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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Pick Prediction 6/22/2023
Diamondbacks at Nationals—Tommy Henry to start for Arizona. Henry in eleven appearances has an ERA of 4.66 and WHIP of 1.39. The lefthander has a strikeout rate of 15.1% with 9.2% walks. Ground balls dished at 39% with 1.61 home runs per nine innings. Jake Irvin to start for Washington. Irvin has eight starts in 2023 producing an ERA of 5.25 and WHIP of 1.61. The righthander fans 16.3% with 13.3% walks. Ground ball rate of 41.4% with 1.00 home runs per nine innings. Each pitcher faced off in Arizona back on June 6th and both were pounded. Nationals hit .275 against lefthanded starters and are 17-10 to the over against them this season. Washington bullpen struggles at home with an ERA of 4.91. Play Arizona and Washington over 8.5.
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Betting Pick Prediction 6/22/2023
Braves at Phillies—Bryce Elder to start for Atlanta. Elder has fourteen starts on the season producing an ERA of 2.60 and WHIP of 1.14. The righthander has a strikeout mark of 20.7% with 6.6% walks. Ground balls sit at 57% with 0.87 home runs per nine innings. Aaron Nola to start for Philadelphia. Nola in fifteen starts in 2023 with an ERA of 4.66 and WHIP of 1.10. The veteran deals 24.4% K’s with 6.3% walks. Ground balls dished at 38.3% with 1.43 home runs per nine innings. Braves win streak now seven games. Atlanta is 26-7 facing teams allowing 4.5 runs per game or greater. Team record behind Nola is 14-29 against winning teams and 8-17 when lined between +125 and -125. Past seven games Braves hitting .322 and averaging 8.7 runs per contest. Play Atlanta -113.
Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Betting Pick Prediction 6/22/2023
Red Sox at Twins—Brandon Walter to start for Boston. Walter makes his MLB debut on Thursday. He was drafted in the 26th round in 2019 out of Delaware. The lefthander spent 2022 in Double and Triple A with great numbers in Double A. This year he had thirteen appearances in Triple A with an ERA of 6.28 and WHIP of 1.81. He struggled in his two starts in Triple A in 2022 with an ERA of 8.22 and WHIP of 1.81. Joe Ryan to start for Minnesota. Ryan has fourteen starts in 2023 carrying an ERA of 3.30 and WHIP of 0.97. The righthander fans 27.1% with 4.5% walks. Ground balls come in at 35% with 0.85 home runs per nine innings. Ryan was lit up in his last start at home to Detroit. Red Sox bats hot. Play Boston +111.
Oakland Athletics vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Betting Pick Prediction 6/22/2023
Athletics at Guardians—JP Sears to start for Oakland. Sears has fourteen starts on the campaign with an ERA of 4.24 and WHIP of 1.06. The lefthander has a strikeout rate of 23.2% with 5.1% walks. Ground balls dished at 25.2% with 2.00 home runs per nine innings. Logan Allen to start for Cleveland. Allen in ten starts in 2023 posts an ERA of 3.95 and WHIP of 1.46. The lefty has a K mark of 22% with 7.9% walks. Grounders sit at 42.4% with 0.99 home runs per nine innings. Allen has been pounded in his past two starts. Sears showing improvement allowing two earned runs or fewer in six of his past seven starts. Guardians have struggled for runs at home. Play Oakland +151.
San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Betting Pick Prediction 6/22/2023
Padres at Giants—Blake Snell will start for San Diego. Snell in fourteen starts has an ERA of 3.48 and WHIP of 1.29. The lefthander fans 29.2% with 12.6% walks. Ground balls dished at 41% with 1.20 home runs per nine innings. Alex Wood to start for San Francisco. Wood in nine appearances carries an ERA of 4.11 and WHIP of 1.46. The lefthander fans 21.5% with 10.1% walks. Ground balls served at 49% with limited home run damage. After winning the first two games of this series the Giants have won nine straight. SF 19-9 as an underdog of +100 to +150 this season. They are 14-5 when lined at home between +125 and -125. Past seven games Giants averaging 8.4 runs per game and hitting .287. Play San Francisco +112.
Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Betting Pick Prediction 6/22/2023
Royals at Rays—Austin Cox will be primary pitcher for KC. Cox has five appearances in 2023 with an ERA of 0.00 and WHIP of 0.35 working 8 2/3rd innings striking out nine. In ten appearances in Triple A an ERA of 3.83 and WHIP of 1.45 with 36 K’s in 42 1/3rd innings. McClanahan in fifteen starts posts an ERA of 2.12 and WHIP of 1.10. The lefthander has a K rate of 27.2% with 9.3% walks. Ground ball rate of 42.9% with 1.01 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.66 does suggest a rise in ERA if form holds. KC 16-7 to the under as a road underdog of +150 or greater. KC 22-12 to the under on the road struggling with run production. Play Kansas City and Tampa Bay under 8.5.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins MLB Betting Pick Prediction 6/22/2023
Pirates at Marlins—Mitch Keller to start for Pittsburgh. Keller in fifteen starts in 2023 produces an ERA of 3.62 and WHIP of 1.14. The righthander fans 28.3% with 6.8% walks. Ground balls dealt at 46.5% with 0.98 home runs per nine innings. Braxton Garrett to start for Miami. Garrett has fourteen appearances with an ERA of 3.88 and WHIP of 1.22. The lefthander a K rate of 26.6% with 1.16 home runs per nine innings. Nine straight losses for the Pirates. Past ten games their bullpen an ERA of 9.00 and hitting .186. Play Miami -129.
Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees MLB Betting Pick Prediction 6/22/2023
Mariners at Yankees—Bryan Woo to start for Seattle. Woo in three starts this season posts an ERA of 7.30 and WHIP of 1.30. The righthander has an elite 37.7% strikeout rate with 3.8% walks. Ground balls sit at 35.5% with 2.19 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.68 does suggest a rise in ERA if form holds. Domingo German to start for NYY. German has thirteen starts with an ERA of 4.30 and WHIP of 1.09. The righty fans 23% with 8.2% walks. Ground balls come in at 39.2% with 1.43 home runs per nine innings. Mariners dropped both games in this series struggling to score on the Yankees pitching. Mariners now 16-28 against winning teams. Seattle hitting only .217 against righthanders. New York bullpen outstanding. Play New York -110.