MLB Preview 4-12-21

San Diego Padres v. Pittsburgh Pirates

Projected Starters: Yu Darvish v. Trevor Cahill

The Padres are among the best teams in baseball and the Pirates are among the worst. San Diego gets their ace, Darvish, on the mound tonight against a Pirates team that ranks towards the bottom of the league in runs scored. The Padres should control this game start to finish.

The Bet: Padres Runline

Seattle Mariners v. Baltimore Orioles

Projected Starters: Justus Sheffield v. Dean Kremer

Both of these teams are fairly weak and own .500-ish records. Either team could win this game but the over looks like the best bet. Each team ranks in the top 15 in the MLB in runs scored while ranking in the bottom 10 in runs allowed. 

The Bet: Over 8.5 Total Runs

Oakland Athletics v. Arizona Diamondbacks

Projected Starters: Chris Bassitt v. Madison Bumgarner

Oakland started the season in dismal fashion, losing their first 6 games of the year. Since then they are 3-1 and won their weekend series over the Astros. Arizona is sitting at 4-6 and their below average roster has produced below average results. Bassitt is a quality arm for Oakland and while Bumganrer has the name recognition, he is far past his prime.

The Bet: Athletics Moneyline

Cincinnati Reds v. San Francisco Giants

Projected Starters: Wade Miley v. Aaron Sanchez

Cincinnati has been the shock team so far this season in the MLB. The Reds are 6-3, 1st in the NL Central, and own the leagues #1 offense. The Giants have also had a solid start to the year and their 6-3 record indicates they are a frisky team. The Giants have won most games with defense but tonight they throw out a below average arm against above average sluggers. I don’t know why the Reds are underdogs so this seems like an easy call.

The Bet: Reds Moneyline

Fancy a Parlay?

Yankees, Rays & Astros to Win

All 3 are playoff contender teams with top arms on the mound facing off against extremely underwhelming opponents.