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MLB Picks May 16: Cardinals and Padres Highlight Sunday’s Action

Over 20 percent of the MLB season is in the books and divisional races are starting to heat up. There is a full slate of games scheduled for May 16. We will take a look at five of them with the Cardinals and Padres the featured game.

St. Louis Cardinals versus San Diego Padres

The Cardinals enter first in the NL Central and the Padres are second in the NL West. St. Louis has a +26 to +25 edge on the Power Ranking Indicator and both teams are “average” on the Team Strength Oscillator. If considering the “over/under” bet,  ... 

MLB Picks May 9: Dodgers and Angels Battle

With a little over a month of the MLB season in the books, teams are trying to separate themselves from the pack. There are several good weekend matchups with the cross-city battle between the Dodgers and Angels top on the list.

Los Angeles Dodgers versus Los Angeles Angels

The defending World Series champions have lost eight of their last 10 games and are 3rd in the NL West. They face the Angels, last in the AL West. The Angels are 4-6 over their last ten and have a +6 to +1 advantage on the Power Ranking Indicator.  ... 

MLB Picks May 2: Mets and Phillies Battle in NL East

The first month of the MLB season is in and pitching has been dominating with offenses struggling to put up runs. There are several interesting early-season matchups in store for May 2, with the Mets and Phillies leading the way.

New York Mets versus Philadelphia Phillies

The Mets head to Philadelphia battling the Phillies in a division where all five teams are within a game of each other. New York is “burning hot” and +17 on the Power Ranking Indicator and the Phillies are “ice cold down” and +5. David Peterson is expected to start on the mound for  ... 

MLB Picks April 25: Brewers and Cubs Battle in NL Central

There are some great divisional matchups in store for the last weekend in April in MLB. The featured game to watch is the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs.

Note a screenshot of the Scores Predictor below, which is a handy tool when making your picks this week.

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MLB Picks April 18: Titans of the NL West Battle

Only two weeks into the MLB season and division battles are beginning to heat up. A full schedule of games is set for April 18 with the Dodgers and Padres headlining the action.

Los Angeles Dodgers versus San Diego Padres

The Dodgers enter first in the NL West and the Padres are third in the division. These two teams figure to battle for the top spot all season. Los Angeles has a +26 to +14 advantage on the Power Ranking Indicator and “burning hot” versus “average” on the Team Strength Oscillator. The teams have been trending “under” the line  ... 

MLB Picks April 11: Yankees and Rays Square Off in Early AL East Battle 

The first week of MLB action closes with some great divisional match ups. The featured game is the AL East battle between two of the top teams in baseball last season, the Yankees and Rays. We’ll take a look at that game and several others for April 11. 

New York Yankees versus Tampa Bay Rays 

The Yankees and Rays are off to slow starts, sitting 4th and 5th in the AL East. Jordan Montgomery is scheduled to pitch for the Yankees and the starter for the Rays has yet to be determined. New York has a +28 to +16 edge on  ... 

MLB Picks April 4: Dodgers and Rockies Highlight Action

After a reduced 60-game schedule in 2020, MLB is back for a full slate of games in 2021. There are several good matchups for the first weekend with the NL West battle between the Dodgers and Rockies headlining play.

Los Angeles Dodgers versus Colorado Rockies

The Dodgers head into the season as the defending World Series Champions and the Rockies were 4th in the NL West. Both teams enter “burning hot” and the Rockies have a +16 to +7 edge on the Power Ranking Indicator based on spring training play. The teams are trending on opposite sides of the  ... 

MLB 2021: What should you know about the upcoming baseball season?

MLB 2021 is BACK! Are you ready?– What should you know about the upcoming baseball season?

As Opening Day of the 2021 MLB season approaches on Thursday, April 1, fans across the country will soon return to their home teams’ ballparks — in most cases for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began

Play ball! That is the call from Major League Baseball as teams have reported for spring training this month.

This month, MLB has given out its orders on what teams can do, should do, and expect. As it stands, MLB 2021 will be a 162-game campaign  ... 

