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Results for Tuesday 26th of May 2026
| Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
| Doc's Sports | -3 | $-300.00 |
| Craig Trapp | 9 | $900.00 |
| Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy) | 6 | $600.00 |
| Raphael Esparza (VSI) | -3 | $-390.00 |
| Tony George | 6 | $600.00 |
| Scott Spreitzer | -1 | $-160.00 |
| August Young | -3 | $-300.00 |
| Griffin Murphy | -1 | $-105.00 |
Tuesday 26th of May 2026
Doc's Sports
3 Unit Play. Take #970 Chicago +100 over Minnesota (7:40p.m., Tuesday, May 26 MLB.tv) Chicago is just a better hitting team compared to Minnesota. We are getting a low number since the Sox are facing Joe Ryan. The White Sox are 15-10 at Rate Field and Minnesota is just 11-14 on the road. Expect the White Sox to win the series with a victory tonight.
Robert Ferringo
1-Unit Play. Take #962 L.A. Dodgers (-1.5, -110) over Colorado (10 p.m.)
1-Unit Play Take #963 Tampa Bay (-110) over Baltimore (6:30 p.m.)
1-Unit Play Take #967 N.Y. Yankees (-1.5, -120) over Kansas City (7:40 p.m.)
1-Unit Play Take #976 Cleveland (-135) over Washington (6 p.m.)
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
4-Unit Play. Take #959 Arizona (-115, moneyline) Over San Francisco (9:45 pm, Tuesday May 26)
The Giants have struggled (2-4 recently), while Arizona is red-hot (8-1 in their last 9) and has beaten San Francisco in four straight. Mahle has been hit hard (15 ER in his last 3 starts). Take the D-backs ML.
3-Unit Play. Take #969 Minnesota (-115, moneyline) Over Chicago White Sox (7:40 pm, Tuesday May 26)
The key is Minnesota’s starting pitching edge - Ryan has been outstanding, allowing just 3 earned runs over his last 18 innings (3 starts). The Twins are 4-1 in their last 5 and should bounce back after yesterday’s loss. Take Minnesota ML today.
2-Unit Play. Take #953 Cincinnati (-140, First 5 innings) Over NY Mets (7:40 pm, Tuesday May 26)
The Reds’ offense woke up in the opener and should keep rolling in Game 2. Key play: Burns has been dominant this year (1.83 ERA, 6.4 K/9), so play the first five innings while the Reds attack the young starter. Take Cincinnati ML 1st 5 innings.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
7-Unit Play. Take #963/964 'Over' 8.5 (-120) Tampa Bay at Baltimore (6:40 p.m., Tue, May 26)
The Rays and Orioles played 13 innings yesterday. The teams combined to use 11 relievers as a result of the long game - a 9-7 Baltimore win! Also, both lineups should have added confidence at the plate after the see-saw affair in extra innings saw the teams combine for 12 runs in the extra innings portion of the battle! This starting pitching match-up is also conducive to an over. These lineups just faced these same starting pitchers last week. Though these starters did pitch well then, they now give the lineups a quick second look. Shane Baz, the former Ray, has not pitched well in his new home in Baltimore as he has a 5.66 ERA in his 4 home starts this season. Also, he had allowed 25 earned runs over his last 7 starts prior to last week's solid effort at Tampa Bay. Watch him get pounded back home at Camden Yards in the rematch. As for TB starter Griffin Jax, he is still getting used to being a starter as he was working out of the bullpen up until recently. I know he had a decent outing versus the Orioles in Tampa but now he faces them on the road and he is 1-2 with a 4.70 ERA in his 10 games (2 starts) away from home this season. The Rays have scored an average of 6 runs per game over their last dozen games! The Orioles have scored an average of 5 runs over their last 8 games. I would not be surprised to see each team get to at least 5 runs here and, either way, this one should get to double digits in runs scored per all of the above. 7* OVER 8.5 (-120) in Baltimore
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
6-Unit Play. Take Texas Rangers -125 over Houston Astros (Tuesday @ 8:05pm est)
This does make sense for us to back the Rangers here. A couple of things here, we like Texas to step up here after losing 0-9 yesterday and they also lost 2 of 3 to the Astros earlier this year if you remember. You get Leiter who just lost to these guys two games ago and comes off a 4 earned run performance where he felt short. And, then on top of that you get the Astros here Alexander who comes off his first major quality start giving up 0 ER last game and he likely has a massive let down here against a hungry Texas team who is primed for a bust out after losing several games here.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
MLB BASEBALL
3 Unit Play. Take #976 Cleveland (-135) over Washington (6:05pm., Tuesday, May 26)
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Good Luck to All - Raphael Esparza
Tony George
MLB
5/26/26
4 Units
Take #962 LA Dodgers RL -1.5 (-110) over Colorado
*10 EST
It is not if LA Wins this game but by how many! Kyle Freeland is on the hill for the Rockies who are on the road, with 4 starts in May, he has over an 11 ERA. This will not end well for Colorado.
