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Best WNBA prop bets July 24: Bet on A’ja Wilson to shine vs. Indiana

Three-time MVP A’ja Wilson headlines Thursday’s WNBA props.

The latest: The Las Vegas Aces forward is on a tear ahead of her contest with the Caitlin Clark-less Indiana Fever. Elsewhere, Dearica Hamby should continue her strong run of play against the Connecticut Sun.

Check out the best WNBA prop bets for July 24.

WNBA prop bets

Best bet: Wilson over 23.5 points (-125)

Wilson is exposing defences, and it looks like she could make a push for a fourth MVP.

She has scored 30 or more points in two of her past seven games, averaging 24.4 points during that time.

Wilson is scoring at a blistering 56.0% clip over those seven contests.

That includes a two-point night against the New York Liberty in which the Aces’ star left the game after only 14 minutes.

Therefore, her stats could be even more eye-popping without that extreme outlier mixed in.

The Fever rank in the bottom half of the league in terms of scoring defence (80.9 points allowed per game).

So I fully expect Wilson to carry her momentum into this meeting with Indiana, putting up another monster performance.

Key stat: If we narrow it down to the past three games, Wilson is averaging 31.7 points on 61.0% shooting.

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Hamby over 16.5 points (-124): The first thing to mention with this pick is how bad the Sun’s defence is.

Connecticut allows the most points per game in the WNBA (88.8).

The team is 3-19 and has given up 80 or more points in 11 of the last 12 games.

That gives opponents a good shot to pad some stats against a shaky defence.

And that brings me to Hamby. The forward has scored 17-plus in six of her past seven games. That includes a 17-point performance vs. the Sun on 53.8% from the field on July 13.

Over that seven-game span, Hamby has averaged 20.3 points on a 60.2% field-goal percentage.

Overall, she’s gone over this mark in 12 of 23 games this season. She’s playing her best basketball right now and has a Grade-A matchup against the Sun.

WNBA prop picks made at 9:21 a.m. ET on 07/24/2025.

CFL 2025 Week 8 odds and betting lines: The Saskatchewan hosts Edmonton, Hamilton looks to stay hot vs. Montreal

Week 8 of the CFL season is full of great matchups.

The latest: On Thursday, the Montreal Alouettes visit one of the hottest teams in the CFL, the Calgary Stampeders. Another top-tier squad is the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who play the BC Lions on Sunday to close out the weekend.

Check out the latest CFL Week 8 odds for action beginning on Thursday, July 24.

CFL Week 8 odds

Montreal Alouettes vs. Calgary Stampeders
Spread: Calgary -6.5
Date: July 24 at 6:00 p.m. MT

Edmonton Elks vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Spread: Saskatchewan -9.5
Date: July 25 at 6:00 p.m. MT

Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Toronto Argonauts
Spread: Winnipeg -3.5
Date: July 26 at 4:00 p.m. MT

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. BC Lions
Spread: BC -3
Date: July 27 at 4:00 p.m. MT

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Week 8 betting notes

The Stamps are on fire right now. They are on a three-game win streak, scoring 34.0 points per game while allowing just 15.3. The Alouettes are arguably underperforming slightly, but starting quarterback Davis Alexander is back in the fold, which is very important for Montreal’s success.

Saskatchewan was one of Calgary’s recent victims, but that’s the Riders’ only blemish. They welcome the Elks in Week 8, and Edmonton has a 1-4 record with a -52 point differential. As a result, the Riders are 9.5-point favourites.

It looks like another week of Nick Arbuckle for the Argos. Starting QB Chad Kelly was reported to be practicing but Arbuckle took all of the first-team reps. Toronto is 1-5 with its backup under centre, and Week 8 provides another tough out with the 3-2 Blue Bombers.

Hamilton started the year 0-2 but has since fired off four straight wins while having the best offence in the CFL (31.3 PPG). The team is now tied for the top spot in the East Division with the Alouettes. To extend their win streak to five, the Ti-Cats will need to overcome Nathan Rourke and the Lions in BC.

