Philadelphia Phillies VS Chicago White Sox will meet for the first time since 2019. The Phillies (6-10) and Sox (6-10) are contending for their division crown in 2023 but had a slow start to the season because of injuries and inconsistent pitching. The Phillies enter this matchup after splitting a series with the Cincinnati Reds, while the White Sox will want to perform better than they did in their lost series against the Baltimore Orioles. The first pitching for this match is slated for 7:10 p.m. EST in Guaranteed Rate Field. MatchPlug has the MLB best bets today for the Phillies VS White Sox game, including picks, odds, and analysis. Predictions and Betting Preview For Philadelphia Phillies VS Chicago White Sox Regular Season Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois When: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 Time: 13:10 GMT Teams to play: Phillies and White Sox MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.76 Odds as seen on 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On The Philadelphia Phillies Regular Season Record: 6-10 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.76 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.80 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 8 The Philadelphia Phillies only needed one pitch to take the lead on Sunday. After three outs, they were well on their way to winning the game. They scored 9 times during the opening frame, parlaying it into a 14-2 victory.All the starters sans Nick Castellanos finished with multiple hits. The bullpen entered and threw 3 shutout innings. Every player played their role in keeping the Reds with another tally in the win column.Bryson Stott hit his first home run of the season, extending his hitting streak to 16 games to begin season. Stott is batting .380, heading an offense with the most batting average and second-highest slugging percentage in the league. Philadelphia isn’t top 10 in scored runs, but its offense has many weapons.The Phillies’ pitching has been a different ball game, they enter this series 27th in ERA at 5.48. Just two teams have a higher BB/9 than them. Their bullpen has been particularly vulnerable, starting play on Sunday with the second-highest ERA.Zack Wheeler will start today, and he gets better with each game this season. While the Phillies lost, in Wheeler’s last start he allowed one run over 6.0 innings of work. He only allowed 3 hits in the match, leaving with the lead secure. Betting On The Chicago White Sox Regular Season Record: 6-10 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.09 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.05 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 8 The Chicago White Sox’s relievers are recorded as the worst in baseball this season and scored a 6th loss against Baltimore on Sunday. They took a 4-0 lead during the first inning of the game, before allowing 8 unanswered runs. The Orioles scored 4 runs over the last two innings to end the game against Chicago. Chicago’s pitching staff is 28th in ERA with a 5.72 mark. They are among the few teams whose BB/9 is higher than Philadelphia. including the highest reliever ERA in the majors. The White Sox do well in racking up punchouts, but not so much in other areas. Lance Lynn will get the ball today hoping to secure his first win. He’ll be making his second start at home too, with a chance at redeeming himself after a bad outing against the Giants in the first one. Lynn conceded 8 runs in his first home start, plus 3 long balls in 4.1 innings. White Sox has had a productive offense this season, but Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada are missing for this series. These players are the most important hitters in the team. Presently, the expectation is for Luis Robert to keep mash, as he has a .569 slugging percentage earlier. Chicago is great on bases as well, stealing 13 bags without getting caught. MatchPlug Prediction Throughout three starts this season, Zack Wheeler’s performance has been more impressive than Lance Lynn’s. When fans compare offenses entering this series, the Phillies should be rated as hotter, heading MLB in batting average after a 14-run performance. Even if White Sox clinch a lead early on, it will be difficult to trust the league’s worst bullpen. The game should end as a Phillies win no matter what. Prediction: Philadelphia Phillies win. Related Preview: MLB BEST BETS TODAY: Milwaukee Brewers VS Seattle Mariners Expert Picks

In New York Yankees VS Minnesota Twins, the Twins will travel to the Bronx to take on the Yankees in a weekend series.  Both sides are the favourites selected to win their respective divisions this season and the four-game weekend set should be a good test. Game one’s pitching matchup will feature Minnesota’s right-hander Joe Ryan (2-0, 3.75) against New York’s Jhony Brito (1-0, 0.90).  MatchPlug is ready with the MLB Predictions Today for the Yankees VS Twins game. Predictions and Betting Preview For New York Yankees VS Minnesota Twins Regular Season Venue: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York When: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 Time: 16:05 GMT Teams to play: Yankees and Twins. MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.648 Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On The New York Yankees 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.648 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.67 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 8.5 The New York Yankees will want the same pattern as last year; show strength on top of the rotation hit home runs and do quality work off the pen. They are behind Tampa Bay in the AL East standings, coming home from a seven-game home stand. New York homered in ten of their first eleven games going into Wednesday afternoon’s series finale. Gerrit Cole and Nestor Cortes the top two starters are combined for 5-0 in five starts and the Yankees bullpen combined sub 3.00 ERA with three saves and nine holds. Franchy Codero on Wednesday hit his fourth home run of the season, while Oswaldo Cabrera broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth with a two-out double to help the Yankees boost to 8-4 on the season with a 4-3 win. Closer Clay Holmes escaped a bases-loaded situation in the ninth to preserve the win. Jhony