Yankees at Astros MLB Weekend Series Free Pick

One of the top MLB series on the slate this weekend is a three-game set between two of the best teams in the American League this season. The New York Yankees are a game off the pace in the AL East at 42-35, while the Houston Astros have jumped out to a 13.5-game lead in the AL West behind a MLB-best record of 54-26. BetAnySports has opened Houston as a -150 favorite on the series price for this matchup with the betting odds set at +130 that the Yankees get the best of things over the next three days.

As part of my weekly MLB betting previews and free picks for Sportsbooks.net, I took a closer look at this big AL tilt to come up with my 'best bet' play on the series price at the link below.

LINK: New York at Houston MLB Weekend Series Betting Report and Free Pick

NASCAR Takes its Turns on the Road Course at Sonoma

Twice a year NASCAR's Monster Energy Cup Series abandons its weekly ritual of left turns around an oval for a road course layout similar to Grand Prix racing. The first stop on this two-race circuit for the 2017 racing season takes place this Sunday at Sonoma Raceway in California. The Toyota/Save Mart 350 provides an excellent test of driving skills for all the Cup Series drivers while also offering a great opportunity for motorsport bettors when it come to cashing in a winning ticket for this event.

Please check out the link below at SBR Picks for my complete preview for Sunday's race as well as my free betting picks to win based on the odds posted by BetAnySports.

LINK: NASCAR Betting: Road Course Racing at Toyota/Save Mart 350

Free NBA Draft Position Prop Picks

The clock is winding down to the start of tonight's NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn; however it is not too late to place a few timely bets at BetAnySports on some of the position props that have been released in conjunction with this highly anticipated event. Last minute trades could alter the entire proceedings to add even more drama as the night unfolds, but I have come up with my "best bet" prop bet picks for a trio of top prospects as far as when they should come off the board.

Please check out the link below for my top NBA position prop bet picks in an article I wrote this week for Scores & Stats.


LINK: 2017 NBA Draft Position 'Best Bet' Prop Picks

2017 US Open Top 5 Finish Free Betting Picks

One of the best ways to bet on any professional golf tournament is on the odds for a Top 5 finish. When it comes to a Major such as the US Open, there is quite a bit of value to be found in this type of bet given the strength and depth of the field. The best golfers in the world will tee it up in the toughest test they will face all season long. Trying to find an outright winner in this group is a very hard thing to do, but there are plenty of clues to point you in the right direction to a few players that have a really good chance at being at the top of the leaderboard come late Sunday afternoon.

This year's US Open gets underway on Thursday with the first of four rounds of action at Erin Hills Golf Club. This is a brand new venue for one of golf's most prestigious titles and the early reports out of Erin, Wisconsin is that this could be one of the toughest USGA setups in recent memory. Knee high rough combined with slick greens could keep most of the scores above par all weekend long. After breaking down the betting odds at BetAnySports for a Top 5 finish, I have come up with my Top 5 golfers that could be up for the challenge that the next four days should present.

Please checkout the link below for my Top 5 "best bet" picks in this year's US Open as part of a recent article posted on Sportsbooks.net

LINK: Betting on a Top 5 Finish in the 2017 US Open

Can Irish War Cry Deliver as the Belmont Stakes Favorite?

Always Dreaming won the 2017 Kentucky Derby as a 9/2 favorite and Cloud Computing came through with the upset victory in the Preakness Stakes at 12/1 odds but neither of these three-year old thoroughbreds is in the field for this Saturday's Belmont Stakes to create a wide open battle for the third and final leg of this year's Triple Crown racing season.

Classic Empire would have probably been set as the early favorite to win this year's Belmont Stakes, but he was a late scratch right before the post positions were announced with a foot issue. I actually had him penciled in as my top pick to win following his second-place finish in the Preakness.

That leaves 12 entries to compete at Belmont Park in Saturday's main event with Irish War Cry listed as a 7/2 favorite on the morning line. Epicharis will be making his Triple Crown racing series debut as a 4/1 second-favorite and the opening betting odds for Lookin At Lee are 5/1 as the only three-year old in the field to run in the first two races. He took second at Churchill in the Kentucky Derby before finishing fourth at Pimlico in the Preakness.

Irish War Cry closed as a 9/2 co-favorite along with Always Dreaming to win this year's Kentucky Derby, but following a strong start he faded to 10th in the crowded field of 20. Trainer H. Graham Motion held this New Jersey-bred colt out of the Preakness to train for the added distance of this Saturday's 1 1/2 miles run on the dirt at Belmont with jockey Rajiv Maragh getting the ride. I went with Irish War Cry as my top pick to win the Kentucky Derby and with Classic Empire along with Always Dreaming and Cloud Computing out of the way in the Belmont Stakes, I honestly believe that this is his race to lose.

My official trifecta pick for Saturday's Belmont Stakes can be found at the link below in this week's horse racing report for SBR Picks.


LINK: With Classic Empire Out Of The Belmont Stakes, Who's the Favorite?

2017 Belmont Stakes Early Betting Odds

The final leg of this year's Triple Crown racing season for the top three-year old thoroughbreds comes to a conclusion next Saturday at Belmont Park with the running of $1.5 million Belmont Stakes. The one thing that we know for sure is that we will have three different winners for each of these major graded events after the owners of Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming and Preakness Stakes winner Cloud Computing both decided to opt out of running their champion colts in the grueling 1 1/4 mile trip around the track at Belmont on June 10.

A pair of the top three-year old colts that are expected to race in the Belmont Stakes are Classic Empire and Lookin At Lee as the only two probable entries set to run in all three Triple Crown events. A number of horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby, but not the Preakness are expected to be in the field for the main event at Belmont Park next Saturday including Tapwrit, J Boys Echo and Irish War Cry, who closed as a 9/2 co-favorite with Always Dreaming to win the annual 'Run for the Roses' at Churchill Downs back on May 6.

BetAnySports recently updated its futures odds to win this year's Belmont Stakes and in this week's horse racing betting report for SBR Picks, I covered some of the top favorites that are expected to be in the field. Please check out the link below for my full Belmont Stakes preview.

LINK: Horse Racing Betting Report- Early 2017 Belmont Stakes Betting Odds