4*Seattle Mariners -106  (Hernandez/Skoglund)

4*Philadelphia Phillies -125  (Reed/Lively)

4*Chicago White Sox -102  (Fulmer/Giolito)

In six career daytime starts, Lucas Giolito is 3-1 with a 2.27 ERA, holding batters to a .191 average. The White Sox have hit Fulmer hard in the past. Both pitchers have been up and down in cold weather. I like the White Sox to win their first home game of the season.

5*Milwaukee Brewers +105  (Lester/Suter)

Brent Suter has held opponents to a .683 OPS (on base + slugging) in 20 appearances at Miller Park. The Cubs haven't seen live pitching since Monday. Milwaukee was completely shutdown on Wednesday. I like the Brewers in this one!

4*St. Louis Cardinals -115  (Weaver/Matz)

4*Philadelphia Phillies -120  (Nola/Teheran)

Aaron Nola is a rising star and the Phillies' bullpen should be much improved. I am big on the Phillies this season. I have them making the playoffs with a 91-71 record. I also love playing home teams on opening day (projected to win at least 80 games) with a new manager in the dugout. Take the Phillies season win total OVER 75.5 as well. 

10*LA Dodgers -112  (Verlander/Hill)

You know closeout games are really hard in championship series across the board. Also, MLB teams that score 10 or more runs and than have to play on the road, have been a great play against in my lifetime. It's a favorite of many wise guys. That's because it has cashed about 65% since 1998. I think the Dodgers will step up and force a deciding game 7, which the Dodgers will win. The past 11 teams that were returning home down 3-2 in the series, 9 of them have comeback to win the World Series. Take the hungry host!

4*LA Dodgers -121  (Greinke/Ryu)

4*Miami Marlins +105  (Worley/Montero)

3*Tampa Bay Rays +129  (Faria/Strowman)

5*Arizona Diamonbacks +110 (Maeda/Godley)

Seems like a good spot for the host as they remember getting swept by these Dodgers last month. Kenta Maeda has never really pitched well in Arizona with a career ERA close to 5. Zack Godley has really good "stuff" evident by striking out 96 in 94.1 innings this season. If Godley can hit his spots, I think he will be able to hold the Dodgers to 3 runs or less. I think that should be good enough on this night. Take the D-backs!

4*Miami Marlins -102  (Castillo/Straily)

4*Baltimore Orioles +128  (Miley/Faria)

The Rays haven't faced a left-handed starter for the past 10 games. That's tough. Tampa Bay is just 12-17 against lefties and have an OPS which ranks No. 21 in all of baseball against southpaws. Wilson Ramos is one of the best catchers at framing pitches and he's OUT for this game. His bat will be missed as he's batting over .400 against Miley. Wade has had a lot of success against the Rays in the past. More of the same!

5*NY Yankees -123  (Cessa/Colon)

The Twins have never seen Cessa. Bartolo Colon is 44 years old and his two-seamer and changeup are about the same speed. Not a good combo going against a Yankees' team ranked No. 3 in OPS against right-handed starters. His pitch to contact strategy (42 K in 62 IP) won't work against the Yankees. Over the pass three years, July has been Colon's worst ERA month. The Yankees bullpen is better than Minnesota by over a full run. New York has been golden this season in games after Aaron Judge goes hitless. Take the road team!

3*LA Dodgers -119  (McCarthy/Straily)

4*Houston Astros +107  (Peacock/Happ)

4*Minnesota Twins -130  (Bundy/Berrios)

4*Arizona Diamondbacks -128  (Marquez/Walker)

4*Arizona Diamondbacks -123  (Lynn/Corbin)

5*Detroit Tigers -103  (Zimmermann/Richards)

Jordan Zimmermann returns to his National League days with a visit to Petco Park, where he gave up just two earned runs over 36 innings in five starts with the Washington Nationals. He has a 15-inning scoreless streak in San Diego since 2014. The Tigers are ranked 8th in OPS in day games and above the OPS league average against lefties. I think the Tigers matchup quite well against Clayton Richard as several players have lofty batting averages against him. Take Detroit!

