13 MLB Opening Day Free Picks | 4 Best Bets | Sweet 16

Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season is one of the best days of the year. What could make it better? The Sweet 16 portion of the NCAA Tournament. There are four great matchups tonight including Jay’s Best Bet in the Alabama vs. North Carolina game. You can also find our picks for Thursday and Friday’s Sweet 16 games in this newsletter.

MARCH MADNESS FREE PICKS [ALL GAMES]

NIT FREE PICKS [ALL GAMES]

We have a total of 13 MLB games today and we have our free picks in ALL of them including Jay and Bobby’s Best Bets. Be sure to also check out our MLB future plays at the bottom of this newsletter.

We split our NBA Best Bets on Wednesday and went 7-5 overall picking all games on the board. Bobby has won two of three after dropping his pick last night, while Jay improved his run to 49-33 (60%) with an outright winner on the Rockets. There are just two games on the board tonight and you can find our picks in both games below.


Check out our daily YouTube videos to get Jay Cooper and Bobby Babowski’s Best Bets of the day including recaps of last night’s picks. We are on a 52-27 (66%) run entering tonight’s action.

We had another perfect night with our NHL Best Bets on Wednesday with winners on the Lightning and Senators. Jay is on a 3-0 (+$315) run while Bobby enters today on a 26-19 (+$9138) run. We have our picks in all 14 games on tonight’s schedule.

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Thursday, March 28th, 2024 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!

NBA Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 2-1 (67%) Run!
Hawks +17.5 over Celtics

NBA Best Bets – Jay Cooper | 49-33 (60%) Run!
Hawks +17.5 over Celtics
Pelicans +2 over Bucks


College Basketball Best Bets – Jay Cooper
Alabama vs North Carolina (Thursday)
Gonzaga +4.5 over Purdue (Friday)
Tennessee -2.5 over Creighton (Friday)

College Basketball Best Bets – Bobby Babowski
Illinois +2.5 over Iowa State (Thursday)
Clemson +7 over Arizona (Thursday)
Gonzaga +4.5 over Purdue (Friday)
Houston -4 over Duke (Friday)

MARCH MADNESS FREE PICKS [ALL GAMES]

NIT FREE PICKS [ALL GAMES]



MLB Best Bets – Bobby Babowski
Twins (Lopez) -110 over Royals (Ragans)
Phillies (Wheeler) +110 over Braves (Strider) PPD

MLB Best Bets – Jay Cooper
Blue Jays (Berrios) +114 over Rays (Eflin)
Twins (Lopez) -110 over Royals (Ragans)
Red Sox (Bello) +155 over Mariners (Castillo)

Thursday’s MLB Free Picks [All Games]


NHL Best Bets – Jay Cooper

Flames +115 over Blues

NHL Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 26-19 (+$913) Run
Maple Leafs -1.5 +140 over Capitals

Thursday’s NHL Free Picks [All Games]

THURSDAY’S FREE HORSE PICKS

Aqueduct – 1:20 ET
Race 1: 6 No Surrender
Race 2: 6 Low Society
Race 3: 3 Starry Midnight
Race 4: 4 Grab the Glory
Race 5: 2 Sweet Mystery
Race 6: 8 The Mighty Don
Race 7: 1/1A Lady Fortuna/Sail With the Wind
Race 8: 11 Clem Labine

Gulfstream Park – 1:10 ET
Race 1: 4 Pimenova
Race 2: 8 Baby Blocks
Race 3: 3 Warlord Cruzan
Race 4: 7 Travel Happy
Race 5: 4 Wise and Elegant
Race 6: 5 Sea Streak
Race 7: 8 A Palace for Mom
Race 8: 12 Seaver

Mahoning Valley – 12:55 ET
Race 1: 2 Sweet Belen
Race 2: 5 Mr. Blutarsky
Race 3: 1 Going in Style
Race 4: 5 Tonala
Race 5: 3 Kinderhook
Race 6: 3 K C Outwork
Race 7: 4 Jack’s Yacht Queen
Race 8: 7 Bodil

Oaklawn Park – 12:30 CT
Race 1: 8 Tap Valley
Race 2: 4 Catholic Sue
Race 3: 9 Hashtag Winner
Race 4: 1 Perscripture
Race 5: 3 Rivercrest Girl
Race 6: 6 Deluca
Race 7: 7 Getoutofmykitchen
Race 8: 7 Atta Party
Race 9: 1 Maximus Magic

Turfway Park – 5:55 ET
Race 1: 6 Heavy Hitter
Race 2: 11 Cut Glass
Race 3: 2 Rockin Justice
Race 4: 8 Strong Odor
Race 5: 5 Liffey
Race 6: 7 Fracing Nasty
Race 7: 2 Nasty Habit
Race 8: 5 Naughty Miss


NBA Futures Jay Cooper
Minnesota Timberwolves to win West (+1200) 11/29/2023
Philadelphia 76ers to win East (+600) 11/29/2023

NHL Futures Jay Cooper
New York Rangers to win Stanley Cup (+1000) 11/29/2023
Vancouver Canucks to win West (+900) 11/29/2023

NHL Futures Bobby Babowski
New York Rangers to win Stanley Cup (+900) 12/28/2023
Vegas Golden Knights to win Stanley Cup (+900) 12/28/2023

MLB Futures Bobby Babowski
Cleveland Guardians to make Playoffs (+175) 3/18/2024
San Diego Padres to win NL West (+1000) 3/20/2024
San Diego Padres to make Playoffs (+155) 3/27/2024

MLB Futures Jay Cooper
Baltimore Orioles to win AL East (+180) 3/18/2024
Cincinnati Reds to win NL Central (+310) 3/18/2024
Arizona Diamondbacks OVER 83.5 (-130) wins 3/18/2024
Baltimore Orioles OVER 90.5 (-125) wins 3/18/2024
Cincinnati Reds OVER 82.5 (-105) wins 3/18/2024