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<p>Don't miss out on the NCAA showdown between the Chippewas and Buckeyes. The game is starting at 7:00 ET on BTN, and it's hosted by the Buckeyes at Value City Arena in Columbus, OH. Get ready to place your bets! The over/under goal line for this matchup is currently at 141 points, and the Buckeyes are favored to win at home against the Chippewas.</p><h3>CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS VS OHIO STATE BUCKEYES BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Central Michigan Chippewas +23.5</p><p>This game will be played at Value City Arena at 7:00 ET on Wednesday, November 29th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 75-68 in favor of the Buckeyes.</li><li>Even though we have Ohio State winning straight-up, we like Central Michigan at +23.5.</li><li>The over/under is currently sitting at 141 points, and we like the over with a projected 143 points.</li></ul><h3>Are the Chippewas Ready for a Win at Columbus?</h3><p>Central Michigan enters today's game with a 2-4 record. On the road, the Chippewas have gone 2-3, while at home they are 0-1. Central Michigan's record vs. the spread heading into today's game stands at 2-4, while their record vs. the spread in their last five games is 2-3.</p><p>Looking at their over/under performance through six games, Central Michigan has an over/under record of 3-3-0, with their games averaging 139.3 points per game on average. In the Chippewas' last five games, the combined scoring average stands at 66 points per game, accompanied by an over/under record of 2-3.</p><p>The Chippewas' offense finished with 61 points in their previous game, mirroring their current average of 64.8 points per contest. In terms of offense, the Chippewas have a season-long field goal percentage of 43%, putting them 255th in the NCAA. Regarding three-pointers, they are ranked 252nd in percentage and 266th in three-pointers made.</p><p>At present, the Chippewas' defense is nationally ranked 160th, allowing 74.5 points per game. Central Michigan's three-point defense is currently 81st in the country at 7.7 made threes per game. In terms of overall field goal percentage, opponets have hit 48.1% of their shots vs. Central Michigan.</p><h3>Can Ohio State Grab a Win at Home?</h3><p>After defeating Santa Clara by a score of 86-56, Ohio State now has a 5-1 record. In their last ten home games, Ohio State has a 4-6 record, which stretches into last year. Ohio State currently has an ATS record of 2-4, which is below .500. In their last five games, the team has gone 1-4 vs. the spread.</p><p>So far, Ohio State's games have averaged 143.8 points per game with the average over/under line being 143.1 points. The Buckeyes' have recorded an over/under record of 1-2 in their last three games, with their games averaging 80 points per game.</p><p>Coming off a good offensive performance, Ohio State's offense scored 86 points against Santa Clara. Their field goal percentage for the game was 52.4%, and they went 7/9 from the free-throw line. The team's scoring leader is Bruce Thornton, who holds an average of 17.2 as they head into today's matchup. Additionally, Roddy Gayle Jr. is averaging 15 points per game this season.</p><p>At present, the Buckeyes' defense is nationally ranked 56th, allowing 65.2 points per game. So far, the Ohio State defense is giving up an average of 9.3 offensive rebounds per game and are turning teams over 10.3 times per game (293rd).</p>

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Eric Hosmer and the San Diego Padres are set to do battle against the Los Angeles Dodgers at PETCO Park. Spectrum SportsNet LA will televise the action and the game gets underway at 3:40 p.m. ET.
<h2>Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Odds</h2>
The Padres are 70-88 straight up (SU) and 72-85 against the spread (ATS). They've lost 20.5 units for moneyline bettors and 22.4 units ATS. San Diego has covered the spread only twice in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Dodgers are 102-56 SU and have gone 76-81 against the spread. They're up 12.3 units for moneyline bettors, but have lost 7.9 units ATS. Los Angeles has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the over has cashed in four of those seven.

Neither side has been an obvious over/under bet this season. San Diego games have a 74-74-9 over/under record in 2019. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 72-74-11.

Southpaw Clayton Kershaw will get the start for the visiting Dodgers. Kershaw is 15-5 with a 3.15 ERA and 181 strikeouts. He's 2-0 with 25 strikeouts and a 3.12 ERA against San Diego this year (four starts).

The Padres are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Joey Lucchesi (10-9, 4.28 ERA), who's got 152 strikeouts and 54 walks as well as a 1.24 WHIP. Lucchesi is 1-1 with 10 strikeouts and a 5.29 ERA across three starts against Los Angeles this year.

As a unit, San Diego’s pitching staff has allowed 4.9 runs per game overall this year. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.72, a WHIP of 1.29 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.8. The bullpen has a 4.58 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 9.9 K/9. In 72 games against divisional foes, Padres starters have an ERA of 5.40 and the bullpen's ERA is 5.07.

The San Diego offense has produced 4.3 runs per contest, including 4.3 per game against divisional foes and 3.0 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .182/.278/.285 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.

First baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Manny Machado have led the Padres' hitters this year. Hosmer is hitting .269/.315/.427 with 21 home runs, 97 RBIs and 71 runs scored, and Machado is hitting .252 with 30 homers, 82 RBIs and 79 runs.

In the visiting dugout, Los Angeles' pitching staff allowed 3.9 runs per game and its starters own a 3.17 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 9.41 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.96, along with a K-per-9 of 9.42.

Dodgers hitters have slashed .258/.340/.473 on their way to 5.5 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.6 per game over the team's last five outings (4-1 SU).

First baseman Cody Bellinger and third baseman Justin Turner continue to lead Los Angeles' hitters. Bellinger is hitting .301/.402/.623 with 46 home runs, 114 RBIs, 118 runs and 15 stolen bases, while Turner (.290/.372/.509) is up to 27 homers, 67 RBIs and 80 runs scored.

The Dodgers have lost 7.2 units and are 18-33 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in 24 of those games, compared to 25 that've gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Padres have lost 6.1 units and are 18-16 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 14 of those games, as opposed to 18 that've gone under.
<h3>Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres Free MLB Pick</h3>
<a href="http://bangthebook.com/mlb-betting-trends-of-the-day/">Predictions:</a> SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – OVER
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Los Angeles has tallied 22 extra-base hits over its last five contests. San Diego has 10 XBH over its last five.

The Dodgers have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games, including 12 over their last five.

The Dodgers have a total OPS of .814 this season and an OPS of .790 against left-handed pitchers. The Padres' OPS sits at .721 overall and .760 against southpaws.

San Diego has posted 13.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 15.0 over its last five.

The Padres have dropped five of their last six games SU.

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Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Free Pick 09/26/19

<p>Who would you say belongs on a list of “Must See Pitchers”? Randy Johnson? Sandy Koufax? Greg Maddux? Pedro Martinez? Nolan Ryan? Tom Seaver? Who would make the cut for you?</p>



<p>If your list doesn’t include Jacob deGrom, then your list is wrong. deGrom is having maybe the most dominant stretch in MLB history and he’ll look to put another notch in the proverbial belt with this Thursday July 1 start against the Atlanta Braves.</p>



<p>The Mets are a -165 favorite at <a href="https://www.bangthebook.com/sportsbooks/betonline/">BetOnline Sportsbook</a> with a total of 6.5 for a nine-inning game. Ian Anderson will get the nod for the Braves and have a very small margin for error against the planet’s best pitcher.</p>



<h2 id="h-new-york-mets"><strong><u>New York Mets</u></strong></h2>



<p>The Mets are starting to get some position players back and have to hope that they’ve weathered all of the adversity that they need to deal with this season. For several weeks, the Mets were missing Michael Conforto, Brandon Nimmo, JD Davis, Jeff McNeil, and Kevin Pillar, among others.</p>



<p>Davis and Nimmo remain out, but the lineup looks a lot better with four of those players back and also with the resurgent Francisco Lindor, who has officially shaken off his slow start to the season and has been the player that the Mets expected to get when they signed him to a contract worth over $300 million.</p>



<p>Overall, New York’s offense is still close to the bottom of the league, ranking well into the bottom third, but slightly above the bottom five. It will take some time to get those numbers up to a respectable place, but from a talent standpoint, the Mets certainly have a lot of it and should be able to put a dent in those early-season numbers as we go forward, so long as they stay healthy.</p>



<p>The nice thing is that even if it takes some time to generate more offense, the Mets don’t need a lot of run support for Jacob deGrom. Not like he gets any anyway, but deGrom has a 0.69 ERA and a 0.98 FIP, so he is plenty capable of holding his own. He’s also done well at the plate, but his pitching numbers are historic to say the least.</p>



<p>deGrom has 122 strikeouts in 78 innings of work to go up against just 11 walks. Somehow three guys have hit homers off of deGrom this season. They must have had a Will Ferrell in “Old School” sort of experience by blacking out when making contact, much like Frank The Tank did in the debate. deGrom is elite and we are witnessing history every time he pitches.</p>



<h2 id="h-atlanta-braves"><strong><u>Atlanta Braves</u></strong></h2>



<p>This will be a good test for deGrom. The Braves offense entered play on Wednesday barely inside the top 10 in the wOBA department. The problem for Atlanta has been a lack of consistency. The Braves have bunched all of their runs together some nights and have gone dormant other nights.</p>



<p>Case in point, the Braves scored 20 runs on Wednesday night against the Mets. That’s what they do. They’ll hang a huge number and then fail to surpass that number over the next 4-5 games combined. It is really hard to know what you are going to get on a daily basis, though the presence of deGrom makes it a lot easier to figure out for that night.</p>



