MLB Best Bets Today
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TODAY'S TOP MLB PLAYS
RAPHAEL ESPARZA has rung up FIVE straight MLB winners (+3,050) and last Saturday cashed +700 on the Angels ‘Over’. Esparza is releasing a 7-Unit MLB Play (10 p.m.) Friday and loves the value. Sign up below and ride this streak!
TODAY'S TOP CFL PLAYS
VERNON CROY is on an outstanding 10-4, +4,120 CFL run on plays rated 7.0+ dating back to last season. Croy is coming off an 8-Unit CFL Game of the Year win last week and has a 7-Unit CFL Play (8:30 p.m.) Friday night as his winning CFL season continues. Croy is 5-1, +2,600 on top plays this season and you can sign up below.
ARUN SHIVA is having a monster week with his top plays! Friday will feature a 7-unit CFL Total (8:30 p.m.) and Shiva has nailed his last two CFL top picks the last two weeks, including an a 7-unit winner last week! Sign up below.
TODAY'S TOP DAILY PROP PLAYS
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CRAIG TRAPP is looking to start the weekend with a big hit. Trapp is releasing a 6-Unit Daily Prop Play (7 p.m.) and this is an MLB prop prediction. Trapp hit his last top play in CFL on Sunday and you can sign up below for this one.
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Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
by Tony Sink - 7/18/2025
The Detroit Tigers are scheduled to meet the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Saturday, July 19, 2025. That matchup can be seen at 7:05 PM EST at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX. This report has odds and your MLB predictions for todays game against the spread. Read More >>
Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
by Tony Sink - 7/18/2025
The Houston Astros are on the docket to go head to head with the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Saturday, July 19, 2025. That matchup can be watched at 9:40 PM EST at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA. This matchup report includes betting lines and our pick of the day for this game. Read More >>
MLB Best Bet Tipsters |
Top 12 Tips |
MLB Best Bet Details |
Doc's Sports |
Monitor tired teams and their travel… |
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Robert Ferringo |
Always bank on regression to the mean… |
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Griffin Murphy |
Weigh pros vs. cons of matchup... |
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Raphael Esparza |
Wednesday and Friday pitching matchups… |
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Strike Point Sports |
Best bets should be against worst teams… |
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Arun Shiva |
Always look to bet against the public… |
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Jason Sharpe |
Look for key recent information… |
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Scott Spreitzer |
Always ride the hot team… |
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Tony George |
Totals are the way to go with best bets… |
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Vernon Croy |
Don’t try to bet against the streak… |
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August Young |
Target Underdogs Early in Season… |
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DOC'S SPORTS - One of the things that can lead to a big play for me in baseball is when I find a team in a difficult spot due to fatigue or travel. These elements get a lot of attention in sports like basketball and hockey, but rarely on the diamond. For example, teams that have play multiple extra innings on a "get away" day can be good fades the next time out. That is especially true if their bullpen has been overused several days in a row and one or two of the top arms will probably sit for the next game. These effects are much greater in the hot summer months of July and August (less so in September with 40-man rosters) when players are more worn down after playing 100+ games. It also helps to pay close attention to how each manager utilizes the bullpen throughout the course of the season. It won't take long to see patterns that can allow you to forecast which pitchers are likely to get used on a given night. With starting pitchers getting so much attention regarding the betting line, putting in some extra work on bullpens can be a big moneymaker in baseball.
ROBERT FERRINGO - I am a big believer in regression to the mean. The foundation of my handicapping career is that "gambling isn't magic, it's mathematics". And there are several fundamental mathematical principles that you can count on in wagering. One area where I look for regression is regarding batting average with runners in scoring position. When I'm looking at an MLB best bet, the first thing to handicap is in the pitchers and how they match up with the opposing lineups. But a factor that can take a good situation and make it a great one is when you have a team that is "due" because their numbers with runners in scoring position have been skewed outliers in recent games. The numbers don't lie. Don't fight them, use them.
GRIFFIN MURPHY - In baseball, there are all types of variables to take into consideration for success at the betting window. Confluences, or merging strategies, are my key ingredient to making a Best Bet. Every handicapper has their own angles. I am very strategic with mine. I stack up as many positive situations as possible and rank them against negatives. Of course, the first component involves pitching. I hunt for good pitchers and struggling pitchers. How many runs did our pitcher give up in his last two outings? How many strikeouts did he achieve? How many walks were given up? Then I simplify down to offense. How is my team playing offensively in their last five games? How many runs were scored? how many extra base hits occurred? Simply put, is that squad hitting the ball well or weak as of late? And, finally, how are they playing in their last 10 games? Are we trending upwards or downwards? Are we currently on a win streak, or is the team we are looking to attack currently on a losing streak? Once I have added up all of my positives, I must have at least two times more positive factors than negative factors. This strategy helps me calculate my MLB best bets!
