Phil Agius
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Good morning, Pickswise Nation. NFL Week 6 starts tonight and there’s a whole lot of sports going on with MLB, NHL, college football and soccer action also on the schedule today, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better.
About Last Night
YRFI/NRFI run reaches 11-4
Both the NLDS series are tied at 1-1 after the Braves and Padres bounced back from opening losses to square their series against the Phillies and Dodgers respectively. Pickswise went 2-0 with our Braves ML and Padres +1.5 picks, while our YRFI/NRFI best bet of no first-inning run in Phillies-Braves (there weren’t any in the first 5 innings!) extended our run on that prop to 11-4!
NHL parlay cashes at +596 odds
We had a great Wednesday in the NHL, going 5-1 on ML/PL bets. Our NHL Best Bets maintained their 100% start to the season as Avalanche -1.5 comfortably hit in a 5-2 win over the Blackhawks, taking our record on 3-star plays to 2-0. Our Wednesday NHL parlay also cashed at +596 odds thanks to the Avs, plus wins for the Ducks and Oilers.
Goals flow in the Champions League
Marshall was a double-digit favorite against Louisiana in last night’s CFB game, but lost by double-digits, 23-13, after a second-half slump. Pickswise had a couple of nice soccer wins in the Champions League with Napoli and over 3.5 goals cashing at +202 odds as they beat Ajax 4-2, while Liverpool and both teams to score was also a winner at +133 in the Reds’ 7-1 win over Rangers. We also have soccer picks for today’s top Europa League games.
Today’s Slate
NFL Week 6 is here
The Bears and Commanders are both hungry for a win as NFL Week 6 starts with Thursday Night Football at 8:15 pm ET on Amazon Prime. Read our expert’s Commanders vs Bears predictions.
Two big MLB games
The Yankees and Astros take 1-0 series leads into their Game 2s today. Mariners vs Astros is on TBS at 3:37 pm ET, while Guardians vs Yankees follows at 7:37 pm ET. Read today’s MLB predictions.
10-game NHL slate
We have the first double-digit game NHL slate of the season today, with 10 games including Avalanche vs Flames at 9:30pm ET and running through to Kraken vs Kings at 10:30 pm ET. Read today’s NHL picks.
College football Week 7 action
Baylor plays West Virginia on FS1 at 7:00 pm ET, with Temple vs UCF on ESPN at the same time. Read today’s college football picks.
Best Bet of the Day
NHL: Vegas Golden Knights -1.5 over Chicago Blackhawks (-105)
10:00 pm ET, ESPN+
No NHL team in the league has been handed a tougher start than the Chicago Blackhawks. They are playing in their second road game in as many nights against a tough Vegas team right after facing defending Stanley Cup champions the Colorado Avalanche. Last night, they took a 5-2 loss and they look set for another tough night. Riding the momentum from a win against a tough LA Kings team, the Golden Knights can take care of business in their home opener. Check out our full Blackhawks vs Golden Knights predictions.
Must-watch
Enhance your betting knowledge by watching our daily show Let’s Bet It!, available at 10:00 am ET on our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/c/Pickswise.
Lauren Jbara and Jared Smith are your hosts today and they will be joined by Pickwise NFL props expert Bobby “Prop Holliday” Stanley to looking at the best bets for Thursday Night Football. They’ll also be targeting the best bets for today’s MLB playoff games and revealing their Plays of the Day.
You can also access LBI shows at any time through Spotify and Apple Podcasts (search for Let’s Bet It Presented By Pickswise).
Also, don’t miss the Week 6 episode of Pickswise Playbook, as Lauren, Jared and ex-NFL star Tank Williams react to what we saw in Week 5 and dive into the key matchups in Week 6. You can watch the full show on our YouTube channel or simply watch the section on Thursday Night Football below:
Must-read
Our Thursday Night Football package includes Clevta’s best bet for the game, our Commanders vs Bears Same Game Parlay (+1488 odds!), TNF player prop picks from Prop Holliday and our best TD scorer bets.
You won’t want to miss today’s MLB YRFI/NRFI best bet as we’re in such good form with those, and we also have a Mariners vs Astros Same Game Parlay. As for college football, you can check out our Week 7 Best Bets from Caleb Wilfinger, who has an incredible 11-3-1 record over the last 5 weeks!
For NHL fans, we have today’s NHL mega parlay and hockey player prop picks.
There’s always plenty more great betting content on our Analysis tab.
Stat of the Day
Washington has won 7 of its last 8 NFL meetings with Chicago.
Boost of the Day
FanDuel Sportsbook has enhanced the odds of a parlay on this afternoon’s Europa League soccer (Paramount+, 12:45pm ET and 3:00pm ET). A wager on EPL teams Arsenal (vs Bodo/Glimt) and Manchester United (vs Omonia Nicosia) both scoring 3 or more goals today has been boosted from +260 odds to +350.
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