MLB Betting Trends Friday August 12, 2022: Who's Hot, Who's Not and Where You Should Bet

Betting on baseball is all about knowing who's hot and who's not.

Dimers.com contributor Tony Bellissimo tours both camps in the Friday August 12, 2022 edition of Who's Hot and Who's Not in the MLB right now.

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MLB Betting Insights 08/12/2022

Which MLB team is hot right now?

It hasn’t been a positive season for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who like the rest of the NL West teams boast a winning record at home. The D’backs are 32-29 in the desert after rallying from an early 3-run deficit to defeat Pittsburgh for their fourth victory in the last five games.

Only three clubs have a worse batting average than Arizona, which heads to Colorado tonight to take on the Rockies. Zach Davies has his work cut out.

⚾️ Predictions for Diamondbacks vs. Rockies
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Which MLB team is cold right now?

Are fans of the New York Yankees hitting the panic button? Probably not for the large majority, but let’s revisit the level of concern Sunday night following a 3-game series in Boston.

“I thought we were winning a lot in New York, we’re winning a lot here. especially lately”

Joey Gallo just continues to put the Yankees in a body bag @short_porch pic.twitter.com/m2k3vYTetF

— Starting 9 (@Starting9) August 11, 2022

The Yankees limp into Fenway tonight with a 2-8 mark in their last 10 games and with three runs or fewer in five of the last seven. Domingo German has kept the Yanks close in each of his last three starts and will attempt to do the same against the Red Sox.

⚾️ Predictions for Yankees vs. Red Sox
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MLB players: Who is in hot form?

Toronto SS Bo Bichette is riding a nice tear over the past week since moving down to the No. 5 spot in the Jays’ batting order. He takes a 6-game hit streak into tonight’s game against Cleveland and Cal Quantrill at Rogers Centre.

Bo Bichette is the fastest player in #BlueJays history to record his first 400 career hits (338 games).

He is the 2nd-fastest to reach 400 hits at any point in a Blue Jays career (Paul Molitor - 310 GP).#NextLevel pic.twitter.com/Ap0FgBqYqx

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) August 5, 2022

In the process of going 10-for-27 (.370) since Aug. 4, Bichette has 3 homers, 8 RBIs and 7 runs scored. He’s a 5-tool player who often fills the daily fantasy stat sheet: on the year he’s belted 17 homers with 64 RBIs to go with 7 steals. 

⚾️ Predictions for Guardians vs. Blue Jays
⚾️ Full preview for Guardians vs. Blue Jays

MLB Players: Who is out of form?

Ty France proved last season he has the ability to rake at the plate as an everyday player, batting .291 with 18 homers and 73 RBIs in 152 games as Seattle’s starting second baseman.

He managed to pick up where he left off also and was tearing up pitchers for the first few months before going to the IL with an injury. France’s numbers are still sweet (.298, 14 HRs, 56 RBIs) but he's dealing with a severe cold spell (5-for-29, .172) he’ll attempt to break in Texas this evening following a day off.

⚾️ Predictions for Mariners vs Rangers
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