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Thursday’s MLB schedule is a nine-game slate with an unfortunate lean towards daytime baseball. Players out of their comfort zones, weird baseball outcomes; it’s all there when the sun is shining. We also have limited quality pitching on the mound with favorites like Luis Gil and Luis Castillo, but as we look to the current Vegas odds and lines, you’ll see how tight the books are today. 

 

 

 

Still, we should be able to find some value, though it is unlikely that we will play as heavy as we usually do.

MLB Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 6/20

If you want to see examples as to why we like to avoid daytime baseball, just look at Wednesday’s MLB Predictions. How in the world do the Arizona Diamondbacks, a team that crushes lefthanded pitching, make Patrick Corbin look like Cy Young? And did anyone catch Kyle Hendricks throw five no-hit frames with eight strikeouts? 

The stank from those outings was so strong that it trickled into Luis Medina’s start and he went almost a full six innings and earned his first win. So, you can imagine why we’re a little gun-shy today. Still – we got some MLB best bets for you because we need to rebuild our bankroll.

  • Yesterday’s Record: 5-7
  • Season Record: 243-226-5
  • Bankroll: -8.62 units

 

 

 

Rays vs. Twins Prediction: Thursday, June 20 

We’ve been diving into this matchup a lot lately as we have two clubs who seem to be moving in opposite directions despite the fact that the Rays won yesterday. The Twins had won six in a row before that and while Simeon Woods Richardson doesn’t go deep into games, the Rays have not been a strong team against righthanded pitching (.293 wOBA with a 23.7-percent K-rate) and they’re 4-8 over their last 12 games, averaging just 3.3 runs per game in that span. 

With Zack Littell and his 1.38 WHIP on the mound, we’ll focus our attention on the Twins. The first five innings lines are a little tight, so we’ll focus on their struggling offense and the Twins bats for betting. Woods-Richardson has been under his hits-allowed prop in five of his last six starts and in six of his last eight. He can minimize any damage coming from Tampa. 

We’ll also back Royce Lewis who has been incredibly hot lately, hitting safely in nine of his last 10 with four multi-hit performances, one double and five home runs, including one last night. His H+R+R props are a little too juiced, so we’ll shoot for better odds on his total bases to start today’s MLB picks.

 

 

 

Royals vs. Athletics Prediction: Thursday, June 20

I’ve never believed in the Oakland offense and seeing the Royals posting a .262 wOBA over their last six games, I’m rapidly losing faith in their lineup as well. Seth Lugo rebounded from a pair of right starts to limit the Dodgers to two runs over six innings and he should have no trouble with Oakland. 

In fact, the last time he faced the Athletics, he punched out 10 over just 5.2 innings. Happy to back him against a lineup that has a .295 wOBA with a 26.6-percent strikeout rate. On the other side, our MLB predictions are looking at Mitch Spence who hasn’t been bad but also hasn’t been great since being stretched out and moved into the rotation. 

He pitches to a lot of contact and doesn’t have swing-and-miss stuff. He’s had fewer than four strikeouts in each of his last three starts and these Royals have a sub-20-percent K-rate against righties this season and have an 18.7-percent strikeout rate over their last six games. I love their strikeout props, but with both sides I want to take being juiced up to minus-150 each, we’re going to try and get creative here with a Same Game Parlay with both.

 

 

 

Best MLB Props For Today, 6/20: Pitchers