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🔥 Top Picks
Tigers ML (-149) vs Royals – 7:10 PM ET
Kansas City enters red-hot, winning eight of their last 10 games, but Detroit has also gone 7-1 in its last eight. Ryan Bergert makes just his fourth start, while Casey Mize has allowed four earned runs in his last outing and carries a 3.63 ERA.
Red Sox/Yankees Under 8.5 (-109) – 7:05 PM ET
Brayan Bello has a 2.21 ERA in nine career starts against the Yankees and threw a seven-inning shutout earlier this season. Both teams have underperformed offensively since the All-Star break, with the Yankees ranking 9th in wRC+ and Boston 21st.
Brewers ML (-175) vs Giants – 8:10 PM ET
The Giants have lost 10 of their past 12 games and own MLB’s lowest OPS (.614) and OBP (.277) against left-handed pitching. José Quintana has gone 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA over his last four starts.
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⚾ Game Previews
Colorado Rockies (37-91) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (54-74) – 6:40 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 8.5 (-103)
🔹 Antonio Senzatela (COL): 4-14, 7.00 ERA, 57 SO — 17.76 ERA in previous starts vs PIT
🔹 Braxton Ashcraft (PIT): 3-2, 3.02 ERA, 37 SO — 1.59 ERA with 11 SO, 1 BB over last 3 starts
🔍 All three games between these teams earlier this season saw 13 or more combined runs, with the squads combining for 60 runs across the series.
💰 Odds: Pirates -206, Rockies +167 | Total: 8.5
Washington Nationals (52-75) @ Philadelphia Phillies (74-53) – 6:45 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 9.0 (-119)
🔹 Cade Cavalli (WSH): 1-0, 2.20 ERA, 14 SO — 7 scoreless innings vs PHI last week
🔹 Taijuan Walker (PHI): 4-6, 3.34 ERA, 65 SO — 1.91 ERA in last 5 starts vs WSH
🔍 The Phillies have scored 40 runs over their last four games. Nationals relievers have MLB’s worst ERA (5.65) and highest opponent OBP (.358).
💰 Odds: Phillies -193, Nationals +157 | Total: 9.0
Houston Astros (70-58) @ Baltimore Orioles (59-68) – 7:05 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 9.5 (-115)
🔹 Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU): 2-4, 6.90 ERA, 50 SO — 5.27 xERA and over 5 BB/9
🔹 Cade Povich (BAL): 2-6, 4.98 ERA, 90 SO — 10 strikeouts vs HOU in last start
🔍 The Astros scored seven runs in Thursday’s 7–2 win. McCullers has struggled all season, while Povich’s 4.98 ERA is offset by a 3.96 FIP.
💰 Odds: Orioles -115, Astros -106 | Total: 9.5
Boston Red Sox (69-59) @ New York Yankees (69-58) – 7:05 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Under 8.5 (-109)
🔹 Brayan Bello (BOS): 9-6, 3.23 ERA, 97 SO — 2.21 ERA in 9 career starts vs NYY
🔹 Max Fried (NYY): 13-5, 3.26 ERA, 141 SO — 7.20 ERA in last 6 starts
🔍 Boston has won six straight games against New York. Both teams have underperformed since the All-Star break, with Boston 21st and NYY 9th in wRC+.
💰 Odds: Yankees -188, Red Sox +153 | Total: 8.5
Kansas City Royals (66-62) @ Detroit Tigers (76-53) – 7:10 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Tigers ML (-149)
🔹 Ryan Bergert (KC): 1-1, 2.75 ERA, 51 SO — 2.70 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 3 starts
🔹 Casey Mize (DET): 12-4, 3.63 ERA, 103 SO — 4.67 ERA in August
🔍 Kansas City has won 8 of 10; Detroit has won 7 of 8. Salvador Perez is 13-for-30 and Bobby Witt Jr. is 6-for-14 with 2 HR against Mize.
💰 Odds: Tigers -149, Royals +123 | Total: 8.5
Toronto Blue Jays (74-54) @ Miami Marlins (60-67) – 7:10 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 8.0 (-119)
🔹 Shane Bieber (TOR): Debut — 2.04 ERA in 3 AAA starts, 16 SO, 2 BB
🔹 Miami SP: TBD
🔍 Toronto leads MLB with a .267 average and ranks third with a 113 wRC+. Miami has a 4.52 team ERA and has lost 7 of its last 10.
💰 Odds: Blue Jays -172, Marlins +141 | Total: 8.0
New York Mets (67-60) @ Atlanta Braves (58-69) – 7:15 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 8.5 (-119)
🔹 Nolan McLean (NYM): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 SO — 5.1 scoreless innings in MLB debut
🔹 Joey Wentz (ATL): 4-3, 4.72 ERA, 59 SO — 1 ER in 6 IP in last start
🔍 Atlanta is 7-1 over its last 8 games. The over has hit in 4 of the last 6 meetings with an average of 11.3 runs per game.
