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Los Angeles Dodgers logo LAD @ Arizona Diamondbacks logo AZ Thu, Jun 4 • 9:40 PM ET
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Total Bases
Freddie Freeman logo Freddie Freeman o1.5 Total Bases (+101)
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Pick made: 9 hours ago
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Colby Marchio
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Freddie Freeman is one of my favorite looks on the board tonight, particularly for 2+ total bases at plus money. While he only earns a Strong rating in Batters-Box’s default model, his current-season rating is elite. The Dodgers slugger has consistently delivered in Strong-rated spots, especially on the road, where he has cleared this number 55.36% of the time over the last three seasons. He also owns 100% arsenal coverage against Arizona right-hander Ryne Nelson, who has struggled badly against left-handed hitters. With Freeman swinging a hot bat and producing elite underlying metrics, this matchup is simply too good to ignore.

 

Hits Allowed
Ryne Nelson logo Ryne Nelson o5.5 Hits Allowed (-133)
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Colby Marchio
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The Dodgers continue to profile as one of the best offenses in baseball, making Ryne Nelson's hits allowed prop an appealing target. Nelson has surrendered 5+ hits in over half of his poorly rated matchups this season and has shown similar results in those spots at home. Los Angeles enters this game red hot, ranking first in wRC+, wOBA, OPS, and ISO over its last 12 games while remaining among the league leaders in hard-hit rate, barrel rate, and fly-ball rate. Even with Shohei Ohtani getting the night off, the rest of the Dodgers lineup is more than capable of doing damage.

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Seattle Mariners logo SEA @ Detroit Tigers logo DET Fri, Jun 5 • 6:40 PM ET
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Seattle Mariners logo Detroit Tigers logo u8.0 (-110)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Robert Criscola
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It's been an up-and-down year for Framber Valdez, but he should be just fine vs. a Mariners lineup that's dead-last in OPS vs. lefties this season. The Tigers are not much better vs. righties (22nd) and face Bryan Woo, who's surrendered just six earned runs over his last 29 2/3 frames.

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Cleveland Guardians logo CLE @ Texas Rangers logo TEX Fri, Jun 5 • 8:15 PM ET
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Cleveland Guardians logo CLE (-130)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Robert Criscola
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You can't win if you can't score, and the Rangers' 24th-ranked lineup by OPS will be hard-pressed to put runs on the board here. Parker Messick has allowed only six earned runs over his last 28 innings, and the Guardians bullpen is second by xFIP over the last two weeks.

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Milwaukee Brewers logo MIL @ Colorado Rockies logo COL Fri, Jun 5 • 8:40 PM ET
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Colorado Rockies logo COL (+135)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Robert Criscola
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Brandon Sproat's ERA is above 6.00 in no small part because he's walking half the ballpark whenever he pitches (15th percentile in BB%). His 32nd-percentile hard-hit rate will get him into all kinds of trouble in Coors Field, and his bullpen (22nd in xFIP across the past two weeks) will just add gasoline to the fire. 

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