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Josh Bell congratulates Wil Myers of the San Diego Padres after his solo homerun during the eighth inning of a game against the San Francisco Giantsat PETCO Park on October 04, 2022 in San Diego, California.
Josh Bell congratulates Wil Myers of the San Diego Padres after his solo homerun during the eighth inning of a game against the San Francisco Giantsat PETCO Park on October 04, 2022 in San Diego, California. Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images via AFP.

Whether it be winning streaks, losing streaks, hitting streaks, a batter's success against the day's pitcher, or anything of the like, we've identified the best MLB trend plays.

Welcome to the final day of the regular season.

There is nothing for any of these teams to play for on Wednesday, but there are still some MLB betting trends I’m eyeing. All three of them will be Overs, but they’ll be of different varieties.

Here are our top MLB trend plays for Wednesday (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook).

Top MLB Trend Plays

  • Marco Gonzales Over 5.5 hits allowed (+100)
  • Colorado Rockies Over 2.5 runs (-115)
  • San Francisco Giants-San Diego Padres Over 7.5 (-110)

Top MLB Trend Predictions

Gonzales Over 5.5 hits allowed (+100)

Look, it could be going a lot worse for the Detroit Tigers right now. They’re 16th in batting average over the last week of play, and while that’s not always a number we look at, it’s definitely important when you’re betting on a hit total.

Seattle Mariners left-handed starter Marco Gonzales gave up more than five hits in each of his last three outings, and in his previous start against the Tigers this season he allowed seven. Now, while those are all great trends to follow, the biggest thing I want to highlight here is that the Mariners plan on letting Gonzales pitch until his arm essentially falls off.

Seattle has said it wants to protect its bullpen ahead of Friday’s wild-card opener, so taking the Over on some Gonzales props is the way to go. This is my favorite.

Rockies Over 2.5 runs (-115)

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gone to the playoffs in the last five seasons, and Clayton Kershaw has pitched in four of those seasons. Naturally, this means we have a good read on how he ends the season in meaningless spots, or more importantly how the Dodgers handle him.

Kershaw has gone four innings twice in his regular-season finale, five innings once, and then he came in in a relief spot one time. In three of these four games, the opponent scored more than 2.5 runs, and the game has gone over the closing line in three of those four appearances.

The Colorado Rockies are third in ISO over the last week of play and certainly have enough power to muscle one or two out of Dodger Stadium on Wednesday and cash this short team total.

Giants-Padres Over 7.5 (-110)

Only two of the last eight games the San Diego Padres have played cashed the Over, but they just so happen to be the first two games of this series against the San Francisco Giants. In both of these games, San Francisco's pitching has looked completely uninterested, and San Diego scored at least six runs in each game.

That’s been a common theme here for San Francisco. This team has now pushed games to the Over in six of its last seven, and I believe hanging a low 7.5-run total on Wednesday is irresponsible, even in a meaningless game.

Right-hander Craig Stammen will open for San Diego, which will rely on its often questionable bullpen all game long, probably resting its best options due to a ton of use these last few weeks. We should see the Giants put up a good deal of runs, but I’m certainly not going to believe in right-hander John Brebbia or this Giants bullpen. Thus, we’ll go with the Over.

Where to Bet on MLB Trend Plays

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MLB trend picks made on 10/5/2022 at 1:55 p.m. ET.