VSiN Top Stories for Saturday, July 9

What to Bet on This Weekend

We’ve got another busy weekend on tap in the sports world. While we don’t quite have the fanfare of UFC 276, we do have a UFC on ESPN card, as well as NASCAR in the U.S. and F1 across the pond.

UFC Vegas 58: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev

Rafael dos Anjos has had quite the storied career and he’ll look for his third straight win in the main event against Rafael Fiziev. Fiziev is 11-1 overall and 5-1 in the UFC, but RDA is a big step up in class from the past opponents he’s had. There are 12 fights total on the slate and some exciting up-and-coming prospects.

Lou Finocchiaro: Best bets from a pro bettor for the main event and other top plays. READ MORE

First Strike Podcast: Host Dave Ross was joined by Lou, as well as MMA analysts Kevin Iole and Reed Kuhn for the extended version of the podcast. Producer Britton Hess also shared his insights and top plays. LISTEN HERE

UFC Betting Splits: Our betting splits courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook show the money and ticket counts for each fight. GO HERE

An Eye on the Track

Don’t forget about Sunday’s motorsports action, as we’ve got NASCAR Cup Series and Formula 1 race days. The top stock car circuit is at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a green flag at 3 p.m. ET on USA and the open-wheel racers are in Austria for a 9 a.m. ET start on ESPN at the Red Bull Ring.

VSiN NASCAR Hub: Everything you need to know for the Quaker State 400, including driver power ratings, Steve Makinen’s simulation results and more. GO HERE

Gone Racin’ Podcast: Brendan Gaughan and Jeff Motley shared their best bets and analysis on the best NASCAR betting podcast in the business. LISTEN HERE

Racing Lines Podcast: Mikhail Miranda and Wes Reynolds teamed up for a look at the Austrian Grand Prix and a recap of last week’s race in Great Britain. LISTEN HERE

Saturday MLB Betting Guide

Baseball starts early and ends late on Saturday with 15 games spread across the country. A couple of 2 p.m. ET starts in Chicago and St. Louis get the day going, with late games in Los Angeles and Seattle during the 10 p.m. ET hour, including Robbie Ray against his former team as the Mariners host the Blue Jays. The pitching matchup of the day features Carlos Rodon and Yu Darvish in Giants/Padres as one of the FOX games, while most of the country gets Yankees/Red Sox with Jordan Montgomery for New York and what looks like a bullpen day for Boston.

Adam Burke: Adam’s MLB best bets and market report is posted early afternoon ET Monday through Saturday. READ MORE

Derek Carty: We have daily MLB betting capsules going up mid-to-late morning (ET) from Derek and EV Analytics that incorporate projections from THE BAT. Check them out HERE. (give the page a few seconds to load the script)

Baseball betting tips: Tips for live betting baseball HERE | Using alternate standings to handicap HERE | How to handicap bullpens HERE | First Inning Yes/No Run betting tips HERE

Jason Weingarten: Catch the newest edition of The Wide World of Weingarten podcast. LISTEN HERE

MLB Betting Tools & Resources

• Daily MLB betting splits data courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook. HERE
• MLB Matchups Page with updated odds, estimated scores and team records HERE.
• View our MLB Odds Screen HERE and also our MLB Odds by State HERE.
• View our MLB Injury Report HERE.
• Greg Peterson’s daily MLB lines. GO HERE
• Catch Peterson’s daily MLB podcast, The Baseball Betting Show LISTEN HERE

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