The Brewers headed home from their west-coast trip to open their second-half home schedule with the best record in baseball. They're an amazing home team, too, having gone 33-17 to this point in American Family Field. On their last homestand, the Brewers went 6-0 and that included a three-game sweep of the Dodgers .

We have your best home run bets for Friday's MLB slate, including Cincinnati Reds star shortstop Elly De La Cruz (18 HR) against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Tampa Bay Rays (53-50) and Cincinnati Reds (53-50) open a 3-game series Friday. First pitch from Great American Ball Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Reds odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

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Chris Vasile breaks down the MLB slate for Friday, July 25, and offers his favorite MLB predictions for every single game on the docket.

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While Tarik Skubal is well on his way to his second straight AL Cy Young award, Philly's Zack Wheeler and Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes are neck-and-neck in the NL.

The Chicago Cubs (60-42) visit the South Side of Chicago to face the Chicago White Sox (37-66) Friday in the first game of a 3-game interleague series. First pitch from Rate Field is at 7:40 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Cubs vs. White Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Check out all of our starting pitcher rankings and other lineup selection tools here to help you make smart fantasy baseball lineup decisions. MLB betting tips for each day's slate of games will also be added in the morning.