The best thing about Wednesday baseball is you’ve got MLB games throughout the day, as many teams play early with a travel day coming. Below, we’ll focus on the afternoon and night games for the best MLB DFS picks today.
Wednesday’s best MLB DFS picks include pitchers and hitters to target on PrizePicks, plus a home run prediction for fantasy baseball. The top games include the Yankees vs. Orioles on Prime Video at 6:35 p.m. ET, and Matt Olson and the Braves vs. the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET.
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Below are five picks to help you build your winning lineups for Thursday's MLB game.
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MLB DFS Picks on PrizePicks: Wednesday, 4/30
Here are the top MLB DFS picks and predictions for PrizePicks today. Use this analysis to build your Lineups on PrizePicks MLB on Wednesday, April 30. Click to read more about each MLB DFS pick.
- Orioles P Cade Povich — 4.5 Hits Allowed
- Pirates P Carmen Mlodzinski — 1.5 Walks Allowed
- Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman — 1.5 Total Bases
- Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson —1.5 Hits+Runs+RBI
- Home Run Pick: Braves 1B Matt Olson
Orioles P Cade Povich — 4.5 Hits Allowed (Goblin)
Time: 6:35 p.m. ET
- Orioles P Cade Povich has allowed six or more hits in three of last four starts.
- The Yankees are third in hits per game (8.33).
- According to Baseball Savant, Povich is under the 20th percentile in several categories including whiff rate (14th), expected ERA (18th), and pitching run value (2nd).
- He has faced just four Yankees, and two (Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe) have recorded a hit.
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Pirates P Carmen Mlodzinski — 1.5 Walks Allowed (Goblin)
Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Pirates P Carmen Mlodzinski has a dreadful 31.6% walk rate against the Cubs in 19 plate appearances.
- Mlodzinski has walked at least two batters in four of five starts in 2025.
- The Cubs rank fourth in walk rate this season (10.2%) as a team.
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Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman — 1.5 Total Bases (Demon)
Time: 7:07 p.m. ET
- Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman has 2+ total bases in four of his last six games.
- He has the four most hits (10) since April 22nd.
- He has the second most doubles (4) since April 22nd
- 11 of 21 hits from Bregman at Rogers Centre have been for extra bases and has a career .777 OPS at the stadium.
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Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson —1.5 Hits+Runs+RBI (Goblin)
Time: 6:35 p.m. ET
- Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson has cleared this projection in three of the last four games.
- He has a hit in five consecutive games, including back-to-back against the Yankees
- He is a career 3-for-5 with a home run against Yankees P Carlos Carrasco.
- He has a career .826 OPS against the Yankees.
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Home Run Pick: Braves 1B Matt Olson
Time: 6:35 p.m. ET
- Braves 1B Matt Olson has four home runs this season, all against right-handed pitchers.
- Olson’s opposing starting pitcher, right-hander Chase Dollander, has allowed eight home runs in four starts this season — five have come vs. left-handed hitters.
- Dollander is surrendering a 36.7% hard-hit, 33.3% HR per fly ball, and 4.77 xFIP to left-handed hitters
- The Rockies bullpen hasn’t been any better, as they allowed 12 home runs, the fourth-most in the league.
- Olson is starting to get hot, and is 4-for-9 in this series.
- Braves vs. Rockies will be played in Coors Field, the friendliest park for home-run hitters.
Note: Demon picks add a payout boost to your lineup on PrizePicks, as they are more difficult projections to hit.
Most Popular MLB Picks on PrizePicks Today
Here are the most popular MLB PrizePicks picks for Wednesday, April 30. These are the players selected most in MLB Lineups as of 11 a.m. ET.
- Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani — 10 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Rangers P Nathan Eovaldi — 4.5 Pitcher Strikeouts (Discount Dog)
- Yankees OF Aaron Judge — 0.5 Singles (Demon)
- Dodgers OF Freddie Freeman — 8.5 Fantasy Hitter Score
- Diamondbacks P Cobin Burnes — 4 Strikeouts (Discount Dog)
- Yankees OF Aaron Judge — 1.5 Total Bases
- Padres P Michael King — 6.5 Pitcher Strikeouts
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