Fantasy baseball lineup advice, betting tips for Sunday

Check out all of our starting pitcher rankings and other lineup selection tools here to help you make smart fantasy baseball lineup decisions. MLB betting tips for each day’s slate of games will also be added in the morning. MLB game odds are provided by ESPN BET, and all fantasy advice is geared toward ESPN 10-team leagues with standard scoring.

Note: All information is accurate as of the time of publication. For updates, including what you might have missed from last night, as well as any breaking news that might impact today’s MLB slate, be sure to check out the latest fantasy baseball news.

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Pitchers to stream on Sunday

• Luis Severino threw only 61 pitches in his first game back from missing nearly a month with an oblique strain, but it was enough to get through five scoreless frames though he wasn’t involved in the decision in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2-1 win over the Athletics. Before getting hurt, the righty won his prior four starts. He’s in a favorable spot to pick up another victory with a road date against the Los Angeles Angels. Heading into Saturday’s action, the Athletics are 24-20 since the break. Meanwhile, the Angels are 19-26.

• The Boston Red Sox have been unable to take full advantage of a relatively easy early September schedule, though Brayan Bello has done his part. The club has won his past four outings and he has picked up three wins along the way. He has pitched at least six frames in 15 of his 25 efforts, yielding no more than three runs in each (14 quality starts). Bello will take the hill in the desert against a still productive Arizona Diamondbacks lineup, even though they dealt their starting corner infielders at the trade deadline.

• Clayton Kershaw posted a 2.67 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over his past six starts, and that includes a subpar effort against the Pittsburgh Pirates last time out. He’s no longer a dominant force, but the lefty limits walks and keeps the ball in the yard. These traits will come in handy with the Los Angeles Dodgers wrapping up a road seat with the Baltimore Orioles. Also in his favor is squaring off with the offense sporting the 10th-worst wOBA and eighth-highest strikeout rate facing lefties.

Pitchers to avoid on Sunday

Hitters to stream on Sunday

Betting tips

Best/worst pitcher/hitter matchups and betting projections are generated by THE BAT X, a system created by Derek Carty using advanced methods like those used in MLB front offices, accounting for a variety of factors including player talent, ballparks, bullpens, weather, umpires, defense, catcher pitch-framing, and lots more. Betting projections for every player, team, and game can be found at EV Analytics.

Note: Expected Value is a measure of how good a bet is, factoring the probability that it will win versus the odds the book is providing. If you were to wager $1.00 100 times on a bet with an Expected Value of $25, you would win some and you would lose some, but in the end you would expect to come away with $25 in profit on your $100 investment.

Because odds typically do not get set until the previous day’s games are completed, betting tips will be added in the morning.