Wise n' Shine: NFL picks, MLB predictions and soccer best bets for Sunday, October 16

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I've been writing about the NFL and a host of other sports for the UK's top daily betting paper the Racing Post for more than 20 years. An incurable Browns fan (1-31 survivor), I also specialise in all kinds of motorsport betting including F1, MotoGP, IndyCar and NASCAR. For Phil Agius media enquiries, please email contact@pickswise.com.
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Good morning and welcome to another NFL Sunday, Pickswise Nation! Today’s events are going to have to go some to beat the drama of Saturday but we believe they can do it! We have everything you need for the Week 6 games, while there is an MLB playoff game, plus EPL and MLS soccer and NASCAR. Let’s get straight to making your next bet better.

About Last Night

Padres, Phillies and Astros progress
The NL Championship series will be contested by 5th seeds the San Diego Padres and 6th seeds the Philadelphia Phillies! The Padres eliminated the 111-win Dodgers by taking Game 4 5-3 on Saturday, while the Phillies ended the season of the #2 seed Braves with an 8-3 win. The upsets might not be over yet, either, after the Guardians moved into a 2-1 lead over the Yankees with a 6-5 Saturday win. The other AL series went with the chalk, as the Astros beat the Mariners 1-0 for a 3-0 series sweep. Our Astros vs Mariners SGP cashed at +500 odds and JutPicks was also on the money with his best MLB player prop bet.

Bama beaten by Vols
Alabama won’t  be going unbeaten this season after losing a thriller to Hendon Hooker and the Tennessee Volunteers, 52-49. #3 Alabama had been a 7-point favorite against the #6 Vols. Michigan beat Penn State 41-17 in another top-10 battle, while #13 TCU beat #8 Oklahoma State 43-40 in 2OT and #7 USC was another team to suffer a first defeat, losing 43-42 to Utah. FanDuel Sportsbook now has Ohio State at +170 odds for the National Championship, with Georgia at +190 and Alabama out to +450.

NHL parlay cashes for third time in 4 days!
It’s a shame there is no NHL action today as our daily hockey parlay is on a heater! Our Saturday picks (Penguins, Stars, Blues) cashed at +473 odds, following similar wins on Friday (+560) and Wednesday (+596). The Golden Knights became the first team with a 3-0 record by beating the Kraken 5-2.

Today’s Slate

Bills vs Chiefs headlines Sunday NFL slate
Sadly the days of 16-game NFL slates are over for a while, and there’s no early game this week either, but we do have 12 NFL Week 6 games today, including a blockbuster between the Bills and Chiefs at 9:25pm ET and Cowboys vs Eagles on Sunday Night Football. Read all today’s NFL picks.

Guardians and Yankees in the spotlight 
We have just a single MLB game today, but it’s a big one, with the Guardians and Yankees playing Game 4 of their ALDS series in Cleveland at 7:00 pm ET on TBS. Check out our Yankees vs Guardians Same Game Parlay.

There’s soccer and NASCAR, too
Today’s EPL soccer slate includes a huge game between Manchester City and Liverpool at 11:30am ET (USA Network) and there are also MLS playoffs games, so don’t miss today’s soccer picks. We also have NASCAR predictions for today’s race, the South Point 400.

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Best Bet of the Day

NFL: New York Giants +6 over Baltimore Ravens
1:00 pm ET, CBS

The New York Giants are 4-1, but oddsmakers clearly aren’t too impressed. They’ve installed the G-Men as significant home underdogs against the Baltimore Ravens. They’re probably not as good as their record suggests, but they’re getting disrespected, and the Ravens shouldn’t be this large of a road favorite against just about anybody. The Ravens’ defense is middling, and in their only recent road game they gave up 26 points to the Patriots. New York held Aaron Rodgers to 5.7 yards per attempt, and they should at least be able to keep this one close. Check out our full Ravens vs Giants predictions.

Must-read

Our comprehensive coverage of today’s NFL action can be accessed via the hub of our NFL Week 6 betting guide, which has links to all our expert analysis, picks, parlays and prop bets including Jared Smith’s NFL Best Bets and our Week 6 mega parlay.

We’ve also got you covered for today’s baseball with our Yankees vs Guardians Same Game Parlay. The NBA season is also nearly upon us and our NBA season preview is available plus more great basketball futures picks including our favorite NBA team win total predictions.

Read all our great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.

Must-watch

Don’t forget to check out our daily show Let’s Bet It! on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/Pickswise at 10:00 am ET.

Lauren Jbara & Jared Smith are your hosts today and they will be joined by our NFL props expert Bobby “Prop Holliday” Stanley, to look at all today’s NFL line moves, prop plays and teasers before revealing their Plays of the Day.

The Week 6 edition of Pickwise Playbook, our weekly NFL preview show, is also available, featuring former NFL star Tank Williams, so be sure to check that out, too!

You can also access the shows at any time through Spotify and Apple Podcasts (search for Let’s Bet It Presented By Pickswise).

Stat of the Day

The total has gone over on 5 of the Bills’ last 6 visits to the Chiefs.

Boost of the Day

Chelsea, Manchester United & Arsenal all to win

FanDuel Sportsbook has enhanced the odds of a 3-team parlay on today’s 9:00am ET EPL games, with the odds of Chelsea (vs Aston Villa) , Manchester United (vs Newcastle) and Arsenal (vs Leeds) all winning boosted from +440 to +550.

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