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Cincinnati Reds
-115O/U: 9
(-115/-105)-105
(-115/-105)-105
Detroit Tigers Insights
- Framber Valdez – Over/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-115/-115)Framber Valdez’s higher usage percentage of his fastball this year (50.7 compared to 45.4% last season) is not ideal since they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.Explain: Fastballs are the one easiest pitches to hit and generate few strikeouts, so a pitcher who begins to use his fastball more often will likely be less effective than he used to be.
- Riley Greene – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-195/+150)Riley Greene has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (92% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.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.
- Detroit Tigers – 2H MoneylineAccording to the leading projection system (THE BAT), the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen projects as the 6th-worst out of all the teams in baseball.Explain: Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a weak bullpen sneakily creates an easier matchup for the opposing offense and boosts a game’s runs.
Cincinnati Reds Insights
- Cincinnati Reds – Moneyline (-105)Among all the teams today, the best infield defense is that of the the Cincinnati Reds.Explain: Defense is an integral part of preventing hits and runs.
- Tyler Stephenson – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-160/+125)Tyler Stephenson has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 94.6-mph average to last season’s 90.6-mph figure.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.
- Nate Lowe – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-155/+120)Nathaniel Lowe has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.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
- Cincinnati Reds – Moneyline (-105)The Cincinnati Reds have hit the Moneyline in 13 of their last 19 games (+7.60 Units / 37% ROI)
- Detroit Tigers – Moneyline (-115)The Detroit Tigers have hit the Moneyline in 10 of their last 13 games (+7.10 Units / 42% ROI)
- Tyler Stephenson – Over/Under 0.5 Runs (+150/-195)Tyler Stephenson has hit the Runs Under in his last 10 games (+10.00 Units / 50% ROI)
