
Arizona Diamondbacks
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Texas Rangers
-110O/U: 8
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Arizona Diamondbacks Insights
- Ryne Nelson – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (-130/+100)Ryne Nelson’s high usage rate of his fastball (65.3% this year) is likely harming his results, since they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.Explain: Fastballs are the one easiest pitches to hit and generate few strikeouts, so pitchers who rely too heavily on them tend to be less effective than they otherwise would be.
- Gabriel Moreno – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-180/+135)Gabriel Moreno has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (63% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.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.
- Arizona Diamondbacks – 2H MoneylineThe Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen ranks as the 5th-best in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).Explain: Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a strong bullpen sneakily creates a tougher matchup for the opposing offense and suppresses a game’s runs.
Texas Rangers Insights
- Kumar Rocker – Over/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-125/-105)Grading out in the 16th percentile, Kumar Rocker has posted a 17.8% K% since the start of last season.Explain: One of the best indicators of future strikeouts is past strikeouts.
- Joc Pederson – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-160/+125)Joc Pederson may have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks 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.
- Josh Jung – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125/-160)Josh Jung hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.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.
Betting Trends
- Over/Under 8.0 Game Total (-110/-110)The Texas Rangers have hit the Game Total Under in 16 of their last 23 games (+8.50 Units / 34% ROI)
- Arizona Diamondbacks – Over/Under 1.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (-160/+125)The Arizona Diamondbacks have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 28 of their last 45 away games (+8.70 Units / 16% ROI)
- Ildemaro Vargas – Over/Under 0.5 Home Runs (+1000/-3000)Ildemaro Vargas has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 10 away games (+8.50 Units / 85% ROI)
