Phil Naessens 
Welcome to Cash with Flash Best Bets Sunday MLB Betting Column. We’re excited to be here and we’ll try and write in this space as often as time allows.
Saturday was another profitable day as we went 1-1 with our picks for a slight profit. That leaves us with a 35-33-11 mark over the history of this 2021 MLB Betting column.
We’re ahead of the game because of the 18 underdogs and several short favorites we hit. Half 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.
Sunday MLB Best Bets!
Unless otherwise indicated, all wagers are First Five Innings Wagers (F5).
In order to arrive at our conclusions, we’ll be using the principles found in Betting Baseball 101
Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds
Game three of a three-game scheduled series is set to take place this afternoon at 1:10 pm. Milwaukee can sweep the series today but Cincinnati holds an 8-7 season series edge.
Righty Corbin Burnes (4-4, 2.36) is set to make the start today and over his last 19 innings pitched has allowed three earned runs with 20 punchouts. He’ll meet a Reds offense with a 23 percent strikeout rate alongside a .172 ISO and wRC+ of 105 against righties this season.
Right-hander Sonny Grey (2-4, 3.19) is expected to start today and has allowed three earned runs with 20 strikeouts over his past 15 innings pitched. He’s up against a Milwaukee offense with a 26 percent strikeout rate, .157 ISO and wRC+ of 88 against right-handed pitching this season.
Cash with Flash Sunday MLB Pick: Reds +125
Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox
Game three of a three-game scheduled series begins today at 2:10 pm. The series is tied at 1-1 and Houston holds a 5-1 season series edge.
Lefty Framber Valdez (5-1, 2.98) is the Houston probable starting pitcher for this afternoon and over his past 16 innings pitched has allowed nine earned runs with 17 punchouts. He’ll meet a Milwaukee offense with a 27 percent strikeout rate, .167 ISO and wRC+ of 96 against southpaws this season.
Southpaw Carlos Rodon (7-3, 2.91) is expected to make the start today and has surrendered eight earned runs with 25 strikeouts over his previous 16 innings pitched. He’s up against an Astros offense with a 18 percent strikeout rate, .159 ISO and wRC+ of 121 this season against left-handed pitching.
Cash with Flash Sunday MLB Pick: Houston +110
Good luck today!
