MLB Staff Picks For Thursday, April 14
Find out which bets we're targeting for today's MLB slate
Brad Pinkerton - Apr 14, 2022, 2:44pm EDTOdds in this article are subject to change. Check the latest MLB betting lines here: Latest MLB Odds | Latest Over/Under | Expert MLB picks
Dan Karpuc: Cardinals-Brewers Under 8
Adam Wainwright will be on the mound for the Cardinals while Brandon Woodruff will toe the rubber for the home team Brewers. While they get the job done in different ways, both of these guys are legitimate aces and should put up a lot of zeros on the scoreboard. Milwaukee’s offense is absolutely terrible; they’ve averaged 3.0 runs per game and have already gotten shut out twice. Oh, and they’ve played series against the Cubs and Orioles (ouch). While the Cardinals have some legitimate stars in their lineup, they’ve been owned by Woodruff. In 157 at-bats, current Cardinals hitters have slashed .185/.194/.318 with 46 strikeouts and just four walks. In other words, the Brewers righty has had their number. Both of these teams have talented bullpens that have shutdown potential and BetQL also lists this as the best bet, which is the icing on the cake.
Lucy Burdge: Nationals +110 ML at Pirates
The Nationals have won three of their last four games and they’re coming off a win, so they have some momentum. Meanwhile, the Pirates have only won two of their five games so far this season. A BetQL trend in favor of the Nationals moneyline here is that Dave Martinez is 76-71 on the road when the total is 8.5-10 (it's 9 tonight) while coaching Washington. So I really like the Nationals to take down the Pirates as the underdog in this one.
Brad Pinkerton: Angels-Rangers Under 8.5
This is one of BetQL's best bets today, which is significant because the model is a ridiculous 30-15 (67%) on of all its O/U picks rated ⭐⭐ and higher so far this season for a total return of $1,176 on $100 bets! The Angels are 1-5 O/U so far, scraping together a little more than three runs per game. Meanwhile the Rangers (2-2-1 O/U) have been held to four runs or fewer in three out of five games. With Shohei Ohtani on the mound for L.A., I think the Rangers offense struggles again tonight, helping secure the under, which is also seeing early sharp action (the line opened at O/U 9).
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