Are you looking for some best bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for today’s MLB slate? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend.
There’s actually 16 games on Tuesday, thanks to a doubleheader in Baltimore, so there’s literally thousands of wagers you can make on the diamond. Let’s narrow that scope down a little. Here’s my top two picks.
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees
Under 8.5 (+101)
I’m pretty excited about this total.
While you might assume the presence of Max Fried is the key to this bet, I would argue that left-hander is the less interesting part of this pitching duel. Now, some of that is desensitization. Fried’s been so good for so long that you almost expect a 2.62 ERA and a 3.06 FIP across 127.1 innings. However, I’m also just really pumped to talk up Joe Boyle.
The right-hander always had tantalizing arm talent, yet it took a trade to the Rays for the 25-year-old to truly unlock his potential. Suddenly, Boyle isn’t walking everyone anymore. In 73.0 innings in Triple-A in 2025, Boyle’s walk rate is 10.6% — a figure way more manageable than the 17.7% mark the RHP mustered with the Athletics last season. The result? A sterling 1.85 ERA for the Durham Bulls.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that Boyle will have the similar success at the MLB level, though he has looked quite good in his 19.0 innings with Tampa so far, registering a 1.42 ERA and a 2.21 xERA. Still, with the Yankees playing without the services of Aaron Judge (elbow), this is a New York lineup that is far from its most dangerous. I’d expect Boyle and Fried to keep this one low-scoring.
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Brewers ML (-126)
It probably isn’t breaking news that the best team in baseball has been really good at home, but the Brewers have been, winning 35 of their 54 games at American Family Field. That incudes last night’s 8-4 victory over this same Cubs team to break a tie atop the National League Central. Now, Milwaukee will get to send Quinn Priester to the mound on Tuesday. It would be an understatement to say that Priester has been monumental to the surprising success of the Brewers in 2025.
The right-hander was actually a member of the Red Sox back at the beginning of the season, but he was quickly shipped to Milwaukee with the Brewers’ rotation injury woes. In the 14 games where Priester has pitched since May 7, the former first-round pick has managed a stunning 2.53 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Priester’s biggest weapon? A sinker that has allowed him to suppress opponent launch angle and maintain a 95th percentile ground ball rate (57.0%). The man simply does not give up many barrelled balls.
On the other side of this pitching matchup, you’ll find Colin Rea — a former Brewer. The veteran RHP has been a little better in July after horrendous months of May and June, yet the 35-year-old still owns underwhelming season-long marks in both xERA (4.84) and FIP (4.96). Rea also sits in the 12th percentile of opponent expected batting average (.283) and the 15th percentile in strikeout rate (17.1%). There’s way around it. He’s just not very good.
