Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Monday 4/8/19
National League
Pirates (5-3) @ Cubs (2-7)
Taillon is 0-1, 3.46 in his first two starts; he is 4-3, 3.88 in 8 starts vs Chicago, 2-1, 2.50 in three starts at Wrigley. Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1
Lester is 1-0, 3.00 in his first two starts; he is 9-6, 3.18 in 18 starts vs Pittsburgh. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 2-0
Pittsburgh won its last four games; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-6
Cubs lost seven of their first nine games (over 6-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 6-3
Nationals (4-4) @ Phillies (6-2)
Sanchez allowed four runs in four IP in his first ’19 start; he is 5-9, 4.66 in 21 starts vs Philly, 2-6, 5.60 in 12 starts here. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 0-1
Velasquez was 9-12, 4.85 in 30 starts LY; he is 2-2, 4.76 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Washington. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0
Nationals won three of their last four games; six of their last seven games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-4
Philly won six of its first eight games; over is 3-1-1 in last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-4-1
Dodgers (8-2) @ Cardinals (4-5)
Ryu is 2-0, 2.08 in his first two starts; he is 1-2, 2.25 in 5 games (4 starts) vs St Louis. Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 2-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-0 Over/under: 2-0
Mikolas is 0-1, 7.20 in his first two starts; he allowed two runs in 3.1 IP in three relief stints vs LA. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 2-0
Dodgers won their last five games (over 4-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 7-3
St Louis lost five of its first nine games (over 6-3). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 in last five
Braves (5-4) @ Rockies (3-7)
Teheran is 0-1, 3.60 in his first two starts (over 2-0); he is 5-1, 2.25 in 10 starts vs Colorado, 1-1, 2.96 in four starts in Denver. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 2-0
Freeland is 1-1, 3.09 in his first two starts; he is 1-1, 4.13 in four starts vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 1-1
Braves won five of their last six games; under is 5-2 in their last seven. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-1-2 in last six
Colorado lost seven of their last eight games; under is 5-2 in his last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 in last seven
Padres (6-4) @ Giants (3-7)
Lauer is 1-1, 3.27 in his first two starts; he is 1-0, 2.86 in four starts against the Giants. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1
Bumgarner is 0-2, 4.85 in his first two starts; he allowed five unearned runs in his last start. Bumgarner is 11-10, 3.29 in 32 starts vs San Diego. Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1
Padres won three of their last four games; four of their last six games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-5-3
San Francisco lost four of its last five games (over 3-1-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-5-3
American League
Rays (7-3) @ White Sox (3-5)
Snell is 1-1, 3.46 in his first two starts; he is 2-0, 0.93 in four starts against the White Sox. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-2
Rodon is 1-1, 3.09 in his last two starts; he is 0-0, 3.07 in three starts vs Tampa Bay. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 1-1
Tampa Bay won seven of its last nine games (under 7-1-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 1-8-1
White Sox lost five of their first eight games; their last seven games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-0 last four
A’s (6-7) @ Orioles (4-5)
Estrada is 0-0, 3.31 in three starts; the bullpen lost all three games. He is 9-3, 3.43 in 19 games (17 starts) vs Baltimore, 3-3, 3.83 in 10 games (9 starts) at Camden Yards. Team in his starts: 0-3
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 1-2
Cashner is 1-1, 5.40 in his first two starts; he is 1-1, 6.84 in six games (5 starts) vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 0-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 0-1-1
A’s are 0-5 away from Oakland this season. Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: Over 3-1 in last four.
Orioles lost their last four games, allowing 34 runs; their last three games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 6-3
New York (5-4) @ Astros (5-5)
Tanaka is 1-0, 2.19 in his last two starts; he is 0-2, 8.87 in five starts vs Houston, 0-1, 7.31 in three starts here. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 2-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-1-1
Verlander is 1-0, 4.09 in his first two starts; he is 7-7, 3.49 in 20 starts vs New York. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 2-0
New York won its last three games, scoring 29 runs (over 3-0). Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 in last six
Astros won their last three games (under 8-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 3-5-2
Mariners (9-2) @ Royals (2-6)
Hernandez allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first ’19 start; he is 7-6, 3.26 in 16 starts vs KC. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0
Bailey allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he’s never pitched against Seattle. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0
Mariners won nine of their first 11 games (over 9-2). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 9-2
Kansas City lost its last six games; over is 6-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 2-6
Interleague
Brewers (8-2) @ Angels (4-6)
Chacin is 2-0, 4.22 in his last two starts; he allowed five runs (2 earned) in six IP in his only start against the Angels. Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-1
Cahill is 0-1, 3.75 in his last two starts; he is 1-0, 2.29 in 13 games (1 start) vs Milwaukee, giving up five runs in 19.2 IP. Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-2
Milwaukee won seven of its last eight games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: 7-3
Angels won their last three games (under 7-2-1). Over/under 1st 5 innings: 4-6