MLB Same Game Parlay Picks, Odds & Predictions – Monday, August 21

Last Monday’s MLB Same Game Parlays ended up 1-2 which saw us hand over even more profits back to BetRivers Sportsbook. It’s been rough sailing for better than a month now – when will the madness end! The Astros dropped the opener of their three-game set against the Fish behind Framber Valdez. The Angels got murdered by the Rangers even though Andrew Heaney was forced out early. Thankfully the Mariners and Royals game was low scoring early on regardless of Kansas City doing its best to kill the SGP before reaching the sixth. Here’s to kicking off the final week of this article in the black with some same game parlay pick winners – SLAM YOUR MAN!!

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San Francisco Giants vs. Philadelphia Phillies

So what garbage arm will the Giants throw at the Phillies for the opener of this pivotal three-game set in the City of Brotherly Love? Recent options have been Ryan Walker, Jakob Junis, and Scott Alexander of which the team stands 1-5 in their last six combined outings. Though a starting pitcher is yet to be announced at the time of this writing, it doesn’t matter to me in the grand scheme of things with Zack Wheeler likely to be installed a heavy home chalk per the folks at BetRivers. He’s deserved of being designated as such regardless of the Phillies managing just one win in his three made August starts. The right-hander deserved better than one win and two no-decisions during that stretch evidenced by only allowing 15 hits and 6 ER with a 15:5 K/BB ratio through his 19.0 combined innings of work. While he allowed four of those hits to leave the yard, the long ball likely won’t be an issue in this one with San Fran ranked No. 20 in the HR department. What will be an issue however for J.D. Davis and co. will be the team’s 24.8 percent K rate which leads me to believe the strikeout will be invaluable for Mr. Wheeler all night long.

MLB SAME GAME PARLAY: PHILLIES MONEYLINE + WHEELER OVER K PROP

Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox

While Seattle likely isn’t going to usurp Houston or Texas in the AL West standings, it still has a fantastic shot to punch a ticket to the postseason by way of locking down one of those three wild-card invites. Currently four-games out of the third and final spot, the Mariners will have a golden opportunity to get even closer throughout the remainder of August with series scheduled to go against the White Sox, Royals, and A’s. Though Luis Castillo is an arm I’ve backed away from a bulk of the MLB betting season due to his largely inconsistent body of work, I can’t help but take a stab here in the opener against a Chicago outfit that waved the white flag over a month ago. The M’s righty has been locked in for the better part of his last six starts, and enters start No. 26 having logged wins in three of his last four. Though he’s had some issues with a few of Chicago’s bats throughout his career (Jimenez/Grandal), he’s largely had success against the remainder of the roster. Having gone at least six innings during his current hot streak, I expect Julio Rodriguez and co. to get theirs against Touki Toussaint enough to set him up for a third straight win.

MLB SAME GAME PARLAY: MARINERS MONEYLINE + CASTILLO OVER PITCHING OUTS

Miami Marlins vs. San Diego Padres

The only time MLB bettors should throw their hard-earned money on the Padres is when Fernando Tatis Jr. and co. are staring back at a left-hander or when Blake Snell is on the bump. San Diego has raked LHP to the tune of 5.0 runs per game (No. 11) and come out on top against the baseball odds in each of the southpaw’s last five turns. During that stretch, Snell has conceded 15 hits (3 HR) and 8 ER while racking up 33 K through 28 innings of work. While he’s also walked 19 during that time period, Miami clocks in with a 6.9 percent walk rate which finds it ranked only ahead of the White Sox and Royals for the fewest taken in the league. Johnny Cueto has proven to be a decent stopgap for the Fish with the veteran pitching through the fifth in each of his last five starts. While not a lefty, he’s still the owner of a 5.57 ERA and even worse 6.29 FIP. The righty has served up at least 2 HR in three of his last four starts, and will be ripe to serve up another two if not more against a San Diego offense that’s been all or nothing lately. I expect it to be on point for the opener which paints the picture of a runaway win for the home team.

MLB SAME GAME PARLAY: PADRES RUN-LINE + PADRES OVER TEAM TOTAL + CUETO OVER EARNED RUNS/HITS

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