Thursday's MLB Best Bets: Brandon Woodruff, Janson Junk, and the Strikeout Watch List

Thursday's MLB Best Bets: Brandon Woodruff, Janson Junk, and the Strikeout Watch List

Do you know what's fun about losing? Nothing. I thought about it all morning so I know. I legit cleared my schedule before breakfast and did a deep dive on losing. There were all kinds of things associated with not winning but fun was not one of them. For that reason, I'm done losing. Life is too short to do things that aren't fun. Everyone knows that. Lucky for us, today we've got the easiest slate of MLB games I've ever seen in my life. That helps when you're trying not to lose. In fact, I think it would actually be hard to lose an MLB bet today. Since that's the case, we should try to ladder to the moon. It's the responsible thing to do and the Strikeout Watch List will help us get there.

Remember, we need to see AT LEAST five of these batters in these lineups when they are released. If that happens, get ready to fire away. If we don't see at least five of these names in each lineup, walk away. We'll find something better. Also, don't forget to be somebody today.

Brewers at Pirates - 12:35 pm ET

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Pitcher Target - Brandon Woodruff 8+ Strikeouts (+132) (Bet $100 to win $132)

Pirates To Look For When Lineup Is Released:

• Jason Delay (42.9% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Diego Castillo (40% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Michael Chavis (39.1% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Greg Allen (37% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Josh VanMeter (30.4% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Oneil Cruz (29.7% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Cal Mitchell (27.5% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Bligh Madris (26.3% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Ke'Bryan Hayes (26.2% strikeout rate last 15 days)

Athletics at Angels - 4:07 pm ET

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Pitcher Target - Janson Junk 6+ Strikeouts (+240) (Bet $100 to win $240)

Athletics To Look For When Lineup Is Released:

• Dermis Garcia (50% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Stephen Piscotty (41.7% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Skye Bolt (38.5% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Ramon Laureano (30% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Jonah Bride (26.7% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Stephen Vogt (25% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Tony Kemp (23.5% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Seth Brown (22.2% strikeout rate last 7 days)

Rays at Tigers - 7:10 pm ET

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Pitcher Target - Jeffrey Springs 7+ Strikeouts (+220) (Bet $100 to win $220)

Tigers To Look For When Lineup Is Released:

• Akil Baddoo (45.5% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Riley Greene (39.3% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Eric Hasse (38.9% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Victor Reyes (38.5% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Harold Castro (33.3% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Kody Clemens (33.3% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Jeimer Candelario (32% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Jonathan Schoop (30.4% strikeout rate last 7 days)
• Tucker Barnhart (25% strikeout rate last 7 days)

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