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Good morning, Pickswise Nation. The week in Major League Baseball continues with a full 15-game schedule on Friday. There are also 6 NFL preseason contests on the docket tonight. It’s another big day in the world of sports, so let’s get right to it and make your next bet better with Wise n’ Shine!
About Last Night
Orioles add a game to AL East lead
The Orioles beat the Astros 5-4 on Thursday and now lead the American League East by 3 games. That’s because Tampa Bay lost to St. Louis 5-2. In other results, Boston shut out Kansas City 2-0 and Detroit blanked Minnesota 3-0.
Texans kick off NFL preseason Week 1 with a win
Houston defeated New England 20-9 in the 2 teams’ preseason opener. Davis Mills and Case Keenum threw touchdown passes for the Texans, while #2 overall pick C.J. Stroud completed 2 of 4 passes for 13 yards with an interception.
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Today’s Slate
Apple TV double-header
A full 15-game MLB schedule is highlighted by a double-header on Apple TV. It begins with the Cubs visiting the Blue Jays at 7:07 pm ET before the Giants host the Rangers at 10:15 pm ET. We also have Yankees at Marlins, Angels at Astros and Orioles at Mariners. Don’t miss our MLB predictions.
Week 1 of the NFL preseason in full swing
NFL preseason action continues with 6 games on Friday night. Two of them are on NFL Network: Packers at Bengals (7:00 pm ET) and Broncos at Cardinals (10:00 pm ET). Check out all of our NFL picks.
Best Bet of the Day
MLB: Houston Astros -1.5 over Los Angeles Angels (+110)
8:10 pm ET, Fox Sports
Reid Detmers is taking the mound for the Angels and that is hardly good news for the visitors. Detmers is 2-8 with a 4.78 ERA and 1.35 WHIP this season. Of course, the Astros would have the pitching advantage here against anyone other than Shohei Ohtani. That’s because they are sending Justin Verlander to toe the rubber. Verlander, who was acquired from the Mets at the trade deadline, is sporting a 3.11 ERA and 1.15 WHIP and has been getting better and better since a slow start to the year. In the debut of his second stint with Houston last week, the veteran right-hander allowed just 2 runs in 7.0 innings against the Yankees. Check out our full Angels vs Astros predictions.
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Must-read
We are ramping up NFL preseason coverage with a plethora of futures-related articles, and you can find all of them in our NFL Betting Guide. The latest includes a breakdown of players most likely to lead the league in touchdowns. We also have our team-by-team previews with the AFC South: Colts, Jaguars, Texans and Titans.
You should also lock in our UFC on ESPN 51 best bets, which is set for Saturday in Las Vegas, in addition to our UFC 4-fight parlay.
Read all of our sports betting articles as they arrive throughout the morning and afternoon on the Analysis tab.
Stat of the Day
The Bengals have lost by more than 4 points only once in their last 6 preseason games. They are +4.5 underdogs against the Packers tonight.
Quote of the Day
“The only other person I know who surpassed that kind of volume is me.”
— Professional gambler Billy Walters in his upcoming book Gambler: Secrets from a Life of Risk in reference to the amount of money that Phil Mickelson has bet.
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