2024 MLB Spring Training odds, picks, schedule: Tuesday, March 5 score predictions, lines, expert picks

SportsLine's Eric Cohen has revealed his MLB Spring Training 2024 score predictions for Tuesday, March 5

By CBS Sports Staff

Mar 5, 2024 at 8:28 am ET • 2 min read

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The Tuesday MLB Spring Training schedule features 13 games, with seven of them beginning shortly after 1 p.m. ET. Cross-town rivals will be in the spotlight as the Yankees and Mets meet at 1:10 p.m. ET in the Grapefruit League. The Mets are -170 on the money line (risk $170 to win $100) in the latest MLB odds for that matchup in Port St. Lucie, Fla., as Tylor Megill and Tanner Tully take the hill.

Later in the day it is Dodgers (-250) vs. Angels as Bobby Miller takes on Chase Silseth in Cactus League action. Which MLB lines have value in those matchups, and who else should you back on Tuesday? Before making any MLB Spring Training picks, be sure to see the MLB predictions from SportsLine's Eric Cohen.

Cohen is a SportsLine expert who has been profitable in multiple sports, including returning nearly 14 units on his college football picks in 2023. He's also a host and contributor to SportsLine's YouTube show, "The Early Edge" as well as football and golf programming.

Now Cohen has studied each Tuesday MLB Spring Training game and locked in his projected scores. You can see all of his MLB picks at SportsLine.

Top MLB Spring Training picks for Tuesday

One of Cohen's top 2024 MLB Spring Training picks for Tuesday: He's backing Spencer Strider and the Braves (-160) in a 1:05 p.m. ET matchup against the Tigers in North Port, Fla. Strider has added a curveball this spring, and he's left hitters even more helpless than before. Strider has a 2-0 record with nine strikeouts through five innings pitched thus far in the spring.

The Tigers, meanwhile, are starting Reese Olson, who has a 9.82 ERA through two appearances this spring. Ronald Acuna Jr. (knee) is taking some time off, but the Braves have several hitters mashing this spring as Marcell Ozuna, David Fletcher, Forrest Wall and Michael Harris all have an OPS of well over 1.000.

Cohen is predicting a comfortable 8-2 victory for the Braves, saying, "Atlanta scores early and puts away Detroit." See more MLB Spring Training picks here.

How to make Tuesday MLB Spring Training picks

Cohen is also backing a huge underdog on Tuesday in an upset that would bring a big payout on the money line. You can see who it is, and get all his MLB picks, at SportsLine.

So who wins every MLB game on Tuesday, and which huge underdog should you be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see the Spring Training score predictions from a proven handicapping expert, and find out.