CFL 2025 Week 8 odds and betting lines: The Saskatchewan hosts Edmonton, Hamilton looks to stay hot vs. Montreal

Week 8 of the CFL season is full of great matchups.

The latest: On Thursday, the Montreal Alouettes visit one of the hottest teams in the CFL, the Calgary Stampeders. Another top-tier squad is the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who play the BC Lions on Sunday to close out the weekend.

Check out the latest CFL Week 8 odds for action beginning on Thursday, July 24.

CFL Week 8 odds

Montreal Alouettes vs. Calgary Stampeders

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Edmonton Elks vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Toronto Argonauts

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. BC Lions

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Week 8 betting notes

The Stamps are on fire right now. They are on a three-game win streak, scoring 34.0 points per game while allowing just 15.3. The Alouettes are arguably underperforming slightly, but starting quarterback Davis Alexander is back in the fold, which is very important for Montreal’s success.

Saskatchewan was one of Calgary’s recent victims, but that’s the Riders’ only blemish. They welcome the Elks in Week 8, and Edmonton has a 1-4 record with a -52 point differential. As a result, the Riders are 9.5-point favourites.

It looks like another week of Nick Arbuckle for the Argos. Starting QB Chad Kelly was reported to be practicing but Arbuckle took all of the first-team reps. Toronto is 1-5 with its backup under centre, and Week 8 provides another tough out with the 3-2 Blue Bombers.

Hamilton started the year 0-2 but has since fired off four straight wins while having the best offence in the CFL (31.3 PPG). The team is now tied for the top spot in the East Division with the Alouettes. To extend their win streak to five, the Ti-Cats will need to overcome Nathan Rourke and the Lions in BC.

Best WNBA prop bets July 22: Best bets for A’ja Wilson and Paige Bueckers

The WNBA has passed the all-star break, with five games on the schedule for Tuesday.

The latest: Paige Bueckers is having a historic rookie season, and she starts the second half with a game against the Seattle Storm. The other late-night matchup is between the Atlanta Dream and Las Vegas Aces, and A’ja Wilson is coming in on a hot streak.

Check out the best WNBA prop bets for July 22, featuring Aliyah Boston.

WNBA prop bets

Best Bet: Bueckers over 16.5 points (-130)

Bueckers was the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 200 points, 50 rebounds and 50 assists back on June 22.

She then followed that up by receiving the most ever all-star votes for a rookie.

Not only is she a volume scorer, but she takes a load of shots on a weak Dallas Wings squad, which can inflate her points even on a below-average shooting night.

Take her most recent game for example. She had 20 points, breezing past this total, but she shot 9-for-24 (37.5%) from the field.

Overall, she’s been cooking over her last 16 games:

20.3 PPG
45.3 FG%
16.9 field goal attempts per game
9-3 against this line

Her matchup on Tuesday isn’t the best. Bueckers and the Wings play the Storm, who allow the third-fewest points per game (78.1)

But I’m not super concerned thanks to the volume Bueckers has been putting up in her rookie season.

Plus, she’s already cashed this bet against the Storm in a previous matchup.

Key stat: The first-year guard scored 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting vs. the Storm in her second career WNBA game.

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Wilson over 23.5 points (-113): Wilson is making a charge for her fourth MVP trophy.

She has two 30-point performances in her last five games, averaging 23.6 points during that time.

In games where she’s played over 30 minutes this season, she’s averaging 26.3 PPG on 50.8% shooting.

Wilson doesn’t just beat up on bad teams, and the Aces should have a competitive game ahead of them with the Dream.

Atlanta is slightly better than Vegas, with a 13-9 record, but the Aces are at home, which means this game is basically a pick’em.

With a big workload, Wilson should be able to get past this total.

Boston under 13.5 points (-114): You might think Boston would score more with Caitlin Clark out of the lineup, but the opposite has been true.

