Get free expert and computer MLB picks for every game on Aug. 28, 2026.
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.11 |
+180 
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o8.5 -120
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+1.5 -120
|
|
5.03 |
-190
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u9.0 -120 
|
-1.5 +112 
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Cincinnati
Chi. Cubs
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.50 |
-181
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o7.5 +105
|
-1.5 -105 
|
|
3.25 |
+175
|
u7.5 -115
|
+1.5 -104
|
LA Dodgers
Detroit
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.44 |
-146
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o8.0 -120 
|
-1.5 +115
|
|
4.16 |
+140
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u8.5 -113
|
+1.5 -125
|
Miami
Washington
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.45 |
-105
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o7.5 -115
|
-1.5 +165
|
|
4.18 |
-102 
|
u8.0 -114
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+1.5 -175
|
Houston
NY Mets
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.05 |
+121
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o7.5 +105
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+1.5 -180
|
|
4.25 |
-130
|
u7.5 -115
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-1.5 +170
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Kansas City
Cleveland
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.30 |
+120
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o7.5 +100
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+3.5 -650 
|
|
3.96 |
-126
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u7.5 -110
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-3.5 +375
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San Diego
Tampa Bay
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.85 |
+210
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o8.5 -130
|
+1.5 -109
|
|
5.73 |
-216
|
u12.0 -500
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-1.5 +100
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Colorado
Atlanta
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3.96 |
+137
|
o6.5 -125
|
+1.5 -160
|
|
4.43 |
-140
|
u7.5 -120 
|
-1.5 +150
|
Seattle
Toronto
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.26 |
+140
|
o7.0 -114
|
+1.5 -155
|
|
4.02 |
-145
|
u7.5 -125
|
-1.5 +145
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Boston
NY Yankees
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.44 |
+190
|
o7.5 -105
|
+3.5 -420
|
|
4.56 |
-200
|
u7.5 -105
|
-3.5 +260
|
Texas
Milwaukee
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.61 |
+116
|
o8.0 -159
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+3.5 -650
|
|
4.69 |
-124
|
u9.0 -120
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-3.5 +375
|
Chi. White Sox
Minnesota
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.38 |
-112
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o5.0 -500
|
-1.5 +155
|
|
3.96 |
+105
|
u7.5 -110
|
+1.5 -165
|
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.54 |
-124
|
o8.0 -109
|
-1.5 +130
|
|
4.16 |
+116
|
u8.5 -132
|
+1.5 -140
|
Philadelphia
LA Angels
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.88 |
-108
|
o9.5 -103
|
-1.5 +140
|
|
5.16 |
+102
|
u9.5 -105
|
+1.5 -150
|
Baltimore
Athletics
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.70 |
-115
|
o8.0 -110
|
-1.5 +145
|
|
3.87 |
+110
|
u8.5 -140
|
+1.5 -155
|
Arizona
San Francisco
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.61 |
+102
|
o8.0 -125
|
+1.5 -200
|
|
|
4.39 |
-110
|
u8.5 -115
|
-1.5 +161
|
Boston
NY Yankees
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.01 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
3.66 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
LA Dodgers
Detroit
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.19 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.77 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Chi. White Sox
Minnesota
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.37 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.22 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.59 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
5.07 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Cincinnati
Chi. Cubs
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.19 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.11 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Seattle
Toronto
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.23 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.31 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Miami
Washington
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.54 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
5.36 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Colorado
Atlanta
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.97 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.19 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Kansas City
Cleveland
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.59 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.43 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
San Diego
Tampa Bay
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.26 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.54 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Houston
NY Mets
CIN
@
CHC
Fri, Aug 28 • 2:20 PM ET
Ian Happ o0.5 Total Home Runs (+425)
What a week it’s been for Ian Happ. The Cubs outfielder leads the majors with 10 RBI over that span while batting .350 with a ridiculous 1.335 OPS and three dingers to boot. Happ has hit eight of his 23 home runs against either the sinker or the slider – Lowder’s two main offerings. Happ’s on fire and we’re getting a great price on him to go yard again. Play him up to 21¢.
CHC (-183)
LAD
@
DET
Fri, Aug 28 • 6:40 PM ET
Max Muncy o0.5 Total Home Runs (+307)
I'm investing in Max Muncy stock tonight against Anderson. Yes, we all know he has issues suppressing the long ball, but Muncy also demolishes righties - he's hit 20 of his 26 homers against them while owning an .859 OPS.
Anderson using his four-seamer nearly 40% of the time could prove deadly, too, as Muncy owns a.614 xSLG and 17 homers this season on the fastball. Don't overthink it, invest in the big dawg.
u7.5 (-121)
I don't think the Tigers will score enough on their side, so we're going to comfortably buy up the Under at 54 cents. It helps that the MLB trends are with us here, with the Under sporting a sparkling 6-0 record in Detroit's last six games as an underdog.
Skubal will be under a microscope tonight, and the likely boos from the home crowd will light a fire under the Dodgers' ace. Look for him to continue his great season, coming into this one with a 2.94 xERA, 30% K rate, and .225 xBA.
