The baseball schedule makers have treated us to a full, 15-game slate on Tuesday, April 22.
There are plenty of MLB picks and props to sift through, but our MLB betting experts have already done the bulk of the heavy lifting.
After sorting through the odds, they've identified the best betting value on the board. So, continue reading as tonight's MLB best bets are below.
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.
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Allan Lem's Dodgers vs Cubs Best Bet: Back Imanaga
By Allan Lem
It's a tough matchup against the Dodgers, but I'll back Shota Imanaga tonight.
He owns a career 2.81 ERA through 34 starts and has had some success against the Dodgers in the past (current roster is 9-for-51 against him with 3 HRs, 3 RBI and a .176 batting average). He also held them to four scoreless innings earlier this season.
It's also a small sample, but the Dodgers have been below average this season against lefties, posting a 81 wRC+. With the Dodgers implied for 4.5 total runs, I'll side with Imanaga to stay under 3.5 earned runs.
Pick: Shota Imanaga Under 3.5 Earned Runs Allowed (-130)
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Grant Neiffer's Dodgers vs Cubs Best Bet: Can Tucker Go Deep?
Kyle Tucker is a great play today, even in a slightly below average matchup.
Dustin May is good at suppressing power, but is more susceptible to lefty power as his fly ball rate is a bit higher. The ballpark also isn't bad for power and the wind is blowout out slightly.
Tucker has been one of the best hitters in the league thus far this season with six homers to go along with career highs in hard-hit rate and barrels. He's playing some of the best baseball of his career and his line today should be about 70 points lower.
Pick: Kyle Tucker Over 0.5 Home Runs (+450)
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Charlie Wright's Blue Jays vs Astros Best Bet: Back Bassitt
Chris Bassitt is off to a tremendous start, allowing just two earned runs across four starts.
