# News Gurus MLB Picks

> News Gurus MLB Picks is a paid API for AI agents from api.newsgurus.ai, paid per call via x402, $3/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns AI-generated MLB betting picks including home run probabilities, first-5-inning plays, strikeout leaders, and best matchups for a given date

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.newsgurus.ai/x402/mlb/picks
- Price: $3/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/news-gurus-mlb-picks-f66ee081
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_0o3sFaIFZDfTCq-y_q0Vd

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability news-gurus-mlb-picks-f66ee081
```

Example prompt: Pull today's MLB picks from News Gurus — I want to see the top home run probabilities, first-5-inning plays, and any risk flags for July 14, 2026.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need AI-generated, conviction-ranked MLB betting picks for a specific date, particularly for home runs, first-5-inning plays, and pitcher strikeouts. Best for daily fantasy, prop betting, or sports analytics workflows that require structured, machine-readable signals with risk flags and conviction tiers rather than raw stats.

## Known failure modes

- No data available for the requested date (available: false)
- Invalid date format — must be YYYY-MM-DD or 'today'
- Payment failure — $3 USDC x402 payment not processed
- Empty arrays returned if no picks meet confidence thresholds for the date
- API timeout or unavailability during off-season or data ingestion window

## How this service works

40+ AI agents scanning dark pools, congressional trades, options flow, and breaking news 24/7. Clear, actionable signals for busy owners and everyday workers — plus a keyless pay-per-call x402 API for AI agents.

## Output

A JSON object containing the requested date, ranked lists of top home run picks (with team, tier, player name, conviction score, and per-game HR probability), first-5-inning plays, best matchups, top strikeout pitchers, risk flags, and a timestamp of when data was fetched. Returns an 'available' boolean indicating data freshness.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "date": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "YYYY-MM-DD or 'today' (default)"
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "date": "2026-07-14",
  "top_hr": [
   {
    "team": "PHI",
    "tier": "T2",
    "player": "K. Schwarber",
    "conviction": 6,
    "hr_prob_per_game": 0.11
   }
  ],
  "top_hrr": [],
  "f5_plays": [],
  "available": true,
  "top_sp_ks": [],
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-14T12:00:00+00:00",
  "risk_flags": [],
  "best_matchups": []
 }
}
```

## More

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