Fellow fathers, it's finally our day to do as we please!
Well, once the kids' activities are over. And the yard work is done. And the "honey do" list is complete.
But least we get to eat whatever we want to eat!
Well, after the mac and cheese is cooked. And the dino nuggets are warmed. And each child has the correct, yet different, dipping sauce.
But least we get to watch what we want to watch!
Well, after the kids are bored with "Bluey," and done staring blankly at some YouTuber finding the Ender Dragon on Minecraft for the 1,000th time.
But they can't stop us from betting on the sports we want to sweat today, even if it means following scoring updates solely on the Action App (so download it here if you haven't already).
It's a surprisingly good sports day considering we're approaching the dog days of summer, including the final round of the US Open, a 15-game MLB slate loaded with afternoon action and the NASCAR Cup Series racing at Iowa Speedway tonight.
Below is how I'm approaching today's slate right now, because who knows if I'll actually be allowed to sweat these in peace.
Father's Day Betting Picks
U.S. Open Pick: Tommy Fleetwood (-120) over Cameron Smith — bet365
My wife has an outright bet on Bryson DeChambeau, so we'll be sweating that (because #SameBankAccount) in this household.
But after reading Spencer Aguiar's best U.S. Open bet for Sunday, I can't help but use a couple of the Father's Day gift cards I'll ultimately be given later today on Fleetwood to go lower than Smith at Pinehurst.
MLB Pick: Cardinals vs. Cubs Over 11 (-110) — DraftKings
There's nothing dads like more than blabbering the weather — and yes, I'm one of those dads — so we obviously need a weather-related MLB bet for Father's Day.
When double-digit winds blow out at Wrigley Field, overs are 109-82-5 for a win rate of 57.1%.
And as the Action Network's MLB weather report shows, we should certainly see winds that strong today in Chicago.
MLB Pick: Hurston Waldrep Over 3.5 (-145) Strikeouts — DraftKings
Whenever someone goes near the thermostat in my house, I guard it like Dikembe protecting the rim or swatting his way through various insurance commercials.
So in the spirit of protecting my electric bill, I'm leveraging the Action Network's PRO prop projections to bet that Hurston Waldrep will help protect Atlanta's prospects of winning by punching out more than 3.5 batters.
In fact, our model projects this line at 5.5, resulting in an attractive 20.6% over edge.
NASCAR Pick: Chase Briscoe (+200) for a Top-10 Finish — bet365
Every dad, or parent for that matter, has yelled this sentence at least once during a long road trip: "If you don't stop fighting in the backseat, I'm turning this car around!"
Well, NASCAR Cup Series drivers will be turning their cars around 350 times tonight at Iowa Speedway and, as a dad, I have get down on this.
For those interested in my reasoning, I've already detailed why I'm on Chase Briscoe to score at top-10 finish right here.
