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SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day – Saturday, August 24

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh
* 2019 MLB Record: 217-164-10 (56.9%) *

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[7:10 p.m. EST] Los Angeles Angels (ML: +180) at Houston Astros
LAA: Dillon Peters – L (3-1, 3.92 ERA/1.40 WHIP)
HOU: Wade Miley – L (12-4, 3.18 ERA/1.20 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day comes to us from the Angels-Astros game. We’re taking the Angels as a massive underdog here, considering they’ve been given a +0.6 IRT (implied run total) increase while Astros have been given a -0.1 decrease.

Wade Miley takes the ball for Houston, and he’s been getting absolutely ripped over his last two starts – in a span of nine innings, the lefty has allowed 19 hits and 10 runs (six earned), and this came against the Tigers and White Sox. The IRT increase we discussed at the top certainly has a lot to do with that.

Dillon Peters has done most of his best work since getting back into the starting rotation. That last outing against Texas didn’t go according to plan, but he did have three straight quality starts – two of them coming against solid offenses like Boston and Cleveland.

When looking at the Astros over the last few weeks, they haven’t played their best ball – and some of that came against cellar-dwellers like the Orioles and Tigers. As we come down the homestretch of the season, we’ve already seen some of these top teams take it easy since they know they’ve got huge leads in the division and easy paths to the playoffs.

There will be nights when these teams simply mail it in, and that’s what Vegas is expecting from the Astros. Look for the Angels to pull the upset win, and bettors of theirs to make a nice profit in the process.

* Final Score Prediction * Los Angeles Angels: 7 – Houston Astros: 4

MLB Free Pick of the Day for Friday, August 23

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh
* 2019 MLB Record: 216-162-10 (57%) *

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[7:10 p.m. EST] Philadelphia Phillies (1.5-run line: -116) at Miami Marlins
PHI: Vince Velasquez – R (5-7, 4.35 ERA/1.31 WHIP)
MIA: Hector Noesi – R (0-3, 9.39 ERA/1.50 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day comes to us from the Marlins-Phillies game on Friday night. We like Philly to cover the 1.5-run line, especially with two teams trending in very opposite directions.

Vince Velasquez has looked much better since that stint that landed him in the bullpen for an abbreviated time, especially of late. The right-hander has now allowed three runs or fewer in each of his last five starts, and we should probably expect that to be six in a row, considering he’ll be facing one of the worst offenses in baseball. The Marlins also own dreadful .276 weighted on-base average, .094 ISO (power metric) and 30% K-rate numbers against right-handed pitching over the last 21 days.

While Velasquez doesn’t typically have a long leash, that’ll work just fine for us tonight. No other bullpen in baseball has a lower ERA (1.80) and only three have a lower xFIP (3.66) over the last 14 days.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Marlins’ bullpen has the worst ERA (9.57) and second-worst xFIP (6.53) over the same span. And they’ll likely be needed quite a bit tonight, considering Hector Noesi has allowed at least five runs in all three of his outings this season.

All in all, this is a Phillies team that looks poised to make that run that we’ve all been waiting on. Tonight, down in Miami, is a great place to keep things rolling and they should do just that.

* Final Score Prediction * Philadelphia Phillies: 8 – Miami Marlins: 3

MLB Free Pick of The Day for Thursday, August 22

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh
* 2019 MLB Record: 215-159-10 (57.5%) *

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[7:10 p.m. EST] Under 8.5 – Cleveland Indians at New York Mets
CLE: Aaron Civale – R (1-2, 1.50 ERA/0.96 WHIP)
NYM: Noah Syndergaard – R (8-6, 3.86 ERA/1.21 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge system likes the under once again in tonight’s Indians-Mets game. These two teams have battled hard with one another throughout the first two meetings, and we’d like to think that’ll be three in three nights. The first game of this series might not have looked like it on paper, but a late error from the Indians took the train off the track a little bit .

Aaron Civale has been outstanding since making his MLB debut on June 22 – it actually took him more than a month to make his second, third and fourth starts, but the Indians surely don’t want to send this guy back down to the minors. The rookie has now allowed a total of four earned runs (seven unearned) in 24 innings of work, and now he’ll be facing a team that is quite unfamiliar with him.

Noah Syndergaard has looked great since the All-Star break with seven straight starts of allowing three earned runs or fewer – only two earned runs allowed or fewer in six of those. What’s even more amazing is the fact that Syndergaard has only allowed one home run over that stretch.