Brito makes his third start of the season as he fills in for New York’s depleted starting rotation. Brito is 2-0 on the season with an ERA of only 0.90. He has thrown ten innings while allowing five hits and only one run. He walked three batters in his two starts while striking out eight batters. So far, opponents are batting only .158 against Brito. Notable injuries: Gleybor Torres and Oswald Peraza are listed as day-to-day. Betting On The Minnesota Twins 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.448 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.25 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 8.5 The Minnesota Twins will want to maintain a good start to the season in a place that has been a house of horrors for them, the Yankees Stadium. They are 2-13 at Yankee Stadium since 2-18. Their most present home stand began well after taking two of three games from the Houston Astros last weekend. Minnesota split the first two games with AL Central Division rival Chicago going into Wednesday afternoon’s series finale. Sonny Gray continued his fire start to the 2023 season, throwing five shutout innings, and now has a 0.53 ERA in three starts this season. With this win, the Twins improved to 8-4 on the season. Joe Ryan will kick off the series for Twins on the Hill. After a great first full season with 13 wins and an ERA of 3.55, Ryan picked up from where he left off in 2022 with two wins in his first two starts. He has thrown 12 innings, allowed six hits and struck out 13 batters with an ERA of 3.75 in two starts. On the road last season he made 12 starts and went 6-4 with an ERA of 4.22. He gave up 60 hits in 64 innings but allowed 11 homers with a K/9 ratio of 8.58.  Ryan was 0-1 against the Yankees with an ERA of 9.00 in one start last season. He lasted only four innings, giving up three hits, and four runs while walking four batters. Notable injuries: LF Joey Gallo and SS Carlos Correa are day-to-day. MatchPlug Prediction Over the past four seasons, the Yankees have won the Twins at the Yankee Stadium with 13 wins in 15 games. Brito got off to a great start with two consecutive wins and an ERA of 0.90. Ryan on the other hand, was hit hard in his only start against New York last season and allowed over a run more per game on the road than at home. Ryan’s pitching isn’t exactly high-volume, which may lead to a good night for the Yankees’ strong batters. For Wednesday’s game, Minnesota scored a total of six runs in their last 5 losses. The Yankees may continue dominating the Twins on the home pitch. Final Prediction: New York Yankees Moneyline.

Toronto Blue Jays VS Detroit Tigers already played game one of this series on Tuesday night, with Detroit (2-8) securing a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Toronto (7-4) was unmoved, beating the next 9 runs on their way to a 9-3 win during their home opener. Five Blue Jays players hit a home run and the bullpen hurled 1.2 on-hit innings behind Alex Manoah. Detroit used just two pitchers, and both of them had a forgettable night. Fortunately, the Tigers can get a clean slate when they return to the Rogers Centre today.  Let’s see if the Tigers can maintain a lead this time. MatchPlug has some MLB Predictions Today for Blue Jays VS Tigers, culled from the best oddsmakers. Predictions and Betting Preview for Toronto Blue Jays VS Detroit Tigers MLB Regular Season Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada When: Friday, April 12th, 2023 Time: 16:07 GMT Teams to play: Toronto and Detroit. MLB Expert Picks: SPREAD -1.5 Odds by 1XBet. Betting On The Toronto Blue Jays 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.34 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5 The Toronto Blue Jays could not hit a home run in their first series, which is odd for a team with powerful bats. Since leaving St. Louis, they’ve hit one in every game, crushing 15 over the next 8 contests. They enter today’s matchup; game two of this series with one loss in their last seven and with their power emerging, it is not a coincidence.  Toronto seems to have regained their strength, so they must keep batting strong if they want to win. They have the talent to do that. Taking their first home series of 2023 will assist them greatly, especially with an upcoming matchup against the unbeaten Tampa Bay over the weekend. Kevin Gausman is the starter for today’s game. Gausman has not allowed an earned run this season in 12.0 innings and has 14 strikeouts against three walks. Last season, he faced the Tigers once, holding them to two runs (one earned) in 6.0 innings. The bullpen behind him has been solid so far and easily wiped out the Tigers’ bats in game one. Toronto’s offense is more than capable of leading the team to victory if their pitchers can’t do so. The team puts up 5.7 runs per game, led by the heart of the order. Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Matt Chapman share an OPS of over 1.000 presently. Newbie Kevin Kiermaier, recognised for his world-class defense, has an OPS of 9.70 through his first nine games as a Blue Jay. Betting On The Detroit Tigers  1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 3.7 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5 After losing to the Tampa Bay Rays, the Detroit Tigers secured two of three against the Houston Astros. Since then, they’ve not won any other match; they enter today’s game on a five-game slide. They haven’t had any competitive losses either, all of them have been by three runs. The Tigers were not fated to be a postseason team this campaign, but they expected better than what they’ve gone through 10 games. To stop this, Eduardo Rodriguez needs to detect the tone of today’s game when he starts for the 3rd time this season. The ex-Boston Red Sox pitcher has enough experience with the Blue Jays, facing them 17 times in his career.  