MLB Expert Picks & Baseball Predictions July 6

Joe Osborne: Senior Betting Analyst at Covers
Joe Osborne • Senior Betting Analyst 16+ years betting experience
Updated: Jul 6, 2026 , 01:47 PM ET • 4 min read

Neil Parker and Joe Osborne reveal their top MLB picks for today's slate, with the latest Polymarket prices and analysis.

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani.
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Looking for today's best MLB picks? Our baseball experts have you covered.

Neil Parker and Joe Osborne each highlight their favorite play from today's schedule, with the latest Polymarket prices and matchup analysis to help shape your betting card.

MLB expert picks for today

Pick Odds
Neil Parker Neil Parker: Mets moneyline +117
Joe Osborne Joe Osborne: Dodgers -1.5 -115

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Neil Parker's expert pick: Mets moneyline

Price: 46¢ (+117) at Polymarket

The Atlanta Braves have dropped to 29th in wOBA and 27th in xwOBA through 21 games without star Ronald Acuna Jr. (hamstring), while the New York Mets comfortably sit 16th and eighth in the two metrics. Atlanta starter Reynaldo Lopez also sports a 4.60 xFIP across his seven 2026 starts that’s well above his 3.34 ERA, so statistical corrections looms.

It’s just the opposite with New York righty Freddy Peralta, too. He’s held opposing hitters to the sixth-lowest barrel percentage among pitchers with at least 75 innings to pave the way for a respectable 3.78 xERA that’s way below his 4.81 ERA. Peralta also has statistical correction coming to his unsustainably low 68.7% strand rate.

  • Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
  • How to watch: SNY, BravesVision

Joe Osborne's expert pick: Dodgers -1.5

Price: 54¢ (-115) at Polymarket

A perfect storm has formed for the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight with the Colorado Rockies coming to town. Los Angeles has demolished left-handed pitching over the past two weeks, leading MLB in OPS, and now gets a crack at Kyle Freeland, who's completely fallen apart with a 7.25 ERA through 15 starts.

Dodgers hitters have also crushed him for a .918 OPS across 200 combined at-bats. Eric Lauer has helped LA go a perfect 5-0 in his starts, while the Dodgers have won 10 straight home games against Colorado and are 13-1 in their last 14 following a loss, which is the situation tonight after losing to the Padres yesterday.

  • Time: 10:10 p.m. ET
  • How to watch: Rockies.TV, SNLA

More MLB best bets for today

Pick Odds
Brewers moneyline -103
Read analysis in our Brewers vs Cardinals predictions
Yankees moneyline -101
Read analysis in our Yankees vs Rays predictions

Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.
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Joe Osborne Senior Betting Analyst Covers.com
Senior Betting Analyst

Joe is an industry veteran who loves the entertainment aspect of the sports betting industry. His opinions are always backed by data and he enjoys digging into the numbers and coming up with interesting nuggets to share with sports bettors.

Joe takes a high-energy and fun approach to covering his favorite sports which include the NFL, MLB, UFC, NBA and NHL, and there’s no bet type he loves more than an NFL six-point teaser. Joe is the host of our daily sports betting program, Before You Bet, while he also leads our weekly UFC show, P4P Picks, and our 'Covers on the Ground' series where he's covered many UFC, NFL and NBA games in person. A monthly highlight for Joe is conducting interviews with UFC legend Georges St-Pierre ahead of every UFC PPV.

Outside of his work at Covers, Joe has appeared on many top media brands including ESPN Radio, Mad Dog Sports Radio, VSIN, TSN, and SportsNet. He always recommends not reading too much into narratives when placing your bets as those factors are already cooked into the lines set by oddsmakers.

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