While we do like the Indians to avoid the sweep tonight, this should still be a great pitching matchup between two righties. It’ll likely be decided late, and certainly a game that we’ll all want to be around the TV for.

* Final Score Prediction * Cleveland Indians: 4 – New York Mets: 2

MLB Free Pick of the Day for Tuesday, August 20

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh

* 2019 MLB Record: 212-156-10 (58%) *

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[7:10 p.m. EST] Over 11 – Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
PHI: Aaron Nola – R (11-3, 3.56 ERA/1.26 WHIP)
BOS: Brian Johnson – L (1-1, 6.45 ERA/2.01 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day comes to us from the Phillies-Red Sox interleague showdown. It’s quite interesting to see Boston favored in this game, considering the mismatch of starting pitching, on paper, for Philly. With that being said, we’re taking the over with the thought that more than a few runs will be scored on Tuesday night.

Over the last 21 days, both teams have been doing well against the handedness of starting pitcher they’ll be facing tonight. The Phillies .363 weighted on-base average/.200 ISO (power metric) and Red Sox .383 weighted on-base average/.249 ISO certainly paint a nice picture for the scoreboard being lit up.

Aaron Nola typically gets a sizeable moneyline when facing a low-end starter, so there’s plenty of reason to think things won’t go his way tonight. After all, his 4.63 ERA on the road is quite larger than the 2.94 ERA he posts at Citizens Bank Park.

Brian Johnson doesn’t usually go deep into games, and tonight probably won’t be much different. He’s only maxed out at five innings once this season and gone a total of 8 2/3 innings over the last three starts.

All in all, it’s wise to be skeptical of the line that has been placed in front us. Look for the Red Sox to get to Nola early and then hang some more runs on the Phils’ bullpen. These are two of the more dynamic offenses in baseball, and they’ll show us why this evening.

* Final Score Prediction * Boston Red Sox: 9 – Philadelphia Phillies: 7

MLB Free Pick of the Day for Monday, August 19

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh

* 2019 MLB Record: 211-154-10 (58%) *

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[9:40 p.m. EST] Colorado Rockies at Arizona D-Backs (1.5-run line: -102)
COL: Chi Chi Rodriguez – R (0-4, 6.57 ERA/1.78 WHIP)
ARZ: Zac Gallen – R (2-3, 2.58 ERA/1.26 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day comes to us from the Diamondbacks-Rockies game. We’re taking the D-Backs on the 1.5-run line, saving a little more than $100 by taking them on the moneyline.

Vegas already put a stamp on this game, giving the Rockies a -0.4 IRT (implied run total) decrease, which is tied for the highest on today’s slate.

Zac Gallen is the key here. Granted, he did allow the most hits (9) in a start of his young MLB career against this same Rockies team, but that game was played at Coors Field – you have to take those performances with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, Gallen only allowed two runs and Arizona walked away with the 9-3 victory.

Whether it’s been the D-Backs or Rays that Gallen has pitched for this season, we’ve been on his side more often than not. In nine starts this season, Gallen has allowed more than two runs only once this season.

Gallen should benefit from facing a Rockies team that has a below-average .304 weighted on-base average against right-handed pitching over the last 21 days.

Chi Chi Gonzalez may have a fun name to say, but his pitching skills don’t live up to that level of excitement. He won’t last too long into this start before we see the Rockies’ bullpen, and that’s just good news all around for the D-Backs. In fact, the Rockies have lost every single one of Gonzalez’s starts this season, all of them coming by two runs or more.

All in all, we’ve got a huge mismatch of starting pitchers here and that’ll lead us to cover the run-line in this one.

* Final Score Prediction * Arizona Diamondbacks: 6 – Colorado Rockies: 2

MLB Free Pick of the Day for Sunday, August 18

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh

* 2019 MLB Record: 211-151-10 (58.3%) *

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[3:05 p.m. EST] Over 14 – Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies
MIA: Jordan Yamamoto – R (4-4, 4.42 ERA/1.05 WHIP)
COL: Peter Lambert – R (2-3, 6.75 ERA/1.60 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day comes to us from the total on the Marlins-Rockies game on Sunday. We’ve got an A-grade for the total going over in this one, with plenty of reasons to believe so. The weather in Denver should be perfect for hitting, with temperatures in the 90s for most of the day.

Hot temperatures + bats + baseballs = home runs.

Vegas already puts its stamp on this game by increasing the game total from 13.0 to 14.0 and IRTs (implied run totals) for both teams – Rockies: +0.9, Marlins: +0.2. Colorado initially had the second-highest IRT to start the day, but its 8.1 IRT and +0.9 IRT increase are both tops on the slate now. Miami’s 6.1 IRT is the third-highest for any team on today’s entire schedule of games.

