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Wednesday August 28 Best Sports Betting Picks and Predictions for MLB
It's a loaded MLB slate on Wednesday August 28th, so here are our best baseball sports betting picks and predictions for 7/28/2024....
Pete Alonso, Mets look to flex muscles vs. Diamondbacks
Pete Alonso is slated to become a free agent following the season, but he doesn't sound like a guy who wants to leave the New York Mets.,Alonso further etched his name into franchise lore during Tuesday's win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. He will look to add to his exploits on Wednesday when New Yo...
Rockies look to rebound from demoralizing loss in rematch vs. Marlins
The road hasn't been kind to the Colorado Rockies in 2024, but things have been much different in Denver. ,The Rockies have won four of their last five series at home, a stretch of good fortune that could turn this week in a four-game set against the Miami Marlins. ,However, if the Rockies can rebou...
Yankees look to rebound from sloppy game against Nationals
The New York Yankees will look to bounce back from a night of missed opportunities and misplays when they visit the Washington Nationals in the finale of their three-game series Wednesday evening.,New York committed a season-high four errors and left eight men on base in a 4-2 loss Tuesday night.,Th...
Sean Manaea, Mets baffle D-backs
Sean Manaea matched his season high of 11 strikeouts while tossing 6 2/3 solid innings to help the New York Mets notch an 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Pete Alonso homered, Jeff McNeil had two RBIs and Brandon Nimmo had three hits as New York won for the seve...
Marlins save their best for last to rally past Rockies
Jesus Sanchez hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run ninth inning and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8 in Denver on Tuesday night.,It marked the second time this season that Miami scored five runs in the ninth against Colorado. The Marlins first did it at home on April 30 ...
Patrick Corbin pitches Nats past Yanks
Patrick Corbin pitched six scoreless innings, Andres Chaparro and Jose Tena hit back-to-back homers and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting New York Yankees 4-2 on Tuesday night.,Dylan Crews, playing his second major league game, had the first two hits of his career for the Nationals.,The Yan...
Liberty visit Sparks for duel of first place vs. last
The New York Liberty experienced some sluggish moments on Monday night in their game against the Phoenix Mercury before making enough plays down the stretch.,With nine wins in its past 10 outings, New York hopes to play a more complete game on Wednesday night when it visits the league-worst Los Ange...
Iowa QB Cade McNamara ready for opener vs. Illinois State
A wobbly fall camp and rustiness from last season's knee injury didn't prevent Cade McNamara from winning Iowa's starting quarterback job.,McNamara will play his first game in 11 months on Saturday when the No. 25 Hawkeyes face FCS program Illinois State at Iowa City, Iowa.,McNamara tore the ACL in ...
Giants place LHP Robbie Ray, RHP Jordan Hicks on IL
The San Francisco Giants placed left-hander Robbie Ray on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left hamstring strain and later added right-hander Jordan Hicks to the list because of right shoulder inflammation., ,In corresponding moves, the Giants recalled right-handers Landen Roupp and Austin War...
Reports: Lions to sign former Broncos WR Tim Patrick
Veteran wide receiver Tim Patrick will sign with the Detroit Lions after he did not make the Denver Broncos' initial 53-man roster Tuesday, DenverSports.com and ESPN reported.,Patrick is expected to join the Lions' practice squad and work his way onto their active roster, according to ESPN.,Patrick,...
No. 3 Oregon begins Dillon Gabriel era vs. Idaho
A new era dawns for No. 3 Oregon in 2024, as it begins its first season in the Big Ten Conference having departed the Pac-12 with Washington, UCLA and Southern California.,The Ducks open the season against FCS opponent Idaho on Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.,Expectations are high for the Ducks, ...
No. 17 Oklahoma State hosts FCS champion South Dakota State
Oklahoma State has College Football Playoff aspirations.,Cowboys running back Ollie Gordon II is a Heisman Trophy hopeful.,No. 17 Oklahoma State and Gordon get their first chance to make an impression when they host two-time defending FCS champion South Dakota State on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.,...
Naomi Osaka upsets 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko in U.S. Open return
Naomi Osaka put on a vintage display in her return to the U.S. Open as she took down No. 10 seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 in one of the highlights of the first round Tuesday in New York.,The four-time major winner and two-time U.S. Open champion (2018, 2020) from Japan notched her first win over a ...
QB Taylor Heinicke survives Falcons' final roster cuts
The Atlanta Falcons elected to keep three quarterbacks in announcing their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday.,Veteran journeyman Taylor Heinicke joined starter Kirk Cousins and rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr., with the main surprise cuts being preseason standouts cornerback Kevin King and wide r...
Sky look to stop losing skid against Mystics
The Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky have dealt with their fair share of anguish this season.,One of these teams will receive a reward when they meet Wednesday night in Chicago.,Both teams are coming off two-point results.,For the Mystics (8-22), it's a chance to build on a sterling effort. They'r...
Western Kentucky first test for No. 5 Alabama, new coach
Kalen DeBoer is taking on what seems to be an impossible challenge.,The new Alabama football coach succeeding Nick Saban, who captured six national titles in 17 years, steps to the sideline in the glaring spotlight Saturday night when the No. 5 Crimson Tide host Western Kentucky in Tuscaloosa.,DeBoe...
Packers RB AJ Dillon lands on IR with neck injury
Packers running back AJ Dillon was placed on injured reserve with no designation to return, ending his 2024 season before it begins.,Dillon, 26, finished last season on IR with a neck stinger, the same injury that will prevent him from suiting up as the primary backup to new starting running back Jo...
Twins claim RHP Michael Tonkin off waivers from Yankees
Right-handed pitcher Michael Tonkin is back with the Minnesota Twins, who claimed him off waivers from the New York Yankees on Tuesday.,Tonkin was drafted by Minnesota in 2008 and played in the organization until 2017. He swapped from the New York Mets to the Twins and back again to the Mets this pa...
Reports: Dolphins WR Odell Beckham Jr. to begin season on PUP list
Anxiously waiting to see wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in a Dolphins uniform, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and others are going to be left in suspense until October.,According to reports, Beckham will start the 2024 season -- his first in Miami -- on the physically unable to perform list. By NFL rul...