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Seattle Mariners at San Francisco Giants odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Wednesday’s Seattle Mariners at San Francisco Giants sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Seattle Mariners (19-23) and San Francisco Giants (22-21) close out a two-game, interleague series at Oracle Park Wednesday. First pitch is slated for 9:45 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Mariners-Giants MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Mariners at Giants: Projected starting pitchers

LHP Nick Margevicius vs. LHP Tyler Anderson

Margevicius owns a 3.86 ERA and 1.13 WHIP through 25 2/3 innings. He started the season in the Mariner bullpen but has been in the starting rotation since Aug. 8.

  • Hasn’t pitched since Aug. 28.

Anderson makes up the home half of this lefty-lefty duel. The 30-year-old veteran has posted a 5.18 ERA and 1.45 WHIP through seven starts and two relief appearances this season.

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Mariners at Giants: Key injuries

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Mariners

  • C Tom Murphy (foot) out
  • OF Julio Rodriguez (wrist) out

Giants

  • OF Joey Rickard (elbow) out

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Mariners at Giants: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 12:15 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML)

The Giants (-143) have yielded 5.1 runs per game in 2020, but analytics — mostly on the starting pitcher side — peg that as an overshot by about a quarter run. That likely doesn’t apply here, though. Anderson’s 5-plus ERA is for real.

Margevicius has been sharp enough in three of his four starts to warrant a bit of optimism. He has faced some capable offensive clubs in those three workable turns.

MARINERS (+130) is a workable price in taking the underdog on Wednesday.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

Seattle has averaged 5.6 RPG over five games in September. The Mariners are 10-4 with a .779 OPS over their last 14 games.

The Giants held the Mariners scoreless over the final six innings of a 6-5 victory in Tuesday’s series opener. Three top San Francisco bullpen options were utilized and figure to be unavailable or low on reserves heading into Wednesday’s game. Both bullpens are shaky, but give the edge to the Mariners in this contest. MARINERS +1.5 (-162) is a nice price on the run line.

Over/Under (O/U)

Not enough wiggle room on a murky overall picture of the game flow here. Steer clear of the Over 9 (-110)/Under 9 (-110) proposition.

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Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Tuesday’s Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Boston Red Sox (14-28) and Philadelphia Phillies (20-17) tangle in Game 1 of a Tuesday doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park with a 4:05 p.m. ET first pitch (on FS1/ESPN+). We analyze the Red Sox-Phillies MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Red Sox at Phillies: Projected starting pitchers

LHP Martin Perez vs. RHP Zach Eflin

Perez has registered a 2-4 record, 4.07 ERA and 1.21 WHIP with 29 strikeouts across 42 innings over eight starts.

  • After a slow start, Perez has posted quality starts in two of his past three outings. Still, he hasn’t won in five starts dating back to Aug. 5.
  • Perez has made two interleague starts so far, going 1-1 with a 7.45 ERA and two homers allowed with just six strikeouts in 9 2/3 innings.

Eflin enters with a 2-1 record, 4.45 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with 42 strikeouts across 32 1/3 innings in six outings while allowing four homers and just eight walks.

  • Eflin has posted just one quality start, allowing one earned run, four hits and no walks with eight strikeouts over seven innings in a win Aug. 29 against the Atlanta Braves.
  • The Phillies are 4-0 across Eflin’s past four outings, and 5-1 in his six starts overall this season. One of those team wins came in a 13-6 pounding of the Red Sox at Fenway park Aug. 18, although Eflin did allow four earned runs, five hits and three walks with eight strikeouts over four innings in the no-decision.

