Freddie Freeman

Find year-round coverage of betting news and insights for all sports by visiting our Betting section and subscribing to push notifications.We swept our best bets Wednesday before skipping Thursday's quiet night slate.Let's try to pick up where we left off and end the week on a high with three more plays for a busy Friday.Chris Bassitt: Under 17.5 outsBassitt has exceeded this number in only two of five starts so far. He'll likely be in tough once again versus a Dodgers team that's very difficult to get out.Los Angeles has faced 17 right-handed starters so far, and only one of them completed six innings. One!Every other righty - including notables like Logan Webb, Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, and Bailey Ober - has failed to finish six innings.The Dodgers lead the majors in xwOBA versus right-handed pitching. They're also near the top of the league in batting average, OBP, home runs, barrel rate, and walk rate. They boast a complete offense that can beat teams by hitting for average, power, or simply with plate discipline.Led by Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, they also feature a healthy dose of dangerous left-handed hitters. That could be problematic for Bassitt. He's thrown more called balls than strikes against lefties and given up a ton of quality contact. His .510 xwOBA versus left-handed batters is by far the worst among all of Friday's projected starters.Bassitt is known for fighting through even when he doesn't have his best stuff, but this Dodgers lineup is essentially bulletproof.Given the Blue Jays saw their last game called after five innings due to inclement weather, their bullpen wasn't used, so there should be a full stable of arms available. They'll need 'em.Odds: -130 (playable to -150)Bailey Ober: Over 15.5 outsThe Royals teed off on Ober in his season debut, scoring eight runs inside of two innings. Ober has since responded with three excellent showings. The Twins hurler allowed only one run over five innings against the Dodgers and followed that up with two excellent outings versus the Tigers. He allowed only five hits and one run over those two games while posting sparkling underlying metrics.He's in fine form heading into a solid matchup against the Angels. They rank 21st in OBP and are gettable for opposing pitchers. The Angels have struck out at one of the league's highest rates over the past two weeks while walking very infrequently.Los Angeles will have to string together hits to chase Ober from this game before he goes over. That's easier said than done considering he has allowed three hits or fewer in three straight outings.Don't be surprised if Ober goes over this total and completes six innings once again.Odds: -110 (playable to -135)Kyle Harrison: Over 15.5 outsHarrison is not off to a great start this season. He's allowed multiple runs in every game and at least three in all but one start. Even so, the Giants southpaw has still done a fairly good job at chewing innings.Harrison has recorded 16 outs or more in three of five starts. The failures came against the powerhouse Dodgers and a Diamondbacks squad that's hitting a league-best .318 versus left-handed pitching. Those are miserable matchups even for the best starters.The Pirates offer a good opportunity to get back on track following a tough outing versus Arizona. They've hit just .203 against lefties in April and are keeping company with the Rockies, Athletics, and White Sox in terms of xwOBA.Harrison should be able to grind his way through five innings and change.Odds: -115 (playable to -140)Todd Cordell is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on X at @ToddCordell.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

It can be argued that three of the top four candidates for NL MVP are on the same team. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman have a combined four