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NCAAF Picks

Pittsburgh Panthers logo PITT @ Virginia Tech Hokies logo VT Fri, Oct 2 • 7:00 PM ET
Spread
Pittsburgh Panthers logo PITT +3.5 (-114)
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Pick made: 20 hours ago
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Mike Spector
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Pittsburgh enters off a 59-0 beatdown of Bucknell in which it set school records for total offense (766 yards), passing yards (574), and touchdown passes (eight). Quarterback Mason Heintschel now ranks second in the ACC with 13 touchdown passes, and is in the top four in passing yards per game and passing efficiency. 

Florida Gators logo FLA @ Missouri Tigers logo MIZZ Sat, Oct 3 • 3:30 PM ET
Moneyline
Florida Gators logo FLA (-205)
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Pick made: 20 hours ago
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Mike Spector
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Florida easily covered as 3.5-point betting favorites in a 52-28 home win over then-No. 4 Ole Miss, which also snapped its 12-game losing streak to AP Top-5 teams. Entering the week, running back Jadan Baugh had five rushes of 20-plus yards (t-2nd most in FBS) and the most forced missed tackles in the SEC (20). Meanwhile, Missouri’s predominantly run-first offense isn’t built to play catch-up if Florida jumps out to an early lead.

MLB Picks

Philadelphia Phillies logo PHI @ Atlanta Braves logo ATL Tue, Sep 29 • 2:00 PM ET
Total Home Runs
Ronald Acuna Jr. logo Ronald Acuna Jr. o0.5 Total Home Runs (+470)
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Pick made: 22 hours ago
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Corey Scott
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Acuna has been on a tear this month, slashing .307/.347/.602 in September with seven home runs. He ranks in the 93rd percentile in expected slugging percentage (.495) and the 88th percentile in barrel rate (13%).

Total Singles
Bryce Harper logo Bryce Harper u0.5 Total Singles (-155)
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Pick made: 22 hours ago
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Corey Scott
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Harper struggles against left-handed pitching. He's slashing .222/.328/.329 against lefties this season, and facing Sale, who ranks in the 99th percentile in pitching run value (35), isn't a great spot for the Phillies first baseman to improve on those splits.

Spread
Atlanta Braves logo ATL -1.5 (+118)
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Pick made: 22 hours ago
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Corey Scott
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While the Phillies have yet to announce a starter as of time of publish, it's hard to bet against Sale. The Braves left-hander has posted a 1.96 ERA across his last 24 starts (146 2/3 innings) and has won six of his last nine decisions.

Chicago White Sox logo CHW @ Houston Astros logo HOU Tue, Sep 29 • 5:00 PM ET
Total Home Runs
Munetaka Murakami logo Munetaka Murakami o0.5 Total Home Runs (+400)
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Pick made: 16 hours ago
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Corey Scott
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This is a great matchup for Murakami. AJ Blubaugh ranks in the eighth percentile in barrel rate (10.3%), while Murakami ranks in the 100th percentile in barrel rate as a hitter (20.5%).

Total Singles
Jose Altuve logo Jose Altuve u0.5 Total Singles (-110)
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Pick made: 16 hours ago
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Corey Scott
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While the White Sox have yet to announce a starter as of the time of publish, Erick Fedde is expected to pitch multiple innings. Jose Altuve hasn't been great against right-handed pitching. The Astros second baseman is slashing just .239/.288/.384 against righties, compared to his .285/.362/.431 slash line against lefties.

Moneyline
Chicago White Sox logo CHW (+115)
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Pick made: 16 hours ago
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Corey Scott
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The White Sox rank ninth in MLB with a .318 xwOBA, tied with the Padres and Phillies, while the Astros rank 19th with a .311 xwOBA, tied with the Twins. While Yordan Alvarez won the AL batting title, he doesn't have enough around him to be a -130 betting favorite in a bullpen game against Chicago.

NHL Picks

Florida Panthers logo FLA @ Carolina Hurricanes logo CAR Tue, Sep 29 • 5:00 PM ET
Total
Florida Panthers logo Carolina Hurricanes logo o6.5 (+100)
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Pick made: yesterday
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Gary Pearson
Publishing Editor

I also expect offensive fireworks, with their last four meetings averaging eight goals per game. Excluding Brad Marchand, who will be out until November at the earliest, the Panthers have a relatively clean bill of health. 

Brady Tkachuk is expected to make his Panthers’ regular-season debut despite suffering an undisclosed injury in the preseason opener against the Hurricanes. 

 

Moneyline
Carolina Hurricanes logo CAR (-125)
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Pick made: yesterday
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Gary Pearson
Publishing Editor

The reigning Stanley Cup champions meet a team one year removed from back-to-back Cups, and it should be a doozy. I’m leaning on the Hurricanes to continue a trend of Stanley Cup winners kicking off the subsequent campaign successfully. 

Defending champs won the previous four banner-raisers and have a 7-1-2 record in the last 10. Overall, the champs boast an outrageously good 63-26-16 record. 

 

New York Rangers logo NYR @ Boston Bruins logo BOS Tue, Sep 29 • 8:00 PM ET
Assists
David Pastrnak logo David Pastrnak o0.5 Assists (-128)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Gary Pearson
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Pastrnak finished with the sixth-most assists last season (71), one more than Macklin Celebrini in five fewer games. 

Pasta notched 37 assists in as many home games, and he dominated the Blueshirts, amassing nine assists in the previous two meetings and at least one in four of the last five. 

 

Moneyline
Boston Bruins logo BOS (-113)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Gary Pearson
Publishing Editor

The Bruins are one of the best teams in season openers in the last decade, with an 8-2 record. 

Marco Strum and Co. kick off their season in the friendly confines of TD Garden, where they had the second-best points percentage (.720) last season.

Only the Carolina Hurricanes had a better home-ice record, securing one more point. 

 

WNBA Picks

Las Vegas Aces logo LV @ Indiana Fever logo IND Tue, Sep 29 • 6:30 PM ET
Points Scored
Kelsey Mitchell logo Kelsey Mitchell o24.5 Points Scored (-125)
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Pick made: 41 minutes ago

The Aces struggled to keep up with Kelsey Mitchell's speed. She cleared this line in all three head-to-head meetings in the regular season.

Spread
Indiana Fever logo IND -1.5 (+100)
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Pick made: an hour ago

The Round 1 format was changed because of the Fever for this exact reason. They perform better at home and should bounce back.

Minnesota Lynx logo MIN @ New York Liberty logo NY Tue, Sep 29 • 8:30 PM ET
FirstHalf Spread
Minnesota Lynx logo MIN FirstHalf -1.5 (-105)
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Pick made: 12 minutes ago

Minnesota performed better on the road in the regular season, posting a +7.6 net rating in the first half away from home.

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Imagine the Knicks are favorites and the Nets are underdogs:

TeamMoneyline Odds
Knicks–250
Nets+400
  • $100 on Knicks (‑250) → Profit = $100 × (100 / 250) = $40 (total payout $140)
  • $100 on Nets (+400) → Profit = $100 × 4 = $400 (total payout $500)

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    • Over 54.5
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