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New Orleans Saints vs. LA Chargers NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2025 by Tony T. Saints at Chargers Injuries New Orleans is dealing with cluster injuries at tight end. They are healthy on the offensive and defensive line as well as secondary. The Saints have two injuries at inside linebacker. LA is banged up at receiver and lost their left tackle for the season. On defense the team is banged up at right defensive end. Recent Box Score Key Stats Saints at Chargers 4PM ET— Spencer Rattler will start at quarterback for New Orleans as they look to replace the retired Derek Carr. Established veterans will sit this one out. Taylor Heinicke gets the start at quarterback for the Chargers. Veteran starters are expected to sit.
Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears NFL Pick Prediction 8/10/2025 by Tony T. Dolphins at Bears Injuries Miami is dealing with injuries at receiver with a starting tight end out. Two starters are banged up on the offensive line. The Dolphins are healthy on defense. Chicago running back unit is banged up and at backup center. They are healthy on defense. Recent Box Score Key Stats Dolphins at Bears 1PM ET—Miami head coach Mike McDaniel commented that some starters may see limited snaps. Chicago will not play starters. Tyson Bagent will start at quarterback for the Bears. Tua has not played in a preseason opener in three seasons.
Chicago Cubs vs. St Louis Cardinals MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Cubs at Cardinals 7PM ET—Shota Imanaga gets the start for Chicago. Imanaga has sixteen starts posting an ERA of 3.12 with WHIP of 1.00. The left hander fans 19.8% with 4.8% walks. Ground balls served at 27.9% with 1.61 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 4.47. Sonny Gray makes the start for St Louis. Gray in 23 starts has an ERA of 4.21 with WHIP of 1.17. The veteran strikes out 26.8% with 4% walks. Grounders dealt at 41.1% with 1.12 home runs per nine innings.
Boston Red Sox vs. San Diego Padres MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Red Sox at Padres 4PM ET—Brayan Bello will start for Boston. Bello appeared in 20 games posting an ERA of 3.03 with WHIP of 1.28. The right hander fans 18% with 8.6% walks. Ground balls are 49.6% with 0.93 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 4.22. Dylan Cease gets the start for San Diego. Cease has 23 starts carrying an ERA of 4.60 with WHIP of 1.30. The righty has an elite 30.6% K rate with 9.1% walks. Grounders dealt at 36.2% with 1.24 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.51.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. LA Dodgers MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Blue Jays at Dodgers 4PM ET—Eric Lauer will start for Toronto. Lauer appeared in eighteen games carries an ERA of 2.59 with WHIP of 0.98. The left hander fans 25.2% with 5.7% walks. Grounders are 30.8% with 0.90 home runs per nine innings. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is starting for LAD. Yamamoto has 22 starts posting an ERA of 2.51 with WHIP of 1.04. The right hander strikes out 28.5% with 8% walks. Ground balls come in at 52.1% with 0.74 home runs per nine innings.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Seattle Mariners MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Rays at Mariners 4PM ET—Adrian Houser will start for Tampa Bay. Houser has twelve starts posting an ERA of 2.54 with WHIP of 1.29. The right-hander fans 16.5% with 7.6% walks. Ground balls sit at 46.7% with limited home run damage. Bryan Woo is starting for Seattle. Woo in 22 starts deals with an ERA of 3.02 with WHIP of 0.94. The righty strikes out 24.8% with 4.6% walks. Grounders are 39.1% with 1.35 home runs per nine innings.
Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Rockies at Diamondbacks 4PM ET—Tanner Gordon gets the start for Colorado. Gordon, in six starts deals with an ERA of 6.59 with WHIP of 1.78. The right hander fans 12.1% with 6.1% walks. Ground balls served at 37.4% with 1.26 home runs per nine innings. Brandon Pfaadt gets the start for Arizona. Pfaadt in 23 starts posts an ERA of 5.02 with WHIP of 1.31. The righty strikes out 19.2% with 5.3% walks. Ground balls come in at 41% with 1.48 home runs per nine innings.
