The Seattle Mariners are the best team in baseball through the first two weeks of this season, but they’re lined as home dogs for the opener of a three-game series with the pre-season favorites to win the American League West. Will we see bookmakers move the chalk during the series? Darin has our MLB pick!
After a slow start to this season the Houston Astros are suddenly hot, and just came from behind to beat the Yankees Monday night. Houston is now a heavy favorite with online betting sites for the middle game of this three-game series Tuesday night. Darin Zink lets us know if bettors should back the hot team or if the value sits with the Yankees. DZ gives his MLB prediction.
The New York Yankees and Houston Astros both just swept their series over the weekend, and now hook up for a three-game series at Minute Maid Park beginning tonight. Houston is a heavy favorite for Game 1, with its ace throwing, but New York bats are coming in hot. Darin Zank give his MLB pick
The Dodgers have been on a roll, winners of four consecutive games and five of their last six. They’ll look to keep things going with Lefty Julio Urias getting the ball tonight. Urias has been beat up by the Rockies projected line-up allowing an embarrassing .381 batting average. He did look good in his opener allowing zero runs in five innings. Read MLB capper Zank’s stats breakdown and get his suggested bet.
The Cubs have been dreadful and the Brewers have been fantastic out of the gate this season. Both starters had rocky outings in their openers but Milwaukee did get the victory in Burnes first ever MLB start. The young pitcher did strike out 12 and was overpowering in relief last season, so maybe he can improve here? Read on to get prognosticator’s suggested bet.
Atlanta picked up its first win of this new season Monday and shoots for its first series victory when it hosts the Cubs for the middle game of this three-game series Wednesday night. This game is a near toss-up at most betting sites, as it was on Monday. Darin Zank predict the outcome for this latest game in the series!
The defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox are off to a slow start to this season, losing four of their first five games, including the opener of a four-game series in Oakland Monday night. And yet sportsbooks have Boston as a heavy favorite for Game 2 of this series with the A’s tonight.
Chicago just dropped two of three games to the Rangers in Texas over the weekend, losing Sunday’s series rubber match 11-10. The Cubs led Sunday 4-0 early and 8-5 into the bottom of the sixth inning but the bullpen proceeded to give up six runs from there, losing the game on a wild pitch by Pedro Strop in the bottom of the ninth. Can Chicago pick themselves up after this letdown versus the Braves? Sportsbooks have the Braves and Sean Newcomb as small favorites at -105 and Darin Zank has your MLB pick.
The Atlanta Braves will try to avoid a sweep when they play the final of a three-game series against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park today. That may be a tough task if you put much weight into the betting trends that has seen the home team get the money in nine of last ten meetings. MLB capper Zank thinks he has it all figured out making a run line play on the game. Check it out.
These two teams have put up 29 points in the first two games of this series. They may find the going tougher tonight with the Red Sox sending out Eduardo Rodriguez and the Mariners countering with Mike Leake. Rodriguez has the better batter vs. pitcher numbers, but it’s laying anything over -120 is not a recipe for success betting baseball. Read on to see what Zank is wagering and why.