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The San Diego Padres will finish their regular season against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Chase Field. It’s a potential wildcard preview as we share our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Padres-Diamondbacks Projected Starters  Martin Perez vs. Brandon Pfaadt  Martin Perez (5-5) with a 4.25 ERA Last Start: Perez […]

The Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Saturday night. Both teams are already headed to the playoffs, but Houston still wants to end the regular season on a high note. Astros future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander led the way in the victory, turning in six innings of three run baseball while striking […]

The Kansas City Royals will finish their regular season against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday at Truist Park. Playoff spots are on the line as we share our MLB odds series and make a Royals-Braves prediction and pick. Royals-Braves Projected Starters  Cole Ragans vs. TBD Cole Ragans (11-9) with a 3.14 ERA Last Start: Ragans […]

In a significant update regarding the Seattle Mariners’ offseason strategy, General Manager Jerry Dipoto has made it clear that dismantling their impressive pitching rotation is not on the agenda. Speaking to the media before the game, Dipoto emphasized, “Trading pitchers from their rotation would be Plan Z. We have no intention of doing that,” according […]

The New York Mets are in a battle with the Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks for two of the final three playoff spots in the National League playoff structure. The Mets are in Milwaukee for a series against the Brewers and they will need to go to Atlanta for a doubleheader on Monday if the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are an ultra-talented team that has already clinched a spot in the 2024 MLB playoffs. In other words, they’re not the kind of club many would be hoping to get some type of boost from outside factors. Nevertheless, that’s exactly what Los Angeles got on Saturday. With the Philadelphia Phillies suffering […]

Michael McGreevy will take the mound for the Cardinals in their season finale against the Giants on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Giants prediction and pick. Cardinals-Giants Projected Starters  Michael McGreevy vs. Hayden Birdsong Michael McGreevy (2-0) with a 2.40 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP Last Start: Michael McGreevy […]

The San Diego Padres will be roaring back into the playoffs following a dissatisfying 2023 season, but they are not going to be at full strength. Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim is done for the remainder of 2024, according to USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale. The Gold Glover has been out of action for over a month with […]

Aaron Nola will take the mound for the Phillies in their season finale against the Nationals on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Nationals prediction and pick. Phillies-Nationals Projected Starters  Aaron Nola vs. Jake Irvin Aaron Nola (13-8) with a 3.52 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP Last Start: Aaron Nola earned […]

Bailey Falter will take the mound for the Pirates in their season finale against the Yankees on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Yankees prediction and pick. Pirates-Yankees Projected Starters  Bailey Falter vs. Clarke Schmidt Bailey Falter (8-9) with a 4.26 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP Last Start: Bailey Falter […]

With the playoffs approaching, the Los Angeles Dodgers are deciding which pitchers to use in October. Despite right-hander Ben Casparius’ quality outing Friday night, he may not be one of them. Los Angeles replaced him with a Triple-A pitcher, via the club’s social media. “The Dodgers recalled LHP Justin Wrobleski and optioned RHP Ben Casparius,” […]

The San Diego Padres have already booked their spot in the 2024 MLB Playoffs, which means these last two games of the season don’t mean much. That’s exactly why they decided to sit several star players on Saturday, including Luis Arraez, per Bob Nightengale. Arraez happens to be the one standing in the way of […]

As the Boston Red Sox play the Tampa Bay Rays to wrap up the regular season, the concern remains of the status of star Rob Refsnyder who hinted earlier in the season that he would retire as he’s 33-years old. With the Red Sox missing the postseason and as time has passed, it seems more […]

Aside from scouting a potential postseason opponent, the Houston Astros have no reason to emotionally invest in their last two 2024 regular season games against the Cleveland Guardians. They have the No. 3 seed in the American League secured and will duke it out with either the Detroit Tigers or Kansas City Royals in the […]

Aaron Boone and Anthony Rizzo had bad news after the New York Yankees game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. While the Yankees were predicted to win, they lost Rizzo after being hit by a pitch in his hand. According to Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News, he said that Boone called this a “pain tolerance […]

The Minnesota Twins were eliminated from playoff contention after losing to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. The Twins entered the game needing to close out the regular season with a sweep of the Orioles in their three-game home series. The team also needed help from the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals in order […]

After pitching 8.2 shutout innings, Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried received a standing ovation in the bottom of the ninth of the Braves’ 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals in what could have been Fried’s last game at Truist Park, this season. With four games remaining and a potential three-way tie with the […]

After a chaotic free agency this offseason and a disastrous start to his San Francisco Giants career, Blake Snell has settled in during the second half of the 2024 season and looked like the two-time Cy Young winner baseball fans have come to know. Snell, who signed a two-year, $62 million contract with the Giants […]

As the Chicago Cubs take on the Cincinnati Reds Saturday in the penultimate game of the season, it comes in dreadful fashion as the team has missed the playoffs. While Cubs players like Jameson Tailon expressed their disappointment, add star Nico Hoerner who spoke about if this season for the team was a failure or […]

The NL-Central champion Milwaukee Brewers can not afford any missteps with the postseason just days away. After a scary incident during Friday’s 8-4 win over the postseason-hopeful New York Mets on Friday, they could be without one of their most important players for a significant amount of time. Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick crashed into the […]