LA will slice and dice him early and often. Many of the LA players have great career splits against him. This is a total mis-match head to toe, despite some in[TG1] consistencies of the Dodgers as of late. LA won by 2 yesterday and faced a better pitcher. Eric Lauer gets the bump for LA, newly acquired from the Blue Jays, and he was lights out last year and struggled this year, and I think he will be highly motivated to make a good showing tonight. Looks like low hanging fruit here, but at days end sometimes the obvious choice is the right one.
Additional 2 Unit Play
Take #953 Cincinnati (-125) over NY Mets *7 EST
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play: #979 Miami +120 over Toronto (Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 7:07pm ET
Take Miami on the moneyline as my top MLB pick for Tuesday night. This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and I really like this pitching matchup for Miami here tonight. This is a huge bounce-back spot for Alcantara who was lit up in his last outing giving up six earned runs in six innings against Atlanta. It's important to note that in his previous start he gave up no earned runs in six innings against a very good Tampa Bay team that leads the division. Play Miami moneyline
Scott Spreitzer
3-Unit Play: Take 952 Pirates -125 over Cubs (6:40 p.m., Tuesday, May 26)
Jordan Wicks takes the mound for the first time this season on Tuesday and I’m betting the Cubs’ losing streak reaches 10 games. Wicks, a southpaw, has bad career numbers at the Major League level and he’s struggled at Triple-A this season. He’ll face a Pirates’ offense ranked 2nd, 4th, and 5th at home against lefties in batting average, OPS, and wRC+. The Cubs are averaging less than 3 rpg during the losing streak and Braxton Ashcraft is taking care of business for the Bucs. I’m backing the Pirates. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
4-Unit Play: Take 958 Padres -120 over Phillies (9:40 p.m., Tuesday, May 26)
Randy Vasquez had yesterday’s start moved to Tuesday and we’ll jump in. I’ll cut Randy Vasquez a break for a shaky outing in his most recent start. After all, he was facing the Dodgers, who can go off at any time. Before that loss, the Friars were 5-0 with Vasquez on the PETCO mound. As it is they’re 8-2 in his 10 starts this season. Vasquez has a solid WHIP and he’s allowed just 5 HR in 54.2 IP. I expect more success against the Phillies who rank 29th in OPS & wRC+ on the road against righties. In fact, they’re 27th in team batting average in tonight’s situation. The Padres have been anemic at the plate the last couple of games but get just what the doctor ordered with Aaon Nola on the mound for the Phillies. We also have the better pen on our side. I’m backing the Padres. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
3-Unit Play (906) Colorado Rockies +195 over Los Angeles Dodgers (5/26 @ 10:10PM EST) The Dodgers have been super inconsistent this season, especially at home. They've gotten back in their groove a little as of late, but they still struggled with RISP last night despite the clear pitching mismatch and being priced as north of -300. They would have lost that game without the 4 run boost in the bottom of the 7th. All-in-all, there is solid value on the Rockies here who seem to follow the same pattern this season. Kyle Freeland is a serious concern here, but Eric Lauer is more problematic in our opinion. He has a 5.86 xERA and has some of the worst percentile numbers in the league to this point. The fact is; he is a losing pitcher historically, that is being priced north of -200.
Strike Point Sports
3-Unit Play. Take #977 Atlanta (-115) over Boston (6:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 26)
A day off was probably a good thing for both of these teams as the Braves lost their last two to the Nationals and the Red Sox were swept by the Twins. Fenway has not been much of a home field advantage for the Sox as they have the worst home record in all of baseball at 8-17 and I think they are going to take another loss tonight. Spencer Strider was dominant in his first two seasons in the majors, and he may never get back to that level following his Tommy John surgery, but he is still pretty good and knows how to get guys out. Ranger Suarez has been solid for Boston in his first season with them as he has gone 2-2 with a 2.40 ERA over 9 starts. A closer look though reveals that the Red Sox haven’t asked to much of Suarez as he hasn’t made it through 5 innings in over half of his starts, and I doubt he will in this one as well. The Braves have won all four starts Strider has made this season and I think they will do the same in this matchup.
