Phil Agius
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Welcome to another super Saturday of sports! We have the first full Saturday of the college football season to soak up today, along with a big MLB slate, U.S. Open tennis, UFC, PLL lacrosse playoffs and MLS and EPL soccer, so there’s no time to waste. Let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Giants snap losing run in style
It was another great day for our YRFI/NRFI first-inning plays on Friday as we went 2-0 taking our record in the quick-win market to 67-43 and the Pickswise team went 8-7 on sides and 7-6-2 on totals overall. There were some eyecatching results, with the Rays beating the Yankees 9-0, the Padres beating the Dodgers 7-1 and the Giants ending a 7-game losing run with a 13-1 win over the Phillies.
Virginia Tech upset by Old Dominion
Michigan State looked strong in a 35-13 win over Western Michigan on Friday, although the underdogs still just covered the 22.5-point line. Old Dominion upset Virginia Tech 20-17 as 7.5-point underdogs, but Kansas had no trouble covering a 30-point spread in a 56-10 win over Tennessee Tech.
Today’s Slate
Huge slate of college football
Today has everything the college football fan could want with a huge slate of games and a first chance to see this year’s contenders such as Alabama, Ohio State and champions Georgia. Check out our picks for today’s CFB games.
15 MLB games today
We have a full MLB Saturday slate, with the Rangers playing the Red Sox on ESPN+ at 4:10pm ET. FOX is showing Mariners vs Guardians and Nationals vs Mets at 7:15 pm ET. Check out our picks for all today’s MLB games.
Super soccer, tennis, UFC and lacrosse picks
You can read our MLS and EPL soccer picks, while Ricky Dimon has the best bets for today’s action at the U.S. Open tennis. The Premier Lacrosse League quarterfinals take place today and we have predictions for every PLL game, plus previews of all the bouts at UFC Fight Night 209.
Best Bet of the Day
CFB: Utah Utes -2.5 vs Florida Gators
7:00 pm ET, ESPN
Utah travels to Florida to face the Gators in the swamp in an exciting Week 1 opener. Florida is banking on quarterback Antony Richardson to carry the offense, but that could be difficult for a guy who only threw 64 passes for just 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions last year. Utah returns 8 starters on offense, including quarterback Cameron Rising, who could garner Heisman attention by the season’s end. They boast one of the nation’s best running games, led by Tavion Thomas who scored 21 TDs last year. Defensively, Utah is much better than Florida. Last year they were top 40 in America in points allowed, rushing yards allowed and total yards allowed per game. Read our full game preview for Utah vs Florida.
Must-watch
Don’t forget to check out our daily show Let’s Bet It! on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/Pickswise at 10:00 am ET.
Lauren Jbara & Mark Zinno are your hosts today and they will be joined by guest Dave Miller, Field Level media analyst and Heisman voter, to break down the contenders for the Heisman Trophy. The team will also be looking at the best bets for today’s college football Week 1 games, assessing the Pac-12 odds and giving their advice for today’s MLB games before revealing their Plays of the Day.
You can also access the show at any time through Spotify and Apple Podcasts (search for Let’s Bet It Presented By Pickswise).
Must-read
Everything you need for today’s college football is contained within our college football Week 1 betting guide, which has the links to all today’s picks, parlays, previews and expert analysis.
Get up to speed with today’s baseball by reading our Saturday mega parlay, YRFI/NRFI best bets, MLB player props and a Twins vs White Sox same game parlay.
Don’t forget to download our awesome Pickswise NFL Preview 2022, presented by Superbook Sports — you can read more about all the great NFL analysis inside it here.
Our PLL playoffs coverage includes our best bets for the quarterfinals and props articles, while our UFC coverage has best bets and a 4-fight parlay for UFC Fight Night 209. Our F1 preview for tomorrow’s Dutch Grand Prix is also available.
Read all of our great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.
Stat of the Day
Since 2013 Alabama has been favored by 5 or more touchdowns 28 times. The Crimson Tide won each of those games but covered the spread in only 10.
Boost of the Day
FanDuel Sportsbook has enhanced the odds of a method of victory parlay on today’s UFC Fight Night 209 bouts, boosting the odds of Ciryl Game and Robert Whittaker both winning by KO/TKO/points from -110 odds to +130.
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