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DET @

TB Mon, Jun 1 • 6:40 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Yandy Diaz o1.5 Total Bases (+115)

Projection 1.79

Best Odds

o1.5 +119

Pick made: 2 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +119

o1.5 +115

o1.5 -105

o1.5 +111

o1.5 +100

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 8th-best hitter in the game as it relates to his batting average ability.. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Tropicana Field as the 3rd-best field in the majors for righty home runs.. Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest RF fences today.. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Detroit Tigers.

+119 at DraftKings

Total Bases

Jonathan Aranda o1.5 Total Bases (+140)

Projection 1.71

Best Odds

o1.5 +140

Pick made: 10 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +135

o1.5 +130

o1.5 +120

o1.5 +131

o1.5 +140

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.. Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. Tropicana Field grades out as the #3 venue in MLB for left-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The 2nd-shallowest right field fences among all parks are found in Tropicana Field.. Hitting from the opposite that Ty Madden throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have an advantage today.

+140 at Fanatics Sportsbook

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MIA @

WAS Mon, Jun 1 • 6:45 PM ET

3 Computer Picks

Hits+Runs+RBIs

CJ Abrams o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-130)

Projection 2.31

Best Odds

o1.5 -130

Pick made: 2 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 -155

o1.5 -130

o1.5 -155

When assessing his overall offensive ability, CJ Abrams ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. CJ Abrams is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The weather forecast forecasts the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. CJ Abrams will have the handedness advantage over Sandy Alcantara in today's matchup.. CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.4% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

-130 at FanDuel

Total Hits

Dylan Crews u0.5 Total Hits (+185)

Projection 0.84

Best Odds

u0.5 +185

Pick made: 4 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

u0.5 +185

Dylan Crews is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today's game, which would be a downgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Nationals Park as the 4th-worst ballpark in the league for righty batting average.. Nationals Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which generally leads to less offense.. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 9.7-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for pitchers.. Sandy Alcantara will have the handedness advantage against Dylan Crews in today's matchup.

+185 at Fanatics Sportsbook

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KC @

CIN Mon, Jun 1 • 7:10 PM ET

1 Expert Pick 10 Computer Picks

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CIN

Moneyline

Chase Burns o6.5 Strikeouts Thrown

Strikeouts Thrown

Spencer Steer o1.5 Total Bases

Total Bases

Bet now

+490

Pick made: 6 hours ago

Chase Burns has been dominant this season, posting a sub-2.00 ERA while clearing this strikeout number in three straight starts. He now faces a Royals team riding a six-game losing streak that struck out 12 times in its last game.

Spencer Steer also finds himself in a favorable matchup against Luinder Avila. Steer has at least one hit in four straight games, including a three-base effort last time out, and looks well-positioned to cash his two total bases prop.

Total Bases

Bobby Witt Jr. o1.5 Total Bases (+108)

Projection 2.14

Best Odds

o1.5 +110

Pick made: 4 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +108

o1.5 -105

o1.5 -115

o1.5 +101

o1.5 +110

When estimating his batting average skill, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the best stadium in the majors for right-handed home runs.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate.. Bobby Witt Jr. has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

+110 at Fanatics Sportsbook

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CHW @

MIN Mon, Jun 1 • 7:40 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Colson Montgomery o1.5 Total Bases (+135)

Projection 1.65

Best Odds

o1.5 +135

Pick made: 4 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +130

o1.5 +125

o1.5 +135

When it comes to his home run skill, Colson Montgomery ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Colson Montgomery is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.. Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the game for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. This contest is predicted to have the 7th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Colson Montgomery will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan today... and moreover, Ryan has a large platoon split.

+135 at Fanatics Sportsbook

Total Bases

Miguel Vargas o1.5 Total Bases (+182)

Projection 1.67

Best Odds

o1.5 +182

Pick made: 12 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +182

o1.5 +120

o1.5 +145

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.. Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the game for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.. This contest is predicted to have the 7th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

+182 at bet365

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SF @

MIL Mon, Jun 1 • 7:40 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total RBIs

Jake Bauers o0.5 Total RBIs (+220)

Projection 0.45

Best Odds

o0.5 +220

Pick made: 20 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o0.5 +180

o0.5 +220

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 86th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.. Jake Bauers is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.. The #7 venue in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is American Family Field.. Among all stadiums, American Family Field's CF fences are the 2nd-shallowest.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest average fence height among all major league stadiums.

