MLB Expert Picks & Baseball Predictions April 14

Jared Hochman - Content Operations Manager at Covers.com
Jared Hochman • Content Manager 16+ years betting experience
Updated: Apr 14, 2026 , 09:30 AM ET • 4 min read

We're doubling down on NY vs. LA for our MLB picks — with the underdog in both matchups headlining our best bets for today.

MLB expert picks April 14 Nolan McLean
Photo By - Reuters Connect. New York Mets starting pitcher Nolan McLean (26) delivers a pitch.

A double-dose of Los Angeles vs. New York plays highlight our MLB best bets for Tuesday's slate, dipping into both the AL and NL versions of those matchups.

In addition to those MLB picks, we also have more best bets from the Covers staff — with all prices courtesy of Polymarket, which allows baseball fans all across the country to participate in the MLB action.

MLB expert picks for today

Pick Odds
Josh Inglis Josh Inglis: LAA ML +163
Jon Metler Jon Metler: NYM ML +186

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Josh Inglis' expert pick: Angels moneyline

Price: 63¢ (+163) at Polymarket

When I’m backing a big dog, I’ll happily take an offense like the Los Angeles Angels, which has been a Top-10 unit over the last week and is coming off a 10-run outing yesterday. They got to the Yankees bullpen early, tagging it for six runs and two home runs, which is key to their chances again today. Ryan Weathers is coming off a career-high 101 pitches in his last start, after relatively light workloads throughout his six MLB seasons, which adds some uncertainty to his leash. THE BAT projects a fair price closer to +125 for the Halos, making +163 a strong value spot.

Jon Metler's expert pick: Mets moneyline

Price: 35¢ (+186) at Polymarket

Nolan McLean vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto at Dodger Stadium — this is the game of the night, and I’m backing the Mets in a matchup that could easily be an NLCS preview. The Mets are trading at 35% on Polymarket, but I make them closer to 44%, which is why I’m hitting the button on this price. The Dodgers lineup — featuring LHBs Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Kyle Tucker, and Max Muncy — typically benefits from facing right-handed pitching... unless it’s a high-end arm. McLean fits that description, with elite stuff and a high spin rate. He can bury back-foot sliders to left-handed power bats and mix in his curveball to keep them off balance, forcing weaker contact and limiting their power.


More MLB best bets for today

Pick Odds
Cardinals ML +104
Read analysis in our Guardians vs. Cardinals predictions

Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.
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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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