MLB Odds: Picks for Rangers vs Royals, Giants vs Padres on August 21

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Aug 16, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen (24) Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Our "soft starters" betting system is live on a bunch of MLB picks for Thursday, August 21.

This situational model has identified an angle which has produced over/under picks winning at better than 58% lifetime.

A couple of Thursday's games fitting the trend in particular are Rangers vs. Royals (2:10 p.m. ET) and Giants vs Padres (4:10 p.m. ET).

This is one of the countless betting angles in Bet Labs which subscribers can access through the rest of the MLB season, and across a variety of sports in general.

Check out a couple situational model picks for MLB Thursday using Action PRO.


MLB Picks for Rangers vs. Royals, Giants vs. Padres on August 21

One common theme for Thursday picks are both games feature "soft" home pitchers, with bland surface numbers.

Ultimately, the predictions are