Line Movement:
Both teams opened up at -105 but quickly went off in different directions. We are going to pick up the Blue Jays at a slightly worse line (-120) than their opening number, while the Rays have become slight dogs at +110. This line movement is natural as most of the money (67%) is coming in on Toronto. It’s worth noting that when these two teams met on May 24th, 2021 both lines closed at -105. The Rays had Yarbrough on the mound against the Blue Jays' Trent Thorton and…
Line Movement:
We saw the Reds open up at -105 and then quickly jump to -120. At the same time the Padres moved in the other direction from -115 all the way up to +110. These aren’t huge jumps, but very telling as the team who lost the last two games in this series is becoming more of a favorite as the day moves on. Yesterday wasn’t a favorable pitching matchup for the Reds albeit, but they were +165 dogs. We will talk about the pitching later in this article but it doesn’t…
Pitching:
We get Ohtani vs. German tonight as the Angels take on the New York Yankees. The first thing that jumped out at my was the strikeout rate for Ohtani. At 33.1% he should have a ton of success against a depleted Yankee lineup. His opponent, German does not best Ohtani in any major pitching category. Even in xFIP Ohtani boasts a 3.33 compared to German’s 4.33. If the lineup moves the Yankees made didn’t already have you eyeing the Angels the pitching advantage is definitely something…
