Wednesday Best Bets column
Welcome to our “Tuley’s Takes” Best Bets column for Wednesday..
Regular readers will realize that starting today we’ve split our daily column (that has been running for the past 19 months since September 2021) into two separate pieces: there’s a FREE article where I put on my old-time reporters’ hat with my “press” card as we recap the betting action from the night before and update league-wide ATS stats in the various sports, and then this one where I put on my handicappers’ hat (just one of my many VSiN or other baseball caps) and look for the best betting opportunities on today’s wagering menu. Links to both articles should be found in VSiN’s FREE daily newsletter (subscribers should already be receiving that in their inbox each morning; newbies can sign up for free at https://www.vsin.com/newsletter/) or on the VSiN.com home page, though I advise my regular readers to also bookmark my dedicated VSiN page at https://www.vsin.com/news/dave-tuley-columns/ to easily find these columns each day. So, without further ado, let’s go over how our picks fared on Tuesday and then look for plays on Wednesday's busy schedule.Tuley’s Tuesday Best Bet Results
First of all, I hope everyone got their 2022 taxes filed by Tuesday’s deadline. Unfortunately, I ended up having to file for an automatic extension as I was on pace to get finished in time, but then my wife’s minivan broke down with an electrical problem and I had to fulfill my husbandly duties. It took more than four hours – way longer than expected – to get our extended warranty verified and get a tow truck. But that’s my cross to bear.
Anyway, I was even more bummed when I lost my favorite play of the day on the Hawks First Half +6 at the Celtics. The Hawks looked live early as they led 22-11 midway through the opening quarter but the Celtics led 28-25 by the end of the first 12 minutes as they went on a 17-3 run to end the quarter, then extended that to 61-49 by halftime to doom our bet. My Brewers First 5 +135 play at the Mariners also started out great as the Brew Crew jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Mariners responded with four runs i the bottom of the third inning to lead 4-3 after 5 innings and deal us another loss (note: the Brewers did win 6-5 in 11 innings for those who played it that way). But the day wasn’t a total loss as we hit our NHL First-Period Over parlay with the Lightning-Maple Leafs 1P Over 1.5 -130 and the Kraken-Avalanche 1P Over 1.5 -135 (parlay payed a juicy +208) as the Lightning led the Maple Leafs 3-0 after the first 20 minutes and the Kraken and Avalanche traded goals for a 1-1 tie to get us the cash.Wednesday MLB Best Bet
Rangers First 5 Innings -105 at Royals: We’re reluctant to say “the wrong team is favored,” but we’ll say it anyway as we saw most books posting the 4-14 Royals (4-14) as short home favorites over the 11-6 Rangers overnight. In addition, we get Texas’ Martin Perez (2-1, 2.87 ERA) against KC’s Bradley Singer (1-1, 7.88 ERA), so anything in the pick-’em range, give or take a dime, looks like value to us.