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Tides’ Takes: Free NBA, MLB & NHL Betting Picks For Today (4/22/22)

Timothy Buell Fri 4/22 11:08am PT
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ScoresAndOdds analyst Timothy Buell gives free expert advice and betting picks for Friday’s NHL, MLB, and NBA slates.

Happy Friday everyone! Welcome to this new article for ScoresAndOdds, where we will offer betting picks and advice for multiple sports that are happening on a given day.

The MLB season is here! We’ll focus on MLB odds and props, while continuing to analyze NHL odds and NBA odds and props. We will also be throwing in some traditional parlays and some same game parlays as we see fit.  

Make sure to use our tools at ScoresAndOdds to find the best lines at your favorite legal sportsbook.  

We have three NBA, four NHL and 13 MLB games to choose from this evening.  Let’s get started with the betting picks!  

Free NBA Betting Pick For Friday

NBA Player Prop – DeMar DeRozan

After his very poor 6-25 shooting effort in Game 1, DeRozan came back with a huge offensive Game 2 shooting 16-31 and scoring 41 points. Now the series shifts to Chicago, and I like for him to carry that momentum into this game. 

He should be a lock for 40 minutes, and with Middleton out, I am not concerned about the Bucks blowing out this game. I don’t think Zach Lavine looks right. He hasn’t been the same high usage player that he has been in the past, which is another reason I’m backing DeRozan. It seems as if DeMar has taken over the true alpha role in this offense and I think he gets to 30 points pretty easily. 

Free MLB Betting Picks For Friday

MLB Player Prop – Freddy Peralta

When I decide to make a bet in the strikeout prop market, I am trying to evaluate how efficient the pitcher has to be to get over or under the prop. I think Peralta will have to be super efficient to hit this over against the Phillies today. Peralta has really struggled in his first two outings and has not been able to get to the fifth inning. 

A matchup against the Phillies on the road is not what I want to see if I have been struggling on the season. Yes, there are certainly some K’s in the Phillies lineup, but I also see a lineup stacked with professional hitters, who can do damage against anyone, while driving up pitch counts. If Peralta doesn’t have his good control, going he just won’t be in the game long enough to get over this strikeout prop. 

Milwaukee @ Philadelphia

As you read above I am bearish on Peralta today and on the season I am bearish on Brewers for the season as a whole.  The Brewers are decent, don’t get me wrong, but they seem to be a lineup that is full of hitters who are declining quickly.  They are off to a hot start and have won four games in a row, but I think Vegas sees something that I agree with. 

The Phillies are a far superior team and Ranger Suarez is far above average pitcher. The Phillies despite their early struggles are team chalk full of power and can break a game wide open against anyone. I think that they start turning things around on their season today against a struggling Peralta and can handle the Brewers bats without too much damage. I think the -125 is good value. I have seen lines higher on this game at sharper books.   

Free NHL Betting Pick For Today

NHL Player Prop – Nazim Kadri

After a three week absence due to injury Kadri suited up two nights ago against Seattle and played 21 minutes and posted four shots on goal and an assist. Seattle does a very good suppressing shot volume and he still went over this 3.5 SOG prop. Edmonton plays at a very fast pace and is not a very good defensive team. Kadri should be able to get over this prop pretty easily in a road matchup. There is a lot of value in this line if you can get it at +120 or better.