
Arizona Diamondbacks
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Tampa Bay Rays
+115O/U: 8.5
(-110/-110)-140
(-110/-110)-140
Arizona Diamondbacks Insights
- Jose Cabrera – Over/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-130/+100)The Tampa Bay Rays have 7 hitters in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage against Jose Cabrera in today’s game.Explain: Right-handed pitchers perform worse against left-handed hitters (and visa-versa). If several hitters hold this advantage against the pitcher, it can have a huge impact on whether he will perform well or struggle on any given day.
- Gabriel Moreno – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+140/-180)Gabriel Moreno has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.9%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF 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.
Tampa Bay Rays Insights
- Tampa Bay Rays – Moneyline (-140)Among every team today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Tampa Bay Rays.Explain: Defense is an integral part of preventing (or, in this case, allowing) hits and runs.
- Victor Mesa Jr. – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-170/+135)Victor Mesa Jr. is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.Explain: The higher in the order a player bats, the more plate appearances he will get and the more opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits higher in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting lower.
- The Tampa Bay Rays have been the 3rd-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse the rest of the seasonExplain: When teams overperform their projected talent level, markets may overvalue them even while they are likely to perform worse in the near future.
Betting Trends
- Tampa Bay Rays – Over/Under 4.5 Team Total (+105/-135)The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Team Total Over in 26 of their last 40 games at home (+9.20 Units / 19% ROI)
- Over/Under 8.5 Game Total (-110/-110)The Arizona Diamondbacks have hit the Game Total Under in 23 of their last 35 games (+12.20 Units / 32% ROI)
- Junior Caminero – Over/Under 0.5 Walks (+190/-255)Junior Caminero has hit the Walks Over in 11 of his last 20 games at home (+8.30 Units / 41% ROI)
