US Open golf predictions and MLB best bets for Thursday, June 15 

Good morning, Pickswise Nation. The dog days of summer are upon us with both the NBA and NHL having come to an end, but there is still plenty of sports action on the menu. Another week in Major League Baseball continues, the US Open starts today and soccer never stops. It’s another big day in the world of sports, so let’s get right to it and make your next bet better with Wise n’ Shine!

About Last Night

Mets take down Yankees in extras
In a Subway Series showdown the Mets came back from a late 3-1 deficit to beat the Yankees 4-3 in 10 innings. Meanwhile, the Braves swept a doubleheader against the Tigers and the Blue Jays got the best of the Orioles in an American League East contest.

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Today’s Slate

Angels, Rangers wrap up series on FS1
A 10-game slate in Major League Baseball is headlined by the conclusion of a 4-game series between American League West rivals Los Angeles and Texas at 8:05 pm ET on FS1. The afternoon portion of the schedule has 3 games on it, including Tampa Bay paying a visit to Oakland. Don’t miss our MLB predictions.

US Open gets underway at LACC
The third major of the Golf season begins this morning at Los Angeles Country Club. It’s the US Open, where Scottie Scheffler is the favorite ahead of Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka. Check out our US Open picks. 

Best Bet of the Day

MLB: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Under 8 (-105)
7:10 pm ET, BSDT 

Sonny Gray has an ERA barely over 2.00 for the Twins. He has made 13 starts and has accumulated an ERA of 2.25 ERA . This spot also involves one of the most profitable spots in baseball: Gray at home. The right-hander has made 7 starts at Target Field this season and has posted a 1.71 ERA with a 1.05 WHIP. Opponents are hitting just .226 with a .576 OPS in that time, and — to no surprise — that has resulted in a lot of low-scoring Games. The under has hit in 5 of Gray’s 7 starts at home this season, with an average total of just 7 runs per Game. Just as Gray is great at home, Matthew Boyd of the Tigers is awesome on the road. Boyd has a 2.93 ERA and .184 opponent BA on the road compared to an 8.46 ERA and a .301 opponent BA at home. All signs point to the under in this contest. Check out our full Tigers vs Twins predictions.

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Must-read

Golfers are teeing it up for round 1 of the US Open today and golf expert Diane Knox Balas is getting you all set for the L.A. festivities. Check out her favorite outright picks in addition to her best prop bets. Steve Palmer has also delivered his first-round leader predictions and we have Prop Holliday’s US Open picks too.

Meanwhile, our best YRFI/NRFI bets for Thursday are up and running. Also, following last week’s finale of the Champions League you shouldn’t forget about soccer. Our soccer expert has a best bet for United States vs Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League.

Read all of our great sports analysis as it arrives throughout the day on the Analysis tab.

Stat of the Day

Ryan Weathers of the Padres ranks in just the 9th percentile for strikeout percentage and the 6th percentile for chase rate so far this season. 

Quote of the Day

“I’m not a great player at playing a course by memory. I’m not saying I’m better at playing a course blind, but sometimes it’s nice not to know where the trouble is. You just sort of react to your targets out there and you really get into your shots. So sometimes I don’t feel like it’s that much of a disadvantage.”

Rory McIlroy on the unfamiliar Golf course at Los Angeles Country Club 

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