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Yankees, Pirates, Dodgers Favored — Betting Lines Highlighted

5/7/2026

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Yankees Favored

Yankees vs Rangers on May 5 (7:05 p.m. ET); Yankees 1.72× favorites; starters Jacob deGrom (3.08 xFIP) vs Elmer Rodriguez (7.89 xFIP).
Pirates at Diamondbacks on May 6 (9:40 p.m. ET); Pirates 1.72× favorites; Paul Skenes (3.07 xFIP) vs Michael Soroka (3.32 xFIP).
Dodgers at Astros on May 6 (2:10 p.m. ET); Dodgers 1.42× favorites; Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 2.56 ERA) vs Lance McCullers Jr. (2-2, 6.32 ERA).
PrizePicks over/under runs are 7.5 (Pirates-Diamondbacks) and 8.5 (Brewers-Cardinals); FanDuel home-run props are Aaron Judge +240 and Brandon Lowe +440.

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Potts Guides

Dave Potts (“CheeseIsGood”) offers a deep-dive DFS guide and has won $1,000,000 first-place prizes on DraftKings and FanDuel.
The early DraftKings slate starts at 1:10 PM ET, with four pitchers at $8,500+ and the next tier at $7,200.
Sleeper Fantasy projects TJ Friedl over 1.5 HR + R + RBI (56.3% hit rate).
Underdog projects Will Warren’s strikeouts under 6.5 (73.1% success) and Cole Ragans under 5.5 (53.6% rate).

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Rays Host

The Rays host the Blue Jays in the second of 13 meetings at Tropicana Field.
Tampa Bay holds a 13-4 home record and nine wins in its last ten despite a low payroll.
Toronto, last year’s AL pennant champions, has the top bullpen (xFIP 3.17, K/9 10.32) while posting a 6-12 road record and a three-game skid.
Temperature will be about 82°F with the roof closed, removing weather effects.

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Yankees Favored

Yankees vs Rangers on May 5 (7:05 p.m. ET); Yankees 1.72× favorites; starters Jacob deGrom (3.08 xFIP) vs Elmer Rodriguez (7.89 xFIP).
Pirates at Diamondbacks on May 6 (9:40 p.m. ET); Pirates 1.72× favorites; Paul Skenes (3.07 xFIP) vs Michael Soroka (3.32 xFIP).
Dodgers at Astros on May 6 (2:10 p.m. ET); Dodgers 1.42× favorites; Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 2.56 ERA) vs Lance McCullers Jr. (2-2, 6.32 ERA).
PrizePicks over/under runs are 7.5 (Pirates-Diamondbacks) and 8.5 (Brewers-Cardinals); FanDuel home-run props are Aaron Judge +240 and Brandon Lowe +440.

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