Wise n' Shine: Our MLB best bet for Wednesday and college football betting news

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Good morning, Pickswise Nation! Today’s sports slate is a good one, and we’ve got new content in store for Week 1 in college football, plus a look at the upcoming 2022 NFL season and our best bets for today’s U.S. Open action. The MLB slate is the main source of entertainment today, so let’s get straight to making your next bet better!

About Last Night

Solid day on the diamond
The Pickswise MLB team had a fine day on Tuesday. Not only did we finish 9-5 on MLB picks yesterday, but we also kept our run of success going in the YRFI/NRFI market. Our expert went 2-0 on YRFI/NRFI best bets yesterday, bringing us to 64-38 on the year! That’s good for a success rate of 63 percent. Can we stay hot in this market on Wednesday? Make sure to keep track of our MLB best bets page, where you can find our favorite baseball plays every day!

Today’s Slate

Busy MLB schedule
Wednesday’s MLB card is packed with intriguing matchups. Baseball will be on throughout the day, with the Astros vs Rangers contest getting the day started at 2:05 pm ET. There are some great games in store, such as Dodgers vs Mets and Orioles vs Guardians. Make sure you read our MLB predictions for every game.

US Open Day 3
We also have another day of exciting US Open tennis action in store for Wednesday. Be sure to check out our tennis expert’s 3 best bets for the day’s action, as we’ll have continuing coverage throughout the tournament.

Best Bets of the Day

MLB: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Under 8.5 (-110)
3:45 pm ET

In Joe Musgrove’s 3 starts against the Giants this season, 2 of the 3 games finished well under the total. That lone high-scoring contest was the result of poor San Francisco pitching, which won’t be the case with Alex Wood on the mound on Wednesday. In Wood’s most recent outing against the Padres, he tossed 6.1 scoreless innings of 3-hit ball. That game ended with just 1 run scored. Wood has been excellent against the Padres in his last 2 starts and with San Diego’s offense scuffling right now, the lefty is getting the Padres at a good time. Oracle Park has been very pitcher-friendly this year, as to be expected. In fact, it’s currently the 8th hardest park to score a run in and the 4th hardest park to hit a home run out of. Check out our full Padres vs Giants predictions.

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.

Jared Smith and Mark Zinno are your hosts today and they will be joined by Andrew Cooper of Fantasy Alarm to preview NFL player props for this season. The panel will also be going through this Thursday’s college football slate and revealing their Plays of the Day.

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

Must-read

College football is finally here! Be sure to grab our picks for this weekend’s Week 1 slate, as well as our CFB Week 1 Thursday mega parlay. Be on the lookout for continuing coverage throughout the week.

We’ve got a three-leg MLB mega parlay with nearly 9/1 odds for Wednesday’s slate, so you won’t want to miss that. Today’s MLB YRFI/NRFI best bets are also live, and we are currently on a 64-38 run!

With the PGA Tour season in the rearview mirror, our golf expert Diane Knox Balas is back with her thoughts on the latest LIV Golf news heading into this week’s event in Boston.

Pickswise betting analyst Jared Smith is back with his updated NFL futures bets before Week 1 kicks off next week. Be sure to also check out our NFL futures guide, where we have best bets for almost every market!

Keep an eye out for more great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.

Stat of the Day

Opponents have a .102 batting average and a .131 OBP against Mets starter Jacob deGrom. The New York ace will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.

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