Kansas City Royals at Atlanta Braves
Brady Singer (9-12) vs. Max Fried (10-10)
Braves -1.5
There’s not many meaningful games left to be played in this regular season, but one of those games is being played between two Wildcard hopefuls in the Braves and Royals. The Royals will have a tough task in this series opener, with a struggling Brady Singer on the mound against a red hot Atlanta lineup.
The first pick for this matchup is the Braves to cover the spread of the -1.5 run line. At plus odds there’s great value with this pick with the way Singer has been pitching recently. The last seven days, Singer has a 10.41 ERA, and has had his highest monthly ERA in the month of September at 6.43.
Singer’s given up 10 earned runs across his last two starts and with the Braves having a team batting average of .303 this week, they should get to him early and be in position to win big today in the series opener.
Michael Harris Over 1.5 Hits
Arguably the best piece offensively right now for Atlanta is center fielder Michael Harris II. These past seven days, Harris has hit .579 with 11 hits in four games across 19 at bats. Slugging at an .895 clip and with five consecutive multi-hit games coming into tonight, Harris to get at least two hits at near +200 odds is incredible value.
Brady Singer Over 4.5 Hits Allowed
The final pick for this game is Brady Singer to go over the 4.5 hits allowed line in tonight’s start. Since July 31st, this line has hit in every single start from Brady Singer to this point. With a trend like that it’s hard to not play this prop as well against an offense as good as Atlanta’s right now.
New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers
Sean Manaea (12-5) vs. Frankie Montas (7-11)
Mets Moneyline
The final pick for today’s slate is the Mets on the moneyline. These are quite simply must win games for New York and with Milwaukee already clinched for this 2024 postseason, the Mets may just come out in game one wanting to win more.
Against Frankie Montas in 56 total at bats, hitters in the Mets lineup have a .304 batting average. With Atlanta having a favorable matchup against Kansas City tonight, the bats need to be there for the Mets and with a 4.97 ERA at home, Montas is not exactly the go-to pitcher to limit runs. The Mets need to set the tone in this series early and tonight is the perfect opportunity to do so.