Although Rodriguez has an unimpressive result, he owns a 5.20 ERA and has mustered 17 homers, tied for the most among all the teams he faced. His starts in 2023 haven’t been good too, as he allowed 4 walks, 9 hits, and 7 runs in 10.0 innings. He earned the loss in both starts too. If Rodriguez gets through the Blue Jays’ bat untouched, he’ll deliver the ball to a reliever group that entered Tuesday 30th in WAR at -0.8. Especially since the only reliever who pitched on Tuesday allowed five earned runs in 2.0 innings, plus two home runs, these numbers are not increasing. Their bullpen was 26th in ERA before the match on Tuesday, and that ERA will increase from the 6.18 mark. Detroit’s offense won’t save them too, as their 30 runs are the lowest in MLB. The Tigers are 29th in batting average, 29th in OBP and 30th in slugging percentage. Except for a few players, Spencer Torkelson, Riley Greene, and Matt Vierling, nothing is working on the plate too. Out of 30 runs, 18 were in 3 games. MatchPlug Prediction The Blue Jays have an expert starting pitcher, a stronger bullpen, a better offense, and home field advantage in this game. Rodriguez has had some challenges with Toronto throughout his career and conceded 6 runs in 3.1 innings the last time he played them. That doesn’t take in his struggles early this season. The Tigers’ offense may randomly blow up in this game, but since they’ve been the worst offense in MLB these first few weeks, the possibility of this happening is low. Detroit is battling a five-game losing streak and already owns a -41 run differential. There are not enough good reasons to expect the Tigers to compete in this match, except for the random nature of baseball. Toronto may dominate again. Final Prediction: Blue Jays Spread. Related Preview: MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Atlanta Braves VS Cincinnati Reds Expert Picks

In Atlanta Braves VS Cincinnati Reds, the Braves (8-4) will host the Reds (4-6) today in the last match-up of a three-game series. Atlanta won 5-4 on Monday in 10 innings and 7-6 on Tuesday. MatchPlug is ready with MLB Predictions Today for the Braves VS Reds game. Predictions and Betting Preview For Atlanta Braves VS Cincinnati Reds Regular Season Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia When: Friday, April 12th, 2023 Time: 16:20 GMT Teams to play: Braves and Reds. MLB Expert Picks: SPREAD -1.5 Betting On The Atlanta Braves 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.34 1XBet Over/Under: Over 7.5 The over/under win total for the Atlanta Braves was set at 96.5, tied with the Dodgers for the best in the National League, and was two games higher than the Mets. Atlanta is already tied with Milwaukee Brewers for the NL best at 8th wins. Three of their four losses this campaign has been to the San Diego Padres. Today, the Braves will deploy Spencer Strider (1-0, 2.45 ERA) to the mound first. The team have won two of Strider’s starts this season, defeating the Washington Nationals 7-1 and Padres 7-6. Last season he was 11-5 with a 3.67 ERA in 31 games, including 20 starts. Against Cincinnati, last season, Strider was 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA in two appearances. Atlanta is averaging 4.8 runs per game this season, hitting 15 home runs. Mat Olson is on roll, batting .319 and leading the team with four home runs and 12 RBI. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the team with a .340 batting average, 17 hits and five stolen bases. Betting On The Texas Rangers 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 3.7 1XBet Over/Under: Under 7.5 Since the beginning of the season 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds have dropped five of their last 6 games. The last three losses for them and four of their 6 losses this season have been by just one run. According to Vegas Insider, Cincinnati began the season with a projected over/under win total of 65.5 which would make them last place in the NL Central. Cincinnati averages 4.5 runs per game, headed by Jason Vosler with three home runs and nine RBI despite holding just a .188 batting average. Jake Fraley is in the lead with a .370 batting average and also had nine RBI. Hunter Green (0-0, 5.63 ERA) will start on the mound today.  The Reds lost Greene’s first two starts this season to the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 and Philadelphia Phillies 5-2. Last season as a rookie, Greene hit 24 starts and went 5-13 with a 4.44 ERA. Last season Greene made his MLB debut, picking up the win against Atlanta, allowing three runs in 5 innings. MatchPlug Prediction Cincinnati held close in the first two games of this series, but can’t be trusted in the finale. They are just 1-10 in their last 11 road games against a right-handed starter, while Atlanta is 23-4 in their last 27 home games against a team with a record of losing. The Reds are 1-5 too in Hunter Greene’s last 6 starts and Atlanta has won 8 of the last nine regular season games Strider started. Now, the Braves may be 0-6 against the run line as a home favourite this season, and the Reds are 4-1 as an away dog to the run line, but these trends may not stay the same way for the whole season. So experts back Atlanta on the run line. Final Prediction: Atlanta Braves Spread. Related Preview: MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Toronto Blue Jays VS Detroit Tigers Expert Picks

Los Angeles Angels VS Toronto Blue Jays feature the Angels (4-2) and Blue Jays (4-3) who will both appear in the opening meeting of a three-game series. The Blue Jays went 4-3 against the Angels last season, with Toronto winning all seven games. MatchPlug has an analysis of the MLB Predictions Today, picks, and odds for the Angels VS Blue Jays. Read MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Tampa Bay Rays VS Oakland Athletics Expert Picks Predictions and Betting Preview for Los Angeles Angels VS Toronto Blue Jays MLB Regular Season Venue: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California When: Friday, April 7th, 2023 Time: 18:38 GMT Teams to play: Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.928 Odds by 1XBet. See MLB BEST BETS TODAY; New York Mets VS Miami Marlins Expert Picks Betting On The Los Angeles Angels 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.928 1XBet Over/Under: Over 9.5 The Los Angeles Angels house two of MLB’s best players but entered the season with a predicted win total of just 81.5. The last time the Angels won a season was in 2015, and they went 73-89 in 2022. Los Angels will be playing their home opener after defeating Seattle 4-3 on the road Wednesday. While they’re off to a great start, last season they began 21-17 and went 46-72 the rest of the journey. Los Angeles is 9th averaging 5.7 runs per game and 19th with a .243 batting average. Shohei