The sports schedule is loaded on Thursday, with nine games on the MLB schedule, two NFL preseason games, four WNBA games and Round 1 of the 2025 Tour Championship already in progress. It’s an action-packed sports schedule that includes marquee matchups like Yankees vs. Red Sox, Giants vs. Patriots and Scottie Scheffler pursuing his second consecutive FedEx Cup championship. Whether you’re dabbling in MLB betting, football betting or wondering how to bet on golf, there are a number of online sports betting options, and our team can help point you in the right direction. Our computer model and experts will weigh in on all of the biggest events every day and they’re offering their top sports betting picks right now.
Here’s what we’re betting today:
MLB best bets
Game: Cubs vs. Brewers (2:20 pm ET)The Pick: Over 6.5 runs
Shota Imanaga vs. Quinn Priester is a good pitching matchup, with Imanaga sporting a 3.05 ERA on the season over 103 innings while Priester has a 3.48 ERA over 123 innings. However, both starters have had tenuous outings in the last month, as Imanaga gave was shelled by the White Sox on July 25 and has given up seven homers over his last five starts and Priester gave up six runs to the Mets in his second-to-last outing and has surrendered six homers over his last four starts. These are both top-five offenses in runs scored and the intensity will be dialed up with Chicago looking to cut Milwaukee’s lead in the NL Central to five games. The model predicts over 6.5 runs in 62% of simulations.
Game: Nationals vs. Mets (4:05 pm ET)The Pick: Nationals +1.5 (-145)
The Mets have won seven of the first nine games in the head-to-head series this season but the Nats will trot out ace MacKenzie Gore while the Mets will run Sean Manaea, who has given up 13 earned…
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Author : Brandt Sutton
Publish date : 2025-08-21 13:45:00
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