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A weekend National League battle will take place when the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Philadelphia Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Cardinals-Phillies prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering play, the Cardinals have hit a recent winning surge on their way to coming […]

The Dodgers are in first place in the National League West, and they have a 6.5-game lead over the second place San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres. However, they are not on any kind of hot streak, having split their last 10 games as they prepare to host the Colorado Rockies Friday night. They […]

A small-market baseball team that has missed the playoffs in eight straight seasons and is currently below .500 does not generally receive much national coverage. And yet, the Pittsburgh Pirates (26-30) are gaining some precious exposure on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show,” courtesy of their two most prized pitching prospects, Paul Skenes and Jared Jones. […]

The Nationals make the trip to Cleveland to face the Guardians! The Nationals have struggled to find any consistency, while the Guardians have been one of the best teams in the MLB this season. The Nationals have played better recently, but the Guardians are playing well still. Our MLB odds series has our Nationals-Guardians prediction, odds, and […]

The New York Yankees will continue their three-game series with the San Francisco Giants on Saturday at Oracle Park. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Yankees-Giants prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Yankees entered the weekend with a 39-19 record, which was good for first place in […]

The Los Angeles Angels will continue their three-game series with the Seattle Mariners on Saturday at T-Mobile Park. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make an Angels-Mariners prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Angels entered the weekend series with a 21-35 record, which put them in last place in […]

The Boston Red Sox are trying to break out of their middling start to the 2024 MLB season. Boston fell 28-29 after losing the first game of their late May Detroit Tigers series. Moreover, the Red Sox received key injury updates on pitcher Tyler O’Neill and outfielder Masataka Yoshida ahead of their second matchup. Tyler […]

The Baltimore Orioles have performed well in 2024, sitting just two games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the American League East as of this story’s writing. Baltimore, however, was dealt a pair of devastating injury updates on Friday. The team reportedly announced that starting pitchers John Means and Tyler Wells will […]

The Athletics make the trip to Atlanta to face the Braves! These two teams are headed in opposite directions with the Braves playing like one of the best teams in the MLB, while the Athletics have really struggled throughout. However, both come into this series not playing well and needing to bounce back. Our MLB […]

It is interleague baseball in Kansas City as the San Diego Padres visit the Kansas City Royals. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Royals prediction and pick. The Royals and Padres will open their series on Friday night. The Padres enter the series tied for second in the NL West, […]

Aaron Judge ultimately signed a nine-year, $360 million contract to remain with the New York Yankees in December 2022, but before he chose to re-up with the Yankees, Judge gave serious consideration to signing with the San Francisco Giants. The Giants were Judge’s favorite childhood team, as the New York slugger grew up in California. […]

The White Sox make the trip to Milwaukee to face the Brewers! These two teams are very different with the White Sox struggling and the Brewers having a very good season. The White Sox enter the game spiraling, while the Brewers are playing well, but have not been consistent of late. Our MLB odds series has […]

The Cleveland Guardians have managed to stay atop the AL Central despite not having Steven Kwan in the lineup. But as the Guardians prepare to take on the Washington Nationals, Kwan is ready to make his return. Cleveland activated Kwan off of the injured list on Friday, the team announced. He is in the leadoff […]

The Detroit Tigers continue their weekend series with the Boston Red Sox as they play game three of the series on Saturday. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Red Sox prediction and pick. Game one of the series was on Thursday. It was a scoreless first four innings until Akil […]

The Minnesota Twins continue their series in Houston as they visit the Houston Astros. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Astros prediction and pick. The Twins come into the series at 31-25, which places them in third place in the AL Central after they took three of four from the […]

The Baltimore Orioles look to grab a division win as they face the Tampa Bay Rays.  It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Orioles prediction and pick. The Rays enter the series winning two of their last three and sitting at 28-29 on the year. That places them tied for third […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets try to crawl back to .500 as they own losing records over their last ten games. The Diamondbacks lost their fourth game in a row in the series opener, while it was the first win in four games for the Mets. The Diamondbacks are fourth in the National […]

Game two of a weekend interleague series takes place Saturday afternoon as the Pittsburgh Pirates face the Toronto Blue Jays.  It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Blue Jays prediction and pick. Game one of the Pirates and Blue Jays series will take place Friday night. The Pirates will come into […]

The Miami Marlins have already traded two-time batting champion Luis Arraez, and they appear to be far from done making moves. One of the top Marlins players garnering trade interest is left-handed relief pitcher Tanner Scott, via Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal also names starting pitchers Jesus Luzardo and Braxton Garrett among players who […]

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo is mired in a miserable slump, and manager Aaron Boone provided his thoughts on the situation this week. Some have wondered if Rizzo’s struggles are a result of any lingering concussion issues from last year, but Boone immediately shot that notion down. “I don’t think so because he […]