With Clark: 16.9 PPG
Without Clark: 13.8 PPG

Her star teammate will be absent from the lineup on Tuesday, and we saw this matchup recently. On July 16, Boston had seven points on 1-for-8 shooting vs. the New York Liberty.

It’s a tough matchup, too, as the Liberty are 15-6 and allow the fifth-fewest PPG (79.2).

Boston has gone under this total in six of 10 games this season without Clark.

WNBA prop picks made at 12:34 p.m. ET on 07/22/2025.

Best MLB prop bets July 22: Back Zach Neto and Corey Seager, fade Eduardo Rodriguez vs. Astros

A fade on Arizona Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez highlights Tuesday’s top MLB prop selections.

Today’s MLB props narrative: Rodriguez has been shaky and has a challenging matchup at home against the AL West-leading Houston Astros. He’s tough to count on tonight, but I am banking on production from two hot bats.

Check out my top MLB prop bets for July 22, featuring predictions on Corey Seager and Zach Neto.

MLB prop bets

Best bet: Rodriguez under 5.5 strikeouts (-138)

Good luck figuring out which version of Rodriguez will show up.

The left-hander has been wildly inconsistent and runs into an Astros team that punishes the ball.

This looks like a terrible matchup for the 32-year-old veteran.

The Astros are No. 2 in the majors in wRC+ vs. lefties.

Houston is No. 8 in wRC+ over the last 30 days.

Only six teams have a lower K rate vs. LHPs.

Vs. LHPs, Houston ranks second in batting average and first in slugging.

If those trends continue, Rodriguez is staring down a short outing, limiting his ability to pile up strikeouts.

And we’ve seen plenty of short outings from him, as he’s failed to complete five innings in three of his last five starts.

While the strikeouts have been there — Rodriguez has three double-digit K games and his best strikeout rate since 2021 — he also has a 5.94 ERA, propelled by a career-high home run rate.

Key stat: Rodriguez has gone under this number in 10 of his 16 starts.

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Seager over 1.5 total bases (+100): The Texas Rangers star has the luxury of facing J.T. Ginn and the Athletics’ terrible bullpen tonight.

Ginn’s likely looking at a few frames after pitching out of the bullpen since June, but that assures the Rangers’ No. 2 hitter one plate appearance against him at minimum.

And it will be a plus matchup with the platoon advantage. Ginn’s career numbers vs. lefty batters: .336/.402/.588.

Seager is batting a blistering .350/.451/.617 in July, clearing this number in 11 of 16 games.

He pounds righties (.875 OPS this year; .944 in 2024; 1.075 in 2023) and will see one of MLB’s worst bullpens following Ginn.

Athletics relievers sport the second-worst ERA (5.43) in baseball and the fourth-highest opponent’s batting average.

Neto over 0.5 runs (-108): I love this line for Neto, the Los Angeles Angels’ leadoff hitter who’s on a heater and tied for fourth in the AL in runs scored.

The Angels are smashing the ball (first in wRC+ the last 30 days), putting the 24-year-old in front of all of the club’s dangerous power bats.

Neto has scored 19 runs in 17 games this month, crossing the plate in 11 different contests.

Even more impressive: Shohei Ohtani is the only player in baseball to score in a greater percentage of his starts this season.

Neto is batting .307 this month and getting on base at a .373 clip — his best marks of the season.

His Angels see the New York Mets’ Frankie Montas, who has made four starts, pitching well in two and awful in the others.

Montas will have his moments, but he’s far from a pitcher to shy away from on this plus-money offering.

MLB prop picks made at 2:41 p.m. ET on 07/22/2025.

Yankees vs. Blue Jays SGP predictions July 22: Back Max Scherzer and Addison Barger in +350 wager

The Toronto Blue Jays look for their fifth win in a row coming out of the all-star break.

The pregame narrative: Following a sweep of the San Francisco Giants, the Blue Jays grabbed the first game in this series against the New York Yankees. Max Scherzer takes the mound for the Jays on Tuesday for his second outing vs. New York this season.

