Friday’s MLB Baseball Free Picks & Predictions [8/7/26]

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NY Mets (Thornton) at Pittsburgh (Mlodzinski) – 6:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Pirates are 5-1 in their last 6 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Mets are 7-3 in their last 10 road games.
Cold: Mets are 0-5 in their last 5 Friday games.
Cold: Pirates are 1-10 in their last 11 Friday games.
Cold: Mets are 2-9 in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Mets are 4-17 in their last 21 vs. National League Central.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 6-1-1 in Pirates last 8 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Pirates last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Mets last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Hot: Under is 8-2 in Mets last 10 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Pirates last 5 on grass.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Pittsburgh.
Cold: Mets are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Pittsburgh.
Mets are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings.

Pick: Mets +129


Cincinnati (Undecided) at Washington (Cavalli) – 6:45 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Reds are 4-0 in their last 4 Friday games.
Hot: Reds are 7-1 in Abbott’s last 8 Friday starts.
Hot: Reds are 5-1 in their last 6 games on grass.
Cold: Nationals are 0-8 in their last 8 games on grass.
Cold: Nationals are 0-8 in their last 8 overall.
Cold: Nationals are 0-4 in their last 4 during game 1 of a series.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Reds last 5 road games.
Hot: Under is 8-2-1 in Nationals last 11 home games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Nationals last 5 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Reds last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Abbott’s last 5 starts during game 1 of a series.
Under is 7-2-1 in Reds last 10 during game 1 of a series.

Head-to-Head
Cold: Reds are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Washington.
Reds are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings.

Pick: Check back later…


Colorado (Feltner) at St Louis (Leahy) – 8:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Cardinals are 6-1 in their last 7 games following an off day.
Hot: Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 Friday games.
Cold: Cardinals are 1-6 in their last 7 games following a win.
Cold: Cardinals are 1-5 in their last 6 during game 1 of a series.
Cold: Cardinals are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. National League West.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Rockies last 4 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Cardinals last 4 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Cardinals last 6 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 12-3-1 in Cardinals last 16 vs. National League West.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 on grass.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Rockies last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Hot: Rockies are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Rockies are 12-39 in the last 51 meetings in St. Louis.

Pick: Cardinals -1.5 +130

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LA Dodgers (Sasaki) at Arizona (Kelly) – 9:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Diamondbacks are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
Cold: Dodgers are 0-6 in their last 6 games on grass.
Cold: Dodgers are 0-6 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Dodgers are 0-6 in their last 6 overall.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Diamondbacks last 4 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 9-2 in Dodgers last 11 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Diamondbacks last 5 home games.
Over is 6-2 in Dodgers last 8 games following an off day.
Over is 3-1-1 in Dodgers last 5 road games.
Over is 5-2 in Dodgers last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Arizona.
Cold: Dodgers are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings.

Pick: Dodgers -1.5 -110


Athletics (Perkins) at Boston (Tolle) – 7:10 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Red Sox are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. American League West.
Hot: Red Sox are 10-2 in their last 12 home games.
Hot: Red Sox are 10-2 in their last 12 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Cold: A’s are 0-4 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Cold: A’s are 1-6 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: A’s are 3-13 in their last 16 vs. a team with a winning record.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Red Sox last 4 vs. American League West.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in last 4 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Hot: Over is 7-1 in Red Sox last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in A’s last 7 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 21-4-2 in A’s last 27 vs. American League East.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in Boston.
Under is 17-6-4 in the last 27 meetings.
A’s are 8-21 in the last 29 meetings.
A’s are 18-43 in the last 61 meetings in Boston.

Pick: A’s +1.5 +106


Baltimore (Baz) at Texas (Eovaldi) – 8:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Orioles are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. American League West.
Hot: Orioles are 10-1 in their last 11 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Orioles are 5-1 in their last 6 Friday games.
Hot: Orioles are 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Rangers are 2-6 in their last 8 overall.
Rangers are 3-7 in their last 10 games following an off day.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Orioles last 5 vs. American League West.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Rangers last 4 vs. American League East.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Orioles last 4 on grass.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Orioles last 4 overall.
Hot: Over is 15-3 in Rangers last 18 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 9-2 in Rangers last 11 during game 1 of a series.

Head-to-Head
Cold: Orioles are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Orioles +131

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Tampa Bay (Rasmussen) at Seattle (Gilbert) – 9:45 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Mariners are 5-0 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Rays are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Rays are 6-1 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Mariners are 0-5 in their last 5 Friday games.
Mariners are 2-7 in their last 9 during game 1 of a series.
Mariners are 4-11 in their last 15 vs. a team with a winning record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 7-0-1 in Mariners last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Mariners last 4 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 8-1 in Rays last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Over is 7-2-2 in Mariners last 11 vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 6-2 in Rays last 8 games following an off day.
Over is 3-1-1 in Mariners last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Rays are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Over is 17-5-4 in the last 26 meetings.
Rays are 8-21 in the last 29 meetings in Seattle.

