The 2025 regular season enters its first Monday of the season, and our baseball experts are all over the 14-game slate with MLB picks and props for Twins vs White Sox, Rockies vs Phillies, Giants vs Astros, Tigers vs Mariners and Braves vs Dodgers.
MLB best bets for Monday include three pitcher props and two spread picks — find all those picks and a parlay below.
MLB Picks, Props, Best Bets — Monday, March 31
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
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  | 2:10 p.m. | |
  | 3:05 p.m. | |
  | 8:10 p.m. | |
  | 9:40 p.m. | |
  | 10:10 p.m. | |
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Derek Carty's Twins vs White Sox Best Bet: Fade Martin Perez
By Derek Carty
There may be some value on Perez's strikeouts prop.
THE BAT X is projecting him to record 3.25 strikeouts, and oddsmakers are implying 4.00.
The model believes there is a 60% chance he records fewer than four punchouts. If you can get the under at +125 or better, there is great value.
Pick: Martin Perez Under 3.5 Strikeouts (+125)
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Kyle Murray's Rockies vs Phillies Best Bet: All Phils
By Kyle Murray
The Phillies have the advantage across the board, as they have the much better offensive lineup, and I give them a pretty significant edge with Cristopher Sanchez on the bump compared to German Marquez.
Marquez is a heavy ground-ball pitcher, but he gives up a ton of hard contact. This Phillies team is great at elevating the ball, with seven of their nine projected starters having above-average fly-ball and line-drive rates. That could lead to trouble for Marquez.
Sanchez had a great season in 2024, and I am very excited for his 2025 campaign. Sanchez is elite at limiting power; he held hitters to a .103 ISO and a .291 wOBA thanks to his elite ground-ball production.
Pick: Phillies -1.5 (-112)
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Derek Carty's Giants vs Astros Best Bet: Jordan Hicks Walks
By Derek Carty
There may be some value on Hicks' walks allowed prop.
THE BAT X is projecting him to record 1.51 walks allowed, and oddsmakers are implying 1.94.
The model believes there is a 55% chance he records fewer than two walks. If you can get the under at +150 or better, there is great value.
Pick: Jordan Hicks Under 1.5 Walks (+150)
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Jim Turvey's Tigers vs Mariners Best Bet: Hancock Strikeouts
By Jim Turvey
