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Look of the Day for Mon. 8/5: Let's 'tie' one on for Dodgers-Phillies
By Jack Dougherty,
5 hours ago
We're currently riding a 4-1 streak in our Look of the Day series, and we're looking to keep it rolling with a new week upon us. Let's back two superstar pitchers with our favorite prop bet for Monday's MLB slate.
Look of the Day: Philadelphia Phillies @ Los Angeles Dodgers first inning result - tie (-130 FanDuel )
The Phillies are taking on the Dodgers Monday night in a battle between the two top teams in the National League, and we're looking for both starters to pitch a clean first inning.
Aaron Nola has a great track record against this Dodgers lineup. In 116 combined plate appearances against Nola, current Dodgers hitters have a .208 xBA, .250 xwOBA, a 26.7 percent strikeout rate and a .319 xSLG. The right-hander has especially shut down the top of L.A.'s lineup, as Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernandez, Gavin Lux and Jason Heyward are a combined 4-28 (.143) against him with only one extra-base hit. The beat-up Dodgers also have the lowest batting average against righties over the last week (.186).
On the other side, Tyler Glasnow has been dominant against the top of Philaelphia's lineup. Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper are a combined 3-22 (.136) against him with 10 strikeouts. Turner and Harper are both batting worse than .170 over the last week, and this isn't a friendly matchup for them.
The first-inning tie is priced the same as the no-run first-inning prop for some reason, so we'll take this alternate line with some extra insurance.
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