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Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.92 |
-230 |
o8.5 -114 |
-1.5 -134 |
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3.81 |
+205 |
u8.5 -105 |
+1.5 +115 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.53 |
+130 |
o8.5 -114 |
+1.5 -160 |
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4.67 |
-150 |
u9.0 -110 |
-1.5 +145 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.85 |
+195 |
o8.0 -110 |
+1.5 -109 |
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4.66 |
-220 |
u8.5 -125 |
-1.5 -102 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.12 |
-210 |
o7.5 -105 |
-1.5 -122 |
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3.91 |
+185 |
u7.5 -110 |
+1.5 +105 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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4.95 |
-215 |
o7.5 -110 |
-1.5 -120 |
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3.01 |
+192 |
u8.5 -118 |
+1.5 +115 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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4.37 |
+125 |
o8.0 -124 |
+1.5 -164 |
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4.50 |
-135 |
u8.5 -109 |
-1.5 +155 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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4.36 |
+115 |
o7.5 -125 |
+1.5 -190 |
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4.67 |
-130 |
u8.5 -130 |
-1.5 +162 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.50 |
+120 |
o8.5 -110 |
+1.5 -170 |
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4.89 |
-140 |
u8.5 -110 |
-1.5 +150 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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4.77 |
-160 |
o5.0 -435 |
-1.5 +100 |
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3.65 |
+150 |
u8.0 -115 |
+1.5 -115 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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3.78 |
+148 |
o8.0 -110 |
+2.5 -245 |
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4.90 |
-160 |
u8.5 -115 |
-2.5 +195 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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3.94 |
+120 |
o7.5 -110 |
+1.5 -180 |
|
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3.95 |
-130 |
u8.0 -120 |
-1.5 +165 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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4.00 |
+140 |
o7.5 -121 |
+1.5 -155 |
|
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4.66 |
-155 |
u8.0 -115 |
-1.5 +135 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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6.52 |
-188 |
o11.0 -110 |
-1.5 -125 |
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5.83 |
+170 |
u11.5 -120 |
+1.5 +110 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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5.16 |
-140 |
o8.0 -105 |
-1.5 +100 |
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4.16 |
+145 |
u8.5 -120 |
+1.5 -115 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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4.71 |
+130 |
o8.0 -159 |
+1.5 -165 |
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5.04 |
-145 |
u8.5 -105 |
-1.5 +140 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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4.12 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.91 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.72 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.97 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.23 |
-145 |
o7.5 -132 |
-1.5 +125 |
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4.31 |
+126 |
u8.0 -110 |
+1.5 -134 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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4.94 |
+100 |
o8.5 -102 |
+1.5 -200 |
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4.71 |
-118 |
u8.5 -115 |
-1.5 +160 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.33 |
+169 |
o7.5 -132 |
+2.5 -235 |
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4.82 |
-190 |
u8.0 -115 |
-2.5 +175 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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5.64 |
-207 |
o8.5 -110 |
-1.5 -126 |
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4.03 |
+180 |
u8.5 +100 |
+1.5 +110 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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4.74 |
-135 |
o7.5 -115 |
-1.5 +125 |
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4.61 |
+116 |
u7.5 +100 |
+1.5 -145 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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4.82 |
-135 |
o7.5 -105 |
+1.5 -320 |
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4.21 |
+116 |
u7.5 +100 |
+1.5 -145 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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5.37 |
+123 |
o8.5 -110 |
+1.5 -185 |
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5.29 |
-134 |
u8.5 -104 |
-1.5 +160 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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4.05 |
+122 |
o7.5 -120 |
+1.5 -170 |
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4.67 |
-140 |
u8.0 -115 |
-1.5 +158 |
Play up to 25%. Kyle Tucker is scorching hot, launching three homers over his last six games while posting a ridiculous .632 ISO. He's also recorded a 29.4% barrel rate over the last week, and both Lowder and Cincinnati's bullpen have allowed plenty of loud contact. Tucker is firmly on my radar tonight.
Play up to 55%. Cincinnati's bullpen has been a major liability, allowing 2.08 HR/9 with a 5.72 FIP over the last week, while Rhett Lowder is also struggling. That's a dangerous combination against a Dodgers lineup sporting a 126 wRC+ and .237 ISO over its last six games. Cincinnati should contribute enough to help push this Over.
Vargas boasts a high-end .290 ISO against lefties, and Guardians starter Foster Griffin has allowed a 37.9% hard-hit rate to right-handed hitters this season. I also value Vargas snapping out of a 6-for-33 slump to go alongside a .410 OPS with his two-run homer in the series opener last night.
With ideal hitting conditions forecast at Progressive Field tonight, this Over has my attention to 54%. Guardians starter Foster Griffin sports a 5.18 xERA and 4.33 xFIP while allowing a healthy 35.8% hard-hit rate through his seven starts with the club, and the White Sox rank eighth in xwOBA across the past 30 days. Additionally, Chicago will have Davis Martin throwing bulk innings, and he's posted a 4.74 xERA and 5.46 xFIP across his two starts since returning from a finger blister.
