Dial In Your MLB Week 9 Bets: Top Pitchers to Follow and Winning Betting Odds

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The new week in the MLB has already begun, but there are a ton of games till to come in Week 9, which means that it’s time to start talking about the pitchers who look like a good bet over the next few days. Those of you who routinely wager on baseball through the course of the season will be well aware of the importance of a good starting pitcher, especially in the games where there might seem to be a bit of a mismatch between the two starters. What we are looking at here are the pitchers who are in form and who might just help their team to a win this coming week, so let’s get to check out the MLB betting analysis.

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Zac Gallen
Arizona Diamondbacks

There was a feeling that the LA Dodgers might well run away with the NL West again this season, but the Diamondbacks are doing a good job of hanging in there. They are just a game and a half out of the lead and are in a series with the Colorado Rockies to start the week. Tuesday night will see Zac Gallen take the mound, which should be good news for the D-Backs. Gallen is 6-2 this season with an ERA of 2.97, and while he is 0-1 in his last 2 starts, I think we will see him bounce back with a big performance next time out.

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George Kirby
Seattle Mariners

After going on a run where he picked up the win in 5 of 6 starts, Kirby has cooled off over the last 2 games, although one of those Ls came in a 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves, where Kirby pitched a solid 7 innings. His last start was a bit of a nightmare, and his next start will come against the surging New York Yankees. Despite all of that, he has been mostly very good this season, so I think he is due for an uptick and another solid outing.

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Framber Valdez
Houston Astros

The start of the season for Valdez was a little up and down, which was essentially the case for the Astros in general, but he has settled into a groove, as has the rest of the team. The Astros have won each of the last 4 games in which Framber has started, with the pitcher picking up the W in 3 of those games. He is now 5-4 on the season and has a very respectable 2.38 ERA. Valdez is set to start versus the Angels on Thursday, and I think he will keep the good times rolling with another strong outing.

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Zack Wheeler
Philadelphia Phillies

You could look at Wheeler, see that he is 4-4 on the season, and automatically dismiss him, but I think that might be a mistake. The issue that he has is that he is getting very little in the way of run support from his team when he starts. That was seen in his last start, which came against the Atlanta Braves, where he pitched an absolute gem on his way to a 2-1 win for the Phillies. The Phillies have delivered just 10 runs in his last 4 starts, but Wheeler has been solid throughout. At some point, they are going to deliver the goods for him.

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We are now 8 weeks into the MLB season and the divisions are beginning to take shape, although we all know that things can change when you have a season that runs this long. Every player will go through a series of ups and downs over the course of a season, so blindly picking the same pitchers in every game will probably not work out that well for you. This is why we create a shortlist of pitchers to sit or start each week, in hopes that we can jump on those hot and cold trends to find pitchers to either start or sit. We have our start list already in place, so now let’s look at the MLB betting analysis for a few pitchers we don’t have a ton of confidence in for Week 9.

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Ryan Weathers
San Diego Padres

The general consensus was that the San Diego Padres might well be the team to push the LA Dodgers in the NL West this season, but things are not playing out that way at the moment. The Padres are 5 games below .500 after 8 weeks and are having problems getting runs home. That does not help their pitching staff, with Weathers in particular having some issues. He is sitting at 1-3 on the season with an ERA of 4.34. The Padres have lost 4 of the last 5 games that he has started and could be in trouble again on Tuesday night.

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Julio Teheran
Milwaukee Brewers

You have to feel a certain level of sympathy for the Brewers, as they are having some serious injury issues in the early part of the season. Those issues have forced them to go out and recruit, with Julio Teheran the latest to join the ball club. While he pitched 5 solid innings, giving up just 1 earned run, in his first start, I’m not so sure that he is a long-term solution for the Brewers. He especially might have some issues with the hard-hitting Toronto Blue Jays, who he will start against on Wednesday night.

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Taijuan Walker
Philadelphia Philles

Slowly but surely, the Phillies are losing ground to the Atlanta Braves at the top of the NL East and are now 4 games below .500. That gap could grow a little larger when they head to New York to face the Mets for a series this week. Thursday night will see Taijuan Walker take the mound for the Phillies. He comes in with a respectable 4-2 record, although his 5.57 ERA leaves a little to be desired. That ERA is actually at 6.75 in road games this season, which is why I think he might be one to sit this week.

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Roansy Contreras
Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the surprise teams in the opening weeks of the season, but we all wondered if they would be able to maintain that early pace. They have not, and they are now 2 games below .500 and slipping down the standings. The team as a whole has gone cold, but perhaps none colder than Contreras, who has now failed to pick up a win in his last 5 starts, going 0-3 in that stretch. He only lasted 2 innings in his last outing and looks to be losing confidence with each progressive trip to the mound.

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