A Rays vs. Red Sox doubleheader means there are 16 MLB games on Saturday, June 3. That's a lot of baseball.
Our experts have looked over the numerous enticing matchups and identified a pair of best bets, targeting moneyline picks in Tigers vs. White Sox and Blue Jays vs. Mets.
Their full analysis is below, so continue reading for the best MLB bets for Saturday, June 3.
Saturday's MLB Best Bets
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our MLB betting staff is targeting from today's slate of games. Click the team logos for one the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
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Tigers vs. White Sox
Saturday, June 3 2:10 p.m. ET MLB.TV |
Tigers Moneyline (+136)  |
By Nick Shlain
One of my favorite bets on Saturday's slate is the Detroit Tigers moneyline (+132) as they face the White Sox in Chicago.
White Sox starter Dylan Cease had historically owned the Tigers, but that came to a halt in his last start. The Tigers knocked Cease out of the game in the fifth inning after scratching across four earned runs. Detroit then went on to win the game. Michael Lorenzen also faced the White Sox in his last start and took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. He lost the no-hitter, but the Tigers were able to close out the victory.
The Tigers will be without their best player in Riley Greene as he's on the Injured List. Detroit is also on the road, but that’s not enough to account for these odds. Cease doesn’t own the Tigers anymore and is a different pitcher with a 4.81 xFIP this year. The White Sox also have the second-worst bullpen ERA in baseball (5.13) this year.
I like the Tigers in this spot.
Pick: Tigers Moneyline |
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Blue Jays vs. Mets
Saturday, June 3 4:10 p.m. ET MLB Network |
Blue Jays Moneyline (-116)  |
By D.J. James
In 2022, José Berríos was one of the most fade-able pitchers in baseball. However, he's turned things around in 2023 and now ranks in the 79th percentile in Average Exit Velocity and the 83rd percentile in Hard Hit Rate. His ERA is 3.86 and his xERA is 4.72, so regression is coming, but his May ERA was 3.19 over 36 2/3 innings. He seems to be turning a corner. As long as he limits hard contact, he'll be in good shape.
Berríos and the Toronto Blue Jays take on Tylor Megill and the New York Mets on Saturday. Megill shouldn't be opening the game as a favorite. He ranks in the 42nd percentile in Average Exit Velocity and the 60th percentile in Hard Hit Rate. That said, his ERA is 4.67 against a 5.94 xERA. He also only strikes out around 17% of hitters and walks around 11%. That's not a good combination against one of the most potent lineups in baseball.
Toronto leads the league with a 119 wRC+ against right-handed pitching since May 1. The Blue Jays also have a sub-20% strikeout rate. New York has been above average with a 103 wRC+ and also has a sub-20% strikeout rate. However, the lineup edge clearly goes to the Blue Jays.
Lastly, New York has one of the worst bullpens in that same timeframe (4.68 xFIP), while Toronto ranks in the top half of MLB.
There is no reason New York should be favored. Take the Blue Jays to -135.
Pick: Blue Jays Moneyline |
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