#NL Wild Card

The New York Mets (62-37, 1st in NL East), head to South Beach as they take on the Miami Marlins (47-54, 4th in NL East), in a three-game series that concludes on Saturday night at LoanDepot Park. New York has won the first two games of this series and are aiming for its first three-game sweep since late May against the Washington Nationals. Can…

A rare inter-league matchup on the diamond is scheduled to take place as the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates go to battle on Tuesday evening. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Yankees-Pirates prediction and pick will take place. After winning yet another series over the weekend over the Guardians, the Yankees will have their…

Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants are trying to get back in the NL Wild Card race after falling below.500 over the past few weeks. They have a great chance on Sunday, as they'll take on the Oakland Athletics and rookie starter Adrian Martinez (2-2, 6.52 ERA). Martinez is making his fifth start of the season, and he hasn't pitched in a major…

With less than 20 games left in the MLB regular season, the San Diego Padres will attempt to bolster their NL Wild Card chances as they travel to the desert to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. It is time to take an exclusive sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Padres-Diamondbacks prediction and pick will be revealed. Standing at 78-65…

The New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers will square off in the second of their three-game weekend series on Saturday night in Milwaukee. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Yankees-Brewers prediction and pick, laid out below. Even with their loss last night, New York has a solid hold on first place…

The New York Mets have been tremendous since the trade deadline, winning nine of ten games, including four out of five against the Atlanta Braves last weekend and a sweep of the lowly Cincinnati Reds. Now, they'll face another crucial test as they look to claim their hold on the NL East when they welcome in a Phillies team that has won 12 of its…

Major League Baseball's 2022 trade deadline has come and gone. The deadline was set for 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday and teams are no longer be able to make deals to bolster their rosters ahead of the stretch run. The biggest name was moved early Tuesday: Juan Soto headed to the Padres in an eight-player blockbuster that also featured Josh Bell landing in…

Welcome National League Central fans to an opening day matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. With both squads looking to start off the 2022 season on the right foot, let's take a sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Pirates-Cardinals prediction and pick will be unveiled. The Pirates enter 2022 with a…

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks will square off in a doubleheader matchup on Tuesday in Los Angeles. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Dodgers-Diamondbacks prediction and pick, laid out below. Los Angeles was the first team to 100 wins, with a 102-44 record to secure the NL West…

The Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks will begin a four-game series in Arizona on Thursday night. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Brewers-Diamondbacks prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Milwaukee Brewers own a 69-60 record, good for second place in the NL Central, six games…

The Colorado Rockies have lost five consecutive road series and are one of only five MLB teams with fewer than ten road wins at this point of the season. But after picking up a solid series-opening win in San Francisco last night, Colorado is in position to wrap up a road series win tonight against the Giants. Last night, German Marquez picked up…

It is typically considered poor etiquette to throw away a gift someone gave you, but that is exactly what the Milwaukee Brewers did last night in the opener of their series with the Miami Marlins. After the Cubs finished off their sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, the Brewers had a chance to move ahead of the Phillies for the final NL wild-card…

The Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves will face off in the final game of their three-game series in Atlanta Thursday night. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rockies-Braves prediction and pick we have laid out below. Colorado is in the midst of another lost season, going 56-75 and once again…

The Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants will finish their weekend series in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Phillies-Giants prediction and pick, laid out below. The Phillies are 73-60, third place in the NL East, but holding on to the final NL Wild…

With the All-Star break approaching, now's a good time to check back in on World Series futures odds. Given the nature of baseball, it's anyone's game come playoff time. We've seen teams with relatively mediocre odds entering the playoffs win the Commissioner's Trophy in two of the past three seasons (Atlanta in 2021, Washington in'19). Below,…

The 2019 MLB playoff field carries three powerhouse teams seemingly far ahead of other contenders in peak ability. That doesn't mean the Astros, Dodgers or Yankees are definitely going to win the World Series, but it does mean Vegas considers them heavy favorites. As such, if you're a believer in a team such as the Braves or Nationals, you could…

The New York Mets are a perfect 6-0 in their last six games after sweeping the Miami Marlins in a four-game series earlier this week. The Mets will try to keep their winning streak going on Friday night in the first game of a three-game series against the Washington Nationals. New York is a+110 home underdog on the MLB odds in Queens at sportsbooks…

