Best MLB Bets for Sunday, June 29th: Rays, Marlins, Tigers Offer Strong Value

Sundays are all about the NFL in the fall, but in the summer, it’s baseball — or to be more precise, Major League Baseball. We’ve got a full schedule on deck. That means 15 games and tons of betting options. But what are the best MLB bets for Sunday, June 29, you ask?

One thing is for sure — you have options. The following markets are the ones we like best (odds via FanDuel):

Tampa Bay Rays (-1.5) vs. Baltimore Orioles (-112), o/u 10

Both pitchers were solid in their last outing, but the one prior to it — eh. Dean Kremer was good, holding the Rays to four hits and one run over five innings. But Taj Bradley got rocked by the Orioles for six earned runs in 1 1/3 innings of work.

Neither pitcher can be trusted. We’re leaning toward the Rays since they’ve hit .312 over the last week compared to Arizona’s .245. A strong case can be made for the over, but Kremer actually has a 2.90 ERA at home (.214 OBA), and Bradley sits at 3.32 on the road (.193 OBA).

Our pick: Rays ML at -104

Miami Marlins (+160) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (-1.5), o/u 9

Arizona has a slight edge on the mound, but the Marlins have a significant one at the plate. They’ve been hitting .309 and averaging more than seven runs per game over the last week. Arizona is hitting .245 and averaging five-plus in the same time frame.

Miami has momentum heading into this one, having won five in a row, while the D-backs have dropped their last three. If the Marlins can keep hitting — and there’s reason to believe they can (Miami players have hit .294 in 34 at-bats vs. Eduardo Rodríguez) — they’ll win.

Our pick: Marlins ML at +160

Minnesota Twins (+1.5) vs. Detroit Tigers (-275), o/u 7

With Tarik Skubal on the mound, the chances of the Tigers improving to 53-32 are good. Skubal is undefeated at home (7-0) with a 2.30 ERA and a .213 OBA. It doesn’t hurt that the Tigers are hitting .305 and scoring an average of 6.5 runs per game over the last week.

Twins starter Chris Paddack has pitched well at home (3.58 ERA, .234 OBA), but he got roughed up in his last three games, giving up four, four and eight runs. Tigers players that have faced him are hitting .375 (9-for-24).

As for Skubal vs. the Twins, Minnesota players are hitting just .125 (8-for-64) against him. While he gave up four runs in his last outing (vs. the A’s), he gave up only three total across his five prior starts (including three shutouts).

Our pick: Tigers -1.5