Junior Caminero finds himself in another favorable spot against Athletics right-hander Jack Perkins. Through 40 elite ratings this season, Caminero has homered over 25% of the time. He has also been swinging a hot bat lately, posting a .538 SLG and .282 ISO over his last 10 games, alongside a near 50% hard-contact rate and 15.2% barrel rate. Perkins has struggled against right-handed hitters recently, with his last 30 faced generating a 15% barrel rate, 70% elevation rate and .517 xSLG.
I love this price at 54%, and would play the Phillies up to 58%. Cristopher Sanchez has absolutely owned this Nationals team throughout his career, limiting them to a .225 xBA and .276 xwOBA across 109 plate appearances - a sample size that includes a 0-for-11 mark from James Woods. We'll take that. On the other side is the Nats' No. 8 prospect, Jackson Kent, who's had a rough rookie campaign so far, coming off a three-inning, eight-hit, five-earned-run outing against the San Diego Padres. His 5.49 xERA suggests this loaded Phillies lineup should be able to ambush the 23-year-old early.
Cristopher Sanchez has been one of baseball’s most reliable starters this season, posting a 2.79 ERA with 210 strikeouts, and he gets an excellent matchup against Washington. Nationals starter Jackson Kent owns a 6.59 ERA, giving Philadelphia a significant pitching advantage before factoring in the superior lineup. At -126, I’d rather lay the 1.5 runs than pay the inflated moneyline price.
Can you imagine getting +600 on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to hit a home run just a year ago? Of course he's deserving of that price now, but after hitting his first bomb at home two nights ago, I'm going back to the well here. He's just one game removed from a 4-for-5 performance at the dish, and with the Blue Jays' season hanging in the balance, look for him to get to Drew Anderson - his 8.4% barrel rate is among the worst in baseball.
Kazuma Okamoto has been playing the best baseball of his rookie season with the Toronto Blue Jays' playoff dreams hanging in the balance. He's rocking a 1.115 OPS to go with five homers in September, which is absolutely absurd, and over his last 30 games, Okamoto is slashing .280/.361/.617 (.977 OPS) with nine homers and 18 RBI. He's cashed this play in five of his last seven games.
His 13.9% barrel rate is in the 91st percentile across all qualified hitters this season, too; suffice it to say, he should be able to run into one today against a contact pitcher like Drew Anderson.
Pete Alonso is my favorite home run look against Sean Manaea and the Mets tonight. While many bettors will immediately target Coby Mayo because Manaea is a lefty, Alonso has been absolutely crushing southpaws lately. Over his last 30 at-bats against left-handed pitching, he owns a .565 SLG and .261 ISO while generating a hard-hit rate above 76% and a barrel rate over 23%. That power profile lines up perfectly with Manaea’s recent struggles against right-handed hitters. Over his last 30 faced, righties have posted a .408 xBA, .788 xSLG, and .307 ISO. Alonso is the Orioles’ power bat to target tonight.
With 47 career plate appearances against Atlanta starter Martin Perez, Bregman has the familiarity to cash in on this favorable matchup. Bregman has paced the majors in ISO against lefties in the second half while ranking second in ideal attack angle rate, after all.
Atlanta starter Martin Perez sports an alarming 5.77 xERA and 5.13 xFIP across his past five starts, and Chicago veteran Kevin Gausman has surrendered three or more runs in four of his seven starts with the Cubbies. As a result, I like both offenses to put runs on the board and would play this Over 8.5 to -115. Chicago paces the majors in wOBA and ISO against lefties, and Atlanta ranks 10th in both metrics against righties, after all.
Luis Garcia Jr. finds himself in a strong spot against Bailey Ober tonight. The Yankees first baseman enters with an elite rating on Batters-Box and clears nearly 92% of Ober's arsenal. Garcia Jr. has been one of the hottest hitters in New York's lineup, sporting a .500 SLG, .206 ISO, a hard-hit rate over 57% and a barrel rate near 20%. The last 60 left-handed hitters Ober has faced are generating a nearly 50% hard-hit rate, while owning a .342 xBA, .562 xSLG and .349 xwOBA.
Run it back with the captain! Aaron Judge is once again my favorite home run look in this matchup against Bailey Ober. The Minnesota right-hander has been crushed by right-handed hitters, who have posted a 45.5% hard-hit rate, 13.6% barrel rate and 72.8% elevation rate over their last 60 matchups. Those hitters also own a .365 xBA and .573 xSLG. Judge enters with the highest Batters-Box rating in this matchup and has homered nearly 30% of the time across 165 games when rated elite over the last three seasons. Trust the captain to get hot and stay hot.
The Padres are in a prime spot to keep mashing against Kyle Freeland, who has struggled mightily at home this season. Freeland owns a 5.10 ERA and 1.48 WHIP at Coors Field while allowing a near-10% barrel rate to opposing hitters. San Diego's lineup has been red-hot, posting a 143 wRC+, .852 OPS and .372 wOBA over its last six games. Batters-Box also gives Freeland the worst pitcher rating on the slate, with seven elite-rated hitters and another carrying a strong rating. With the Padres rolling offensively, they should be able to produce 3+ runs on Freeland.
Play up to 25%. Jackson Merrill is seeing the ball extremely well, combining three homers over the last week with elite contact quality. His 60.9% hard-hit rate and 26.1% barrel rate during that stretch jump off the page, and both Freeland and Colorado’s bullpen have been vulnerable to the long ball.
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