Wise n' Shine: MLB picks, NFL best bets and college football predictions for Wednesday, August 23

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Deputy Editor for Pickswise with years of experience handicapping and giving out winning picks. Lover of all US sports and Southampton FC. For Caleb Wilfinger media enquiries, please email contact@pickswise.com.
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Good morning, Pickswise Nation, and welcome to another wonderful Wednesday of sports. We have plenty of action on today’s MLB card and there’s also MLS action today as we get closer to college football this weekend, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!

About Last Night

MLB Best Bets streak continues
It was another profitable day for our MLB handicapping team, headlined by our 3-star best bet winner on the Pirates ML. This brought our best bets run to 12-3 over our last 15 selections, and it was also our 5th straight best bet winner over the last 6 days. Other notable results included the Guardians knocking off the Dodgers, the Diamondbacks beating the Rangers and the Blue Jays defeating the Orioles in extra innings.

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Today’s Slate

MLB games galore
Today’s baseball slate packs a serious punch from start to finish. We start in Pittsburgh, as the Pirates take on the Cardinals at 12:35 pm ET, along with the Cubs against the Tigers at 1:10 pm ET. Other games include a massive AL East showdown between the Blue Jays and Orioles, while the Red Sox and Astros will play the 3rd game of their series in Houston. Read today’s MLB predictions.

Best Bet of the Day

MLS: Los Angeles FC ML over Colorado Rapids (-220)
10:30 pm ET

It’s second versus last in the Western Conference in the only MLS regular-season game on Wednesday night and Los Angeles FC should have few issues dispatching struggling Colorado. LAFC has work to do, trailing conference leaders St. Louis City by 7 points with only this game in hand but has been in solid form, winning 3 of the last 5 games in all competitions. The Rapids have won only 3 of 23 league games all season but are relatively resolute defensively, allowing only 30 goals, so a low-scoring home win seems a likely outcome. Check out our full LAFC vs Colorado Rapids predictions.

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Must-read

Don’t forget to check out all our NFL futures content in our NFL Betting Guide, which now includes division previews for the NFC North and AFC East, as well as team previews for all 32 squads.

College football season is nearly here, and our expert has provided predictions and best bets for the Big 12, SEC, ACC and Big Ten, as well as the Pac-12, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Conference USA. Our own Caleb Wilfinger has a myriad of college football win total best bets for the upcoming season, plus a look at the Week 0 NCAAF betting lines,

Looking ahead to this week’s golf, our expert Diane Knox Balas has provided her Tour Championship golf predictions.

Read all our great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.

Stat of the Day

The Texas Longhorns have had one 10-win season since 2010. Texas is the Big 12 favorite at +100 at most sportsbooks.

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