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Los Angeles Angels logo LAA @ Detroit Tigers logo DET Thu, May 28 • 1:10 PM ET
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Los Angeles Angels logo Detroit Tigers logo o9.0 (+100)
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Pick made: 15 minutes ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

Runs should come in bunches at Comerica Park with two shaky starters and unreliable bullpens involved. Six of the last eight meetings have gone Over, while Rodriguez and Flaherty continue giving up plenty of offense. 

Moneyline
Detroit Tigers logo DET (-138)
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Pick made: 16 minutes ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

Detroit is in a strong spot to win the series finale with Grayson Rodriguez struggling badly. The Angels starter owns a 10.61 ERA and has been crushed in both outings this season. After collecting 10 hits Wednesday, the Tigers lineup should capitalize again despite Jack Flaherty’s inconsistent campaign.

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Minnesota Twins logo MIN @ Chicago White Sox logo CHW Thu, May 28 • 2:10 PM ET
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Total Bases
Byron Buxton logo
Byron Buxton o1.5 Total Bases (+110)
Projection 2.09
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Pick made: a minute ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Byron Buxton projects as the 4th-best home run batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 7th-best field in the majors for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters.. Byron Buxton pulls many of his flyballs (42.1% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.. Byron Buxton has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.9-mph to 95-mph over the last week.
Total RBIs
Colson Montgomery logo
Colson Montgomery o0.5 Total RBIs (+191)
Projection 0.68
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Pick made: 19 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run ability.. Colson Montgomery is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #7 stadium in the majors for overall lefty offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Colson Montgomery will hold the platoon advantage against Simeon Woods Richard today.. Colson Montgomery has strong power (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's usually a big "IF" (30.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Simeon Woods Richard doesn't generate many whiffs (9th percentile K%) — great news for Montgomery.
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Atlanta Braves logo ATL @ Boston Red Sox logo BOS Thu, May 28 • 4:10 PM ET
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Atlanta Braves logo Boston Red Sox logo o7.5 (+112)
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Pick made: 6 hours ago
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Eric Rosales
Betting Analyst

Atlanta is the highest scoring road team in baseball, and have an Over record of 10-5-0 in its last 15 road games. 

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Atlanta Braves logo ATL -1.5 (+125)
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Pick made: 6 hours ago
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Eric Rosales
Betting Analyst

Sale has won both of his starts vs the Red Sox since joining the Braves, allowing just one run over 13 innings and striking out 18.

 

 

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Toronto Blue Jays logo TOR @ Baltimore Orioles logo BAL Thu, May 28 • 6:35 PM ET
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Strikeouts Thrown
Chris Bassitt logo
Chris Bassitt o4.5 Strikeouts Thrown (+129)
Projection 4.7
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Pick made: a minute ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Chris Bassitt will hold that advantage in today's game.. Chris Bassitt has gone to his curveball 8.5% more often this season (24.8%) than he did last year (16.3%).. Chris Bassitt has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 6.46 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.94 — a 1.48 K/9 difference.
Total Home Runs
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. logo
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. o0.5 Total Home Runs (+950)
Projection 0.14
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Pick made: 29 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ranks as the 7th-best hitter in the majors.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. This contest is forecasted to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a lot 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 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s true offensive talent to be a .377, suggesting that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .041 gap between that mark and his actual .336 wOBA.
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Chicago Cubs logo CHC @ Pittsburgh Pirates logo PIT Thu, May 28 • 6:40 PM ET
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Total Home Runs
Michael Busch logo
Michael Busch o0.5 Total Home Runs (+630)
Projection 0.17
Best Odds
Pick made: an hour ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
When assessing his overall offensive ability, Michael Busch ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Michael Busch is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.9-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Paul Skenes in today's game.
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Moises Ballesteros o1.5 Total Bases (+260)
Projection 1.23
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Pick made: an hour ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Moises Ballesteros in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Moises Ballesteros will have the handedness advantage over Paul Skenes today.
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Houston Astros logo HOU @ Texas Rangers logo TEX Thu, May 28 • 8:05 PM ET
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Total RBIs
Taylor Trammell logo
Taylor Trammell o0.5 Total RBIs (+297)
Projection 0.36
Best Odds
Pick made: 19 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Taylor Trammell has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (89% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game.. Among all stadiums, Globe Life Field has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 2nd-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate.. Taylor Trammell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today's matchup.. Taylor Trammell's 91.1-mph average exit velocity ranks among the best in baseball since the start of last season: 85th percentile.
Total Hits
Josh Jung logo
Josh Jung u0.5 Total Hits (+185)
Projection 0.88
Best Odds
Pick made: an hour ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the worst stadium in the game for righty batting average.. Batting from the same side that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Josh Jung will be at a disadvantage in today's game.. In today's matchup, Josh Jung is at a disadvantage facing the league's 6th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.2% rate (98th percentile).. In the past week's worth of games, Josh Jung's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.8% down to 0%.. Josh Jung's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 90.2-mph seasonal average has fallen to 67-mph over the last 7 days.
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Tampa Bay Rays logo TB @ New York Yankees logo NYY Tue, Sep 22 • 1:05 PM ET
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Total Home Runs
Junior Caminero logo Junior Caminero o0.5 Total Home Runs (+401)
Best Odds
Pick made: 4 days ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

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
Tampa Bay Rays logo TB (+115)
Pick made: 4 days ago
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Aisha Quiñones
Senior Publishing Editor

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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