4*Detroit Tigers -113  (Fulmer/Perdomo)

4*Kansas City Royals -105  (Velazquez/Hammel)

4*Houston Astros -116  (Pomeranz/Fiers)

4*Arizona Diamondbacks -130  (Davies/Delgado)

4*Miami Marlins -117  (Nola/Straily)

3*Chicago Cubs +158 (Lester/Kershaw)

4*Houston Astros -111  (Salazar/Musgrove)

4*Washington Nationals -122  (Roark/Glasnow)

4*Arizona Diamondbacks -102  (Verlander/Ray)

The Tigers are ranked 23rd in OPS (on base + slugging) against left-handed starters this season and have never faced Robbie Ray. Justin Verlander has been really good in his career against the NL, except the past two years. His road ERA is over 8 this season and the Tigers have one of the worst bullpens in all of baseball. Take the host!

4*Milwaukee Brewers -115  (Colon/Anderson)

5*Texas Rangers +101  (Santana/Cashner)

The Rangers have seen a lot of Santana when he pitched for the Angels. Texas has six starters in their lineup batting over .330 against Santana in his career. Minnesota has never faced Cashner and the Rangers have yet to score a run when he's in the game. Left-handed batters are hitting just .095 against Andrew this season. Take the host!

4*Baltimore Orioles -102 (Pomeranz/Bundy)

This is the same pitching matchup when the Red Sox defeated the Orioles 8-1 exactly 10 days ago. Dylan Bundy is off to a terrific start. He’s made a quality start in all three of his tilts, including six shutout innings in an 11-4 victory over the Blue Jays the last time out. Bundy has 17 strikeouts against three walks which is a great sign. The Red Sox just played a series in a dome and now must play outdoors. MLB teams tend to struggle the very next day. Take the Orioles in this one!

5*Kansas City Royals -120  (Cain/Hammel)

The Giants will be playing their first game outside the Pacific Time Zone this season when they travel 1,800 miles to Kansas City Missouri. San Francisco's longest road trip so far was 500 miles south to San Diego. The Royals are 7-2 in their last nine meeting against the Giants at home. American League interleague home favorites are cashing nearly 70% in game one of a series over the past 10 seasons. I think Jason Hammel will bounce back after two sub-par starts to begin his Royals' career. He has been awesome in April (2.14 ERA) over the three past seasons, holding hitters to a .195 batting average. Jason Hammel is 9-2 in April since 2014, and 3-1 in four starts against the Giants in his career. Matt Cain has a 5.59 ERA in April of late and hitters are batting .289 against him. I think the Royals winning streak continues so lets take the host! 

4*Cincinnati Reds -108 (Davies/Finnegan)

Zach Davies has started very slow in his career (8.04 April ERA) and will face a Reds' team off a blowout loss. Brandon Finnegan is holding hitters to a .224 batting average in all days games in his career. I like the Reds in this spot!

5*Houston Astros -120 (Musgrove/Miranda)

This is a rematch from last Thursday when the Mariners won 4-2 in Houston. It's very difficult for a starting pitcher to defeat a team twice in 5 days. Take the Astros!

4*Detroit Tigers +123 (Porcello/Norris)

The Tigers are looking for big things from Norris after posting a 3.04 ERA in 10 games down the stretch as a starter last season. The Red Sox are ravaged with injuries, the flu bug and other personal issues. This will be the first left-handed starter they have faced all season. Daniel Norris has pitched well in day games. He's gone 5-1 with a 3.61 ERA, while holding foes to a .241 batting average in his career under the sun. Over the past three seasons, Porcello is 12-9 with a 4.40 ERA in all day games. Batters are hitting .287 against him. Take Detroit! 

3*Cincinnati Reds +163

Listed Pitchers: Garrett/Leake

10*Chicago Cubs -127  (Kluber/Lackey)

It's very difficult for a pitcher (Kluber) to defeat the same team twice in less than 5 days. Especially on short rest. Most of the Indians haven't seen Lackey, and the ones that have are batting under .200 collectively against him. The Cubs have been great at home and after a shut-out loss all season long. The Cubs will find a way to win this game and even up the series. Take the host!

