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MLB EXPERT PICKS: San Francisco Giants VS New York Mets betting Predictions

The New York Mets take the road to play the San Francisco Giants today at 3:45 p.m. ET. Watch Giants VS Mets. MatchPlug has shared MLB best bets today, picks, odds, and predictions for Giants VS Mets. We are the best place to get Correct Score prediction, updates, news, and analysis for Major League Baseball. Predictions And Betting Preview For San Francisco Giants VS New York Mets  Venue: Oracle Park. When: Wednesday, 24th April, 2024. Time: 20:45. Teams to play: Giants and Mets. MLB Expert Picks: SPREAD -1.5. Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On The San Francisco Giants 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.96 1XBet Over/Under: Over 7.5 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.95 BetMGM Over/Under: Under 7.5 San Francisco is under .500 and will start left-hander Blake Snell who has struggled this season. Snell is 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA while in his last start against the Diamondbacks, he went 4.2 innings, allowing five runs on nine hits as he hasn’t gone five innings yet. The Giants have a team ERA of 4.76 which ranks 26th. Offensively, the Giants have been league average as they slash .247/.315/.386 ranking 11th, 16th, and 15th in the majors. At home this campaign, they slash .238/.298/.337. Against left-handers are slashing .262/.315/.401. Betting On The New York Mets 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.98 1XBet Over/Under: Under 7.5 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.87 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 7.5 New York will end their six-game road trip on Wednesday against San Francisco. The Mets took two of three to the Los Angeles Dodgers and lost the opening game to the Giants. They slash .245/.325/.378 which ranks 13th, 9th, and 17th in the majors. Against left-handers, they slash .270/.336/.435. The Mets are sent to start left-hander Sean Manaea who is 1-1 with a 4.12 ERA while in his last start, he went five innings allowing two runs on four against Los Angeles. This campaign, Manaea is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA over two starts. New York has a team ERA of 3.56 which is placed 9th. MatchPlug Prediction For San Francisco Giants VS New York Mets  Blake Snell struggled in all three starts and until he proves he can strike out the batters, it is hard to depend on him. The Mets offence should get many hits and runs against him, as he leaves balls over the plate, and batters exploit this. Sean Manaea has been strong lately and should easily limit the damage from the Giants’ offence.

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MLB EXPERT PICKS: St. Louis Cardinals VS Arizona Diamondbacks betting Predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks will play the third match of their 3-game series today before a day off for both teams on Thursday. Watch Cardinals VS Diamondbacks. MatchPlug has the MLB Expert Picks, predictions, and odds for Cardinals VS Diamondbacks. We are a Hot Prediction Site that offers accurate MLB previews and match analysis. Predictions And Betting Preview For St. Louis Cardinals VS Arizona Diamondbacks  Venue: Busch Stadium. When: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. Time: 18:15. Teams to play: Cardinals and Diamondbacks. MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.825. Odds as seen on 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On The St. Louis Cardinals 1XBet Spread: -1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.825. 1XBet Over/Under: Over 7.5 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: Under 8 BetMGM Over/Under: 1.87 The St. Louis Cardinals are 10-13 on the season and sit 5th in the NL Central after finishing at the bottom of the division last campaign. However, the Cardinals show sings of improvement and have faced one of the toughest schedules to begin their season. This includes a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, and two against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Offensively, St. Louis struggles, bringing in only 3.5 runs per game while holding a batting average of only .220. Luckily, third baseman Nolan Arenado’s average is rising, now at .289, but the power hitter has only one dinger. The Bullpen is the Cardinals’ stronghold with a 3.79 and 3.8 K’s per game giving them a fight chance late in matches.  Betting On The Arizona Diamondbacks 1XBet Spread: +1.5 1XBet Moneyline: 1.98 1XBet Over/Under: Under 7.5 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.95 BetMGM Over/Under: Over 8 The Arizona Diamondbacks have started off the season sluggishly, after reaching the Fall Classic last season. The are 3rd in the NL West with a 11-13 record. The team has been great offensively, averaging 5.58 runs per match. However, the bullpen has struggled, allowing a 5 ERA. Arizona will send the south-paw, Jordan Montgomery, to the mound today. He will making what is his second start of the year. Montgomery went 4-2 in 11 matches for Texas last season, with a remarkable 2.79 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and a World Series ring. MatchPlug Prediction For St. Louis Cardinals VS Arizona Diamondbacks  The Cardinals will take the last game against the Diamondbacks to win the 7 game series in this low scoring fixtures.  Final Prediction: St. Louis Cardinals Moneyline.

