Daily MLB Expert Picks & Baseball Predictions April 28

Jared Hochman - Content Operations Manager at Covers.com
Jared Hochman • Content Manager 16+ years betting experience
Updated: Apr 28, 2026 , 08:27 AM ET • 4 min read

We're all-in on the AL East with our MLB best bets today, with picks involving the Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, and Boston Red Sox.

MLB best bets April 28 Marcelo Mayer
Photo By - Reuters Connect. Boston Red Sox second baseman Marcelo Mayer (11) gets a hit against the Toronto Blue Jays.

It's an AL East theme to our MLB best bets today, as we're starting the day off with two moneylines and an Over/Under involving that division, based on the prices at Polymarket.

See why our expert MLB picks are keying in on the prices for Boston and Tampa Bay to win today, plus Baltimore to be part of a slug fest.

MLB expert picks for today

Pick Odds
Josh Inglis Josh Inglis: BOS ML -104
Neil Parker Neil Parker: TB ML +117
Joe Osborne Joe Osborne: HOU/BAL o9 -108

Prices courtesy of Polymarket.

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Josh Inglis' expert pick: Red Sox moneyline

Price: 51¢ (-104) at Polymarket

The Boston Red Sox have picked things up after ownership made coaching changes following a slow start. Since then, they’ve won two straight and may hold the starting pitching edge today against the Toronto Blue Jays, who were limited to two hits yesterday (with just one off starter Ranger Suarez through eight innings). Payton Tolle was dominant in his season debut, while Trey Yesavage is making his first start after a rough rehab stint, posting an 8.59 ERA over 14+ innings, and threw just 2 1/3 innings in his last outing. The fair price on this moneyline sits closer to -115, giving Boston value.

Neil Parker's expert pick: Rays moneyline

Price: 46¢ (+117) at Polymarket

The Tampa Bay Rays send the better offense to the dish, with a 10th-ranked wOBA and the lowest strikeout percentage in the majors against righties. Plus, I don’t think Cleveland Guardians starter Tanner Bibee is completely healthy: He exited his first start of the season with right shoulder inflammation, yet never missed a turn in the rotation. His velocity dipped across the board in his most recent start, and he’s also surrendered an alarming 53.2% hard-hit rate this year.

Joe Osborne's expert pick: Astros/Orioles Over 9

Price: 52¢ (-108) at Polymarket

Kai-Wei Teng gets the start for the Houston Astros, but hasn’t reached the fourth inning in any outing this season, which likely forces heavy bullpen usage. That's not good, as the Astros bullpen has been a disaster lately. On the other side, Shane Baz is coming off back-to-back starts with four earned runs allowed. The Over has also hit in eight of nine for the Astros and in seven straight games for the Baltimore Orioles.


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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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