Regardless of the time of year, there will always be space for day baseball in bettors’ hearts.
Featuring a bunch of series finales, Wednesday’s MLB slate has its fair share of day games, and at least one has brought with it a healthy dose of sharp action.
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Here’s how sharps are betting Mets vs. Rockies and Reds vs. Cubs.
New York Mets @ Colorado Rockies
3:10 p.m. ET | Noah Syndergaard (10-8, 4.15 ERA) vs. Jeff Hoffman (2-6, 7.03 ERA)
Public bettors aren’t missing the chance to pass the day with a bet on Noah Syndergaard, especially when he’s going up against Jeff Hoffman’s 7+ ERA. The Mets also opened around -155/-160, which seems like a reasonable price to pay for such a matchup.
Of course, if a line looks to good to be true, it’s probably not because oddsmakers slipped up. In fact, this line has even dropped further since opening — New York is now just -145.
With only 15% of bets and 17% of money landing on the Rockies, you can feel pretty confident that the line move came as a result of sharp action, and Sports Insights’ Bet Signals, which track and record professional market moves, have confirmed that to be true.
The Rockies have triggered two signals at +148 and +143, and now sit at +135.
Sharp angle: Rockies (moved from +145 to +135)
Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs
8:10 p.m. ET | Tyler Mahle (2-11, 5.11 ERA) vs. Jon Lester (13-10, 4.59 ERA)
Similar to this afternoon’s Coors Field matchup, this one has seen some significant movement away from the popular side.
In this case, only 16% of bets are landing on the Reds (though given how much time is left before first pitch, I’d say that percentage is a little more likely to increase). Still, the Cubs’ popularity thus far makes their line fall from -180 down to -164 a meaningful one.
Two more SI Bet Signals have confirmed that sharps are the reason for the movement. Both came at +159 and have helped push the Reds down from +165 to +145.
Sharp angle: Reds (moved from +165 to +145)