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2026-09-08 (3-8)

Every pick we fired for games on this ET calendar day. Each card links straight to ESPN's box score so you can confirm the final score yourself. Settled by espn-grader within ~5 minutes of the game ending; no manual override.

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

Detroit Tigers ML -142

Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers

Why crowned: the single highest-conviction moneyline on today's board — the market prices Detroit Tigers at a 41.3% implied win probability at -142, the best edge-to-price on the slate when it was crowned.

Tipoff: Tue, Sep 8, 6:40 PMWin prob: 41.3%Open the full slate →

Picks

12

Settled

11

1 pending

Wins

3

Losses

8

Hit %

27.3%

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MLBLOSS

MLB

PARLAY

MLB High-Floor (10 legs) +420

+420

MLB Alec Burleson Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Shohei Ohtani Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Ben Rice Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Ketel Marte Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Mookie Betts Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Ronald Acuna Jr. Over 0.5 Hits-209

MLB Steven Kwan Over 0.5 Hits-244

MLB Javier Sanoja Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Luke Keaschall Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB William Contreras Over 0.5 Hits-250

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MLBLOSS

MLB

PARLAY

MLB High-Floor (10 legs) +421

+421

MLB Alec Burleson Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Shohei Ohtani Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Jeremy Pena Over 0.5 Hits-231

MLB Jonathan Aranda Over 0.5 Hits-231

MLB Ben Rice Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Ketel Marte Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Mookie Betts Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Steven Kwan Over 0.5 Hits-244

MLB Andrew Vaughn Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Javier Sanoja Over 0.5 Hits-250

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MONEYLINE

Colorado Rockies ML

+265

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CLOSE +270CLV -1.35%Verify on ESPN →

PRO

MLBWIN

Jake McCarthy

ROC vs YAN

ALT LINE

Jake McCarthy Over 0.5 Hits

1 / 0.5 H✓

-173

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CLOSE -173CLV +0.00%Verify on ESPN →

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MLBLOSS

MLB

PARLAY

4-Leg Parlay (4 legs) +546

+546

MLB Jake McCarthy Over 0.5 Hits-173

MLB Elly De La Cruz Over 0.5 Hits-166

MLB Cal Raleigh Over 0.5 Hits-167

MLB Rafael Devers Over 0.5 Total Bases-167

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CLOSE +554CLV -1.22%Verify on ESPN →

MONEYLINE

Chicago Cubs ML

+180

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CLOSE +116CLV +29.63%Verify on ESPN →

PRO

MLBWIN

Cal Raleigh

RAN vs MAR

ALT LINE

Cal Raleigh Over 0.5 Hits

1 / 0.5 H✓

-167

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CLOSE -159CLV -1.85%Verify on ESPN →

PRO

MLBLOSS

Lawrence Butler

JAY vs ATH

ALT LINE

Lawrence Butler Over 0.5 Hits

0 / 0.5 H✗

-170

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CLOSE -225CLV +9.95%Verify on ESPN →

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MLBLOSS

Rafael Devers

CAR vs GIA

ALT LINE

Rafael Devers Over 0.5 Total Bases

0 / 0.5 TB✗

-167

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CLOSE -165CLV -0.45%Verify on ESPN →

MONEYLINE

Cincinnati Reds ML

+258

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CLOSE +233CLV +7.51%Verify on ESPN →

PRO

MLBWIN

Elly De La Cruz

RED vs DOD

ALT LINE

Elly De La Cruz Over 0.5 Hits

2 / 0.5 H✓

-166

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CLOSE -171CLV +1.11%Verify on ESPN →

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RUNRUN

MONEYLINE

Away Total Runs ML

+195

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