Saturday August 10 Greatest Sports activities Betting Picks & Predictions for Crew USA vs. France and MLB

Aug 8, 2024; Paris, France; United States guard LeBron James (6) celebrates with guard Kevin Durant (7) through the first half in a males’s basketball semifinal sport through the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer time Video games at Accor Area. Obligatory Credit score: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports activities

Former WNBA star and Basketball Corridor of Famer Lisa Leslie mentioned it greatest: The objective is gold.

That’s what Leslie posted to X, previously referred to as Twitter, on Thursday after america rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Serbia within the semifinals of the lads’s basketball match on the Paris Olympics. 

Now the Individuals shall be going for his or her seventeenth gold medal in workforce historical past on Saturday, giving us another probability to guess on Stephen Curry, LeBron James and the remainder of the star-studded roster.

With out neglecting a full slate of baseball, listed below are three picks to begin your weekend off proper:

United States at France Olympic Gold Medal Recreation

We’ve seen this one earlier than.

Crew USA and the French met within the gold medal sport on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and the Individuals got here away with an 87-82 victory.

It was the third time america and France have met in an Olympic closing, however we’ll ignore the opposite two cases, contemplating one was in 2000 and the opposite (1948) got here simply after World Conflict II ended.

Whereas the Individuals had the perfect level differential (plus-64) of any workforce in group play and rolled over Brazil within the quarterfinals, they actually struggled in opposition to the Serbians earlier than Curry and James got here to the rescue. 

All indicators are pointing towards the U.S. taking this one, however with home-court benefit and the potential to land their first Olympic gold, the French ought to no less than have the ability to forestall a blowout. 

The choose: France unfold +16, -108 (FanDuel)

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Los Angeles Angels at Washington Nationals

Solely six pitchers within the massive leagues have given up extra homers than Los Angeles right-hander Griffin Canning this season.

So, who’s clearing the wall for Washington on Saturday?

Let’s go together with CJ Abrams.

Fourteen of Abrams’ 17 dwelling runs this yr have come in opposition to righties, whereas 12 of the lengthy balls Canning has allowed have come off the bats of left-handed hitters like Abrams.

Again spasms stored Abrams out of the lineup on Friday, so count on him to return again with some vengeance on Saturday. He’s at present listed as day-to-day.

The choose: CJ Abrams to hit a house run, +390 (DraftKings)

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Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies

Atlanta has actually come again all the way down to earth since profitable the World Sequence three years in the past, to say the least.

The Braves have been eradicated within the Nationwide League Division Sequence in back-to-back seasons, falling 3-1 every time. Now they discover themselves sitting at 60-55, good for third within the NL East, and have dropped six straight video games.

But when there’s any pitcher to interrupt out of a rut in opposition to, it’s Colorado right-hander Dakota Hudson.

Hudson has been shelled in his first season with the Rockies, posting a 5.84 ERA. He’s additionally tied for the main league lead with 12 losses regardless of not taking the mound for Colorado since July 3 due to a demotion to Triple-A Albuquerque.

Be happy to go Atlanta moneyline right here, however we’re opting to take the juicer odds.

The choose: Braves unfold -1.5, -128 (FanDuel)

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