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Friday’s Best NFL Preseason, MLB & WNBA Bets

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Today's Best Bets

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NFL Preseason Best Bets

Steelers vs. Buccaneers

Get ready for some Mitch Trubisky magic! Trubisky, Mason Rudolph, and Tanner Morgan will likely get their opportunities with the Steelers in Week 1 at quarterback. The depth chart doesn't have many rookies on the offensive side of the ball. Therefore, many of the players have some experience in preseason already. Meanwhile, reports have said Baker Mayfield has looked bad in practice for the Buccaneers. Kyle Trask must know that if he shines in this game, he has a legitimate shot to take over as the QB1 for Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay's depleted but have some interesting names, like Sean Tucker and Trey Palmer. Both had great college careers. But I will stick with the more reliable Steelers in this one.

Pick: Steelers -2.5 (-110)

-Jason Radowitz

MLB Best Bets

Cleveland Guardians (+184) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (-220) | O/U 8.5 (-106/-114)

The biggest storyline surrounding this game is Tampa Bay Rays righty Aaron Civale facing his former Cleveland Guardians teammates in his second start with his new squad. The advantage in this matchup should go to the Guardians hitters, who will be familiar with Civale’s arsenal, having seen his stuff up close over the last four-and-a-half seasons. 

Cleveland needs a better day offensively if it wants to compete with Tampa Bay, as it has scored three or fewer runs scored in nine of its last 13 games, with zero or one run in five of them. However, one thing Cleveland has done well all season is limit strikeouts, with an MLB-best 18.5% strikeout rate. Even amid their recent offensive inefficiencies, that number has only climbed to 20.2% over the last 14 days, which is the lowest among AL teams in that span. Civale has struck out four or fewer batters in five of his previous seven starts, so we expect the Guardians to put plenty of balls in play.

We also liked what we saw out of Guardians pitcher Xzavion Curry in his last outing, as he allowed two earned runs over five innings while being stretched out as a starter (instead of using him as an opener in bullpen games) for the first time since early April. In that outing, his 13 whiffs were tied for the eighth-most of any starting pitcher that day, despite throwing just 65 pitches. 

Cleveland is one of MLB’s best runline teams as an underdog, covering 34 of 53 games (64.2%) and an impressive 60.6% cover percentage as road dogs. Thus, we will forego the enticing moneyline odds while still expecting the Guardians to keep the game close.

Pick: Guardians +1.5 (-122)

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WNBA Best Bets

New York Liberty vs. Chicago Sky

The Chicago Sky are a streaky team this season. The majority of their wins come in 3-4 game-winning streaks. Until the Sky starts to win against the best teams in the WNBA, they are a team to avoid betting. Tonight the Sky plays against one of these top teams, the New York Liberty. 

There is no hiding that I love betting on the Liberty this season. The Liberty has one of the most talented lineups in the WNBA. That talent gives the Liberty the advantage on offense and defense in this matchup. Bettors can take advantage of that talent gap between these two teams. 

New York Liberty -11.5 Points (-110 DraftKings)


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