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More than two years after Tyler Skaggs’ death, the FBI is still investigating the ex-Los Angeles Angels staffer, Eric Kay, who supplied the pitcher with oxycodone that led to his passing. In a recent court hearing on Friday, it’s been revealed that Kay was actually giving the drug to approximately five other players, via The […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has had a terrific offseason after winning the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns. The NBA Finals MVP has enjoyed every second of it after signing a massive extension to keep him in Milwaukee for a long time. Well, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN, Giannis is purchasing a stake […]

Two struggling teams meet on Friday evening as the San Diego Padres take on the Philadelphia Phillies in Petco Park. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Phillies-Padres prediction and pick. San Diego currently stands at 67-56 and is 40-24 at home. If you put $100 on every single Padres game […]

The New York Mets will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers for the second installment of their four-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mets-Dodgers prediction and pick. In the opening match of this series, the Dodgers earned a 4-1 victory giving them their seventh straight win. However, expect […]

The San Francisco Giants will cross the bridge to battle their regional rival, the Oakland Athletics, for the first of three games in what is called the Bay Bridge Series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Giants-Athletics prediction and pick. The Giants have the best record in baseball at 78-43. […]

Two of baseball’s best teams play head-to-head at Tropicana Field on Friday night, in the opener on a three-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a White Sox-Rays prediction and pick. Holding the best and third best records in the American League, respectively, this series is very much a possible […]

The Twins and Yankees play the second game of their four-game series at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Twins-Yankees prediction and pick. This series is one of the biggest mismatches in baseball all season. While the Twins have not met their playoff expectations and […]

At this point, the race for the 2021 AL MVP crown is down to two players: Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels. Though, depending on who you ask, the race has been wrapped up in Ohtani’s favor for a while now. Like a lot of other years, voters will have to […]

The Washington Nationals completed one of the biggest blockbuster trade deadline deals in recent memory last month when they shipped Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Heading into the July 30 trade deadline, the Nationals were heavily rumored to trade Scherzer for multiple reasons. Considering that the Nationals’ playoff aspirations this […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Yadier Molina have opened up talks for an extension deal ahead of the upcoming offseason, according to Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo of The Athletic. For the moment, the two sides are currently in discussions for a possible one-year, $9 million deal. Molina hit free agency in the last offseason. […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer continues to dealt with legal problems after being accused of sexual assault. The MLB has placed him on administrative leave until the situation is resolved and it appears it could be heading in the right direction. Per The LA Times’ Steve Henson, the courts have recently denied a long-term […]

The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers begin their second series of the month on Thursday evening. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mets – Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at 75-46 and is 39-20 at home. If you put $100 on every single Dodgers game so far […]

The Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals will finish up a three-game series on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Brewers-Cardinals prediction and pick. The Brewers have taken the first two games of this series and will look to complete the sweep on Thursday. These wins don’t […]

Things couldn’t be worse for the New York Mets right now and it appears they may be without their ace for the rest of the season. Per Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated, the Mets are leaning towards shutting down Jacob deGrom for the rest of the year as the team continues to slide. deGrom hasn’t […]

The Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees will begin a four-game series on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Twins-Yankees prediction and pick. The Yankees come into this series after pulling off the most important sweep of their season. New York managed to take three straight games […]

The Marlins and Reds begin a four-game series in Cincinnati on Thursday. This will be the club’s first meeting of the 2021 season. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Marlins-Reds prediction and pick. While the Marlins are far out of playoff contention, the Reds sit less than two games from […]

The Phillies and Diamondbacks wrap up a three-game set in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Phillies-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. The pitching matchup will be a story of current great (Zach Wheeler) vs. former ace (Madison Bumgarner). The D’Backs are looking to complete the sweep versus […]

With September right around the corner, the real playoff pushes in MLB are set to fire up even more. With that, the World Series odds are constantly swinging. Just a few weeks back, teams like the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves looked like lost causes. Now, both would be in the playoffs if the […]

It’s not a good time for Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox. They seem to be failing in their attempt to right the ship, as the team continues to devolve into a mess, which had just been magnified further by a bitter three-game sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees at the […]

