Author: Al MacMillan

Today’s Dallas Wings vs Golden State Valkyries picks for Monday, August 17, 2026, come from Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Golden State has controlled the season series and enters with one of the league’s best records, while Dallas is trying to reverse a 3-7 stretch that has pushed the…

Tonight's Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies picks focus on the probable pitching situation, Monday's prices, and the most relevant baseball trends. Coors Field always creates risk for an under, but the number is large and the lower-scoring side comes at plus money. Blake Snell looked much sharper in his…

Tonight's Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs picks focus on the probable pitching situation, Monday's prices, and the most relevant baseball trends. The Crosstown matchup offers the clearest two-team scoring agreement on Monday's slate. The White Sox arrive in strong offensive form after sweeping Detroit, while the Cubs have also…

Tonight's Atlanta Braves vs Minnesota Twins picks focus on the probable pitching situation, Monday's prices, and the most relevant baseball trends. Atlanta opens a road series with the stronger current starting profile. Martin Perez has carried an ERA in the low-3.00s and recently put together an extended scoreless stretch, while…

Tonight's Athletics vs Kansas City Royals picks focus on the probable pitching situation, Monday's prices, and the most relevant baseball trends. Kansas City is too expensive to back on the full-game moneyline, but Michael Wacha gives the Royals a cleaner way to attack Oakland's scoring market. Mason Barnett's season-long ERA…

Tonight's San Diego Padres vs New York Mets picks focus on the probable pitching situation, Monday's prices, and the most relevant baseball trends. San Diego has been one of baseball's hottest teams, but that does not automatically imply early scoring. The Padres have repeatedly played lower-scoring first halves on the…

Tonight's Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox picks focus on the probable pitching situation, Monday's prices, and the most relevant baseball trends. The starting matchup carries more uncertainty than the early listed ERAs suggested. Mitch Bratt has a small and volatile major-league sample, while Alec Gamboa has also worked only…

Tonight's Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates picks focus on the probable pitching situation, Monday's prices, and the most relevant baseball trends. The full-game side is essentially a coin flip, which pushes the focus toward the total. Framber Valdez brings the stronger career resume but is coming off a rough recent…

Tonight's St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Game 2 picks focus on the probable pitching situation, Monday's prices, and the most relevant baseball trends. The nightcap gives St. Louis a more conventional starting advantage. Andre Pallante has carried a regular starter workload with solid run prevention, while Rhett Lowder has…

Tonight's Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies picks focus on the probable pitching situation, Monday's prices, and the most relevant baseball trends. Philadelphia is priced far too aggressively on the full-game moneyline, so the better angle is to isolate Cristopher Sanchez against Miami's offense. Sanchez has been one of the Phillies'…