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Chicago White Sox logo CHW @ Minnesota Twins logo MIN Wed, Jun 3 • 1:40 PM ET
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Chicago White Sox logo Minnesota Twins logo u8.5 (+100)
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Pick made: 13 hours ago
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Quinn Allen
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Chicago's bullpen has been dominant lately, posting a 2.95 FIP and allowing just a 2.8% barrel rate over the last week. Bradley has also provided length for Minnesota, limiting exposure to a shaky bullpen. Meanwhile, the White Sox have struggled to generate quality contact, posting a 7.8% barrel rate.

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Minnesota Twins logo MIN (-150)
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Pick made: 13 hours ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

Minnesota gets a favorable matchup against Erick Fedde, who owns a 7.04 FIP and 44.8% hard-hit rate across his last two starts. The Twins' power should play well against a pitcher allowing plenty of airborne contact, while Taj Bradley's 3.14 xERA suggests he's pitched far better than his recent ERA indicates.

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New York Mets logo NYM @ Seattle Mariners logo SEA Wed, Jun 3 • 3:40 PM ET
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Juan Soto logo Juan Soto o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-113)
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Pick made: 1 hours ago
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Colby Marchio
Contributor

Juan Soto finds himself in another elite spot Tuesday night against Mariners right-hander George Kirby. Soto has been one of the most reliable hitters in baseball in elite-rated matchups, cashing this prop at nearly a 60% clip across 213 games over the last three seasons. The recent form is encouraging as well, with Soto clearing the number in six of his last 10 elite-rated games. Kirby enters with underwhelming hard contact and strikeout metrics, while Soto owns a 54.5% hard-hit rate and 22.7% barrel rate over his last 30 plate appearances against right-handed pitching. Expect plenty of offensive opportunities.

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New York Mets logo Seattle Mariners logo o7.5 (+105)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Ed Scimia
Betting Analyst

New York has scored at least two runs in eight straight games, and Kirby is going through a rough patch, posting a 6.88 ERA over his last three starts. If the Mets can post a couple runs, I’m confident that Seattle will handle the rest of the total against Peralta, who is posting the worst hard-hit percentage (39.6%) and strikeout rate (23.9%) of his career so far in 2026. I’m backing the Over at even money or better.

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San Diego Padres logo SD @ Philadelphia Phillies logo PHI Wed, Jun 3 • 6:40 PM ET
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San Diego Padres logo Philadelphia Phillies logo u7.5 (-105)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Todd Cordell
Betting Analyst

Sanchez owns a 1.47 ERA on the season despite allowing a .337 batting average on balls put in play, the highest of his career.  Buehler is capable of limiting the Phillies as well. He has allowed two runs in all three starts against Bottom-10 teams in batting average, and they sit 28th on the season. Playable to -120.

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Philadelphia Phillies logo PHI -1.5 (+100)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Todd Cordell
Betting Analyst

Since the beginning of May, the Padres rank dead last in batting average, wOBA, and .614 OPS while striking out at the league's highest rate. Sanchez has pitched at least seven innings of shutout ball in five consecutive starts and should mow down the Padres in this one. Back the Phillies to win with room to spare. Playable to -115.

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Baltimore Orioles logo BAL @ Boston Red Sox logo BOS Wed, Jun 3 • 6:45 PM ET
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Jarren Duran logo
Jarren Duran o1.5 Total Bases (-105)
Projection 2.02
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Pick made: 3 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.. Jarren Duran is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.. Fenway Park grades out as the #4 park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for hitters.. Jarren Duran will hold the platoon advantage over Chris Bassitt today... and even better, Bassitt has a large platoon split.
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Pete Alonso logo
Pete Alonso o1.5 Total Bases (+125)
Projection 1.75
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Pick made: 9 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Pete Alonso as baseball's 14th-best home run hitter.. Pete Alonso is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.. Fenway Park grades out as the #4 park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for hitters.. Pete Alonso will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tolle in today's matchup.
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Cleveland Guardians logo CLE @ New York Yankees logo NYY Wed, Jun 3 • 7:05 PM ET
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Ben Rice logo Ben Rice o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-120)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Colby Marchio
Contributor

Ben Rice finds himself in a strong matchup against Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams. Rice has crushed right-handed pitching all season, posting a 1.066 OPS and 19.05% barrel rate, while carrying a scorching .620 wOBA over his last five games. Williams has struggled against left-handed hitters, allowing significant hard contact, barrels, and elevated contact, particularly on the road. Over his last 60 lefties faced, opponents own a .378 xBA and .639 xSLG against him. Rice also boasts 83.9% arsenal coverage against Williams' pitch mix, making this an excellent spot for the Yankees' young slugger to do damage.

