Sports Handicapper Ray Monohan's Picks & Predictions

OVER 8

Probable Pitchers: MIN - L. Varland-L vs TAM - Z. Eflin-R 

On Tuesday we get the Minnesota Twins (31-29, 13-15 on the road, 5-5 L10) taking on the Tampa Bay Rays (43-19, 26-6 at home, 6-4 L10) in AL gambling action. On the bumps we get Louie Varland (3-1, 3.51 ERA, 39 SO) taking on Zach Eflin (7-1, 3.30 ERA, 57 SO).

Minnesota and Tampa Bay begin their weekday set and we're on the Over here between these two sides.Both offenses have had a lot of success thus far and they're producing plenty of run scoring opportunities.

Varland gets the ball for the Twins, coming in with an ERA of over 3. He got 8 runs of support last time out and owns a 3.57 ERA on the road.

Eflin counters as he comes in after allowing 3 runs last time out. Sitting with a 3.30 ERA, the RH will have his work cut out for him against a lineup that loves to make pitchers work. 

Look for run scoring opportunities both ways, especially early.

Some trends to note, the Over is 4-1 in Twins last 5 games following a loss, and 5-2 in Twins last 7 during game 1 of a series. Head to head the Over is 37-13-2 in the last 52 between these two. On the other side the Over is 6-0 in Rays last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter, 10-1 in Rays last 11 home games vs. a team with a winning record, and finally the OVER is 6-1 in Rays last 7 overall.

Back the OVER 8. It is 20-4-2 in the last 26 games in Tampa Bay.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Tuesday 8* MLB O/U Play

Pirates -1.5

Probable Pitchers: OAK - J. Kaprielian-R vs PIT - M. Keller-R 

On Tuesday we get the Oakland Athletics (12-50, 5-26 on the road, 2-8 L10) taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-27, 16-13 at home, 7-3 L10) in Interleague gambling action. On the bumps we get James Kaprielian (0-6, 8.12 ERA, 38 SO) taking on Mitch Keller (7-1, 3.25 ERA, 93 SO).

Fading the A's has been profitable any which way you look at it. 

This is a clear cut pitching mis match on Tuesday night.

Kaprielian goes for the A's and comes In with a dreadful record and ERA. His struggles have been in just about every area as he has failed to give the A's any sort of confidence when he's on the mound. He's allowed 8 runs combined over his last 2 starts coming into play here.

Mitch Keller has been the opposite. The RH has 7 wins and is pitching like an ace right now. He's got a lot of run support in his starts and is a solid 3-0 with a 2.18 ERA at home. 

Some trends to note, the Pirates are 6-0 in their L6, 5-0 in their last 5 games following a win, and are 4-0 in their last 4 home games. The Athletics are 10-41 in their last 51 games vs. a right-handed starter, 10-47 in their last 57 overall, and head to head the A's are 1-7 in their L8 vs. Pittsburgh.

Back the Pirates on the RL. They're 4-1 in their L5 vs. the A's.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Tuesday 7* MLB RL Play

Cleveland -115

Probable Pitchers: BOS - J. Paxton-L vs CLE - S. Bieber-R

Cleveland and Boston kick off a 3 game set and we're on the Guardians here in Game 1.

Their ace takes the hill and Bieber's name has been thrown around many times already as a candidate to be traded at this year's deadline or before. The RH has been good most times and brings in an ERA of 3.72.

James Paxton counters and he has been a struggle against Cleveland. In his career, the RH has gone 1-3 with a 5.47 ERA in 5 career starts against them.

Some trend to note. Guardians are 5-0 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter. Guardians are 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a left-handed starter.. Guardians are 5-1 in their last 6 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Guardians are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Guardians are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record. 

Back Cleveland.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Tuesday 9* MLB ML Play