MLB Betting: Wednesday Best Bets

Juan Carlos Blanco digs in for Wednesday's MLB action and lines up his best bets, including a look at an alternate run line play in the White Sox-Pirates matchup with Carlos Rodon on the bump for Chicago.
MLB Betting: Wednesday Best Bets

Previous article: 1-3, -2.00 RW Bucks          
Season: 66-66-5, -4.44 RW Bucks

I'll strive to get back up over .500 by focusing on two heavy home favorites but avoiding the heavy juice on their moneylines by focusing on margin of victory and banking on strong performances by their left-handed starters.

Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays 7:07 PM ET

Starting Pitchers: Matt Harvey vs. Steven Matz    

The Pick: Blue Jays -1.5 (-125 on BETMGM Sportsbook) for 1 RW Buck

Secondary Pick: Orioles Under 3.5 runs (-104 on FanDuel Sportsbook) for 1 RW Buck

Harvey has started to show signs of regression again after a positive stretch, as he's pitched to a 6.75 ERA and 2.3 HR/9 over his last three starts. However, the even bigger problem is the Orioles bullpen, which furnished an MLB-worst 7.69 ERA and allowed an AL-high .363 wOBA in August. Meanwhile, Matz owns a 1.06 ERA and 0.88 WHIP in his last three turns and faces a Baltimore squad with a .213 average, .265 OPS, .278 wOBA and -10.6 wRAA versus lefties on the road in the second half.

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago White Sox 8:10 PM ET

Starting Pitchers: Max Kranick vs. Carlos Rodon

The Pick: Alternate run line: White Sox -2 (-145 on DraftKings Sportsbook) for 1 RW Buck

Secondary Pick: Pirates Under 3.0 runs (-122 on FanDuel Sportsbook) for 1 RW Buck

Kranick pitched to a 7.20 ERA and 1.70 WHIP over his first 20 major-league innings before being sent back down to Triple-A, and he returns to a matchup against a White Sox squad that boasts a .351 wOBA against right-handed pitching at home in the second half of the season. Then, the Pirates bullpen posted a 5.32 ERA in August, while Rodon owns an 0.84 WHIP and 0.6 HR/9 at home and faces a Pittsburgh team with a .271 wOBA and -9.1 wRAA against southpaws on the road in the second half.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Winner of the FSWA 2016 Newcomer of the Year Award, Juan Carlos Blanco has been playing fantasy sports for over 20 years and covers NBA, MLB, NFL, CFL and Arena Football for Rotowire.com, including serving as the beat writer for teams in multiple sports. He has previously written for KFFL.com and remains an avid season-long and daily fantasy player in multiple sports as well.
RotoWire Logo

Continue the Conversation

Join the RotoWire Discord group to hear from our experts and other MLB fans.

Top News

Tools

MLB Draft Kit Logo

MLB Draft Kit

Fantasy Tools

Don’t miss a beat. Check out our 2025 MLB Fantasy Baseball rankings.