Best of Luck – Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.
Griffin Murphy
1 Unit Play - Take #970 CHI White Sox (-105) Over MIN Twins. (7:40p.m, Tuesday, May 26th)
The market continues to disrespect the White Sox with the even or positive money lines. Chicago took game 1 of the set yesterday in a 3-1 final and continues to find ways to win. The Sox are 2nd in the AL Central, 6-2 in divisional play, and 15-10 at home. Minnesota is 11-14 on the road this season and 26-28 on the year. We believe the wrong team to be the favorite once again here tonight, despite Minnesota edging slightly on the rubber. This White Sox offense has proved they can and will score on anybody. We will back Sean Burke and this White Sox offense to get the win at home tonight.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
3 Unit: MLB Take #963 TB Rays ML (-110) over BAL Orioles (6:35p.m, Tuesday, May 26th)
This is the ultimate bounce-back spot for the Tampa Bay Rays after dropping a heartbreaking, 13-inning marathon loss (9-7) to the Orioles yesterday. With both bullpens completely exhausted from a grueling extra-innings affair, the outcome rests squarely on the starting pitchers to provide length. That is where the value shifts entirely to Tampa Bay. The Rays turn to right-hander Griffin Jax, who has excelled since moving from the bullpen into a permanent starting role, carrying a sharp 3.54 ERA on the season. Jax already proved he has the formula to baffle these Baltimore hitters, coming off a masterful outing last week where he surrendered just one run across five sharp innings against the O's. Conversely, the Rays' offense is primed to break out against Orioles righty Shane Baz (1-5, 4.87 ERA). Baz has lacked consistent command this month, leading to deep counts early in games. Facing a highly motivated, aggressive Tampa Bay lineup with an underbelly of a fatigued Baltimore bullpen behind him is a disastrous recipe. Grab the plus-money value on the road team to even the series. Take the Tampa Bay Rays Moneyline
Nick Menken
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Doc's Sports
3 Unit Play. Take #970 Chicago +100 over Minnesota (7:40p.m., Tuesday, May 26 MLB.tv) Chicago is just a better hitting team compared to Minnesota. We are getting a low number since the Sox are facing Joe Ryan. The White Sox are 15-10 at Rate Field and Minnesota is just 11-14 on the road. Expect the White Sox to win the series with a victory tonight.Robert Ferringo
1-Unit Play. Take #962 L.A. Dodgers (-1.5, -110) over Colorado (10 p.m.)1-Unit Play Take #963 Tampa Bay (-110) over Baltimore (6:30 p.m.)
1-Unit Play Take #967 N.Y. Yankees (-1.5, -120) over Kansas City (7:40 p.m.)
1-Unit Play Take #976 Cleveland (-135) over Washington (6 p.m.)
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
4-Unit Play. Take #959 Arizona (-115, moneyline) Over San Francisco (9:45 pm, Tuesday May 26)The Giants have struggled (2-4 recently), while Arizona is red-hot (8-1 in their last 9) and has beaten San Francisco in four straight. Mahle has been hit hard (15 ER in his last 3 starts). Take the D-backs ML.
3-Unit Play. Take #969 Minnesota (-115, moneyline) Over Chicago White Sox (7:40 pm, Tuesday May 26)
The key is Minnesota’s starting pitching edge - Ryan has been outstanding, allowing just 3 earned runs over his last 18 innings (3 starts). The Twins are 4-1 in their last 5 and should bounce back after yesterday’s loss. Take Minnesota ML today.
