MLB betting trends, odds and predictions for Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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National League
Cubs @ Cardinals
Lackey is 4-1, 2.65 in his last nine starts. His last three starts went over.
Lynn didn’t pitch LY; he was hurt. Lynn was 12-11, 3.03 in 31 starts for St Louis in 2015.
Marlins @ Nationals
Straily was 3-0, 3.04 in his last four starts LY. Over is 8-4 in his last 12 starts.
Roark is 2-2, 2.43 in his last five starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven starts.
Phillies @ Reds
Eickhoff is 1-1, 3.34 in his last five starts. Three of his last four starts went over.
Finnegan is 3-2, 2.65 in his last seven starts; five of his last six starts stayed under.
Braves @ Mets
Colon is 3-1, 3.27 in his last six starts; six of his last seven starts stayed under.
deGrom is 0-3, 5.72 in his last five starts; his last three starts went over total.
Rockies @ Brewers
Chatwood is is 2-0, 3.50 in his last four starts; four of his last six starts went over.
Peralta is 2-2, 2.79 in his last six starts. Under is 6-1 in his last seven starts.
Padres @ Dodgers
Cahill has made 174 MLB starts, but only four the last two years. He was 4-4, 2.74 in 50 MLB games for the Cubs LY, thrown 65.1 innings.
Hill is 0-2, 4.11 in his last three regular season starts.
Giants @ Diamondbacks
Moore is 4-1, 3.77 in his last five starts. His last four starts went over the total.
Walker is 4-1, 2.93 in his last five starts; under is 9-3 in his last 12 starts.
American League
Royals @ Twins
Kennedy is 0-2, 4.07 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five starts.
Santiago is 1-2, 5.19 in his last three starts; his last five starts stayed under.
Bronx @ Tampa Bay
Pineda is 0-2, 4.29 in his last 12 starts (over 7-4-1).
Cobb was 2-2, 9.00 in five starts last year (over 4-0-1).
Blue Jays @ Orioles
Happ is 3-0, 2.13 in his last five starts; under is 8-5-2 in his last 15 starts.
Bundy is 2-1, 6.63 in his last six starts. Under is 4-1 in his last five starts.
Tigers @ White Sox
Zimmerman was 0-4, 17.18 in his last four starts. Over is 5-1 in his last six starts.
Shields is is 1-3, 6.06 in his last six starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine starts.
Indians @ Rangers
Salazar is 0-3, 9.27 in his last six starts; over is 7-1-1 in his last nine starts.
Hamels is 1-1, 7.31 in his last six starts; over is 6-1-1 in his last eight starts.
Mariners @ Astros
Paxton is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four four starts.
Morton was 1-1, 4.15 in four starts for the Phillies LY (over 2-2).
Angels @ A’s
Richards was 1-3, 4.15 in six starts LY (under 4-2).
Cotton was 2-0, 3.07 in his first five MLB starts LY (over 2-2-1).
Interleague
Pirates @ Red Sox
Taillon is 2-0, 3.86 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over total.
Sale is 2-3, 5.45 in his last five starts; over is 5-1 in his last six starts.
Record with this pitcher starting in 2016
National League
Chi-StL: Lackey 17-12; Lynn 0-0 (injured)
Mia-Wsh: Straily (Cin) 19-12; Roark 20-13
Phil-Cin: Eickhoff 16-17; Finnegan 13-19
Atl-NY: Colon (NYM) 20-13; deGrom 14-12
Colo-Mil: Chatwood 15-12; Peralta 9-14
SF-Az: Moore 7-5; Walker (Sea) 11-14
SD-LA: Cahill (Cubs) 1-0; Hill 3-3
American League
KC-Min: Kennedy 16-17; Santiago 4-7
NY-TB: Pineda 15-17; Cobb 2-3
Tor-Balt: Happ 24-8; Bundy 8-6
Cle-Tex: Salazar 16-9; Hamels 24-8
Det-Chi: Zimmerman 10-9; Shields 7-15
Sea-Hst: Paxton 7-13; Morton (Phil) 3-1
LAA-A’s: Richards 2-4; Cotton 4-1
Interleague
Pitt-Bos: Taillon 13-5; Sale (CWS) 18-14
Umpires
National League
Chi-StL: Under is 7-4 in last eleven Wolcott games.
