We are off to a nice start in the NBA conference finals. After a PUSH on Tuesday, Bobby and Jay came back with an outright winner on the Miami Heat (+8) over the Boston Celtics last night. Miami is now 6-1 straight-up in their last seven playoff games as an underdog. The early line for Friday's game is Boston -9. Bobby is on a sizzling 19-5-2 (79%) run in the playoffs and 23-9-2 (72%) overall. He and Jay are on opposite sides of tonight's Game 2 betwen the Lakers and Nuggets.

The conference finals begin tonight in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Panthers visiting the Hurricanes. Bobby is on a 7-1 (+590) run and is 18-11 (+705) overall.

Jay and Bobby failed to record a Best Bet winner in Major League Baseball last night and will look to bounce back today. Despite the loss on Seattle, Jay is still on a nice 22-9 (+1489) run with his Best Bets and 14-of-19 winning days picking ALL games on the board.

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Thursday, May 18th, 2023 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!

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NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper

Nuggets -5.5 over Lakers

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 19-5-2 (79%) Run!

Lakers +5.5 over Nuggets

Updated NBA Odds and Public Consensus - courtesy of DonBest

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski

Yankees (Cortes) +115 over Blue Jays (Berrios)
 

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 22-9 (+1489) Run!

Yankees (Cortes) +115 over Blue Jays (Berrios)
Rays (Bradley) +100 over Mets (Megill)

Thursday's MLB Free Picks [All Games]

14-of-19 Winning Days!

Updated MLB Odds and Public Consensus - courtesy of DonBest

NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper

Hurricanes -140 over Panthers

NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 7-1 (+590) Run!

Hurricanes -140 over Panthers

Updated NHL Odds and Public Consensus - courtesy of DonBest

USFL - Jay Cooper

Week 6 picks coming soon

USFL - Bobby Babowski

Week 6 picks coming soon

Updated USFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

THURSDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Belmont Park - 3:05 ET
Race 1: 4 Accel Rose
Race 2: 7 Caribbean
Race 3: 2 Gypsy Janie
Race 4: 2 Into Touring
Race 5: 10 Maddie's Grace
Race 6: 6 With This Vow
Race 7: 6 Gun It
Race 8: 1 Mrs. Green
Race 9: 2 Pauciloquent

Churchill Downs - 5:00 ET
Race 1: 5 Gold Sweep
Race 2: 1 Puglia
Race 3: 9 Devil's Cay
Race 4: 1 Hay Stack
Race 5: 8 Kupp
Race 6: 7 Intrepid Heart
Race 7: 10 Mise En Scene
Race 8: 1 Penumbras Maker

Gulfstream Park - 12:50 ET
Race 1: 7 Tovia
Race 2: 4 Sugar N Spice
Race 3: 7 Runaway Breeze
Race 4: 2 Admiral's Wave
Race 5: 2 Uranium
Race 6: 6 Anna's Dream
Race 7: 5 Major Pryce
Race 8: 8 Tapple Cider

Horseshoe Indianapolis - 2:10 ET
Race 1: 7 Splash of Tonic
Race 2: 3 Sir Ronaldo
Race 3: 2 Perfect Smokey Eye
Race 4: 1 Tourastar
Race 5: 4 Honey Red
Race 6: 2 Who Runs the World
Race 7: 7 Louder Than Words
Race 8: 3 Sassy Katie
Race 9: 10 Key Stone
Race 10: 2 Runaway Beach Chic
Race 11: 7 It Is On
Race 12: 8 The Love Wagon

Pimlico - 12:25 ET
Race 1: 6 Dancer's Melody
Race 2: 1 Imnotonetocomplain
Race 3: 7 Band Camp
Race 4: 3 He's On Fire
Race 5: 3 Velvet Ghost
Race 6: 7 Strong Headed
Race 7: 2 Affable Monarch
Race 8: 4 Sir Smoak

NHL Futures Jay Cooper

Edmonton Oilers to win Stanley Cup (+1200) 10/15/2022 LOSS

Vegas Golden Knights to win Stanley Cup (+2200) 10/15/2022

NBA Futures Jay Cooper

Philadelphia 76ers to win NBA Title (+1200) 10/19/2022 LOSS

Denver Nuggets OVER 51.5 wins 10/19/2022 WIN

LA Lakers UNDER 44.5 wins 10/19/2022 WIN

MLB Futures Bobby Babowski

Texas Rangers UNDER 82 (-120) 3/27/2023

San Francisco Giants UNDER 81 (-120) 3/27/2023

Baltimore Orioles UNDER 76 (-130) 3/27/2023

Tampa Bay Rays UNDER 88 (-110) 3/27/2023

Los Angeles Dodgers UNDER 96 (-125) 3/27/2023

Minnesota Twins UNDER 82 (+110) 3/27/2023

MLB Futures Jay Cooper

Los Angeles Angels OVER 82.5 (-115) 3/28/2023

Oakland A's UNDER 59.5 (-115) 3/28/2023

Pittsburgh Pirates OVER 67.5 (-125) 3/28/2023

St Louis Cardinals OVER 88.5 (-125) 3/28/2023

Chicago White Sox OVER 82.5 (-120) 3/28/2023

Toronto Blue Jays to win AL East (+205) 3/28/2023

Atlanta Braves to win NL East (-110) 3/28/2023