<p>That means that the onus is on Ian Anderson to pitch well enough to give his team a chance. The total of 6 suggests that he has a shot. Anderson has a 3.42 ERA with a 3.21 FIP in his 81.2 innings of work. It sure seems like a lot of the narrative about the Braves has been more about what they don’t have instead of what they do.</p>



<p>Yes, Mike Soroka had a setback and is out for the season. Yes, Max Fried has spent some time on the IL and struggled to get into the rhythm of the season. Yes, depth guys like Kyle Wright and Bryse Wilson have continued to have their issues. But, what about focusing on the good? Like Anderson, who has excellent numbers this season with a 26.1% K% and a GB% over 50%.</p>



<p>The Braves bullpen has been a major hindrance, too. A lot of guys have experienced spin rate decreases with the crackdown on substances and that unit just has not been effective in general. That will have to change if the Braves want to make some noise in this division.</p>



<h2 id="h-mets-vs-braves-free-pick"><strong><u>Mets vs. Braves Free Pick</u></strong></h2>



<p>So, what do we do here? Do we lay the lumber with deGrom? Bet under 6.5? Over 6.5? Try the Braves as an underdog? The only play I see here is the last one. To try the Braves in a big underdog role. deGrom can’t be this sharp every night, can he? Anderson is plenty good enough to keep Atlanta in the game and the bullpens aren’t that far apart, at least from a talent standpoint. Sometimes the tough bets to make are the right ones.</p>



<p><strong>Pick: Atlanta Braves</strong></p>

Mets vs. Braves Pick & Prediction 07/01/21

<p>Julio Teheran will take the mound for the Mets against Charlie Morton for the Braves in this NL East matchup. The first pitch is set for 7:20 PM ET at Truist Park in Atlanta, GA.</p>

<p>Looking at the odds, the Braves are the favorite with a money line of -230, while the Mets are the underdog at +190. The over/under line is set at 10 runs, with both the over and under carrying a money line of -110.</p><h3>NEW YORK METS VS ATLANTA BRAVES BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: New York Mets Moneyline +190</p><p>This game will be played at Truist Park at 7:20 ET on Monday, April 8th.</p><h3>HOW TO BET THE METS VS BRAVES:</h3><ul><li>We have the Mets winning by a score of 6 to 5</li><li>If you're looking for a run line pick, we also like the Mets to cover</li><li>As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over</li></ul><h3>Mets Records & Stats</h3><p>New York closed out their series with the Reds by picking up a 3-1 win. Going into the game, they were favored at -118 on the money line. The Mets' offense struggled for most of the game before tying things up in the 8th with two runs and added another in the 9th to close things out.</p>

<p>Sean Manaea didn't give up a run until the 4th inning and finished the game by going five innings and giving up just one earned run while striking out six. He allowed three hits and issued two walks. Francisco Lindor had a big game at the plate, going 2/5 with a homer and scoring twice. Starling Marte also went 2/3 with a run scored.</p><p>Julio Teheran is coming off a season in which he made 14 appearances and 11 starts for the Brewers. His record for the season was 3-5, and he finished the year with an ERA of 4.39. Last season, he made two appearances against the Braves, going 0-1 with an ERA of 4.42. For the year, Teheran allowed a total of 13 home runs and finished with five quality starts. His WHIP for the season was 1.13, and his FIP was 4.93. On the year, he averaged 6.28 strikeouts per nine innings and 1.63 walks per nine innings.</p><p>Our player projections for the Mets today have Pete Alonso as our top power hitter, as his home run projection is the best in the league. If you are looking for a Mets player to hit a home run, Alonso is our top choice. Brandon Nimmo has the 2nd highest total hits projection in the league today, and Jeff McNeil is 4th. DJ Stewart's home run projection is 4th best in the league today, and 2nd on the Mets.</p><h3>Braves Records & Stats</h3><p>Things got tense for the Braves in their last game vs. the Diamondbacks, as Arizona tied things up in the 8th inning by scoring twice. However, the Braves were able to pick up a couple of runs in their half of the 8th to pick up a 5-2 win. On the money line, the Braves were at -250 heading into the game.</p>

<p>Chris Sale put together a good start for the Braves, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up just two earned runs on four hits. He finished the game with six strikeouts and allowed one home run. At the plate, Austin Riley and Matt Olson went deep, with Riley driving in two runs and Olson finishing with one RBI.</p><p>Charlie Morton is getting the start for the Braves today, as they host the Mets. Morton has one start under his belt, which was a win on the road against the White Sox. In that outing, he went 5 2/3 innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 6.</p><p>Our player projections for the Braves today have Ronald Acuña Jr. as our top projected hitter in terms of total hits. His total hits projection is 9th best in the league today. Marcell Ozuna has the highest home run projection on the team and 3rd best in the league today. Ozzie Albies' total hits projection is 19th best in the league today.</p>

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