Phil Naessens 
Welcome to Cash with Flash Best Bets Wednesday 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
Tuesday was a decent kind of day as we went 1-1-1 with our picks. That leaves us with a 9-8-2 mark over the history of this MLB Betting column.
We’re ahead of the game because of the four 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.
Wednesday MLB Best Bets!
Unless otherwise indicated, all wagers are First Five Innings Wagers (F5).
Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
Wednesday marks game two of a three game set with Atlanta taking a 1-0 series lead with a big win last night. That leaves the season series at 5-5.
The Braves are 7-6 as the away underdog and tonight they intend on sending lefty Tucker Davidson (0-0, 2.31) out to the bump. Over his previous 11.2 innings pitched Davidson has allowed three earned runs with ten strikeouts. He’s up against a Phillies offense with a 29.3 percent strikeout rate, .161 ISO alongside of a .322 wOBA against left-handed pitching this season.
The Phillies are 3-7 this season as the home favorites and will look to righty Zach Eflin (2-5, 4.10) to quiet the Atlanta sticks. Over his last 16.2 innings pitched Eflin has allowed nine earned runs with 17 strikeouts. He’ll face an Atlanta offense with a 25.2 percent strikeout rate, .193 ISO and .321 wOBA against righties this season.
Cash with Flash Wednesday MLB Pick: Braves +119
Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox
Game two of a three-game series is set to take place tonight with Houston winning game one Tuesday night improving their season series mastery over Boston 4-1.
Houston is 6-3 as the away underdog and is looking to send out righty Jake Odorizzi (0-3, 7.16) to the hill. Over his past 8.2 innings of work the veteran righty has allowed four earned runs with six strikeouts. He’s up against a Red Sox offense with a 25 percent strikeout rate alongside a .190 ISO and .328 wOBA.
Boston is 13-10 as the home favorite this season and is hoping to send out right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (7-2, 3.78) to handle Houston. Over his previous 16.2 innings pitched Eovaldi has allowed three earned runs with six strikeouts. He’s up against an Astros offense with a 19 percent strikeout rate alongside a .156 ISO and .325 wOBA against righties this season.
Cash with Flash Wednesday MLB Pick: Astros +115
New York Mets vs Baltimore Orioles
The teams wrap up a two-game series Wednesday and New York is 0-1 in the series and 2-1 for the season series that ends today.
New York is 7-10 this season as the away favorite and will send out righty Taijuan Walker (4-2, 2.17) to face Baltimore. Over his previous 13 innings of work Walker has allowed three earned runs with a dozen strikeouts. He’s up against an Orioles offense with a 24.4 percent strikeout rate, .151 ISO and .289 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season.
Baltimore is 10-16 as the home underdog and righty Matt Harvey (3-6, 6.62) is set to toe the rubber tonight against his former club. Over the past 10.2 innings pitched Harvey has allowed 11 earned runs with 15 strikeouts. He pitches against a Mets offense with a 23.4 percent strikeout rate, .130 ISO and .301 wOBA against righties this season.
Cash with Flash Wednesday MLB Pick: Mets -144
Good luck today!