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NHL Predictions Today: Nashville Predators VS Vancouver Canucks Expert Picks

The Nashville Predators and the Vancouver Canucks prepare for Game 2 of their Western Conference First-Round Series inside the Rogers Arena. Tune into Predators VS Canucks. MatchPlug has the NHL Predictions today for the Predators VS Canucks. Use the Prediction today, picks, odds, and analysis we laid out in this preview. Betting Preview for Nashville Predators VS Vancouver Canucks Venue: Rogers Arena, Vancouver. Date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. Time:  03:00. Teams to play: Predators and Canucks. NHL Picks: MONEYLINE 2.25. Odds as provided by 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On The Nashville Predators 1XBet Spread: 0 1XBet Total: Under 5.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.7 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Total: Over 6 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.05 The Nashville Predators must win this game if they don’t want to be 2-0 in the series. Their offence did well as they scored two goals on 22 shot attempts. Center Ryan O’Reilly lead the Predators in Game 1 of the series, scoring a power play goal on his only shot attempt in 23:29 on the ice. Nashville struggled on the power play as they were 1-for-4 (25.0%) in the game. Juuse Saros will tend for Game 2 and needs to figure out how to keep things smooth. In Game 1, he struggled as he permitted three goals on 20-shot attempts in the match. The Predators went 2-for-2 (100.0%) in terms of penalty kills so they need to maintain that defense to even up the series. Betting On The Vancouver Canucks 1XBet Spread: 0 1XBet Total: Over 5.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.25 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Total: Under 6 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.80 The Vancouver Canucks will do what they did in Game 1 of the series and take a dominating 2-0 series lead. Their offence did well, scoring four goals on 21 shot attempts in the game. Center Dakota Joshua dominated in the first game of this series as he finished with a pair of goals and an assist on two shots in 17:48 on the ice. The Canucks need to play better as they went 0-for-2 (0.0%) on the power play in the series so far. Thatcher Demko will goaltend again for Vancouver. He did well in Game 1, picking up the victory after permitting two goals on 22 shot attempts in the first game of the series. The Canucks played well too as they are 3-for-4 (75.0%) in penalty kills throughout the series so far. MatchPlug Prediction For Nashville Predators VS Vancouver Canucks The Canucks were the better regular season squad with a 27-9-5 record at Rogers Arena this year, so back them to win the Predators at home. Final Prediction: Nashville Predators Moneyline.

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NHL Predictions Today: Colorado Avalanche VS Winnipeg Jets Expert Picks

