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Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw got off to a rough start in 2021, but his dominant form should return against the Athletics on Tuesday. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The MLB betting board for Tuesday features an interleague clash between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland As. The Dodgers are the reigning World Series champs and took the first game of this series with a 10-3 victory in Oakland on Monday night.   Here are our best free MLB picks and predictions for the Do...

Photo By - USA TODAY Sports LaMarcus Aldridge has scored 11 points in each of his first two games with the Nets, giving Brooklyn a legitimate scoring option out of the post. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Battle for the Big Apple between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets tips off Monday’s NBA betting schedule, and all eyes are on the status of Brooklyn’s big names. Nets superstars Kevin Durant and James Harden are questionable for this home games versus the Knicks, with both players nu...

TwinSpires is out to Cincinnati -165 after opening the Reds a -137 favorite. As of 3:45 p.m. ET, Cincy is attracting 72 percent of tickets and 77 percent of dollars on the moneyline. The total opened at 9, briefly got to 9.5 and is now 9 (Over -120), with the Over netting 55 percent of tickets/64 percent of money. Check out the full line movement for this game Pirates vs Reds betting preview Starting pitchers J.T. Brubaker (2020: 1-3, 4.94 ERA): The 27-year-old made his major league debut last ...

Photo By - USA TODAY Sports After a disastrous season last year with the Mets, starting pitcher Michael Wacha is hoping to build off a strong spring and have a bounce-back season with the Tampa Bay Rays. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Boston Red Sox will try to earn their first win of the 2021 MLB season as they welcome the Tampa Bay Rays to Fenway Park on Monday night. The BoSox opened their campaign with three consecutive losses against the Orioles and will try to get on track against the 2-...

Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Red Wings could see goalie Jonathan Bernier, who was enjoying a strong season, return Sunday after a two-week absence. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports First and last will meet for the second straight day, as the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning finish off a two-game set Sunday. The Lightning skated away with a narrow 2-1 victory on Saturday after failing to add to their early 2-0 lead. Although the Wings’ season is done, the Bolts are in a tight, three-te...

Braves vs Phillies betting preview Starting pitchers Ian Anderson (2020: 3-2, 1.95 ERA): Anderson will make his sophomore season debut on Sunday, after going 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA as a rookie, striking out 41 across 32.1 innings. A strong October will have the righty full of confidence going into 2021, after he struck out 24 in 18.2 innings in the postseason for Atlanta. Anderson throws a fastball, change-up and curveball. Zach Eflin (2020: 4-2, 3.97 ERA): After back-to-back double-digit win seas...

Photo By - USA TODAY Sports After pitching fewer than two innings over the last two seasons, Angels two-way threat Shohei Ohtani makes his 2021 pitching debut tonight against the White Sox. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels wrap up their first series of the 2021 season on Sunday night as they clash in L.A. The two sides split the first pair of games in this series before the Halos mounted a three-run eighth inning on Saturday to come away with a 5-3 victor...

Los Angeles is once again a sizable favorite, this time opening -240 at FanDuel, dipping to -235 a couple of times, then surging to -275 this afternoon. As of 4:45 p.m. ET, the Dodgers are -260 while grabbing 94 percent of tickets and 97 percent of dollars on the moneyline. Perhaps as interesting, L.A. is cleaning up on runline action, getting 91 percent of bets/96 percent of cash laying 1.5 runs at -162. The total opened at 11, surged to 12 by early this morning and is now 11.5 (Over -115), wi...

Colorado went up as a -240 favorite Thursday night at FanDuel, peaked at -255 overnight and spent all day at -240, where the moneyline rests at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Avalanche are collecting 88 percent of bets and 89 percent of money. The total opened at 5.5 (Over -128), and that price moved up a few cents to -134, with 81 percent of bets/93 percent of cash on the Over. Check out the full line movement for this game St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche betting preview Injuries Blues: Vince Dunn D ...

Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Royals big offseason acquisition, Andrew Benintendi, should help Kansas City to an Opening Day win. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports MLB Opening Day means everyone is tied for first place. Yes, even the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals, who are both projected to finish at or near the basement of their respective divisions. While this pair of potential baseball bottom-feeders open the season against one another at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, oddsmakers are gi...