#Mad Max

Max Duggan will attempt to lead TCU to an upset win over the Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday. Headlined by the Horned Frogs' QB, find out our favorite college football prop picks for TCU vs. Georgia. The national championship provides more angles to bet than any other college football game all season, with…

The Mets are starting Max Scherzer in nearly unstoppable form while the Nationals are sending one of the easiest starters to fade to the mound. We suggest you back the Mets any way you can - a few of which we've highlighted in our MLB preview below. The New York Mets and Washington Nationals begin a three-game series on Monday night. As the trade…

A two-game set in the Subway Series wraps up tonight, with the Bronx Bombers looking for revenge after dropping Game 1. The Yankees may be a rare MLB betting underdog here but our MLB picks are focusing in on the Mets to complete the sweep. The New York Yankees will try to avoid the two-game Subway Series sweep when they take on the New York Mets…

The last time the North America Cup and Meadowlands Pace winners met in a final of the Delvin Miller Adios, the harness racing contest produced, in the words of track announcer Roger Huston, "an epic battle." It was in 2017, and North America Cup Champion Fear The Dragon used a lengthy first-over march to overtake pacesetting Meadowlands Pace champ…

The MLB season is at its core right now and there are a ton of prop bets provided by FanDuel. The Subway Series is going on in New York as the New York Mets are hosting the New York Yankees for Game 2 of this short two-game series. The ClutchPoints MLB prop bet of the week will come from none other than future Hall of Fame pitcher Max Scherzer. Mad…

MLB odds series for our Mets Athletics prediction and pick. Max Scherzer will take the bump for the Mets, while J.P. Sears starts for the Athletics. Max Scherzer has had multiple injury-based interruptions to his 2022 season, but you will note that on the occasions when he has returned to the mound following an extended layoff, he has been very…

It's a classic pitcher's duel Friday when the Friars take on the Mets. A resurgent Yu Darvish battles the ageless Max Scherzer, and we're backing a low-scoring game with our MLB betting picks, as rested bullpens put the bow on this Under. The San Diego Padres will head to the Big Apple to take on the New York Mets this Friday night as each club…

Who: Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets When: Friday, August 12 Time: 7:10 p.m. EST Where: Citi Field (Queens, New York) Betting Odds Summary Moneyline: Phillies+176, Mets -210 Runline: Phillies+1.5 (-125), Mets -1.5 (+104) Total: Over/Under 7 Runs (-122/+100) You'd be hard-pressed to find two teams hotter than the New York Mets and…

This past offseason, new Mets Owner Steve Cohen promised to spend big to help push his new team towards a World Series. Things seemed to be trending up for the Mets with the announcement of a Max Scherzer contract. Despite a very successful regular season, the Mets injury woes suddenly have the team fighting for their Postseason life. Sadly for the…

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of their Wild Card Series, setting up a sports betting event for Sunday when they meet in Game 3. The Mets avoided elimination and will host the Padres in the deciding game of the MLB Playoffs opening round. New York triumphed 7-3 on Saturday. Caesars Sportsbook has the Padres at+115 and the…

The San Diego Padres easily defeated the Mets in New York in Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series, shifting the odds in this series in their favor. With the new best-of-three format, the Mets, who won 101 games in the regular season, are one loss away from being eliminated from the playoffs. FanDuel has the Mets at+180 to win this…

This Wild Card matchup is filled with big names on both sides, but which team can break through when it matters most? The Padres and Mets have potent lineups, but our MLB betting picks and predictions will be zoning in Max Scherzer to shine in Game 1. For my money, the San Diego Padres vs. the New York Mets is the most interesting series of the MLB…

It's postseason time and legends are made in October, so why not pinpoint a few sluggers to get off to hot starts this postseason. The bulk of the BetSided team is focused on the same game for our top home run prop bets this Friday. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card round and Reed…

Melvin will name his Game 1 starter on Thursday. For what it's worth, possible starter Yu Darvish allowed only one run against the Mets over 14 innings in two starts this season. The back-end of San Diego's staff seems a little out of sorts, having hit five San Francisco hitters over the last three games of 2022. Another issue for the Padres is…

The Wild Card is upon us! The New York Mets host the San Diego Padres for the best of three games at Citi Field. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Mets series prediction and pick. The Padres are a sleeper team heading into the postseason. They finished second in a tough NL West Division that was dominated by the Los Angeles…

It isn't very often that Max Scherzer closes as an underdog, but that could be the situation on Monday night when the Mets travel to Milwaukee to take on Corbin Burnes and the Brewers. At the time of writing the Mets are slight -104 underdogs on the road. Should the line hold, it will be just the third time in 21 starts that Scherzer has closed as…

After today, just two more Mondays in the regular season. There is still some excitement with division and Wild Card races still to be determined. For today's smaller slate, all three games feature at least one team in one of these playoff races, so every win counts. Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves Leg 1: Braves -1.5 ( -156) Leg 2: Ronald…

With just 20 games left to play in the regular season as of Tuesday night, the New York Mets are going to have to figure out what their pitching staff in the postseason will look like. Per league rules, rosters will revert back to 26 players and each team can only carry a maximum of 13 pitchers during the playoffs. At 89-53, the Mets' magic number…

The Mets remain a tough handicap at this juncture of the season, but third baseman Eduardo Escobar remains a constant offensive force. In our MLB betting picks and predictions, we're backing that to continue in a game that should see plenty of offense. The Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets will play the finale of a three-game series at Citi Field…

When Max Scherzer made his last start on Saturday, he exited the game after five innings pitched due to a side injury. Scherzer explained after the game that he only left because he felt fatigue in the same left side that landed him on the IL earlier in the season. Instead of pushing through it and pitching the sixth inning, which Scherzer felt he…

It's a classic getaway day on the diamond with nine of today's 14 MLB games being matinee matchups, and that means player props to bet on all day long. Today, we highlight one of baseball betting's favorite fades as Patrick Corbin toes the rubber against the Dodgers, highlight which Blue Jays player to back during this white-hot stretch, and focus…