4*Boston Red Sox -101  (Price/Kluber)

10*Detroit Tigers -126 (Duffy/Fulmer)

The Tigers have won four in a row and are battling for the last Wild Card spot, which they currently hold. Detroit is 20-7 in their last 27 during game one of a series. They have hit left-handed pitching hard at home this season. I think Duffy is running out of gas as he has pitched a career-high 169.2 innings this season. Duffy has a season-high 4.10 ERA in September and 5.06 ERA against the Tigers this season. Fulmer has pitched well against the Royals this season with a 2.75 ERA, allowing 18 hits in 19 2/3 innings. He is holding hitters to a .223 batting average this season which is 11 points lower than Duffy. Kansas City has been eliminated from the postseason and will be facing a fired-up Tigers squad with their most consistent starter on the bump. Ian Kinsler returns which should provide a boost. Love Detroit in this one!

4*San Francisco Giants +157  (Bumgarner/Kershaw)

Yes, Kershaw is a future Hall of Famer but Bumgarner could be right there with him. The Giants need this game in a big way and will be facing a Dodgers' team that is ranked dead last in OPS against left-handed starters. Should be a close game so lets ride with the big underdog.

Detroit Tigers -109  (Gausman/Fulmer)

4*St. Louis Cardinals -125  (Garcia/Straily)

4*Baltimore Orioles -125  (Green/Bundy)

5*San Francisco Giants -103  (Bumgarner/Maeda)

The Dodgers scored 18 runs and now travel back home to play their arch rival. With 14 career homers, tied for third among pitchers in Giants history, Madison Bumgarner is attracting almost as much attention with his hitting as he is with his pitching. His Dodger Stadium success (8-5, 2.40 ERA) is worth noticing, too. Kenta Maeda will pitch on six days' rest for the third time this season. In three previous outings of six or more days' rest, excluding his first start of the season, Maeda has a 4.96 ERA, compared to a 3.75 ERA on normal rest. Note, the Dodgers are ranked 29th in runs scored against left-handed pitching. Take the Giants in this spot!

4*Baltimore Orioles -112  (McHugh/Miley)

3*Cincinnati Reds +164  (Fernandez/Straily)

Both teams are 14-8 when these two respected starters take the bump this season. Dan Straily has held batters to a .215 batting average this season, which is three points lower than his counterpart. Jose Fernandez hasn't pitched very well at Great American Ballpark, with a 11.25 ERA (4 innings) in his career. Light play on the Reds here at home!

3*Baltimore Orioles -119  (Bundy/Cain)

4*Washington Nationals +109  (Bumgarner/Roark)

4*Detroit Tigers -118  (Syndergaard/Verlander)

5*Texas Rangers +107  (Hamels/Gausman)

Cole Hamels is 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA in his last three starts. He has lasted eight innings in two of those three outings and set a season high with 12 strikeouts in his last start against the Royals. He is 8-1 with a 1.71 ERA in 11 starts on the road and has been stellar after a team loss in his career. The Orioles are ranked 25th in OPS (.699) against left-handed starters while the Rangers have hit Kevin Gausman hard in the past. I love taking teams in first place after allowing 5 runs or more after the non-waver trade deadline. This has cashed nearly 68% of the time over the past decade. I like Texas in this spot!

4*Chicago Cubs -105 (Fernandez/Hammel)

4*Boston Red Sox -125  (Pomeranz/Santiago)

4*San Francisco Giants -123 (Reed/Cain)

5*Washington Nationals -110  (Norris/Gonzalez)

Bud Norris will make his fourth start as a Dodger after allowing seven runs in 16 innings over his first three. He faced the Nationals twice in April with the Braves, giving up eight runs in 12 innings and taking the loss in both outings. Gio Gonzalez will make his first second-half start against a team he has had success against during the course of his career. In four starts against the Dodgers, Gonzalez owns a 1.73 ERA and opposing batters are hitting .185 against him. The Dodgers are ranked 28th in OPS and 28th in runs scored against left-handed starters this season. Take the Nats in this one!