Check out my Yankees vs. Blue Jays predictions, featuring Scherzer and Addison Barger.

Yankees vs. Blue Jays predictions

Parlay: Blue Jays ML | Barger over 1.5 total bases | Scherzer over 4.5 Ks (+350)

Blue Jays ML (-124): It’s easy to get behind the Jays with how they’re playing. Toronto has won 17 of its last 21 games and should have the pitching advantage on Tuesday.

Scherzer has made four starts since recovering from a thumb injury, allowing three or fewer runs each time.

Has he been great? No, but he’s been servicable and that’s all Toronto’s offence needs in support.

On the other side, Cam Schlittler makes his second career start. He gave up two home runs (three total runs) in his debut against the Seattle Mariners.

He struck out seven, but the Mariners are a tier below the Jays. Toronto is averaging 5.33 runs per game at home this season, where the club has won 11 in a row.

The Jays also strike out the fewest times per game (6.68).

Schlittler would need a masterclass pitching performance to kill the Jays’ momentum, and I don’t see it happening.

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MLB SGP legs

Barger over 1.5 total bases (+123): Another thing about Schlittler is that he’s a right-handed pitcher, and that automatically makes this a juicy matchup for Barger.

Vs. LHPs: .196/.260/.326 (1 HR)
Vs. RHPs: .288/.338/.561 (13 HRs)

Plus, he’s on fire right now. Barger has a .333 average over his last 16 games with five homers and 37 total bases.

That includes 14 total bases in his last four starts.

Schlittler threw his four-seam fastball 53.3% of the time in his MLB debut. Barger has a .275 average and .500 SLG off fastballs in 2025.

This is a plus-money pick and could definitely be played solo, but it also boosts the SGP from +110 to +350, so I’m happy to add it in.

Scherzer over 4.5 Ks (-286): Scherzer is 2-2 against this wager since returning to the rotation, but I like this matchup for the veteran.

Firstly, he recorded seven Ks against the Yankees on June 30.

That’s not surprising as Scherzer has a very successful history against the Yankees’ offence.

In 155 plate appearances vs. the active lineup, Scherzer has a 40.0% K rate. That includes a combined 47.3% K rate for top sluggers Aaron Judge, Paul Goldschmidt and Giancarlo Stanton.

I’d be more concerned about Scherzer’s age if he hadn’t just carved up the Yankees three weeks ago.

Yankees vs. Blue Jays predictions made at 10:24 a.m. ET on 07/22/2025.

Yankees vs. Blue Jays SGP predictions July 21: Back Aaron Judge to do damage at +300

The Toronto Blue Jays start an important series with the New York Yankees on Monday.

The pregame narrative: The games will be played at Rogers Centre, where Toronto has put up an impressive 10-game win streak dating back to its four-game sweep of the Yankees in early July. Can New York make some of the ground back in the AL East?

Check out my Yankees vs. Blue Jays predictions, featuring Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodon.

Yankees vs. Blue Jays predictions

Parlay: Over 7.5 runs | Judge over 1.5 bases | Rodon under 5.5 Ks (+300)

Over 7.5 runs (-156): With two scorching hot offences going at it, I’ll happily opt for the over on a teased-down game total.

The Yankees are averaging 6.4 runs in their last 10 games. The Blue Jays haven’t been quite as good, but still averaged a respectable 4.9 runs in the same span.

Toronto is also coming off a sweep over the San Francisco Giants, in which the Jays scored 6.0 runs per game.

I can easily get behind a low total when I feel like both teams are playing well enough to go over alone, which is certainly the case here.

That brings me to Kevin Gausman. The Blue Jays starter struggled against the Yankees this season, allowing eight runs over two starts (7.2 innings pitched). Both teams combined to score 30 runs in those two games.

Rodon was better in his start vs. Toronto, giving up two runs in 5.0 IP, but the game still went over this total, finishing 5-4.

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Judge over 1.5 bases (-127): Judge is one of the sluggers who feast when Gausman is on the mound.

