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In the meantime, let’s examine where smart money is leaning for Wednesday’s MLB slate…
9:40 p.m. ET: New York Yankees (-150, 8) at Oakland Athletics
The Athletics (21-60) stole Tuesday night’s series opener 2-1, cashing as +120 home dogs. In tonight’s rematch, the Yankees (43-46) hand the ball to righty Domingo German (4-5, 5.10 ERA) and the Athletics counter with lefty JP Sears (1-5, 4.10 ERA). This line opened with New York listed as a -140 road favorite and Oakland a +125 home dog. Pros are laying the chalk with the Yankees in a bounce-back spot, steaming New York up from -140 to -150. The Yankees are receiving 79% of bets and 81% of money, indicating a heavy combination of both Pro and Joe support. AL East favorites playing non-AL East teams are 130-60 (68%) this season with an 11% ROI. New York has the better bats (hitting .228 vs .219) and superior pitching (team ERA 3.66 vs 6.02). The Yankees also have the fresher bullpen, tossing 9.2 innings over the past three games compared to 14 innings for the Athletics. New York is 27-20 as a favorite, 6-5 against lefties and 18-17 on the road. Oakland is 21-59 as a dog, 16-43 against righties and 10-29 at home. Pros are also leaning under, as the total is 8 with the under juiced to -115, signaling a possible fall down to 7.5. The Yankees are 7-2 to the under in their last nine games. The Athletics are 5-0 to the under in their last five home games. New York is 44-32 (58%) to the under, the 5th best under team in MLB.
9:40 p.m. ET: Tampa Bay Rays (-150, 9) at Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks (48-32) won last night’s series opener 8-4, taking care of business as -130 home favorites. In tonight’s rematch, the Rays (54-28) send out righty Zach Eflin (9-3, 3.35 ERA) and the Diamondbacks go with fellow righty Zach Davies (1-4, 7.82 ERA). This line opened with Tampa Bay listed as a -145 road favorite and Arizona a +130 home dog. Pros have quietly backed the Rays, driving Tampa Bay up from -145 to -150. The Rays are receiving 73% of bets and 82% of money, indicating both sharp and public support. Tampa Bay is 18-9 (67%) off a loss this season. Road Interleague favorites are 72-39 (65%) with an 11% ROI. The Rays are 49-21 as a favorite and 42-24 against righties. Sharps are also leaning over, as the total is 9 with the over juiced to -115, signaling a possible rise up to 9.5. The over is receiving 69% of bets and 84% of money, a notable sharp bet split. The Rays are 45-32 (58%) to the over, the best over team in MLB. The Rays are 7-1 to the over in their last eight games. The Diamondbacks are 6-3 to the over in their last nine games. Davies has an era of 9.00 in five June starts.
