10 Best Bets for Friday | 9-0 Yesterday | Preakness Picks

It was a terrific night in sports betting on Thursday with a mix of blowouts and exciting finishes – and not to mention – very profitable for us. We went a perfect 9-0 with our Best Bets including an easy Consensus winner on the Timberwolves in the NBA, who destroyed the Nuggets to force a Game 7 on Sunday. Jay is on a 21-13 (62%) run, while Bobby is 15-6 (71%) over the last three weeks in the NBA Playoffs. There is just one game tonight and we have a Consensus pick in the Knicks vs. Pacers game.

PREAKNESS STAKES FREE PICKS

The most exciting action last night came in the NHL with two dramatic finishes. Chris Kreider scored three goals in nine minutes in the third period to lift the Rangers to the conference finals. Then the Canucks scored with about 30 seconds remaining late last night to give the Canucks a 3-2 series lead over the Oilers. Jay is on a sizzling 11-2 (+$960) run in the NHL Playoffs, while Bobby is on an 8-5 (+$385) run heading into tonight’s action. You can find our Consensus pick for the Stars vs. Avalanche game in this newsletter.


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.

Bobby stayed hot in Major League Baseball with another winner on the Yankees over the Twins. He is now on an 18-9 (+$884) run over the last couple of weeks and has one play lined up for tonight. Jay cashed a nice +125 winner on the Pirates and two underdog plays for tonight. We have our picks in all 15 games on today’s schedule including three Best Bets.

Bobby is now 3-0 (100%) to start the WNBA season after coming through with a winner on the Liberty last night. Jay also had the Liberty to improve his run to 2-0 (100%). You can find our picks for both games on tonight’s schedule in today’s newsletter.

The NFL schedule is out and we have Week 1 lines posted over on the website. Bobby and Jay not only have picks for a few of those games, but some season futures as well. We will be adding more future plays throughout the summer.

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Friday, May 17th, 2024 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!

BOBBY BABOWSKI’S BONUS WEEKEND PICK
Tyson Fury -120 over Oleksandr Usyk

NBA Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 15-6 (71%) Run
Knicks +6 over Pacers

NBA Best Bets – Jay Cooper | 21-13 (62%) Run
Knicks vs Pacers Free Pick


MLB Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 18-9 (+$884) Run
Yankees (Cortes) -1.5 -115 over Guardians (Clevinger)

MLB Best Bets – Jay Cooper
Angels (Anderson) +152 over Rangers (Heaney)
Diamondbacks (Nelson) +136 over Tigers (Skubal)

Friday’s MLB Free Picks [All Games]



NHL Best Bets – Jay Cooper | 11-2 (+$960) Run
Bruins +130 over Panthers
Stars +110 over Avalanche

NHL Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 8-5 (+$385) Run
Stars +110 over Avalanche


WNBA Best Bets – Jay Cooper | 2-0 (100%) Run
Sun -10.5 over Mystics
Storm -2.5 over Lynx

WNBA Best Bets – Bobby Babowski | 3-0 (100%) Run
Storm -2.5 over Lynx



FRIDAY’S FREE HORSE PICKS

Belmont at the Big A – 1:05 ET
Race 1: 3 Leslie’s Humor
Race 2: 6 Breath Away
Race 3: 2 Deputy Connect
Race 4: 4 Fannie Lew
Race 5: 1 Barron’s Bounce
Race 6: 3 Ten Cent Town
Race 7: 7 Chocolate Shake
Race 8: 1 Pioneering Spirit
Race 9: 7 Price Is Truth

Churchill Downs – 12:45 ET
Race 1: 1 Special Dispatch
Race 2: 2 Abitibi
Race 3: 7 Slang
Race 4: 5 Argan
Race 5: 10 Demolition Duke
Race 6: 8 Sound Doctrine
Race 7: 5 P H Factor
Race 8: 7 Amaretti
Race 9: 9 Deep Satin

Gulfstream Park – 1:10 ET
Race 1: 5 Mila’s Wish
Race 2: 4 Rapscallion
Race 3: 4 Devils Only Friend
Race 3: 4 Graytana
Race 4: 9 Yacowlef
Race 5: 1 Tearduc
Race 6: 2 Themanupfront
Race 7: 9 Sueno Profundo
Race 8: 7 Thousand Springs

Pimlico – 11:30 ET
Race 1: 2 Game Change
Race 2: 12 Fun Notion
Race 3: 3 Without Pretence
Race 4: 7 Rock the Boat
Race 5: 3 Take Charge Too
Race 6: 10 Cinder Block
Race 7: 11 Sun Bee
Race 8: 8 Shotgun Hottie
Race 9: 4 Waves of Mischief
Race 10: Miss Preakness Stakes
Race 11: 4 Kaufymaker
Race 12: 2 Kingsbarns
Race 13: Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Race 14: 3 Extrasexybigdaddee

Santa Anita Park – 1:00 PT
Race 1: 3 Luther Pass
Race 2: 2 Yolo Calls
Race 3: 4 Spot D’ oro
Race 4: 4 Man Overboard
Race 5: 2 Jane Austen
Race 6: 4 Devil Moon
Race 7: 1 Sweet Millie
Race 8: 1 Precipice

Woodbine – 1:10 ET
Race 1: 1 Celentano
Race 2: 2 Smoken Chloe
Race 3: 5 Erasmo’s Girl
Race 4: 2 Fedaline
Race 5: 6 Peach Cobbler
Race 6: 2 Princessonamission
Race 7: 4 Stanley House
Race 8: 4 Canadian Avro


NBA Futures Jay Cooper
Minnesota Timberwolves to win West (+1200) 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

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
San Francisco Giants to make Playoffs (+170) 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

NFL Futures Jay Cooper
Jets +6 over 49ers (Week 1) 5/16/2024
Eagles -1.5 over Packers (Week 1) 5/16/2024
Lions to win Super Bowl (+1600) 5/17/2024
Jets to win AFC (+900) 5/17/2024
Jets to make Playoffs YES (-120) 5/17/2024
Jets to win AFC East (+200) 5/17/2024

NFL Futures Bobby Babowski
Jets +6 over 49ers (Week 1) 5/16/2024