Ohtani bats .286 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI, and Mike Trout bats .368 with a .571 on-base percentage, 1 home run and 3 RBI. Taylor Ward has a team-best .390 batting average, 2 home runs, and has added 6 RBI. Logan O’ Hoppe the Angels’ catcher has 2 homers and a team-best 8 RBI. Patrick Sandoval will start for the Angels (1-0, 1.80 ERA), who threw 5 innings and allowed one run in a 13-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. Sandoval went 6-9 but posted a 2.91 ERA last season. Sandoval had only ever faced Toronto on May 19 last season when he allowed 6 runs in 3 innings of an 11-10 loss. Betting On The Toronto Blue Jays 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.012 1XBet Over/Under: Under 9.5 The Toronto Blue Jays entered the season with 90.5 projected wins according to Vegas Insider, the 3rd highest in the American League behind the New York Yankees and Houston Astros. Toronto dropped 3 out of their first 4 games to start the season but then defeated the Royals in Kansas City. The Blue Jays were the favourites at -166, -187, and -218 in the games they won against the Royals. They’ll now stay on the road and not play at home until April 11 against Detroit Tigers. Chris Bassitt (0-1, 24.30 ERA) will start for Toronto today. The right-hander was present last Sunday for 9 runs and 4 home runs allowed in only 3.1 innings of a 9-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2022, he went 1-9 with a 3.42 ERA during the regular season. Bassitt has made 12 career appearances against the Angels, but not since 2021. In his outings against Los Angeles, he is 6-3 with a 3.43 ERA all-time but 4-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 6 starts since the beginning of 2020. Toronto is second in MLB with a .291 team batting average and 13th averaging 4.95 runs per game. Third baseman Matt Chapman leads MLB with a .481 batting average and included 7 RBI to lead his team, Vladimir Guerrero Jr has delivered two of the Blue Jay’s home runs. MatchPlug Prediction Backers who have taken the Los Angeles Angels as favourites have not had much profit. Last season they lost more money for sports bettors who wagered on them than any team other than the Miami Marlins. They are only 6-20 in their last 26 games against opponents from the American League East. The Toronto Blue Jays’ proposed starter Bassitt was bad in his first start, but he is not an awful pitcher and has some future promise. The road team won the past 7 games in this series, and Toronto is a better team, due to this experts have advised bettors to back them. Taking the Angels as a favourite has not been a profitable habit for their backers. Last season the Angles lost more money for sports bettors who took them than any team other than Miami.  Los Angeles is also just 6-20 in their last 26 games against foes from the AL East according to covers.com. Toronto’s projected starter Chris Bassitt was terrible in his first start, but he is far from a terrible pitcher, and better days are ahead. The road team has won the last seven games in this series, and Toronto is also the better team overall, so I suggest backing them for plus money here. However, for direct odds from Sportsbooks, on who the favourites for this matchup are, you may want to refer to the odds we listed in this preview. Final Prediction: Los Angeles Angels Moneyline. Similar Previews: MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Chicago Cubs VS Texas Rangers Expert Picks

Tampa Bay Rays VS Oakland Athletics feature the Athletics (2-4, 3-3 RL, 2-3-1 O/U) and the Rays (6-0, 6-0 RL, 3-2-1 O/U) in the first match for a three-game AL series today at the Trop.  Ken Waldichuk will be on the mound for Oakland, while Zach Eflin will do the same for Tampa Bay. The Rays went 4-3 against the Athletics last season. In this preview, MatchPlug discusses the MLB Predictions Today, picks, and odds for the Rays VS Athletics. See MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Los Angeles Angels VS Toronto Blue Jays Expert Picks Predictions and Betting Preview for Tampa Bay Rays VS Oakland Athletics MLB Regular Season Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida When: Friday, April 7th, 2023 Time: 15:40 GMT Teams to play: Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics MLB Expert Picks: SPREAD -1.5 Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM. Read MLB BEST BETS TODAY; New York Mets VS Miami Marlins Expert Picks Betting On The Tampa Bay Rays 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.444 1XBet Over/Under: Over 7.5 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.36 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 7.5 Veteran player, Zach Eflin will get recognized for the second time this season. He was fantastic in his opening start, limiting the Detroit Tigers to just one run on three hits in five innings, and secured the victory. Eflin signed on with the Rays after spending a greater part of his MLB career with the Philadelphia Phillies. He struggled with injuries in recent seasons but is still effective. Zach posted a 4.04 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP to complement his 3-5 record in 75.2 innings last campaign. He accumulated two shutout innings against Oakland last year, marking his only career meeting with the Athletics. Coach Kevin Cash keeps the Rays in good shape this season. Tampa Bay won the opening two series, sweeping the Tigers using dominating pitching, plus another sweep against the Washington Nationals on the road this week. The Rays’ pitching is as good as it was in previous seasons. They’ve conceded only 13 runs in six games. Tampa Bay has many solid hitters which include Wander Franco the young star. Franco has dominated so far, gathering 8 hits, leading to a .417 average with a remarkable seven RBIs and 1.28 OPS. He hit .290 with three RBIs against Oakland last season. The Rays lead the Majors with 7.33 runs per game. The pitching is standard, accumulating a 2.00 ERA, good for second in the major leagues. Betting On The Oakland Athletics 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 3.102 1XBet Over/Under: Under 7.5 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 3.20 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 7.5 Ken Waldichuk will be on the hill for the Oakland Athletics