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Thursday’s Best MLB, NHL & WNBA Bets (6/8)

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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.

MLB Best Bets

Los Angeles Dodgers (-132) at Cincinnati Reds (+174) | O/U 10 (-115/-105)

It's safe to say the Dodgers are looking to get out of Cincy as they are on the brink of a sweep. The offense has been great in these two games, but we saw the bullpen blow a lead in the first game, and Noah Syndergaard continued to struggle in the second. They'll have Clayton Kershaw on the mound, but after a fantastic April with a 1.89 ERA, his stats have since gone down to a 4.88 ERA and 4.27 FIP in his last six starts.

The Reds are on a nice run at the moment with three straight wins. Their top young prospects, Elly De La Cruz and Will Benson, each had their first career home runs in Wednesday's win. Graham Ashcraft is another young hopeful they would love to see get back on track. His last start could only be described as a catastrophic disaster, as he allowed ten earned in four innings against Milwaukee.

The theme of this series has been the offense, but this total is too high, especially with the quick turnaround from playing last night to this afternoon. Grab the under.

Pick: Under 10 (-105)

-John Supowitz

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NHL Best Bets

Vegas Golden Knights (+102) at Florida Panthers(-122) | O/U 5.5 (-140/+114)

After winning the first two games of this series, the Vegas Golden Knights travel to Florida to take on the Panthers in Game 3. We are going to head to the player props section for this contest and look at Vegas forward Jonathan Marchessault to score at +200.

Following a quiet opening series against the Winnipeg Jets, Marchessault has exploded over the past three rounds. After burying 12 goals over the past 12 games, we are going to back Marchessault to keep the hot hand going in Game 3.

This postseason, he leads the Knights in expected goals for per 60 minutes (xGF/60) at five-on-five. The Barbeshev-Eichel-Marchessault line has been - by far - the most dominating line for Vegas during the playoffs, with all due respect to the fourth line (Carrier-Roy-Kolesar) that has played extremely well in its own right.

That aforementioned first line has generated an xGoals% of 56.7% this postseason, producing an excellent 3.38 xGF/60. By far, the biggest concern in backing Marchessault to score is Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who put together a tremendous string of performances in these Stanley Cup Playoffs.

However, he finally came back down to earth in this series, allowing eight goals on 46 shots for a fade-worthy .826 SV% through the first two games. This decrease in production should not be all that surprising, given that he is dealing with a below-average blue line in front of him, and both his surface-level stats and underlying metrics prior to the Stanley Cup Finals were unsustainable.

While Bobrovsky could still bounce back in Game 3, +200 is too good a price to pass up on Marchessault to score once again.

Best Bet: Jonathan Marchessault Anytime Goalscorer (+200)

-Tony Sartori

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Best WNBA Bet

Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun

The Las Vegas Aces lead the league in scoring with 93.1 points per game. They've shot 48.5% from the floor and have nailed 34.3% from downtown on 24.1 attempts per game.

The Aces aren't aggressive on the offensive glass. But they're the best shooting team in the WNBA, so they don't have as many opportunities to add offensive rebounds as other teams.

In their last meeting against Connecticut, the Aces shot 50.8% from the field but only 26.7% from downtown. Las Vegas nailed just four threes in the entire game but scored 90 points and shot above 50% from the field. Connecticut took eight more shots but only hit 40.8% of their looks. The Sun also attempted 11 more threes than the Aces and shot 38.5% from downtown.

Both teams are efficient at getting to the foul line; that should be the case again tonight. Las Vegas has shot 81.6% from the foul line, while Connecticut has drained 75.1%. We'll see the Aces have more success around the paint, and turnovers will likely stay high for both teams in tonight's game.

Connecticut has been better on the glass at home to start the season. At home, they've added 39.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, the Sun has only hauled in 33.8% of rebounds on the road. On the other hand, the Aces have only played two games at home this season. In their five road games, they've averaged 93 points and are shooting nearly 50% from the field.

Therefore, I'll back the Over in tonight's game. Las Vegas won't miss a beat, but the Sun should be effective on the glass and make this a game.

Bet: Over (-110)

-Jason Radowitz


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