MLB Picks - Get Today's Best Free MLB Predictions

There are three markets for the MLB Picks which are as follows:

Money Line: Which team will win? As simple as that, the majority of bookmakers include any extra innings but be sure to check.

Run Line: In the Asian Handicap of baseball, one team is given a head-start, the other a deficit. A -1.5 line would need to win by 2+ runs, a +1.5 line would need to better a 2-run defeat.

You may have seen the term 'against the spread' for MLB picks, this means betting on the underdog on Run Line, the team who has a deficit to make up.

Game Total: How many runs will there be in the game? You will have the option of over that total or under the total. Again extra innings are included by most bookmakers.

You can find each scheduled game on this page, with each game the best bet for the game is highlighted. This is the outcome of the three markets which has received the most predictions.

You can see how many predictions the outcome has compared to the total number on the market. This results in a confidence rating which is the percentage of picks for the outcome.

This percentage is then used along with the current odds to give you a 'Value Rating'. This is displayed by a five-star rating, the more stars, the more value.

Check out our MLB Betting Guides over in the blog section, the guides are packed full of useful MLB stats to help you decide on your MLB picks along with the selections on this page.

With each best bet in the MLB above you will see an Add to betslip option. When finding any MLB predictions you want to place a wager on, hit this option. As a result, the MLB pick will be added to your OLBG betslip. You use a single pick or you can continue to add other MLB predictions.

Additionally, you can click on the event names and enter the event page. Here you can see all three markets and all of the outcome options. As well as how many predictions each outcome has received from our tipsters.

You can use the 'Add' to the betslip option to add the predictions to your betslip. When happy with your betslip, you can then see which bookmaker is offering the best odds. Select this bookie and your betslip will be transferred to their site where you can then place your wager.

Before placing your MLB bets you may wish to take a few minutes to read our Best Bookies For Baseball Betting article which has useful info including the latest bookie offers to help maximise your baseball betting.

There are so many factors that can come into play when wagering on the total run line, like many other sports weather can be a massive factor in this and this is the same if, for example, you are looking for NFL Totals Tips where the weather can be a major factor on the result.

If you are looking to hit into a headwind out to the left wall at Wrigley Field then you are going to struggle to make the 355m to get it out of the park and the pitchers will know this and will try to make you hit into the headwind.

Alternatively, the headwind might not play as much of a factor if you are looking to do the same at Fenway Park as the left-field wall is 45m closer (310m). This means the weather can play a major part in selecting whether to go over or under the line depending on which stadium the game is being played at.

Wigley Field (355m), Coors Field (347m), Angel Stadium (347m) & Comerica Park (345m) have the longest left-field walls whilst Fenway Park (310m), Tropicana Field (315m), Minute Maid Park (315m) and Yankee Stadium (318m) have the shortest distance to the left-field walls.

These factors are what our expert MLB tipsters look at when giving their free MLB tips on today's games and, of course, it goes the other way too for those who predominately hit out to the right field, Wigley Field (353m) is once again the longest and Fenway Park (302m) is once again the shortest.

Does Altitude play a part in the number of runs? Coors Field is by far the highest stadium at a 1,579m altitude and has been the stadium in recent years to produce the most average runs per game so do not let the high altitude put you off.

Current MLB Stadiums

*Measurement in brackets is the height of the wall and altitude closest to the home plate in meters above sea level

You may want to combine multiple outcomes into one bet, this is an accumulator where the odds are multiplied based on the picks, this is what the Americans call a parlay bet.

You can build an accumulator by adding MLB predictions to the betslip, you can add as few as you like and then as many as the selected bookmaker allows.

An example of an accumulator would be:

• NY Yankees (Moneyline) at 8/15 (1.53)
• TEX Rangers (Moneyline) at 4/7 (1.57)
• CHI White Sox (Moneyline) at 4/6 (1.67)

How do you work out your MLB accumulator odds? The easiest way is to convert the Fraction odds into Decimal odds which we have already done in the list above, the decimal odds are in brackets, if you want to know how to convert these odds then check out our Betting Odds Explained article.

Using the three decimal odds, it's a case of multiple the three, so it would be 1.53 * 1.57 * 1.67 which comes to a rounded 4.02, so if all three were successful and you staked £10 on the parlay then your total return would be £40.16 (4.02 * 10 roughly), a profit of £30.16.

Also, it is worth remembering that you are not restricted to just the MLB Moneyline market, you can add any combination meaning you can also use the total runs outcomes and/or the run line predictions too.

Use our Best Baseball Tipsters page to see what our very best tipsters on the MLB are picking for today's games.

These are tipsters who have made a profit over the past twelve months on the MLB.

You can also head over to our Baseball Tipster Competition Table for an array of statistics.

Using the sorting options, you can see our best MLB tipsters by LSP, ROI, Strike Rate or profitable months.

This can be done for the current month, for the past six months or for the past twelve months to find consistent tipsters who offer MLB best bets.

As you can see in the table below which looks at the last five seasons, there is not a great difference depending on whether the home side of the road team is favourites, the home team has a win percentage of .601 whilst the road team when favourite has a .583 which means roughly 6 in 10 MLB favourites win.

The most successful home favourite is the LA Dodgers who have a .710 record (247-348) when favourites at home, the next best are the Tampa Bay Rays with .661 (199-301) whilst on the road as favourites, it's the Pittsburgh Pirates with .733 although that is from just 15 games (11-15), next are the Detroit Tigers with .679 (19-28). The Reds (.494), the Diamondbacks (.493) and the Rangers (.468) are the only teams who have a sub-.500 record when favourites on the road.

For all of the latest news on the MLB, upcoming fixtures and past results, head over to the Official MLB website.

Andy Powell stands as the linchpin behind OLBG's dynamic baseball content, blending his passion for the MLB and international leagues like NPB and KBO by creating and maintaining the MLB Picks content on OLBG.

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy Powell, an ardent Pittsburgh Pirates supporter and MLB enthusiast, extends his passion for baseball across borders, delving into the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) and KBO (Korean Baseball Organization) leagues. His dedication to these diverse baseball landscapes enriches OLBG's comprehensive coverage.