World Series Game 1 Pick: Tampa Bay Rays vs. LA Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers have come close in recent seasons to winning the World Series only to come up short. Now, the Dodgers are back for another crack at immortality and a first World Series win since 1988.

Standing in the LA Dodgers’ way are the Tampa Bay Rays. The Dodgers will fancy their chances of winning the World Series after rallying to eliminate the Atlanta Braves in seven games in the NLCS.

The great thing about this year’s World Series is that it truly offers fans the best two baseball teams from the regular season. The Dodgers  ... 

MLB League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves to meet in NLCS

The Los Angeles Dodgers will meet the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS after both clubs punched their tickets to the League Championship Series. 

The NL West champion Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres 3-0 in the Divisional Round. Their emphatic 12-3 win in Game 3 sent them through to the NLCS. The Atlanta Braves also swept their way to the NLCS, eliminating the Miami Marlins 3-0.

Now, the Dodgers and Braves will meet on Monday in Game 1 of the NLCS. At the time of this writing, the ALCS is still awaiting its second team. The Houston Astros  ... 

Sports News: When will the next NHL, NBA, and other major sports seasons begin?

Sports fans are wondering when their favorite sports and leagues will resume play. The NHL, NBA, MLB, and NCAA basketball all have plans to start their new seasons soon. Plans may not be concrete, but at least fans and punters have hope of new seasons beginning soon.

The NHL recently crowned the 2019-20 Stanley Cup champions as the Tampa Bay Lightning lifted Sir Stanley’s mug and now, the NHL is in its offseason.

The NBA is heading toward the end of the Finals as the Miami Heat and LA Lakers battle it out for the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The Association  ... 

MLB Postseason 2020: National League Wild Card picks for September 30

Major League Baseball has had an extremely difficult 60-game regular season. Now, the league is ready for MLB Postseason 2020 with 16 teams taking part in this year’s extended playoffs. 

MLB Postseason 2020 begins on Tuesday, September 29th with all four American League series starting. The National League will begin one day later on Wednesday, September 30th, and we will look at those four games on our blog (and corresponding video).

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MLB 2020 Playoffs: How will the league’s 16-team postseason look?

Major League Baseball’s 2020 season is one of the most unique in the league’s history. To cap off an extremely unique season, the MLB 2020 Playoffs will be just as unorthodox. 

The MLB trade deadline passed on Monday with several teams making big moves. The San Diego Padres and Toronto Bluejays were big winners on trade deadline day. The Padres were the biggest of them all and will fancy their chances of winning the World Series this season. Not only do the Padres have the best uniforms in MLB, but their chances of making the MLB 2020 Playoffs  ... 

MLB Opening Day: Predictions for Yankees vs. Nationals; Giants vs. Dodgers

It may be a bit late, but MLB Opening Day is finally here with two games taking place on Thursday, July 23 and a nearly full slate of games the following day (Friday, July 24).

The first day of games will see the New York Yankees visit the reigning World Series winners, the Washington Nationals. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants will renew their long-time rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Today, we will look at those games for July 23 and give you predictions for both games based off of Zcode System’s brilliant prediction tools on the  ... 

MLB 2020: Which baseball club has the best odds to win the World Series?

The Major League Baseball 2020 season is just a few days away from the first pitch. Of course, the MLB 2020 season will be a shortened 60-game competition with teams playing against their division and the same division from the opposite league in fast-paced season.

July 23rd is the first day of the season with two marquee games taking place. The New York Yankees will start off against reigning World Series winners the Washington Nationals while the San Francisco Giants will play the Los Angeles Dodgers. There is a week to go until the games begin, so here  ... 

MLB Opening Night July 23: Get ready for the 60-game season

The Major League Baseball season was cut down from 162 games to 60 games for the coronavirus influenced shortened season. MLB’s opening night is July 23 with a pair of exciting games.

The first two days of the MLB season will see the following games as reported by CBS Sports:

Thursday, July 23 (Opening Night)  ...