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2026-08-19 (0-0-1P)

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Crowned · Pick of the DayMLB · ANNOUNCED 11:02 AM ET

Pirates ML -160

Detroit Tigers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Why crowned: the single highest-conviction moneyline on today's board — the market prices Pirates at a 61.5% implied win probability at -160, the best edge-to-price on the slate when it was crowned.

Tipoff: Wed, Aug 19, 12:35 PMWin prob: 61.5%Open the full slate →

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PARLAY

MLB High-Floor (10 legs) +1076

+1076

MLB Willson Contreras Over 0.5 Hits-219

MLB Jonathan Aranda Over 0.5 Hits-224

MLB Sal Stewart Over 0.5 Hits-242

MLB Steven Kwan Over 0.5 Hits-248

MLB Luis Garcia Jr. Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Maikel Garcia Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Nolan Schanuel Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Yordan Alvarez Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Ronald Acuna Jr. Over 0.5 Hits-222

MLB Drake Baldwin Over 0.5 Hits-229

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