Phil Naessens 
Welcome to Cash with Flash Best Bets Thursday MLB Betting Column. We’re excited to be here and we’ll try and write in this space as often as time allows.
We’re sure you are wondering what an “NBA Guy” is doing writing an MLB betting column here at Win Daily?
That’s a very good question and since you asked, you can rest assured that Cash with Flash Best Bets knows exactly what we are doing. In order to arrive at our conclusions, we’ll be using the principles found in Betting Baseball 101
Wednesday was a great day as we went 2-0-1 with our picks. That leaves us with a 11-8-2 mark over the history of this MLB Betting column.
We’re ahead of the game because of the five underdogs we hit. Nearly 50 percent of our wins were from wagering on underdogs and without them we’d be trending in the wrong direction. That’s something we don’t want to do.
The most important thing to remember when betting on baseball is finding underdogs as it takes a 52.4 percent success rate at -110 just to break even. This column will offer a mixture of mid to short favorites (-110 to -160) as well as underdogs at +200 and below.
We’re also looking at F5 inning wagers in order to eliminate bullpens, the church league softball extra-inning, man on second base and seven-inning doubleheader rules MLB has thrust upon us.
Thursday MLB Best Bets!
Unless otherwise indicated, all wagers are First Five Innings Wagers (F5).
Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox
Houston has won the first two games of this series and is looking for a sweep tonight when they face Boston. Houston also holds a season series lead of 5-1.
Righty Zach Greinke (6-2, 3.38) is set to take the hill tonight and has surrendered six earned runs with a dozen punchouts over his previous 23 innings of work. He’s up against a Boston offense with a 25.1 percent strikeout rate, .188 ISO and .325 wOBA against right-handers this season.
Southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez (5-4, 5.59) is scheduled to make the start tonight and over his last 14 innings pitched has allowed 13 earned runs with 17 punchouts. He’s up against a Houston offense with a 16.6 percent strikeout rate alongside a .170 ISO and .347 wOBA against lefties this season.
Cash with Flash Thursday MLB Pick: Houston -120
Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox
The sides will play the rubber game of this three-game series tonight and their season series is tied at 1-1.
Southpaw Hyun-Jin-Ryu (5-3, 3.23) is set to toe the rubber tonight and has allowed 10 earned runs with 14 strikeouts over his last 17.1 innings pitched. He’ll face a Chicago offense with a 25 percent strikeout rate, .189 ISO and .350 wOBA against lefties this season.
Lefty Dallas Keuchel (4-1, 4.25) is the White Sox probable starting pitcher tonight and has allowed six earned runs with nine strikeouts over his past 15 innings of work. He’s up against a Toronto offense with a 22 percent strikeout rate along with a .167 ISO and .324 wOBA against southpaws.
Cash with Flash Thursday MLB Pick: White Sox +105
Good luck today!