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Cleveland Guardians logo New York Yankees logo u7.0 (+102)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
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Chris Hatfield
Betting Analyst

I see this as good to -110.

Cole is still Cole, and even though the Guardians will make him labor, this is still a guy who has allowed zero barrels since returning, with a 2.19 expected ERA. Cleveland’s contact profile is more annoying than explosive, after all, last night was the first time they scored more than four runs in 13 games.

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Kansas City Royals logo KC @ Cincinnati Reds logo CIN Wed, Jun 3 • 7:10 PM ET
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Total Bases
Salvador Perez logo
Salvador Perez o1.5 Total Bases (+150)
Projection 1.66
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Pick made: a minute ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #1 field in Major League Baseball for righty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Despite posting a .266 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Salvador Perez has had bad variance on his side given the .053 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .319.. Salvador Perez has paced 36.0 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, checking in at the 96th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.
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Eugenio Suarez logo
Eugenio Suarez o1.5 Total Bases (+122)
Projection 1.86
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Pick made: a minute ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Eugenio Suarez as the league's 17th-best home run hitter.. Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #1 field in Major League Baseball for righty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Eugenio Suarez has a ton of pop (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (29.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Stephen Kolek doesn't generate many whiffs (11th percentile K%) — great news for Suarez.. Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.8% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.
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Toronto Blue Jays logo TOR @ Atlanta Braves logo ATL Wed, Jun 3 • 7:15 PM ET
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Total Home Runs
Kazuma Okamoto logo Kazuma Okamoto o0.5 Total Home Runs (+425)
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Pick made: 1 hours ago
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Mike DiStefano
Betting Analyst

Holmes has given up 11 home runs this season, including four in his last two starts. He’s allowing a lot of hard contact this year, ranking in the 17th percentile in hard hit rate this season, with six homers coming off his fastball. Enter Kazuma Okamoto, who leads the Jays with 13 home runs, most of which off four-seamers, and has the hardest hit rate on the team, ranking in the 95th percentile in baseball. 

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Ernie Clement o1.5 Total Bases
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Nathan Lukes o0.5 Total Hits
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. u0.5 Total Strikeouts
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Pick made: 1 hours ago
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Mike DiStefano
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Nathan Lukes owns a .440 batting average and a 195 WRC+ in his last 29 at-bats since returning from the IL for Toronto and has cleared his 0.5 hits total in seven straight outings. Another value bet is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Under 0.5 strikeouts. He’s cleared this total 12 times in his last 15 outings and ranks in the 97th percentile in strikeout rate this season, with just a 13% K-rate against the slider.

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San Francisco Giants logo SF @ Milwaukee Brewers logo MIL Wed, Jun 3 • 7:40 PM ET
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Total RBIs
Rafael Devers logo
Rafael Devers o0.5 Total RBIs (+202)
Projection 0.65
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Pick made: 11 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 95th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Rafael Devers is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. American Family Field grades out as the #7 park in MLB for LHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Among all parks, American Family Field has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest altitude among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.
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William Contreras logo
William Contreras u0.5 Total Hits (+205)
Projection 0.95
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Pick made: an hour ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hurlers.. Hitting from the same side that Logan Webb throws from, William Contreras will not have the upper hand today.. Typically, hitters like William Contreras who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Logan Webb.
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Texas Rangers logo TEX @ St. Louis Cardinals logo STL Wed, Jun 3 • 7:45 PM ET
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Total RBIs
Ivan Herrera logo
Ivan Herrera o0.5 Total RBIs (+202)
Projection 0.52
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Pick made: a minute ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
When assessing his overall offensive talent, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Ivan Herrera is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. In the league, Busch Stadium has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 81°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Batting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Ivan Herrera will have an edge today.
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JJ Wetherholt logo
JJ Wetherholt o1.5 Total Bases (+155)
Projection 1.59
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Pick made: 9 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
As it relates to his overall offensive skill, JJ Wetherholt ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. JJ Wetherholt is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game.. In the league, Busch Stadium has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 81°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. JJ Wetherholt hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.
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Athletics Athletics logo ATH @ Chicago Cubs logo CHC Wed, Jun 3 • 8:05 PM ET
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Total Home Runs
Pete Crow-Armstrong logo Pete Crow-Armstrong o0.5 Total Home Runs (+487)
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Pick made: 4 hours ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

Crow-Armstrong's underlying numbers are outstanding, posting a 63.2% hard-hit rate, 26.3% barrel rate, and .772 xSLG over the last week. Jeffrey Springs has allowed 50% of his contact against lefties to come in the air, creating an appealing matchup for a hitter consistently generating lift and power.

