We have a full 15-game slate today, starting early with Red Sox vs Yankees at 1:35 PM ET at Yankee Stadium on YES, and closing with a Sunday Night Baseball game between the Giants and Cubs at 8:30 PM ET at Wrigley Field on NBC/Peacock.
Our experts have analyzed the matchups and found great options for Sunday, June 7.
Below are 6 expert MLB best bets today.
MLB Best Bets Today
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our MLB betting staff is targeting from today's slate of games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
|---|---|---|
  | 1:35 PM | |
  | 1:35 PM | |
  | 2:15 PM | |
  | 3:15 PM | |
  | 4:10 PM | |
  | 8:30 PM | |
Specific betting recommendations come from the sportsbook offering preferred odds as of writing. Always shop for the best price using our MLB Odds page, which automatically surfaces the best lines for every game. | ||
Ryan Minion's Red Sox vs Yankees Best Bet
By Ryan Minion
The Yankees and Red Sox will duke it out on Sunday afternoon in the last of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium. This one is extra fun because we get a pitching matchup of two highly-touted prospects.
Cam Schlittler has been one of the league’s best this year, running a 1.89 ERA and .86 WHIP across his first 13 starts.
While Early hasn’t put up similarly stunning numbers, he has posted a quality 3.26 ERA across his first 12 outings.
Unfortunately for the Sox, I still think the Yankees have the pitching advantage on Sunday.
Pick: Yankees F5 Moneyline (-156)
| | | | | |
Tony Sartori's Pirates vs Braves ML Pick
By Tony Sartori
Right-hander Bubba Chandler takes the mound for the Pirates and should once again be a fade candidate. Over his past eight starts, Chandler is 1-5 with a 5.84 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP.
Through his first 13 starts this season, Braves SP Bryce Elder is 5-3 with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. He ranks in the top 10 in the National League in both categories.
The clear pitching advantage goes to Atlanta. That leaves hitting, where both teams have performed well this season.
However, while the Pirates have been productive at the plate, the Braves have been better. This season, Atlanta ranks in the top three in runs scored per game, batting average, slugging percentage and OPS.
The Braves rank ahead of Pittsburgh in each of those four categories.
Pick: Braves ML (-140 or Better)
| | | | | |
PRO's Reds vs Cardinals Top Projection
Our own Sean Zerillo projects an edge on the total for this matchup between the Reds and Cardinals.
While the consensus line sits at 9.5, Zerillo projects around 9.97 runs for this game, representing a 3.9% edge against the market, making the over the best choice with a B- grade on our system.
Also, the number of bets and percentage of money show increasing support for this option heading into today's first pitch.
As a reminder, you can see all of Zerillo's MLB game projections with an Action PRO Subscription. Find his projected lines every day on the PRO Projections tab.
Pick: Over 9.5 (-105 or Better)
| | | | | |
Doug Ziefel's Nationals vs Diamondbacks F5 Bet
By Doug Ziefel
The market has given us all the indicators we need to determine which angle you should take in this Nationals vs. Diamondbacks matchup. It all starts with the two men on the mound, Cade Cavalli and Michael Soroka.
Cavalli and Soroka are two of the biggest positive regression candidates on the slate, as their FIPs of 2.93 and 2.97, respectively, tell the real story of how effective each of them has been.
For Soroka, his big improvement this year has been his command. His Location+ is up to 107 from 97 last year. So, while his stuff has remained average, spotting it better and throwing more strikes overall has led to teams either working from behind in the count or having to swing at pitches just outside the zone, as his chase rate is elite.
As for Cavalli, we've finally begun to see why he was such a highly-touted prospect for years. His stuff is tremendous, and we've seen a massive jump in the effectiveness of his slider.
Last year, it was well below-average pitch with a Stuff+ rating of 84, but this season it's at 116. It's become his best weapon and helped him produce an elite CSW.
I mentioned the market movement above; well, everything I've seen has been in support of these two excellent starters. The full game total has fallen from 8.5, and both have received support in their outsprops markets, with both pointing towards them dueling into the sixth inning.
With that being the case, I'm going to back them to minimize scoring in the first half of this matchup and that the first five under.
Pick: F5 Under 4.5 (-128)
| | | | | |
Sean Paul's Angels vs Dodgers Spread Pick
By Sean Paul
You won't find a better top-five in the sport than the Dodgers, with Ohtani, Freeman, Tucker, Pages and Betts. That's world-beater stuff from the back-to-back champs.
So, let's break down this line.
The Dodgers are -199 favorites against the Angels, a bottom-three team in the league. So, if you'd like to take the ML, that's fine with me, but I'm going with the run line.
I know Soriano has a sub-3.00 ERA, but he's been terrible lately, and his walk issues won't fare well against this patient Dodgers lineup.
I expect another blowout in LA.
Pick: Dodgers -1.5 (-105 or Better)
| | | | | |
Frank Ammirante's Giants vs Cubs Over/Under Prediction
I'm riding with Giants vs. Cubs Under 8 for a couple of reasons.
For one, Trevor McDonald is much better than his surface stats suggest, as evidenced by a 3.17 SIERA, which is considerably lower than his 4.50 ERA.
More importantly, the wind is blowing in at about 7 MPH, with temperatures at 73 degrees at Wrigley Field tonight. That could help mitigate Jameson Taillon's flyball tendencies.
Add in the fact that Taillon is coming off one of his best outings of the season, and you can see why the under looks appealing here.
Pick: Under 8 (-115)
| | | | | |