to begin the series. In his season debut, Waldichuk clobbered, forfeiting six runs including three home runs in 5.2 innings against the Los Angeles Angels, it’s no surprise he carried the loss. After seven outings last season, this player is still regarded as a rookie. He posted a weak 4.93 ERA but an encouraging 1.21 WHIP and a 2-2 record in 34.2 innings pitched last year. This is Waldichuk’s first time meeting the Rays. Now that they’ve traded most of their key hitters, the Athletics will be close to the bottom of the standings all season. They dropped 3 of 4 to the Angels in the opening series. They lost 2 of three to the Cleveland Guardians this week after losing in 10 innings on Wednesday. Oakland does not have many big hitters in its lineup but there are some players that reach base. Ramon Laureano has been reaching base and producing, he recorded two home runs, three RBIs, and a powerful .883 OPS. The outfielder hit 13 bombs with 3 RBIs in 94 games last season. Laureano has 8 RBIs in 16 career games against the Rays. The Athletics score an average of 3.67 runs per game, ranking them 23rd. They recorded a 5.79 team ERA, pegging them 28th. MatchPlug Prediction For the first time in the season, the Oakland Athletics will be on the road. They’ll take some hits this season and may lose 100 games. The Tampa Bay Rays on the other hand are on fire, winning all of their 6 games, and sweeping the Tigers and Nationals. Tampa Bay is the only unbeaten team in the big leagues. In addition, the Athletics’ Ken Waldichuk was rocked in his opening start, misusing six runs against the Angels. He is yet to find his footing in the Major Leagues, logging a 5.58 ERA in 40.1 career innings. Ray’s Zach Eflin on the other hand limited the Tigers to just one run in his first start. Experts predict the run line because all of Tampa Bay’s 6 victories have been by multiple runs. Final Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays Spread. Related Preview: MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Chicago Cubs VS Texas Rangers Expert Picks

Chicago Cubs VS Texas Rangers feature two teams at the start of an interleague series on the diamond, who open a weekend North side of the Windy City.  The Texas Rangers are on the road as they play the opening match of a three-game set with the Chicago Cubs Friday afternoon. Texas leveraged the finale of their three-game home set with the Baltimore Orioles as they secured a 5-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon.  On Wednesday Chicago Cubs were rained out in Cincinnati playing against the Cincinnati Reds so they were left with a split of a rain-shortened two-game set. The Cubs triumphed 12-5 in their most current contest on Tuesday. In the recent series between the two sides, the Rangers took 2 out of 3 games at home from March 28-31, 2019. MatchPlug is ready with MLB Predictions Today for the Cubs and Rangers game. Related: MLB BEST BETS TODAY; New York Mets VS Miami Marlins Expert Picks Predictions and Betting Preview For Chicago Cubs VS Texas Rangers Regular Season Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois When: Friday, April 7th, 2023 Time: 11:20 GMT Teams to play: Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers. MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.868 Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM. See MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Tampa Bay Rays VS Oakland Athletics Expert Picks Betting On The Chicago Cubs 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.868 1XBet Over/Under: Over 6.5 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.80 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 7 The Chicago Cubs earned a split of the rain-shortened series with the Cincinnati Reds by winning Tuesday night. The finale that took place on Wednesday afternoon was rained out, giving them two days off between games. On Thursday, the Cubs entered 2-3 on the year, standing 4th in the NL Central, 2.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers. Against the Reds Tuesday night, they got 3 hits each from Nico Hoerner (3 runs), Ian Happ (two runs, RBI), Cody Bellinger (run, RBI) and Patrick Wisdom (2 runs, 3 RB) in the game. Chicago finished the game 10 for 21 with runners in scoring position.  Hayden Wesneski didn’t consider the decision as he threw 4.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Adbert Alzolay (1-0) earned the win in relief as he threw 2.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits with no walks and 5 strikeouts. Marcus Stroman was scheduled to begin Wednesday before the rainout, he gets the ball for his second start of the year for the Cubs. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, 3 walks and 8 strikeouts in a year. Stroman got the win in his season debut, which was last Thursday at home against Milwaukee. He threw 6 shutout frames and allowed 3 hits with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts in a game the Cubs won 4-0. Stroman will make his 5th career start against the Rangers this contest. He is 1-3 with a 7.71 ERA, a 1.571 WHIP, 8 walks and 17 strikeouts over 21 innings of work. Marcus is 4-5 with a 4.73 ERA, a 1294 WHIP, 25 walks and 71 strikeouts over 70.1 innings in 13 career starts at Wrigley Field. Betting On The Texas Rangers 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.085 1XBet Over/Under: Under 6.5 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.05 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 7 The Texas Rangers played their 6 games at home, earning the win in the finale against the Baltimore Orioles Thursday, avoiding a defeat at the hands of Baltimore. They came into Thursday 4-2 on the season and shared the top spot in the AL West with the Los Angeles Angels. Wednesday afternoon against the Orioles, Texas got two hits each from Adolis Garcia (two runs, RBI) and Josh Jung (run, 3 RBI) to pace a nine-hit attack. Jung hit his second home this campaign, a two-run shot, in the 6th inning to break a 2-2 tie and send his team to victory. Jacob deGrom (1-0) secured a win when he threw 6 innings, allowing two runs (1 earned) on two hits with 2 walks and 11 strikeouts. Jose LeClerc worked a 1-2-2 ninth, striking out one, for his first save of the year. Texas has Nathan Eovaldi on the mound, as he makes his second start of the season. Eovaldi is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA, a 1.60 WHIP, two walks and six strikeouts on the year. He got the win during his season debut, which was on Saturday at home against the Philadelphia Phillies.  