MIA
@
WAS
Fri, Aug 28 • 6:45 PM ET
HOU
@
NYM
Fri, Aug 28 • 7:10 PM ET
KC
@
CLE
Fri, Aug 28 • 7:10 PM ET
Michael Wacha u3.5 Strikeouts Thrown (+130)
Nothing more scrumptious than a pitcher without a high strikeout rate taking on a team that does not strike out at a high rate. Michael Wacha draws a Cleveland Guardians lineup that has stayed under an 18.5% strikeout rate over its last 21 games, including just 16.3% over its last six. Across the team’s last 60 at-bats, only two hitters have a strikeout rate above 18.3%. The Guardians also have the highest contact rate in baseball over their last 12 games. Wacha sports the second-lowest average strikeout rate on Batters-Box at 15.67% and has stayed under 20% across his last five starts and overall on the road.
SD
@
TB
Fri, Aug 28 • 7:10 PM ET
Junior Caminero o0.5 Total Home Runs (+250)
Junior Caminero feels as due as it gets for a long ball tonight. The Tampa Bay Rays slugger has not left the yard since August 11 and enters on a 14-game homer-less streak, but the underlying contact has remained strong. Six of his last 10 batted balls have left the bat at 102 MPH or more, while seven have been hit at least 91 MPH. Caminero is also the highest-rated hitter in this matchup against Padres right-hander Casey Mize. Mize has struggled against right-handed hitters, who are generating nearly 50% hard-hit and 20% barrel rates in his recent starts.
COL
@
ATL
Fri, Aug 28 • 7:15 PM ET
Drake Baldwin o0.5 Total Home Runs (+388)
Drake Baldwin enters tonight as the second-highest-rated hitter in this matchup, making him an appealing piece of the Braves’ offensive attack. Over his last 30 at-bats against right-handed pitching, Baldwin owns a .607 SLG, .940 OPS and .321 ISO, while generating over 63% hard-hit and a 21.1% barrel rate. He has also homered in 22.22% of his 18 elite ratings this season on Batters-Box, with 91.2% arsenal coverage against Tomoyuki Sugano’s pitch mix. With Sugano carrying the worst pitcher rating on the slate, backing multiple Braves hitters makes plenty of sense.
Matt Olson o0.5 Total Home Runs (+291)
Matt Olson is one of my favorite home run looks on Friday night as the Atlanta Braves go from Yoshinobu Yamamoto to Tomoyuki Sugano. Olson enters the night with an elite rating on Batters-Box and has homered nearly 40% of the time in 23 elite ratings at home this season. Sugano has struggled badly against left-handed hitters, with the last 30 owning a .390 xBA, .684 xSLG, .414 xwOBA and .286 ISO. Olson has also been making plenty of hard contact lately, with five of his last six balls in play reaching at least 101.5 MPH off the bat.
SEA
@
TOR
Fri, Aug 28 • 7:15 PM ET
George Springer o0.5 Total Home Runs (+475)
George Springer is 2-for-3 against Hancock with an extra-base hit, and coming off a "garbage time" homer just last night. He'll sit on the four-seamer that Hancock has given up nine homers on this season. His shoulder issue looks to be in the past; let's rock with the veteran down the stretch.
Dylan Cease o7.5 Strikeouts Thrown (-135)
Not only has Dylan Cease gone over this number in four of his last six starts, but he's facing a Seattle Mariners team that has been punched out 1,159 times this season - good for eighth-most in baseball.
Cease is rocking the highest strikeout percentage of his career (an astronomical 36.1%) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and has dominated the Mariners throughout his career, rocking a .162 xBA while striking them out at a 30% clip across 82 at-bats - a sample size we can get behind. Look for him to continue his Cy Young campaign tonight.
BOS
@
NYY
Fri, Aug 28 • 7:15 PM ET
Paul Goldschmidt o0.5 Total Home Runs (+414)
u7.5 (-126)
TEX
@
MIL
Fri, Aug 28 • 7:40 PM ET
Jackson Chourio o0.5 Total Home Runs (+344)
Jackson Chourio has real power appeal with two homers in his last six games, a 52.9% hard-hit rate, and an 11.8% barrel rate. Bradford’s air-contact profile and the Rangers’ recent bullpen homer issues give Chourio multiple paths to leave the yard, even without elite fly-ball volume.
o7.5 (-107)
The Over 7.5 is a moderate but playable angle with both lineups in respectable form. Texas owns a 111 wRC+ over its last 12 games, while Milwaukee is swinging it even better. The Rangers’ bullpen has allowed hard contact and home run damage lately, giving the Brewers late upside.
CHW
@
MIN
Fri, Aug 28 • 8:10 PM ET
o8.5 (-116)
The Over 8.5 has multiple scoring paths with Chicago averaging six runs per game over the last week and Minnesota producing 4.47 runs per contest at home. Both bullpens have shown recent cracks, while Castillo and Kremer bring enough volatility to support a high-scoring matchup in Minneapolis tonight.
MIN (-126)
Minnesota has the cleaner edge with Luis Castillo struggling badly and Dean Kremer much stronger at home. Castillo owns a 9.90 FIP over his last two starts with major homer issues, while the Twins have a 105 wRC+ at Target Field and enough offense to take advantage early tonight.
PIT
@
STL
Fri, Aug 28 • 8:15 PM ET
PHI
@
LAA
Fri, Aug 28 • 9:38 PM ET
BAL
@
ATH
Fri, Aug 28 • 9:40 PM ET
AZ
@
SF
Fri, Aug 28 • 10:15 PM ET
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)
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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