Get free expert and computer MLB picks for every game on Aug. 3, 2026.
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.01 |
+152 
|
o9.0 -125 
|
+1.5 -140
|
|
5.64 |
-155 
|
u9.5 -116
|
-1.5 +125 
|
Washington
Philadelphia
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.42 |
+188
|
o7.5 -116
|
+1.5 -112
|
|
5.48 |
-203
|
u8.0 -114
|
-1.5 +105
|
St. Louis
NY Yankees
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.57 |
+130
|
o8.0 -115
|
+1.5 -161
|
|
4.54 |
-138
|
u8.5 -118
|
-1.5 +146
|
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.49 |
+110
|
o8.0 -115
|
+1.5 -205
|
|
4.39 |
-116
|
u8.5 -121
|
-1.5 +169 
|
San Francisco
Texas
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.77 |
-120
|
o7.5 -126
|
-1.5 +140
|
|
4.85 |
+110
|
u8.5 -125 
|
+1.5 -155
|
LA Dodgers
Chi. Cubs
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.82 |
+120
|
o9.0 -112
|
+1.5 -175
|
|
5.01 |
-124
|
u9.5 -121
|
-1.5 +158
|
Toronto
Houston
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.27 |
-156
|
o11.5 +101
|
-1.5 -110
|
|
6.19 |
+153
|
u11.5 -112
|
+1.5 +101
|
Tampa Bay
Colorado
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.04 |
+105
|
o8.5 -131
|
-1.5 +162
|
|
4.76 |
-110
|
u9.0 -110
|
+1.5 -185
|
San Diego
Arizona
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.75 |
+124
|
-- |
-- |
|
4.57 |
-148
|
-- |
-- |
LA Angels
Baltimore
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.35 |
+180
|
-- |
-- |
|
|
5.74 |
-240
|
-- |
-- |
Washington
Philadelphia
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.71 |
+119
|
-- |
-- |
|
5.34 |
-148
|
-- |
-- |
Athletics
Cincinnati
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.32 |
+109
|
-- |
-- |
|
4.51 |
-131
|
-- |
-- |
NY Mets
Cleveland
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.18 |
+134
|
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.92 |
-155
|
-- |
-- |
St. Louis
NY Yankees
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.22 |
+105
|
-- |
-- |
|
4.91 |
-131
|
-- |
-- |
Chi. White Sox
Boston
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3.82 |
+105
|
-- |
-- |
|
5.43 |
-126
|
-- |
-- |
Miami
Atlanta
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.39 |
+140
|
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.59 |
-168
|
-- |
-- |
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.66 |
-137
|
-- |
-- |
|
4.44 |
+119
|
-- |
-- |
Minnesota
Kansas City
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.00 |
+119
|
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.41 |
-155
|
-- |
-- |
San Francisco
Texas
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.69 |
-219
|
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.30 |
+165
|
-- |
-- |
LA Dodgers
Chi. Cubs
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.57 |
+109
|
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.66 |
-137
|
-- |
-- |
Toronto
Houston
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7.10 |
-142
|
-- |
-- |
|
|
6.25 |
+105
|
-- |
-- |
Tampa Bay
Colorado
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.27 |
-103
|
-- |
-- |
|
4.30 |
-121
|
-- |
-- |
Detroit
Seattle
Predicted Score
Team |
Pred. Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.80 |
+105
|
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.79 |
-137
|
-- |
-- |
San Diego
Arizona
WAS
@
PHI
Mon, Aug 3 • 6:40 PM ET
Aaron Nola o2.5 Earned Runs Allowed (+104)
Aaron Nola allowing over 2.5 earned runs is one of my favorite pitcher props on Monday's slate. The Nationals enter the day as the highest rated offense on Batters-Box despite missing Luis Garcia Jr., and the matchup sets up well against Nola. He owns a 6.70 home ERA this season and has been getting hammered by left handed hitters, allowing a 70.8% hard hit rate and a .509 xwOBA over his last 30 lefties faced. With Washington still featuring five elite or strong Batters-Box hitters, I expect the Nationals to generate plenty of quality contact and push Nola over this number.
STL
@
NYY
Mon, Aug 3 • 7:05 PM ET
o7.5 (-116)
I’m playing the Over because the Yankees can do most of the lifting themselves. McGreevy’s season-long ERA looks respectable, but the underlying profile is much louder: a 5.66 xERA, .361 xwOBA allowed, and 10.5% barrel rate.
Cam Schlittler can still control St. Louis, but this total does not require the Cardinals to explode. A Yankees-heavy scoring script gets this close quickly and while Schlittler is still Schlitter, the Cardinals producing a few runs is a completely reasonable expectation.
NYY -1.5 (+106)
I like this spot for the New York Yankees, and I’m playing their run line down to -105.
Michael McGreevy is a ground-ball-reliant pitcher, but when he does not get grounders, things get ugly quickly. That is a problem against New York. The Yankees have been a low-groundball offense all season, and over the last 30 days, that rate is even lower at 39.9%, third-lowest in baseball. That should let McGreevy’s bottom-12% barrel rate and bottom-20% hard-hit rate show up early, giving New York a real path to a crooked number.
PIT
@
MIL
Mon, Aug 3 • 7:40 PM ET
Brandon Lowe o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-108)
Brandon Lowe is one of my favorite player props on Monday's slate, and I think the market has this one priced too low. This is his 106th elite Batters-Box rating, and over the previous 105, he has cleared 1.5 hits, runs, and RBI 62.86% of the time, including an impressive 70.21% clip in road elite ratings. Lowe has also been swinging a hot bat against right handed pitching, while Brandon Sproat continues to struggle against lefties. Between the matchup, recent form, and long term Batters-Box trends, Lowe is in an excellent position to cash this prop.
o8.5 (-104)
Somehow, some way, the Pirates have scored the second-most runs in baseball in 2026. And even with Oneil Cruz and Ryan O'Hearn sidelined, I like the offense to do enough damage against Brandon Sproat to help run up the score. Bubba Chandler has had his moments, but he's routinely allowing 3-5 runs in a start. He's got heat on the fastball, and that's about it. The Brewers can make him pay. With two shaky starters on the bump, I'll go with the Over.