The Colorado Avalanche will travel to face the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. Watch Avalanche VS Jets. Use MatchPlug to get the NHL Predictions today for the Avalanche VS Jets game. You can trust the Prediction today, picks, odds, and analysis we laid out in this preview. Betting Preview For Colorado Avalanche VS Winnipeg Jets  Venue: Bell MTS Centre, Winnipeg. Date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. Time: 2:30. Teams to play: Avalanche and Jets. NHL Picks: MONEYLINE 2.315. Odds as provided by 1XBet and BetMGM. Betting On The Colorado Avalanche 1XBet Spread: 0 1XBet Total: Under 6.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.315 BetMGM Spread: +1.5 BetMGM Total: Under 6.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 2.10 Colorado’s offence was excellent this season. They ranked first in goals per game and fifth in shots per game. The Avalanche scored three or more goals in six of the last nine matches. Nathan Mackinnon leads the team with 140 points during the season. He was second in the league in points, third in assists, and fourth in the MLB in goals. Mikko Rantanen had 104 points. The Avalanche had average defence and goaltending this season. They ranked 17th in goals per game and 16th in shots per game. Alex Georgiev scored a 38-18-5 record with a 3.02 GAA and a .897 SV%. Justus Annunen had a record of 8-4-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .928 SV%. Cale Makar had 90 points. Betting On The Winnipeg Jeys 1XBet Spread: 0 1XBet Total: Over 6.5 1XBet Moneyline: 2.568 BetMGM Spread: -1.5 BetMGM Total: Over 6.5 BetMGM Moneyline: 1.77 The Winnipeg Jets had a hot offence this season. They scored four or more goals in seven of the last eight matches. The Jets ranked 15th in goals per game and 17th in shots per game. Mark Scheifele led the team with 72 points. Kyle Connor and Nikolaj Ehlers had 61 points each. Winnipeg’s defence and goaltending were remarkable this season. They ranked second in goals per game and 11th in shots per game. Connor Hellebuyck scored a record of 37-19-4 with a 2.39 GAA and a .921 SV%. Laurent Brossoit had a record of 15-5-2 with a 2.00 GAA and a .927 SV%. Josh Morrisey had 69 points. MatchPlug Prediction On Colorado Avalanche VS Winnipeg Jets The Jets continue to thrive offensively in the playoffs, scoring seven goals in their game-one win. With victories against the Avalanche in the regular season and taking game one of the playoff series, Winnipeg will continue to dominate Colorado. Final Prediction: Colorado Avalanche Moneyline.

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Finalists named for 2023-24 Kia NBA awards

The NBA on Monday announced the three finalists for the seven awards that honour top performers in the 2023-24 season: Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year, Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Kia NBA Most Improved Player, Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year and NBA Coach of the Year. TNT will announce the winner of each award during its coverage of the 2024 NBA Playoffs starting Tuesday, April 23rd: April 23rd – Kia Most Improved Player. April 24th – Kia Sixth Man of the Year. April 25th – Kia Clutch Player of the Year. April 28th – NBA Coach of the Year. What Is The Kia NBA Awards? The three finalists for each yearly award are selected by voting results from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Each voter’s complete ballot for each award will be posted at pr.nba.com after the end-of-season awards are announced. Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets. Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat. Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves. Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs. Most Improved Player Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers. Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets. Coby White, Chicago Bulls. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, April 23 (7 ET on TNT). Rookie of the Year Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder. Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets. Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs. Sixth Man of the Year Malik Monk, Sacramento Kings. Bobby Portis, Milwaukee Bucks. Naz Reid, Minnesota Timberwolves. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 24 (6:30 ET on TNT). Clutch Player of the Year Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors. DeMar DeRoznan, Chicago Bulls. Shai Gilegous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder. The winner will be announced on Thursday, April 25 (7 ET on TNT). NBA Coach of the Year Mark Diagneault, Oklahoma City Thunder. Chris Finch, Minnesota Timberwolves. Jamahl Mosley, Orlando Magic. The winner will be announced on Sunday, April 28 (6:30 ET on TNT).