Amid their best stretch of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals received bad news regarding starting right fielder Lars Nootbaar. The Cardinals announced Friday that Nootbaar was placed on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain, retroactive to May 30. St. Louis is recalling infielder Jose Fermin to take Nootbaar’s spot on the active […]

With the Chicago White Sox already out of playoff contention, they’ll be one of the more obvious sellers at the MLB trade deadline. But as the White Sox diagnose their roster, Chicago expects Luis Robert Jr. to stay in town long-term. Robert wasn’t readily available during the winter and even now, the White Sox don’t […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are currently in last place in the American League East. Toronto has battled mediocrity all season long and people around the MLB world are beginning to wonder if the Blue Jays will consider a rebuild. If Toronto opts to go in that direction, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette may end […]

The San Francisco Giants signed starting pitcher Blake Snell to a two-year, $62 million contract in free agency, but before the Giants landed him, the Los Angeles Dodgers apparently tried to steal him away in the midnight hour. The Dodgers had already spent inordinate amounts of money during an offseason that was highlighted by the […]

Paul Skenes was the first overall pick in the MLB Draft after being the best player in college baseball when he was at LSU. He is now pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he has been sensational so far in his young career. The young star just turned 22 years old, and he already looks […]

The MLB season has been pretty crazy so far. Between the pitcher injuries, the surprise emergence of some teams as contenders, and the Los Angeles Dodgers destroying everyone, things have been pretty crazy so far. However, lost in the chaos is the case of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco. As a refresher, Wander Franco […]

Sitting more than 15 games out of first place in the NL East on the final day of May, the New York Mets demoted two promising players to the minor leagues on Friday. Right-handed pitcher Christian Scott and third baseman Brett Baty were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Scott made his MLB […]

We rarely talk about the Oakland Athletics in granular baseball terms nowadays, and for good reason. Their last three years have been a real-life version of the plot of Major League but without any of the winning. And with the drama of their impending moves to Sacramento and then maybe Las Vegas, it can be […]

Although many people considered the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2023 National League Pennant run to be a fluke, the team’s exceptional amount of promise was undeniable. Earning a second straight trip to the World Series is obviously a daunting task for this group, but sustained success definitely appears achievable. Needless to say, 2024 is not going as […]

An AL West showdown will soon kick off the weekend when the Los Angeles Angels take on the Seattle Mariners. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Angels-Mariners prediction and pick will be revealed. Losers in four of their last five games, the Angels are desperate to make a return to the win […]

The Chicago Cubs continue to slide in the standings, but manager Craig Counsell is choosing to remain optimistic. After the Cubs fell to 28-29 after their seventh loss in eight games at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Counsell tried keeping things in perspective. “We’ve just got to keep going,” Counsell said, via […]

The Boston Red Sox have been able to exceed expectations to this point in the year because their starting pitching has been much better than expected. Nick Pivetta has been a big part of the starting rotation, and he put his name in the team’s record book Thursday night when the Red Sox hosted the […]

We have another new AL Rookie of the Year favorite. Luis Gil is now the betting favorite to become the next AL Rookie of the Year over Mason Miller for the Oakland Athletics. Gil has been great for the Yankees and has odds at +125 on FanDuel and has burst onto the scene this season […]

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins has been sidelined ever since injuring his hamstring on May 13, but manager Pat Murphy provided a rather optimistic update on his slugger. Murphy said that Hoskins may actually have a chance to play in the Brewers’ series with the Chicago White Sox this weekend, via Curt Hogg of […]

Aaron Boone has a lot to figure out during these next few games to stay atop the AL East. With one last game to go against the Los Angeles Angels, their series is tied with one game apiece. But, the New York Yankees just came off big losses to this squad and the San Diego […]

The Yankees make the trip to San Francisco to face the Giants! The Yankees have been great this season, while the Giants have had consistency issues all season. The Yankees are one of the best teams in the MLB, while the Giants might be finally breaking through with their talent this season. Our MLB odds […]

The Colorado Rockies will begin a three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday at Chavez Ravine. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Rockies-Dodgers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rockies have some momentum as they are coming off a series where they won two of […]

The San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals start a three-game series on Friday. No one would have thought in Spring Training that one of these teams would be 35-22, the other would be 30-29, and the team with the better record would be the Royals. It’s a weird time in the American League Central, […]

The New York Mets are getting hammered on the field and skewered in the headlines, as they continue their free fall in the National League. Wednesday’s bad optics tornado, which saw relief pitcher Jorge Lopez have a meltdown after being ejected and throw his glove into the stands, feels like rock bottom. In his postgame […]