The AL MVP favourite has 16 hits in 43 at-bats (.372 average) vs. the righty with six home runs.

And a lot of that work was against a prime Gausman, which we’re not seeing this season.

The former Cy Young candidate is sporting a 4.19 ERA in 2025, his worst since joining the Blue Jays.

This season, Judge has cashed this wager in both of Gausman’s starts against the Yankees.

Judge also has hits in all three games since the break with a home run against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.

Rodon under 5.5 Ks (-157): As mentioned, Rodon was efficient in his one start against Toronto this year, but he only struck out four batters over five innings.

Rodon does have an impressive 28.2% K rate, but the Blue Jays provide the toughest matchup in the majors.

Toronto strikes out fewer times per game (6.68) than any other team in MLB. Five straight starting pitchers have gone under this mark against the Jays.

Plus, Rodon’s recorded five or fewer Ks in five of his past seven starts.

Yankees vs. Blue Jays predictions made at 11:50 a.m. ET on 07/21/2025.

Best MLB prop bets July 21: Back Nimmo, Skenes and De La Cruz on Monday

Paul Skenes makes his first start since the all-star break on Monday.

Today’s MLB props narrative: The righty has been dominant this season, posting a 2.01 ERA across 20 starts. He takes the mound against the Detroit Tigers later today. Just after that, look for Elly De La Cruz to continue doing damage with the bat.

Check out my top MLB prop bets for July 21, featuring a pick on Brandon Nimmo.

MLB prop bets

Best bet: Nimmo to score (-120)

Nimmo usually hits leadoff, so getting on base will give him a good shot to score, and I think he can reach the base multiple times.

Dating back to July 2, the outfielder has crossed home plate in 10 of 14 games.

He’s batting .321 during that stretch with a .947 OPS.

Nimmo will see a lefty-on-lefty matchup on Monday with Tyler Anderson starting for the Los Angeles Angels.

But the leadoff man is almost as good against LHP as he is against righties:

Vs. RHP: .263/.329/.478
Vs. LHP: .259/.319/.426

Plus, he has a good history against Anderson.

Key stat: Nimmo is 8-for-15 (.533) in his career off the Angels starter.

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Skenes over 6.5 Ks (-143): Before the all-star break, Skenes was showing signs of fatigue.

He worked five or fewer innings in four straight starts, falling short of this mark three times.

But the time off should do him wonders, and get him back to that Cy Young form we saw earlier this season.

Before that tough stretch, Skenes had seven or more Ks in nine of 16 starts.

His 9.7 K/9 still ranks among the best pitchers in the majors.

This is also a matchup Skenes can take advantage of. The Tigers average the seventh most strikeouts per game (8.71) in MLB.

And Skenes has owned their lineup in the past. Skenes has a 40.5% K rate against Detroit’s offence in 37 combined plate appearances.

De La Cruz over 1.5 bases (-120): The five-tool shortstop is quietly having a fantastic season.

He has a .281 average with a career-best .843 OPS coming into tonight’s matchup with Jake Irvin and the Washington Nationals.

In 11 career meetings with Irvin, De La Cruz has four hits with two going for extra bases.

Irvin’s xERA of 5.27 ranks in the 10th percentile, and his whiff rate of 17.4% ranks in the fourth percentile. That all works in favour of the free swinging De La Cruz.

The shortstop has cashed this wager in five of his last eight games.

MLB prop picks made at 11:26 a.m. ET on 07/21/2025.

Best MLB prop bets July 21: Back Nimmo, Skenes and De La Cruz on Monday

Paul Skenes makes his first start since the all-star break on Monday.

Today’s MLB props narrative: The righty has been dominant this season, posting a 2.01 ERA across 20 starts. He takes the mound against the Detroit Tigers later today. Just after that, look for Elly De La Cruz to continue doing damage with the bat.

Check out my top MLB prop bets for July 21, featuring a pick on Brandon Nimmo.

MLB prop bets

Best bet: Nimmo to score (-121)

Nimmo usually hits leadoff, so getting on base will give him a good shot to score, and I think he can reach the base multiple times.

