Washington’s last road win with Jayden Daniels as starter was week five of last season. …

The Washington National’s over rode their road woes on the season in a 9-1 win Friday over the St. Louis Cardinals. They did that as a slight favorite, and are in the same ballpark from a market price stand point Saturday. Michael McGreevy actually limited the National’s to four hits and one run but the start was his third of the season in April. It was also when the National’s had lost seven out of eight games, similar to their early September struggles when they lost eight straight. Now they’ve won five of six, and keep the momentum going tonight. Tail the Nationals.

East Carolina lost their home opener as a favorite last week against Appalachian State. Now for the second straight week the Pirates will face a Sun Belt team as they travel on the road to face Old Dominion. That’s where the value lies on the number as East Carolina lost to a bottom level Appalachian State team, and now see the Monarchs who are second on the odds list to win the Sun Belt. Smaller number, but look for Old Dominion to show a bit of rust off their loss to Virginia Tech. Take East Carolina.

A weak non-conference schedule without leaving home can leave a team vulnerable for their first main game. South Carolina fits that as their first two opponents were at home against Kent State and Towson, winning by a combined 102-9. Mississippi State on the other hand is already road tested after trouncing Minnesota last week 38-13. After going a combined 2 and 22 in SEC play over the last three years, Mississippi State puts themselves back on the map. Grab the key number in case of a close loss.

Francisco Alvarez is hitting just .158 in the month of September, and has just six total hits. This is a spot I expect Alvarez to snap out of his slump in a big way in an advantageous matchup against the Phillies. Andrew Painter has been vulnerable in divisional starts, and will see a Mets lineup that ended a five game losing streak in yesterday’s win. Buy low spot on Alvarez.

Francisco Alvarez is hitting just .158 in the month of September, and has just six total hits. This is a spot I expect Alvarez to snap out of his slump in a big way in an advantageous matchup against the Phillies. Andrew Painter has been vulnerable in divisional starts, and will see a Mets lineup that ended a five game losing streak in yesterday’s win. Buy low spot on Alvarez.

Francisco Alvarez is hitting just .158 in the month of September, and has just six total hits. This is a spot I expect Alvarez to snap out of his slump in a big way in an advantageous matchup against the Phillies. Andrew Painter has been vulnerable in divisional starts, and will see a Mets lineup that ended a five game losing streak in yesterday’s win. Buy low spot on Alvarez.

Gerrit Cole has had his issues as of late giving up the home run ball. In his last two starts alone he has given up seven home runs. Nolan Arenado himself has been excellent against Cole in his career hitting 10 for 22 with three home runs. That may be in the back of Cole’s mind with the batter before Arenado in Pavin Smith. Smith gets a lot of heat from the Arizona sports media, but since coming back from the minors is hitting .333 and just homered on Wednesday. He’s also made good contact on some deep outs, including his final at bat Wednesday against Sandy Alcantara. Play Smith in all markets.

Gerrit Cole has had his issues as of late giving up the home run ball. In his last two starts alone he has given up seven home runs. Nolan Arenado himself has been excellent against Cole in his career hitting 10 for 22 with three home runs. That may be in the back of Cole’s mind with the batter before Arenado in Pavin Smith. Smith gets a lot of heat from the Arizona sports media, but since coming back from the minors is hitting .333 and just homered on Wednesday. He’s also made good contact on some deep outs, including his final at bat Wednesday against Sandy Alcantara. Play Smith in all markets.

Colton Cowser of the Baltimore Orioles has had his struggles hitting for average, as he is hitting just .217 on the season. On Friday’s he has delivered through. His last five Friday’s in the lineup he has had at least one hit, with a multi hit game, two doubles, and a home run. After a 6 for 34 start to the month take Cowser over on his combination line.

The Texas Rangers are hoping to keep their momentum of a four game win streak intact tonight against the Boston Red Sox. They’ll see Sonny Gray who has double digit road wins on the season with ten overall, and boasts a 2.62 road ERA. In fact, his most lopsided win of the season was against Texas in a 10-1 win on June 12th. He also had a road shutout win a season ago at Texas with St. Louis. That gives us some value in the prop market to attack a bat like Ezequiel Duran. After a cold stretch, Duran, I believe he completes his first series with a hit in each game since late August against the White Sox. Tail his combination line over.

The Chicago White Sox exactly a month ago before their series against the Cubs were -110 to secure a bye. Their comfortable AL Central division lead is now gone as the Guardians are a half game ahead with yesterday’s win. For Detroit this is a series they can play spoiler, and take out their frustrations on what is the main issue for them not being a playoff contender. On the road in AL Central games they are just 3 and 19 on the season, which includes being swept by the White Sox in May. They play spoiler against Eric Fedde and the White Sox tonight.

For Bryce Harper it’s been eight years since he last played for the Washington Nationals, but it’s always meaningful for a player to return home. Tonight I believe we see a similar occurrence with what we saw with Pete Alonso against his old team in the Mets, as Alonso went 0 for 3 in game one, but homered yesterday. Since 2024, when he has played a full series at Washington, he has homered at least once in four straight road series at Washington. Play his combination line over in a bounce back spot for Philadelphia as a team.

For Bryce Harper it’s been eight years since he last played for the Washington Nationals, but it’s always meaningful for a player to return home. Tonight I believe we see a similar occurrence with what we saw with Pete Alonso against his old team in the Mets, as Alonso went 0 for 3 in game one, but homered yesterday. Since 2024, when he has played a full series at Washington, he has homered at least once in four straight road series at Washington. Play his combination line over in a bounce back spot for Philadelphia as a team.

For Bryce Harper it’s been eight years since he last played for the Washington Nationals, but it’s always meaningful for a player to return home. Tonight I believe we see a similar occurrence with what we saw with Pete Alonso against his old team in the Mets, as Alonso went 0 for 3 in game one, but homered yesterday. Since 2024, when he has played a full series at Washington, he has homered at least once in four straight road series at Washington. Play his combination line over in a bounce back spot for Philadelphia as a team.