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Red Sox at Phillies: Key injuries

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Red Sox

  • OF Andrew Benintendi (ribs) out
  • 2B Yairo Munoz (hip) questionable
  • 2B Dustin Pedroia (knee) out
  • C Kevin Plawecki (hand) questionable

Phillies

  • OF Jay Bruce (quadriceps) out
  • 2B Scott Kingery (back) out
  • RP Adam Morgan (shoulder) out 
  • OF Roman Quinn (concussion) out

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Red Sox at Phillies: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Phillies 6, Red Sox 3

Moneyline (ML)

The PHILLIES (-189) are the play in Game 1 of the double dip. They have won four straight starts with Eflin on the hill, and the Red Sox (+170) are horrific. The streak should continue to roll right along. Philadelphia has also won nine of the past 10 games at Citizens Bank Park, and the Phillies are 4-1 in their past five against left-handed starting pitchers.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

The PHILLIES (-1.5, +115) are a nice value here, as seven of their previous nine victories have come by two or more runs to cover the run line.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 7.5 (-110) is the way to go in this one, as we should see more than a run per frame in this seven-inning battle. The Phillies are looking to tie a season-high with three straight over results. Philadelphia will score plenty against a Boston pitching staff with an MLB-worst 6.21 ERA.

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Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Monday’s Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Arizona Diamondbacks (15-26) and San Francisco Giants (20-21) close out a wraparound weekend series with a Labor Day contest at Oracle Park. First pitch is slated for 8:05 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Diamondbacks-Giants MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Diamondbacks at Giants: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Zac Gallen vs. RHP Kevin Gausman

Gallen owns a 1.80 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over eight games started.

  • Has benefited from a .222 average on balls in play and a 96.1% left-on-base rate.
  • Has faced San Francisco twice this season with good results. But the walks, line drives, and barreled-up baseballs yielded in those turns (Aug. 22 and Aug. 28) could’ve (should’ve?) produced very different outcomes.

Gausman totes a 4.43 ERA and 1.18 WHIP into Monday’s game.

  • Missing bats at a career-best 15.7% rate.
  • Has been hurt by a 20.5% HR rate on fly balls and also by a tough slate. Five of Gausman’s eight games pitched have been against the Dodgers or at Coors Field.

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Diamondbacks at Giants: Key injuries

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Giants

  • SS Brandon Crawford (hamstring) questionable

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Diamondbacks at Giants: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11;36 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML)

Arizona has been dreadful of late — the Diamondbacks are 2-15 over their last 17 games. Over that stretch, the Snakes have batted just .194/.274/.317 (.591 OPS). On the road, Arizona is 6-17 with a run differential of -39. In nine games against San Francisco, the D-backs are 2-7 with a -18.

The San Francisco offense has cranked 6.1 RPG on the strength of an .882 OPS since Aug. 14. The GIANTS (-115) are a hard lean here.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

AVOID. Even with two shaky bullpens, the low-ish total gets shaded to the low side.

Over/Under (O/U)

The Diamondbacks rank 24th in runs at 4.02 RPG. Even that low figure isn’t supported by metrics. Gausman plays as a 3.25-3.50-ERA guy. Back the UNDER 8 (-115).

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Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Philadelphia Phillies (19-16) and New York Mets (18-22) square off Sunday at Citi Field with a 1:10 p.m. ET first pitch. We analyze the Phillies-Mets MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Phillies at Mets: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Aaron Nola vs. LHP Jacob deGrom

Nola has posted a 4-2 record, 2.45 ERA and .229 opponent batting average with a 0.86 WHIP and 57 strikeouts across 44 innings over his seven starts.

  • Nola faced the Mets Aug. 15, allowing just three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over seven scoreless innings in a 6-2 win, one of his five quality starts through seven outings.
  • Last time out, Nola yielded just two hits and three walks with nine strikeouts over eight scoreless innings in a 6-0 win against the Washington Nationals.

DeGrom continues to be one of the best pitchers in the game, turning in a 2-1 record, 1.76 ERA and .231 OBP with 58 strikeouts over 41 innings through his seven outings.

  • DeGrom has not faced the Phillies yet this season, and somehow he faced them just once in 2019. He had a no-decision with two earned runs, three hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts over seven innings July 5, 2019, vs. Philadelphia at Citi Field.
  • In 15 career starts against the Phillies, he is 7-1 with a 2.23 ERA and just six home runs allowed.

