
Athletics
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Seattle Mariners
+165O/U: 7.5
(-110/-110)-195
(-110/-110)-195
Athletics Insights
- Gage Jump – Over/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-120/-110)According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Gage Jump is expected to rack up an average of 5.7 strikeouts in this matchup.Explain: THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors like ballpark, weather, umpire, and more.
- Lawrence Butler – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-160/+125)Lawrence Butler has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 89.6-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.
- NULL’s 91.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs ranks them as the #24 group of hitters in the game this year by this standard.Explain: Most home runs are flyballs, and the harder those flyballs are hit, the more often they turn into home runs. This is a strong indicator of power.
Seattle Mariners Insights
- Bryan Woo – Over/Under 6.5 Strikeouts (-125/-105)It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Bryan Woo has utilized his off-speed and breaking balls 6.4% more often this year (33.6%) than he did last season (27.2%).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.
- Cal Raleigh – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-135/+105)The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Cal Raleigh’s true offensive talent to be a .337, implying that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .043 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .294 wOBA.Explain: Players that are underperforming should be expected to play worse going forward, which can create value on prop Overs if the lines are too heavily weighing the unlucky, to-date underperformance.
- Cal Raleigh – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-135/+105)Cal Raleigh pulls a lot of his flyballs (43.8% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-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.
Betting Trends
- Over/Under 7.5 Game Total (-110/-110)The Seattle Mariners have hit the Game Total Over in 28 of their last 45 games (+11.50 Units / 23% ROI)
- Over/Under 7.5 Game Total (-110/-110)The Athletics have hit the Game Total Over in 23 of their last 40 games (+6.80 Units / 16% ROI)
- Randy Arozarena – Over/Under 0.5 Walks (+120/-155)Randy Arozarena has hit the Walks Over in 7 of his last 8 games at home (+9.25 Units / 116% ROI)
