The MLB slate on Tuesday, April 1, features 13 games, and our baseball experts are all over it with MLB picks and props for Diamondbacks vs Yankees, Guardians vs Padres and Braves vs Dodgers.
MLB best bets for Tuesday include a first five innings (F5) moneyline, NRFI, and a late-night West Coast pitcher prop for Chris Sale.
MLB Picks, Props, Tuesday Best Bets
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
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  | 7:05 p.m. | |
  | 9:40 p.m. | |
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Dead President Picks' Diamondbacks vs Yankees Best Bet: F5 ML
Tuesday night marks the Diamondbacks debut of Corbin Burnes, who signed a surprise deal with Arizona over the offseason. The former Cy Young winner went 15-9 last season with a 2.92 ERA and 1.09 WHIP.
Burnes has a tough task against an undefeated Yankees team that dropped 36 runs in a three-game sweep of the Brewers.
I'm riding Arizona in the first five innings (F5) of this matchup as Burnes is vastly superior to Yankees starter Will Warren. Burnes has dominated this Yankees lineup with a batting average against of just .210 in 100 at-bats.
Pick: Diamondbacks F5 Moneyline (-120)
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Billy Ward's Guardians vs Padres Best Bet: Model NRFI Pick
By Billy Ward
This is a very fair NRFI price on a game with a 7.5 run total that's starting to get juiced to the under.
Padres starter Michael King had elite numbers the first time through the order last season, with a 2.33 ERA and a 2.69 xFIP.
Logan Allen's numbers were less encouraging (to put it mildly), but he's a southpaw, and the top of the Padres' lineup was considerably worse against lefties last year.
Petco Park ranks 28th for overall scoring, which is considerably better than Allen's home stadium of Progressive Field, which ranks 17th.
If you don't have access to BetRivers, the next best line is at FanDuel (-120), while the widely available -125s are also fine.
Pick: No Runs First Inning (-113 to -125)
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Charlie Wright's Braves vs Dodgers Best Bet: Fade Sale?
