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New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/3/2014

Masahiro Tanaka will make his first Major League start for the New York Yankees on Friday night in a game against Dustin McGowan and the Toronto Blue Jays. McGowan will be making his first start since 2011. The Yankees gave Masahiro Tanaka a seven year, $155 million contract this past offseason in hopes that he can replicate what he did in Japan.

St Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/3/2014

Pittsburgh extends their season opening home stand as they welcome division rival St. Louis to town for three games. The pitching battle is one of solid youngsters as Gerrit Cole of Pittsburgh takes on St. Louis' Shelby Miller. In 2013 Miller finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year balloting after he went 15-9 in 31 starts in his first full year in the bigs.

San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/3/2014

In a weird scheduling quirk Friday afternoon San Francisco's Ryan Vogelson makes his first start of 2014 while Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu takes the mound for the third time already. Vogelsong had his 2013 season disrupted after getting hit on the hand while batting against Washington's Craig Stammen which forced him to miss almost 3 months.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/3/2014

The White Sox look to emulate the home success they enjoyed in the opening series against the Twins as they spend the weekend in Kansas City. Erik Johnson takes on Jeremy Guthrie to kick off the 3-game set Friday afternoon. The 24-year-old Johnson was a September call-up for the White Sox a year-ago starting 5 games and compiling a 3-2 record. Johnson did allow 5 HR in just 27.2 IP but posted a solid 3.25 ERA overall.

Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/3/2014

Arizona's Randall Delgado finds himself back in the starting rotation after seemingly missing out on the 5th spot as Spring Training broke. Delgado had already made one appearance out of the bullpen when starter Patrick Corbin was lost for the season due to Tommy John surgery, pushing Delgado back where he prefers.

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/3/2014

Mike Pelfrey begins his second season with the Twins coming off the worst season in his 8-year MLB career as he takes on Danny Salazar and the Indians. Pelfrey was seemingly still showing effects of a 2012 Tommy John surgery as he went just 5-13 last season with Minnesota.

Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/3/2014

Travis Wood takes the mound for the Cubs in their home opener as they celebrate the 100th year of Wrigley Field. Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg knows a thing or two about having success in Wrigley and sends Roberto Hernandez to the mound to play spoiler on Chicago's big day.

Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/3/2014

The Orioles and Tigers will rely on the success of their backend starters as they fight for playoff berths in their respective divisions and two of those late rotation stars will be on display Friday. Baltimore sends 29-year-old Miguel Gonzalez to the hill as Detroit counters with right-hander Rick Porcello at Comerica Park.

Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/3/2014

Since 2013 there's been an interleague matchup almost everyday and the Red Sox and Brewers take their turns to kick off the first weekend of the 2014 season. Marco Estrada takes the mound after a career high 7 wins in 2013 while Jake Peavy begins his first full season in Boston in front of the home crowd.

Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/3/2014

Two youngsters get up close and friendly with the fight for the NL East crown as Atlanta's David Hale takes on Washington's Tanner Roark to kick off a 3-game set in D.C. Hale is a Princeton grad who made his debut in 2013 as a September call-up for the Braves, subsequently striking out 9 batters over 5 innings in his first MLB relief appearance.

Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/2/2014

Left-hander Felix Doubront and the Boston Red Sox will be squaring off against Wei-Yin Chen and the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night in an AL East clash. Doubront is coming into his third year as a regular Red Sox starter and is hoping to drop his ERA below 4 for the first time in his career.

Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/2/2014

Hard-throwing righty Brandon Morrow will be on the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday as they take on Chris Archer and the Tampa Bay Rays. Morrow comes in as the Blue Jays' fifth starter after dealing with multiple injuries in 2013 and struggling during Spring Training.

New York Yankees at Houston Astros Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/2/2014

New York Yankees big right-hander Ivan Nova will be hoping to get his season off to a good start when he faces Brett Oberholtzer and the Houston Astros. Nova's strikeouts may have been down a bit in 2013, but he was also able to improve his command to put up the best ERA (3.10) of his career.

Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/2/2014

Rookie starting pitcher Roenis Elias will be making his Major League debut for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night when he takes the mound against Dan Straily and the Oakland Athletics. Elias has never pitched above Double-A in his professional career, but the Mariners thought he did well enough during Spring Training to earn the spot their rotation.

Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/2/2014

Rookie starting pitcher Roenis Elias will be making his Major League debut for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night when he takes the mound against Jesse Chavez and the Oakland Athletics. Elias has never pitched above Double-A in his professional career, but the Mariners thought he did well enough during Spring Training to earn the spot their rotation.

San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/2/2014

The Spurs seem to have just decided to stop losing as they finish out the regular season with only 7 games left to go. OKC would like to change that and they are well-rested and on their own home court in what many people consider a Western Conference Finals preview Thursday at 8:00.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/2/2014

The Cubs and Pirates finish off their season opening series with some day baseball Thursday afternoon at PNC Park. Pittsburgh spoiled Rick Renteria's managerial debut on Opening Day by notching a 1-0 walkoff extra-inning win but the Cubs hope to steal one before they head back to Wrigley for Friday's home opener.

St Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/2/2014

The debut of Bryan Price wasn't successful in the win/loss column as a 7th inning HR by Yadier Molina lifted the Cardinals over Cincinnati 1-0 in the opener of this series. The Cardinals look to capture the last game before continuing their season opening road streak against another division rival in Pittsburgh.

San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/2/2014

Late Thursday afternoon, Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants will take the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Bronson Arroyo in a battle of veteran right-handers. Tim Lincecum was once one of baseball’s most feared pitchers but the last few seasons have calmed the fears of opposing hitters.

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/2/2014

Thursday afternoon in Chicago, the Minnesota Twins will start Phil Hughes against the Chicago White Sox and Jose Quintana. Both hurlers will look to impress in their first outings of the season. After seven years with the New York Yankees, Phil Hughes gets a chance with the Twins.