MLB Picks | Today's Best 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.

You may also be interested in our MLB Home Run Derby Betting Guide article for the annual tournament where we preview this year's event and look at past winners.

If you are not signed up for a sportsbook then head over to our Best Sportsbook for MLB article which is updated regularly with the best sportsbook new customer offers for baseball.

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

You can build a parlay by adding MLB predictions to the betslip, you can add as few as you like and then as many as the selected sportsbook allows.

An example of a parlay bet would be:

• NY Yankees (Moneyline) at -150 (1.67)
• TEX Rangers (Moneyline) at -200 (1.50)
• CHI White Sox (Moneyline) at -175 (1.57)

How do you work out your MLB parlay odds? The easiest way is to convert the American 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 Parlay Bet Guide.

Using the three decimal odds, it's a case of multiply the three, so it would be 1.67 * 1.50 * 1.57 which comes to 3.93, so if all three were successful and you staked $10 on the parlay then your total return would be $39.30 (3.93 * 10), a profit of $29.30.

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 MLB 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.

In addition to using the best MLB tipster selections, you may wish to check out our MLB Betting Guides which cover topics like MLB World Series Betting Strategies and Stats.

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.