{"id":59482,"date":"2023-07-14T11:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=59482"},"modified":"2023-07-14T11:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:24:08","slug":"best-bets-july-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/07\/14\/best-bets-july-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer’s Best Bets for Baseball: July 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Best Bets series is back after the All-Star break! So excited to dive into some more plays after a mediocre All-Star break that took way too long. There are no plays to recap, so let’s jump into today’s slate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Bets July 14th<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Best Bets Record<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Overall: 19-7-0 (+7.55U)<\/span><\/p>\n

Official Plays: 9-2-0 (+5.26U)<\/span><\/p>\n

Fun Plays: 10-5-0 (+2.28U)<\/span><\/p>\n

On to Today’s Best Bets!<\/span><\/p>\n

Guardians @ Rangers<\/span><\/h3>\n

To kick off the second half of the MLB season, we will be looking at a matchup that sees the\u00a0<\/span>Cleveland Guardians<\/span><\/a>\u00a0travel to Globe Life Field to take on the\u00a0<\/span>Texas Rangers<\/span><\/a>. The Rangers’ roster had a bustling All-Star break. They sent a league leading six players to Seattle for the mid-summer classic, including Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, and Adolis Garcia. This fact, combined with their lackluster performance so far in July (3-6), my prediction is this team will come out flat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jon Gray gets the start today for the home team. He has fallen short of his strikeout line in his last three starts, and today that line is set at 4.5. I like this trend to continue and for a well-rested Guardians lineup to jump on the struggling pitcher.<\/p>\n

The Pick: SGP Jon Gray Under 4.5 Ks + Guardians +3.5 Alt Run Line (-110) 1U<\/p>\n

Fun Pick: Guardians F5 ML (+116) 0.25U<\/span><\/p>\n

Marlins @ Orioles<\/span><\/h3>\n

In our second offering of the day, the\u00a0<\/span>Baltimore Orioles<\/span><\/a>\u00a0host the\u00a0<\/span>Miami Marlins<\/span><\/a>. Last year’s unanimous NL Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara takes the bump for the fish this evening. So far this season, he has struggled mightily. Sporting a 4.72 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and has allowed 62 runs in just 18 games pitched. The story for the host’s starting pitcher could be better. Dean Kremer, through 18 starts this season, sports a 4.78 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and has allowed 55 runs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lackluster pitching, two offenses that have been red hot in the first half of July, and a favorable weather forecast over Camden yards. This can mean only one thing, runs, runs, runs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pick: Marlins @ Orioles F5 total Over 4.5 Runs (-122) 1U<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional Fun Picks:<\/span><\/h3>\n