Each week during the MLB season, Action Network's Anthony Dabbundo will compile a weekly notebook of observations, analytical findings and actionable information to help bettors find an edge in betting the daily grind of a 162-game season.
The All-Star Break has now come and gone and the second half of the MLB season gets underway on Thursday. The season is more than half complete, but this is a natural place to reset where we stand on certain pitchers for the remainder of 2022.
Last week, I wrote about certain pitchers that I’m looking to bet against in the second half, based on certain underlying indicators.
By using specific metrics that are stickier year-to-year and more predictive than ERA in the long-term – we can identify pitchers who have been unfortunate to achieve their deceptively bad first-half statistics.