The Best Bets series delivers for the best day of the week! Three of our five picks for Dinger Tuesday cash, giving us our most considerable single-day profit of the series to this point! As a bonus, the Los Angeles Dodgers dispatched the Arizona Diamondbacks relatively quickly, cashing our only traditional play of the night.
Best Bets Aug. 9th
Braves @ Pirates, 7:05 PM EST
Today’s first pick comes from a matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates. Tonight will be the third game of this four-game series, where the teams have been trading blows so far. The Braves took last night’s game with some late-game heroics in the top of the 9th, winning 8-6. Considering their clear pitching advantage, I like them to pull out another one here. Max Fried gets the start tonight, a man that has slipped right back into form after a stint on the IL. In his first game back, he pitched six innings, struck out eight, and allowed no runs.
The Pick: PPD Max Fried 5+ Ks / Braves to Win (-115) 1U
Matt Olson 1+ RBI (+100) 0.5U
Dodgers @ D-Backs, 9:40 PM EST
We are heading straight back into the well for our second play of the day. Bobby Miller and the Dodgers face off against Merrill Kelly and the Diamondbacks. Tonight’s bet is less clear-cut than last night’s. The rookie Bobby Miller has had moments of brilliance and moments of… non-brilliance. Meanwhile, Merril Kelly has been steady eddy for the D-Backs, consistently putting in solid starts for the team. However, this bet is much more about the offense than the pitching. In that department, the Dodgers have the hottest hitter in baseball on their side Freddie Freeman. In his last 20 games, he batters a staggering .470, with six homers, 18 RBI, and 28 runs.
The Pick: Dodgers F5 -0.5 (-108) 1U
Max Muncy 1+ RBI (+135) 0.25U
Freddie Freeman 1+ Run (-140) 0.25U
Best Bets Record
Day 24 Recap: *Mike Breen* BANG! (+4.46u)
Alec Bohm HR ✅✅
Nolan Jones HR ✅✅
LuBob HR ✅✅
Bell HR ❌❌
J-Ram HR ❌❌
Free Bets: $70
Dodgers F5 -0.5 ✅✅
J.D. Martinez RBI ⚠️⚠️
Overall: 59-69-8 (+4.28U)
Yesterday: 4-2-1 (+4.46U)
Main Photo Credits: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports
Players Mentioned: Max Fried, Matt Olson, Bobby Miller, Merrill Kelly, Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Alec Bohm, Nolan Jones, J.D. Martinez