Nathan threw 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in a game the Rangers won 16-3. Eovaldi will be making his third career start against the Cubs this campaign. He enters with 0-1 with a 3.95 ERA, a 1.098 WHIP, one walk and 10 strikeouts over 13.2 innings of work against them. The Texan Ranger didn’t consider the decision in his lone career start at Wrigley Field, which was with the Miami Marlins on June 6, 2014. He threw 7.2 innings, allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on five hits with 1 walk and 8 strikeouts in a game the Marlins dropped 5-3 in 13 innings. MatchPlug Prediction Cubs VS Rangers should be an entertaining game because the starting pitchers don’t have a lot of experience with facing the opposition this campaign. Eovaldi pitched against Chicago only twice while Stroman pitched against Texas just four times despite spending most of his career in the American League. Nathan secured the win in his first start but wasn’t very good as he relied on a big offensive outburst from the Rangers in that match. Stroman shut down Milwaukee during the opener and has pitched better since the second half of last season.  Texas hasn’t been seen on the road this season and experts want to see how they’ll perform in away matches before backing them. Stroman and the Cubs may salvage the conditions to win this matchup. 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New York Mets VS Miami Marlins takes place at Citi Field today in New York’s home opener. The first pitch from Queens, NY, is at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Mets are a -170 moneyline favourite and the game total is 8 runs. On Wednesday, the Miami Marlins (3-4 SU and 2-5 ATS) wrapped up its series with the Minnesota Twins with a 5-2. The Marlins won 2 out of 3 games against the Twins. The New York Mets  (3-4 SU and 4-3 ATS) lost its series finale to the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Wednesday. They lost by 19-0 in the first two games. Edward Cabrera (0-0, 4.50 ERA and 2.00 WHIP) of the Marlins will be sent to the mound and Tyler Megill from the Mets will counter with (1-0, 3.60 ERA, and 1.60 WHIP). MatchPlug has given the MLB best bets today for the New York Mets and Miami Marlins game. Related: MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Chicago Cubs VS Texas Rangers Expert Picks Predictions and Betting Preview For New York Mets VS Miami Marlins MLB Regular Season Venue: Citi Field, Flushing, Queens New York City When: Friday, April 7, 2023 Time: 10:05 GMT Teams to play: Mets VS Marlins. MLB Expert Picks: SPREAD -1.5 Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM. See MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Tampa Bay Rays VS Oakland Athletics Expert Picks Betting On The New York Mets 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.598 1XBet Over/Under: Over 7.5 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.55 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 7.5 The New York Mets will be glad to return home after a disappointing series of games at the American Family Field. They lost to the Brewers in the first two games, winning 10-0 and 9-0. In the game that happened last Tuesday, Milwaukee hit three successive home runs off of Max Scherzer in the sixth inning, and hit back-to-back long balls off of Brooks Raley the reliever in the seventh. This was difficult for the Mets backers to digest, as they were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on the base. In one game of the Milwaukee series, 9 runners were stranded (0-for-5 with RISP). Milwaukee picked up a series sweep on Wednesday with a walk-off home run in the ninth inning. The Mets’ bats finally picked up, with Francisco Lindor knocking in two runs and Pete Alonso smacking two long balls. But, it wasn’t enough because the Brewers scored seven more runs against NY pitching, outscoring the Mets 26-6 in the series. New York scored 2.83 runs per game (28th) with a .207 batting average (27th) and .608 OPS (27th). They’ve gone yard three times (28th) and stolen four bases (11th). The Mets average 6.17 strikeouts per nine innings (2nd). The pitching staff has a 4.76 ERA (17th) and 1.43 WHIP (20th) with one quality start (12th). Megill will take the bump today for NY in the home opener. He made a strong debut vs. Miami: 5 innings, two deserved runs, seven strikeouts, and two walks. He depends on his slider and curveball, searching for consistency with a four-seam fastball. After forfeiting a two-run homer to Nick Fortes on a 94-MPH fastball in the second inning, although he settled in. Tyler will want to ride on the effect of that start for a great matchup today. Betting On The Miami Marlins 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.568 1XBet Over/Under: Under 7.5 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.50 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 7.5 On Tuesday, Sandy Alcantara gave the Miami Marlins a boost, as the current Cy Young winner pitched the first complete game this season. Alcantara gave up 3 hits and no runs, striking out five in an hour and 57 minutes. Avisaíl García homered in the second inning, the only run Sandy needed to lead Miami to victory. Miami benefitted from another solid outing from Jesús Luzardo in Wednesday’s series finale. Luzardo fanned 10 Twins in six-plus innings. Bryan De La Cruz hit a go-ahead single in the 8th and Jorge Soler homered twice for the Marlins. The Marlins scored 1.67 runs per game (30th) with a 2.33 average (23rd) and .674 OPS (23rd). It’s hit five home runs (19th) and stolen one base (21st). They strike out 10.67 times per nine innings (29th). The pitching staff has a 4.50 ERA (14th) and 1.22 WHIP (8th) with one quality start (10th).  Edward Cabrera will take the mound today. In his season debut against the Mets on April 1, he had four innings and forfeited two runs on two hits and 6 walks. Cabrera threw only 40 of his 85 pitches for strikes. He is 1-1 with a 6.63 ERA in five career starts VS the Mets. He gave up a homer in four outings and passed the fourth inning only once. Cabrera’s pitch is unusual from most starters. Last season he used his fastball less (20.2%) than in 2021(38.6%), adding a sinker and using his changeup (11%) and curve (3%) more. His four-seam fastball and changeup were more effective, but he still has a problem with his walk rate (4.1 BB/9). MatchPlug Prediction The New York Mets will use Megill in the home opener and cause Cabrera to leave the game early, he will struggle with command again. New York will exploit its opportunities with runners on base, pushing some home runs in the first 3 innings. Its bullpen will sigh in relief, dispatching the dugout with relative ease. For MLB Expert Picks you can trust regarding the Mets and Marlins, refer to the sportsbooks odds we listed in this preview. Final Prediction: New York Mets Spread. More From MLB: MLB BEST BETS TODAY; Los Angeles Angels VS Toronto Blue Jays Expert Picks