After a handful of dominant outings to begin his MLB career, it looks like the league has finally figured out Jordan Yamamoto. The rookie right-hander has now allowed at least four runs in each of his last five outings.

The Rockies have scored at least six runs in four of the last six games, so it’s good to see their offense getting back on track. We mentioned it in Friday’s article, but Charlie Blackmon’s home/road splits (obviously favoring him at Coors Field) are truly something else. With Blackmon setting the table, look for the Rockies to put a respectable number of runs on the board and get us comfortably over the total.

Peter Lambert has not been good at Coors Field, posting a 7.01 ERA and 1.59 WHIP over 34 2/3 innings of work. While the Marlins have only scored four runs in their trip to Denver so far, it’s quite telling for them to have the third-highest IRT on the entire slate.

Look for the Rockies to be the catalyst in getting us over the total, but we should definitely expect the Marlins to chip away at this as well.

* Final Score Prediction * Colorado Rockies: 12 – Miami Marlins: 7

MLB Free Pick of the Day for Saturday, August 17

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh
* 2019 MLB Record: 210-149-10 (58.5%) *

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[7:05 p.m. EST] San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies (ML: -105)

SD: Dinelson Lamet – R (1-2, 3.86 ERA/1.26 WHIP)
PHI: Zach Eflin – R (7-11, 4.49 ERA/1.37 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day is the Phillies winning over the Padres. Philly is one of the hottest teams in baseball right now with four straight wins, scoring 30 runs over that stretch. San Diego has lost four of its last five games.

Zach Eflin could very well be the key to this victory tonight. After all, he’s pitched much better of late since going to the bullpen and this will be his first start since the move. Eflin had a string of bad outings against quality opponents like the Braves, Dodgers and Mets, but the Padres team he’ll be facing tonight has woeful .274 weighted on-base average, .151 ISO (power metric) and 34% K-rate numbers against right-handed pitching over the last 21 days.

When looking at this matchup, Vegas is giving a bit more credit to Dinelson Lamet than it should. Granted, he is one of the talented up-and-coming arms in baseball, but Lamet does have control issues from time-to-time and hasn’t really gone that deep into games since returning from a 15-month layoff from Tommy John surgery.

As we mentioned at the top, Philly’s offense is rocking and rolling right now and this comes just a few days after former Phillies coach Charlie Manuel took over as the new hitting coach. Philly has been solid in general against right-handed pitching over the last 21 days, posting .349 xwOBA (quality of contact) numbers – their .305 weighted on-base average in that time frame shows how unlucky they had been, and now that success has finally come around.

This could very well end up being a close game, but the value we’re getting on Philly is just too much to pass up. Look for this game to get off to a slow start offensively, but the Phils to take control late and come out victorious.

* Final Score Prediction * Philadelphia Phillies: 5 – San Diego Padres: 2

MLB Free Pick of the Day for Friday, August 15

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh
* 2019 MLB Record: 208-148-10 (58%) *

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[8:40 p.m. EST] Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies (1.5-run line: -132)
MIA: Sandy Alcantara – R (4-10, 4.44 ERA/1.44 WHIP)
COL: Jon Gray – R (10-8, 4.06 ERA/1.39 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day is the Rockies beating the Marlins by a healthy margin. After all, Vegas made a massive statement on this game, giving Colorado a +0.7 IRT (implied run total) increase while Miami received a slight -0.1 decrease.

Jon Gray takes the ball for the Rockies, and he’ll face a Marlins team with anemic .258 weighted on-base average, .106 ISO (power metric) and 28.7% K-rate numbers against right-handed pitching over the last 21 days. Granted, Miami did a number on Walker Buehler and Los Angeles yesterday, but we all know how crazy afternoon baseball can be. We certainly won’t hold a misnomer of a performance like that against Buehler, and we should also not get too giddy about the Marlins’ offense after that either.

Not to mention, the Rockies had Thursday off while the Marlins had to make the long trip out to the high altitude of Denver. There have been plenty of teams that struggled in this scenario before – we’ll take our chances and bet one of the worst teams in baseball will do just the same, if not, even more.

Sandy Alcantara had a good performance against the Rockies earlier this season, but that was in Miami – pitching at Coors Field is a much more difficult task. Not only that, but the Rockies have a respectable .342 weighted on-base average and are only striking out 16.2% of the time against right-handed pitching over the last 21 days.

