Its Thursday, and that not only means the weekend is around the corner, it means weve got plenty of baseball on the docket. Ive taken a look at the entire card and I think Ive picked out three winners. <\/p>\n
Here are my best MLB bets to consider on DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/p>\n
All odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook and all odds subject to change.<\/p>\n
The Phillies are right in the thick of the playoff race, and sit sixth with a 117 wRC+ over the last two weeks. Theyve been crushing the ball, but a poor performance from their bullpen and some inexplicably bad starts from their pitchers that have generally been great this year have set them back a bit. With a lethal combination of offense and shaky pitching, I think this is a good spot for the over.<\/p>\n
Ranger Suarez cant realistically be expected to pitch to the numbers hes been pitching to, given he is dealing with a triceps issue, and also considering the Rockies have a good .780 OPS against lefties. Im also very interested in fading Antonio Senzatela on the road, where he has a 4.56 ERA. Both offenses should come out hot here.<\/p>\n
The trend of Thursday night overs on this slate will continue with the Yankees and Jays. I dont really need to go into detail on Toronto, which possesses perhaps the best offense in baseball at the moment with a league-leading .848 OPS over the last 14 days and very few strikeouts to be found.<\/p>\n
Toronto has also beaten up on lefties this year, and should find a way through Nestor Cortes, Jr., who has regressed in the last few starts after a very fast start to his career as a starting pitcher.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Jose Berrios pitched a lot more like his xERA which rests in the mid-fours in his last outing against Oakland. Berrios career as a Toronto Blue Jays starter hasnt been filled with great outings, posting a 3.53 ERA in April thanks to one really great outing against the Tigers. The rest of the results have been tough to stomach, and I think against a hungry Yankees team, he shouldnt have much fun.<\/p>\n
Dont sleep on the Nationals offense in this one, which has ranked 11th in hard-hit rate in the last two weeks and has made contact at around a 76% rate in that span, which is essentially average. They will face a strikeout-reliant righty in Huascar Ynoa on Thursday, whose propensity for allowing exit velocity has caught up to him in recent starts.<\/p>\n
Eric Fedde is arguably just as bad with his 4.90 xERA, and he doesnt even have the strikeout upside like Ynoa to redeem himself at just 21.2%. The Braves are a middling offense right now, but they have everything in the world to play for and will run into a very bad pitcher with a talented offense. The Nationals are playing inspired ball. Im going to side with the over here.<\/p>\n
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