SF
@
TEX
Mon, Aug 3 • 8:05 PM ET
u8.5 (-121)
The Under 8.5 fits behind Webb’s homer suppression, Texas’ recent offensive struggles, and a Giants bullpen that has not allowed a homer over its last 25.1 frames. The Rangers are better at home, but San Francisco’s late-game run prevention gives this matchup a stronger path to stay contained overall tonight.
SF (+105)
Logan Webb gives San Francisco the cleaner pitching profile after posting a 2.51 FIP across his last two outings and limiting homers over the last month. Texas enters cold offensively, while Cal Quantrill has struggled with a 5.15 FIP over his last five appearances, creating value for the Giants tonight.
LAD
@
CHC
Mon, Aug 3 • 8:05 PM ET
The wind is blowing in (5-7 mph) at Wrigley, and we have two effective starters, so you know the drill. Matthew Boyd has allowed just two earned runs in his last 20 IP, and he'll have a potent bullpen behind him (2.41 ERA, 3.38 FIP since the Break). The Dodgers are 5-9 O/U in Justin Wrobleski's (2.88 ERA, 0.96 WHIP) last 14 starts.
This line is artificially short because the Dodgers are off a sweep (to the historically hot Red Sox - who cares?) and the Cubs demolish left-handed pitching. Justin Wrobleski's reverse splits (.213/.252/.322 against right-handed hitters) should offset that concern against a lineup projected to feature at least seven righties.
TOR
@
HOU
Mon, Aug 3 • 8:10 PM ET
George Springer o0.5 Total Home Runs (+350)
Kazuma Okamoto o1.5 Total Bases (+125)
TB
@
COL
Mon, Aug 3 • 8:40 PM ET
SD
@
AZ
Mon, Aug 3 • 9:40 PM ET
Brandon Pfaadt u4.5 Strikeouts Thrown (-158)
Brandon Pfaadt has pitched much better recently, but strikeouts still are not part of his profile. He owns just a 15.91% strikeout rate this season, and that number has fallen to 10.39% over his last three starts. Now he faces a disciplined Padres lineup that rarely swings and misses. San Diego has maintained a team strikeout rate below 20% over its last 21 games, and its projected lineup features no hitters above the league average strikeout rate. With both the matchup and Pfaadt's profile working against a big strikeout total, the under is my favorite look, even at a price as high as -160.
TOR
@
CHC
Thu, Aug 6 • 2:20 PM ET
Kazuma Okamoto o0.5 Total Home Runs (+365)
Okamoto's hitting profile perfectly matches up well against Imanaga’s stuff. The Cubs starter throws a heavy dose of the fastball and gets barreled up at a 10.4% rate. The Jays third baseman barrels the ball better than anyone in the Blue Jays lineup with a 13.5% barrel rate, while owning a 63.2% hard hit rate against the four-seamer.
Dansby Swanson u0.5 Total Hits (-130)
ATL
@
CHW
Thu, Aug 20 • 2:10 PM ET
o8.5 (-105)
Atlanta and Chicago send two of the best lineups in baseball to the dish, and they respectively rank eighth and third in wOBA against lefties for the campaign. The two clubs have also trended to the Over, and I'm particularly expecting White Sox southpaw Anthony Kay to struggle considering he's saddled with the fifth-highest xERA in baseball among the 100 pitchers with at least 60 innings this year.
ATL (-112)
I'm fading Chicago White Sox lefty Anthony Kay on Thursday. He's sporting the fifth-highest xERA among the 100 pitchers with at least 60 innings, after all. Plus, the Atlanta Braves enter ranked eighth in wOBA against southpaws for the season and sixth in overall xwOBA across the past 14 days.
BOS
@
NYY
Sat, Aug 29 • 1:05 PM ET
o8.5 (-110)
The Yankees rank Top-3 in OPS, ISO, OBP, xWOBA, and hard hit rate when facing left-handed pitching. The Red Sox have hit righties very well over the past four weeks, sitting ninth in wOBA, ninth in ISO, and fourth in batting average. Play the Over to -120.
NYY (-135)
Ranger Suarez has started four games against teams ranking Top-10 in OPS vs. left-handed pitching, allowing 13 runs and posting a 6.13 ERA during those games. The New York Yankees lead the majors in OPS against lefties so they’re a prime candidate to cause Suarez problems. Playable to -145.
SF
@
ATL
Mon, Aug 31 • 6:05 PM ET
o7.5 (-116)
The Giants are pacing the majors in wOBA and are fourth in xwOBA while averaging 5.5 runs per game across the past 30 days, and the Braves ranks ninth in wOBA against right-handed pitchers and third in overall xwOBA, so I think this total is too low.
SF (+124)
The Braves have dropped five of six while averaging just 2.8 runs per game and ranking 29th in wOBA without Ronald Acuna Jr. (hamstring), and it’s been a smoke-and-mirrors start for veteran lefty Martin Perez, and there’s serious statistical correction ahead of his .230 BABIP and 80.2% strand rate considering they’re both high-end marks about pitchers with at least 60 innings this season. San Francisco is just the offense to kick-start the regression, too. The Giants are pacing the majors in wOBA and fourth in xwOBA over the past 30 days, after all.
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