New York Mets VS Miami Marlins is between two NL East rivals who will be meeting again on Opening Day, with the Marlins hosting the Mets. Their game is positioned as the best pitching matchup of the day. Last Season, New York won 101 games but fumbled a large division lead to finish second in the NL East before they failed to advance past the NL Wild Card Series. The Marlins would have loved to have this performance, seeing as they finished 69-93, 32.0 games out of first place and barely close to .500, let alone the postseason. New York won the 2022 season series 13-6, but they and the Marlins had a busy offseason that’d define this season. At Miami’s LoanDepot park, the Mets and Marlins will begin their 2023 season. MatchPlug has given an analysis of the MLB Predictions Today, picks, and odds for the Mets VS Marlins. Predictions and Betting Preview for New York Mets VS Miami Marlins MLB Regular Season Venue: Miami’s LoanDepot Park, Miami, Florida When: Friday, March 31, 2023 Time: 15:40 GMT Teams to play: New York Mets and Miami Marlins MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.92 Odds as seen on 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On The New York Mets 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.92 1XBet Over/Under: Under 7.5 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.83 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 7.5 The New York Mets have set the tone for winning all for a successful season, by splurging cash on Talent. Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Francisco Lindor, and Pete Alonso are part of the All-Stars’ talents to come out of an exceptional 2022 season. Last season they scored the fifth-most runs and allowed the fourth fewest. The 2023 Mets maybe even better. This is, of course, the Flushing injury worrying the Mets will finally go away. They’ve already lost the best closer in MLB, Edwin Diaz, for the whole season. Starter Jose Quintana who was signed in free agency was sidelined too until the midway point. Two other bullpen arms will start the season too on the IL. Pitching depth took a huge blow, and staying healthy might be one of the biggest challenges for New York. New York has quite the history with Opening Day since the ‘60s ended. In the first 8 seasons, 1962-1969 the team lost on Opening  Day. Subsequent matches had them at 40-13 on Opening Day and they have the highest Opening Day winning percentage in the MLB. They play today’s game winning 5 of 6. Having a certified ace helps, and Scherzer fits this description. This will be the 7th time in his career that “Mad Max’’ opens the season for New York and his first time as a Met. While he’s pushing 40s, you can’t tell based on his performance last season. Max missed games due to injuries but had the lowest ERA of his career, 2.29 and second-lowest walk rate, 4.2% of his career. He didn’t play Miami at all in 2022. Betting On The Miami Marlins  1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.022 1XBet Over/Under: Over 7.5 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.00 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 7.5 Miami Marlins missed the memo that the NL East is stacked and should be a three-team race. The front desk worked tirelessly to overhaul an offense that ended 28th in scoring and 27th in OPS last season. To their ranks, they included 2022’s AL Batting Champion, Luis Arraez, and two-time All-Star, Jean Segura. With the combination of Jon Berti and Jazz Chisholm Jr, the Mets’ offensive infusion may make their mark in MLB this season. The Marlins didn’t stop there, they added veteran Johnny Cueto to the mix and reliever JT Chargois to the bullpen. They had good pitching last season, finishing 12th in runs allowed and ninth in strikeouts, but they need to step up their 2022 play as a staff. All their new weapons should give Miami’s first-year manager, Skip Schumaker, the chance to build a team that wins games like the Word Series champions St. Louis Cardinals he played for. Schumakers’ most lethal weapon is MLB’s best pitcher NL CY Young, Sandy Alcantara, who gets the nod for today’s game. Alcantara pitched the most innings in the league last season and finished with 8.1 WAR, 1.7 ahead of the second-place pitcher. He was top 10 in most pitching statistics in 2022 and finished with a 14-9 record despite Miami finishing with a losing record. Last season he struggled against the Mets, pitching to a 3.33 ERA against them for four starts. Young allowed four earned runs in both home starts. Today’s matchup will be the fourth year in a row Alcantara starts Miami’s season. His record is 1-0, but the team is 1-2, losing the last two games after he left. The Mets are 12-18 all-time on Opening Day, plus losses in seven of the last eight. MatchPlug Prediction Miami Marlins may be the team to back, even after trotting out the best pitcher in MLB. His Opening Day performance has been fantastic so far, with 17.2 innings and only three earned runs, and if Miami’s offensive vision comes true, he may have the best run support he’s ever had in the team. Max Scherzer and the New York Mets are deadly, one of MLB’s favourites to possibly win everything this season, but it remains to be seen if today’s game goes their way.  Today’s game should be tight, and when they need a reliever to get them off a tight corner, Edwin Diaz will be there. Miami will strike late, taking their home opener against New York. Final Prediction: New York Mets Moneyline.