Washington Nationals vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Nationals at Giants 4PM ET—MacKenzie Gore will start for Washington. Gore has 23 starts with an ERA of 4.29 and WHIP of 1.37. The left hander fans 27.6% with 8.6% walks. Ground balls served at 35.5% with 1.21 home runs per nine innings. Justin Verlander is starting for San Francisco. Verlander posts 19 starts with an ERA of 4.29 and WHIP of 1.45. The veteran strikes out 19.4% with 8.4% walks. Ground ball rate of 35.7% with 1.05 home runs per nine innings.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Guardians at White Sox 2PM ET—Slade Cecconi is starting for Cleveland. Cecconi has fourteen starts posting an ERA of 3.72 with WHIP of 1.19. The right hander fans 20.3% with 6.8% walks. Grounders sit at 41.2% with 1.53 home runs per nine innings. Davis Martin gets the start for Chicago. Martin appeared in seventeen games delivering an ERA of 4.11 with WHIP of 1.29. The righty strikes out 16.9% with 6.9% walks. Ground balls served at 48.7% with 1.31 home runs per nine innings.
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Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers NFL Pick Prediction 8/9/2025 by Tony T. Broncos at 49ers Injuries Denver offense healthy. A starting inside linebacker is questionable as is a backup. The secondary is healthy. SF quarterback Kurtis Rouke is out. They are banged up at running back and receiver. SF has several injuries on the defensive line and secondary with a healthy linebacker group. Recent Box Score Key Stats Broncos at 49ers 8:30PM ET—San Francisco is not expected to play their starters. Denver will play starters in their preseason opener. Backup Mac Jones is expected to start at quarterback for the 49ers. Bo Nix will start at quarterback for the Broncos.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Arizona Cardinals NFL Pick Prediction 8/9/2025 byTony T. Chiefs at Cardinals Injuries KC receivers Rice and Brown are questionable. A starting corner is questionable. Arizona is healthy on offense. On defense a backup corner and safety are questionable. Recent Box Score Key Stats Chiefs at Cardinals 8PM ET—Following his usual routine head coach Andy Reid will play his starters one quarter. Arizona will also play starters but the length of time on the field is not clear. Patrick Mahomes starts at quarterback for the Chiefs. Kyler Murray starts at quarterback for the Cardinals. This is a change from the previous two seasons where they rested starters during the preseason.
NY Jets vs. Green Bay Packers NFL Pick Prediction 8/9/2025 by Tony T. Jets at Packers Injuries Quarterback Tyrod Taylor is questionable. First string tight end Mason Taylor is questionable. NY is banged up with first strings on the defensive line. Backup corners have injuries. Green Bay is dealing with injuries at the running back and receiver position. Three injuries to starters on the offensive line. Recent Box Score Key Stats Jets at Packers 8PM ET— Both teams expected to play their starters. Justin Fields is starting for New York at quarterback. Jordan Love will start at quarterback for the Packers. Both starters will see a few series.
Tennessee Titans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Pick Prediction 8/9/2025 by Tony T. Titans at Buccaneers Injuries Tennessee has three right guards questionable. They have a starting nose tackle and corner banged up. Tampa Bay has injuries at receiver. Quarterback Michael Pratt is on PUP list. Recent Box Score Key Stats Titans at Buccaneers 7:30PM ET—Tennessee is expected to play their starters up to two series. Tampa Bay is not expected to play their starters. Cam Ward will start at quarterback for the Titans and play up to two series. Backup Kyle Trask is expected to see significant action at quarterback for Tampa Bay.
