Fifteen games on the Sunday, June 1, Major League Baseball slate, and our baseball experts are all over it with four MLB best bets.
Among their Sunday MLB picks are first five innings (F5) bets for White Sox vs Orioles and Giants vs Marlins, and two Sunday Night Baseball props for Yankees vs Dodgers.
Find our MLB best bets — plus a parlay — below.
MLB Best Bets, Picks, Props, Predictions — 6/1
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
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  | 7:10 p.m. | |
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  | 1:35 p.m. | |
  | 1:40 p.m. | |
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White Sox vs Orioles F5 Pick
By Brit Devine
I'm going to try to attack Charlie Morton in this one, but with the White Sox offense, I'm going to lean into Adrian Houser keeping this game within reach.
Morton has had a horrific start to the season, but he has had a few reasonable outings lately. Maybe he is turning it around some, but with how bad his start was, it's still very up in the air to me.
Houser, on the other hand, looks like a new pitcher compared to last season, with nearly a 2 mph increase on his fastball compared to last season and added velocity across the board. He shut down the Mets and the Mariners and might be a lot better than we have been used to.
Getting this game to be tied or better through the first five innings (F5) seems like a very reasonable bet to make.
Pick: White Sox First Five Innings +0.5 (-105)
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Giants vs Marlins F5 Over/Under Bet
Ryan Weathers has looked phenomenal in his three starts, allowing just two earned runs over 15 2/3 innings. He was cruising toward six scoreless innings last time out against San Diego before his defense let him down in the sixth inning. Weathers’ velocity is up, he’s throwing strikes, and he’s getting swings and misses at a career-best level.
Hayden Birdsong has been nearly as impressive, though much of his work has come out of the bullpen this season. He shut down Kansas City in his first turn in the rotation before running into some trouble against a good Detroit offense.
Birdsong had a season-high six strikeouts against the Tigers, but they were able to string some hits together near the end of his outing. This matchup against the Marlins will be easier.
Miami has improved on offense after a sluggish start, but it was still only 19th in wRC+ vs. right-handed pitching in May. San Francisco is bottom 10 in OPS and wOBA against lefties this season.
Pick: First Five Innings Under 4.5 (-140)
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Yankees vs Dodgers Home Run Pick
By Derek Carty
There is a value opportunity on Tommy Edman's home runs prop.
THE BAT X is projecting 0.19 home runs for him with a 17% chance that he records at least one home run. If you can get the over at +750 or better, there is great value here.
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Pick: Tommy Edman 1+ Home Runs (+750)
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Aaron Judge Prop for Yankees vs Dodgers
By Brit Devine
It's a tougher matchup against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers, but getting Judge at a reasonable line of 1.5 is simply too good to pass up.
