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My job in the MoneyMaker space is to give you a potential edge in the odds market that you may choose to put some action on. Here is my daily Astros MoneyMaker lineup analysis for 5/1/24- Astros vs. Guardians.
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You also may want to check out the Premium Astros Series Guide Data- Guardians- 4/30- 5/2 (larrythegm.com) for this series. This will be available at the lower premium price level and to all Patreon members. This article helps set the foundation for the revolutionary thing we do with that data to give you the MoneyMaker edge below.
The MoneyMaker Daily Lineup Analysis Data
This data will be set with the 2023 xwOBA data. We will consider updating to the 2024 current season data in June when there is enough of a database for it.
We focus the data on starters vs. the other team's lineups. League average wOBA 0.319.
Starting for the Astros-Justin Verlander vs. the Guardians
This is Verlander's third start.
The Guardians project as a team to hit only 0.274 xwOBA today. This is Excellent for the Astros. We are picking VERLANDER.
The Guardians batting best bet fantasy stars today are:
None
Justin Verlander (0.274)- Under 2.5 Earned Runs (-145 on Bovada)
The runs model would project the Guardians to score 3.2 runs today if Verlander was in the game for 9 innings.
Starting for the Guardians- Triston McKenzie vs. the Astros
McKenzie gets the Start for the Guardians. His 0.266 BABIP would indicate he has been a little lucky. His 5.62 FIP vs. 4.91 ERA would also indicate a small positive luck component. For us xWOBA folks, his 2024 xwOBA is 0.441 vs. a 2023 average xwOBA of 0.380.
The Astros project as a team to hit 0.361 xwOBA today. The Astros SHOULD have a good hitting day.
Note: For Singleton, I have updated this database to reflect a hybrid of 2023-2024 MLB and AAA (w/ 80% factor). I think it is FAR more reflective of how the Astros are using Singleton.
For Kessinger, Loperfido, and Cabbage; I have updated this data based on AAA data from 2023-2024 with my 80% factor. Therefore, a AAA xwOBA of 0.400 is reduced to project it to an MLB xwOBA of 0.320.
The Astros best bet fantasy stars today are:
The runs model would project the Astros to score 6.0 runs today if the starting pitcher was in the game for 9 innings.
Let's have fun today Astros fans.
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