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DET @

TB Mon, Jun 1 • 6:40 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Jonathan Aranda o1.5 Total Bases (+140)

Projection 1.71

Best Odds

o1.5 +140

Pick made: 4 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +130

o1.5 +120

o1.5 +128

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

Total Bases

Riley Greene o1.5 Total Bases (+165)

Projection 1.54

Best Odds

o1.5 +165

Pick made: 4 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +160

o1.5 +155

o1.5 +165

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 17th-best hitter in baseball when estimating his BABIP ability.. Riley Greene is projected to bat 4th 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.. Riley Greene will have the handedness advantage against Griffin Jax in today's game.

+165 at Fanatics Sportsbook

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MIA @

WAS Mon, Jun 1 • 6:45 PM ET

4 Computer Picks

Total Hits

Dylan Crews u0.5 Total Hits (+175)

Projection 0.84

Best Odds

u0.5 +175

Pick made: 14 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

u0.5 +175

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.

+175 at Fanatics Sportsbook

Hits+Runs+RBIs

Christopher Morel o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (+140)

Projection 1.62

Best Odds

o1.5 +140

Pick made: 20 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +140

o1.5 +130

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.. Nationals Park has the 8th-smallest outfield among all major league parks — generally good for homers.. The weather forecast forecasts the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Christopher Morel's launch angle this year (22.6°) is quite a bit higher than his 17.7° angle last season.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (29.4) provides evidence that Christopher Morel has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his 17.9 actual HR/600.

+140 at bet365

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KC @

CIN Mon, Jun 1 • 7:10 PM ET

1 Expert Pick 10 Computer Picks

3 LEG PARLAY

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 Hits

Spencer Steer u0.5 Total Hits (+160)

Projection 0.79

Best Odds

u0.5 +160

Pick made: 14 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

u0.5 +156

u0.5 +160

u0.5 +150

u0.5 +145

Spencer Steer is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.. Luinder Avila will hold the platoon advantage against Spencer Steer today.. The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the strongest out of all the teams in action today.. Utilizing Statcast data, Spencer Steer grades out in the 23rd percentile for hitting ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .298.. Spencer Steer has compiled a .218 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

+160 at bet365

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CHW @

MIN Mon, Jun 1 • 7:40 PM ET

9 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Edgar Quero o1.5 Total Bases (+200)

Projection 1.35

Best Odds

o1.5 +200

Pick made: 32 seconds ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +200

Edgar Quero is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.. 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.. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 5th-weakest among every team in action today.. Despite posting a .231 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Edgar Quero has experienced some negative variance given the .064 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .295.

+200 at bet365

Total RBIs

Austin Martin o0.5 Total RBIs (+260)

Projection 0.41

Best Odds

o0.5 +260

Pick made: 32 seconds ago

EV Model Rating

o0.5 +260

o0.5 +200

o0.5 +193

o0.5 +190

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Martin in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.. Austin Martin is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this 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.

+260 at bet365

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SF @

MIL Mon, Jun 1 • 7:40 PM ET

8 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Matt Chapman o1.5 Total Bases (+182)

Projection 1.42

Best Odds

o1.5 +182

Pick made: 24 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +182

o1.5 +175

o1.5 +170

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.. Matt Chapman is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks American Family Field as the 7th-best field in the game for right-handed home runs.. 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.

+182 at bet365

Total RBIs

Jackson Chourio o0.5 Total RBIs (+205)

Projection 0.51

Best Odds

o0.5 +205

Pick made: 24 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o0.5 +205

o0.5 +175

o0.5 +174

o0.5 +170

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. Jackson Chourio is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks American Family Field as the 7th-best field in the game for right-handed home runs.. 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.

+205 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 (+270)

Projection 1.17

Best Odds

o1.5 +270

Pick made: 2 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +270

o1.5 +180

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.

+270 at bet365

Total Bases

Alejandro Osuna o1.5 Total Bases (+260)

Projection 1.14

Best Odds

o1.5 +260

Pick made: 2 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +260

o1.5 +165

o1.5 +185

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 Michael McGreevy throws from, Alejandro Osuna will have the upper hand today.. Alejandro Osuna hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.273) implies that Alejandro Osuna has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .228 actual batting average.

+260 at bet365

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COL @

LAA Mon, Jun 1 • 9:38 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total Hits

Jose Siri u0.5 Total Hits (+105)

Projection 0.6

Best Odds

u0.5 +105

Pick made: 12 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

u0.5 -120

u0.5 -108

u0.5 +105

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 19th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.. Jose Siri is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this 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.. Today, Jose Siri is at a disadvantage facing the league's 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34% rate (76th percentile).

+105 at Fanatics Sportsbook

Total Bases

Oswald Peraza u1.5 Total Bases (-190)

Projection 0.8

Best Odds

u1.5 -190

Pick made: 12 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

u1.5 -210

u1.5 -190

Oswald Peraza is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 2nd-worst park in baseball for run-scoring.. 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.

-190 at Fanatics Sportsbook

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NYM @

SEA Mon, Jun 1 • 9:40 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Julio Rodriguez o1.5 Total Bases (+135)

Projection 1.79

Best Odds

o1.5 +135

Pick made: 32 seconds ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +105

o1.5 +125

o1.5 +130

o1.5 +135

When estimating his batting average talent, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 9th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. 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.. Julio Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage against Austin Warren in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Warren has a large platoon split.

+135 at Fanatics Sportsbook

Total RBIs

Victor Robles o0.5 Total RBIs (+310)

Projection 0.32

Best Odds

o0.5 +310

Pick made: 32 seconds ago

EV Model Rating

o0.5 +290

o0.5 +310

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Robles in the 85th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.. Among all stadiums, T-Mobile Park has the 9th-lowest average fence height.. Victor Robles will hold the platoon advantage against Austin Warren in today's game... and the cherry on top, Warren has a large platoon split.. Victor Robles pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 83rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the New York Mets.

+310 at Fanatics Sportsbook

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LAD @

AZ Mon, Jun 1 • 9:40 PM ET

10 Computer Picks

Total Bases

Will Smith o1.5 Total Bases (+130)

Projection 1.8

Best Odds

o1.5 +130

Pick made: 2 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +130

o1.5 +105

o1.5 +119

o1.5 +125

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Will Smith ranks as the 16th-best hitter in the league.. Chase Field grades out as the #3 field in the majors for right-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. 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°.. Will Smith will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez in today's matchup.

+130 at bet365

Total Bases

Gabriel Moreno o1.5 Total Bases (+185)

Projection 1.44

Best Odds

o1.5 +185

Pick made: 2 minutes ago

EV Model Rating

o1.5 +185

o1.5 +135

o1.5 +165

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. Gabriel Moreno has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (59% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.. Chase Field grades out as the #3 field in the majors for right-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. 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°.

+185 at bet365

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TB @

NYY Tue, Sep 22 • 1:05 PM ET

3 Expert Picks 8 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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