Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
Reasoning: The Padres are facing Clayton Kershaw here, but they have a vastly different lineup than they did a season ago. Only two players -- Jedd Gyorko and Yonder Alonso -- should be held over from the starting lineup in last year's opener. The Padres have added Justin Upton, Wil Myers, Matt Kemp, Will Middlebrooks and Derek Norris as position players and that should allow them to score more than 535 runs (their total from last season) in 2015. They also acquired James Shields, who will toe the rubber on Monday. Shields has won at least 10 games and thrown 200 innings in each of the last eight seasons. He will get his seventh Opening Day start. Shields went 14-8 with a 3.21 ERA for Kansas City last year.
Play: Chi. White Sox/Kansas City under 7.5 -108 (Samardzija vs. Ventura)
Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
Reasoning: Yordano Ventura is starting only his second full season, but I like him to pick up where he left off in 2014. He went 14-10 with a 3.20 ERA last year and he didn't allow a homer in 18 innings of spring training. He is 5-1 in his last six decisions (1-0 in the playoffs). Jeff Samardzija will start his third opener and he finished last season with a 2.99 ERA. The Royals have one of baseball's best bullpens, and new White Sox closer David Robertson will give his team a boost.
Play: L.A. Angels +149 (Weaver vs. Hernandez)
Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
Reasoning: Los Angeles, which won 98 games in 2014, will send out Jered Weaver. He will make his seventh Opening Day start. He went 18-9 with a 3.59 ERA last season. He also is 14-10 with a 3.37 ERA in 31 career starts against Seattle. Felix Hernandez is 11-13 with a 3.52 ERA in 40 career starts against the Angels. Reigning AL MVP Mike Trout is batting .367 in 49 career ABs vs. Hernandez.
Record: 327-250-11 (56.7%)
Bankroll: +233.50%
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