💰 Odds: Braves -121, Mets -101 | Total: 8.5
St. Louis Cardinals (64-65) @ Tampa Bay Rays (61-67) – 7:35 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 9.0 (-113)
🔹 Miles Mikolas (STL): 6-9, 4.99 ERA, 80 SO — 5.1 IP per start
🔹 Adrian Houser (TB): 6-4, 2.67 ERA, 60 SO — 9 quality starts in 14 outings
🔍 The Rays and Cardinals are both 4-6 in their last 10 games, and Tampa Bay has been outscored by 19 runs in that span.
💰 Odds: Rays -144, Cardinals +118 | Total: 9.0
Minnesota Twins (58-69) @ Chicago White Sox (45-82) – 7:40 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 8.5 (-112)
🔹 Zebby Matthews (MIN): 3-4, 5.06 ERA, 63 SO — 3 straight starts with 3 ER or fewer
🔹 Aaron Civale (CHW): 3-8, 4.88 ERA, 65 SO — 3 ER or fewer in 3 of last 4
🔍 Minnesota ranks 29th in wRC+ over the past two weeks and has scored just eight runs over its last three games.
💰 Odds: Twins -137, White Sox +113 | Total: 8.5
Cleveland Guardians (64-62) @ Texas Rangers (63-66) – 8:05 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 7.5 (-106)
🔹 Slade Cecconi (CLE): 5-6, 4.50 ERA, 76 SO — 11 ER allowed in last 7.2 IP
🔹 Nathan Eovaldi (TEX): 11-3, 1.76 ERA, 120 SO — 6-0 with 1.77 ERA in last 7
🔍 Texas ranks last in MLB with a .655 home OPS. Cleveland is hitting .185 with a .299 SLG in RHP vs RHB matchups.
💰 Odds: Rangers -156, Guardians +128 | Total: 7.5
San Francisco Giants (61-67) @ Milwaukee Brewers (80-48) – 8:10 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Brewers ML (-175)
🔹 Carson Whisenhunt (SF): 1-1, 5.02 ERA, 12 SO — 4th career MLB start
🔹 José Quintana (MIL): 10-4, 3.32 ERA, 73 SO — 3-0 with 2.70 ERA over last 4
🔍 Giants are 2-10 in their last 12 and have MLB’s lowest OPS (.614) and OBP (.277) vs LHP.
💰 Odds: Brewers -175, Giants +143 | Total: 8.5
Chicago Cubs (73-55) @ Los Angeles Angels (61-66) – 9:38 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 9.5 (-113)
🔹 Cubs SP: TBD
🔹 Tyler Anderson (LAA): 2-8, 4.77 ERA — 4 ER in 4 IP vs OAK in last start
🔍 The Cubs have scored just 32 runs over their past 12 games—2.67 runs per game.
💰 Odds: Cubs -144, Angels +118 | Total: 9.5
Cincinnati Reds (67-61) @ Arizona Diamondbacks (62-66) – 9:40 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 9.0 (-108)
🔹 Zack Littell (CIN): 9-8, 3.52 ERA, 103 SO — 1 ER in 6 IP in last start
🔹 Ryne Nelson (ARI): 6-3, 3.58 ERA, 99 SO — approaching 100 strikeouts
🔍 The Over leans here based on recent production and the hitter-friendly environment at Chase Field.
💰 Odds: Diamondbacks -133, Reds +109 | Total: 9.0
Los Angeles Dodgers (73-55) @ San Diego Padres (72-56) – 9:40 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 8.0 (-105)
🔹 Blake Snell (LAD): 3-1, 1.80 ERA, 25 SO — 13.2 scoreless IP streak
🔹 Yu Darvish (SD): 2-3, 5.97 ERA — 4 ER in 4 IP in last outing
🔍 These teams have averaged 9.5 runs per game in previous meetings this season.
💰 Odds: Dodgers -125, Padres +103 | Total: 8.0
Athletics (59-70) @ Seattle Mariners (68-60) – 10:10 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 8.0 (-115)
🔹 Luis Morales (OAK): 1-0, 1.86 ERA — 1 ER in 5 IP in last start
🔹 Bryan Woo (SEA): 10-7, 3.02 ERA, 153 SO — 10 ER in 12.1 IP vs OAK this year
🔍 The Under is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings between these teams. Mariners are hitting .225 at home, the lowest in MLB.
💰 Odds: Mariners -209, Athletics +169 | Total: 8.0
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