The best free expert MLB picks from the Oddspedia community

Baseball is America’s favorite pastime and there is nothing that sports bettors like to do more during the dog days of summer than make wagers on the wide variety of MLB betting options available at the best sports betting apps. You can make straight up bets, runline wagers, and picks on the MLB props all at your fingertips.

To help you make your best MLB picks all season long, the MLB betting experts at Oddspedia Insights regularly provide picks, predictions, and analysis that can give you an extra edge on game day. 

Read on to learn more about the wide variety of MLB betting options that you can wager on throughout the season and how you can enjoy the benefits of Oddspedia’s free MLB picks, expert predictions, computer picks, and consensus picks. Remember to make your picks alongside a community of bettors, and put your betting knowledge to the test by entering our handicapper contests.

MLB picks explained: How to make accurate MLB predictions

With a growing number of MLB betting options available and up to date MLB odds getting published every day, it can be tough to get the value you want. Both new and experienced sports bettors are turning to free MLB picks from Oddspedia’s team of handicapping experts to gain additional insight before placing their MLB wagers.

What do they look for prior to making their free MLB picks? Our Oddspedia experts analyze specific pitching matchups, schedules, and historical matchup trends; they scour through injury reports and confirmed lineups before placing their wager. It’s essential to look at pitcher matchups, but also pitcher vs hitter, team vs team, home/away splits, and more.

In addition to expert picks and predictions, Oddspedia has also developed handicapping models to generate daily computer picks that leverage stats and eliminate human bias. Oddspedia also tracks all of the top MLB odds from the best sportsbooks for every game. Continue reading to learn more about MLB expert picks, predictions, consensus picks, and computer picks that Oddspedia makes available to you every day. 

MLB run line

Unlike points spreads, which are particularly popular among sports bettors making NBA and NFL picks, the MLB run line is much more similar to the NHL puck line used in NHL betting. With the MLB run line, you can wager on the margin of victory or defeat in an MLB. But while point spreads can undergoing wild shifts, the MLB run line is typically set at 1.5 runs with the payout determined by moneyline odds.

New York Yankees          -1.5 (+150)

Boston Red Sox              +1.5 (-180)

In the example illustrated above, the New York Yankees are listed as 1.5-run favorites at the best MLB betting sites, which means the Yankees must win by more than 1.5 runs to pay your MLB pick out, while the Red Sox are 1.5-run underdogs, which means that any game result other than a Boston loss by more than one run will produce a payday. Payout is determined by moneyline odds. New York bettors can win $150 on a successful $100 bet while Boston bettors must wager $180 to claim $100 in winnings. 

Factors to consider when making MLB run line picks include starting pitchers, injuries, weather conditions, and past head-to-head form.

MLB picks straight up

While MLB run line picks let you bet on margin of victory, MLB straight up picks enable you to simply pick a winner of a game by any score.

New York Yankees          -145

Boston Red Sox               +125

In the above example, the Yankees are -145 favorites to win the game by any score, which means you must bet $145 to win $100. The Red Sox sport +125 odds, which mean a successful $100 pick on Boston will net you $125 in winnings. The same factors are worth considering when making an MLB straight up pick include starting pitchers, injuries, and weather. 

Over/under MLB picks

Also known as MLB totals picks, Over/Under MLB picks enable you to wager on whether the total number of runs scored by both teams in a game will be Over or Under a set number, with the payout determined by moneyline odds.

New York Yankees          O 8.5 (-120)

Boston Red Sox               U 8.5 (+100)

In the above example, the total is set at 8.5. The Over is favored in this case, with a successful $120 pick paying out $100 in winnings while sports bettors taking Under 8.5 runs will enjoy an even money return of $100 on a $100 total pick. Starting pitching and the health of each team’s bullpen can have a dramatic impact on the Over/Under, as do weather conditions and what stadium the game is being played at.

