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St. Louis Cardinals
-115O/U: 9
(-110/-110)-105
(-110/-110)-105
Boston Red Sox Insights
- Brayan Bello – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+110/-140)Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Brayan Bello has relied on his non-fastballs 9.4% more often this year (59.6%) than he did last season (50.2%).Explain: A pitcher who limits has fastball usage will instead heavily use change-ups, curveballs, sliders, etc. These are far more effective pitches at preventing runs and generating strikeouts.
- Trevor Story – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-245/+185)Trevor Story is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.Explain: The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.
- Boston Red Sox – 2H MoneylineAccording to the leading projection system (THE BAT), the Boston Red Sox’ bullpen ranks as the best among all major league teams.Explain: Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a strong bullpen sneakily creates a tougher matchup for the opposing offense and suppresses a game’s runs.
St. Louis Cardinals Insights
- St. Louis Cardinals – 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline (-115)Andre Pallante performed well in his previous game started and gave up 0 ER.Explain: A pitcher who was strong in his last outing may be sharp once again in his next outing.
- Jordan Walker – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+140/-180)Jordan Walker has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 97.6-mph average to last year’s 92.3-mph average.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.
- Jordan Walker – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+140/-180)Jordan Walker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (41.3% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF 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.
Betting Trends
- St. Louis Cardinals – 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line +0.5 (-160)The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 9 of their last 13 games at home (+4.20 Units / 25% ROI)
- Over/Under 9.0 Game Total (-110/-110)The Boston Red Sox have hit the Game Total Under in 15 of their last 24 games (+4.90 Units / 18% ROI)
- Trevor Story – Over/Under 0.5 Runs (+120/-155)Trevor Story has hit the Runs Under in 12 of his last 15 games (+6.80 Units / 28% ROI)
