Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Picks, Predictions and Odds: Can Los Angeles’ lineup and strikeout ceiling against Colorado’s recent form and Coors volatility create a playable edge? The Los Angeles Dodgers meet the Colorado Rockies on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Coors Field, with first pitch scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET. MLB listed Blake Snell for Los Angeles and Tomoyuki Sugano for Colorado.

Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Picks, Predictions and Odds: Can Imanaga’s steadier profile against a hot White Sox lineup at plus money on the run line create a playable edge? The Chicago White Sox meet the Chicago Cubs on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Wrigley Field, with first pitch scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET. MLB listed Luis Castillo for the White Sox and

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Picks, Predictions and Odds: Can Wacha’s run-prevention advantage against Barnett without laying a heavy moneyline create a playable edge? The Athletics meet the Kansas City Royals on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET. MLB listed Mason Barnett for the Athletics and Michael Wacha for Kansas City. This matchup belongs on

Atlanta Braves vs Minnesota Twins Picks, Predictions and Odds: Can a starter and recent-run-prevention edge at a manageable road price create a playable edge? The Atlanta Braves meet the Minnesota Twins on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Target Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET. MLB listed Martín Pérez for Atlanta and Bailey Ober for Minnesota. This matchup belongs on the MLB picks

San Diego Padres vs New York Mets Picks, Predictions and Odds: Can San Diego’s team-level form offsetting New York’s starting-pitcher advantage create a playable edge? The San Diego Padres meet the New York Mets on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Citi Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. MLB listed Walker Buehler for San Diego and Nolan McLean for New York. This

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox Picks, Predictions and Odds: Can plus money with Arizona’s starter identified while Boston’s remains officially unresolved create a playable edge? The Arizona Diamondbacks meet the Boston Red Sox on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Fenway Park, with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. MLB listed Mitch Bratt for Arizona and still showed Boston as TBD. Alec Gamboa

Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Picks, Predictions and Odds: Can a home even-money price against Detroit’s five-game downturn create a playable edge? The Detroit Tigers meet the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday, August 17, 2026, at PNC Park, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET. MLB listed Framber Valdez for Detroit and Carmen Mlodzinski for Pittsburgh. This matchup belongs on the MLB picks and previews board

Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies Picks, Predictions and Odds: Can Sánchez’s strikeout edge against a competitive but less dominant road starter create a playable edge? The Miami Marlins meet the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Citizens Bank Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. MLB listed Janson Junk for Miami and Cristopher Sánchez for Philadelphia. This matchup belongs on

St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Picks, Predictions and Odds: Can Pallante’s projected edge being conditional on the Game 1 aftermath create a playable edge? The St. Louis Cardinals meet the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Great American Ball Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. Rhett Lowder was listed by MLB for Cincinnati. St. Louis had not been