MLB parlay picks

With MLB parlay picks, you can combine multiple single MLB picks (also known as legs) into a single bet, with the payout boosted by enhanced odds. You can use MLB straight up picks, MLB Over/Under picks, and MLB run line picks, as well as props in a parlay, with top sports betting apps allowing you to create an MLB parlay pick with 10 or more legs.

While some restrictions may exist on using legs from the same game in your parlay, the top sports betting apps regularly offer Same-Game Parlays that enable you to make all your best picks from just one game.

MLB props picks

With MLB props picks, you can wager on the performance of individual players or teams in a single game or over the course of an entire season. Examples of MLB player props picks include wagers on which players will hit home runs in a game, how many strikeouts a starting pitcher will record, and the exact result of an individual player’s first plate appearance. You can also bet on a player’s performance over the course of a season, such as how many home runs a player will hit or how many games a pitcher will win.

MLB game props picks including betting on the total number of runs scored by a single team, which team will score three runs first, and whether the game will go into extra innings. MLB props picks can also be made on how many games a team will win over the course of a season and are very popular at events such as the MLB Home Run Derby and during the MLB Postseason.

MLB futures picks

MLB futures picks enable you to wager on the performance of an individual player or team over the course of a season. Popular MLB futures picks include wagering on the Cy Young odds, MLB MVP odds, and Rookie of the Year odds. 

You can also bet on which team you think will win their division or claim their league championship. An array of factors must be considered before making MLB futures picks, such as offseason team moves, divisional competition, and the health of individual players. 

World Series picks

Simply put, World Series picks are MLB futures picks focuses on World Series odds. In addition to betting on which team will win the World Series, you can enjoy a wide range of MLB props picks that are specifically focused on the World Series, such as how many games the series will last, who will hit the most home runs, and who will claim World Series MVP options.

Once again, there are lots of factors to consider when making World Series picks, and sports bettors must be prepared to see World Series odds change dramatically from day to day as the “Fall Classic’ progresses.

Where to find the best free MLB picks and predictions

Oddspedia provides new and seasoned sports bettors with top notch information, analysis, and predictions to help you to make your best MLB picks all summer long. In addition to blog articles from our MLB experts that dive into the odds every day of the season, Oddspedia also offers free computer picks using our advanced handicapping models that can make the difference between winning and losing on the MLB odds.

Our computer picks are generated using a model with a strong track record of success, while our large handicapping community evaluates every game across major sports, competing to be the top handicapper on the platform.

MLB computer picks

Oddspedia has years of experience in developing advanced handicapping models that leverage the most current stats to create MLB picks for every game of the MLB campaign. With an enviable track record of success, our MLB computer picks are unbiased and stats driven and provide you with a valuable tool for making your best bets on game day.

Oddspedia’s MLB computer picks use advanced MLB stats to provide an objective analysis that can complement the strategy you use for your MLB picks. While your MLB strategy may be enough to make your MLB picks, our free computer picks manage millions of data points to help you make more informed wagers.

How to use MLB computer picks

You can use Oddspedia MLB computer picks to help make the tough decisions when wagering on the MLB odds. Whether you are simply focused on straight up and MLB run line picks, or looking for an extra edge on the MLB player props, our MLB computer picks provide you with insight that is based on a wide range of data points and countless simulations to produce the most likely game results while taking human bias out of the equation. 

MLB consensus picks

MLB consensus picks provide you with insight into how the majority of sports bettors are wagering on a game at the country’s best sportsbooks. In addition to providing easy to read details on public betting percentages at top MLB betting sites, you can also see how MLB betting lines move and the MLB odds may change before game time. While the wisdom of the crowd may help a sports bettor reinforce his betting decisions, MLB consensus picks also provide insight into which favorites to fade, or even which betting lines to avoid altogether. 

Make money from your MLB picks without betting

Oddspedia provides you with opportunities to cash in on MLB picks without betting by offering exclusive contests throughout the season that test your handicapping ability. Our weekly and monthly Handicapping Contests let you to go head-to-head against other MLB bettors from across the country, while special contests can get you up close to the action. 

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