Ricky Dimon
The week in Major League Baseball continues with a 15-game schedule on Wednesday. I’m red hot in the early stages of the season, with a 29-16-1 record so far in this best bets piece while going 3-for-7 on Same Game Parlays at +481, +632 and +439 odds and 5-1 on YRFI/NRFI picks. Pickswise’s MLB handicapping team on the whole is 47-25-4 on their best bets. Let’s keep it going as we get into my MLB best bets of the day!
Also don’t forget to check out our MLB picks for Wednesday’s slate.
MLB best bet: Chicago Cubs vs Miami Marlins Over 8.5 (-120)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing
Each of the first 2 games in this series soared over this 8.5 number and I expect the rubber match on Wednesday to do the same. The pitching matchup is Cade Horton of Chicago against Max Meyer of Miami. Horton’s 2 starts earlier this month were the first 2 of his MLB career, and they did not go well. The 23-year-old has a 6.00 ERA through 9.0 innings and has surrendered 3 home runs. Meyer is 3-4 with a 4.47 ERA and 1.33 WHIP and 8 homers allowed, including 4 through his trio of May appearances.
These 2 lineups should be more than capable of piling on the opposing pitchers’ woes. The Cubs lead all of Major League Baseball in runs scored with 291; only the Dodgers are even in the same vicinity in terms of run production. Ian Happ is 2-for-3 all time against Meyer with 1 homer and Pete Crow-Armstrong is 1-for-2 with a dinger. Meanwhile, the Marlins have scored 8 runs or more in 2 of their last 5 contests. Kyle Stowers is on a 7-game winning streak and has homered 3 times during this stretch. Let’s back the over on Wednesday afternoon in Miami.
Read our full Cubs vs Marlins prediction
MLB best bet: Boston Red Sox ML over New York Mets (-144)
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing
Boston is in a great spot to make it 2 straight against New York in this intriguing interleague series. First and foremost, Garrett Crochet is taking the mound. Crochet has been outstanding in his first season with the Red Sox, sporting a 2.00 ERA and 1.06 WHIP to go along with 73 strikeouts in 63.0 innings of work. The left-hander has gotten through 7.0 innings in 3 of his last 4 appearances.
The Mets are countering with Tylor Megill, who has cooled off in a big way of late. Megill was hot through April, but in 3 May outings he has given up a ridiculous 12 earned runs on 15 hits and 10 walks while working just 12.1 innings. Quite simply, the right-hander has been awful. He also stinks on the road. Megill owns a 5.25 ERA away from home so far this season compared to 1.86 when he finds himself in the friendly confines of Citi Field. Give me the Sox all day long at Fenway Park.
