Saturday, August 24, features a 15-game schedule that offers some intriguing matchups and MLB odds to sift through.
Luckily for you, our staff of MLB betting experts has already combed through the odds and identified today’s best MLB bets.
MLB predictions and projections for Saturday, August 24th are below.
Today's Best MLB Bets
The team logos in the table below represent each matchup our MLB betting staff is keeping an eye on in today's games: Click on the team logos for any matchup below to access the specific bets featured in this article.
Tony Sartori's Best Brewers vs Athletics Bets: Betting on the Underdog
Tony Sartori
At +115, it’s worth betting on the underdog at this position, mainly due to pitcher chemistry. Right-hander Collin Rea is set to take the mound for Milwaukee, and he’s a prime candidate to return.
Ray is 11-4 with a 3.52 ERA and 1.15 WHIP, but has a 4.80 xERA and ranks in the bottom 28th percentile in xBA, average exit velocity, strikeout rate, barrel rate and hard hit rate. Meanwhile, right-hander Joe Boyle will pitch for Oakland.
Boyle outperforms Leah in xERA, xBA, average exit velocity, strikeout rate and barrel rate.
The Brewers obviously have a stronger lineup, but that doesn't mean the Athletics can't score runs. The Athletics are eighth in the league in home runs, which could play a big role against Ray, who is allowing a 9.2% barrel rate and a 41.1% hard-hit rate.
Oakland's bullpen also has a better FIP than Milwaukee's.
Pick: Athletics Moneyline (+115)
William Bua's Best Bets on Diamondbacks vs Red Sox: Can the Diamondbacks continue their run of form?
By William Buhr
The two best offensive teams in baseball face off on Saturday when the Red Sox host the Diamondbacks at Fenway Park.
Arizona leads the league with 5.30 points per game, but they enter the game without Ketel Marte, while Boston is averaging 4.98 points per game. Both teams' offenses have been strong recently, with Boston scoring four or more points in three of their last four games and Arizona scoring seven or more points in four of their last five. I think the Diamondbacks' offense is slightly better even without Marte.
I also think Arizona's starting pitcher, Zac Gallen, is slightly better than Boston's Cook Crawford. The margins in this matchup are small, so the odds are -106.
Gallen isn't the dominant ace he was last season, but he's still flashing flashes. He's pitching with a 3.85 ERA and 4.13 xERA, but his ability to hold down the barrel and get the ball to ground out is why I'm leaning to him at the position. Gallen is in the 78th percentile for barrel rate and 71st percentile for ground ball rate, two important metrics when pitching at Fenway Park.
Let's move on to Crawford. Crawford has a 4.25 ERA and a 4.02 xERA. The 28-year-old Crawford is in the eighth percentile in barrel rate and ninth percentile in ground ball rate. He's in the 92nd percentile in chase rate, but he often looks to strike out and miss when contact is made, which can be dangerous at Fenway. Crawford has allowed nine runs in 10 innings in his past two home starts, and his 4.30 ERA at home is slightly worse than his 4.19 ERA on the road.
While these teams and starters have similar stats and metrics, I feel like this ballpark suits Gallen just a little better, so I’ll pick the Diamondbacks at -106 to play at -120.
Pick: Diamondbacks Money Line (-106)
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