Pick: Rays +103


Cleveland (Messick) at Chicago White Sox (Schultz) – 7:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: White Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
White Sox are 20-8 in their last 28 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Guardians are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Guardians are 1-5 in Messick’s last 6 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Cold: Guardians are 1-4 in their last 5 games on grass.
Cold: Guardians are 1-4 in their last 5 overall.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 8-0 in Messick’s last 8 road starts.
Hot: Under is 7-0 in Messick’s last 7 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Over is 8-1 in White Sox last 9 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Guardians last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 10-2 in Messick’s last 12 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Guardians last 6 during game 1 of a series.

Head-to-Head
Guardians are 20-7 in the last 27 meetings.
Guardians are 10-4 in the last 14 meetings in Chicago.
Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

Pick: White Sox +122


Toronto (Soriano) at Philadelphia (Wheeler) – 6:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Phillies are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
Hot: Phillies are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Phillies are 4-1 in their last 5 games on grass.
Cold: Phillies are 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games.
Phillies are 8-22 in their last 30 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Phillies are 2-5 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Phillies last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Blue Jays last 4 interleague games.
Hot: Under is 6-1-1 in Phillies last 8 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Phillies last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Blue Jays last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Over is 10-3 in Blue Jays last 13 interleague road games.

Head-to-Head
Cold: Blue Jays are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings in Philadelphia.
Cold: Blue Jays are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings.

Pick: Phillies -1.5 +100

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Atlanta (Mahle) at NY Yankees (Fried) – 7:05 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Braves are 7-0 in their last 7 games on grass.
Hot: Braves are 7-0 in their last 7 overall.
Hot: Braves are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Yankees are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. National League East.
Braves are 3-9 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Yankees are 5-12 in their last 17 home games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 7-0 in Yankees last 7 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Braves last 8 on grass.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Braves last 8 overall.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Yankees last 6 vs. National League East.
Hot: Over is 8-2 in Yankees last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Yankees last 5 home games.

Head-to-Head
Under is 11-5-1 in the last 17 meetings in New York.

Pick: Braves +134


LA Angels (Klassen) at Miami (Phillips) – 7:10 ET

Win/Loss
Marlins are 12-4 in their last 16 vs. American League West.
Marlins are 19-8 in their last 27 home games.
Cold: Marlins are 0-6 in their last 6 interleague games.
Cold: Marlins are 1-6 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series.
Cold: Marlins are 1-4 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Cold: Angels are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. National League East.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 8-0-1 in Angels last 9 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Marlins last 4 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Angels last 4 interleague games.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Marlins last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Marlins last 6 interleague games.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Marlins last 5 interleague home games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Angels are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Miami.

Pick: Marlins -1.5 +120


Minnesota (Matthews) at Milwaukee (Drohan) – 7:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Brewers are 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
Brewers are 42-11 in their last 53 interleague home games.
Brewers are 48-16 in their last 64 during game 1 of a series.
Cold: Twins are 0-4 in their last 4 games on grass.
Cold: Twins are 0-4 in their last 4 road games.
Cold: Twins are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Brewers last 6 on grass.
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Brewers last 6 overall.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Brewers last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Brewers last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Brewers last 4 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Brewers last 4 interleague games.

Head-to-Head
Under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings in Milwaukee.
Cold: Twins are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings.

Pick: Twins +151

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Chicago Cubs (Gausman) at Kansas City (Lynch) – 8:10 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Royals are 5-0 in their last 5 home games.
Hot: Royals are 7-1 in their last 8 interleague home games.
Hot: Cubs are 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Cold: Cubs are 1-5 in their last 6 Friday games.
Cold: Royals are 2-9 in their last 11 Friday games.
Royals are 3-8 in their last 11 vs. a team with a winning record.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Cubs last 4 Friday games.
Hot: Under is 12-3-2 in Royals last 17 on grass.
Hot: Under is 12-3-2 in Royals last 17 overall.
Hot: Under is 4-1-2 in Cubs last 7 interleague road games.
Hot: Under is 4-1-2 in Cubs last 7 interleague road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in Royals last 6 interleague games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Cubs -1.5 +100


Houston (Blanco) at San Diego (Ray) – 9:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Padres are 4-0 in their last 4 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Padres are 7-1 in their last 8 home games.
Hot: Astros are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Padres are 2-8 in their last 10 during game 1 of a series.
Padres are 4-13 in their last 17 vs. a team with a winning record.
Astros are 7-18 in their last 25 games following an off day.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Padres last 4 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Over is 7-1 in Astros last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Astros last 7 overall.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Astros last 7 on grass.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Astros last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Over is 8-2 in Astros last 10 games following an off day.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in San Diego.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Cold: Astros are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in San Diego.

Pick: Padres -120


Detroit (Montero) at San Francisco (ACTION) – 10:15 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Tigers are 6-0 in their last 6 Friday games.
Hot: Giants are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 1 of a series.
Hot: Tigers are 7-1 in their last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Cold: Tigers are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. National League West.
Cold: Tigers are 2-14 in their last 16 interleague road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Giants are 1-5 in their last 6 games on grass.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 7-1-1 in Tigers last 9 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 7-1-1 in Tigers last 9 on grass.
Hot: Over is 7-1-1 in Tigers last 9 overall.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Giants last 7 interleague home games.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Giants last 7 interleague home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 22-5-2 in Giants last 29 vs. American League Central.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Tigers are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Under is 13-3-1 in the last 17 meetings.
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings in San Francisco.
Tigers are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in San Francisco.

Pick: Tigers -126

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