Dallas Cowboys vs. LA Rams NFL Pick Prediction 8/9/2025 by Tony T. Cowboys at Rams Injuries Dallas is dealing with injuries at the running back and tight end positions. They are banged up on the offensive line. Left corner position are dealing with two injuries. Matthew Stafford is questionable as is a backup tight end for LAR. Outside linebacker position is banged up. Recent Box Score Key Stats Cowboys at Rams 7PM ET—The Cowboys are expected to rest starters in the preseason opener. Joe Milton is expected to get the start with Will Grier backing him up. LA Rams will rest starters. Stetson Bennett is expected to start at quarterback for LA.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Pick Prediction 8/9/2025 by Tony T. Steelers at Jaguars Injuries Reserve quarterback Will Howard is questionable for Pittsburgh. Their top two left tackles are questionable. The Steelers are banged up at corner. Jacksonville has injuries at defensive tackle. Recent Box Score Key Stats Steelers at Jaguars 7PM ET—Pittsburgh is expected to sit their starters in the preseason opener. Jacksonville is expected to play starters a few series. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence will start and first round pick Travis Hunter will get a look. Mason Rudolph will get the start for Pittsburgh.
Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings NFL Pick Prediction 8/9/2025 by Tony T. Texans at Vikings Injuries Minnesota has injuries at the receiver and tight end position. On defense two corners are injured. Houston top two running backs are banged up. They are dealing with injuries on defensive tackle and safety positions. Recent Box Score Key Stats Texans at Vikings 4PM ET—JJ McCarthy is expected to play the entire first half as he is coming off a season ending injury last year. Playing time will be limited for the starters. Vikings are going to be looking at a lot of their youth in this game. Texan head coach DeMarco Ryans indicated that his younger players will see action. There are conflicting reports about whether CJ Stroud will play. He indicated he wants to see preseason action.
NY Giants vs. Buffalo Bills NFL Pick Prediction 8/9/2025 by Tony T. Giants at Bills Injuries NY running back reserves are banged up. They are banged up at nose tackle. Middle linebacker position has injuries. The Bills are dealing with injuries at the receiver position. Both starting safeties and each backup corner are questionable. Recent Box Score Key Stats Giants at Bills 1PM ET—The Giants are expected to sit most starters. Jaxon Dart will start at quarterback. Josh Allen will not play for Buffalo. Mitch Tribusky gets the start at quarterback, and the Bills are expected to play starters a bit. The Pick with the Explanation Behind Trubisky for Buffalo are Mike White and Shane Buechele. There is a battle for the backup job behind Allen. Behind Dart is Tommy DeVito. Jameis Winston is also on the roster as the backup to Wilson. Other then WR1, the Giants receivers are fully healthy. The Giants think a lot of Dart as he was drafted in the first round. Play NY +3.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Seattle Mariners MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Rays at Mariners 9:40PM ET—Joe Boyle is starting for Tampa Bay. Boyle appeared in seven games carrying an ERA of 2.30 with WHIP of 0.88. The right hander fans 24.1% with 10.2% walks. Ground balls served at 36.2% with 0.66 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.58. Logan Evans starts for Seattle. Evans has thirteen starts with an ERA of 4.30 with WHIP of 1.41. The righty strikes out 17.7% with 7.7% walks. Grounders dealt with 40.2% with 1.57 home runs per nine innings.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. LA Dodgers MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Blue Jays at Dodgers 9PM ET—Chris Bassitt is starting for Toronto. Bassitt appeared in 24 games posting an ERA of 4.12 with WHIP of 1.31. The veteran fans 22.7% with 5.9% walks. Ground balls come in at 46.5% with 1.26 home runs per nine innings. Blake Snell starts for LAD. Snell has three starts with an ERA of 3.21 with WHIP of 1.64. The left hander strikes out 28.2% with 12.1% walks. Grounders are 43.2% with 1.29 home runs per nine innings.
Boston Red Sox vs. San Diego Padres MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Red Sox at Padres 8:40PM ET—Luis Giolito is starting for Boston. Giolito in seventeen, starts posts an ERA of 3.57 with WHIP of 1.19. The right hander fans 20.7% with 6.9% walks. Ground balls sit at 35.7% with 1.32 home runs per nine innings. Michael King gets the start for San Diego. King has ten starts with an ERA of 2.59 with WHIP of 1.02. The righty strikes out 28.4% with 7.6% walks. Ground balls dealt at 38.3% with 0.97 home runs per nine innings. He last pitched on May 18th due to shoulder injury
Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Rockies at Diamondbacks 8PM ET—Bradley Blalock will start for Colorado. Blalock appeared in nine games with an ERA of 7.68 and WHIP of 1.66. The right hander fans 10.3% with 6.3% walks. Ground balls are 41.3% with 1.86 home runs per nine innings. Eduardo Rodriguez is starting for Arizona. Rodriguez has nineteen starts dealing with an ERA of 5.53 with WHIP of 1.66. The left hander strikes out 22.7% with 8.2% walks. Ground balls served at 35.8% with 1.66 home runs per nine innings.
