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This is a strong indicator of power.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Christian Yelich &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125\/-160)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Christian Yelich has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball&#8217;s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today&#8217;s game.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Chicago Cubs Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Shota Imanaga &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (+120\/-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Because groundball hitters hold a significant edge over flyball pitchers, Shota Imanaga and his 44.2% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a difficult position in this outing being matched up with 6 opposing GB batters.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This mostly has to do with the way the hitter&#8217;s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create diminished performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Seiya Suzuki &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-230\/+175)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">In terms of his batting average, Seiya Suzuki has been unlucky since the start of last season.  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