Daily MLB Expert Picks: Baseball Predictions for May 11

Jared Hochman - Content Operations Manager at Covers.com
Jared Hochman • Content Manager 16+ years betting experience
Updated: May 11, 2026 , 11:39 AM ET • 4 min read

The Seattle Mariners are mispriced in a matchup with an AL West rival, highlighting our best MLB picks for Monday's schedule.

MLB expert picks May 11 George Kirby
Photo By - Reuters Connect. Seattle Mariners starting pitcher George Kirby (68) delivers a pitch.

We're going East-to-West with our MLB picks tonight, finding value in a pair of moneylines (plus a total bet) based on prices available at Polymarket.

Read on to see why our MLB experts like a pair of AL West teams to win, while an AL East clash should produce plenty of runs. 

MLB expert picks for today

Pick Odds
Josh Inglis Josh Inglis: TB/TOR o7.5 +102
Jon Metler Jon Metler: SEA ML -133
Neil Parker Neil Parker: TEX ML -117

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Josh Inglis' expert pick: Rays/Blue Jays Over 7.5

Price: 49¢ (+102) at Polymarket

Let’s put the familiarity angle to the test today. Both starters faced these same lineups in their previous outings, with Drew Rasmussen allowing seven hits and three runs, while Kevin Gausman gave up two runs. Now, we get a controlled environment (inside the dome at the Rogers Centre), the Toronto Blue Jays lineup is getting healthier, and the Tampa Bay Rays can put up runs. Per THE BAT, the fair price on this over is closer to -115.

Jon Metler's expert pick: Mariners moneyline

Price: 57¢ (-133) at Polymarket

George Kirby has been surgical this season, allowing just 2.08 BB/9, which is not a good matchup for the Houston Astros lineup. Kirby isn’t going to hand out free passes and then leave pitches over the heart of the plate for aggressive, mistake-hitting batters like Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker to launch into the seats. Instead, Kirby is going to force Houston to string together multiple hits: A challenge for an Astros offense that lacks depth and has struggled to consistently turn the lineup over. The Seattle Mariners are trading around 57-cent favorites, but I think they should be closer to 62 cents (-163).

Neil Parker's expert pick: Rangers moneyline

Price: 54¢ (-117) at Polymarket

The Diamondbacks have hit the skids at the dish, with a 28th-ranked xwOBA across their past 12 games, while the Texas Rangers check in sixth. Additionally, Texas ranks 11th in wOBA against righties for the year, while Arizona sits 27th — that's a monstrous gap that isn’t priced into these odds enough... and I also give Texas a pitching edge. Rangers righty Nathan Eovaldi has outpitched his surface numbers for the year, with his 3.29 xFIP well below his 4.15 ERA, and Diamondbacks starter Mike Soroka has been beat around (to the tune of a .472 wOBA and 1.082 OPS) in his two road starts.


More MLB best bets for today

Pick Odds
Guardians -1.5 +130
Read analysis in our Angels vs. Guardians predictions

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Before Jared Hochman joined the Covers team in 2020, he worked for newspaper outlets such as the Chronicle Herald and The Coast, worked in marketing for SkipTheDishes and Vivid Seats, and previously ran a magazine. A journalism graduate from the University of King's College in, Halifax, N.S., "Hoch" brings more than a decade of experience in sports betting, having worked as a freelance handicapper, making appearances on Monumental Sports Network and the Sharp 600 podcast, and now also filling in occasionally as host of Covers' NHL Puck Props. 

Awarded Covers' company MVP for 2023, Jared is an avid bettor of MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA, while also wagering on some soccer and WNBA. His best advice for sports bettors? Price shop, which is something he does daily across 10 different sportsbook apps.

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