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Friday’s Best NFL, MLB & College Football Bets (9/29)

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No matter your sport of choice, there's always sports betting action to be had. We'll have you covered each and every day with our daily best bets. Here are all of our best bets across each major sport in action today.

Today's Best Bets

Here are today's best bets.

NFL Best Bets

(Odds courtesy of PointsBet)

Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns

After a heartbreaking loss to the Colts, I like John Harbaugh to motivate this team for a huge divisional game against the Browns. As it seems to be the case every year, this Ravens team is always dealing with injuries. Last week, they had some key players on both sides of the ball missing, and it was very obvious during the game. However, some of those players should be working their way back this week, including Ronnie Stanley, Justice Hill, Tyler Linderbaum and Marcus Williams. It would provide a big boost up front against this tough Browns defense they can go. In addition, if Kyle Hamilton and Williams can gut it out this week, I think it will also do wonders for this defense.

Yes, the Browns played a nearly perfect game last week against a mediocre Titans team, but I'm still not completely sold on them. The defense has looked incredible so far, but that was against the Titans, Steelers and Bengals with a banged-up Joe Burrow in the rain. This Ravens offense and Lamar Jackson will bring a new test to this defense and reveal how serious this team really is.

These teams know each other very well, and I can't imagine this game doesn't go down to the wire. I'll take the Ravens here, as they've had their way with this division in recent memory and are motivated coming off of an embarrassing loss. This game goes a long way in deciding who will be the leader of the division when it's all said and done.

I'll take the Ravens to cover and even win outright in a huge game in Cleveland.

Bet: Ravens +2.0 (-110)

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MLB Best Bets

(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)

San Diego Padres @ Chicago White Sox

When comparing his first-half versus second-half splits, Chicago White Sox righty Dylan Cease has worse numbers practically across the board. Cease's winning percentage has dropped from .500 to .444 post-All-Star Break, and he allowed a .241/.319/.400 slash line pre-All-Star Break versus a .265/.355/.427 in the second half of the season. One thing that has remained consistent, and has even improved slightly down the stretch, is his elite K/9 rate.

Cease has a 10.8 K/9 rate for the season, but those numbers have spiked to 11.1 over the last two weeks and 11.8 over the last month. Cease is coming off his first double-digit strikeout performance in his previous 15 starts. He did so against a Boston Red Sox lineup that had the ninth-lowest strikeout rate in home games this season. Generating a 38% CSW% at Fenway Park is no easy task, and we expect him to carry over that success into this start against a San Diego Padres squad that is all but eliminated from playoff contention. In addition, Padres starter Nick Martinez has a 5.02 ERA in 29 road appearances this year, and his HR/9 rate is 1.47 in road games compared to 0.72 at Petco Park.

Bet: White Sox Moneyline (+120)

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College Football Best Bets

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#8 USC Trojans @ Colorado Buffalos

  • Leg 1: USC -21.5 (-110)
  • Leg 2: Caleb Williams Over 3.5 Passing Touchdowns (-108)
  • Leg 3: Tahj Washington Over 62.5 Receiving Yards (-114)

USC had a scare last week against Arizona State, but they would break away later and get a two-possession win. This team continues to run through defenses, and their 55 points per game lead the nation. The Colorado hype train didn't just slow down last week, but it stopped altogether. The Buffaloes had no answer in their first conference matchup against Oregon, as their defense couldn't stop the Ducks, and they couldn't move the ball on offense. USC does not possess the defense Oregon has, so I believe Colorado will have more points, but no one has been able to stop the Trojans offense, and they've been able to score almost at will all season.

Caleb Williams is trying to get into Archie Griffin territory by being a two-time Heisman winner, and it's looking good as he's favored in some books. He's on a great run, with three touchdown passes in six straight games stemming back to last year. Colorado has allowed three passing touchdowns in back-to-back games, and Williams can do one better.

Williams likes to spread the ball, but he has a few favorites. Tahj Washington only had one catch last week, but it was a 45-yard touchdown. When Washington gets the ball, it's usually for a big play. Last week, Colorado allowed four different wide receivers to have four or more catches, and once again, they won't have Travis Hunter.

Parlay Odds: +590

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