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Phillies at Mets: Key injuries

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Phillies

  • OF Jay Bruce (quadriceps) doubtful
  • 2B Scott Kingery (back) out
  • RP Adam Morgan (shoulder) out 
  • OF Roman Quinn (concussion) questionable

Mets

  • RP Dellin Betances (back) out
  • 2B Eduardo Nunez (knee) out

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Phillies at Mets: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 9:31 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Mets 4, Phillies 2

Moneyline (ML)

Based on the deGrom tends alone, you have to back the METS (-150) in this one. He has had the Phillies’ number since he debuted in 2014, losing just once in 15 appearances. This will be a well-pitched game, and you might sweat a little, but New York will come away with the rubber match in this series.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

The Mets -1.5 (+145) is a rather risky play, and while it’s not for me personally, it isn’t bad for a small wager. In each of their past three victories the Mets have also covered the run line. However, they have covered the run line in just three of deGrom’s seven outings to date.

Over/Under (O/U)

UNDER 7 (-110) is a rather low number, but with Nola and deGrom locking horns, it should go slightly Under the total. I wouldn’t go crazy here, as a flat 7 is so very low. The Over is also 5-1 in deGrom’s past six outings, but the Under is 5-2 in Nola’s seven showings.

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Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Friday’s Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Arizona Diamondbacks (14-24) and San Francisco Giants (18-20) dive into a weekend series with a 9:45 p.m. ET game on Friday at Oracle Park in Northern California. Below, we analyze the Diamondbacks-Giants MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Diamondbacks at Giants: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Taylor Clarke vs. LHP Tyler Anderson

Clarke is 1-0 with a 2.22 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in eight appearances (two starts) this season.

He is coming off a nice Aug. 30 outing against this same San Francisco squad (1 run in 5 IP) and is getting his 18th career start in this one. Of the 27-year-old’s 24 1/3 IP this season, nine have come in his last two — his two starts.

  • Plan on a four- or five-inning outing for Clarke. That exposes an Arizona relief corps (4.26 ERA) to some heavy lifting.
  • Clarke has benefited from a .130 opponent’s batting average on balls in play and opponents stranding 86.2 percent of their runners on base.

Anderson owns a 1-2 record with a 4.75 ERA and 1.39 WHIP through 36 IP.

  • The 30-year-old southpaw is making his third straight start against Arizona. The first (Aug. 22) went exceedingly well (three-hit shutout); the second (Aug. 28) was abysmal (10 base runners, 7 ER in 4 2/3 IP).
  • Owing to some control problems and allowing too many line drives, Anderson has allowed 4 ER or more in three of his last four starts.

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Diamondbacks at Giants: Key injuries

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Giants

  • C Aramis Garcia (hip) out
  • OF Austin Slater (groin) out
  • OF Joey Rickard (elbow) out

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Diamondbacks at Giants: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 1 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML)

The prices mask a would-be lean on San Francisco. PASS ON GIANTS -129.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

The Snakes are 2-5 over opening games of road sets this season. Arizona has been dreadful of late — the Diamondbacks come in having lost five in a row and 13 of their last 14. The Giants, meanwhile, have won three of their last four and 10 of their last 14. That stretch includes zero wins by one run. It also includes five wins in six tries against Arizona in August.

Shading the over and getting a solid tag, make a play on the GIANTS -1.5 (+150).

Over/Under (O/U)

A humid, breezy night mixes with a surging San Francisco lineup and two mediocre bullpens. And both starting pitchers have overcooked surface numbers. Run, don’t walk to the OVER 9 (-110) proposition on the last game of the night.

