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Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees MLB Betting Pick Prediction 4/20/2024
Rays at Yankees—Zach Eflin to start for Tampa Bay. Eflin in four starts on the year carries an ERA of 4.63 with WHIP of 1.20. The righthander is striking out 20.4% with 2% walks. Ground balls dished at 42.7% with 1.54 home runs per nine innings. Nestor Cortes to start for New York. Cortes has starters in four games in 2024 with an ERA of 4.50 and WHIP of 1.14. The lefthander has seen his K rate drop to 20.7% with 5.4% walks. Ground ball rate of 28.8% with 1.23 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
The Rays bullpen on the road has an ERA of 6.75. The bullpen gave up all five runs in the opener. New York is 10-2 facing right-handed starters this year with a +8.4 unit return. Play New York -130.
New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Betting Pick Prediction 4/20/2024
Mets at Dodgers—Jose Butto to start for New York. Butto has two starts on the year allowing one earned run with fifteen strikeouts in 12 innings of work. He appeared in nine games in 2023 with an ERA of 3.64 with WHIP of 1.33 striking out 38 batters with 23 walks in 42 innings. Gavin Stone to start for Los Angeles. Stone in three starts in 2024 delivers an ERA of 6.14 with WHIP of 1.57. The second-year righty fans 22.7% with 7.6% walks. Ground balls dealt at 37.8% with no homers allowed.
The Pick:
The weather is warming up in Los Angeles. New York is hitting .288 and putting up 6.8 runs per game in their first six road games this season. Their bullpen on the road in those games have an ERA of 4.64. Los Angeles is 37-14 to the over facing teams outscoring opponents by 0.5 runs or greater the past two seasons. Play Los Angeles and New York over 8.
Boston Red Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Pick Prediction 4/20/2024
Red Sox at Pirates—Kutter Crawford to start for Boston. Crawford in four starts on the campaign deals an ERA of 0.42 with WHIP of 0.80. The righthander has a K rate of 28.9% with 9.6% walks. Ground balls served at 44.9% with no homers allowed. Mitch Keller to start for Pittsburgh. Keller has four starts in 2024 with an ERA of 4.50 and WHIP of 1.46. The righty fans 19.8% with 6.6% walks. Grounders served at 40% with 0.75 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
The Pirates in their past seven games are hitting .192. In their first five games their bullpen ERA is 6.60. Red Sox bullpen in their first ten road games have an ERA of 1.69. Play Boston +110.
Oakland Athletics vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Betting Pick Prediction 4/20/2024
Athletics at Guardians—Alex Wood to start for Oakland. Wood in four starts on the campaign has an ERA of 8.10 with WHIP of 2.10. The veteran lefty strikes out 18.8% with 11.8% walks. Grounders served at 32.7% with 1.08 home runs per nine innings. Logan Allen to start for Cleveland. Allen has four starts with an ERA of 5.06 and WHIP of 1.36. The lefthander strikes out 18.9% with 6.7% walks. Grounders sit at 50% with 1.69 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
The Guardians in their five games against left-handed starters are batting .290 against lefthanders and putting up 7.4 runs per game. The Athletics hit left-handed starters better and put up more runs on the road. Play Oakland and Cleveland over 8.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB Betting Pick Prediction 4/20/2024
Angels at Reds—Patrick Sandoval to start for Los Angeles. Sandoval has four starts in 2024 posting an ERA of 4.67 and WHIP of 1.62. The lefthander is striking out 22% with 11% walks. Grounders dished at 48.1% with no homers allowed. Graham Ashcraft is the starter for Cincinnati. Ashcraft in three starts has an ERA of 4.15 with WHIP of 1.27. The righthander is fanning 25.3% with 5.3% walks. Ground ball rate of 50% with 1.56 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
Cincinnati is batting .204 against the seven left-handed starters they have faced this year. Anderson had a good line for LA on Friday for seven innings. The Reds are 31-37 as a home favorite of -110 or higher the past three seasons with a -18.3-unit loss. Play Los Angeles +115.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Pick Prediction 4/20/2024
Orioles at Royals—Corbin Burnes to start for Baltimore. Burnes has four starts on the year posting an ERA of 2.28 with WHIP of 0.93. The righthander is striking out 27.2% with 4.3% walks. Ground balls served at 48.4% with 1.14 home runs per nine innings. Cole Ragans to start for KC. Ragan in four starts has an ERA of 1.93 with WHIP of 1.20. The lefthander fans 29.6% with 7.1% walks. Grounders served at 45% with minimal home run damage.
The Pick:
Baltimore in their six games against left-handed starters are batting .206. KC is hitting .273 in their first ten home games and putting up 6.1 runs per game. Their bullpen has performed well at home entering this series. Play Kansas City +114.
Seattle Mariners vs. Colorado Rockies MLB Betting Pick Prediction 4/20/2024
Mariners at Rockies—Luis Castillo to start for Seattle. Castillo in four starts in 2024 deals an ERA of 5.82 with WHIP of 1.66. The righthander has a K rate of 27.3% with 4% walks. Ground ball rate of 37.3% with 1.25 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.04 suggests a drop in ERA should form home. Dakota Hudson to start for Colorado. Hudson in three starts has an ERA of 4.15 with WHIP of 1.27. The righty strikes out 15.1% with 8.2% walks. Ground balls sit at 52.7% with limited home run damage.
The Pick:
The Mariners bullpen on the road has an ERA of 4.82 on the road. The Rockies are hitting .282 in their interleague games. Colorado is 18-16 as a home underdog of +150 to +200 the past two seasons with a +15.3-unit return. Play Colorado +160.