Dating back to July 2, the outfielder has crossed home plate in 10 of 14 games.

He’s batting .321 during that stretch with a .947 OPS.

Nimmo will see a lefty-on-lefty matchup on Monday with Tyler Anderson starting for the Los Angeles Angels.

But the leadoff man is almost as good against LHP as he is against righties:

Vs. RHP: .263/.329/.478
Vs. LHP: .259/.319/.426

Plus, he has a good history against Anderson.

Key stat: Nimmo is 8-for-15 (.533) in his career off the Angels starter.

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Skenes over 6.5 Ks (-112): Before the all-star break, Skenes was showing signs of fatigue.

He worked five or fewer innings in four straight starts, falling short of this mark three times.

But the time off should do him wonders, and get him back to that Cy Young form we saw earlier this season.

Before that tough stretch, Skenes had seven or more Ks in nine of 16 starts.

His 9.7 K/9 still ranks among the best pitchers in the majors.

This is also a matchup Skenes can take advantage of. The Tigers average the seventh most strikeouts per game (8.71) in MLB.

And Skenes has owned their lineup in the past. Skenes has a 40.5% K rate against Detroit’s offence in 37 combined plate appearances.

De La Cruz over 1.5 bases (-106): The five-tool shortstop is quietly having a fantastic season.

He has a .281 average with a career-best .843 OPS coming into tonight’s matchup with Jake Irvin and the Washington Nationals.

In 11 career meetings with Irvin, De La Cruz has four hits with two going for extra bases.

Irvin’s xERA of 5.27 ranks in the 10th percentile, and his whiff rate of 17.4% ranks in the fourth percentile. That all works in favour of the free swinging De La Cruz.

The shortstop has cashed this wager in five of his last eight games.

MLB prop picks made at 9:31 a.m. ET on 07/21/2025.

Tigers vs. Rangers Sunday Night Baseball prop bets: Look for Tarik Skubal to dominate

Two Detroit Tigers are the focus of my prop picks for their Sunday Night Baseball matchup with the Texas Rangers.

The pregame narrative: Tarik Skubal takes the mound and looks for a bounce-back effort amidst a potential second straight AL Cy Young winning campaign. Gleyber Torres is coming off an all-star appearance and has value on his run prop.

Check out my Tigers vs. Rangers prop bets, featuring Skubal and Torres.

Tigers vs. Rangers prop bets

Best Bet: Torres to score (-106)

About a week ago, Torres made his third all-star game, and things haven’t gone great since.

He’s hitless in two games but did reach base twice on balls. His 96th-percentile walk rate (14.4%) can carry him through rough patches with the bat.

But I also think Torres has a great matchup tonight.

The Rangers will send Jacob Latz to the mound, and the lefty has been good this season (3.00 ERA). But he has worked mostly out of the bullpen with only two starts to his name.

Unluckily for him, Detroit mashes lefties. The Tigers have a .262 average and .436 SLG as a team vs. LHP this season.

Torres hits either first or second in the order most nights, so he should see premium run-scoring opportunities if he can get on base.

Key stat: The second baseman has scored a run in four of the last six games.

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Skubal over 7.5 strikeouts (-163): Skubal is coming off one of his worst performances of the season, giving up four runs for just the third time.

And if we look at the last time he gave up four runs, he shined in his next start:

7.0 innings pitched
No runs allowed
One hit
13 Ks

It was a masterclass in every sense of the word, and it shows his ability to shake off a bad start.

Skubal is also simply one of, if not the top, strikeout arm in the majors.

He sits third in MLB with 153 Ks, second with an 11.4 K/9 and owns a 95th-percentile strikeout rate (33.4%).

Texas ranks in the middle of the pack in terms of strikeouts per game (8.25). Skubal has a good opportunity to rack up the Ks on Sunday night.

Tigers vs. Rangers prop bets made at 1:42 p.m. ET on 07/20/2025.