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Best MLB Picks Today – August 22
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New York Mets (Tylor Megill RHP) at Atlanta Braves (Bryce Elder RHP)
- Megill: Only reason he’s back in the bigs is because the Mets traded away all their arms. Poor numbers, including a .379 xwOBA, .495 xSLG.
- Bryce Elder: 17.6% strikeout rate with a .257 xBA, but the 6.5% barrel rate and 53% ground ball rate gives him a bit of hope to hold the Mets offense in check, however the Braves have a league high 121 WRC+ against RHP.
- Dog our pass on the ML with this game.
- 10.5 O/U has massive disparity across the books right now, especially between DraftKings and FanDuel. These are the spots we want to hammer.
The Pick: LOCK: Over 10.5 total runs (-102)
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Miami Marlins (Jesus Luzardo LHP) at San Diego Padres (Blake Snell LHP)
- Blake Snell: skips Monday and gets a better matchup on Tuesday and somehow we have a worse number on the board.
- Blake Snell 32.8% hard hit percentage, 31% strikeout rate – as long as the walks don’t add up, the Padres should should smash.
- Jesus Luzardo: A solid 27.7 k rate. But runs into a Padres team that should run out a lot of righties. Some poor underlying numbers as well, including a .433 xSLG, an 11% barrel rate and a 42.7% hard hit percentage.
- I know San Diego has been a disappointment, but this is still a good team and we’re getting plus money on the run line.
The Pick: LOCK: San Diego Padres -1.5 run line (+115)
San Francisco Giants (Kyle Harrison LHP) vs Philadelphia Phillies (Taijuan Walker RHP)
- Taijuan Walker: .325 xwOBA, 19.3% strikeout rate. Not my favorite back of the season, I’ve been hot and cold with him.
- Kyle Harrison: 22-years-old, recent call-up. Minors numbers include 105 strikeouts through 65 ⅔ innings. Ridiculous. Carries a 4.63 ERA, but thats from the PCL which inflates ERA numbers.
- Neutralizes key bats in the Phillies lineup with lefty-on-lefty matchups in Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper.
The Pick: Like: San Francisco Giants ML + 130
LA Dodgers (Bobby Miller RHP) at Cleveland Guardians (Noah Syndergaard RHP)
- Bobby Miller: We have backed him for strikeouts of late. 46.3% ground ball rate. 99.2 MPH four seamer, 98.8 MPH sinker – love the velocity. Continuing to back up with some K-props and a moneyline. Would be a stone cold lock because this guy should be way better than he is.
- Noah Syndergaard: You can run on him, you can hit for power on him. .376 xwOBA, .516 xSLG – horrible.
- Thought we’d get a better number on this than -120, so Im only putting a half unit.
The Pick: Like: LA Dodgers -1.5 run line (-125)
