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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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4.36 |
+148 |
o8.5 -103 |
+1.5 -136 |
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4.97 |
-168 |
u8.5 -106 |
-1.5 +132 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.90 |
+150 |
o8.0 -114 |
+1.5 -140 |
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5.24 |
-165 |
u8.5 -120 |
-1.5 +130 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.29 |
+105 |
o8.5 -140 |
+1.5 -180 |
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5.17 |
-122 |
u9.5 -125 |
-1.5 +160 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.92 |
+110 |
o8.5 -105 |
+1.5 -195 |
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4.47 |
-120 |
u8.5 -110 |
-1.5 +170 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.81 |
-162 |
o7.5 -125 |
-1.5 +106 |
|
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4.09 |
+170 |
u8.5 -125 |
+1.5 -114 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.86 |
+105 |
o8.0 -112 |
+1.5 -195 |
|
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4.55 |
-118 |
u8.5 -125 |
-1.5 +170 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.76 |
-175 |
o7.0 -190 |
-1.5 -102 |
|
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3.79 |
+165 |
u8.0 -120 |
+1.5 -110 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.39 |
-108 |
o8.0 -115 |
+1.5 -200 |
|
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4.43 |
-108 |
u9.0 -120 |
-1.5 +150 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.81 |
+192 |
o8.5 -105 |
+1.5 -110 |
|
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5.54 |
-215 |
u8.5 -110 |
-1.5 +100 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.77 |
+125 |
o7.5 -115 |
+1.5 -160 |
|
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4.65 |
-144 |
u8.0 -115 |
-1.5 +145 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.96 |
+164 |
o8.0 -125 |
+1.5 -130 |
|
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5.25 |
-186 |
u8.5 -114 |
-1.5 +120 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.21 |
-104 |
o7.0 -205 |
-1.5 +156 |
|
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4.64 |
-110 |
u8.5 -110 |
-2.0 +230 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.07 |
+108 |
o7.0 -200 |
+1.5 -205 |
|
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4.94 |
-118 |
u8.5 -114 |
-1.5 +165 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.86 |
+118 |
o8.0 -150 |
+1.5 -170 |
|
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5.04 |
-125 |
u8.5 -105 |
-1.5 +160 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.86 |
-170 |
o9.5 -105 |
-1.5 -110 |
|
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4.81 |
+150 |
u10.5 -160 |
+1.5 -104 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.31 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.88 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.85 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.85 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.85 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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5.37 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.59 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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5.40 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.53 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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5.09 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.70 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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3.98 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.28 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.39 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.18 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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3.88 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.36 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.30 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.84 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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4.11 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Play up to 25%. Ben Rice hasn't shown the same recent home run surge, but this matchup offers plenty of upside. Zac Thornton has surrendered 4.50 HR/9 over his last two starts, while Rice still carries an excellent overall power profile. A vulnerable Mets bullpen further improves his chances of leaving the yard Saturday.
Play this pick down to +100. Paul Skenes has looked more vulnerable lately, posting a 4.70 FIP across his last two starts. Chicago already tagged him for five earned runs earlier this season, and the Cubs enter with a 134 wRC+ over their last 12 games.
Fernando Tatis Jr. has crushed Cesar Perdomo’s fastball-changeup combination over the last 25 games.
He’s hit the ball hard 50% of the time while generating barrels at a 15.4% clip. All of that quality contact has translated to a .427 ISO and .447 wOBA.
I’m backing the San Diego Padres to 62%.
I trust they will get to Cesar Perdomo, who posted a 1.59 WHIP and 5.10 ERA over 47.2 innings of work in AAA.
Michael King conceded two runs or fewer in nine of his past 12 starts, and two of the three exceptions were against teams over .500.
Play this prop down to +100. Tyler Glasnow is back missing bats, averaging 9.69 K/9 over his last two outings and striking out eight last time out. The Miami Marlins have averaged nine strikeouts across its last three games, giving Glasnow a strong matchup to clear this number.
Gavin Williams and Bailey Ober offer an even starting duel, but Cleveland possesses baseball's most dominant active bullpen (2.83 SIERA, 5.9% walk rate over the last 14 days). In a tight matchup, I trust Cleveland's late-inning shutdown arms with the better bats to secure the win.
It’s arrows up for Junior Caminero.
The powerful righty has seen all his indicators spike against Peter Lambert’s pitch mix over the last 25 at bats. His average exit velocity is up almost four miles per hour, his barrel rate is up over 10%, and his hard hit rate has soared to 66.7%.
On the season, Caminero has managed an ISO of .250 or higher against each of Lambert’s four most-used pitches.
I’m on the Tampa Bay Rays up to 60%.
Ian Seymour is rocking a matching 2.69 xFIP and SIERA with a 30.3 K% over the past 30 days.
I’m not as sold on Peter Lambert. He has allowed 1.58 baserunners per inning over the same stretch while his xFIP and SIERA sit closer to 5.0.
Play up to 25%. Elly De La Cruz is scorching hot, going deep five times in his last five games while posting an absurd .895 ISO. He gets another favorable matchup against Kyle Harrison, who has been crushed for 7.36 HR/9 across his last two outings, while Milwaukee's bullpen has also struggled to keep the ball in the yard.
Play this pick down to +100. Elly De La Cruz is scorching, batting .474 over his last five games while scoring in eight of his previous nine. His .759 wOBA and six multi-hit performances over eight games give him plenty of opportunities to cross the plate again.
Luis Castillo gives Chicago a decisive frontline starting edge over Kyle Leahy. While the White Sox bats are cold (78 wRC+), Chicago's bullpen has been lockdown over the past 14 days (2.11 ERA, 1.83 BB/9), neutralizing the Cardinals' offensive advantage.
Play up to 27%. Kyle Schwarber continues to mash, homering four times over his last six games while producing a .522 ISO and 23.5% barrel rate. Tyler Mahle has allowed plenty of hard contact recently, and an Atlanta bullpen surrendering 2.53 HR/9 lately gives Schwarber another favorable path to his MLB-leading 45th homer.
Play up to 55%. Arizona's bullpen has been excellent recently, posting a 3.17 FIP over the last week while keeping home runs to a minimum. Texas' relief corps has been less reliable, but neither offense has been particularly dominant. With Arizona's pen in strong form, I see enough downside for this game to stay Under 8.5.
Play up to 60%. Brandon Pfaadt has been steady lately, posting a 3.91 xERA over his last two starts while limiting home runs. Kumar Rocker has been much shakier, allowing 2.24 HR/9 with a 5.35 FIP over his last two appearances. Arizona has the stronger recent pitching profile and deserves the edge.
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