Los Angeles Dodgers VS Arizona Diamondbacks will be happening live on Major League Baseball’s opening matchday for the regular season.  The Diamondbacks (0-0) will want to kick off their 2023 campaign with a victory when they face the Dodgers (0-0) in what is the first game of their four-game series. They finished last season with a 74-88 record, which is not bad for fourth in the NHL West. The Dodgers, on the other hand, ended the season with a 111-51 record, leading the league, but lost to the San Diego Padres in the NLCS. Zac Gallen will start for Arizona. Gallen was 12-4 with a 2.54 ERA last season. Julio Urias will start for Los Angeles Dodgers. Urias was 17-7 with a 2.16 ERA last season. The Dodgers are 7-3 in their last 10 games against Arizona. As always, MatchPlug is ready with MLB Predictions Today for the Dodgers and Diamond Backs game. Predictions and Betting Preview For Los Angeles Dodgers VS Arizona Diamondbacks Regular Season Venue: Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, California When: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 Time: 19:10 GMT Teams to play: Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks. MLB Expert Picks: SPREAD -1.5 Odds as seen on 1XBet. Betting On The Los Angeles Dodgers  1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.085 1XBet Over/Under: Over 7.5 The Los Angeles Dodgers finished last season with the best record, but they were eliminated from the playoffs in four games by the Padres in the NLCS. Although they lost Trea Turner, Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger, Joey Gallo and Edwin Rios, they got veteran players like JD Martinez, David Peralta, Miguel Rojas, and Jason Heyward, so a huge drop in their offensive production shouldn’t be expected. Los Angeles averaged 5.17 runs per game last season. Their .257 batting average was fourth in the league. Their .333 on-base percentage was first, while their .442 slugging percentage was second. Freddie Freeman led them with a .325 batting average, 21 home runs, and 100 RBI. The Dodgers’ pitching was one of the best in MLB last season, they gave up 3.18 runs per game. Opponents had a .209 batting average against the Dodgers, which was the first in the league. Their 2.80 ERA led the league, and so did their 1.05 WHIP. During his last start against the Diamondbacks, Urias forfeited three hits and one run in 5.1 innings, leading to a 3-2 win for the Dodgers. They’ll need another start from him if they intend to win. Injuries: Daniel Hudson (Knee) and Tony Gonsolin (Ankle) are out indefinitely, and Galvin Lux (ACL) is out for the season. Betting On The Arizona Diamondbacks  1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.868 1XBet Over/Under: Under 7.5 Last season, the Arizona Diamondbacks finished fourth position in the NL West, but were 11 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies, who got the final Wildcard spot. This team has lots of talented young players who are expected to boost their performances last season and added veterans like Lourders Gurriel Jr., Kyle Lewis, and Evan Longoria. They hope these players will help them achieve their playoff dream.  They averaged 4.33 goals per game last season. Their .230 batting average was 26th in the league. Their .304 on-base percentage was 24th, while their .385 slugging percentage was 20th. Josh Rojas led the Diamondbacks with a .269 batting average, while Christian Walker led the team with 36 home runs and 94 RBI. Arizona’s pitching wasn’t very well last season, with the team conceding 4.57 runs per game. Opponents had a .247 batting average against the Diamondbacks, which was 20th in the league. Their 4.25 ERA was 23rd, while their 1.29 WHIP was 20th. The last time the Diamondbacks started against the Dodgers, Gallen forfeited two hits and one run in eight innings, while striking out 13 batters. They’ll need him to give the same performance for them to win this game. Injury: Joe Mantiply (Shoulder) is on the 10-day IL. Carson Kelly (Forearm) is out indefinitely. MatchPlug Prediction In the 2022 season, the Diamondbacks were average in offense, averaging 4.33 runs per game. They didn’t make a splash during the offseason but added a few veterans that might boost their offense. Even with the new additions, they may struggle offensively in this game, as they did not hit the ball well against left-handers and Urias has had lots of success against them, going 7-1 in eight games against them. He conceded three runs in his last four starts against the Diamondbacks and will regulate their offense again. The Dodgers were MLB’s best offensive team last season, but they lost key offensive players like Turner and Bellinger. Despite these losses, Los Angeles still has lots of depth including players like Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, so they won’t be a huge drop in offense. Gallen was one of the best pitchers in MLB last season, but he has not had much luck against the Dodgers, going 1-2 in nine starts against them. He gave up five runs in his last two starts in Los Angeles and will find it challenging to slow them down in today’s matchup. So, bettors are advised to go with Los Angeles to cover the line. For more accurate MLB Expert Picks for Dodgers VS Diamondbacks, check the sportsbook odds we listed. Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks Spread.