Week 1 of the NFL season went in the books on Monday, so our nation's eyes turn back to the diamond for Tuesday, September 15.
Our staff of MLB betting experts has another 3 MLB Best Bets Today, including picks for Dodgers vs Reds, Braves vs Cubs, and Marlins vs Diamondbacks.
MLB Best Bets Today
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our MLB betting staff is targeting from today's slate of games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
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Sean Zerillo's Dodgers vs Reds Best Bet
By Sean Zerillo
I project the Dodgers ML at -173 and the total at 7.78 in this game, meaning I show some value on both the Reds ML and the Under.
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Pick: Reds ML (+200 or Better) | Under 8.5 (-118 or Better)
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Tanner McGrath's Braves vs Cubs Best Bet
This game triggered one of our Action PRO betting systems, powered by Evan Abrams:
This system focuses exclusively on Cubs home games, where wind direction is a major scoring variable.
When the wind blows in or across (in or from sides), and the total opens between eight and 13, Unders become highly valuable.
Wrigley is uniquely sensitive to weather due to field orientation and no dome, making it the premier ballpark for wind-based betting edges.
Pick: Under 8.5 (-110 or Better)
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Nick Martin's Marlins vs Diamondbacks Best Bet
By Nick Martin
Contrary to the pillow fight taking place in the AL, the NL West race has been a dogfight, with both the Padres and Diamondbacks offering high-quality play over the last two months of the season.
Arizona managed a late rally in Monday's series opener and should be well situated for another strong offensive outing Tuesday versus Janson Junk and the Marlins' soft bullpen.
Junk has been hard-hit 39.7% of the time this season while striking out just 15.7% of batters. He's allowed batters to slug .480 on the road, which is certainly concerning as he matches up versus the Diamondbacks at batter-friendly Chase Field.
If Junk hangs in surprisingly well, the Diamondbacks could mount yet another late rally against a Marlins bullpen that has struggled to an ERA of 4.98 over the last 30 days. The underlying metrics are also far from convincing, with a 4.95 xFIP and a 6.2% strikeout-minus-walk rate over that span.
Michael Soroka was not overly effective working in bulk relief in his appearance back off the IL, but unless we downgrade him significantly based on that outing, the Diamondbacks still appear worthy of being a larger favorite in this matchup based on his 4.32 xERA and 3.72 xFIP this season.
Arizona's bullpen ranks 13th in ERA this season and has posted a 3.56 ERA over the last 30 days, which is no surprise, as the unit projects to be quite strong on paper.
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Pick: Diamondbacks ML (-160 or Better)
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