Welcome to another beautiful MLB slate.
We have plenty of day games on this Sunday afternoon, and our MLB betting experts found value on three picks, including two sides and a player prop.
Let’s dive into our MLB predictions and best bets for the games on Sunday, April 6.
Note: While a parlay of these picks isn’t our formal recommendation, we’ve put together an easy way to parlay them below.
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MLB Best Bets Today
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our MLB betting staff is targeting from Sunday’s slate of games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
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| [teammatchup link=”#1″ firstfullname=”New York Yankees” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/nyyd.png” secondfullname=”Pittsburgh Pirates” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/pit.png”][/teammatchup] | 1:35 p.m. | |
| [teammatchup link=”#2″ firstfullname=”Chicago White Sox” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/cws.png” secondfullname=”Detroit Tigers” secondlogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/461059_det_n.png”][/teammatchup] | 1:40 p.m. | |
| [teammatchup link=”#3″ firstfullname=”Baltimore Orioles” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/bal.png” secondfullname=”Kansas City Royals” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-kansas-city-royals.png”][/teammatchup] | 2:10 p.m. | |
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[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Yankees vs Pirates Best Bet: Value on Underdog”][/subheader]
[gameheader haspick=”true” picktext=”Pirates ML +145″ league=”mlb” awaylogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/nyyd.png” awayname=”New York Yankees” awayslug=”new-york-yankees” homelogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/pit.png” homename=”Pittsburgh Pirates” homeslug=”pittsburgh-pirates” date=”Sunday, April 6″ time=”1:35 p.m. ET” network=”MLB.TV” bookname=”BetMGM” bookprimarylogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/779359_BetMGM800x200@1x.png” bookreviewslug=”betmgm”][/gameheader]
By Brit Devine
Picking against the Yankees might be a death wish, but I’m looking for the Pirates to capture the final game of this series today to avoid being swept.
The Yankees are rolling out Will Warren on the mound today. He was horrible in limiting MLB outings last season and saw his velocity drop almost 1.5 MPH across the board in his first start compared to where he was last season.
Andrew Heaney takes the mound for the Pirates, and he fared well in his first start against Miami but has a much tougher task today. I’m not expecting him to get through this unscathed, but I’m also expecting Warren to give up a few runs as well.
The Yankees aren’t going to keep up their torrid home run pace after hitting over three dingers per game on average so far. Meanwhile. the Pirates are eventually going to improve on their lowly six home runs as a team so far this season.
This is a good spot to bet on regression from a hot Yankees offense.
Pick: Pirates ML +145
| [teammatchup link=”#1″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”New York Yankees” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/nyyd.png” secondfullname=”Pittsburgh Pirates” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/pit.png”][/teammatchup] | [teammatchup link=”#2″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”Chicago White Sox” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/cws.png” secondfullname=”Detroit Tigers” secondlogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/461059_det_n.png”][/teammatchup] | [teammatchup link=”#3″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”Baltimore Orioles” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/bal.png” secondfullname=”Kansas City Royals” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-kansas-city-royals.png”][/teammatchup] |
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[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”White Sox vs Tigers Best Bet: Back Chicago on Sunday”][/subheader]
[gameheader haspick=”true” picktext=”White Sox ML +185″ league=”mlb” awaylogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/cws.png” awayname=”Chicago White Sox” awayslug=”chicago-white-sox” homelogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/461059_det_n.png” homename=”Detroit Tigers” homeslug=”detroit-tigers” date=”Sunday, April 6″ time=”1:40 p.m. ET” network=”MLB.TV” bookname=”ESPN BET” bookprimarylogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/11/ESPNBET-rect-2colorway-e1700601975338.png” bookreviewslug=”espn-bet”][/gameheader]
By Brit Devine
The White Sox seem to be undervalued this afternoon.
Detroit is starting promising young pitcher Jackson Jobe, who didn’t have his best stuff in his first start of the season. There will be some variance in his starts as he further develops, and that could certainly happen here even against the White Sox.
Another thing we have going for us is the Tigers offense being down a few starters, giving us a weaker lineup than if they were at full strength.
We also have left-handed Martin Perez starting for the White Sox, which should keep one or two of the good left-handed bats the Tigers have on the bench to start the game.
Perez isn’t a good pitcher, but he just had a great outing against the Twins and probably isn’t getting enough respect as the starter today. I would put this line much closer to +150 true odds.
Pick: White Sox ML +185
| [teammatchup link=”#1″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”New York Yankees” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/nyyd.png” secondfullname=”Pittsburgh Pirates” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/pit.png”][/teammatchup] | [teammatchup link=”#2″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”Chicago White Sox” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/cws.png” secondfullname=”Detroit Tigers” secondlogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/461059_det_n.png”][/teammatchup] | [teammatchup link=”#3″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”Baltimore Orioles” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/bal.png” secondfullname=”Kansas City Royals” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-kansas-city-royals.png”][/teammatchup] |
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[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Orioles vs Royals Prop Pick: Free Passes for Mullins”][/subheader]
[gameheader haspick=”true” picktext=”Cedric Mullins Over 0.5 Walks (+350)” league=”mlb” awaylogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/bal.png” awayname=”Baltimore Orioles” awayslug=”baltimore-orioles” homelogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-kansas-city-royals.png” homename=”Kansas City Royals” homeslug=”kansas-city-royals” date=”Sunday, April 6″ time=”2:10 p.m. ET” network=”MLB.TV” bookname=”DraftKings ” bookprimarylogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/477013_DraftKings@1x.png” bookreviewslug=”draftkings”][/gameheader]
By Derek Carty
There’s a value opportunity on Mullins’ walks prop.
THE BAT X is projecting 0.40 walks for him with a 34% chance that he records at least one walk. If you can get the over at +350 or better, there’s great value here.
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Pick: Cedric Mullins Over 0.5 Walks (+350)
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