Friday’s MLB Baseball Free Picks & Predictions [4/24/26]

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Colorado (Lorenzen) at NY Mets (Peralta) – 7:10 ET

Win/Loss
Rockies are 17-62 in their last 79 road games.
Rockies are 13-42 in their last 55 during game 1 of a series.
Rockies are 13-39 in their last 52 games on grass.
Rockies are 13-39 in their last 52 overall.
Rockies are 20-48 in their last 68 vs. National League East.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 24-6-1 in Mets last 31 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Mets last 5 vs. National League West.
Over is 6-2 in Rockies last 8 vs. National League East.

Pick: Mets -1.5 +105


Philadelphia (Painter) at Atlanta (Holmes) – 7:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Phillies are 5-0 in their last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Braves are 7-1 in their last 8 vs. National League East.
Hot: Phillies are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. National League East.
Hot: Phillies are 8-2 in their last 10 during game 1 of a series.
Braves are 11-3 in their last 14 games on grass.
Braves are 3-7 in their last 10 Friday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Phillies last 6 vs. National League East.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Braves last 5 on grass.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Braves last 5 overall.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Braves last 5 home games.
Over is 11-3-3 in Phillies last 17 Friday games.
Over is 15-5-2 in Phillies last 22 during game 1 of a series.

Pick: Braves -1.5 +153


Pittsburgh (Skenes) at Milwaukee (Woodruff) – 7:40 ET

Win/Loss
Brewers are 6-2 in their last 8 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Pirates are 6-2 in their last 8 games on grass.
Pirates are 6-2 in their last 8 overall.
Cold: Brewers are 0-4 in their last 4 games on grass.
Cold: Brewers are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Pirates are 5-16 in their last 21 vs. National League Central.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Brewers last 6 on grass.
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Brewers last 6 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Brewers last 5 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Brewers last 6 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Under is 8-2-1 in Pirates last 11 vs. National League Central.
Under is 15-5-2 in Pirates last 22 road games.

Pick: Brewers +117

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Chicago Cubs (Taillon) at LA Dodgers (Sheehan) – 10:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Dodgers are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. National League Central.
Hot: Cubs are 5-1 in their last 6 Friday games.
Hot: Dodgers are 4-1 in their last 5 Friday games.
Dodgers are 22-6 in their last 28 overall.
Dodgers are 25-8 in their last 33 games on grass.
Cold: Cubs are 0-7 in their last 7 road games.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Cubs last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Cubs last 5 vs. National League West.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Dodgers last 4 vs. National League Central.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Dodgers last 8 on grass.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Dodgers last 6 home games.
Under is 9-3 in Dodgers last 12 overall.

Pick: Cubs +143


Miami (Alcantara) at San Francisco (Houser) – 10:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Marlins are 5-0 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Giants are 4-0 in their last 4 games on grass.
Hot: Giants are 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
Hot: Giants are 4-0 in their last 4 overall.
Hot: Marlins are 11-1 in their last 12 vs. National League West.
Hot: Giants are 4-1 in their last 5 Friday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Marlins last 4 on grass.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Marlins last 4 overall.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Marlins last 7 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 4-1-2 in Giants last 7 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Marlins last 5 Friday games.
Over is 8-3 in Marlins last 11 vs. National League West.

Pick: Marlins -110


Boston (Bello) at Baltimore (Young) – 7:05 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Red Sox are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 1 of a series.
Cold: Orioles are 3-14 in their last 17 vs. American League East.
Cold: Orioles are 1-4 in their last 5 games on grass.
Cold: Orioles are 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
Orioles are 2-5 in their last 7 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Red Sox last 6 on grass.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Red Sox last 4 road games.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Red Sox last 4 vs. American League East.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Orioles last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Orioles last 7 games following an off day.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Red Sox last 7 during game 1 of a series.

Pick: Orioles -115

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Cleveland (Williams) at Toronto (Scherzer) – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Guardians are 9-1 in their last 10 road games.
Hot: Guardians are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. American League East.
Hot: Guardians are 4-1 in their last 5 Friday games.
Guardians are 20-6 in their last 26 overall.
Guardians are 6-2 in their last 8 games following an off day.
Blue Jays are 21-8 in their last 29 during game 1 of a series.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Blue Jays last 7 vs. American League Central.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Blue Jays last 5 games following an off day.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Guardians last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Guardians last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Under is 3-1-1 in Guardians last 5 vs. American League East.
Under is 15-6-1 in Guardians last 22 overall.

