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Arizona Diamondbacks
+115O/U: 8.5
(+100/-120)-135
(+100/-120)-135
Texas Rangers Insights
- Kumar Rocker – Over/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-125/-105)Kumar Rocker has utilized his slider 22.2% more often this year (38%) than he did last season (15.8%).Explain: Because sliders 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.
- Corey Seager – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+110/-140)Corey Seager has been unlucky this year, putting up a .323 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .362 — a .039 discrepancy.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.
- Josh Jung – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+120/-155)Josh Jung hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.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.
Arizona Diamondbacks Insights
- Brandon Pfaadt – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+115/-145)Brandon Pfaadt’s 2496-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 92nd percentile among all starters.Explain: Spin rate is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs.
- Pavin Smith – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-125/-105)Pavin Smith has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 8th in the lineup 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.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks have been the 2nd-unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in the futureExplain: 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
- Arizona Diamondbacks – Over/Under 2.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (+115/-145)The Arizona Diamondbacks have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 16 of their last 22 games (+9.35 Units / 34% ROI)
- Texas Rangers – Over/Under 3.5 Team Total (-135/+105)The Texas Rangers have hit the Team Total Under in 11 of their last 16 away games (+6.10 Units / 34% ROI)
- Wyatt Langford – Over/Under 0.5 Walks (+175/-235)Wyatt Langford has hit the Walks Over in 15 of his last 25 games (+11.45 Units / 46% ROI)
