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Normally I might not bother with +1.5 in Sacramento because games there can be so high-scoring. But that should not be the case today with winds howling in. The lower scoring a game, obviously the better chance it ends in a one-run margin. Corey Seager is among a few Rangers out on a getaway day. Jack Leiter has a 6.52 ERA in two road starts. His road splits were not very good last year, either. Model has the A's winning 4.6-4.2.

FanDuel. Coming off a four strikeout performance in what was a predictable let-down spot in LA against the Dodgers, I’m looking to back Jack Leiter today against the Athletics. Before the Dodger outing, Leiter had recorded 17 punchouts in his first two starts, while showcasing the elite swing and miss arsenal we’d seen in the minors. The A’s possess a 27% strikeout rate against righties this season, and Leiter acquitted himself well last year against a very similar roster twice.

Across his first two starts, Jack Leiter struck out eight and nine batters, with 18 and 21 whiffs respectively. There has always been a ton of strikeout upside with Leiter but he's also had his blow ups in MLB level, and last time out against the Dodgers was just that. He was tagged for four runs in the first inning, and things got away from him quickly, but he also got all three outs by strikeout to work out of the jam. Leiter didn't get another strikeout until the 4th inning, while getting behind hitters and walking four total in the game. Tonight, I think he gets back on track with the whiffs, against an A's lineup that's 2nd in MLB for strikeouts vs righties.
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