Pick: Blue Jays +116


Minnesota (Bradley) at Tampa Bay (Rasmussen) – 7:10 ET

Win/Loss
Twins are 13-5 in their last 18 games on fieldturf.
Cold: Rays are 0-5 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Cold: Rays are 0-4 in their last 4 Friday games.
Cold: Rays are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Cold: Rays are 1-6 in their last 7 games on fieldturf.
Cold: Rays are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. American League Central.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 9-0 in Twins last 9 overall.
Hot: Under is 7-0 in Twins last 7 road games.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Twins last 6 vs. American League East.
Over is 5-2 in Rays last 7 Friday games.
Under is 5-2 in Twins last 7 on fieldturf.

Pick: Rays -118


LA Angels (Kikuchi) at Kansas City (Cameron) – 7:40 ET

Win/Loss
Cold: Angels are 0-7 in their last 7 games following an off day.
Cold: Angels are 1-6 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series.
Cold: Angels are 3-13 in their last 16 games on grass.
Cold: Angels are 3-13 in their last 16 overall.
Royals are 3-8 in their last 11 during game 1 of a series.
Angels are 8-21 in their last 29 road games.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Angels last 7 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Royals last 6 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Angels last 5 on grass.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Angels last 5 overall.
Over is 5-2-1 in Angels last 8 games following an off day.
Over is 12-5 in Royals last 17 Friday games.

Pick: Royals -110

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Athletics (Severino) at Texas (Eovaldi) – 8:05 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: are 5-0 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: are 4-0 in their last 4 games following an off day.
Hot: are 4-0 in their last 4 Friday games.
Cold: Rangers are 2-11 in their last 13 games on grass.
Cold: Rangers are 2-11 in their last 13 overall.
Cold: Rangers are 1-5 in their last 6 home games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 6-0 in last 6 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Rangers last 5 home games.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in last 7 road games.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in last 6 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Over is 15-5-1 in last 21 games following an off day.

Pick: A’s +135


NY Yankees (Warren) at Houston (McCullers) – 8:10 ET

Win/Loss
Yankees are 18-7 in their last 25 road games.
Yankees are 36-15 in their last 51 games on grass.
Cold: Astros are 0-5 in their last 5 games following an off day.
Astros are 2-6 in their last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Astros are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. American League East.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Astros last 5 games following an off day.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Yankees last 7 on grass.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Astros last 6 on grass.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Astros last 6 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-1-1 in Yankees last 6 vs. American League West.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Astros last 5 Friday games.

Pick: Astros +130


Detroit (Valdez) at Cincinnati (Abbott) – 6:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Reds are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. American League Central.
Reds are 7-2 in their last 9 home games.
Reds are 12-4 in their last 16 interleague home games.
Cold: Reds are 0-7 in their last 7 games following an off day.
Cold: Reds are 0-5 in their last 5 interleague games.
Cold: Tigers are 0-5 in their last 5 Friday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 9-1-1 in Tigers last 11 road games.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Reds last 7 vs. American League Central.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Reds last 6 interleague games.
Over is 7-2 in Tigers last 9 vs. National League Central.
Under is 9-3-1 in Tigers last 13 on grass.
Under is 9-3-1 in Tigers last 13 overall.

Pick: Reds +119

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Washington (Mikolas) at Chicago White Sox (Fedde) – 7:40 ET

Win/Loss
Cold: White Sox are 0-4 in their last 4 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Cold: Nationals are 1-7 in their last 8 interleague road games.
Cold: Nationals are 3-13 in their last 16 Friday games.
Nationals are 6-18 in their last 24 interleague games.
White Sox are 38-99 in their last 137 during game 1 of a series.
White Sox are 17-43 in their last 60 interleague home games.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in White Sox last 5 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Nationals last 4 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 13-3 in Nationals last 16 vs. American League Central.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in White Sox last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Nationals last 5 road games.
Over is 7-2-2 in White Sox last 11 vs. National League East.

Pick: White Sox -120


Seattle (Kirby) at St Louis (Pallante) – 8:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Mariners are 8-2 in their last 10 vs. National League Central.
Hot: Mariners are 4-1 in their last 5 Friday games.
Mariners are 8-3 in their last 11 interleague games.
Cold: Cardinals are 0-4 in their last 4 games on grass.
Cold: Cardinals are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Cold: Cardinals are 1-5 in their last 6 games following an off day.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 6-0 in Cardinals last 6 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Cardinals last 5 games following an off day.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Mariners last 4 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 11-1 in Cardinals last 12 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Mariners last 7 interleague road games.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Mariners last 6 Friday games.

Pick: Cardinals +141