Monday’s Best NFL & MLB Bets (9/18)

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NFL Best Bets

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers

This is a game between two teams that caused big reactions to their Week 1 performances. Few teams looked more impressive than the Browns in their total domination of the Bengals. On the opposite end, the Steelers were out of the game by halftime against the 49ers. Based on these performances, it feels like a free win to take Cleveland -2, but it’s never that easy.

There is no sugarcoating Pittsburgh’s performance, and they were awful in Week 1. They couldn’t run the ball with any success, and QB Kenny Pickett threw two back-breaking interceptions. He’s a young QB and should continue to grow with this receiving group, but this is another terrible matchup. The Cleveland defensive line is a menace and that could spell trouble for Pickett again. It should be another struggle for Pittsburgh on offense all night.

QB Deshaun Watson still hasn’t looked right since returning from his suspension last season. The weather was a factor, but Watson managed only 154 yards on 29 attempts and had an interception thrown in there. Despite what they showed last week, Pittsburgh has a stout defense and should play better in this matchup. If Watson still isn’t sharp, the Browns can always rely on their elite running game. Pittsburgh let RB Christian McCaffrey run all over them in Week 1, but they were a top-five team in run defense DVOA in 2022, so they’re better than they showed last week. I fully expect Pittsburgh to bounce back and help slow down the Browns.

These are two teams with solid defenses and question marks on offense. Throw in that it’s a primetime divisional game, and you have to expect a tight, low-scoring game. The under is the best play for this Monday night game.

Pick: Under 38.5 (-110)

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MLB Best Bets

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves

(Odds courtesy of FandDuel Sportsbook)

The Marlins swept the Braves for the first time since 2015, and manager Brian Snitker will likely stress the need to play more consistent baseball and not limp into the playoffs, even though they have all but locked up home-field advantage. That starts with a series against a potential playoff opponent, and one they took three out of four games from just last week.

Philadelphia Phillies righty Zach Wheeler has held current Braves to a combined .226/.262/.431 slash line in 239 combined at-bats. But his counterpart, Kyle Wright, has held current Phillies to an even more impressive .173/.296/.361 slash line in a smaller sample size (75 at-bats). Philadelphia’s only win in its last series against Atlanta was with Wright on the mound, but it was his first start in over four months. We expect him to get closer to his career-bests in strikeout percentage (23.6%), walk rate (7.2%), ERA (3.19) and xERA (3.89), all set last season.

Atlanta is 7-3 against Philadelphia this season and has won an MLB-best 38.8% of its games when allowing five-plus runs. This makes us confident they can overcome a poor outing from Wright if he does not have his best stuff again.

Pick: Braves Moneyline (-118)

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