5*Chicago Cubs -147 (Matz/Lester)

The Cubs were swept in a four game series at Citi Field between June 30 and July 3. The Mets also eliminated the Cubs in the 2015 NL Championship series. Jon Lester gave up a season-high eight runs in a career-low 1.2 innings in his outing on July 3. He's been very good after a team loss as the Cubs dropped a 4-1 decision on Sunday. The Cubs are ranked 5th in OPS against left-handed pitching while scoring the second most runs in all of baseball against southpaws. The Mets are ranked 17th in OPS while scoring the second fewest runs when facing a lefty. Look for the Cubs improve to 22-10 when facing a left-handed starter this season.

4*Seattle Mariners +109  (McCullers/Iwakuma)

4*Detroit Tigers +157  (Pelfrey/Happ)

The Tigers are ranked 8th in runs scored against left-handed pitching. Detroit played a listless game on Thursday. Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez went a combined 0-for-8. Mike Pelfrey is unbeaten his last four outings while J.A. Happ is coming off a blowout win. Happ tossed seven innings and struck out a season-high 11 batters while allowing just one run in the Blue Jays' 17-1 victory. I will fade him against a solid left-handed hitting lineup, at a very nice price.

4*Boston Red Sox -102  (Shoemaker/O'Sullivan)

4*Detroit Tigers -118  (Verlander/Snell)

4*Detroit Tigers -102 (Fulmer/Smyly)

4*Washington Nationals -108  (Harvey/Giolito)

4*Detroit Tigers +128  (Carrasco/Sanchez)

5*Detroit Tigers +100  (Salazar/Zimmermann)

The Indians have won all 6 games against Detroit so far this season. The Tigers are well aware of this fact. Look for them to win this opener behind Zimmerman. The Indians have not seen much of Jordan, while the Tigers have seen a lot of Salazar in his career.

5*Washington Nationals +132  (Ross/Urias)

This will be the third straight game that the Nats will face a lefty starter. Julio Urias is the real deal, but the Dodgers have him on a strict pitch count of about 75 per game. The Nats are ranked No. 3 in OPS against left-handed starters, while the Dodgers are ranked near the bottom in OPS against righties. The Nats are 9-4 when Ross is on the bump and I look for Washington to avoid the sweep at a nice price.

4*Detroit Tigers -124  (Paxton/Verlander)

4*Colorado Rockies +108  (Gray/Conley)

Both teams have never faced either opposing starter. The Rockies are ranked 5th in runs scored and 9th in OPS (on base+slugging) against left-handed starters. Jon Gray has been on fire lately with a 2.66 ERA over four straight quality starts. He has thrown quality starts in seven of his past eight outings. Adam Conley last won on May 16. Since then, he is 0-2 with a 5.27 ERA. During the rough span, opponents are hitting .308. With Gray in better current form, I'll take the Rockies as a small underdog in this spot.

4*Detroit Tigers -104  (Boyd/Shields)

3*Milwaukee Brewers +117  (Harvey/Guerra)

4*Washington Nationals -129  (Ross/Latos) 

4*Houston Astros -137  (Gray/McCullers)

4*NY Mets +142  (Harvey/Fernandez)

4*Tampa Bay Rays -115  (Odorizzi/Nolasco)

4*Seattle Mariners +135  (Walker/Darvish)

3*Baltimore Orioles -118  (Rodriguez/Gausman)

10*Chicago Cubs -136  (Wood/Hammel)

The Cubs will be playing its second straight day game, while the Dodgers are coming off an emotional series against the Mets. The Dodgers have to play a day game after a late night game. That's tough especially since the Cubs are ranked No. 7 in OPS (on base+slugging) against left-handed starters. The Cubs are 14-8 in day games and 9-3 against lefties this season. Alex Wood will be pitching with three extra days of rest (tricep irritation), which has not helped him in the past. He has pitched to a 6.84 ERA in all road games this season. Jason Hammel has a 2.04 ERA at home and looks to be in top form. This line is sure to rise so get down ASAP.