2-Unit Play. Take #953 Cincinnati (-140, First 5 innings) Over NY Mets (7:40 pm, Tuesday May 26)
The Reds’ offense woke up in the opener and should keep rolling in Game 2. Key play: Burns has been dominant this year (1.83 ERA, 6.4 K/9), so play the first five innings while the Reds attack the young starter. Take Cincinnati ML 1st 5 innings.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
7-Unit Play. Take #963/964 'Over' 8.5 (-120) Tampa Bay at Baltimore (6:40 p.m., Tue, May 26)The Rays and Orioles played 13 innings yesterday. The teams combined to use 11 relievers as a result of the long game - a 9-7 Baltimore win! Also, both lineups should have added confidence at the plate after the see-saw affair in extra innings saw the teams combine for 12 runs in the extra innings portion of the battle! This starting pitching match-up is also conducive to an over. These lineups just faced these same starting pitchers last week. Though these starters did pitch well then, they now give the lineups a quick second look. Shane Baz, the former Ray, has not pitched well in his new home in Baltimore as he has a 5.66 ERA in his 4 home starts this season. Also, he had allowed 25 earned runs over his last 7 starts prior to last week's solid effort at Tampa Bay. Watch him get pounded back home at Camden Yards in the rematch. As for TB starter Griffin Jax, he is still getting used to being a starter as he was working out of the bullpen up until recently. I know he had a decent outing versus the Orioles in Tampa but now he faces them on the road and he is 1-2 with a 4.70 ERA in his 10 games (2 starts) away from home this season. The Rays have scored an average of 6 runs per game over their last dozen games! The Orioles have scored an average of 5 runs over their last 8 games. I would not be surprised to see each team get to at least 5 runs here and, either way, this one should get to double digits in runs scored per all of the above. 7* OVER 8.5 (-120) in Baltimore
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
6-Unit Play. Take Texas Rangers -125 over Houston Astros (Tuesday @ 8:05pm est)This does make sense for us to back the Rangers here. A couple of things here, we like Texas to step up here after losing 0-9 yesterday and they also lost 2 of 3 to the Astros earlier this year if you remember. You get Leiter who just lost to these guys two games ago and comes off a 4 earned run performance where he felt short. And, then on top of that you get the Astros here Alexander who comes off his first major quality start giving up 0 ER last game and he likely has a massive let down here against a hungry Texas team who is primed for a bust out after losing several games here.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
MLB BASEBALL3 Unit Play. Take #976 Cleveland (-135) over Washington (6:05pm., Tuesday, May 26)
These are all the MLB Baseball picks today. Your next update will be Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Be sure to check out the L.V. Informs on my profile page for daily updates and free picks.
Good Luck to All - Raphael Esparza
Tony George
MLB5/26/26
4 Units
Take #962 LA Dodgers RL -1.5 (-110) over Colorado
*10 EST
It is not if LA Wins this game but by how many! Kyle Freeland is on the hill for the Rockies who are on the road, with 4 starts in May, he has over an 11 ERA. This will not end well for Colorado.
LA will slice and dice him early and often. Many of the LA players have great career splits against him. This is a total mis-match head to toe, despite some in[TG1] consistencies of the Dodgers as of late. LA won by 2 yesterday and faced a better pitcher. Eric Lauer gets the bump for LA, newly acquired from the Blue Jays, and he was lights out last year and struggled this year, and I think he will be highly motivated to make a good showing tonight. Looks like low hanging fruit here, but at days end sometimes the obvious choice is the right one.
Additional 2 Unit Play
Take #953 Cincinnati (-125) over NY Mets *7 EST
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play: #979 Miami +120 over Toronto (Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 7:07pm ETTake Miami on the moneyline as my top MLB pick for Tuesday night. This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and I really like this pitching matchup for Miami here tonight. This is a huge bounce-back spot for Alcantara who was lit up in his last outing giving up six earned runs in six innings against Atlanta. It's important to note that in his previous start he gave up no earned runs in six innings against a very good Tampa Bay team that leads the division. Play Miami moneyline
Scott Spreitzer
3-Unit Play: Take 952 Pirates -125 over Cubs (6:40 p.m., Tuesday, May 26)Jordan Wicks takes the mound for the first time this season on Tuesday and I’m betting the Cubs’ losing streak reaches 10 games. Wicks, a southpaw, has bad career numbers at the Major League level and he’s struggled at Triple-A this season. He’ll face a Pirates’ offense ranked 2nd, 4th, and 5th at home against lefties in batting average, OPS, and wRC+. The Cubs are averaging less than 3 rpg during the losing streak and Braxton Ashcraft is taking care of business for the Bucs. I’m backing the Pirates. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
