Washington Nationals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 6:40 PM ET

Luis Garcia Under 1.5 Total Bases (-141 per DraftKings)

As we get further through April, and leading into May, we’re getting a larger and more reliable sample size of these players’ stats through the early part of the MLB season. Luis Garcia, in particular, has performed a little below his career averages at the plate so far this season. Tonight things won’t get much easier against Mitch Keller, who Garcia has a .250 batting average against in 16 at-bats with a .688 OPS. Keller has also been red hot to start the year, as he currently has a 1.00 ERA through 3 games and 18 innings. Garcia also hasn’t recorded a ton of total bases this season, with 21 total in 53 at-bats, and he has just 5 extra-base hits this year.

Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies 6:40 PM ET

Game Total Under 9.5 Runs (-108 per DraftKings)

This is a very tough game to bet tonight considering it is effectively a bullpen game for the Chicago Cubs. Both squads put up a considerable amount of runs in yesterday’s game; however, what we’ve seen from these teams so far is no 2 days are quite the same. In Cubs games, we’ve seen 3 of their last 5 result in under 9.5 runs, and 5 of their last 10. As for the Phillies, we’ve seen 4 of their last 5 games result in under 9.5 runs, as well as 8 of their last 10. Though there is some uncertainty with Chicago rolling out their bullpen on the mound, I think an under here makes sense.

Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves 7:15 PM ET

Ronald Acuna Jr. Under 1.5 Hits (-248 per DraftKings)

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Lately we’ve seen Ronald Acuna pick things up, as his batting average has gradually increased over the last few games. That said, he hasn’t had a ton of multi-hit games this season, with just 5 in 17 games. Over his last 5 he has managed to have 3 multi-hit games, but in just 4 of his last 10 games. This evening he will also be facing Max Meyer, who he has been solid against with 1 hit in 3 at-bats. Even stars are due for a mediocre game, and I think we’ll see that be the case tonight.

Max Meyer Over 5.5 Hits allowed (+102 per DraftKings)

While Max Meyer has been a solid option for the Marlins this season, he goes up against a tough division opponent tonight in the Atlanta Braves on the road. Meyer comes in with a 3.68 ERA in 14.2 innings pitched with 15 strikeouts, and a 1.36 WHIP. In his 3 respective starts this season, we have seen him give up 5 hits, 3 hits, and 4 hits, which obviously all would result in the under here. Meyer did have one appearance against the Braves last season where he gave up a whopping 8 hits, which also happened to be at Truist Park. I expect much of the same tonight, considering the limited turnover in the Braves lineup.

New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10 PM ET

Nolan McLean Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-105 per DraftKings)

Mets starter Nolan McLean has been a really solid pitcher to start the season and has been one of the best in the rotation behind maybe just Clay Holmes. He also comes in with a crazy 20 strikeouts, which comes out to over 6.5 strikeouts per game. Looking at the game breakdowns, though, we see he had 8 in his opening start against the Pirates, 4 in his second against the Giants, and 8 again against the Diamondbacks. This evening he is going up against essentially an All-Star lineup in the Dodgers, who are averaging 8.8 strikeouts per game, which would only give McLean about 5 strikeouts considering he likely won’t pitch much more than 5 innings.