Hello and welcome back to another edition of my daily best bets article powered by Pine Sports. Last night, we saw Jameson Tallion hit the under on K's, Stanton break his cold streak, and Brantley miss his line by half a base. But like the ever changing tides, our luck will change as well. With Pine's AI giving each bet an above 80% chance of hitting, I like our odds. So here are my best bets for Thrive Fantasy for this Friday. 

Astros OF Yordan Alvarez: Over .5 RBIs (110 Thrive Points) 

Yeah I know, we didn't do too hot last time the Astros and Yankees played but I am not one to run scared from a bet. Alvarez had an absolute night last night, with a crucial three run blast to help the Astros attempt to take the first W of the series, but alas New York pulled through. It goes along with a major trend for the young slugger as he has RBI's in eight of his past ten games. In fact, he is averaging nearly two during that span. He has 54 RBI's in 62 starts and although the Yankees have good pitching, Severino had a rough outing last time out giving up 5 earned. I think the young gun gets a hold of one and makes the Yankees pay. 

Rockies 1B C.J. Cron: Over .5 Hits (90 Thrive Points)


Cron is making waves in his age 32 season as he barrels to potentially an All-Star appearance. The advanced stats love him too, he has a .380 wOBA (weighted on base average) and a 131 wRC+ (weighted runs created). In terms of hits, he has a .292 batting average and has got hits in 7 of his last ten games. Four of which were multi-hit games, with three 3-hit games. He faces Dylan Bundy, whose 5.17 ERA and 1.31 WHIP has been a detriment to the Twins. Here are the MLB leaders in hits. 




Yankees OF Joey Gallo: Under 1.5 BASEs (85 Thrive Points)

 

In an article where every bet has been over 80%, it makes sense that the Robot's pick is an absolute no-brainer. Pine's AI has given Mr.Gallo an 83% chance of not hitting the over on bases in tonight's ballgame.

Gallo has been hitless in his past six contests and has only 3 hits in his past ten games. Gallo for the season is hitting .176 and is in real danger of not being a Yankee come the trade deadline. He also will face former divisional nemesis Justin Verlander, who he is hitting 3 for 31 against with 14 K's. Sorry Joey, no bases for you.