Phil Agius
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Welcome to another super Saturday of sports! We have a huge day for Week 2 of the college football season, along with a full MLB slate, the U.S. Open tennis women’s final, UFC 279 and MLS soccer, so there’s no time to waste. Let’s get straight to making your next bet better!
About Last Night
Braves go top of the NL East
There were some upset wins on Friday’s MLB slate with the Pirates (+170) beating the Cardinals 8-2 and the Marlins taking down the Mets 6-3. The Guardians beat the Twins 7-6 in a big game in the AL Central and the Braves hit the top of the NL East with a 6-4 win over the Mariners. It was a strong day on game totals for the Pickswise team, who went 10-4 on over/unders, while Javan Shouey’s best prop play was a winner.
Louisville pulls an upset
Louisville beat UCF 20-14 straight up as a 7-point underdog in the first game of CFB Week 2, while the lines were almost spot on for the Boise State vs New Mexico game as 16.5-point favorite Boise State won by 17, and the over cashed by a single point.
Today’s Slate
Huge slate of college football
Today has everything the college football fan could want with a huge slate of games, starting with Alabama vs Texas at noon on FOX. Baylor vs BYU is on ESPN at 10:15pm ET. Check out today’s NCAAF picks.
15 MLB games today
We have a full MLB Saturday slate, with FOX showing Angels vs Astros and Guardians vs Twins at 7:00 pm ET. Check out today’s MLB predictions.
Tennis, soccer and UFC action
You can read our MLS picks, while Ricky Dimon has the best bets for the women’s singles final at the U.S. Open tennis. We’ve also got you covered for the action at UFC 279 with our UFC predictions.
Best sportsbook promo codes
With the football season getting started, it’s a great time to take advantage of sportsbook offers such as FanDuel’s Bet $5 and get $150 instantly — find out how you can benefit from the FanDuel promo code.
Best Bet of the Day
CFB: Air Force Falcons -17 over Colorado Buffaloes
3:30 pm ET, CBS
This is one of the biggest mismatches on the Week 2 college football slate. Air Force could be the best team in the Mountain West and the Falcons certainly looked the part in a 48-17 thrashing over Northern Iowa in Week 1. The same couldn’t be said for Colorado, as the Buffaloes were manhandled by TCU in a 25-point defeat. But it’s really how Colorado lost that should be so concerning for the Buffaloes. Their defense was absolutely decimated by the TCU ground game, surrendering 9.17 yards per play and 275 yards on the ground. Read our full Colorado vs Air Force preview.
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 Damon Benning, co-host of Sharp and Benning on 1620 The Zone, Big Ten Network correspondent and 2-time national champion with Nebraska! The team will be looking at the best bets for today’s college football Week 2 games, the ACC conference odds and the Heisman Trophy contenders 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 2 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 MLB mega parlay, YRFI/NRFI best bets, MLB and same game parlays for Angels vs Astros and Guardians vs Twins.
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. There’s a ton of NFL futures and Week 1 content available now including our Week 1 best bets and Week 1 mega parlay, and don’t forget to check out all our NFL game previews, which now include same game parlay picks for every game.
Our PLL playoffs coverage includes our semifinal best bets and props articles, while our UFC coverage has best bets and a 4-fight parlay for UFC 279. Our F1 preview for tomorrow’s Italian 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
The Marlins have lost 6 of Pablo Lopez’s last 7 starts.
Quote of the Day
“I feel great right now. I mean, a little bit tired.”
Carlos Alcaraz left it all on the court to beat Frances Tiafoe at the U.S. Open and reach his first Grand Slam final.
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