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Damian Lillard sets new Bucks playoff record with 35 points in 1st half

Damian Lillard set a Milwaukee Bucks postseason record by scoring 35 points in the first half of Milwaukee’s Game 1 victory in their Eastern Conference NBA first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.  Lillard scored the most points by a Bucks player in either half of a playoff game. Giannis Antetokunmpo holds the single-game playoff scoring record for Milwaukee. He has 50 points in a title-clinching Game 6 victory over the Phoenix Suns. With Antetokunmpo on the bench with a strained left calf Sunday, the Bucks called Lillard early and often. Consecutively, Lillard secured 19 points in the opening period. That is the highest individual first-quarter total in a playoff opener since 1997. He had 35 points by halftime, the highest individual first-half total in a playoff game. Lillard’s feat came after Kevin Durant had 38 at the break for the Golden State Warriors in a 2019 first-round game with the Los Angeles Clippers. Lillard scored 16 of the Bucks’ first 20 points, all in the opening nine minutes. He capped his 19-point first quarter by hitting a step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer. Furthermore, he was also fouled while making a 3-pointer. He later completed a four-point play that handed Milwaukee a 30-point lead in the first half. During that remarkable first-half performance, Damian Lillard delivered 11 of 19 from the floor. He sent 6 of 10 from the 3-point range, and 7 of 7 on free-throw attempts. This accounts for all his points in the Bucks 109-94 victory.

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Atlanta Braves enter Series Opener versus Miami Marlins

The Atlanta Braves get to face a familiar enemy again. Just a week and a half after securing two out of three at their home, the Braves are hosting the Miami Marlins at Truist Park for another three-game set.   Bryce Elder, who was announced as the starter for the game after Sunday Night Baseball, is Atlanta’s starter for the series opener, opposed by lefty Ryan Weathers for Miami. Lineups for the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins on Monday, April 22nd Here is how the Braves lineup for the match: RF Ronald Acuña Jr. SS Orlando Arcia. 1B Matt Olson. DH Marcell Ozuna. C Travis d’Arnaud. LF Adam Duvall. CF Michael Harris II. 2B David Fletcher. Elder will make his first MLB start of the 2024 season, but it will be against Miami. He has started seven matches against the Marlins in the last two seasons, going 1-2 with a 3. 38 ERA. One of the best starts of the 2023 season was against the same opponent; seven innings of scoreless baseball with three hits and no walks, striking out six in a 6-0 Braves win on May 2nd. One of Miami’s best hitters in 2024, Bryan De La Cruz, is the one to watch here, as he’s 4-8 with a homer and four RBIs off of Elder. Here is the lineup for the Marlins: 2B Luis Arraez. DH Bryan De La Cruz. CF Jazz Chisholm Jr. 1B Josh Bell. RF Jesús Sánchez. SS Tim Anderson. LF Nick Gordon. 3B Emmanuel Rivera. C Nick Fortes. Weathers, 24, has made one start against Atlanta, this was early last year when he was a member of the San Diego Padres. He went six innings, permitting two runs on six hits, while walking and striking out five in a 2-0 Braves victory in San Diego. Austin Riley took him deep in that game, with the third baseman being 2-4 with three RBIs in his career against Weathers.

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Aaron Boone ejected after fan heckles umpire

Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Aaron Boone five pitches into the New York Yankees’ day game against the Oakland Athletics.  Yankees manager Aaron Boone is no stranger to being ejected from games. The Umpire sent him out early in Monday afternoon’s game against the Athletics in Yankee Stadium. This is his 35th career ejection.  A fan yelled out something, and Wendelstedt sent Boone out for it. This was just five pitches into the game and home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt told Boone in no uncertain terms that one more word and he was out. In another video, which includes NSFW language, Boone can be heard pleading; “I DID NOT SAY ANYTHING, HUNTER!”  The smoking gun here is that a fan in a blue shirt in the front row can be seen yelling something and that is what caused Wendelstedt to run Boone. “I didn’t even go after Hunter, I was more upset on the appeal,” he said (via YES Network. “I said ‘Hunter you can call it, too’ and he came back at me pretty hard, to which I didn’t respond. I just said, ‘OK,’ went down and it’s embarrassing. It is a bad — it’s embarrassing.”  Boone also said he would reach out to Major League Baseball about the ejection. “Aaron Boone is the manager of the New York Yankees and is responsible for everything that happens in that dugout,” Wendelstedt said after the game (via MLB.com). “… I don’t want to eject a ballplayer. We need to keep them in the game. That’s what the fans pay to see. Aaron Boone runs the Yankees. What he said was there was a fan right above the dugout. This isn’t my first ejection. In my career, I have never ejected a player or a manager for something a fan has said. I understand that will be part of a story or something like that because that’s what Aaron was portraying. I heard something come from the far end of the dugout, it had nothing to do with his area but he’s the manager of the Yankees. So he’s the one that had to go.” Wendelstedt also accepted that Boone “probably’’ did not comment.  However, if there was already excessive talking, threatening to remove a manager after “one more word’’ is generally the right call from the umpire. And then Wendelstedt thought he heard another word from Boone. He made a mistake, but it doesn’t feel like he could have undone the ejection once he realized he was wrong.

