MLB Baseball Picks

The Braves and Mets go at it again tonight at Citi Field in the rubber match of a there three-game series. Read on to see who Zank is betting and why.

Zank is back with his statistical analysis of the Yanks at Nats Saturday night game. This should be a good one with Strasburg facing NYY for the first time in his career.

The Cubs will be looking to stay undefeated when they send Darvish to the mound this afternoon. in Chicago. Dan looks at the amtchup nd gives out his top play.

Two AL West squads take to the field of Oakland Coliseum for their season openers when the A’s host the Angels on Friday. Our handicapper takes a look at the game and gives out his opinion on where your money should land.

Picking a winner in the Brewers/Cubs game is TOUGH. With it being early and two good teams going head to head, there are surely better games to bet on with regards to value. Check out Dan’s take on this tough matchup!

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be tough to beat this season, but especially tough on Thursday, as they send lefty ace Clayton Kershaw to the mound who has been impeccable in opening day starts with a 7-1 record in the last eight season openers. The Giants will counter with Johnny Cueto, who is coming off Tommy John surgery and looked very hittable in his last pre-season start.

What better way to kick off the 2020 MLB season than the World Series Champion Washington Nationals vs. the New York Yankees? Two of baseball’s best pitchers in Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer take the hill in what we hope will be an exciting uninterrupted season!

Gerrit Cole changing leagues will give him a huge advantage as American League hitters won’t be familiar with him. At +280 odds to win the coveted Cy Young Award, that also leaves some meat on the bone to select another pitcher to pair up with him in case the injury bug hits or he struggles to adapt. See Dan’s other prediction to win the AL Cy Young here!

NL Cy Young futures odds are a wide open race this season, especially if teams don’t play in their home parks. While Jacob deGrom has been lights out, his numbers may dip pitching away from Citi Field where he’s sported a filthy 2.41 ERA over the past three seasons. If he’s faced to pitch in Florida all season, who knows what can happen as he has a 4.00 ERA while playing in Marlins Park over the past three years.

Our office has opinions galore on NL MVP betting. This race is wide open, which means you need to either chase value or a the conservative angle of selecting a player on a winning team that you think has a shot get the spotlight, increasing his odds of winning the award.