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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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4.24 |
+165 |
o7.5 -130 |
+1.5 -125 |
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4.77 |
-190 |
u8.5 -120 |
-1.5 +112 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.70 |
+160 |
o7.5 -125 |
+1.5 -132 |
|
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4.81 |
-184 |
u8.5 -117 |
-1.5 +120 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.01 |
+132 |
o7.5 -114 |
+1.5 -160 |
|
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4.49 |
-143 |
u8.0 -105 |
-1.5 +143 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.82 |
+120 |
o7.5 -130 |
+1.5 -185 |
|
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5.02 |
-136 |
u8.5 -125 |
-1.5 +162 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.81 |
+115 |
o7.5 -125 |
+1.5 -180 |
|
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4.60 |
-125 |
u8.5 -125 |
-1.5 +168 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.30 |
+146 |
o7.5 -115 |
+1.5 -145 |
|
|
4.40 |
-170 |
u7.5 +100 |
-1.5 +130 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.96 |
-209 |
o7.5 -110 |
-1.5 -118 |
|
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3.15 |
+180 |
u7.5 -105 |
+1.5 +100 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.25 |
+170 |
o8.5 -105 |
+1.5 -125 |
|
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5.26 |
-200 |
u8.5 -110 |
-1.5 +110 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.95 |
+160 |
o5.0 -500 |
+1.5 -138 |
|
|
4.94 |
-180 |
u7.5 -110 |
-1.5 +130 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.93 |
+160 |
o7.5 -120 |
+1.5 -140 |
|
|
4.53 |
-180 |
u8.5 -132 |
-1.5 +120 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.52 |
-120 |
o7.5 -110 |
-1.5 +145 |
|
|
4.10 |
+105 |
u7.5 -105 |
+1.5 -164 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.35 |
-110 |
o8.0 -114 |
+1.5 -200 |
|
|
4.92 |
-104 |
u8.5 -120 |
-1.5 +150 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.92 |
+112 |
o8.5 -150 |
+1.5 -190 |
|
|
5.03 |
-130 |
u9.5 -130 |
-1.5 +164 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6.72 |
-165 |
o9.5 -120 |
-1.5 -105 |
|
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5.15 |
+145 |
u10.5 -125 |
+1.5 -113 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.88 |
-140 |
o7.5 -125 |
-1.5 +120 |
|
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3.87 |
+125 |
u8.5 -130 |
+1.5 -135 |
Shota Imanaga is one of my favorite hit-list pitchers. He's good, but he gives up dingers, which can give us some hidden value. Just in the second half, 30% of his hits allowed have left the yard. That's 11 dingers in 35+ innings. Over the last two seasons, only Zack Littell has allowed more homers than the Chicago lefty. I'm going out on a limb a little on this one and settling on the lesser-known Rafael Flores Jr. at 16.7%. He leads the Pirates in slugging and home runs (7) over the last 30 days and is handling left-handed pitching well, which is getting him into the middle of the order. It's an afternoon Friday game at Wrigley, which has been a shrine for dingers this year. Shota has been good to me all season long.
This Under 8.5 is in play to -125 because Cubs southpaw Shota Imanaga has held the Pirates to a minuscule .345 OPS across six starts, and Pittsburgh also ranks 25th in wOBA with the second-highest strikeout percentage against lefties. So, with the wind blowing in modestly at Wrigley Field this afternoon, I'm not anticipating the Pirates doing their part to send this total Over the number.
The Colorado pitching staff has made us some money this week, and I'm staying there again today with Blake Adams getting the ball. This is a Triple-A arm who was a 13th-round pick. He has a 7.91 ERA in Albuquerque and will give way to arguably the worst bullpen in baseball. It's time to find a good bat at a good price for the Tigers. It didn't take long to land on Riley Greene at 20%. He owns a .710 slugging percentage over the last 30 days with a team-high three taters. That's the fifth-best slugging rate in baseball over that span, and his BlastContact% ranks in the top 25. Fade the Rockies until Game 162.
Sonny Gray gives Boston a sizable starting-pitching advantage over Seth Lugo, whose 5.04 ERA makes him difficult to trust against this lineup at Fenway. Gray owns a 2.69 ERA with 17 wins, and Boston has the superior late-inning path. With the moneyline too expensive, I’ll lay the 1.5 runs instead.
Kyle Schwarber remains a serious power threat with four homers over his last seven games and a .444 ISO during that stretch. His hard-hit and barrel numbers remain excellent, while Atlanta’s struggling bullpen gives him another opportunity to go deep even if Sale handles him early.
The Over is driven by late-game volatility. Atlanta’s bullpen has struggled badly lately while allowing plenty of home-run damage, and Philadelphia’s relief corps has similar issues. Both offenses are cold, but vulnerable bullpens create enough scoring paths once the starters leave.
I was on the White Sox yesterday, but it's a different story today. They just got swept at home by the Pirates and put up a donut last night. Now they have a tough travel spot, opening a series against the Cardinals today. The Cardinals have a fair probability of 58.3%, per THE BAT, and are the best +EV ML on the board today. Matthew Liberatore's 5.57 ERA might scare some away on the surface, but his 3.22 xFIP in the second half is the 24th-best mark among all starters, while his .373 BABIP and 56.6% LOB% are unsustainable. Chicago is also missing one of its best arms, lefty Hagen Smith, who threw 33 pitches last night. Chicago has clenched butt cheeks right now, and that division lead is slipping. This roster knows nothing about adversity, and it could be an ugly finish.
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This is the most common and easiest wager for a bettor to make when it comes to MLB picks. Basically, to win an MLB moneyline pick, you just have to choose which team will win the game.
It's simple: if you bet the White Sox moneyline over the Red Sox and Chicago wins, you win your bet.
The run line is another name for a point spread that you may be more familiar with in NBA and NFL betting. A point spread varies in the NFL and NBA from as little as 0.5 points up to double-digit spreads. A baseball run line is almost always a 1.5-point spread.
The favorite will be -1.5 while the underdog will be +1.5. At the end of the game, if you take away 1.5 runs from the favorite or add 1.5 runs to the underdog and they end up winning the game, you win your MLB pick against the spread.
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The above options, moneyline, run line, and Over/Under, can also be placed on the first five innings of a game rather than the full game. Many experienced bettors will use this approach because, typically, this will take bullpens out of the equation and make your job researching the game easier. After all, you can just focus on the starting pitchers.
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