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🔥 Top Picks
Cubs/Blue Jays Under 8.0 (-116) – 3:07 PM ET
Matthew Boyd’s allowed two or fewer runs in 11 of his last 13 starts and draws a Jays lineup that’s elite in contact rate but lacking pop against lefties. Scherzer has a 2.82 ERA in 11 career starts vs the Cubs and ranks in the 85th percentile in hard-hit rate.
Tigers -1.5 (+102) @ Twins – 7:40 PM ET
Tarik Skubal leads MLB with 187 strikeouts and faces Bailey Ober, whose 5.16 ERA and 9 straight losing starts are hard to ignore. Detroit’s slugging .439 vs lefties (T-4th best), and Torkelson is red-hot with 3 homers in his last 10 games.
Braves/Mets Over 9.0 (-101) – 7:10 PM ET
These teams have combined for 35 runs in the first two games, and now Bryce Elder (6.12 ERA) faces a Mets lineup that’s pummeling righties. With Senga’s high walk rate and short outings, the Mets’ shaky bullpen is a risk to leak more runs.
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⚾ Game Previews
Seattle Mariners (67-54, .554) @ Baltimore Orioles (54-66, .450) – 1:05 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 9.5 (-103)
🔹 Logan Evans (SEA): 6-4, 4.36 ERA, 57 SO — 3 ER vs TB in last outing
🔹 Tomoyuki Sugano (BAL): 9-5, 4.24 ERA, 80 SO — 1 ER over 7 IP vs OAK last start
🔍 The Orioles snapped Seattle’s 8-game win streak with a walk-off win, but face a Mariners team slugging .698 on first pitches—best in MLB. Sugano's solid form and wind-in conditions at Camden Yards lean this toward a lower-scoring game.
💰 Odds: Mariners -127, Orioles +105 | Total: 9.5
Chicago Cubs (68-51, .571) @ Toronto Blue Jays (70-51, .579) – 3:07 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Under 8.0 (-116)
🔹 Matthew Boyd (CHC): 11-5, 2.45 ERA, 121 SO — 2 or fewer ER in 11 of last 13
🔹 Max Scherzer (TOR): 2-2, 4.21 ERA, 49 SO — 2.82 career ERA in 11 starts vs CHC
🔍 The AL East-leading Jays are tough to strike out, but Boyd’s been dominant, and Scherzer has a long track record of success vs Chicago. These lineups have traded blows, but this matchup leans pitcher’s duel.
💰 Odds: Cubs -112, Blue Jays -108 | Total: 8.0
Miami Marlins (58-62, .483) @ Cleveland Guardians (62-57, .521) – 6:40 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 7.5 (-114)
🔹 Edward Cabrera (MIA): 6-5, 3.08 ERA, 114 SO — 2.06 ERA over last 7 starts
🔹 Tanner Bibee (CLE): 8-9, 4.60 ERA, 119 SO — 3.19 ERA at home
🔍 Cabrera’s been sharp for two months, and Cleveland has MLB’s worst batting average (.228) and OPS (.554) in righty-righty matchups. Despite a 13-4 outburst yesterday, regression looms for both offenses.
💰 Odds: Guardians -123, Marlins +101 | Total: 7.5
Philadelphia Phillies (69-51, .575) @ Washington Nationals (48-72, .400) – 6:45 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Phillies -1.5 (-120)
🔹 Jesús Luzardo (PHI): 11-5, 4.20 ERA, 151 SO — 4-0 with 3.53 ERA last 6
🔹 Brad Lord (WSH): 3-6, 3.28 ERA, 70 SO — 2.70 ERA last 4 starts
🔍 Luzardo’s recent run plus Philly’s MLB-best OBP vs lefties puts pressure on Lord and a Nationals bullpen with the league’s worst ERA (5.77). After getting outscored 14-1 in Cincy, the Phillies are set to bounce back.
💰 Odds: Phillies -200, Nationals +162 | Total: 8.5
Atlanta Braves (52-68, .433) @ New York Mets (64-56, .533) – 7:10 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Over 9.0 (-101)
🔹 Bryce Elder (ATL): 4-9, 6.12 ERA, 81 SO — allows 1.62 HR/9
🔹 Kodai Senga (NYM): 7-4, 2.30 ERA, 88 SO — 4.50 BB/9 (4th-worst among 90+ IP)
🔍 The Mets have dropped 8 of 9 but scored big early this series. With both starters carrying signs of regression and bullpens shaky, this has all the markers of another high-scoring night at Citi Field.
💰 Odds: Mets -199, Braves +162 | Total: 9.0
Detroit Tigers (70-52, .574) @ Minnesota Twins (57-63, .475) – 7:40 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Tigers -1.5 (+102)
🔹 Tarik Skubal (DET): 11-3, 2.35 ERA, 187 SO — 3-1 last 4 starts
🔹 Bailey Ober (MIN): 4-7, 5.16 ERA, 82 SO — Twins 0-9 in his last 9 starts
🔍 Skubal leads a Tigers team that’s .263 vs LHP (5th best) and facing a starter who hasn’t won in over two months. Detroit’s lineup is heating up, and they hold a 5-4 season edge vs Minnesota.
💰 Odds: Tigers -208, Twins +169 | Total: 7.5
Arizona Diamondbacks (59-62, .488) @ Colorado Rockies (32-88, .267) – 8:40 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 12.0 (-115)
🔹 Eduardo Rodriguez (ARI): 4-7, 5.68 ERA, 105 SO — 24 ER last 6 starts
🔹 Bradley Blalock (COL): 1-3, 7.89 ERA, 22 SO — Rockies 1-6 when he starts
🔍 Arizona's raked against Colorado all year (7-2), and Coors Field could explode again with both pitchers in rough form. Backed by one of MLB’s worst bullpens, Rodriguez won’t slow things down.
💰 Odds: Diamondbacks -175, Rockies +143 | Total: 12.0
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