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Minnesota Twins
-110O/U: 7.5
(-110/-110)-110
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Tampa Bay Rays Insights
- Joe Boyle – Over/Under 14.5 Pitching Outs (-170/+130)Compared to the average hurler, Joe Boyle has been given a shorter leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, throwing an -8.2 fewer adjusted pitches each outing.Explain: Pitchers with a shorter leash are more likely to get pulled earlier in games and record fewer outs.
- Ben Williamson – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-185/+140)Ben Williamson has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (75% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s 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.
- Yandy Diaz – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+110/-140)Yandy Diaz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.Explain: This player’s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.
Minnesota Twins Insights
- Bailey Ober – Over/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-160/+125)Bailey Ober’s high usage percentage of his secondary pitches (61% since the start of last season) figures to work in his favor consider they are typically much more effective than fastballs.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.
- Tristan Gray – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-110/-120)Tristan Gray is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays only has 1 same-handed RP.Explain: Hitters perform worse against pitchers of the same handedness (i.e. righty-vs-righty), and being able to avoid those matchups against the bullpen boosts performance and creates hidden edge.
- The Minnesota Twins have 3 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Byron Buxton, Matt Wallner, Tristan Gray).Explain: Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts
Betting Trends
- Minnesota Twins – Over/Under 1.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (-145/+115)The Minnesota Twins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 54 of their last 87 games (+14.85 Units / 14% ROI)
- Tampa Bay Rays – Over/Under 1.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (-145/+115)The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 41 of their last 69 away games (+9.65 Units / 12% ROI)
- Bailey Ober – Over/Under 1.5 Walks Allowed (+135/-180)Bailey Ober has hit the Walks Allowed Under in 19 of his last 25 games (+9.40 Units / 21% ROI)
