
Arizona Diamondbacks
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Washington Nationals
-125O/U: 9.5
(-110/-110)+105
(-110/-110)+105
Arizona Diamondbacks Insights
- Eduardo Rodriguez – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+115/-145)Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Eduardo Rodriguez has relied on his non-fastballs 7.6% more often this season (52.1%) than he did last year (44.5%).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.
- Corbin Carroll – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (-110/-120)Corbin Carroll has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.3-mph to 94.5-mph in the past week’s worth of games.Explain: Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.
- It may be smart to expect stronger performance for the Arizona Diamondbacks offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 9th-unluckiest offense in the league this year.Explain: When teams underperform their projected talent level, markets may undervalue them even while they are likely to perform better in the near future.
Washington Nationals Insights
- Washington Nationals – 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline (-105)Out of all SPs, Zack Littell’s fastball spin rate of 2022 rpm grades out in the 7th percentile this year.Explain: Spin rate is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs.
- CJ Abrams – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+130/-165)The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates CJ Abrams’s true offensive talent to be a .336, providing some evidence that he has been very fortunate this year given the .046 gap between that figure and his actual .382 wOBA.Explain: Players that are overperforming should be expected to play worse going forward, which can create value on prop Unders if the lines are too heavily weighing the lucky, to-date overperformance.
- Washington Nationals – 2H MoneylineThe Washington Nationals bullpen grades out as the 7th-worst in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).Explain: Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a weak bullpen sneakily creates an easier matchup for the opposing offense and boosts a game’s runs.
Betting Trends
- Over/Under 9.5 Game Total (-110/-110)The Washington Nationals have hit the Game Total Over in 21 of their last 35 games at home (+7.90 Units / 20% ROI)
- Arizona Diamondbacks – Over/Under 2.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (-105/-125)The Arizona Diamondbacks have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 26 of their last 40 away games (+11.50 Units / 25% ROI)
- Gabriel Moreno – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+115/-150)Gabriel Moreno has hit the Total Bases Over in 17 of his last 25 away games (+11.15 Units / 37% ROI)
