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MLB picks are bet suggestions based on our computer's assessment of the game. Tons of betting data goes into a computer pick, including pitching matchups, injury reports, analytics, and even recent betting trends.
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Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.75 |
+143 |
o7.5 -132 |
+1.5 -145 |
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4.96 |
-149 |
u8.5 -120 |
-1.5 +135 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.73 |
-105 |
o8.0 -118 |
-1.5 +155 |
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4.40 |
-102 |
u8.5 -115 |
+1.5 -165 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.68 |
-190 |
o6.5 -135 |
-1.5 -105 |
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3.72 |
+184 |
u7.5 -130 |
+1.5 -105 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.97 |
+107 |
o6.5 +100 |
+1.5 -225 |
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3.91 |
-114 |
u6.5 -110 |
-1.5 +180 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.28 |
-112 |
o7.5 -120 |
-1.5 +150 |
|
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4.18 |
+110 |
u8.0 -110 |
+1.5 -160 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.21 |
+175 |
o8.0 -115 |
+1.5 -130 |
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5.15 |
-185 |
u8.5 -115 |
-1.5 +120 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.54 |
-200 |
o7.5 +105 |
-1.5 -115 |
|
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3.31 |
+190 |
u7.5 -115 |
+1.5 +105 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.43 |
-140 |
o8.0 -120 |
-1.5 +120 |
|
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4.05 |
+135 |
u8.5 -110 |
+1.5 -120 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.52 |
-120 |
o7.5 -115 |
-1.5 +145 |
|
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4.19 |
+110 |
u8.0 -115 |
+1.5 -155 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.11 |
+125 |
o7.5 -120 |
+1.5 -190 |
|
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4.25 |
-135 |
u8.0 -114 |
-1.5 +180 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.29 |
+115 |
o7.5 +100 |
+1.5 -185 |
|
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4.04 |
-125 |
u7.5 -105 |
-1.5 +180 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.76 |
+184 |
o9.0 +100 |
+1.5 -118 |
|
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5.84 |
-220 |
u9.0 -122 |
-1.5 -102 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.86 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.34 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.05 |
+150 |
o7.5 -104 |
+1.5 -150 |
|
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3.99 |
-157 |
u8.0 -120 |
-1.5 +140 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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|
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4.36 |
+160 |
o7.5 -115 |
+1.5 -145 |
|
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4.55 |
-170 |
u8.0 -115 |
-1.5 +135 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.69 |
+105 |
o8.5 -135 |
+1.5 -210 |
|
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4.76 |
-111 |
u9.5 -130 |
-1.5 +159 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.43 |
-105 |
o7.5 -115 |
-1.5 +160 |
|
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3.92 |
+100 |
u8.0 -115 |
+1.5 -170 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.52 |
-134 |
o8.0 -112 |
-1.5 +135 |
|
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4.09 |
+130 |
u8.5 -115 |
+1.5 -145 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.87 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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5.16 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.64 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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3.69 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.61 |
+102 |
o8.0 -125 |
+1.5 -200 |
|
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4.39 |
-110 |
u8.5 -115 |
-1.5 +161 |
Yordan Alvarez draws a cinematic matchup against New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and we are backing the Houston Astros slugger to take advantage. Alvarez has cashed this prop almost 65% of the time when carrying an elite rating on Batters-Box this season. Cole is also a fastball-heavy pitcher, which plays directly into Alvarez’s strengths. This season, Alvarez owns a .306 BA, .412 xBA and 1.096 OPS, while posting a 57% hard-hit rate against fastballs. Over his last ten batted balls, five have topped 102.2 MPH. Add in a hitter-friendly ballpark, and we just need Alvarez to catch one fastball tonight in this spot and cash.
Luis Garcia Jr. owns ISOs of .260 or higher against each of the four pitches Hayden Wesneski uses at least 10% of the time against left-handed hitters.
That includes a whopping .667 ISO against the sweeper, which Wesneski throws at more than a 30% clip.
Play to +295.
The math is simple here: the Toronto Blue Jays ran through seven arms last night in a full bullpen game - Spencer Arrighetti has no help behind him. The one thing we need from him is his command; his 13% walk rate this season is the highest of his career and would, of course, elevate his pitch count.
Jacob Misiorowski can coast into his NL Cy Young win this year, but the innings are stacking up, and the Brewers are 6.5 games up on the Cubs for the top spot in the NL Central. This is a young arm with 145 innings already and a hopeful long playoff run ahead. He threw just 130 innings all of last year, so Milwaukee has plenty of reason to manage his workload. The projection today is 91 pitches and 7.55 strikeouts. The righty has had a long leash in his last two starts, throwing 98 and 96 pitches while recording 18 outs in both. He failed to reach seven Ks in either outing. There are plenty of outs to this Under: he could be on a tighter leash, fail to reach nine Ks even with a full workload, or have his start shortened by the threat of rain. Then there's the possibility of big winds blowing out today at Citi Field, which could make things even tougher. The projections think this is a full strikeout too long.
I debated this pick with William Contreras at +450ish, but settled on the more probable home run after taking a long shot in the Rockies game. Sean Manaea gets hit hard by right-handed bats, and Jackson Chourio could see five plate appearances today out of the leadoff spot. With Jake Bauers on the bench, Chourio is the best HR hitter in this lineup, head and shoulders above Brice Turang, who struggles against left-handed pitching. The Mets starter has allowed 13 home runs across his last 54 innings and five long balls over his last three games, including a trio of homers in his last outing against the White Sox. He ranks in the bottom 20 among all MLB starters in HR/9 and HR/FB rate over the last 30 days, along with the third-worst HardHit% at 49.4%. I would bet this down to +350 and think the Brewers have a Top-3 HR matchup on the slate today.
I'm betting on motivation and a long leash from Yoshinobu Yamamoto today. The Dodgers are in danger of being swept by the Braves, something that has already happened three times since the start of July and zero times before that. Los Angeles needs the best of Yamamoto today, and the matchup against Chris Sale should bring out the most in an elite pitcher who has a track record of thriving in higher-leverage opportunities. The LA starter has a 100-pitch leash and has hit this prop in 50% of his starts since the start of July, while coming off back-to-back nine-K outings. Atlanta is a Top-15 K% matchup, and even if this is slightly below 50% probable, the price is still solid expected value. I have this around 48% today, putting the fair price at just under even money after accounting for the margin.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have played 10 games where both teams were above .500 and starting a pitcher with a 3.25 ERA or lower, winning seven of them for +3.7 units on the moneyline.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto owns a spotless 0.90 WHIP this season and will be tough on an Atlanta Braves offense sitting 22nd in xwOBA vs. right-handed pitching in August.
Back LA to -115.
This is one of the few HRs today showing expected value in the projections at Covers. Bryce Eldridge missed the last series to attend his grandfather's funeral, but before that, he was slugging .500 over his previous four series with three homers. He gets a tasty matchup with Arizona calling up Triple-A starter Jose Cabrera, who has been hit hard in his limited MLB innings, allowing three home runs in 17+ innings while posting a 5.80 ERA at Triple-A this year. He also just gave up three homers and eight runs in his last start for the Reno Aces. This is a great outlier price, with some books pricing Eldridge around +350 and a fair price closer to +500. I don't love dingers at Oracle, but Eldridge has hit eight of his 14 homers there this year and is slugging at the same rate at home as he is on the road.
The Over 8.5 is supported by two respectable offenses and vulnerable bullpens. Arizona can chip in against Roupp and a San Francisco pen with recent issues, while the Giants get a strong scoring path against Cabrera and a Diamondbacks relief corps allowing too many homers lately.
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.
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.
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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