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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 […]

For the second time in his MLB career, Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. has suffered a torn ACL. The 2023 NL MVP tore his left ACL earlier this week when he attempted to steal third base in a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Acuna also tore his right ACL back in 2021. When asked […]

The Houston Astros continue to disappoint this season, looking like a team that may end their streak of American League Championship appearances and are likely to miss the playoffs altogether. They get another chance to turn it around in this game against the team they beat in last season’s American League Division Series, the Minnesota […]

It is the start of a weekend interleague series as the Oakland Athletics visit the Atlanta Braves. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Braves prediction and pick. The Athletics will be in fourth in the division when thye enter this game. They are finishing their series with the Tampa Bay […]

The Diamondbacks make the trip to New York City to face the Mets! Both of these two teams are not playing well. The Diamondbacks have talent but have not been able to put it together, while the Mets have struggled all season and have struggled to get any consistency. Our MLB odds series has our […]

Tied one-all with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second of Wednesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson took a 1-0 count off Kutter Crawford 422 feet into the stands. The Orioles ended up winning the game 6-1, keeping within short distance of the New York Yankees in […]

Perhaps the understatement of the century would be to say it’s been a bad week for the New York Mets. If you want to expand the timeline a bit, it’s been a bad week in a horrible season in a cursed era of Mets baseball, one that dates back to the dawn of the 21st […]

The Miami Marlins on Thursday acquired recently DFA’ed right-hander Shaun Anderson from the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash. In order to make room for Anderson, Miami designated right-hander Woo-Suk Go for assignment, per Craig Mish of The Miami Herald: “Marlins acquired pitcher Shaun Anderson from the Rangers for cash. The Woo-Suk Go brief Marlins […]

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 Miami Marlins traded sharp-hitting infielder Luis Arraez earlier this month, and apparently, they aren’t done. The Marlins are still looking to move players, and apparently, left-handed starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo is the most likely candidate to be moved next. Not just from Miami, but from every team in baseball, via Ken Rosenthal of The […]

It is game two of a four-game weekend series as the Detroit Tigers visit the Boston Red Sox. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Red Sox prediction and pick. The Tigers enter the series sitting at 27-28 on the year. They come into the series off a doubleheader against the […]

It is weekend interleague baseball as the Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Toronto Blue Jays.  It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Blue Jays prediction and pick. The Pirates come into the game sitting at 26-30 on the year, which is fourth in the NL Central this year. They are coming off […]

The New York Yankees have had a solid start to the 2024 MLB season. New York sits atop the AL East with a 38-19 record. Moreover, the Yankees’ momentum has grown with a positive injury update on star pitcher Gerrit Cole. Cole is battling back from an elbow ailment and provided reporters an optimistic update […]

Will the New York Mets pursue Juan Soto in free agency after the 2024 season? It is quite possible that they will try to sign him, but Soto may be hesitant to join the ball club. “We know money talks, right? Juan Soto, represented by Scott Boras, is going to the highest bidder,” MLB insider […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will begin a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday at Camden Yards at Oriole Park. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Rays-Orioles prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rays are coming off a two-game split with the Oakland Athletics. Unfortunately, they […]

The Atlanta Braves are only nine games above .500, putting them in second place in the National League East. While their offense has been very inconsistent at times, a big reason for the Braves’ struggles is injuries. And on Thursday, they were dealt another, this time to a reliever. Lefty A.J. Minter is heading to […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will begin a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday at Citizens Bank Park. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Cardinals-Phillies prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Cardinals are coming off a series where they won two of three against the Cincinnati […]

Few starting pitchers have burst onto the MLB scene quite like Paul Skenes has. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie has begun his big-league career by mowing down hitters and impressing thousands of bewildered and curious fans. Although he’s only started four MLB games to this point, Skenes looks like a polished veteran and seems more comfortable […]

It is afternoon NL Central baseball as the Cincinnati Reds face the Chicago Cubs.   It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Reds-Cubs prediction and pick. The Reds enter the series sitting at 24-32 on the year. After sweeping the Dodgers, they would take the first game of the series with the […]

Today’s MLB slate promises a day full of exciting matchups and potential game-changing performances. With games starting at 1:10 PM ET, fans can look forward to a blend of early and late action across the league which there is a ton of great value with home run props on today’s slate The Chicago Cubs face […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. did nothing but rake since bursting onto the scene with the San Diego Padres in 2019. At age 20, Tatis hit 22 home runs in just a little over a half a season’s worth of games (84) with a stellar OPS of .969. Tatis was on the verge of becoming the face […]

The New York Mets’ disappointing season took another scary turn on Wednesday as Pete Alonso left the game after being hit by a pitch. However, the Mets received some encouraging news on the Alonso injury front on Thursday, per a report from Jon Heyman. ‘Pete Alonso has a bone bruise, no break was found.’ Andy […]

The New York Yankees had to grind out a win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday without manager Aaron Boone after the 51-year-old was ejected four batters into the game. Boone was tossed for arguing an interference call that led to a double play for the Angels. Juan Soto was retreating to second base […]

Living life as a Cleveland Guardians fan right now must be a constant fight to suspend disbelief about the good fortunes of the franchise. They’re 18 games over .500. They’re in first place in one of the toughest divisions in Major League Baseball. And oh, by the way, they have the number one overall pick […]

In a duel between old school and new school, Justin Verlander and George Kirby each pitched strong games as the Seattle Mariners faced the Houston Astros. A 2-1 game in 10 innings resulted in a win for the M’s, whose offense eventually came through in the end to make the most of Kirby’s great start. […]

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil has put up a historic month of May, striking out 44 batters and posting a 0.70 ERA, according to Katie Sharp. Luis Gil is the only pitcher in Yankees history with 40 or more strikeouts and an ERA lower than 0.75 ERA in any calendar month, according to […]

It is the final game of a three-game series as the Oakland Athletics visit the Tampa Bay Rays. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Rays prediction and pick. Game one of the series saw domination by the Athletics. Mitch Spence went 5.1 innings, giving up just one hit in the […]

At 41 years old, Justin Verlander continues to prove that he can still dazzle on the mound. He did that again Wednesday night against the Seattle Mariners on the road, but even a brilliant performance from the future Hall of Famer was not enough to prevent Houston from suffering yet another loss at the hands […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are slowly but surely climbing towards relevancy in the NL Central. On Wednesday, the Cardinals took care of business against the struggling Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, to reach .500 (27-27) on the season. However, that win did not come without cost. One of their most productive players, right fielder Lars Nootbaar, had […]