Greg Peterson’s MLB value plays for Thursday, May 18

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Greg Peterson posts his daily handicapped MLB lines for every game every day. Based on his lines vs. the actual lines, here is where Peterson sees value on today’s menu. Peterson also does a daily podcast, The Baseball Betting Show, on which he breaks down every game every day.

Guardians vs. White Sox Total 8. Greg’s Total 7.4.

The Guardians are 28th among the 30 MLB teams in runs per game with 3.5 and will be without on-base percentage leader Jose Ramirez who is on the bereavement list. Both teams are in the bottom four in on-base percentage. White Sox starter Dylan Cease looked more like himself in his last start with six scoreless innings.

Rays vs. Mets (-115). Greg’s Line: Rays -143.

The Rays lead the league in runs, home runs, and batting average. They face a starter in Tylor Megill who has a 5.18 ERA with 5.6 walks per nine innings and an opponents batting average of .284 in his last five starts. The Rays are 3-0 in Taj Bradley’s starts this season with him completing at least five innings with three runs or fewer allowed in all of them while posting 13.5 strikeouts and 1.2 walks per nine innings.

 

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Greg Peterson
Greg, originally from Wisconsin and a UW Oshkosh alumnus, is widely recognized in the sports media industry, particularly for his expertise in college basketball, which earned him the nickname "Hoops" from Brent Musburger. He has worked with Vanderbilt and Oregon's flagship stations and joined VSIN in 2017. Greg contributes to various channels, hosting "The Baseball Betting Show" and "Coast To Coast Hoops" podcasts, and writes for DK Nation, building on his experience with over 500 articles for the New York Post. Known for his analytical approach, he produces daily spreadsheets for college basketball and MLB games, focusing on educating bettors about the importance of betting on numbers rather than teams.