Friday’s MLB Baseball Free Picks & Predictions [8/28/26]

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Cincinnati (Lowder) at Chicago Cubs (Peterson) – 2:20 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Cubs are 7-1 in their last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Cubs are 7-1 in their last 8 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Hot: Reds are 6-1 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Cold: Reds are 0-7 in their last 7 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
Cold: Reds are 0-4 in their last 4 games following a win.
Cold: Reds are 0-4 in their last 4 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Peterson’s last 5 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Lowder’s last 5 starts during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Peterson’s last 4 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Hot: Over is 7-1-1 in Cubs last 9 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Cubs last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Cubs last 7 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.

Head-to-Head
Under is 10-3-1 in the last 14 meetings in Chicago.
Cold: Reds are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in Chicago.
Cold: Reds are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings.

Pick: Reds +171


Miami (Perez) at Washington (Kent) – 6:45 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Marlins are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Marlins are 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Hot: Marlins are 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Nationals are 1-6 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cold: Nationals are 2-8 in their last 10 during game 1 of a series.
Marlins are 2-7 in their last 9 road games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 7-0 in Marlins last 7 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Nationals last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Marlins last 5 games following an off day.
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Perez’s last 5 starts on grass.
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Perez’s last 5 starts overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Perez’s last 4 Friday starts.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Marlins are 10-1 in the last 11 meetings.
Under is 10-4-1 in the last 15 meetings in Washington.

Pick: Nationals +131


Colorado (Sugano) at Atlanta (Holmes) – 7:15 ET

Win/Loss
Braves are 19-7 in their last 26 home games.
Braves are 16-6 in their last 22 Friday games.
Braves are 5-2 in their last 7 vs. National League West.
Cold: Rockies are 9-45 in their last 54 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Rockies are 18-64 in their last 82 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Rockies are 44-124 in their last 168 vs. a team with a winning record.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 7-0 in Rockies last 7 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Braves last 4 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Braves last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Braves last 6 on grass.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Braves last 6 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Rockies last 5 road games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Cold: Rockies are 2-10 in the last 12 meetings in Atlanta.
Rockies are 6-23 in the last 29 meetings.

Pick: Braves -1.5 -105

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Pittsburgh (Jones) at St Louis (Mathews) – 8:15 ET

Win/Loss
Cardinals are 5-2 in their last 7 vs. National League Central.
Cold: Cardinals are 0-5 in their last 5 games on grass.
Cold: Cardinals are 0-5 in their last 5 overall.
Cold: Pirates are 2-12 in their last 14 Friday games.
Cold: Cardinals are 1-4 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Cold: Cardinals are 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 7-0 in Cardinals last 7 on grass.
Hot: Over is 7-0 in Cardinals last 7 overall.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Pirates last 5 road games.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Pirates last 5 on grass.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Pirates last 5 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Cardinals last 4 vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-Head
Under is 10-4 in the last 14 meetings in St. Louis.
Pirates are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings.

Pick: Cardinals +106


Arizona (Drake) at San Francisco (Tidwell) – 10:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Diamondbacks are 5-0 in their last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Giants are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series.
Diamondbacks are 5-2 in their last 7 games on grass.
Cold: Diamondbacks are 0-5 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Cold: Giants are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Giants are 4-11 in their last 15 Friday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Diamondbacks last 4 during game 2 of a series.
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in Giants last 6 during game 2 of a series.
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in Diamondbacks last 6 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Giants last 5 vs. National League West.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Diamondbacks last 5 road games.
Under is 9-3 in Giants last 12 home games vs. a team with a winning record.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Diamondbacks are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in San Francisco.
Hot: Diamondbacks are 8-1 in the last 9 meetings.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in San Francisco.
Over is 18-6-4 in the last 28 meetings.

Pick: Giants +107


Kansas City (Wacha) at Cleveland (Bibee) – 7:10 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Royals are 8-0 in their last 8 games on grass.
Hot: Guardians are 7-0 in their last 7 games on grass.
Hot: Guardians are 7-0 in their last 7 vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Royals are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Royals are 1-7 in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Guardians are 3-13 in Bibee’s last 16 home starts.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Royals last 4 road games.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Royals last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Royals last 7 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Guardians last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Guardians last 6 on grass.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Guardians last 6 overall.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Cleveland.
Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

Pick: Guardians -1.5 +150

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Seattle (Undecided) at Toronto (Cease) – 7:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Mariners are 5-0 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Blue Jays are 6-1 in Cease’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Blue Jays are 5-1 in Cease’s last 6 starts vs. American League West.
Cold: Mariners are 0-6 in their last 6 games following an off day.
Cold: Mariners are 1-7 in their last 8 Friday games.
Cold: Mariners are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. American League East.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Blue Jays last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Blue Jays last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Blue Jays last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Mariners last 4 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 8-1 in Cease’s last 9 starts during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Mariners last 7 Friday games.

Head-to-Head
Over is 11-4 in the last 15 meetings.

