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HOU
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LAA
Mon, Jun 8 • 9:38 PM ET
Yordan Alvarez o1.5 Total Bases (-112)
Yordan Alvarez is in a strong spot to go over 1.5 total bases against Grayson Rodriguez. The Angels right hander has struggled heavily with left-handed hitters, allowing high expected production and loud contact, including a .458 xwOBA and elevated hard-hit rates. His underlying numbers suggest continued vulnerability. Alvarez enters red-hot, especially versus right-handed pitching, hitting .417 over his last 30 plate appearances with elite slugging, OPS, and strong barrel and hard-hit rates. With consistent power form and a favorable matchup, paying some juice is justified. The projection supports backing Alvarez up to -120 in this spot today as a strong value play today
CIN
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SD
Mon, Jun 8 • 9:40 PM ET
u7.5 (+100)
The Padres have the lowest squared up contract rate and runs above average based on wOBA in the majors, and they've averaged just 2.6 runs per game during their active 4-13 slide. It's a similar story with the Reds. Cincy is 1-5 with just 3.2 runs per game while ranking fifth-last in xwOBA since star Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) was injured.
CIN (+118)
It hasn’t always been pretty, but Reds starter Andrew Aboott has allowed three runs of fewer in each of his past seven starts for a surface 2.25 ERA that hides a 5.07 xFIP. I’m confident Abbott can continue his strong stretch despite the poor underlying metrics because thePadres rank last in baseball in wOBA against lefties, and they also rank last in the overall metric during their active 4-13 skid while averaging just 2.6 runs per game. Plus, there’s nothing intimidating about San Diego righty Walker Buehler’s well-above average 4.63 xERA.
WAS
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SF
Mon, Jun 8 • 9:45 PM ET
Rafael Devers o0.5 Total Home Runs (+416)
o8.5 (+100)
Trusting the Giants offense is a precarious decision, but Miles Mikolas is the sort of pitcher you fade every chance you get. The veteran right-hander barely qualifies as a warm body for the Nationals, as evidenced by his fourth-percentile whiff rate, seventh-percentile strikeout rate, and ninth-percentile barrel rate. He's not fooling anyone, as his 6.39 ERA shows. On the flip side, no team has scored more runs than the Nationals, and James Wood and CJ Abrams may be champing at the bit to step in against Logan Webb, a sometimes great starter who has struggled mightily in 2026. We can clear this total even if one of these starters has a halfway decent outing.
MIL
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ATH
Mon, Jun 8 • 10:05 PM ET
The Brewers are dealing with a slew of bullpen injuries, so I’m anticipating star lefty Kyle Harrison having a long leash against the Athletics on Monday. Harrison has spun an elite 2.86 xFIP while holding opposing hitters to a miniscule .262 wOBA and .576 OPS, so I also expect him to also pave the way to a Milwaukee win. The odds for this SGP climb with the potentially uncorrelated Over 4.5 hits allowed by Harrision, but the deeper into the game Harrison deals, the more opportunities the Athletics will have to record five or more tonight.
William Contreras o0.5 Total Home Runs (+396)
Las Vegas Ballpark boasts the most hitter-friendly conditions on the slate by a country mile, and home run prices are suppressed because of it. Still, this is a good number in this situation for William Contreras against a southpaw in Jeffrey Springs, who has been homer-prone in 2026.
BOS
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NYY
Sat, Aug 29 • 1:05 PM ET
o8.5 (-110)
The Yankees rank Top-3 in OPS, ISO, OBP, xWOBA, and hard hit rate when facing left-handed pitching. The Red Sox have hit righties very well over the past four weeks, sitting ninth in wOBA, ninth in ISO, and fourth in batting average. Play the Over to -120.
NYY (-135)
Ranger Suarez has started four games against teams ranking Top-10 in OPS vs. left-handed pitching, allowing 13 runs and posting a 6.13 ERA during those games. The New York Yankees lead the majors in OPS against lefties so they’re a prime candidate to cause Suarez problems. Playable to -145.
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