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Tyler Soderstrom logo
Tyler Soderstrom o1.5 Total Bases (+135)
Projection 1.73
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Pick made: 9 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.. Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation often leads to more offense.. Hitting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an edge in today's matchup.. Tyler Soderstrom has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.
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Pittsburgh Pirates logo PIT @ Houston Astros logo HOU Wed, Jun 3 • 8:10 PM ET
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Oneil Cruz logo
Oneil Cruz o1.5 Total Bases (+150)
Projection 1.59
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Pick made: 3 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Oneil Cruz projects as the 13th-best home run batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Batting from the opposite that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Oneil Cruz will have the upper hand today.. In the past week, Oneil Cruz's 41.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.3%.. With a 28.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Oneil Cruz grades out in the 84th percentile for power.. In terms of power, Oneil Cruz grades out in the 90th percentile, having paced 33.3 long-balls per 600 plate appearances this year.
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Bryan Reynolds logo
Bryan Reynolds o0.5 Total RBIs (+204)
Projection 0.53
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Pick made: 3 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Bryan Reynolds's BABIP ability is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Spencer Arrighetti in today's matchup.. Bryan Reynolds has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Bryan Reynolds has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 8.9% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the last week's worth of games.
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Colorado Rockies logo COL @ Los Angeles Angels logo LAA Wed, Jun 3 • 9:38 PM ET
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Hunter Goodman logo
Hunter Goodman u1.5 Total Bases (-170)
Projection 0.92
Best Odds
Pick made: 9 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Angel Stadium profiles as the #27 park in baseball for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Batting from the same side that Walbert Urena throws from, Hunter Goodman has a tough challenge today.. In today's game, Hunter Goodman is at a disadvantage facing the league's 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.4% rate (98th percentile).. Hunter Goodman will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game.. Hunter Goodman's average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 90.5-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 83.7-mph in the past two weeks.
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Logan O'Hoppe logo
Logan O'Hoppe o1.5 Total Bases (+215)
Projection 1.48
Best Odds
Pick made: 19 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
As it relates to his home run skill, Logan O'Hoppe ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height among all major league stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Logan O'Hoppe will hold that advantage in today's game.. When it comes to his batting average, Logan O'Hoppe has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .210 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .253.
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Los Angeles Dodgers logo LAD @ Arizona Diamondbacks logo AZ Wed, Jun 3 • 9:40 PM ET
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Los Angeles Dodgers logo Arizona Diamondbacks logo u9.5 (-150)
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Pick made: an hour ago
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Shawn Krest
Betting Analyst

Zac Gallen has pitched significantly better at home this season, while Arizona's bullpen enters in strong form with a 1.69 ERA over its last three games. Recent results also point toward lower-scoring contests, with both teams scoring five or more runs in just two of their last six games.

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Arizona Diamondbacks logo AZ +1.5 (+102)
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Pick made: an hour ago
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Shawn Krest
Betting Analyst

Ohtani's great, but not unbeatable. He's lost two of his last five starts, and the Dodgers are just 5-4 in games Ohtani pitches. Bettors have Ohtani fever, though. The Dodgers are such favorites, they're impossible to bet. Even giving up runs, L.A. is favored. Getting even money and runs for Arizona is an easy call, although if the Arizona moneyline gets much higher—say +185—it's worth a flier on an outright upset.

 

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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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Strikeouts Thrown
Drew Rasmussen logo Drew Rasmussen o5.5 Strikeouts Thrown (+122)
Best Odds
Pick made: 11 days ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

Drew Rasmussen has cleared this number in three of his last five starts and struck out seven Yankees hitters the last time he faced them. He’s also dominated New York historically, holding the lineup to a .181 average with 36 strikeouts across 89 at-bats.

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Aaron Judge logo
Aaron Judge o1.5 Total Bases (+124)
Projection 1.87
Best Odds
Pick made: 11 days ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Aaron Judge projects as the best home run batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Aaron Judge is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Yankee Stadium as the 7th-best ballpark in the league for RHB home runs.. Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height among all parks.. Hitters such as Aaron Judge with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Drew Rasmussen who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.
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