The season that Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani is having is something that quite literally just hasn’t been seen in baseball before. The Babe Ruth comparisons have entered the chat but even the Babe didn’t do some of the things Ohtani is doing this year. On Wednesday, Ohtani clubbed his 40th home run of […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers meet for the final time this season in Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Pirates-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at 74-46 and is 38-20 at home. If you put $100 on every single Dodgers game so far […]

The Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals will continue their three-game series on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Brewers-Cardinals prediction and pick. The Brewers managed to take the first game of this series on Tuesday night, pulling away early in the contest and never giving the […]

The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will face off in the last game of a three-game series on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Yankees prediction and pick. This series is incredibly important to both of these teams. The Red Sox held first place in […]

The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants complete their three-game series in a Wednesday afternoon game at Oracle Park. These two ball clubs are heading in opposite directions. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mets-Giants prediction and pick. The Giants have had the upper hand in the first two […]

It was an extremely scary scene on Tuesday night in a game between the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox. In just the second inning, Brian Goodwin smashed a line drive up the middle that connected with A’s starter Chris Bassitt’s head in a horrific turn of events. He was quickly carted off the field […]

The New York Mets went from leading the National League East for much of the year to finding themselves in third place at 59-60 and 4.5 games back of the Atlanta Braves. It’s been a drastic flip of the switch in the wrong direction for the Mets and the team’s owner, Steve Cohen, is clearly […]

The American League East (AL East) is officially a three-team race, as the New York Yankees are now tied for the wild-card lead following a doubleheader sweep of the Boston Red Sox Tuesday. The Yankees have been riding high in August, going 13-4 to close the gap not only in the wild card, but in […]

The New York Yankees offense sputtered throughout much of the first half of the season. They addressed the issue at the MLB Trade Deadline by acquiring Joey Gallo from the Texas Rangers and Anthony Rizzo from the Chicago Cubs. Rizzo came in and immediately sparked the lineup for the Yankees, ripping one extra base hit […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers will face off in the second game of a three-game series on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Pirates-Dodgers prediction and pick. These two teams played a close game on Monday night, with the Dodgers barely pulling away in the bottom […]

The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants meet for the second matchup of a three-game series on Tuesday night at Oracle Park. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mets-Giants prediction and pick. San Francisco currently stands at 77-42 and is 41-18 at home. If you put $100 on every […]

The San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies will play game two of their three-game series on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Rockies prediction and pick. The Padres came into this season with sky-high expectations. Everyone looked at San Diego as a contender in the NL West […]

The Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals will kick off a three-game series on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Brewers-Cardinals prediction and pick. These division rivals have seen a lot of each other this season, with the Brewers usually walking away victorious. Milwaukee is also currently […]

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Washington Nationals will begin a two-game series on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Blue Jays-Nationals prediction and pick. Both of these teams aren’t exactly playing their best baseball right now. The Blue Jays have only won five of their last ten, […]

Clint Frazier was once viewed as a a can’t miss prospect who would be apart of the outfield with the New York Yankees for a long time. He’s had his moments but the droughts have lasted far longer. On Tuesday, the news regarding Frazier took an unexpected turn when it was announced that not only […]

One of the major reasons why many San Francisco Giants fans continue to feel tentative about the team’s acquisition of Kris Bryant just before the trade deadline last July is that there’s no assurance he would stay in the Bay Area beyond the 2021 MLB season.  Bryant, however, seems genuinely having fun in San Francisco. […]

The Cubs and Reds continue a three-game series in Cincinnati on Tuesday evening, with each club heading in a completely different direction. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Cubs-Reds prediction and pick. While the Reds are just 1 1/2 games out of a playoff spot, the Cubs have lost 12 […]

The New York Mets are in a three-way fight for the NL East crown, but there’s no denying they are in some serious trouble, as they now sit 3.5 games behind the division-leading Atlanta Braves. The Mets have fallen into a deep funk at one of the worst possible times, as they capped off an […]

The Red Sox and Yankees begin a three-game set in the Bronx on Tuesday evening. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Yankees prediction and pick. Both teams are in the thick of the playoff race, fighting for both the division title as well as a Wild Card spot. The […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, and Danny Duffy at the MLB trade deadline in an attempt to repeat as World Series Champions. Afterward, they added veteran lefty Cole Hamels, who was a free agent after recovering from an injury. Well, according to Bob Nightengale, Hamels is out for the year and […]