Friday's MLB Best Bets: Lucas Giolito, Dustin May, and the Strikeout Watch List

Friday's MLB Best Bets: Lucas Giolito, Dustin May, and the Strikeout Watch List

I know what we're doing tonight people. Gambling. I get that we have two football games but at no point should we ignore MLB altogether. For starters, this is clearly the night to slap a baseball bet on the books. There are only two football games and one kind of sucks (no offense to the kids playing). It's not like we're trying to get down on a full slate of Saturday college football or Sunday NFL here. On top of that, after going through the MLB slate, it's not even that bad. I think we have two clear opportunities to get to the moon. All we really need is the right opposing lineups. In fact, the only thing that would make today better is if we had a move for the daytime Chicago Cubs game. That's asking a lot though. We're good with the two listed here.

Remember, we need to see AT LEAST five of these batters in these lineups when they are released. If that happens, get your space suit on. 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.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers - 7:10 pm ET

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Pitcher Target - Lucas Giolito 7+ Strikeouts (+182)  (Bet $100 to win $182)

Tigers To Look For When Lineup Is Released:

• Akil Baddoo (40% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Kody Clemens (33.3% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Eric Hasse (33.3% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Javier Baez (30.8% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Jeimer Candelario (30% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Ryan Kreidler (29.7% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Kerry Carpenter (28.6% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Riley Greene (25.5% strikeout rate last 15 days)

Dodgers at Giants - 10:15 pm ET

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Pitcher Target - Dustin May 6+ Strikeouts (+146)  (Bet $100 to win $146)

Giants To Look For When Lineup Is Released:

• Joc Pederson (39.4% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Austin Wynns (36.4% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Lewis Brinson (35.5% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Evan Longoria (35.1% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• JD Davis (34.3% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• David Villar (31.7% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Joey Bart (31.6% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Brandon Crawford (30.6% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Wilmer Flores (29.4% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Mike Yastrzemski (27.7% strikeout rate last 15 days)

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