Phil Agius
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Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another fantastic Friday of sports. We have a busy MLB slate to enjoy today, plus college football, US Open tennis and EPL soccer, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better.
About Last Night
CFB mega parlay cashes at +610 odds!
What a start we had to the college football season as our Week 1 Thursday mega parlay cashed at +610 odds! Utah beat Florida 24-11 despite being without starting QB Cam Rising on Thursday night, scoring a 70-yard TD on their first play and using a 2 QB system while Rising rehabs a knee injury. Our pick of under 43.5 in the Nebraska vs Minnesota game was never in doubt as the Golden Gophers kicked a field goal as time expired to win 13-10.
Huge day for Ronald Acuna Jr.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. had a day he’ll never forget yesterday, getting married in the morning before hitting a grand slam in the 2nd inning as the Braves beat the Dodgers 8-7. Earlier, the Marlins beat the Nationals 6-1 as we cashed our best MLB player prop bet.
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Today’s Slate
16 MLB games on Friday
We have 4 times as many MLB games scheduled today than there were yesterday, with a full slate plus the Cubs and Reds playing a doubleheader. The first game of that matchup gets the action started at 1:10 pm ET on MLB Network. Apple TV+ is showing Mariners vs Mets and Rays vs Guardians at 7:10 pm ET, while Yankees vs Astros is on Amazon at 8:10 pm ET. Read all of today’s MLB predictions.
Friday night lights are on
The Friday night CFB schedule is the calm before the Saturday storm, but it includes Central Michigan vs Michigan State on FS1 at 7:00 pm ET and Louisville vs Georgia Tech at 7:30 pm ET on ESPN. Check out all our college football picks.
There’s tennis and soccer too
The tennis action continues at Flushing Meadows, and we have tennis picks for Day 5 at the US Open in New York. There is also Friday action in the EPL this week with West Ham against Luton on USA Network at 3:00 pm ET. Our soccer predictions also feature our previews of the weekend EPL and MLS games.
Best Bet of the Day
MLB: Houston Astros -1.5 over New York Yankees (+100)
8:10 pm ET, Amazon
The Astros’ reigning AL Cy Young winner, Justin Verlander comes into this start on an 11-inning scoreless streak and has been pitching his best baseball of the season. In his 3 starts against the Yankees this season, Verlander has given up only 3 runs and 12 hits with 16 strikeouts in 19 innings. Countering Verlander is the man who was supposed to be New York’s ace, Carlos Rodon. However, Rodon has been anything but an ace this season with a 5.97 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in 8 starts. The southpaw has to face an Astros lineup that has scored 52 runs in the last 5 games and it could result in a big win for the Astros. Read our full Yankees vs Astros predictions.
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Must-read
Today’s tennis preview of the US Open action is ready to read, along with our college football expert’s NCAAF Week 1 Best Bets. You can find all of our 2023 NFL futures articles in Pickswise’s NFL Betting Guide, which includes our previews of all 32 teams and all 8 divisions.
Our UFC Fight Night 226 best bets and UFC four-fight parlay for tomorrow’s big fights are available and we also have an EPL parlay for tomorrow’s soccer. Read all of our great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.
Stat of the Day
The Marlins have won 8 of their last 10 games against the Nationals.
Quote of the Day
“Maybe I need to accept the deep runs and everything that I felt I’m capable of, they might not be there.”
Andy Murray was downbeat after his US Open defeat by Grigor Dimitrov.
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