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Miami Marlins logo MIA @ Colorado Rockies logo COL Tue, Jun 30 • 8:40 PM ET
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Total Bases
Hunter Goodman logo Hunter Goodman o1.5 Total Bases (-122)
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Pick made: 9 hours ago
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Colby Marchio
Contributor

Hunter Goodman has been one of baseball's hottest hitters, making his over on total bases worth backing against Eury Perez. Goodman has posted a 33.33% barrel rate and 66.67% hard hit rate over his last five games, while matching up well against Perez's entire pitch mix with nearly 64% arsenal coverage. Perez's fastball is his lone above average offering, and Goodman has crushed fastballs all season. The Marlins right hander has also struggled to limit hard contact and barrels against right handed hitters. I like Goodman's chances to rack up extra bases, with his double and home run props offering additional value.

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Miami Marlins logo Colorado Rockies logo o11.5 (+105)
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Pick made: 11 hours ago
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Joe Osborne
Senior Betting Analyst

After combining for 17 runs on Monday, the Marlins and Rockies look set up for another high-scoring game at Coors Field. Both offenses have been rolling, ranking third and fifth in OPS over the past two weeks. Colorado hands the ball to Tanner Gordon, who owns a 6.37 ERA and a 9.92 mark at home, while Miami counters with Eury Perez and his 6.04 ERA in six road starts. Add in a Rockies bullpen that ranks 29th in home ERA and a 10.3 mph wind blowing out, and the conditions are ripe for plenty of offense.

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Los Angeles Angels logo LAA @ Seattle Mariners logo SEA Tue, Jun 30 • 9:40 PM ET
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Los Angeles Angels logo Seattle Mariners logo YRFI/NRFI (No: -126)
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Pick made: 12 hours ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

Bryan Woo is dominating with a 14-2 NRFI/YRFI record and 1.55 FIP over his last two starts, chasing his tenth straight clean first inning. Jose Soriano has struggled lately but has still tossed four straight scoreless first innings.

Total Bases
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Cal Raleigh u1.5 Total Bases (-240)
Projection 0.68
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Pick made: 5 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles T-Mobile Park as the worst park in baseball for lefty batting average.. T-Mobile Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to less offense.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the most favorable for pitching of all games today.
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Los Angeles Dodgers logo LAD @ Athletics Athletics logo ATH Tue, Jun 30 • 9:40 PM ET
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Total Home Runs
Shea Langeliers logo Shea Langeliers o0.5 Total Home Runs (+225)
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Pick made: 8 hours ago
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Colby Marchio
Contributor

Shea Langeliers is back in a strong matchup against a vulnerable left hander, and the process remains intact despite recent results. He draws elite arsenal coverage against Justin Wrobleski, handling over 93% of the pitch mix, setting him up well in this spot. Wrobleski has struggled with hard contact in recent outings, allowing elevated barrel rates, consistent hard hit contact, and strong underlying metrics to right handed hitters over his last stretch. The contact profile includes high expected batting averages, slugging, and wOBA marks. The numbers continue to point towards a long ball. Run it back!

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Los Angeles Dodgers logo Athletics Athletics logo o10.5 (-121)
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Pick made: 16 hours ago
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Phil Naessens
Betting Analyst

Wrobleski lacks a bat-missing floor (17.8% Whiff%), while Springs possesses an extreme flyball profile (13th percentile groundball rate). Combined with an Athletics bullpen surrendering a massive 2.55 HR/9 over the last two weeks, routine flyballs turn into cheap home runs. These two clubs light up the scoreboard whenever they meet and are 9-1 to the Over in their past 10 meetings. Hammer the Over to 11 runs and -130. 

 

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San Francisco Giants logo SF @ Arizona Diamondbacks logo AZ Tue, Jun 30 • 9:40 PM ET
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Total Bases
Bryce Eldridge logo
Bryce Eldridge o1.5 Total Bases (+126)
Projection 1.79
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Pick made: 5 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
When it comes to his home run ability, Bryce Eldridge ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bryce Eldridge has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (62% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in the game for LHB batting average.. Bryce Eldridge will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Pfaadt today.. Bryce Eldridge has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks only has 1 same-handed RP.
Total RBIs
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Casey Schmitt o0.5 Total RBIs (+162)
Projection 0.69
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Pick made: 12 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
As it relates to his home run skill, Casey Schmitt ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Casey Schmitt is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.. Chase Field projects as the #2 field in MLB for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).
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Milwaukee Brewers logo MIL @ St. Louis Cardinals logo STL Tue, Jul 7 • 2:15 PM ET
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Total RBIs
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Brice Turang o0.5 Total RBIs (+190)
Projection 0.52
Best Odds
Pick made: one month ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.. Brice Turang is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all stadiums.. Batting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Brice Turang will have an edge today.. Brice Turang has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.3-mph average to last season's 94-mph average.
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Alec Burleson o0.5 Total RBIs (+174)
Projection 0.56
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Pick made: one month ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.. Alec Burleson is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.. Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all stadiums.. Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Sproat throws from, Alec Burleson will have an edge today.. Alec Burleson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.
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Arizona Diamondbacks logo AZ @ St. Louis Cardinals logo STL Thu, Jul 23 • 5:15 PM ET
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Game Prop
St. Louis Cardinals logo o2.5 Team Total (-115)
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Pick made: 5 days ago
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Colby Marchio
Contributor

The Cardinals are in a premium offensive spot against Zac Gallen, who enters the day with the second-worst pitcher rating in Batters-Box's current season model. Gallen has struggled to limit power and hard contact, carrying poorly rated matchup marks in ISO, hard contact rate, and ground ball rate. St. Louis counters with seven elite-rated hitters and an offense averaging more than 2.5 first five innings runs per game at home. The Cardinals have also been red hot lately, posting a 122 wRC+ over their last 12 games. With so many favorable individual matchups, backing the offense as a whole makes plenty of sense.