Chicago Cubs vs. St Louis Cardinals MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Cubs at Cardinals 7:15PM ET—Collin Rea will start for Chicago. Rea appeared in 23 games carrying an ERA of 4.23 with WHIP of 1.32. The right hander fans 16.9% with 6.2% walks. Ground balls served at 38% with 1.55 home runs per nine innings. Andre Pallante is starting for St Louis. Pallante in 22 starts delivers an ERA of 4.57 with WHIP of 1.32. The right hander strikes out 15.4% with 7.7% walks. Ground balls dished at 60.6% with 1.11 home runs per nine innings.
NY Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Mets at Brewers 7PM ET—Frankie Montas will start for NYM. Montas has seven starts delivering an ERA of 6.68 with WHIP of 1.54. The right hander fans 19.1% with 6.6% walks. Ground ball rate of 42.3% with 1.87 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 5.07. Tobias Myers gets the start for Milwaukee. Myers appeared in eight games with an ERA of 4.30 with WHIP of 1.61. The righty strikes out 17.8% with 9.3% walks. Ground balls sit at 37.3% with 0.78 home runs per nine innings.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T Guardians at White Sox 7PM ET—Joey Cantillo will start for Cleveland. Cantillo appeared in 27 games delivering an ERA of 4.37 with WHIP of 1.44. The left hander fans 29.5% with 12.3% walks. Ground balls are 44.4% with 1.13 home runs per nine innings. Sean Burke is starting for Chicago. Burke has 22 appearances posting an ERA of 4.23 with WHIP of 1.41. The right hander strikes out 20.5% with 10.3% walks. Ground balls dished at 33.8% with 1.38 home runs per nine innings.
Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Athletics at Orioles 7PM ET—Jack Perkins will start for Athletics. Perkins appeared in nine games with an ERA of 3.97 with WHIP of 1.15. The right hander fans 24.5% with 10.6% walks. Ground balls sit at 43.3% with 0.79 home runs per nine innings. Brandon Young is starting for Baltimore. Young in nine starts deals with an ERA of 5.88 with WHIP of 1.67. The right hander strikes out 20.3% with 9.6% walks. Ground balls are 43.4% with 1.74 home runs per nine innings.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Reds at Pirates 6:40PM ET—Nick Martinez will start for Cincinnati. Martinez appeared in 25 games delivering an ERA of 4.66 with WHIP of 1.21. The right hander fans 17.5% with 5.8% walks. Ground balls served at 37.2% with 1.18 home runs per nine innings. Braxton Ashcraft gets the start for Pittsburgh. Ashcraft appeared in seventeen games posting an ERA of 3.24 with WHIP of 1.38. The righty strikes out 19.4% with 8.3% walks. Grounders are 50% with limited home run damage.
LA Angels vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Angels at Tigers 6PM ET—Yusei Kikuchi is starting for LAA. Kikuchi has 24 starts carrying an ERA of 3.22 with WHIP of 1.40. The left hander strikes out 24.1% with 9.7% walks. Grounders are 38.8% with 1.14 home runs per nine innings. Charlie Morton will start for Detroit. Morton appeared in 24 games dealing with an ERA of 5.20 and WHIP of 1.52. The veteran fans 22% with 10.1% walks. Ground ball rate of 43.5% with 1.34 home runs per nine innings.
