Best MLB Bets Today (June 24): Braves Avoid the Sweep vs. Padres
There is a full slate of games on Wednesday, and we have found some of the best MLB bets today in terms of value at the top online sportsbooks.
Here, we break down a few of our best MLB bets, including a same game parlay (SGP) for the National League East matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals.
Best MLB bets today
The Atlanta Braves enter an NL series finale with the San Diego Padres after losing the first two games. With the pitching matchup, we like them at -135 at bet365 Sportsbook to win the finale and avoid the sweep.
Atlanta Braves (-135) vs. San Diego Padres
Martin Perez (6-3, 2.78 ERA, 1.07 WHIP) goes for the Braves, and they have won his last four starts. Perez has only given up one run in each of his last two starts.
Perez and the Atlanta bullpen, which leads the Majors in bullpen ERA, will get it done on the mound, facing a Padres’ lineup that ranks second-last in baseball in runs scored.
JP Sears gets the starting nod for the Padres, and he will be making his first start since being called up from the minors.
Last season with the Athletics and Padres, Sears was 9-11 with a 5.04 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. The Braves will rough him up, as he was called up despite posting an ERA of 11.32 in his last six starts in AAA.
Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants: Under 8 runs (-115)
In the second game of this interleague series, we like Under 8 runs (-115) at BetMGM Sportsbook. The first game of this series went Under in the Giants' 3-1 win.
The total has been Under in three of the last four games for the Giants, including the last two, and the Athletics have failed to score more than one run in two of their last three games.
Gage Jump (3-1, 2.37 ERA, 0.99 WHIP) takes the hill for the Athletics, and they have won his last four starts, where he has only given up a total of four runs, with three coming in one start.
Tyler Mahle (1-7, 6.04 ERA, 1.54 WHIP) gets the nod for the Giants. He has just been activated from the injured list, and has not started a game since late May. Mahle wasn't sharp in his last few starts, and in the start before his last one, he gave up five runs in a loss to the Athletics, but the total still went Under.
In the four games between these teams this season, the total has gone Under twice. Like the first game of this series, neither team will light it up at the dish, which is why the Under is the pick.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals SGP
According to our Parlay Calculator, this Phillies vs. Nationals SGP has +449 odds and an 18.2% implied probability of winning. A $100 bet would net $449 in profit for a total payout of $549.
Key factors for Cubs vs. Giants same game parlay
- The Phillies beat the Nationals in a barnburner, 14-9, in the first game of this division series.
- The Phillies have scored in double digits in two of their last four games.
- While Philly starter Aaron Nola (3-4, 5.71 ERA, 1.48 WHIP) has an ERA north of 5.00, he has given up three runs in each of his last two starts.
- Nationals’ starter Mike Mikolas (2-6, 5.47 ERA, 1.28 WHIP) gave up five runs in his last start and has given up at least five in two of his last four outings.
- Aaron Nola has struck out at least five batters in four of his last six starts.
- Washington ranks 10th in the Majors in strikeouts per game and had 17 in the last game.