Despite finishing 15 games over.500 at home, the Colorado Rockies only wound up fourth in the NL West Division last year. The team's home-road split was one of the largest in baseball history. An inability to win games away from Coors Field doomed the Rockies in the final MLB standings. Manager Bud Black will look to lead the franchise back to…

Bud Black, the manager of the Colorado Rockies, is considering shaking up a half-century of tradition by implementing a six-man starting rotation in the second half of the season to combat his team's pitching woes. The Rockies struggled in the first half of the season, but headed into the All-Star break winning eight of their last 11 games. In the…

Two of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball are scheduled to go head-to-head Wednesday night, with a spot in the National League Division Series on the line. Adam Wainwright will head to the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium to face Max Scherzer and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Wild Card Game. The longtime aces were two…

Major League Baseball's August 2 trade deadline is still a long way off. But the past two months of action have set the table enough for us to throw down some bold predictions regarding what type of chaos awaits in two months. Just so we're clear from the outset: We're aiming for bold but realistic predictions. I'm not here to make up some…

Another inter-league matchup is on tap this Saturday as the Minnesota Twins continue their road trip out in the desert to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Don't forget to check out our MLB odds series, where our Twins-Diamondbacks prediction and pick will be unveiled. After an uncharacteristic off game where Minnesota was beat down by Arizona 7-2…

Some clutch hitting by first baseman Rhys Hoskins powered Philadelphia to a 4-2, 10-inning victory Friday at PNC Park. Can the hometown Pirates return the favor Saturday in a 7:15 p.m. showdown in Pittsburgh? Both franchises are 100 games into the MLB season, with the Phillies (53-47) in the hunt for an NL wild card. Southpaw Ranger Suarez (7-5,…

The San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners will wrap up their brief two-game series in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Padres-Mariners prediction and pick, laid out below. San Diego can no longer win the division, which is no knock on their 78-64 season. Simply, the…

We made it, everyone: the 2021 MLB Playoffs are finally here. Everywhere you look, there are great storylines waiting to unfold, and when it comes to predicting a World Series champion, the field feels as open as ever. But that doesn't mean we're not going to make some rock-solid predictions anyway. With the Wild Card Games starting on Tuesday…

The 2020 Miami Marlins were easily Major League Baseball's surprise team. Now it's time to see how they follow it up. After losing 105 games and finishing last in the National League East in 2019, Miami turned the corner in Year Three of the rebuild in a shortened 60-game season by going 31-29. Extrapolated to a 162-game season, that translates to…

On Tuesday, FanGraphs released their playoff odds predictions and Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections on regular season records. Both outlets believe that the Colorado Rockies are the worst team in the National League. According to FanGraphs, the Colorado Rockies only have a 0.2 percent chance of making the playoffs, which is the…

The 2022 Major League Baseball regular season and playoffs have come to a close and that means it's time for the 2022 World Series. Let's dive into the 2022 postseason schedule and the latest MLB playoffs bracket. Bookmark this page for updates on predictions, the schedule and the bracket for the 2022 MLB playoffs. Our projected 2022 MLB postseason…

The St. Louis Cardinals are 0-3 over their last three games since going 9-4 over their previous 13 games. The Cardinals will try to snap their losing streak on Friday night in the first game of a three-game series on the road against the San Diego Padres. St. Louis is a+106 road underdog on the MLB odds in San Diego at sportsbooks monitored by…

The National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs (69-50) begin a key divisional series against the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-60) on Thursday in what is listed as a pick'em matchup at sportsbooks. The Pirates will be trying to break a three-game losing streak to stay in the playoff race at home, where they have a 33-29 record this season. MLB betting…

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 8-1 over their last nine games including a current stretch of five straight wins. The Dodgers will try to extend their winning streak to six on Friday night when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first game of a three-game series. Los Angeles is a -190 favorite on the MLB odds for Friday's series opener at…

The divisional races across the majors are starting to heat up as the calendar turns to July. We are seeing the contenders emerge heading into the second half of the season and the pretenders fading away into obscurity, but there are plenty of intriguing betting odds to consider in the MLB futures market. In our first futures update earlier this…

If you would have told me on Aug. 10 that the St. Louis Cardinals, then 8.5 games out of the second National League wild card spot, would be in position to make the postseason, I would have laughed and told you there was little chance. How could I not? The Cardinals were scuffling offensively. The pitching staff was once again without Jack Flaherty…

Signing free agents almost always involves a gamble, mainly because the older the player, the higher the injury risk. Three veteran pitchers in particular are going to command high dollars on the free-agent market this offseason -- and all three have had injury issues in the not-so-distant past. Through the bidding process, teams will have to…

