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In the meantime, let's examine where smart money is leaning for Friday's MLB slate...
6:40 p.m. ET: San Diego Padres (-145, 9) at Detroit Tigers
The Padres (46-51) just took two of three at the Blue Jays but lost Thursday's series finale 4-0, failing to cash as -120 road favorites. Meanwhile, the Tigers (44-52) just took two of three at the Royals, winning 3-0 yesterday as -130 road favorites. In tonight's series opener, San Diego hands the ball to righty Seth Lugo (3-4, 3.78 ERA) and Detroit counters with fellow righty Reese Olson (1-3, 3.96 ERA). This line opened with the Padres listed as a -140 road favorite and the Tigers a +125 home dog. Pros have laid the chalk with San Diego, steaming the Padres up from -140 to -145. San Diego is receiving 74% of bets and 77% of money, signaling a heavy combination of both Pro and Joe support. Sweet spot short road favorites -120 to -150 are 147-82 (64%) this season with a 12% ROI. Road Interleague favorites are 89-53 (63%) with a 7% ROI. San Diego has the edge at the plate (hitting .234 vs .230) and on the mound (team ERA 3.78 vs 4.36). Pros are also leaning under, as the total is 9 with the under juiced to -115, signaling a possible drop down to 8.5. When the total is 9 or higher in Interleague play the under is 88-73 (55%). The Padres are 51-38 (57%) to the under, the third-best under team in MLB.
7:10 p.m. ET: New York Mets at Boston Red Sox (-120, 9.5)
The Mets (45-51) just took two of three from the White Sox but lost yesterday's series finale 6-2 as -160 home favorites. On the flip side, the Red Sox (51-46) just dropped two of three at the Athletics, losing the series finale 6-5 as -220 road favorites. In tonight's series opener, the Mets start righty Kodai Senga (7-5, 3.20 ERA) and the Red Sox send out fellow righty Kutter Crawford (4-4, 3.74 ERA). This line opened with Boston listed as a short -110 home favorite and New York a +100 road dog. Pros have jumped on the Red Sox laying a cheap chalk price at home, driving Boston up from -110 to -120. AL East favorites playing teams outside the division are 156-81 (66%) this season with a 7% ROI. Boston also enjoys a "rest vs tired" advantage as the Red Sox were off yesterday while the Mets played at home against the White Sox. Boston has a notable edge at the plate, hitting .263 vs .237 for New York. Crawford has a 2.87 ERA in three July starts. Boston is 3-0 in those games. Senga has a 2.50 ERA at home but a 3.97 ERA on the road. The Reds Sox have a +3 bullpen rating. The Mets are -8.