16 October 2009
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Free MLB Picks - Angels at Yankees Game 1 ALCS 2009: The New York Yankees, American League Eastern Division champs, will host Western Division winners Los Angeles Angels for the first two games of the best of seven games format American League Championship Series at new Yankee Stadium beginning with Game 1 Friday with first pitch set for 8 pm ET. The Angels will give the ball to ace starter John Lackey in this one. Righthander Lackey is 12-8 this season with a 3.68 ERA. Lackey's opponent in this one will be CC Sabathia. The Yankees ace lefthander has a 3.31 ERA to go along with a 20-8 record this season. Free MLB Picks oddsmakers at super-sportsbook Bodog.com list New York as -175 moneyline favorite for Game 1 with an 8 1/2-run total. LA backers are getting +160 moneyline odds as the underdog. Sabathia lost both of his starts against the Angels this season, allowing nine earned runs and 17 hits in 13 1/3 innings through outings on May 2 in New York and July 12 in Anaheim. Lackey got the Angels rolling against the Red Sox with 7 1/3 scoreless innings in a 5-0 Game 1 AL Division Series victory at Angel Stadium last week. Getting his first postseason win since Game 7 of the 2002 World Series against the Giants, Lackey yielded four hits and one walk while striking out four batters, outdueling Jon Lester. Lackey had gone 0-3 in six previous postseason starts following his Fall Classic triumph as a rookie. Lackey has appeared in three playoff games against the Yankees, twice as a starter. He has surrendered three earned runs and 10 hits in 14 1/3 innings for a 1.88 ERA. The Angels defeated Boston 7-6 as a +125 underdog to sweep their ALDS on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under (9). Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera each drove in a pair of runs for Los Angeles, while Bobby Abreu was 3-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in that win. The Yankees defeated Minnesota 4-1 as a -165 favorite on Sunday to sweep their ALDS. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Jorge Posada homered and drove in a pair of runs for New York, and Alex Rodriguez hit a solo home run in that win. Free MLB Picks: It's risky but the Angels with Lackey as starter is my pick for Game 1 (ML +160). Bet on sports at online sportsbook Bodog.com and receive a 10% Deposit Bonus and start winning today.                        |
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