We are back with another betting prediction and pick for the final games in the MLB Regular Season. This final series takes place in the American League West as the Oakland Athletics face the Seattle Mariners in Game 2. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Mariners prediction and pick. Athletics-Mariners Projected […]

The Baltimore Orioles will continue their three-game series with the Minnesota Twins on Saturday at Target Field. These are two teams heading in opposite directions as we share our MLB odds series and make an Orioles-Twins prediction and pick. Orioles-Twins Projected Starters  Albert Suarez vs. Zebby Matthews Albert Suarez (8-7) with a 3.74 ERA … […]

The New York Mets will continue a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday at American Family Field. There is so much on the line for New York as we share our MLB odds series and make a Mets-Brewers prediction and pick. Mets-Brewers Projected Starters  Jose Quintana vs. Jared Koeing Jose Quintana (10-9) with […]

The Houston Astros will continue their three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. It’s a potential American League Divisional Series preview as we share our MLB odds series and make an Astros-Guardians prediction and pick. Astros-Guardians Projected Starters  Justin Verlander vs. Ben Lively  Justin Verlander (4-6) with a 5.55 ERA Last Start: Verlander struggled […]

In what was one of the biggest surprises of the 2024 season, the Detroit Tigers clinched a Wild Card spot with a 4-1 win on Friday and will be playing in the 2024 postseason. One of the biggest reasons why the Tigers were able to shock the baseball world: their manager, A.J. Hinch. Hinch spoke […]

We’re back with another MLB betting prediction and pick for Saturday’s slate of action as the Regular Season draws to a close. Divisional rivals in the American League East will square off as the Tampa Bay Rays will take on the Boston Red Sox. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Red […]

Zack Wheeler heads to the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies as they face the Washington Nationals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Nationals prediction and pick. Phillies-Nationals Projected Starters  Zack Wheeler vs. MacKenzie Gore Zack Wheeler (16-7) with a 3.15 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP Last Start: Wheeler went seven innings, […]

Blake Snell heads to the mound for the San Francisco Giants as they face the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Giants prediction and pick. Cardinals-Giants Projected Starters  Andre Pallante vs. Tristan Beck Andre Pallante (8-8) with a 3.71 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP Last Start: Pallante went […]

It is interleague play to finish the season as the Miami Marlins face the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Marlins-Blue Jays prediction and pick. Marlins-Blue Jays Projected Starters  Undecided vs. Yariel Rodriguez Undecided (0-0) with a 0.00 ERA … Last Start: 2024 Road Splits: Yariel Rodriguez (1-7) […]

It is an NL Central clash to finish the year as the Cincinnati Reds face the Chicago Cubs. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Reds-Cubs prediction and pick. Reds-Cubs Projected Starters  Nick Martinez vs. Kyle Hendricks Nick Martinez (10-6) with a 3.22 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP Last Start: Martinez went […]

The Detroit Tigers are going to the playoffs but first play host to the Chicago White Sox.  It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Tigers prediction and pick. White Sox-Tigers Projected Starters  Sean Burke vs. Beau Brieske Sean Burke (1-0) with a 1.93 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP Last Start: Burke […]

Paul Skenes heads to the mound for his last start as the Pittsburgh Pirates face the New York Yankees. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Yankees prediction and pick. Pirates-Yankees Projected Starters  Paul Skenes vs. Luis Gil Paul Skenes (11-3) with a 1.99 ERA and a 0.96 ERA Last Start: Skenes […]

Shohei Ohtani has had arguably the best offensive season of all time. Ohtani became the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season while leading the Los Angeles Dodgers the NL West title, his first postseason appearance of his career. On Friday, Ohtani’s father, Toru, penned a letter […]

The good thing about sports betting is that even when the season is over for teams out of the playoff race, you can still find an edge and bet on the game. We get this on Saturday night when the Texas Rangers visit the Los Angeles Angels, with both teams being afterthoughts in the postseason […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a happy camper right now. Mahomes is jubilant that the Royals are making the MLB playoffs this season, after a solid year. “Let’s gooo! Congrats! Can’t wait to watch!” Mahomes said on X, formerly Twitter. Kansas City holds a 85-75 record. Mahomes is a part of the Royals […]

The Toronto Blue Jays may not be going to the postseason this year. However, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is still producing at a high level in the final weeks of the season. On Friday night, he added two hits to his ledger while driving a run in. Now, he is on the cusp of 200 hits […]

Manager Skip Schumaker helped the Marlins make the playoffs in 2023. However, things have certainly not panned out this season. The Marlins are nearing the end of a disappointing 2024 campaign. And it seems as if the changes around the team are already beginning. Schumaker has informed his players that he will not return in […]

The Miami Marlins have undergone a tough 2024 season as the team sits 60-100 with two games left in the campaign. Manager Skip Schumaker is finishing up his second season at the helm and his first under president of baseball operations Peter Bendix. As the campaign draws to a close, numerous reports indicate that Schumaker […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers still have something to play for as they are battling the Philadelphia Phillies for the top spot in the National League. Friday night was a good start for this as the Phillies lost 9-1. The Colorado Rockies are just trying to play out the rest of their schedule, and most of […]