Earned Runs Allowed
Zac Gallen logo Zac Gallen o2.5 Earned Runs Allowed (-141)
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Pick made: 5 days ago
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Colby Marchio
Contributor

Zac Gallen has been one of the most vulnerable pitchers on the board, especially away from Arizona, where he owns a 7.68 ERA and 6.00 xERA while surrendering plenty of hard contact and barrels. Things do not get any easier against a Cardinals lineup loaded with seven elite-rated hitters according to Batters-Box. St. Louis has been one of the hotter offenses in baseball recently, producing a 122 wRC+, .782 OPS, and .345 wOBA over its last 12 games. With Gallen's struggles and the Cardinals continuing to swing hot bats, this sets up as an excellent spot to back St. Louis early and often.

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Toronto Blue Jays logo TOR @ Chicago Cubs logo CHC Thu, Aug 6 • 2:20 PM ET
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Total Home Runs
Kazuma Okamoto logo Kazuma Okamoto o0.5 Total Home Runs (+365)
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Pick made: 9 days ago
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Mike DiStefano
Betting Analyst

Okamoto's hitting profile perfectly matches up well against Imanaga’s stuff. The Cubs starter throws a heavy dose of the fastball and gets barreled up at a 10.4% rate. The Jays third baseman barrels the ball better than anyone in the Blue Jays lineup with a 13.5% barrel rate, while owning a 63.2% hard hit rate against the four-seamer. 

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Dansby Swanson u0.5 Total Hits
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Dylan Cease o6.5 Strikeouts Thrown
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George Springer o1.5 Total Bases
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Pick made: 9 days ago
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Mike DiStefano
Betting Analyst

Swanson is just 1-for-6 against Cease in his career. Cease has electric stuff, leading the American League with 110 Ks, while ranking in the 97th percentile in K-rate. Springer is turning a corner with a 1.089 OPS over his last nine games.

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Atlanta Braves logo ATL @ Chicago White Sox logo CHW Thu, Aug 20 • 2:10 PM ET
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Atlanta Braves logo Chicago White Sox logo o8.5 (-105)
Pick made: 19 days ago
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Neil Parker
Betting Analyst

Atlanta and Chicago send two of the best lineups in baseball to the dish, and they respectively rank eighth and third in wOBA against lefties for the campaign. The two clubs have also trended to the Over, and I'm particularly expecting White Sox southpaw Anthony Kay to struggle considering he's saddled with the fifth-highest xERA in baseball among the 100 pitchers with at least 60 innings this year.

Moneyline
Atlanta Braves logo ATL (-112)
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Pick made: 19 days ago
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Neil Parker
Betting Analyst

I'm fading Chicago White Sox lefty Anthony Kay on Thursday. He's sporting the fifth-highest xERA among the 100 pitchers with at least 60 innings, after all. Plus, the Atlanta Braves enter ranked eighth in wOBA against southpaws for the season and sixth in overall xwOBA across the past 14 days.

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Boston Red Sox logo BOS @ New York Yankees logo NYY Sat, Aug 29 • 1:05 PM ET
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Boston Red Sox logo New York Yankees logo o8.5 (-110)
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Pick made: 24 days ago
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Todd Cordell
Betting Analyst

The Yankees rank Top-3 in OPS, ISO, OBP, xWOBA, and hard hit rate when facing left-handed pitching. The Red Sox have hit righties very well over the past four weeks, sitting ninth in wOBA, ninth in ISO, and fourth in batting average. Play the Over to -120.

Moneyline
New York Yankees logo NYY (-135)
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Pick made: 24 days ago
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Todd Cordell
Betting Analyst

Ranger Suarez has started four games against teams ranking Top-10 in OPS vs. left-handed pitching, allowing 13 runs and posting a 6.13 ERA during those games. The New York Yankees lead the majors in OPS against lefties so they’re a prime candidate to cause Suarez problems. Playable to -145.

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San Francisco Giants logo SF @ Atlanta Braves logo ATL Mon, Aug 31 • 6:05 PM ET
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San Francisco Giants logo Atlanta Braves logo o7.5 (-116)
Pick made: 12 days ago
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Neil Parker
Betting Analyst

The Giants are pacing the majors in wOBA and are fourth in xwOBA while averaging 5.5 runs per game across the past 30 days, and the Braves ranks ninth in wOBA against right-handed pitchers and third in overall xwOBA, so I think this total is too low.

Moneyline
San Francisco Giants logo SF (+124)
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Pick made: 12 days ago
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Neil Parker
Betting Analyst

The Braves have dropped five of six while averaging just 2.8 runs per game and ranking 29th in wOBA without Ronald Acuna Jr. (hamstring), and it’s been a smoke-and-mirrors start for veteran lefty Martin Perez, and there’s serious statistical correction ahead of his .230 BABIP and 80.2% strand rate considering they’re both high-end marks about pitchers with at least 60 innings this season. San Francisco is just the offense to kick-start the regression, too. The Giants are pacing the majors in wOBA and fourth in xwOBA over the past 30 days, after all.

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