Mia-Wsh: Five of last six Kulpa games went over total.
Phil-Cin: Three of last four Cuzzi games stayed under; favorites won seven of his last eight games behind the plate.
Atl-NY: Four of last five Hoye games stayed under the total.
Colo-Mil: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Fletcher games; underdogs are 5-3 in his last eight games.
SF-Az: Over is 9-2-1 in last twelve Wolf games.
SD-LA: Four of last five Fairchild games stayed under.
American League
KC-Min: Underdogs won 11 of last 16 Randazzo games.
NY-TB: Four of last six Bellino games stayed under; underdogs are 6-4 in his last ten.
Tor-Balt: Four of last five Cooper games stayed under.
Cle-Tex: Five of last six Foster games stayed under.
Det-Chi: Road team won seven of last ten Iassogna games.
Sea-Hst: Over is 5-2 in last seven Eddings games; underdogs won seven of his last ten.
LAA-A’s: Underdogs won five of last six Barksdale games.
Interleague
Pitt-Bos: Last eight Nauert games went over the total.
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Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
Expect, Blue Jays do what they typically do in April road games, and that's stay 'Under' posted totals. Monday's season opener at O's staying 'Under' the Jays are now 1-12-1 O/U in an opposing park during the first month of play. Happ being handed the ball, 'Under' gamblers won't hesitate going back to the well. The payoff has been 2-7 O/U for the hurler vs O's, 3-9-1 O/U for the lefty off a team loss the previous game. Another possitive for 'Under' gamblers, Jays - O's have played 'Under' in nine straight meetings.
Pittsburgh, Boston clash at Fenway
By: StatFox.com
The Pirates will be hoping to avoid an 0-2 start when they face the Red Sox on Wednesday.
On Opening Day, the Red Sox beat the Pirates 5-3 with 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello on the mound. Pittsburgh stranded eight runners on base in that game, and the team is going to need to be a lot better on Wednesday. That could, however, be hard, as the Pirates are going to be facing LHP Chris Sale (17-10, 3.34 ERA, 233 K in 2016) in this one. Sale is making his Red Sox debut on Wednesday, and he is going to be amped up for this one. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will be tossing RHP Jameson Taillon (5-4, 3.38 ERA, 85 K in 2016) out on the hill for this game. Taillon carries some significant hype as well this season, as he was the second overall pick in the 2010 MLB draft. Taillon also flashed some impressive stuff in his rookie year last season. One interesting trend with Taillon is that the Pirates were 10-0 against the money line when the total was between 8 and 8.5 in Taillon’s starts last season. Pittsburgh is, however, just 35-45 against the money line when the total is between 8.5 and 10 over the past two seasons.
The Pirates did not play well on Opening Day and could use a victory on Wednesday. They’ll send Jameson Taillon to the mound in this one and the righty could be in for a solid outing. He’ll just need to make sure he keeps the ball down. If he hangs too many pitches then the Red Sox will take him yard. Taillon had three starts last year where he allowed more than one homer, and he’ll need to keep the ball in the park on Wednesday. Offensively, not many players on this Pittsburgh team have seen much of Sale in their careers. The two guys that should have a good shot at getting to the lefty are OFs Andrew McCutchen (.256 BA, 24 HR, 79 RBI in 2016) and Starling Marte (.311 BA, 9 HR, 46 RBI in 2016). Both of them bat righty, so they should have a nice view of Sale’s pitches coming in. Both guys are, however, coming off of rough Opening Day performances. They both went hitless in that game, and they’ll need to turn it around in this one.
The Red Sox are coming off of an impressive Opening Day victory, and OF Andrew Benintendi (.295 BA, 2 HR, 14 RBI) picked up right where he left off last season. Benintendi was excellent in his 34 games for the Sox in 2016, and he started the 2017 season off in a big way. The 22-year-old hit a three-run homer in that game and it should be the first of many big hits for the youngster. One guy that could be in for a big game on Wednesday is OF Mookie Betts (.318 BA, 31 HR, 113 RBI in 2016). Betts was ridiculous against righties last season, hitting .331 with 23 homers and 92 RBI against them. As for the pitching, Chris Sale should be able to do more of the same from his time with the White Sox. He is one of the best pitchers in the game and he should be able to put on a show at Fenway on Wednesday.