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Published by Mike Rose on August 16, 2024

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We failed to build off the momentum gained the previous night and only managed a 2-3 showing with last Sunday’s MLB parlay picks. Truthfully, we were lucky to cash the over of Sears earned runs prop after the righty surrendered a pair in the 7^th inning. Toronto literally had no answer, and Chris Bassitt blew donkey chunks getting ripped for 2 HR and 8 ER in the measly four innings he gave us. With Colin Rea’s start pushed back, we had two positions with action in the Reds/Brewers tilt and cashed with Cincinnati as slight road chalk though Nick Lodolo came two outs short of exceeding his 17.5-out prop. BetMGM Sportsbook got the best of us, so let’s return the favor and close the week with some winning parlay legs – SLAM YOUR MAN!!

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Same Game Parlay:

Though the entirety of the NL Central is in the thick of the wild-card race, I think it’s pretty safe to say that we can already pour one out for the Cubs, Pirates, and Cardinals. Milwaukee will ultimately go on to win the division pennant for the third time in the last four seasons, and I give the Reds the best shot of ultimately coming through. MLB bettors deserve to see Elly De La Cruz in the playoffs! Coming off a series sweep in Cincinnati, it can be said that this is a must-win series for the Redbirds with the Dodgers in town. The third and final matchup of it pits Clayton Kershaw up against Sonny Gray in a battle that would be must-see TV if it were say five or so years ago.

St. Louis has been mediocre against the closing baseball betting lines, sitting a game under .500 and down $207 overall. Meanwhile, LA has been an even bigger money burner (-$431), but with key players returning to the lineup, Dave Roberts’ team has started to play a more consistent brand of ball. I faded the Dodgers’ lefty in his last start against the Brewers and paid for it, as he allowed just three hits and 1 ER with 6 K in his longest outing of four (5.2 IP). Gray has struggled mightily over the last two months, giving up 56 hits (10 HR) and 28 ER in his last 43 innings. Given how locked in the Dodgers’ offense has been, I don’t expect him to be long for this one. If it comes down to a battle of the bullpens, LA holds the advantage with a top-10 unit, while St. Louis’ bullpen has regressed (#17) and allowed a 14.9% HR/FB rate over the last 14 days. Look for the Dodgers to cap the road trip off with another dub!

DODGERS MONEYLINE
KERSHAW OVER STRIKEOUTS
GRAY UNDER OUTS

San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Same Game Parlay:

If you’ve been following my stuff for the better part of the last six weeks, you’ll know Blake Snell and J.P. Sears have been namesakes within my MLB parlay picks on a routine basis. Though I took the L with the former back on Monday, the southpaw still gave it his all in logging 6.1 innings of shutout ball while registering another 11 K to make it three of the last four starts that the former Cy Young Award winner has racked up a double-digit strikeout tally. Until BetMGM starts hanging absurd numbers to beat, my derriere will be firmly supplanted on the over bus with the lefty locked in right now. I expect him to hang another crooked number in this one running up against an Oakland lineup ranked 27^th in K rate that’s gone down on strikes at a 21.3% clip against lefties in its own ball park under the sun.

J.P. Sears has been a gangster for those that’ve backed him on the MLB odds recently with the left-hander leading Oakland to wins seven of the last eight times he took to the starting bump. That’s pretty special considering Oakland is a .421 ball club! He earned his third straight win last time out in Toronto after limiting the weak-hitting Blue Jays to three hits (1 HR) and 3 ER making it three straight outings of at least seven innings pitched. San Francisco has been much better against LHP (#5) than RHP (#21), but has been league average over the last two weeks (#15) while going down on strikes at a 27.4% clip (#24). While not a K artist by any stretch evidenced by a 6.8 K/9, they’ll be there for the taking along with a copious amount of worm burners this struggling Giants offense is likely to offer up. Another quality start is certainly in the cards in what should play out as the day’s most underrated pitcher’s duel.