Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

Minnesota Twins open a weekend series against the New York Yankees on July 3, 2026, at Yankee Stadium. The matchup is priced around New York’s ace and home-field edge, but the Yankees enter shorthanded and cold enough that the moneyline is not the cleanest way to play the game. Gerrit Cole is still the main reason the market supports New

Chicago White Sox visit the Cleveland Guardians on July 3, 2026, for the second game of a four-game AL Central set at Progressive Field. Cleveland is the home favorite behind Gavin Williams, but this price asks the market to overlook Anthony Kay’s matchup path, two damaged lineups, and a Cleveland number that already sits close to the model projection. The

New York Mets and Atlanta Braves open a four-game NL East series on Friday at Truist Park. First pitch is 7:15 p.m. ET, with Christian Scott set for New York and Grant Holmes set for Atlanta. This is not a clean form handicap. Both teams are 2-8 over their last 10, but Atlanta’s season profile is still stronger, and Scott’s

San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies open a three-game NL West series on Friday night at Coors Field. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. ET in Denver, with Logan Webb expected for San Francisco and Ryan Feltner expected for Colorado. The market problem is clean: Webb gives the Giants the sharper starting-pitcher profile, but Coors Field, hot weather, San

D-backs’ Jose Cabrera bids to test mettle vs. Brewers Right-hander Jose Cabrera is scheduled to make his third major league start for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers in Phoenix. Cabrera (0-1, 3.60 ERA) made his second MLB start last Saturday and took the loss after allowing four runs

Astros brace for tall task in slowing Cedric Mullins, Rays While Junior Caminero had his franchise-record-tying streak of consecutive games with a home run snapped at six on Thursday, the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to eight. The Rays capped a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 5-2 victory and will open a three-game set

Red Sox launch long road trip before break vs. Angels in matchup of last-place teams Following a 5-2 homestand highlighted by a four-game series sweep of the rival New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox will begin a nine-game road trip on Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. The trek will take the Red Sox to

Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros open their weekend series Friday night at Daikin Park, with first pitch scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET. Nick Martinez gets the ball for Tampa Bay against Spencer Arrighetti, and the board is sitting close enough to even that the better question is whether the Rays’ steadier pitching profile is still worth backing on the

Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels open a three-game series Friday night at Angel Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 9:38 p.m. ET. Jake Bennett and Reid Detmers give the game a left-handed starting matchup, and the board is tight enough that bullpen quality and missing bats should decide whether the small underdog price is still usable. This is