Washington Nationals vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Nationals at Giants 4PM ET—Brad Lord will start for Washington. Lord appeared in 38 games posting an ERA of 3.42 with WHIP of 1.23. The right hander fans 19.9% with 8% walks. Ground balls are 48.5% with 0.68 home runs per nine innings. Carson Whisenhunt gets the start for San Francisco. Whisenhunt in his two starts allowed five earned runs with seven strikeouts in 10 1/3rd innings. The left hander was a second-round pick in 2022 who struggled the past two seasons in
Houston Astros vs. NY Yankees MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Astros at Yankees 2PM ET—Framber Valdez will start for Houston. Valdez has 22 starts posting an ERA of 2.83 with WHIP of 1.12. The left hander strikes out 25.4% with 7.9% walks. Grounders sit at 60.9% with 0.51 home runs per nine innings. Luis Gil gets the start for NYY. Gil in his 2025 debut allowed five earned runs with three strikeouts in 3 1/3rd innings at Miami. The right-handed player started 29 games a year ago with an ERA of 3.50 with WHIP of 1.19. He struck out 26.8% with 12.1% walks. Grounders were 25% with 1.07 home runs per nine innings.
Game 2 Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Game 2 Marlins at Braves 7:15PM ET—Sandy Alcantara will start for Miami. Alcantara, in 22 starts carries an ERA of 6.44 with WHIP of 1.42. The right hander strikes out 16.8% with 8.4% walks. Ground balls sit at 45.3% with 1.01 home runs per nine innings. Eric Fedde is starting for Atlanta. Fedde has 22 starts dealing with an ERA of 5.32 with WHIP of 1.48. The right hander strikes out 13.6% with 10.5% walks. Ground balls are 40.2% with 1.29 home runs per nine innings.
Game 1 Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Game 1 Marlins at Braves 1:15PM ET—Ryan Gusto will start for Miami. Gusto appeared in 24 games with an ERA of 4.92 with WHIP of 1.43. The right hander strikes out 23% with 7.4% walks. Ground balls are 36.2% with 1.36 home runs per nine innings. Hurston Waldrep is starting for Atlanta. Waldrep appeared in one game allowing one earned run with four strikeouts in 5 2/3rd innings. A first round pick in 2023 out of Florida who had two starts in 2024 and getting pounded by allowing 13 earned runs in seven innings. He posted below average numbers in the minors this year.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Texas Rangers MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Phillies at Rangers 1:15PM ET—Jesus Luzardo will start for Philadelphia. Luzardo, in 23 starts deals with an ERA of 4.32 with WHIP of 1.35. The left hander fans 27.2% with 8.1% walks. Ground balls served at 42.9% with 0.85 home runs per nine innings. Jacob deGrom gets the start for Texas. deGrom has 22 starts with an ERA of 2.80 and WHIP of 0.94. The right hander fans 27.1% with 5.8% walks. Ground ball rate of 40.2% with 1.33 home runs per nine innings.
Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Royals at Twins 7PM ET—Noah Cameron gets the start for KC. Cameron in fifteen starts posts an ERA of 2.68 with WHIP of 1.01. The left hander strikes out 20.7% with 6.9% walks. Ground balls are 42.6% with 0.93 home runs per nine innings. Bailey Ober is starting for Minnesota. Ober in eighteen starts posts an ERA of 5.38 with WHIP of 1.41. The righty fans 18.2% with 5.4% walks. Ground balls are 28.8% with 2.13 home runs per nine innings.
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Toronto Blue Jays vs. LA Dodgers MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Blue Jays at Dodgers 10PM ET—Max Scherzer will start for Toronto. Scherzer in eight starts deals with an ERA of 4.39 with WHIP of 1.05. the veteran fans 27% with 4.9% walks. Ground balls sit at 24.8% with 1.98 home runs per nine innings.
Boston Red Sox vs. San Diego Padres MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Red Sox at Padres 9:40PM ET—Walker Buehler will start for Boston. Buehler in nineteen starts deals with an ERA of 5.74 with WHIP of 1.60. The right hander fans 16.6% with 10.3% walks. Ground balls served at 44.5% with 1.82 home runs per nine innings.