MLB Odds, Predictions, Top Picks | Dodgers vs. Padres, Nationals vs Diamondbacks Lead Friday’s Picks

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May 05, 2023, 07:51 PM EDT

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MLB odds and predictions heat up late on Friday, May 5.
Best bets tonight include Dodgers vs. Padres, Astros vs. Mariners and more.
Check out the five premium picks below.

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Action Network's expert MLB database found a handful of expert predictions and best bets off exploitable MLB odds on Friday night.

We'll have moneyline and over/under predictions on these three MLB games Friday:

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners

PRO houses five betting tools in our MLB database to produce top picks and predictions: Sharp action, big money from MLB bettors, system picks, real-life expert predictions and more.

Four of those tools are live tonight, with betting value aplenty.

Here are the top five MLB picks and predictions Friday night, including a couple games with two best bets.

MLB odds and data as of Friday night, May 5, via FanDuel

MLB Predictions Friday, May 5

Dodgers vs. Padres Picks

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Here's one of those games with two picks — and it's shaping up to be Sharps vs. Squares on both.

Odds tab Dodgers-Padres essentially a coin-flip. The pro side for tonight, however, is Padres ML when Clayton Kershaw and Yu Darvish square off.

We've logged just 45% of the bet slips on San Diego, but 88% of the coin, triggering our Big Money alert. Also, top experts in our app took the Padres to beat the Dodgers Friday night.

Pick: Padres ML

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Secondly, Sharp Action, Big Money and Systems all lit up on Dodgers-Padres under the total of 7.5.

Bet Labs' Contrarian Unders for Winning Teams PRO system plays on matchups involving two teams above .500, when there's a noticeable discrepancy between tickets and money.

That's what we're seeing in our MLB data: The under is attracting 76% of the dough on just 28% of the bets, setting off sharp-action and big-money tools.