We have a full 15-game slate on Tuesday, starting with Marlins vs. Phillies at 6:40 PM ET and finishing with Rays vs. Dodgers at 10:10 PM ET.
Our experts have analyzed the matchups and found great options for Tuesday, June 16.
Below are 4 expert MLB best bets today.
MLB Best Bets Today
The team logos in the table below represent each matchup our MLB betting staff is targeting from today's slate of games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
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Ryan Minion's Marlins vs Phillies Best Bet
By Ryan Minion
Despite his limited experience as a major league starter, Tyler Phillips has looked exceptional over his first three outings in the role. Across more than 48 combined innings as both a starter and reliever, the Marlins right-hander has recorded a stellar 1.86 ERA along with a 1.30 WHIP.
While Phillips has been largely consistent to begin his 2026 campaign, the same can't be said of Jesus Luzardo, who has posted a 4.35 ERA through his first 14 starts this season. That said, Luzardo has a few outlier performances that have inflated his ERA, and he has recorded a quality start in five of his past eight appearances.
Given the promising recent form of both pitchers heading into Tuesday night's NL East showdown, I favor backing the under on total runs scored over the first five innings.
Pick: F5 Under 4.5 (-140 or Better)
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Grant Neiffer's Rockies vs Cubs Best Bet
Hunter Goodman has been hammering the ball this season for the Rockies, and this matchup is far too good to have him priced this high.
Chicago Cubs' Edward Cabrera has been a gas can for righty power this season, allowing a massive 2.28 HR/9.
The weather at Wrigley should be great for hitting, with a 16-MPH wind blowing out. I have the true odds here around +270, making this a great bet.
Pick: Hunter Goodman Home Run (+300 or Better)
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Tanner McGrath's Tigers vs Astros Best Bet
Houston’s biggest issue this season has been run prevention. However, I think the Astros are about to get a huge boost with their best starting pitcher, Hunter Brown, and best reliever, Josh Hader, returning from injury.
In Brown’s two March starts this season, he tossed 10 ⅔ innings of one-run ball with 17 strikeouts (40% rate). His advanced pitching model metrics reached career highs (107 Stuff+, 103 Location+, 113 Pitching+), and he allowed zero barrels with a 30% hard-hit rate.
He looked similarly good in his Minor League rehab starts, running a 1.88 ERA and 2.47 xFIP across 14 innings. He should pick up where he left off as one of baseball’s primo Aces.
Detroit is dangerous against right-handed pitching because of its left-handed power bats at the top of the lineup (Kevin McGonigle, Kerry Carpenter, Riley Greene). However, Brown has reverse splits in his career, striking out more lefties than righties while allowing a 30-point lower wOBA. He peppers four-seamers and knuckle-curves against southpaws, and it works well.
Framber Valez has been the most underwhelming free-agent signing of this past offseason. All his numbers are approaching career lows, and his rolling strikeout minus walk rate is at 6%. The most important pitch in his arsenal is the curveball, and the 116 Stuff+ rating on the pitch is a career low.
Meanwhile, the Astros mash left-handed pitching. They have seven or eight righties in the lineup, while Valdez’s strikeout minus walk rate drops 5% against righties compared to lefties. The one major left-handed bat in Houston’s lineup is Yordan Alvarez, who rips apart both sides equally.
While I still don’t think highly of Houston’s bullpen or defense, Detroit also has a mediocre defense and is one of the worst defensive teams in baseball.
I really like this matchup for Houston.
Pick: Astros ML (-170 or Better)
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Jon Anderson's Rays vs Dodgers Best Bet
By Jon Anderson
We're in for a pretty boring affair in this one, I think. Probably not a ton of swing-and-miss, and quite possibly no home runs whatsoever.
These are two pitchers who attack the strike zone and allow balls in play, but they're weak hits to where their fielders can make outs. I'd guess it'll be a pretty short game, but to this point, we can't bet the over/under on time of play.
Regardless, what I'm seeing is an edge to the Rays.
Drew Rasmussen is the better starting pitcher, and the Rays project to get an absolute ton of balls into play against Justin Wrobleski. So they should be able to scratch a few runs together for a 3-2 win or something of that sort.
Pick: Rays ML (+120 or Better)
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