MLB Picks & Predictions – Our 3 Best Bets for June 7, 2026

Sunday delivers a full MLB betting menu. Boston and New York settle their series in the Bronx. The Yankees play on without Aaron Judge after a stress fracture in his right first rib sent the captain to the injured list Friday. Later, the Giants and Cubs close their set on Sunday Night Baseball at Wrigley Field.

Every matchup is covered in our Sunday MLB predictions. Our three best bets land in three different windows. There is an early-afternoon total in the Bronx, a mid-afternoon moneyline at Petco Park, and a primetime moneyline angle in Chicago.

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2026

Early Game — Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

The Yankees (37-26) host the Red Sox (27-35) with the series on the line. Boston stole Friday's opener 5-3, and the finale now decides the weekend. The standings gap is wide, but the pitching matchup is the best mound duel on the entire slate.

Cam Schlittler gets the ball for New York at 7-3 with a 1.89 ERA and an elite 0.86 WHIP. The 25-year-old right-hander has piled up 84 strikeouts across 76-plus innings. Boston counters with left-hander Connelly Early, one of the few bright spots in its season at 5-3 with a 3.26 ERA. Early has fanned 63 hitters over 66-plus innings while keeping his WHIP near 1.18.

The bigger story is the lineup New York fields behind its ace. Judge is on the injured list with a rib stress fracture, with no re-evaluation for four to six weeks. That subtraction matters on a total this tight.

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The Pick: Under 8 (-105)

The case for the under starts on the mound. Schlittler's 0.86 WHIP and Early's steady season point toward scarce baserunners, and New York is missing its best hitter. The case against is the venue and the split. Yankee Stadium rewards fly balls, and 88 percent of run line bets expect New York to score enough to win comfortably. If Early's command wobbles early, this number is in trouble. We still side with the two arms over the eight runs.

Mid-Day Game — New York Mets at San Diego Padres

San Diego (33-30) snapped a five-game losing streak with Saturday's 3-2 win, and the finale hands the Padres their preferred pitching setup. New York (28-36) blanked San Diego 5-0 on Friday. Still, the Mets have been a poor road team all season and remain well below .500 away from home.

Randy Vásquez has been the steadiest arm in the San Diego rotation at 5-3 with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP across 65.1 innings. He has walked only 18 batters all year, pounding the zone and letting his defense work behind him. The Mets counter with a bullpen day. Huascar Brazobán (3-1, 2.25 ERA) works as the opener, with veteran left-hander Sean Manaea handling the bulk innings behind him. Manaea is 0-1 with a 5.08 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP through 39 innings, and command has been the recurring issue.

The total here sits at 7.5, the lowest number on the entire Sunday slate. That tells you exactly how the market reads two offenses that have scuffled.

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The Pick: Padres Moneyline (-108)

The case for San Diego is structural: a defined starter against a patchwork pitching day, home field, and the Mets' road struggles. The case against is fresh in the memory — New York shut out this same team 5-0 two days ago. The Padres' bats also went quiet during the recent skid. At essentially a coin-flip price, we take the home side with the conventional rotation arm.

Late Game — San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs

The night cap belongs to a rubber match at Wrigley Field, with NBC and Peacock carrying Sunday Night Baseball. San Francisco (26-39) stunned Chicago 18-3 in Friday's opener before the Cubs (34-31) answered with a 3-2 win Saturday.

Jameson Taillon starts for Chicago at 2-5 with a 5.13 ERA over 66.2 innings. The long ball has been his undoing — he has already allowed 20 home runs this season. The Giants counter with young right-hander Trevor McDonald, 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP in a limited 34-inning sample. McDonald has struck out 31 against only nine walks, though a Cubs lineup seeing him for the first time is a genuine variable.

Despite Friday's blowout, nearly three-quarters of public run line bets sit on Chicago. The market trusts the better record and the home crowd.

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The Pick: Giants Moneyline (+107)

The case for San Francisco is price and matchup. This is plus money on a lineup that just hung 18 runs on this opponent, against a starter with a home run problem. The case against is the bigger picture — Chicago owns the better record, the stronger season-long pitching numbers, and home field at night. McDonald's short track record cuts both ways, too. At +107, the value sits with the underdog, but treat it as a thin edge rather than a mismatch.

Today's MLB Best Bets Recap

Three windows, three plays: Under 8 (-105) in Red Sox–Yankees early, the Padres moneyline (-108) at Petco Park, and the Giants moneyline (+107) at Wrigley. That mix gives Sunday's card one total and two moneylines. For Saturday's card, revisit our MLB best bets for June 6.