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St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs betting odds and lines with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The St. Louis Cardinals (14-14) and Chicago Cubs (22-15) renew their rivalry in a Friday night game (8:15 p.m. ET) that jump-starts a five-game, holiday-weekend, wraparound series at Wrigley Field. Below, we analyze the Cardinals-Cubs MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Cardinals at Cubs : Projected starting pitchers

RHP Jack Flaherty vs. RHP Yu Darvish 

Flaherty owns a 1.93 ERA through four starts (19 IP).

  • Logged a 2.48 ERA in 36 IP against Chicago in 2019. Cubs batters own an aggregate and whiff-heavy .680 OPS against Flaherty.
  • The Redbird righty, still just 24, owns a 3.13 ERA through 71 career games. He’s 1-0 with a 1.54 ERA and a .125 opponents’ batting average in three starts since the team restarted from a two-week COVID-19 shutdown.

Darvish has posted a 1.47 ERA and 1.00 WHIP through seven starts. The ace righty hasn’t yielded more than a solo earned run in a game since July 25.

  • Has thrown 100-plus pitches in three of last four starts.
  • Has registered an elite 16.5% swing-and-miss rate, which would rank as the best of his career by a 2.5% margin.

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Cardinals at Cubs: Key injuries

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Cardinals

  • RP Andrew Miller (shoulder) out
  • OF Dexter Fowler (illness) out
  • RP Genesis Cabrera (finger) questionable
  • C Matt Wieters (toe) questionable

Cubs

  • OF Ian Happ (eye) doubtful
  • C Matt Wieters (toe) questionable

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Cardinals at Cubs: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 12:15 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML)

Figure on both the Cubs (.595 winning percentage) Cardinals  (.500) being more like .525 clubs. The Darvish pitch counts are a mild concern. ST. LOUIS +130 has some marginal value.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

A juice-filled line – CUBS -1.5 (+145)/CARDINALS +1.5 (-176) – here doesn’t offer an enticing price on the St. Louis lean.

Over/Under (O/U)

The early indication on the weather for this one is for a breeze out to right. Darvish is a fly-ball type for Chicago. Both bullpens trend toward lofty batted balls also. And both starters (and the Cards pen) appear to be due for some regression. Add in a St. Louis offense with room (and reason) for growth and a Cubs nine that bashes right-handers. TAKE THE OVER 8 (-110).

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Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Thursday’s Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Chicago Cubs (22-14) look to cap off a three-game sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates (10-24) in a Thursday afternoon tilt getting underway at 1:35 p.m. ET at PNC Park. We analyze the Cubs-Pirates betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.

Cubs at Pirates: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Alec Mills vs. RHP JT Brubaker

Mills has posted a 5.23 ERA in six starts. The 28-year-old owns a 4.30 ERA over a dozen career starts and 13 relief appearances.

  • Gets a lot of ground balls (51% GB) but has coughed up a high rate of fly balls ending up as home runs (23.3%).

Brubaker has been in the Pittsburgh starting rotation since Aug. 6, and he’s gained a moderate amount of traction over his last couple starts. The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.50 on a WHIP of 1.40.

  • Had elbow and shoulder problems in 2019 which cut his Class Triple-A innings to just 21 in 2019. Figures as a short-leash starter for the Pirates and has averaged just under four innings per start.
  • Tossed three scoreless relief innings against the Cubs Aug. 1.

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Cubs at Pirates: Key injuries

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Pirates

  • RP Keone Kela (forearm) out

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Cubs at Pirates: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML)

The Cubs’ record is overextended versus underlying production, but the Pirates — losers of 5 five of their last 6 — are a woeful baseball club. Chicago is seeking its sixth straight win against the Pirates. The Cubs’ .804 road OPS ranks third in MLB, and right-handers swing them around to their best platoon splits (.828 OPS vs. RHP). Chicago also has the much better bullpen despite the appearance of a shaky 5.18 ERA.

The price here is workable. Back the CUBS (-154).

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

This one likely draws a lay-off, but some movement up on the price for Pittsburgh might make for middling a one-run Chicago win on what figures to be a total shaded on the Under side. Avoid the current price — PIRATES +1.5 (-115) — but something closer to -109/-110 could be worth pulling the trigger.

Matched with the above moneyline play, a Chicago win by one run nets wins on both accounts.

Over/Under (O/U)

Peg what could be an affair started and stopped by rain on get-away day as a 7-to-9-run game environment. Take the UNDER 9.5 (-110).

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New York Mets at Baltimore Orioles odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Wednesday’s New York Mets at Baltimore Orioles sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The New York Mets (15-21) and Baltimore Orioles (16-19) will square off Wednesday afternoon at Orioles Park at Camden Yards with the first pitch slated for 4:05 p.m. ET. We analyze the Mets-Orioles betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.

Mets at Orioles: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Michael Wacha vs. LHP John Means

Wacha is 1-2 this season with a 7.41 ERA and 25 strikeouts through 4 starts.

  • Wacha has allowed at least four runs in each of his last three starts, most recently giving up four runs to the New York Yankees in three innings last week.
  • Despite his unsightly ERA, Wacha is striking out a career-high 13.2 batters per nine innings.

Means has yet to win a game this season, going 0-2 with an 8.59 ERA thorugh 5 starts.

  • Means is allowing almost three times as many home runs per nine innings (3.7) this season as he did last year (1.3).
  • He has yet to pitch complete 5 innings in any outing this season.

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Mets at Orioles: Key injuries

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Mets

  • RP Dellin Betances (back) out
  • 2B Eduardo Nunez (knee) out

Orioles

  • 1B Chris Davis (knee) out
  • OF Austin Hays (ribs) out
  • SS Hanser Alberto (knee) questionable
  • OF Stevie Wilkerson (wrist) out

Mets at Orioles: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 1 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Mets 6, Orioles 5

Moneyline (ML)

The Mets are favored slightly in this matchup at -134 over the Orioles (+130) despite losing five games in a row. This is a difficult game to predict between two teams that have been struggling mightily as of late, but we’ll go with the METS (-134) based on Wacha’s high strikeout rate and the potential of New York’s offense.

It’ll be a close game, but New York should be able to snap its five-game losing streak.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

BetMGM’s recommended run line has the Mets favored by -1.5 at +1010 odds. It’s hard to feel confident in New York covering that line based on its recent games, which is why I’d hedge a moneyline bet on the Mets with a small wager on the Orioles to cover.

The ORIOLES are +1.5 (-121) and assuming neither pitcher blows up in the early innings, the game should remain fairly close. I like taking the runs in this scenario.

Over/Under (O/U)

The over/under is 10 runs this afternoon. It went Over Tuesday night with the Orioles winning 9-5, and I expect the run total to go Over again today.

The pitching on both sides is just too underwhelming to feel confident in the Under, even with two pitchers who should be performing better than they have been.

Take the OVER 10 (-110).

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Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Wednesday’s Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Chicago Cubs (21-14) go for two in a row against the Pittsburgh Pirates (10-23) Wednesday at PNC Park. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. ET between the NL Central rivals. We analyze the Cubs-Pirates betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.

Cubs at Pirates: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Kyle Hendricks vs. RHP Joe Musgrove

Hendricks: 3-4, 4.09 ERA, 1.091 WHIP, 34 K, 4 BB, 44 IP, 7 starts

  • Leads MLB with a mere 0.8 BB/9 but his 7.0 K/9 is his lowest since his debut 2014 season. He’s also allowing a career-worst 1.2 HR/9 with six homers allowed over 44 innings.
  • He has rapidly regressed since starting the 60-game season with a nine-inning shutout of the Milwaukee Brewers. He has allowed 11 earned runs over 17 2/3 innings across his last three starts while taking the loss in each one.

