Jordy’s MLB Bet Picks For August 12th

Pick One: Chicago White Sox -1.5 (+110) vs the New York Yankees

The White Sox are the better hitting team and have a big pitching advantage. Lance Lynn for Chicago has a 2.04 ERA as opposed to New York’s Andrew Heaney with a 5.45 ERA. In batting average the White Sox have a .249 average and the Yankees have a .237 average. Chicago’s slugging percentage is also better, .416 to .392. Against the spread Chicago is 60-55 and the Yankees are 52-62. Give me the White Sox.

Miss: White Sox win 9-8

Pick Two: San Diego Padres -1.5 (-140) at the Arizona Diamondbacks

Simply put the Padres are a much better team and have all the advantages. Padres starter Yu Darvish has a 3.43 ERA compared to D-Backs starter Taylor Widener’s 4.89 and in batting average the Padres have a .248 average while the D-Backs have a .232 average. The Padres slugging percentage is .411 while Arizona’s is .373. Expect a nice win for San Diego.

Miss: Diamondbacks win 12-3

All stats and odds are from BetMGM https://www.espn.com/mlb/scoreboard