MLB Best Bets: Which markets the Dimers "Sweet Spot" says to bet on Friday, May 8

The latest addition to Dimers' MLB betting tools continues to deliver, identifying positive season-long ROI in every market that's turned a profit so far this baseball season, from pitching and hitting props to game line markets such as totals and run lines.

Between both player props and game lines, the recently launched MLB Sweet Spot signal is designed to show you precisely which markets are returning a profit alongside daily updates based on previous results, unlocking a whole new level of sportsbetting with one purpose: to help you bet smarter and beat the sportsbooks.

Another addition to our already improved MLB props model for the 2026 season, Dimers Pro users now have yet another advantage when it comes to betting on baseball.

Our most recent edition of this article returned 7 out of 10 winners this past Wednesday, each bet landing in the Sweet Spot for its respective market.

Today's best MLB bets - Friday, May 8

These MLB player props and best MLB bets span more than 10 individual betting markets, including batter props, pitcher outs, moneylines and more, with 7 markets currently returning a positive season-long ROI, ranging from 8.0% ROI to over 50% ROI depending on the market.

A handful of Sweet Spot bets appear for Dimers Pros today, and we're breaking down each successful market below to show you precisely where the Dimers model is the most dialed in, broken down into three categories: MLB game lines, pitcher props and hitter props.

MLB betting: Game lines

There are three game line markets for MLB betting on Dimers, and we are seeing an early positive return in all three of them when our bets land in the "Sweet Spot" edge range.

MLB Totals are returning 8.0% ROI over our largest sample size of 1890 bets with a 5-7% edge, an incrase of 2% since Wednesday. This market is the definition of slow and steady, long-term straight betting profitability. If you see a Dimers Pro bet on an MLB over or under between a 5 and 7% edge, you know it's a consistent spot for the Dimers model. Two games get an early edge on the Over on Friday night.

MLB Run Lines have been another profitable spot for the Dimers model early on. In a sample size of 46 bets, both on underdogs and favorites, we're seeing a positive return of 20.0% ROI through the first six weeks of the season, covering an edge range of 2% through 5%. The minimum threshold for a "best bet" to appear on Dimers is a 2% edge, so this signals that it doesn't take a big edge to return a profit.

Just one game gets a run line edge on Friday, a clash between two American League teams.

MLB Moneylines are seeing the biggest ROI of all Sweet Spots, thanks to hitting a number of underdogs at favorable plus money odds, but we've seen a mix of both favorites and upsets contribute to a big 56.0% ROI across 44 early moneyline pick, up from 50.1% on Wednesday. Many of these bets correlate with an edge on the same to cover the run line, so you'll often see multiple Sweet Spot picks on the same team.

Three teams get an edge today, two underdogs and one favorite, including a pair of Sweet Spots in Blue Jays vs. Angels.

MLB Pitcher Props

We have predictions for five pitcher prop markets on Dimers - hits allowed, earned runs allowed, walks allowed, outs recorded and strikeouts thrown - with one of these featuring a Sweet Spot in Dimers Pro on Friday night.

Outs recorded features our largest sample size, a total of 118 bets with at least a 5% edge so far this season, returning a solid 9.0% ROI. These props span both overs and unders, with our MLB pitcher projections providing additional insight around precisely how our model projects a pitcher to perform.

Look to the Twins vs. Guardians game for today's lone sweet spot in this market.

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Today's MLB Sweet Spot Bets - Friday, May 8

Below, we list today's highest probability Sweet Spot bets and props, with every pick available via the MLB Best Bets and MLB Best Props pages.

Just toggle the "Sweet Spot" signal in the dropdown menu to see them all.