+220 at bet365

Hits+Runs+RBIs

Bryce Eldridge o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (+172)

Projection 1.47

Best Odds

o1.5 +172

Pick made: 20 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +172

o1.5 +115

o1.5 +165

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryce Eldridge in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. The #7 venue in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is American Family Field.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest average fence height among all major league stadiums.. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest altitude among all major league parks, which tends to lead to better offense.. Bryce Eldridge has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .258 rate is considerably lower than his .314 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

+172 at bet365

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$Texas Rangers logo$ TEX @

STL Mon, Jun 1 • 7:45 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Bryan Torres o1.5 Total Bases (+275)

Projection 1.17

Best Odds

o1.5 +275

Pick made: 12 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +275

o1.5 +195

Busch Stadium has the 8th-lowest average fence height among all parks.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report projects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 82°.. Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Bryan Torres will have an advantage today.. Extreme groundball hitters like Bryan Torres generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jacob deGrom.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Bryan Torres will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

+275 at bet365

Total Bases

Ivan Herrera o1.5 Total Bases (+145)

Projection 1.62

Best Odds

o1.5 +150

Pick made: 12 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +150

o1.5 +130

o1.5 +145

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Ivan Herrera is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 8th-lowest average fence height among all parks.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report projects the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 82°.. Extreme flyball hitters like Ivan Herrera tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jacob deGrom.

+150 at bet365

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COL @

LAA Mon, Jun 1 • 9:38 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total RBIs

Jo Adell o0.5 Total RBIs (+155)

Projection 0.63

Best Odds

o0.5 +155

Pick made: 14 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o0.5 +155

o0.5 +125

o0.5 +129

o0.5 +120

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Jo Adell is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.. Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Jo Adell will have an advantage in today's game.. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense grades out as the 4th-worst out of every team today.

+155 at bet365

Total Hits

Oswald Peraza u0.5 Total Hits (+155)

Projection 0.8

Best Odds

u0.5 +155

Pick made: 20 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

u0.5 +150

u0.5 +151

u0.5 +155

Oswald Peraza is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today's game.. The #8 venue in the majors for suppressing batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.. The weather forecast forecasts the 7th-best hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Oswald Peraza has been lucky this year, notching a .343 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .290 — a .053 disparity.. In notching a .246 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season, Oswald Peraza grades out in the 17th percentile for hitting ability.

+155 at Fanatics Sportsbook

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NYM @

SEA Mon, Jun 1 • 9:40 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Bo Bichette o1.5 Total Bases (+115)

Projection 1.66

Best Odds

o1.5 +127

Pick made: 10 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +127

o1.5 +120

o1.5 +125

o1.5 +124

o1.5 +115

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 6th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his batting average skill.. Bo Bichette is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. Among all stadiums, T-Mobile Park has the 9th-lowest average fence height.. Bo Bichette has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team on the slate today.

+127 at DraftKings

Total Home Runs

Juan Soto o0.5 Total Home Runs (+360)

Projection 0.31

Best Odds

o0.5 +370

Pick made: 10 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o0.5 +370

o0.5 +350

o0.5 +360

o0.5 +350

o0.5 +360

Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Juan Soto is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.. Among all stadiums, T-Mobile Park has the 9th-lowest average fence height.. Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest in the majors.. Considering Emerson Hancock's large platoon split, Juan Soto will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup.

+370 at DraftKings

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LAD @

AZ Mon, Jun 1 • 9:40 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Kyle Tucker o1.5 Total Bases (+130)

Projection 1.8

Best Odds

o1.5 +141

Pick made: 10 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +141

o1.5 +125

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o1.5 +127

o1.5 +130

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Kyle Tucker ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game.. The #3 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest elevation in the league, which often leads to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the highest temperatures of the day at 85°.

+141 at DraftKings

Total Bases

Andy Pages o1.5 Total Bases (-105)

Projection 2.01

Best Odds

o1.5 +106

Pick made: 10 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +106

o1.5 -120

o1.5 -115

o1.5 -105

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average talent.. Andy Pages has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. Chase Field grades out as the #3 field in the majors for right-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the highest temperatures of the day at 85°.. Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Andy Pages will have an advantage in today's game.

+106 at DraftKings

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TB @

NYY Tue, Sep 22 • 1:05 PM ET

3 Expert Picks 9 Computer Picks

Total Home Runs

Junior Caminero o0.5 Total Home Runs (+401)

Best Odds

o0.5 +410

Pick made: 8 days ago

o0.5 +385

o0.5 +410

o0.5 +333

Junior Caminero continues to crush the baseball, hitting .409 over the last week with 13 home runs on the season. Ryan Weathers has allowed all eight of his homers this year to right-handed batters, which sets up well for the powerful Tampa Bay slugger.

Moneyline

TB (+115)

Pick made: 8 days ago

Drew Rasmussen vs. the New York Yankees is a mismatch on paper — the righty is 4-1 with a 1.03 ERA and 51 punchouts in eight career games against New York. Coming off a thrilling comeback win on Friday, the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays are primed to keep the foot on the gas behind their dynamic arm to create more separation in the AL East.

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