MLB FanDuel Sportsbook Betting Picks with Lines & Odds – 7/25/19

Wednesday’s Results: 1-2
All Time Results: 53-62-2, -8.46 Units

Oakland Athletics -175 vs. Texas Rangers – 1 Units

Any team that loses a series to the rebuilding Seattle Mariners gets a major downgrade from me. Particularly when it all but knocks you out of the playoff race.

Texas has lost 9 of 10 overall. They are playing their 7th road game in the last 7 days all, and in their 3rd city in the last 5 days.  On Sunday they traveled 2300 miles from Houston to Seattle, and yesterday flew 800 miles from Seattle to Oakland.  Airplane pillow cushions can’t be plush enough for long fights and changes in time zones not to affect your rest and recovery.

Oakland is 31-20 at Home. The Rangers are 20-30 on the road.

Rangers starter Ariel Jurado is 0-3 in 3 starts in July with an 8.31 ERA

A’s starter Brett Anderson is 1-0 in in 3 start July with a 3.32 ERA

Oakland’s bullpen is 6th in the MLB. Texas is 21st.

The A’s are very much alive in the Wild Card race.  The Rangers seemed doomed to fade into obscurity.  I like the A’s to have the edge here.

Kansas City Royals +130 vs. Cleveland Indians – 1 Unit

The Royals have shown signs off life with two tidy wins over the Braves. I like their chances to steal one against a blazing hot Cleveland team coming off a 1-hit gem pitched by Shane Bieber last night in Toronto.

Confidence can be an asset in sports, and it can also be a liability. Currently on a 15-4 run, Cleveland has established a 2-game lead in the Wild Card race. I could easily them giving one back here, overlooking a plucky Kansas City team.

As much as they’ve been winning, Cleveland hasn’t been swinging the bat great.  They’ve only brought 17 runs across over their past 5 games.  For the season, the Indians are 24th in runs scored per game on the road, averaging less (4.5) than the lowly Royals average at home (4.7).

The Royals new acquisition Mike Montgomery just saw this Cleveland lineup last week and will be able to make the necessary adjustments.

The Royals themselves are a sneaky 9-3 since the break, including 5-2 as an underdog.

With Cleveland coming in from out of the country and Kansas City warming up at home, I like the plus figure here and I’m taking it.

Chicago White Sox +124 vs. Minnesota Twins – 1 Unit

It will tough to match the same focus for an ordinary division opponent after the Twins played what felt like an ALCS preview.  The Twins lost a home series to the surging Yankees 2 games to 1.  They were outscored 30-27 in a rock’em-sock’em three day affair.

White Sox starter, Lucas Giolito has been inconsistent so far in the second half of the season, but I still think he’s a solid #1 starter.  The White Sox have won 13 of Lucas Giolito’s 19 starters, including 6 of 9 at home.

I have less confidence in Twins starter Jose Berrios in this match-up.  Berrios just 5 days ago threw a season high 113 pitches in 5 innings of work against the Athletics.

The Twins batters may be feeling sky high after scoring 34 runs in the past 4 games. Still, I like Giolito to keep them quiet tonight.