The action on May 3 will get going early with an afternoon tilt in Chicago and culminate in a major matchup of National League powers, between the Braves and Dodgers. So, what’s looking good on the betting market? Here are our MLB bets picks for May 3, 2024.
Our best bet for May 3
Here’s a look at our best MLB bets, or in this case, bet, for May 3 (odds via BetMGM New York Sportsbook):
- Rangers/Royals under 9 runs (-120)
There’s not a lot of picks that are great on May 3. One of the more appealing is Cardinals -1.5 (-115) with Sonny Gray on the hill but we won’t go with that one simply due to St. Louis’ cold offense.
Instead, we’ll go with under nine runs for the Rangers/Royals matchup in Kansas City.
Brady Singer is on the hill for the Royals, as Singer looks to continue rolling for Kansas City. Singer’s Whiff% rate is up four points (26.9%) from last year and his ground-ball ways have helped him limit the damage. The Royals righty has given up two or fewer runs in five of six outings this season.
The Rangers, meanwhile, will bring their deep yet cold offense to KC.
Texas did score 13 runs in their two wins against Washington but the Rangers offense has scored four or fewer runs in nine of the team’s last 12 games. Corey Seager (.615 OPS) and Marcus Semien (.756 OPS) figure to get hot at some point but it hasn’t happened to this point.
Michael Lorenzen will face the Royals.
Look at May 2’s picks
For reference, these were our picks for May 2, both of which hit:
- Ben Brown over 3.5 strikeouts (-165)
- Giants/Red Sox under 9.5 runs (-120)
2024 Total Record: 27-22
Chris Studley contributed to this report.
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