MLB odds and predictions ramp up in the evening window for Friday, May 5, with five big picks for Cinco de Mayo.
Action Network’s expert MLB database found a handful of expert predictions and best bets off exploitable MLB odds on Friday night.
We’ll have moneyline and over/under predictions on these three MLB games Friday:
- Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
- Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners
PRO houses five betting tools in our MLB database to produce top picks and predictions: Sharp action, big money from MLB bettors, system picks, real-life expert predictions and more.
Four of those tools are live tonight, with betting value aplenty.
Here are the top five MLB picks and predictions Friday night, including a couple games with two best bets.
MLB odds and data as of Friday night, May 5, via FanDuel
MLB Predictions Friday, May 5
Dodgers vs. Padres Picks
9:40 p.m. ET | BSKC
Here’s one of those games with two picks — and it’s shaping up to be Sharps vs. Squares on both.
Odds tab Dodgers-Padres essentially a coin-flip. The pro side for tonight, however, is Padres ML when Clayton Kershaw and Yu Darvish square off.
We’ve logged just 45% of the bet slips on San Diego, but 88% of the coin, triggering our Big Money alert. Also, top experts in our app took the Padres to beat the Dodgers Friday night.
Pick: Padres ML |
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Secondly, Sharp Action, Big Money and Systems all lit up on Dodgers-Padres under the total of 7.5.
Bet Labs’ Contrarian Unders for Winning Teams PRO system plays on matchups involving two teams above .500, when there’s a noticeable discrepancy between tickets and money.
That’s what we’re seeing in our MLB data: The under is attracting 76% of the dough on just 28% of the bets, setting off sharp-action and big-money tools.
Pick: Dodgers-Padres Under |
What is QuickSlip?
QuickSlip is an Action Network feature that allows users to automatically pre-load their bet slip at FanDuel Sportsbook.
Nationals vs. Diamondbacks Picks
9:40 p.m. ET | MLB Network
Big Money, Sharp Action and Top Expert signals are all firing on Nationals-Diamondbacks over the total of 9 Friday night.
PRO recorded four big bets from respected bettors on the over, compared to zero on the under.
It all makes sense, too: The over’s attracting more than 90% of money on just 58% of tickets.
Pick: Nationals-Dbacks Over |
Astros vs. Mariners Picks
10:10 p.m. ET | ROOT Sports NW
Astros vs. Mariners also involves a pair of picks on Friday’s moneyline and over/under.
One of the biggest edges of the entire night is Houston-Seattle under 7 between Cristian Javier and Luis Castillo.
Sharps, big money and expert algorithms all lit up Friday on a low-scoring game.
Pick: Astros-Mariners Under |
Finally, we’ve tracked experts on Astros ML tonight.
Houston’s as short as a +110 underdog, but we’ll roll with FanDuel’s odds of +116 to squeeze out as much betting value as possible.
Pick: Astros ML |