4*Houston Astros -128  (Keuchel/Weaver)

3*Toronto Blue Jays -125  (Kelly/Sanchez)

4*Toronto Blue Jays -105  (Estrada/Nova)

4*San Francisco Giants -122  (Hendricks/Bumgarner)

4*Detroit Tigers -115 (Archer/Zimmerman)

4*Oakland A's -129  (Sabathia/Gray)

4*Chicago White Sox -109 (Keuchel/Rondon)

Something is clearly wrong with Dallas Keuchel. He’s gone 0-4 with a 7.98 ERA in his last four starts, allowing 44 hits in 29 1/3 innings. He’s 6-12 with a 4.52 ERA in 20 starts on the road since the start of last season. The 2015 AL Cy Young winner is allowing some lofty batting averages against the White Sox. The Astros' bullpen has a 5.84 on the road this season. Carlos Rondon has been pitched very well with extra rest (six days) and off a team loss in his brief career. Most of the Astros have seen very little of him. The White Sox bullpen has a 1.70 ERA at home. I like the host to end its two-game losing skid.

4*St. Louis Cardinals +140  (Leake/Wood)

4*Colorado Rockies +111  (Harvey/Gray)

4*Tampa Bay Rays -115 (Hill/Odorizzi)

4*St. Louis Cardinals -116  (Cole/Wacha)

4*NY Yankees -104  (Porcello/Pineda)

5*Baltimore Orioles -124 (Sabathia/Wilson)

After two relief outings to start the season, Tyler Wilson will make his third straight start Wednesday against the Yankees. He’s faced them once in his career, throwing 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against them last June. The Orioles are ranked 5th in runs scored against left-handed starters and Sabathia is on the back nine of his career. Baltimore has five starters batting near or over .300 against the Yankees lefty in his career.

10*Philadelphia Phillies +120  (Bauer/Eickhoff)

Trevor Bauer takes over for the injured Carlos Carrasco. He will be limited to about 80 pitches as the Indians continue to stretch him out. The Indians bullpen hasn't been spectacular this season, checking in with a 4.45 ERA. Bauer was thought to be a top prospect when he was with Arizona. It's been a struggle for Bauer, sporting a 5.07 ERA in all night games over the last three seasons. Jerad Eickhoff is a pitcher I really think can be an Ace sooner rather than later. He's got good size (6-4, 247) and one of the best breaking balls in all of baseball. Eickhoff has a 1.29 ERA in night games this season while holding batters to a .180 average. His strikeout to walk rate is very impressive with 18K's and 3 BB. In 51.2 career innings, Eickhoff has allowed batters to hit just .212 off him. Lastly, one of the best systems for wise guys in the baseball world is to play on home teams, if they won on a walk-off home run the previous night against the same team. It has cashed nearly 70% of the time since 2000. Take the Phillies to continue its win streak.

4*LA Dodgers -121 (Fernandez/Maeda)

4*Kansas City Royals -115 (Volquez/Weaver)

4*Detroit Tigers -135  (Kraveman/Zimmerman)

4*Toronto Blue Jays -134  (Gray/Sanchez)

4*Boston Red Sox -105  (Archer/Porcello)

4*St. Louis Cardinals -105  (Lackey/Leake)

The Cards were knocked out of last years playoffs by the Cubs. John Lackey has pitch 2,494 innings in his career and normally when a pitcher reaches the 2,500 plateau, they tend to regress. Y. Molina should be very familiar with the type of "stuff" Lackey has and relay that info to his teammates. I like the Red Birds in this one! 

3*Kansas Royals +108  (Volquez/Hill)

4*LA Angels +105  (Santiago/Graveman)

The A's have not faced a left-handed starter in the previous 5 games. Hector Santiago was solid in his debut against the Rangers, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks, striking out seven. The 28-year-old touched 95 mph with his fastball a few times, after throwing mainly 91-92 mph in recent years.

3*San Diego Padres +112  (Kazmir/Shields)

3*LA Angels +130 (Arrieta/Richards)

Jake Arrieta comes off a his best season winning the CY Young award and now gets the opening day nod. The Angles have an ace of their own in Richards. I simply like the value with the Angels at home as a light play.