Athletics vs. Rangers DraftKings Same Game Parlay for July 23rd

Same game parlays are one of the most entertaining ways to bet. It allows you to place multiple wagers over the same contest, giving you more upside than a traditional wager without having to sweat out multiple games.

It also allows you to build some correlation into your parlays. That correlation will be factored in by the sportsbooks, but that still creates an opportunity for bettors. You can build out bet slips where if one leg hits, it makes it more likely that the others will hit as well.

Let’s dive into my favorite same game parlay for Wednesday’s MLB slate, featuring the Athletics and the Texas Rangers.

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Athletics ML (+118) at Texas Rangers

The Rangers have managed to win the first two games of this series, and they got a masterful pitching performance from Jacob deGrom on Tuesday. It pushed them to 52-50 for the year, and they’re just 1.5 games behind the Red Sox for the final Wild Card spot in the American League. However, FanGraphs gives them just a 27.6% chance of reaching the postseason, and it remains to be seen if the team will be buyers or sellers at the deadline.

How things wrap up vs. the Athletics and over the next week could be the deciding factor. Unfortunately, the Rangers aren’t in an ideal spot on Wednesday.

For starters, the team can’t pitch deGrom every day. There’s no rule against it, but I’m pretty sure his arm would disconnect from the rest of his body. Instead, they’ll hand the ball to Patrick Corbin for the series finale. While Corbin hasn’t been nearly as disastrous as he’s been the past few seasons, he’s still not a very good pitcher. His 4.44 xERA puts him in the 44th percentile, and he’s thrived primarily due to a 78.6% strand rate. That’s the best mark of his 13-year MLB career. It makes him a potential regression candidate moving forward.

The Athletics will also turn to a left-handed starter in JP Sears. Sears is pretty similar to Corbin on paper, with a worse ERA (5.13) but a better xERA (4.03). However, Sears benefits greatly from the circumstances on Wednesday. The Rangers have struggled against southpaws all season, ranking merely 28th in wRC+ in that split. The Athletics are 13th in that department, so they’re better equipped to take advantage of the matchup.

Sears has also been a drastically better pitcher on the road this season, which makes sense. The Athletics are currently playing in one of the most hitter-friendly venues in baseball, so escaping that small ballpark should work to his benefit.

Ultimately, getting the Athletics as small dogs stands out as one of the best betting options on the slate.

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JP Sears 4+ Strikeouts

In addition to struggling vs. southpaws in general, the Rangers have also whiffed against them at a pretty high frequency. They have a 25.0% strikeout rate in that split this season, which is the seventh-highest mark in the league.

Sears isn’t exactly a strikeout demon, but he’s not inept in that department either. He’s posted a 19.4% strikeout rate, which puts him in the 31st percentile. It’s definitely nothing to get excited about, but he should be able to pick up a few punchouts in this matchup.

Sears has gotten to at least four strikeouts in six of his past seven outings, including five straight. The lone exception was against the Astros, who have the sixth-lowest strikeout rate against southpaws. No one is going to confuse the Rangers’ lineup for the Astros’, so I like his chances of making it six in a row.

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Jacob Wilson 2+ Hits

Wilson is one of the most unique players in baseball. In an era where power and drawing walks have been prioritized, Wilson doesn’t do much of either. He also doesn’t strike out very often. He has just a 7.7% strikeout rate and a 10.2% Whiff rate, so when he swings, he tends to put the ball in play.

In other words – Wilson is a contact machine. His batting average has come down a bit recently, but he’s still sitting at a robust .315 for the year. That’s the fifth-best mark among qualified hitters, trailing only Aaron Judge, Will Smith, Jeremy Pena, and Jonathan Aranda.

Wilson has been particularly good against southpaws to start his major league career. He’s posted a .361 batting average in that split, so he’s in a great spot vs. an exploitable left-hander in Corbin. He already has 36 multi-hit games this season, and more than 1.5 hits grades out well in our prop projections for Wednesday.

Pictured: JP Sears
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