MLB, Cardinals-Braves, Rays-Red Sox: Daily Best Bets
Each day, one of our experts at Bet.NOLA.com will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks in Louisiana are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer.
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Here are our best bets for Wednesday, Sept. 6:
TOP PLAY
The play: MLB total, Cardinals at Braves, over 9 runs
The odds/bet: -110 ($33 to win $30)
The book: Caesars Sportsbook
Time/TV: 6:20 p.m. (MLB TV)
Our take: It worked yesterday, so we’re going back to the well here, even though Spencer Strider is on the mound for the Braves. (Hey, the total is a full run less.)
Thing is, the weather in Hotlanta is playing in favor of the bats working, especially for the Braves, who are looking to get their bats rolling in the final month of the season. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have scored four or more runs in seven consecutive games.
We think the Braves should score six or more (if you want to play team total, we’re not going to stop you), and we love the value for the over here, as Strider has given up four or more runs by himself in the past 2 months.
PARLAYING THE AL EAST
The play: MLB parlay, Rays to defeat Red Sox and Yankees to defeat Tigers
The odds/bet: +155 ($10 to win $15.50)
The book: Caesars Sportsbook
Time/TV: Red Sox at Rays, 5:40 p.m.; Tigers at Yankees, 6:05 p.m. (Both on MLB TV)
Our take: For the Rays, they have defeated Boston eight out of 10 games they have played this season, and we nearly made them our top play of the day. (We just didn’t love the -165 as a best bet.)
The Rays are 9-7 in Tyler Glasnow starts, which isn’t phenomenal, but they are 44-22 at home as a favorite. Seems like a great first leg to a favorite parlay.
Obviously, Brian Cashman’s talk about unacceptable play has sparked the Bronx Bombers, as they have now won four in a row (including a sweep of the Astros) to get back to .500. They can get over that mark with a win over the Tigers, who have been better overall as of late, but are 1-4 against the Yankees.
HOW WE’VE FARED
MLB run line: Blue Jays -1.5 over Athletics (WON $25)
MLB total: Cardinals-Braves over 10.5 runs (WON $15)
Tuesday’s profit/loss: +$40 (2-0)
Total for the week: +$80 (4-0)
Total for September: +$66.50 (7-3)
Total for 2023: -$526.20 (208-234)
If a line or odds are minus, it considers the juice one must lay to place the bet. Ex: Team A is -160 on the money line, one would have to bet $160 to win $100 (or $16 to win $10). OR Team B is a 5-point favorite at -110, one would have to bet $110 to win $100 (or $11 to win $10.)
Conversely, on positive lines, if Team C is +140 on the money line, a $100 would bring in $140 (or $10 to win $14).
