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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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4.42 |
+113 |
o7.5 -124 |
+1.5 -190 |
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4.57 |
-125 |
u8.5 -130 |
-1.5 +168 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.14 |
-108 |
o7.5 -110 |
-1.5 +155 |
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3.94 |
-105 |
u8.0 -124 |
+1.5 -177 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.71 |
+108 |
o7.5 -122 |
+1.5 -190 |
|
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4.53 |
-120 |
u8.5 -130 |
-1.5 +170 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.32 |
+130 |
o7.5 -104 |
+1.5 -170 |
|
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3.97 |
-143 |
u7.5 -105 |
-1.5 +150 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.16 |
+155 |
o7.5 -114 |
+1.5 -140 |
|
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4.64 |
-180 |
u7.5 +102 |
-1.5 +125 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.63 |
+100 |
o7.5 -120 |
-1.5 +165 |
|
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4.29 |
-113 |
u8.0 -115 |
+1.5 -190 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.45 |
-134 |
o9.0 -115 |
-1.5 +120 |
|
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4.74 |
+120 |
u9.5 -122 |
+1.5 -132 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.36 |
-102 |
o7.5 -114 |
+1.5 -200 |
|
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3.77 |
-104 |
u7.5 +100 |
-1.5 +150 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.82 |
+115 |
o8.5 -115 |
+1.5 -190 |
|
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5.06 |
-129 |
u8.5 +101 |
-1.5 +165 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.78 |
-105 |
o8.5 -118 |
-1.5 +160 |
|
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4.38 |
-110 |
u9.0 -125 |
+1.5 -170 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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6.37 |
-143 |
o10.5 -120 |
-1.5 +102 |
|
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5.35 |
+135 |
u11.0 -120 |
+1.5 -117 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.74 |
-155 |
o7.0 -130 |
-1.5 +110 |
|
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4.33 |
+138 |
u7.5 -120 |
+1.5 -125 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.16 |
+135 |
o7.5 -105 |
+2.5 -265 |
|
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4.40 |
-150 |
u8.0 -134 |
-2.5 +210 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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2.77 |
+330 |
o7.5 +100 |
+2.5 -115 |
|
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5.34 |
-400 |
u7.5 -115 |
-2.5 +102 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.16 |
-104 |
o7.0 -125 |
+1.5 -210 |
|
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3.88 |
-109 |
u7.5 -120 |
-1.5 +200 |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.22 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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3.50 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.23 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.98 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.20 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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3.79 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.21 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.54 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.98 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.83 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.27 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
4.70 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.76 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.62 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.48 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.90 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.59 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
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4.06 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.65 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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5.17 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Chicago’s hitters are offering little resistance down the stretch, batting .211 with a brutal 28.7% strikeout rate over the last fourteen days. Meanwhile, Detroit’s relief corps has turned into an absolute buzzsaw, dialing up a microscopic 2.01 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, and 1.84 BB/9.
Jackson Jobe brings lethal stuff to the hill against an unannounced South Side arm, setting up Detroit as an exceptional plus-money look.
Play up to -140. Andrew Painter has been in strong form, posting a 2.93 FIP over the last month while limiting opponents to a 33.7% hard-hit rate. The Mets enter with just an 81 wRC+ over the last week, and Painter has surrendered only one earned run across his last two road starts.
Brayan Bello gives up a lot more power to lefties, allowing 1.46 HR/9 compared to 0.38 HR/9 when facing righties.
Jonathan Aranda is my preferred target to take advantage. He has enjoyed a lot of success against the sinker-changeup combination Bello is heavily reliant on.
Isolating those two pitches thrown by righties, Aranda’s ISO sits at .235 and his wOBA is approaching .400.
The Over is a little short here, making it a buy up to 55%.
The Boston Red Sox are 6-3 to the Over in Brayan Bello starts, and 4-1 when facing an offense that ranks in the top half of the league in run production.
Since joining the Tampa Bay Rays, Freddy Peralta has allowed 10 runs over two starts against top-10 teams in OBP vs. RHP.
PCA has been Chicago's hottest hitter. He has three homers in the last four games and has hit Lodolo hard over his career. Lodolo is giving up home runs twice as often since the All-Star Break.
George Springer has a knack for hitting homers when the Blue Jays need it most, and tonight qualifies. Still having a great second half of the season with a .823 OPS, Springer will need to lock into Quantrill's flat cutter - five of his 13 homers against have come off that pitch.
Jose Soriano will need to pitch deep into the ballgame after Dylan Cease threw just 2 2/3 innings last night. With a taxed bullpen behind him and the season likely one loss away from being over, he doesn't have much choice. The right-hander has gone over this number in three of his last four starts and has had some success against the Texas Rangers, limiting them to a .247 xBA and .313 xwOBA across 83 plate appearances. He'll have to be the man to keep the season afloat.
Atlanta’s offensive output has evaporated over the last two weeks, slipping to 26th overall with an 84 wRC+ and a meager .291 OBP, while their arms are getting hurt by the long ball (1.74 HR/9).
Houston is generating far more raw power right now (.210 ISO, 105 wRC+). Hayden Wesneski should outduel Grant Holmes in what essentially profiles as a pick’em spot for the Astros.
Play up to 20%. Cody Bellinger’s power has taken off lately, with three homers over his last six games and a .360 ISO. He’s also elevating the ball consistently, while Brandon Pfaadt has allowed plenty of hard contact and 1.72 HR/9 recently. At 15%, Bellinger offers worthwhile upside in Arizona.
Play down to +100. Cody Bellinger is swinging a scorching bat, hitting .440 over his last six games with three homers and a .360 ISO. Brandon Pfaadt has struggled recently, allowing nine earned runs over his last two starts with a 50% hard-hit rate. Bellinger is in a strong spot to keep producing.
Play up to 25%. Fernando Tatis Jr. is finally showing the power expected from him, going deep three times over the last week with a .414 ISO. His hard-hit and barrel numbers are climbing, and Eury Perez has struggled badly with home runs lately. Miami’s bullpen gives Tatis another favorable path to a long ball.
Don’t look now but Kyle Tucker is crushing the baseball.
He is hitting .277 over his last 20 games with excellent metrics across the board, headlined by a .369 ISO and 13.6% barrel rate.
Tucker’s outputs have been excellent against pitchers of both handedness so it shouldn’t much matter who the San Francisco Giants have on the hill any given at bat.
I trust the Los Angeles Dodgers to score in bulk, making the Over an appealing play up to 53%.
They’re not only getting on base consistently, but hitting for real power again. Just two teams have bested their 9.1% barrel rate during the month of September.
The conditions at Dodger Stadium are projected to provide more than a 20% boost to home runs, which should help convert hard contact into production.
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