4-Unit Play: Take 958 Padres -120 over Phillies (9:40 p.m., Tuesday, May 26)
Randy Vasquez had yesterday’s start moved to Tuesday and we’ll jump in. I’ll cut Randy Vasquez a break for a shaky outing in his most recent start. After all, he was facing the Dodgers, who can go off at any time. Before that loss, the Friars were 5-0 with Vasquez on the PETCO mound. As it is they’re 8-2 in his 10 starts this season. Vasquez has a solid WHIP and he’s allowed just 5 HR in 54.2 IP. I expect more success against the Phillies who rank 29th in OPS & wRC+ on the road against righties. In fact, they’re 27th in team batting average in tonight’s situation. The Padres have been anemic at the plate the last couple of games but get just what the doctor ordered with Aaon Nola on the mound for the Phillies. We also have the better pen on our side. I’m backing the Padres. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
3-Unit Play (906) Colorado Rockies +195 over Los Angeles Dodgers (5/26 @ 10:10PM EST) The Dodgers have been super inconsistent this season, especially at home. They've gotten back in their groove a little as of late, but they still struggled with RISP last night despite the clear pitching mismatch and being priced as north of -300. They would have lost that game without the 4 run boost in the bottom of the 7th. All-in-all, there is solid value on the Rockies here who seem to follow the same pattern this season. Kyle Freeland is a serious concern here, but Eric Lauer is more problematic in our opinion. He has a 5.86 xERA and has some of the worst percentile numbers in the league to this point. The fact is; he is a losing pitcher historically, that is being priced north of -200.Strike Point Sports
3-Unit Play. Take #977 Atlanta (-115) over Boston (6:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 26)A day off was probably a good thing for both of these teams as the Braves lost their last two to the Nationals and the Red Sox were swept by the Twins. Fenway has not been much of a home field advantage for the Sox as they have the worst home record in all of baseball at 8-17 and I think they are going to take another loss tonight. Spencer Strider was dominant in his first two seasons in the majors, and he may never get back to that level following his Tommy John surgery, but he is still pretty good and knows how to get guys out. Ranger Suarez has been solid for Boston in his first season with them as he has gone 2-2 with a 2.40 ERA over 9 starts. A closer look though reveals that the Red Sox haven’t asked to much of Suarez as he hasn’t made it through 5 innings in over half of his starts, and I doubt he will in this one as well. The Braves have won all four starts Strider has made this season and I think they will do the same in this matchup.
Best of Luck – Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.Griffin Murphy
1 Unit Play - Take #970 CHI White Sox (-105) Over MIN Twins. (7:40p.m, Tuesday, May 26th)The market continues to disrespect the White Sox with the even or positive money lines. Chicago took game 1 of the set yesterday in a 3-1 final and continues to find ways to win. The Sox are 2nd in the AL Central, 6-2 in divisional play, and 15-10 at home. Minnesota is 11-14 on the road this season and 26-28 on the year. We believe the wrong team to be the favorite once again here tonight, despite Minnesota edging slightly on the rubber. This White Sox offense has proved they can and will score on anybody. We will back Sean Burke and this White Sox offense to get the win at home tonight.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
3 Unit: MLB Take #963 TB Rays ML (-110) over BAL Orioles (6:35p.m, Tuesday, May 26th)
This is the ultimate bounce-back spot for the Tampa Bay Rays after dropping a heartbreaking, 13-inning marathon loss (9-7) to the Orioles yesterday. With both bullpens completely exhausted from a grueling extra-innings affair, the outcome rests squarely on the starting pitchers to provide length. That is where the value shifts entirely to Tampa Bay. The Rays turn to right-hander Griffin Jax, who has excelled since moving from the bullpen into a permanent starting role, carrying a sharp 3.54 ERA on the season. Jax already proved he has the formula to baffle these Baltimore hitters, coming off a masterful outing last week where he surrendered just one run across five sharp innings against the O's. Conversely, the Rays' offense is primed to break out against Orioles righty Shane Baz (1-5, 4.87 ERA). Baz has lacked consistent command this month, leading to deep counts early in games. Facing a highly motivated, aggressive Tampa Bay lineup with an underbelly of a fatigued Baltimore bullpen behind him is a disastrous recipe. Grab the plus-money value on the road team to even the series. Take the Tampa Bay Rays Moneyline
Nick Menken
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DOC’S SPORTS has a full-time handicapper that lives and breathes baseball, and he is looking for another big season on the diamond. In 2021, Doc's banked over +9,000 in the first month of the season and was up over +15,900 before July 1! Doc's is looking for another big start to this season. Our steady approach focuses on runlines, small favorites and underdogs. Sign up today and get every selection from Opening Day in April to the World Series in October.
