March 28 MLB Picks — Detroit at Toronto and Houston at Tampa Bay

These are the condensed versions of picks for Thursday’s Major League Baseball games between the Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays, and the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays. There are links to the full previews on the Winners and Whiners website below. The confidence rating on a scale from 1 to 5 is in parentheses.

Note: The 5/5 does NOT represent the best overall pick of the day’s games when there are multiple games, simply the best pick of each individual game.

Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Blue Jays -137 (4/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 8.5 runs Even (3/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Tigers UNDER 4 runs -116 (5/5) — WIN!
Side Prediction/1st 5 innings: Blue Jays -0.5 runs -105 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st 5 innings: UNDER 5 -115 (3/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/1st 5 innings: 0-0 after 1 inning -130 (3/5) — WIN!

Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Rays +115 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 6.5 runs (4/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Astros UNDER 3.5 runs (3/5) — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st 5 innings: Rays +0.5 runs -145 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st 5 innings: UNDER 3.5 runs -135 (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st 5 innings: 0-0 after 1 inning -170 (5/5) — LOSS!

Day’s Record: 5-7-0 (.417)
Previous Day’s Record: N/A

March Record: 5-7-0 (.417)

April Record: N/A
May Record: N/A
June Record: N/A
July Record: N/A
August Record: N/A
September Record: N/A
October Record: N/A

Season Record: 5-7-0 (.417)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in March)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in March)
3-Star Pick Record: 3-5 (.375)          (3-5-0 (.375) in March)
4-Star Pick Record: 1-1 (.500)          (1-1-0 (.500) in March)
5-Star Pick Record: 1-1 (.500)          (1-1-0 (.500) in March)

(Blake Snell photo courtesy Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports)