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Cincinnati Reds
+150O/U: 9
(+100/-120)-175
(+100/-120)-175
Los Angeles Angels Insights
- Los Angeles Angels – 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline (+165)Jack Kochanowicz is an extreme groundball pitcher (51.7% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Great American Ball Park — the #1 HR venue in MLB — today.Explain: This pitcher’s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to better-than-expected performance.
- Mike Trout – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+140/-180)Mike Trout has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, improving his 15.5% rate last season to 22.2% this season.Explain: Barrel% measures how often a player hits the ball at the optimal exit velocity and launch angle and is a terrific measure of underlying power.
- Zach Neto – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+130/-170)Zach Neto pulls many of his flyballs (38.8% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.Explain: This player’s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.
Cincinnati Reds Insights
- Chase Burns – Over/Under 7.5 Strikeouts (-155/+120)It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Chase Burns has relied on his fastball a lot since the start of last season, though: 58.1% of the time, ranking in the 100th percentile.Explain: Fastballs are the one easiest pitches to hit and generate few strikeouts, so pitchers who rely too heavily on them tend to be less effective than they otherwise would be.
- TJ Friedl – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+130/-170)TJ Friedl’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 87.1-mph mark last year has decreased to 82.7-mph.Explain: Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.
- The Cincinnati Reds have 5 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Matt McLain, Eugenio Suarez, Will Benson, Elly De La Cruz, Tyler Stephenson).Explain: Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts
Betting Trends
- Cincinnati Reds – Over/Under 2.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (-115/-115)The Cincinnati Reds have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 14 of their last 21 games (+6.05 Units / 23% ROI)
- Los Angeles Angels – Over/Under 3.5 Team Total (-125/-105)The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Team Total Under in 27 of their last 45 away games (+8.55 Units / 16% ROI)
