Today's Picks

-PHI Phillies v CHI White Sox Over 9.0 (-115) | 0.25 Units

-NY Mets v SD Padres Over 8.5 (-105) | 0.25 Units

-TEX Rangers Team Total Over 4.5 (+105) | 0.5 Units

-TEX Rangers ML (-125) | 0.25 Units

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Why These Picks?

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PHI Phillies v CHI White Sox: Philadelphia vs the White Sox bullpen? I’ll take the Over, here. And as you all know, my Taijuan Walker PTSD is still alive and well – and for good reason, lately! Walker has allowed 5 Home Runs over his last 2 starts, and the Over has cashed in 4 of his last 5 outings. Assuming the rain lifts up, I say this total goes Over 9.0, friends.

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NY Mets v SD Padres: This is going to be a tough game for a couple of reasons. One, I think it’s wildly unlikely that Juan Soto plays this afternoon due to his injury. Two, Yu Darvish (9.18 ERA) has been simply awful (sorry, bud). The Padres are a solid team on their own field with a 33-18 home record, but the Mets should put a healthy number of runs on the board with Darvish on the mound. On the other side, NY starter Clay Holmes (3.32 ERA) has allowed 5 ERs over his last two starts – I think San Diego gets enough past him to push this total Over 8.5.

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TEX Rangers v LA Angels: Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi (1.50 ERA) is about as close to a pitching unicorn as they come as of late. With only 4 ERs across his last 5 starts, it’s relatively safe to say the Angels will have a tough time getting anything past him. To my point: Eovaldi’s last start against the Angels on July 8th saw the Rangers win 13-1…and as it so happens, Jose Soriano (3.79 ERA) was also the starting pitcher for this encounter. While Soriano is a solid pitcher, he’s actually worse at home than he is overall (Home ERA 5.37). I know the books favour a low-scoring game, but I think Texas may overachieve against Soriano for a second time here. I say the visitors take a win and put at least 5 in the bag.

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Today's Player Props

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-TEX Rangers v LA Angels: Nathan Eovaldi Over 6.5 Strikeouts (+115) | 0.25 Units

-PHI Phillies v CHI White Sox: Kyle Schwarber Over 1.5 Total Bases (+115) | 0.15 Units

-CHI Cubs v MIL Brewers: Matt Shaw Over 0.5 Total Bases (-120) | 0.20 Units

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