ARUN SHIVA - In baseball, we look for the same thing we do in most of our top plays, which is to fade the public. But each sport is slightly different, and in baseball we look for let downs for pitchers as well. This is especially true when they come off a particularly brilliant start in which their team loses. That type of effort with no reward is brutal to take for the psyche of a pitcher, and consequently we know that he will likely have a letdown in his next start.
JASON SHARPE - A best bet in MLB centers on being ahead of the curve and being proactive with current information. What I'm looking for is recent performance from a starting pitcher that contradicts his overall season numbers and for that recent performance to be backed by information on an adjustment/change. In the end, this is something that the MLB betting markets are usually very slow to react too over the course of their very long regular season. It can be an easy call for a best bet.
STRIKE POINT SPORTS - One of the best tips that we can give you for targeting a best bet on the diamond is to bet against the worst teams! I know this seems kind of obvious. But sometime bettors can overthink things, especially when they are considering stepping out with a wager that is larger than normal. But you can often find tremendous value betting against the worst teams in the league, especially when those teams are at home. You can't find line value with the top tier teams going up against the teams in the basement. The moneylines are usually too big. But if you are in a situation where you can find a second-tier or middle-of-the-pack team going up against the worst teams in the league, then you have the beginning of a top play. The five or six worst teams in baseball are reliable for their ability to lose games in a variety of ways. The worst teams in baseball generally don't have a strong home field advantage because they don't draw many fans. And the teams in the basement generally aren't much better at home than they are on the road. Your best bets should always be against the worst teams, because the books can't get you with the spread. Take advantage of that.
TONY GEORGE - A top play or MLB best bet is always tricky, and I tend to lean more towards totals plays than side plays for bigger plays. It limits the criteria and variables for me to handicap. Side plays can go south after six innings once a great starter you banked on did his job and the bullpen tanks on him in a tight game for instance. I tend to look for both teams' last 10-game averages in batting along with bullpen ERA's and starter ERA's.
RAPHAEL ESPARZA - Starting pitching is key to any great baseball runs, but if you are a total guy, like myself, then bullpen usage is also something you need to look at. Some managers love to overuse their bullpens, and that could give us some soft totals and short money lines, so again pay attention to the relievers. Let's face it, people will wager on baseball on who is starting the game. But with starters only going 5-6 innings or less, the bullpen is where you will cash.
VERNON CROY - MLB is a game of streaks, and I will almost always never go against a streak of four or more straight wins or losses. Never bet thinking Team A has just won eight in a row so I'm going to bet against them because no way they will win nine in a row. You will lose more often than not and the same goes with a team that has lost eight in a row thinking hey they can't possibly lose nine in a row. Now, given the right circumstances, you should follow certain winning streaks and losing streaks. Remember the 2002 Oakland Athletics 20 game win streak? Well, I happened to be on them until their 18th win.
SCOTT SPREITZER - Handicapping MLB and finding a side / total that qualifies as a Best Bet takes a different approach by me than any other sport. While I do place significance on starting pitchers, in this day and age when a pitcher is pulled after five innings, even when pitching at the top of his game, it has become of utmost importance to know how teams fare when leading/trailing heading into the sixth inning. This means there is also a cause to handicap "backwards." It's more important than ever to begin your handicap with a team's closer, continuing with set-up men, middle relievers, and finally, long relievers. When all aspects are aligned on the same side, including the starter and a team that hits well in their specific situation, I have a top of the ticket wager. Finally, look to step-out on normally decent starters who have been struggling recently, but make a delivery or "arsenal" adjustment in-between starts.
AUGUST YOUNG - For me, I am a big believer in market efficiency. The oddsmakers and sharp betting groups that move the market become sharper and sharper as the season progresses. The lines have much less error in them once we get outside the first month or two. Therefore, I find it imperative to press the action, especially on underdogs in the early part of the season. Naturally, underdogs hold more value when we have more uncertainty. For example, dating back to 2005, taking all underdogs blindly in their first 10 games has produced more than +$7,700 in total profit for a $100 bettor with a +3.2% ROI. This improves to a +5.7% ROI when looking at visiting underdogs, and a +10.3% ROI when looking at visiting underdogs of +150 or higher. These edges evaporates quickly as the season progresses, but it's often been a gold mine early due to the inaccuracies in the market.
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