Expert MLB Picks and Previews

Kansas City Royals vs Atlanta Braves The Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves open their season Friday night at Truist Park in a matchup that looks much tighter than a typical road-underdog spot. Atlanta is still the home favorite, but this game comes with a high-end pitching matchup, as Cole Ragans is set to start for Kansas City against Chris

Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins The Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins open their 2026 season on Friday night at loanDepot Park, and this matchup sets up as one of the more pitching-driven games on the board. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET, with Kyle Freeland expected to start for Colorado and Sandy Alcantara getting the ball for Miami

Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays The Athletics open their 2026 season on Friday night against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, and this matchup gives bettors a classic early-season favorite-versus-underdog setup. Toronto enters as the stronger roster on paper and will send Max Scherzer to the mound, while the Athletics counter with Luis Severino. First pitch is set for

Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros The Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros meet again at Daikin Park on Friday night after the Angels opened the series with a 3-0 win on Thursday. Mike Trout homered, Jose Soriano threw six scoreless innings, and Los Angeles grabbed an early edge in a matchup that many bettors expected Houston to control at

Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners The Cleveland Guardians and Seattle Mariners are back at T-Mobile Park on Friday night for the second game of this early-season series, and the betting angle is already tighter than the raw records might suggest. Cleveland grabbed the opener 6-4 on Thursday behind a big debut from Chase DeLauter and a clutch hit from Jose

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers The Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers meet again at Dodger Stadium on Friday night after Los Angeles opened the series with an 8-2 win on Thursday. The Dodgers got a strong start from Yoshinobu Yamamoto and plenty of lineup production in the opener, while Arizona now has to reset quickly against another difficult

Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres The Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres meet again at PETCO Park on Friday night after Detroit opened the series with an 8-2 win on Thursday. Rookie Kevin McGonigle starred in his MLB debut for the Tigers, and that result immediately changed the tone of this matchup from a standard early-season home favorite spot

The Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets open their 2026 seasons Thursday afternoon at Citi Field, with first pitch set for 1:15 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. This is one of the best Opening Day pitching matchups on the board, with Paul Skenes going for Pittsburgh and Freddy Peralta making his Mets debut. The market has been tight, with

The Chicago White Sox open the 2026 season Thursday afternoon at American Family Field, where they face the Milwaukee Brewers in a matchup the market is not treating as especially close. First pitch is set for 2:10 p.m. ET, with Shane Smith making the start for Chicago and Jacob Misiorowski getting the ball for Milwaukee. The current price has the