The Marlins allowed 31 runs in three games against the Dodgers prior to flying out to Denver. That certainly doesn’t bode well for a team moving into a much more friendly hitter’s environment.

A big key for the Rockies’ success tonight will be leadoff hitter Charlie Blackmon, who owns massive home/road splits. At Coors Field, he is hitting .411 (.461 OBP) while only posting a .252 average (.287 OBP) on the road. When Blackmon is getting on base, this Rockies team is a lot more dynamic and that really sets the table for guys like Trevor Story and Nolan Arenado behind him.

Look for the Rockies to put a world of hurt on the Marlins tonight, leading us to victory in this bet.

* Final Score Prediction * Colorado Rockies: 12 – Miami Marlins: 4

MLB Free Pick of the Day for Thursday, August 15

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh
* 2019 MLB Record: 207-148-10 (58%) *

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[8:05 p.m. EST] Minnesota Twins (1.5-run line: -116) at Texas Rangers
MIN: Michael Pineda – R (7-5, 4.15 ERA/1.19 WHIP)
TEX: Pedro Payano – R (1-1, 3.86 ERA/1.71 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day comes to us from the Rangers-Twins game on Thursday. We’re taking the Twins on the 1.5-run line saving some money to lay in the process. After all, the Twins +0.6 IRT (implied run total) increase is the second-highest on tonight’s slate.

Michael Pineda makes his return off a brief stint on the injured list. He’ll be facing a Rangers team that has scored two runs or fewer in six of their last nine games. Looking at Texas over a slightly larger scope, its offense owns dreadful .292 weighted on-base average, .155 ISO (power metric) and 27.5 K-rate numbers over the last 21 days.

Pineda got off to a rough start this season, but he was simply masterful before hitting the IL, allowing three runs or fewer in each of his last six starts – two runs or fewer in five of those, one run or fewer in four.

Pedro Payano probably won’t last long in this game, whether if it’s due to his short leash or ineffectiveness. Payano has walked 10 batters over his last 12 2/3 innings of work, and that’s just not a recipe for success against a team like the Twins.

This game has a total of 12 attached to it, and you have to believe that’s got a lot to do with the Twins in this matchup against Payano – not necessarily the Rangers against Pineda.

Texas has lost six of its last eight games coming into tonight. Look for Minnesota to get the bats going early and often in one of the best hitter’s parks in all of baseball.

* Final Score Prediction * Minnesota Twins: 12 – Texas Rangers: 4

MLB Free Pick of the Day for Wednesday, August 14

By: Al Walsh – Follow him on  Twitter @14AdotWalsh
* 2019 MLB Record: 207-145-9 (59%) *

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[8:15 p.m. EST] Under 9.5 – St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals
STL: Dakota Hudson – R (10-6, 4.01 ERA/1.57 WHIP)
KC: Brad Keller – R (7-12, 4.09 ERA/1.36 WHIP)

The SpreadKnowledge MLB Free Pick of the Day comes to us from the Cardinals-Royals game, where we like the total to go under in this one. After all, 11 of the last 13 Cardinals’ games have done just that – three of the Royals’ last four have as well.

Vegas already left its mark on this game, decreasing the game total from 10.0 to 9.5 and IRTs (implied run totals) for each team – Cardinals: -0.3, Royals: -0.2. We’ve also got 8 mph winds blowing in from left-center field, which won’t help the ball carry at all.

Dakota Hudson hasn’t been at his best of late, but tonight’s opponent will give him the chance to get back on the good foot. The Royals have anemic .260 weighted on-base average and .127 ISO (power metric) numbers against right-handed pitching over the last 21 days.

While Hudson’s numbers could be better, he’s allowed three runs or fewer in 19 of his last 20 starts. It’s going deep into games which have plagued him in these last three starts. Even if Hudson can’t make past the fifth inning once again, he’ll hand it off to a Cardinals’ bullpen that owns the fifth-best ERA (3.80) in baseball this season.

Brad Keller has much better numbers at Kaufmann Stadium this season, and he’ll certainly need that trend to continue if KC will have a shot tonight.

I’m not sure if the KC offense hates Keller, but they have only given him seven runs of support over his last four starts. Whether that’s true or just dumb coincidence (it’s probably this), it still bodes well for our chances of the total going under with this trend.

All in all, we’ve got two teams that aren’t lighting up too many scoreboards. The pitchers have some decent qualities that’ll keep the score low enough until the Cardinals’ bullpen shuts this thing down once and for all.

* Final Score Prediction * St. Louis Cardinals: 4 – Kansas City Royals: 2