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Dirtbags MLB Thursday Preview

At last it is Opening Day so let’s get started! We have a full day of baseball so we will do our best to give you as much information as possible to be successful. As we get lineup confirmation we will be able to provide more insight for wagering. Let’s get after it!

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  • 12:00pm cst: San Francisco Giants vs. New York Yankees (-188); via FD

Giants will be starting Logan Webb against Gerrit Cole to kick off the season at Yankee Stadium. Webb hasn’t faced any of these Yankees batters before so it should be interesting. Gerrit Cole typically runs cold on home day games so there is no way I would lay -188. There are great opportunities with the Giants though.

Pick: SP Logan Web over 5.5 strikeouts (+120)

  • 12:00pm cst: Atlanta Braves (-255) vs. Washington Nationals; via DK

Braves will be starting Max Fried against the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. Atlanta dominated the Nationals last season in Washington and the Braves absolutely destroy Patrick Corbin. No need to take a flyer on Nationals here. Let’s look for runs. Waiting on Nationals starting lineup.

Pick: Over 7.5 Runs (-128)

Ozzie Albies H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (-155)

  • 1:00pm cst: Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox (-125); via DK

This will be Cory Kluber’s debut for the Red Sox against Baltimore’s Kyle Gibson. Has Kluber hit his limits? It’s already surprising that Gibson is still on an Opening Day mound. Plenty of runs incoming here with two strong offenses. Bullish on the Orioles offense this season. I like the Orioles with plus money but Kyle Gibson is on the mound.

Pick: Over 9 (-110)

Cedric Mullins H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (-125)

  • 1:00pm cst: Milwaukee Brewers (-140) vs. Chicago Cubs; via DK

Corbin Burnes will start for the Brewers against Marcus Stroman with plenty of storylines. This will be Burnes’ first start since the arbitration hearing drama. The Cubs have plenty of new faces waiting to make a splash. Chicago plays great at home against the Brewers and this is a nice price not to pass up.

Pick: Cubs +120

Dansby Swanson H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (+125)

  • 3:05pm cst: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Texas Rangers (-135); via DK

The new era of Texas Rangers baseball officially starts today with Jacob deGrom on the mound against Aaron Nola for the Phillies. The Rangers swept the Phillies at home last season and the Rangers should have plenty of energy in the building.

Pick: Rangers -135

Trea Turner H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (+100)

  • 3:10: Minnesota Twins (-155) vs. Kansas City Royals; via DK

Pablo Lopez makes his first American League debut with the Twins today against Zach Greinke’s Royals. The Twins batters have pretty good numbers against Greinke that we can take advantage of.

Pick: Nick Gordon H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (-140)

Carlos Correa H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (-160)

  • 3:10pm cst: New York Mets (-125) vs. Miami Marlins; via DK

We have a great power pitching matchup here between the Mets’ Max Scherzer vs. Marlins’ Sandy Alcantara. Tight number to choose a side so let’s look at props where there is low juice.

Pick: Jean Segura H+R+RBI over 1.5 (+100)

Francisco Lindor H+R+RBI over 1.5 (-115)

  • 3:10pm cst: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds (-140); via DK

Mitch Keller will be on the mound for the Pirates vs. the young power pitcher Hunter Greene for the Reds.

Pick: Mitch Keller Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-150)

Hunter Greene Over 7.5 Strikeouts (+130)

  • 3:10pm cst: Toronto Blue Jays (-115) vs. St. Louis Cardinals

This is a great interleague matchup with Alek Manoa starting for the Blue Jays against Miles Mikolas and the Cardinals. Not much data with it being an interleague game so let’s see what we can do with this great pitching matchup. Manoah was great on the road last year and Mikolas finished a bit cold. Let’s take a shot with the road team.

Pick: Blue Jays -115

Night Slate

  • 8:30pm cst: Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres (-215)

Pick: Over 7 (-120)

Manny Machado H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (-115)

  • 9:00pm cst: Los Angeles Angels (-210) vs. Oakland Athletics

Pick: Shohei Ohtani Over 6.5 Strikeouts (-130)

Shohei Ohtani H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (-105)

  • 9:00pm cst: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (-170)

Pick: Under 7.5 (-120)

Mookie Betts H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (-110)

  • 9:00pm cst: Cleveland Guardians vs. Seattle Mariners (-120)

Pick: Gurardians (+100)

Jose Ramirez H+R+RBI Over 1.5 (+100)

***The other games will be posted once more lineup information is available.