Pick: Check back later…


Boston (Sandoval) at NY Yankees (Schlittler) – 7:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Red Sox are 7-0 in their last 7 games following an off day.
Hot: Red Sox are 10-1 in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Red Sox are 9-1 in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Hot: Red Sox are 24-3 in their last 27 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Yankees are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. American League East.
Hot: Red Sox are 17-4 in their last 21 during game 1 of a series.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Red Sox last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 on grass.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 home games.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Yankees last 6 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Red Sox last 6 games following an off day.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in New York.
Hot: Red Sox are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Under is 9-2-1 in the last 12 meetings.

Pick: Red Sox +142


Chicago White Sox (Castillo) at Minnesota (Kremer) – 8:10 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: White Sox are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. American League Central.
Hot: White Sox are 4-0 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Twins are 6-2 in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Cold: Twins are 1-5 in their last 6 games on grass.
Cold: Twins are 1-5 in their last 6 overall.
Cold: White Sox are 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Twins last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Twins last 7 vs. American League Central.
Hot: Over is 21-4-1 in White Sox last 26 games following an off day.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Twins last 7 on grass.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Twins last 7 overall.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in White Sox last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-Head
White Sox are 10-3 in the last 13 meetings.
White Sox are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Minnesota.
Over is 11-4-1 in the last 16 meetings in Minnesota.
Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Pick: Twins -115

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Baltimore (Young) at Athletics (Undecided) – 9:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Orioles are 5-1 in their last 6 road games.
Hot: Orioles are 4-1 in their last 5 games on grass.
Hot: Orioles are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
A’s are 13-39 in their last 52 games on grass.
A’s are 13-39 in their last 52 overall.
A’s are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. American League East.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Orioles last 4 road games.
Hot: Over is 6-1-1 in A’s last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 8-2 in A’s last 10 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Orioles last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Orioles last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Under is 16-5-1 in Orioles last 22 vs. American League West.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Athletics.
Cold: Orioles are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Check back later…


LA Dodgers (Skubal) at Detroit (Anderson) – 6:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Tigers are 10-1 in their last 11 games following an off day.
Hot: Tigers are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Hot: Dodgers are 13-3 in their last 16 interleague road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Tigers are 0-5 in their last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Cold: Tigers are 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Cold: Tigers are 0-4 in their last 4 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Tigers last 4 vs. National League West.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Tigers last 8 overall.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Tigers last 8 on grass.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in Tigers last 7 interleague games.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Dodgers last 6 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Tigers last 5 home games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Detroit.
Dodgers are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
Dodgers are 3-8 in the last 11 meetings in Detroit.

Pick: Tigers +1.5 +105


Houston (Brown) at NY Mets (Scott) – 7:10 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Mets are 6-0 in Scott’s last 6 interleague starts.
Hot: Mets are 6-0 in Scott’s last 6 home starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Astros are 5-0 in their last 5 Friday games.
Cold: Astros are 0-5 in their last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Mets are 2-6 in their last 8 Friday games.
Astros are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. a team with a losing record.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Scott’s last 5 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Scott’s last 5 home starts.
Hot: Under is 6-1-1 in Scott’s last 8 starts with 5 days of rest.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Mets last 6 interleague games.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Scott’s last 6 starts during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in Astros last 6 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in New York.
Hot: Astros are 13-3 in the last 16 meetings.
Hot: Astros are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in New York.

Pick: Astros -1.5 +135

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San Diego (Mize) at Tampa Bay (McClanahan) – 7:10 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Rays are 7-0 in their last 7 interleague games.
Hot: Rays are 6-0 in their last 6 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Rays are 5-0 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Cold: Rays are 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win.
Cold: Rays are 1-4 in McClanahan’s last 5 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Cold: Rays are 1-4 in McClanahan’s last 5 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 6-0-1 in Padres last 7 games following an off day.
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Rays last 6 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Rays last 5 overall.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Rays last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Rays last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Rays last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings in Tampa Bay.
Cold: Padres are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings in Tampa Bay.
Cold: Padres are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Padres +116


Texas (Bradford) at Milwaukee (Henderson) – 7:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Rangers are 5-1 in their last 6 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Brewers are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Brewers are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Rangers are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Rangers are 3-12 in their last 15 road games.
Cold: Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Rangers last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Rangers last 4 interleague games.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Brewers last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Brewers last 4 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Brewers last 4 interleague home games.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Brewers last 4 interleague games.

Head-to-Head
Cold: Rangers are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Milwaukee.

Pick: Brewers -1.5 +125


Philadelphia (Painter) at LA Angels (Detmers) – 9:38 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Phillies are 8-1 in their last 9 games following a win.
Hot: Phillies are 7-1 in their last 8 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Hot: Phillies are 10-2 in their last 12 games on grass.
Cold: Angels are 0-4 in their last 4 home games.
Cold: Angels are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Cold: Angels are 0-4 in their last 4 games on grass.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 8-0-1 in Angels last 9 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 8-0-1 in Angels last 9 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Angels last 6 interleague home games.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Phillies last 5 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Angels last 4 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Phillies last 4 games following a win.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 12-3-2 in the last 17 meetings.
Cold: Phillies are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings in Los Angeles.

Pick: Angels +121

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