The Edmonton Oilers strike first with a Game 1 win over the Florida Panthers last night. Bobby and Jay were both on the Oilers, who are three wins away from ending Canada's drought. We will have our Game 2 Best Bets in tomorrow's newsletter.

Jay has won 9-of-13 days picking all games on the board in Major League Baseball and is now 437-427 (+$4,995) for the season. Bobby has two runline plays lined up for today, including the Guardians vs. Yankees. We have our free picks for all 13 games on today's schedule, including 5 Best Bets.

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Jay is now on a 23-12 (66%) run with his WNBA picks, including 5-1 (83%) over the last two days. Bobby has won back-to-back Best Bets after a winner on the Wings last night. You can find our picks for tonight's action below.

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Thursday, June 5th, 2025 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 15-7 (68%) Run
Pacers vs Thunder Free Pick

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 19-12 (61%) Run
Pacers +9.5 over Thunder

Updated NBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

MLB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Yankees (Fried) -1.5 -130 over Guardians (Cecconi)
Tigers (Mize) -1.5 -125 over White Sox (Burke)

Thursday's MLB Free Picks [All Games]
9-of-13 Winning Days

MLB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 64-54 (+$1,394) Season
Royals (Cameron) +116 over Cardinals (Mikolas)
Padres (Cease) +104 over Giants (Ray)
Phillies (Luzardo) -113 over Blue Jays (Bassitt)

Updated MLB Odds - courtesy of DonBest

NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper
No games today

NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
No games today

Updated NHL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper
Roughriders -3.5 over RedBlacks

CFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Roughriders -3.5 over RedBlacks

Updated CFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

WNBA Free Picks - Jay Cooper | 23-12 (66%) Run
Mercury -6 over Valkyries **BEST BET**
Liberty -12.5 over Mystics

WNBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
Liberty -12.5 over Mystics

Updated WNBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

THURSDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Churchill Downs - 5:00 ET
Race 1: 2 Flicker
Race 2: 3 Executive Action
Race 3: 4 Sam's Treasure
Race 4: 7 Thatsalrightmama
Race 5: 6 Asmodeus
Race 6: 7 Forseen
Race 7: 9 Niki Nine Doors
Race 8: 7 Tough Customer

Gulfstream Park - 12:50 ET
Race 1: 4 Le Sunshine
Race 2: 3 Allons
Race 3: 1 Secret Lover
Race 4: 6 Noble Tiger
Race 5: 7 Tap Tap Russ
Race 6: 2 Ro Town
Race 7: 5 Cajun Anthem
Race 8: 5 Neshume
Race 9: 3 Who's the King

Horseshoe Indianapolis - 2:10 ET
Race 1: 6 Ice Express
Race 2: 6 Shesdragonlady
Race 3: 4 Alto Road
Race 4: 5 Flowerpecker
Race 5: 6 Dreaming Bro
Race 6: 10 Jackson's Buddy
Race 7: 2 Super Pachi
Race 8: 7 Jammin Justice
Race 9: 6 The Red Eagle Creek

Saratoga - 12:40 ET
Race 1: 3 Mythical
Race 2: 5 Fire's Out
Race 3: 3 Sassy C W
Race 4: 9 Ls Salvadorena
Race 5: 5 Nonna Lynne
Race 6: 9 Donor Advised
Race 7: 1 Pandora's Gift
Race 8: 8 Film Star
Race 9: 4 Major Dude
Race 10: 10 Just So Pretty

Woodbine - 3:00 ET
Race 1: 4 Blame J D
Race 2: 7 Scored
Race 3: 5 April del Velp
Race 4: 5 Houlihan
Race 5: 3 Saucy Name
Race 6: 6 Lady Moonshine
Race 7: 2 Sweet Valentine
 

MLB Futures Jay Cooper

Athletics UNDER 71.5 wins (+110) 3/8/2025
White Sox UNDER 54.5 wins (-105) 3/8/2025
Dodgers OVER 104.5 wins (-105) 3/8/2025
Max Fried to win AL Cy Young (+2000) 3/8/2025
Bryce Harper to win NL MVP (+1400) 3/8/2025
Tigers to win AL Pennant (+600) 5/6/2025

MLB Futures Bobby Babowski
Diamondbacks to win World Series (+2800) 3/20/2025

Braves to win World Series (+900) 3/20/2025

Yankees to win World Series (+800) 3/20/2025

Phillies to win World Series (+1200) 3/20/2025

Mariners to win World Series (+2800) 3/20/2025

Rangers to win World Series (+2800) 3/20/2025

Padres to win World Series (+2500) 3/20/2025