Top MLB Betting Matchups & Expert Picks for Wednesday Night

The Yankees just got a lot better with several additions at the trade deadline, including nabbing starter Sonny Gray from the Oakland A’s. The Dodgers snapped up Yu Darvish from the Texas Rangers. Colorado also went shopping in Texas, getting catcher Jonathan Lucroy for a player to be named later. The Red Sox made a couple of key additions as well as the pennant race starts to heat up. As you consider your MLB betting for Wednesday’s action, we have Arizona visiting the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis in Milwaukee in a National League Central battle, and the New York Mets out in Colorado looking to play spoiler with the Rockies.

Top MLB Betting Matchups & Expert Picks for Wednesday Night

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Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs

When: 8:05pm ET Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois TV: FS-A (Arizona) / WGN (Chicago) Radio: ESPN Phoenix 620 (Arizona) / 670 The Score (Chicago) Live Stream: MLB.tv MLB Betting Odds: TBA Pitching Matchup: Zack Godley (4-4, 3.06 ERA) (ARI) vs Jake Arrieta (10-7, 4.03 ERA) (CHI) Both pitchers come in on a high note, as Zack Godley blanked the St. Louis Cardinals over seven innings in his last start. None of the Cubs have faced Godley more than twice, which should help him out — but Addison Russell is 2 for 2 against him in his career — with a pair of home runs. The Cubs start Jake Arrieta, who has really turned this season around, posting a 2.25 ERA over his last five starts, along with a 3-1 record combined. In his last start, he scattered a pair of hits against the Chicago White Sox over 6 ⅔ innings and had solid control over his fastball. Paul Goldschmidt (.308, 1 HR, 2 RBI) is the only Diamondback hitter with extended success against big righthander. Give me the Cubs to win in a pitcher’s duel in this one.

Latest MLB Betting Trends

• Arizona is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 games on the road
• Arizona is 4-9 SU in the last 13 games on the road
• The total went UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games on the road
• Chicago is 4-2 ATS in the last 6 games
• Chicago  is 5-1 SU in the last 6 games
• The total went UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 5 games

St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers

When: 8:10pm ET Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TV: FS-M (St. Louis) / FSWI (Milwaukee) Radio: 670 The Score (St. Louis) / 670 The Score (Milwaukee) Live Stream: MLB.tv MLB Betting Odds: TBA Pitching Matchup: Adam Wainwright (11-5, 4.89 ERA) (STL) vs Brent Suter (2-1, 2.40 ERA) (MIL) Adam Wainwright looks to come off the disabled list for this start in Milwaukee against the Brewers, although check news reports up to the minute on him, because different outlets have him as the starter, while others have the Cards as undecided. He last pitched on July 22 against the Cubs, throwing 7 ⅔ innings of four-hit ball, permitting a pair of runs. However, he has not yet had any pain-free bullpen sessions. The Brewers may have the better starter going anyway, as Brent Suter threw seven scoreless innings against the Cubs on July 28, also scattering four hits. He has only allowed five earned runs combined in his last seven starts, showing the ability to get at least through the sixth inning regularly. The Brewers also look to stay as close as possible to the streaking Cubs in the National League Central. Give me Suter and the Brewers to knock off the Cardinals.

Latest MLB Betting Trends

• St. Louis is 1-5 ATS in the last 6 games
• St. Louis is 5-2 SU in the last 7 games
• The total went UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 6 games
• Milwaukee is 3-7 ATS in the last 10 games
• Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in the last 5 games
• The total went UNDER in 12 of Milwaukee’s last 15 games

N.Y. Mets at Colorado Rockies

When: 8:40pm ET Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado TV: SYN (NY) / ATT SportsNet-RM (Colorado) Radio: 710 WOR (NY) / 94.1 FM (Colorado) Live Stream: MLB.tv MLB Betting Odds: TBA Pitching Matchup: Chris Flexen (0-1, 9.00 ERA) (NY) v Tyler Chatwood (6-11, 4.78 ERA) (COL) Tyler Chatwood and Chris Flexen have both struggled with control at the major league level this year. However, Flexen showed solid control before coming up in his debut his last time out, walking four men in three innings. As he steadies into the role of major league starter, those nerves should ease and his control should return. The Rockies have never faced him, so he should have an edge if he can keep the ball down. Chatwood led the National League in bases on balls for most of this season and has 62 as of this writing. Jose Reyes (.667) and Jay Bruce (.429, 1 HR, 3 RBI) have hit him well for the Mets in the past. After taking two of three in Washington from the Nationals, though, I see the Rockies having the momentum to take this one at home, as the Rockies try to keep their spot in.

Latest MLB Betting Trends

• NY is 1-5 ATS in the last 6 games
• NY is 1-4 SU in the last 5 games
• The total went OVER in 6 of NY Mets’s last 7 games
• Colorado is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 games
• Colorado is 2-4 SU in the last 6 games
• The total went OVER in 11 of Colorado’s last 15 games