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CRAIG TRAPP is one of the newest edition to Doc's Sports but he isn’t new to the winning business. This year Craig is celebrating his 21st year handicapping and looks to celebrate with his MLB best season ever. Trapp’s MLB service has posted 7 of 11 profitable seasons with his top plays, hitting over 60% over the last decade. Craig has perfected his craft in MLB using a statistical model that continues to carve out winners. He is low volume bettor with 1-3 picks per day, and you can jump on today as he looks for to make it four of five straight winning season on the bases!
JASON SHARPE loves dealing winners on the diamond and has beaten the sportsbooks for four of five winning years. In 2022 he had his best season ever in any sport, banking over +15,000 in profit for his MLB clients. Sharpe has produced over +14,000 the last five seasons and has proven himself as one of the best in the business. He went 97-65 (60%) on baseball plays rated 7.0+ from 2021-2024 and has posted four wire-to-wire winning seasons in his career. Sharpe has 12 of 16 winning MLB seasons overall, and this has been his personal-best sport throughout his career. Sign up today!
STRIKE POINT SPORTS was outstanding on the diamond in 2024, racking up +6,300 for their clients. SPS also piled up +5,000 in the first three months of 2023 and notched +16,200 from 2015-2019, including +4,200 in 2019 and a +7,000 run in July of 2018. Big runs have been the norm for this group. In 2015 they picked up an unreal +10,300 over a three-month run and in 2016 they closed out with +8,100. They have been particularly good early in the season, meaning players have been beating the books with their own money the rest of the way. Put them to work today!
AUGUST YOUNG utilizes predictive models, situational trends, and confirming all his leans with back-end PPH whale accounts. You can be sure you will be getting the best bets all the pros are on. August had winning seasons in both 2019 (+4,310) and 2020 (+5,210) and posted a career-high campaign in 2024 with over +11,000 in cash. You won't find large favorite or big underdogs when signing up with Young, and he is looking for consistent production all season long.
ARUN SHIVA has been good for 7 of 12 winning years on the diamond for over +13,000 in cash. From 2013-2020, Shiva pumped out +19,000 for his clients, and he has been at his best in the postseason, posting 8 of 11 playoff runs and 8 of 13 winning Octobers. Shiva has been on point with his top plays, going 263-199 with his last 462 picks rated 6.0 or higher. Shiva sticks to a one-play-per-day mantra and is excited for another big year. Sign up today and don't miss out.
SCOTT SPREITZER has been cashing on the bases since 1995, posting 18 of 32 winning years on the diamond. Spreitzer has been at his best with his top picks, boasting an 84-58 (59%) mark on plays rated 7.0 or higher in 2023 and 2024. Spreitzer is all about quality over quantity on the diamond. He has adjusted his MLB handicapping to the new style of play and is looking forward to his best year yet. Jump on board and don’t miss a single pick from this veteran handicapper!
VERNON CROY had a monster 2024 with his top plays on the diamond, going 43-26, +9,895 on his plays rated 5.0+. Croy used that for a personal-best baseball season and he is looking to match it this summer. Croy banked +3,700 in the 2019 season and finished out the 2015 season on a 64 percent surge (29-16). Croy is an aggressive big play handicapper, and he is looking forward to a successful seven-month campaign. Sign up and check him out today.
NICK MENKEN is a former Division I baseball player (Virginia Tech, Illinois) and has a deep understanding of the game’s dynamics, which he now applies to sports betting. His ability to break down complex data, spot trends, and devise winning strategies makes him a standout in the world of sports handicapping. Whether it's leveraging his baseball expertise or employing cutting-edge betting techniques, Menken’s approach ensures an edge in the unpredictable world of sports. If you’re looking for smart, calculated betting strategies, sign up now!
GRIFFIN MURPHY began his career in the foreign exchange market, trading currency pairs, buying low and selling high. This experience has made him an expert on probabilities, which is an essential part of an MLB handicapper's repertoire. He has used his trading experience to create algorithms for the sports betting market, based on player statistics, weather trends, team trends, and hitting and pitching trends. Murphy will often have 2-5 picks per day and plans to knock it out of the park with major profits for his clients.