On the eve of the season, it is time to make our predictions for the 2021 season. You can look back at how inaccurate last year's predictions were, but this year is different! We asked our writers to weigh in on their predictions, and we surveyed fans as well. Royals position player WAR leader: Whit Merrifield 47.7%, Adalberto Mondesi 30.6%,…

The Colorado Rockies (24-29) and San Francisco Giants (26-27) hook up for Game 2 of a four-game series Tuesday at Oracle Park with the first pitch scheduled for 9:45 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Rockies-Giants MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets. Monday: The Rockies won the series opener 7-2, hurting the Giants' position in the…

The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants will end their four-game series with an afternoon matinee Thursday in San Francisco. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Diamondbacks-Giants prediction and pick we have laid out below. Arizona is on the outside looking in on the playoff race, sitting…

1584Cleveland Indians+1.5(-155)+145 7.5(+100)+135 4.0(-105) 1586San Diego Padres -1.5(+135) -169 Un 7.5(-120) -165 Un 4.0(-125) When: August 24, 2022, at 4:10 p.m. EST Venue: Petco Park - San Diego, CA An interleague battle concludes Wednesday night when the Cleveland Guardians (65-56, 33-31 away) visit the San Diego Padres (68-57, 35-27 home).…

The New York Mets will travel to take on the Philadelphia Phillies in a three-game series this weekend. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Mets-Phillies prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Mets are entering Philadelphia with their tails between their legs, losing three out of four in…

Welcome to my series of Report Card postings for individual members of the 2022 Cardinals. I strive to present a thorough profile for each player, and that takes time because I'm also writing about other topics. Today, this one is pretty simple and easy. Next Up: Paul Goldschmidt. I figured it was appropriate to highlight his 2022 season on Nov.…

The San Diego Padres (78-76) host the Atlanta Braves (81-72) Saturday for the second of their three-game series at Petco Park with the first pitch scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET. Let's analyze the lines around the Braves vs. Padres odds with MLB picks and predictions. Technically, these teams split a doubleheader Friday, but the first game was a makeup…

Two teams with championship aspirations will face off in an inter-league duel just days before the postseason begins. With that being said, it is time to take an exclusive look at our MLB odds series, where our Phillies-Astros prediction and pick will be revealed. After blanking the Astros by a score of 3-0 in game one of this series, the NL Wild…

The trade deadline has passed, and the race to the MLB postseason is heating up. But there are still some lingering questions about the future of a few of baseball's biggest stars and where they'll play in the future. Last winter, the lockout shook up free agency. Lucky for baseball fans, the labor strife is behind us, at least for now, and some…

The NL East crown is up for grabs as the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves will go head-to-head out on the diamond later this evening. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Nationals-Braves prediction and pick will be revealed for all to see. After coming up on the short end of the stick to the Braves in a 5-2 defeat, the Washington…

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will finish their weekend series on Sunday afternoon in San Diego. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Dodgers-Padres prediction and pick, laid out below. The rest of the regular season is merely a formality for Los Angeles, as the team owns baseball's best…

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates meet for the third time in just as many days in what should be an entertaining battle on the diamond out on the east coast. It is time to check out our MLB odds series, where our Phillies-Pirates prediction and pick will be made for all sports betting fanatics to see. Reeling off victories in the…

The Philadelphia Phillies are headed to the MLB World Series! The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves dominated National League East headlines all season long. Meanwhile, Philadelphia snuck into the playoffs as the final NL Wild Card team. Nevertheless, Philadelphia outlasted Atlanta, New York, and the rest of the NL. However, they will now have to…

The Philadelphia Phillies will travel to Houston to take on the Houston Astros in the final regular season series for both teams. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Phillies-Astros prediction and pick, laid out below. Philadelphia is clinging to the final NL Wild Card spot, with an 86-73 record that…

The Detroit Tigers are set to host the San Diego Padres Monday in the first matchup of a three-game series at Comerica Park. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Padres-Tigers prediction and pick we have laid out below. Detroit got off to a strong start out of the All-Star break, beating the lowly…

While there is value to be found on the Giants moneyline, they're not easy to trust amid an uneven season, especially against the San Diego Padres. Instead, we're backing the Under as both lefty hurlers have been better than their surface numbers indicate. The San Francisco Giants head to San Diego to begin a three-game series against their NL West…