MLB best bets: Cash in with this pair of aces
Atlanta's Chris Sale (left) and Detroit's Jack Flaherty (right).
We turn to the rubber tonight for a simple little bankroll builder on a few pitchers piling up some strikeouts. Seems simple enough for us on this fine Thursday afternoon, so let's dig in.
Build your bankroll with this alt-Ks play today
First leg: Chris Sale 7+ Ks
Chris Sale has once again been one of the best strikeout pitchers in baseball this season, owning elite metrics in Ks/inning, swinging strike rate and CSW (Called Strikes + Whiffs).
That helps to explain why he's averaging 7.6 strikeouts per game, hitting this 7+ mark in 11 of 14 tries. Last time he saw the White Sox, Sale finished with seven strikeouts, and things look favorable on his end today.
The Atlanta lefty is facing a Chicago team that fans at the seventh-highest rate on the year against LHP, and they've also struggled to hit left-handers well at all. Sale should work deep into this one, giving him plenty of opportunities to hit this number.
Second leg: Jack Flaherty 6+ Ks
Speaking of elite strikeout pitchers, Detroit's Jack Flaherty is most definitely in that bucket. He sits in the 90th percentile for Ks/inning, the 87th percentile in swinging strike rate and the 96th percentile in the aforementioned CSW. Those are superb numbers that really paint a picture of just how dominant Flaherty can be on the mound.
Flaherty has 6+ strikeouts in 12 of 14 this season, averaging 7.7 Ks/game, and four straight RHP have finished with 6+ Ks against the Angels.
Together, this duo comes in at -122 on FanDuel when combined. Feel free to go one number higher if you'd like, we prefer these floors on each pitcher's strikeouts tonight.
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Today's Bark Bets is written by Griffin Carroll. Follow him on Substack: griffybets.substack.com.
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