
Minnesota Twins
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New York Mets
+155O/U: 7.5
(-110/-110)-175
(-110/-110)-175
Minnesota Twins Insights
- Simeon Woods Richard – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+115/-150)Simeon Woods Richardson has utilized his change-up 11.6% more often this year (26.3%) than he did last season (14.7%).Explain: Because change-ups are one of the most effective pitches to use, a pitcher who alters his pitch mix to use more of them will often see more success as a result.
- Josh Bell – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-145/+110)Extreme groundball bats like Josh Bell are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Nolan McLean.Explain: This mostly has to do with the way the hitter’s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create diminished performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.
- Byron Buxton – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+130/-170)Byron Buxton pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.8% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 4th-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.
New York Mets Insights
- Nolan McLean – Over/Under 6.5 Strikeouts (-120/-110)Nolan McLean was on point in his previous game started and notched 8 strikeouts.Explain: A pitcher who was strong in his last outing may be sharp once again in his next outing.
- Brett Baty – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-140/+110)Brett Baty has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (50% of the time), but he is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.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.
- The New York Mets have been the unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in future gamesExplain: When teams underperform their projected talent level, markets may undervalue them even while they are likely to perform better in the near future.
Betting Trends
- New York Mets – Over/Under 1st Five Innings (F5) Team TotalThe New York Mets have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 14 of their last 20 games (+8.10 Units / 34% ROI)
- Minnesota Twins – 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline (+150)The Minnesota Twins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 13 of their last 21 games (+7.40 Units / 30% ROI)
- Brooks Lee – Over/Under 0.5 Home Runs (+1100/-4000)Brooks Lee has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 9 games (+19.50 Units / 217% ROI)