Musgrove: 0-3, 6.75 ERA, 1.773 WHIP, 17 K, 11 BB, 11 ER, 14 2/3 IP, 3 starts

  • Returns from the injured list for his first start since Aug. 4 when he allowed 5 earned runs over just 3 1/3 innings in a road loss against the Minnesota Twins.
  • Has allowed 4 home runs in just the 14 2/3 innings on the season, while walking 6.8 batters per nine against 10.4 strikeouts per nine.

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Cubs at Pirates: Key injuries

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Pirates

  • RP Keone Kela (forearm) out
  • OF Bryan Reynolds (paternity) out

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Cubs at Pirates: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

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Prediction

Cubs 7, Pirates 4

Moneyline (ML)

Stick with the CUBS (-189) following their 8-7 win in 11 innings in Tuesday’s series opener. The teams entered extras at 6-6, exchanged runs in the 10th inning and the Cubs scored the winner when CF Ian Happ drove in 2B Nico Hoerner.

The edge in the starting pitching matchup Wednesday goes to Hendricks, as he looks to bust out of a skid. The Cubs rank seventh in baseball with a team OPS of .789 against right-handed pitching as the stronger half of their offensive split. The time off should help Musgrove in the long run, but bettors will need to see some improvement before trusting him out of the gate.

The Pirates (+170) have lost two in a row and four of their last five.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

Get better value on the visitors by taking the CUBS -1.5 (-129) to win by 2 or more runs. They were in position to do so Tuesday before giving up runs in the sixth and eighth innings. Both teams used six relievers apiece in the series opener, so they’re at an equal disadvantage there.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 9.5 (-110) is the top recommendation with two struggling starters and poor bullpens waiting in the wings. I expect a better outing from Hendricks and it’ll be the Cubs doing the bulk of the work against the previously struggling Musgrove.

Esten’s MLB betting record: 32-36

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San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Wednesday’s San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The San Francisco Giants (18-19) visit Coors Field for a Wednesday matinee at 3:10 p.m. ET to close out a two-game set against the Colorado Rockies (17-19). Below, we analyze the Giants-Diamondbacks MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.

Giants at Rockies: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Logan Webb vs. LHP Kyle Freeland 

Webb has made just 15 Major League starts in his young career. He has notched a 4.35 ERA over seven starts in 2020.

  • Webb allowed just one earned run in a five-frame start at Coors Field Aug. 5.

Freeland owns a 3.43 ERA through 7 starts.

  • He is coming off a rough outing and has been iffy over his last three turns at Coors Field. One of those starts (Aug. 2) was against these Giants, a club which has posted solid numbers against him in past meetings with a .784 OPS. 
  • The Colorado lefty is a partial season removed from a 6.73 ERA and 1.58 WHIP.

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Giants at Rockies: Key injuries

(Get the latest injury news here.)

Giants

  • C Aramis Garcia (hip) out 
  • OF Austin Slater (groin) out
  • OF Joey Rickard (elbow) out

Rockies

  • OF David Dahl (back) questionable
  • RP Wade Davis (shoulder) out
  • SS Brendan Rodgers (shoulder) out

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Giants at Rockies: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

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Moneyline (ML)

The Rockies were drubbed 13-2 Sunday and 6-0 Monday against the San Diego Padres. Both of those games were also at home. Tuesday, the Giants came to town and opened the abbreviated series with a 23-5 embarrassment of the home nine. The Rockies are 6-15 over their last 21 games. 

The Giants have won three in a row and 10 of their last 13. Over that stretch, San Francisco bats have cranked out 6.8 runs per game on a robust .892 OPS. Left-handed pitchers turn the Giants around to their best platoon numbers with a .806 OPS. San Francisco batters own a high-contact .802 OPS against Freeland.

The price is ripe for some profit on the visitors — TAKE THE GIANTS +125.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

Steer clear of the juice-drowned run line — Giants +1.5 (-162)/Rockies -1.5 (+135). San Francisco giving -155 would make for a lean. PASS.

Over/Under (O/U)

LAY OFF the Over 11.5 (-110)/Under 11.5 (-110).

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