MLB Card for the Day

June 8, 2021

Oakland A’s Run Line -1.5 (-105)

The A’s come in winning 7 out of their last 11 games played, including 4 out of their last 5. In all 7 of their wins, all have come on the run line. The Diamondbacks have lost 22 of their last 25 games. Of those 22 losses, 15 of those (68.1%) have come by 2 or more runs. Coming in a -230 favorites to win the game, and with a huge pitching advantage with Chris Bassitt on the mound, the A’s should have no trouble versus the visiting Diamondbacks. In 8 2/3 innings pitched, D’Backs starter Jon Duplantier has given up 9 earned runs.

Oakland A’s Team Total Over 4.5 (-115)

Just as explained above, the A’s should put up runs against D’Backs starter Jon Duplantier. He hasn’t lasted longer than 4.2/3 in any start, and the A’s offense should hit the D’Backs bullpen which is the 6th worst bullpen in MLB with a 4.73 ERA. The A’s have averaged 6.8 runs in their last 5 games.

New York Yankees @ Minnesota Under 9.5 (-115)

No one is fearing the Yankees’ bats right now, as this is one of their worst lineups in recent history. They have the second-best under record (23-36-1, 61%) in MLB. 15 of their last 20 games have gone under the total. Minnesota starter doesn’t need to be great in order for the Yankees not to score any runs.

Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery has given up just 4 earned runs in his last 3 starts. He has also only allowed more than 3 earned runs once in his last 8 starts.

Tyler Glasnow Over 7.5 Strikeouts (+105) vs Washington – Glasnow has hit this prop in 9 of his 12 starts. He has had double-digit strikeouts in 6 of those starts. He goes up against a Nationals club that strikes out at a high clip against hard-throwing righties like Glasnow.

Chris Bassitt Over 6.5 Strikeouts (+125) vs Arizona

Bassitt has hit this over in 7 of his last 9 starts. Arizona has struck out at a 38.8% clip in its last 3 games.

Shane Bieber Over 7.5 Strikeouts (-135) vs St. Louis Bieber has gone under this total in 4 of his last 5 games, but this is a get right spot for Bieber. St. Louis has struck out 28.2% of the time over its past 3 games and he also gets to face the opposing pitcher. St. Louis offense has hit the skids of late, scoring 3 runs or less in 5 of 8 games.

Framber Valdez Over 5.5 (+105) vs Boston. Struck out 10 Red Sox in his last start against them.