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Diego Gómez out six weeks with ankle injury

Inter Miami CF midfielder Diego Gómez will be absent for six weeks. This was after a high-grade ankle sprain in the first half of the club’s Matchday 10 win over Nashville SC. Miami is anticipating Gómez’s injury status, after he left the club’s 3-1 victory over Nashville SC on a stretcher with a sprained ankle. Diego fell with a non-contact injury in the 38th minute after pushing Nashville’s keeper Elliot Panicco near the goal line. His efforts earned Miami a corner kick that led to Sergio Busquets’ goal. It also inspired Lionel Messi to offer the club their first lead. “They took him to the hospital to get an X-ray. It was an ankle sprain,” head coach Gerardo Martino said post-match of the 21-year-old, who has 2 goals and 5 assists on the campaign. Gómez was fresh off a ‘Team of the Matchday’ award that Audi-worthy presented in Matchday 9. Gómez could become Inter Miami’s latest high-profile injury, after Federico Redondo and Facundo Farías. Benjamin Cremaschi made his season debut in Matchday 9 following January hernia surgery. Messi, a lead scorer is also weeks removed from a hamstring injury. Now Gómez’s short-term status is questionable, and probably his availability for Paraguay at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. “What we saw was an ankle sprain. We need to find out whether it was a regular sprain or whether there’s anything serious with the bone, and that’s what [we’re] trying to rule out now,” Martino added. “He was in a lot of pain, the ankle was swollen. But we can’t make any suppositions.”

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Nylander could be absent again for Maple Leafs in Game 2 of the Eastern 1st Round

William Nylander is still questionable for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference. They play the first round against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Monday due to an undisclosed injury. The forward participated in the morning skate Monday after missing Game 1 of the best-of-7 series Saturday, a 5-1 defeat. Despite joining the team on the ice Monday, Nylander did not show up for in-line rushes. He also stayed on for extra skating with projected scratches.  However, head coach Sheldon Keefe did not completely discard the possibility of Nylander returning for Game 2.  “It’s great to see him with the group,” Keefe said after the skate. “He looks good out there. … We’ll see how he feels the rest of the day here and make a decision.” Nylander did not participate in special-teams drills; the team promoted Tyler Bertuzzi to the top power-play unit, while forward Calle Jarnkrok moved to the second unit. The Maple Leafs went 0-for-3 with the man advantage Saturday, and David Kampf scored the only goal. William played all 82 matches in the regular season. He finished with an NHL career-high 98 points (40 goals, 58 assists), 10th in the League. The team missed his offensive prowess in Game 1, but they got motivated seeing him on the ice on Monday. “A good sign,” Maple Leafs captain John Tavares said. “We know what he means to our hockey club, so great that he was out there.”   After Game 1, Keefe and other players mentioned how Toronto powered through key absences during the regular season, and will have to do the same in Game 2 if Nylander is absent. “They’re taking care of him, so it’s [only] a matter of time until he’s back in the lineup,” Maple Leafs forward Nicholas Robertson said. “We’ve got to do what we can without him and hopefully get a win tonight.”

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