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Sia Nejad

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Sia Nejad is a trial attorney turned analyst who specializes in the PGA, NFL and college basketball. He further specializes in the DFS and prop market. Sia's golf plays -- matchups, first-round leaders, tournament outrights -- have achieved legendary status, but he's also coming off two highly successful NFL seasons. Since he began posting NFL bets on SportsLine in 2023, Sia is 145-106-5 (plus $2,123 for $100 players). Sia hosts The Early Edge at 10 a.m. ET every weekday on SportsLine's YouTube page, plus he hosts EE on CBS Sports Network. In addition, Sia is a personality and host on SiriusXM, host of Fantasy Football Today DFS, analyst on The First Cut, and co-host of "By The Book" on Monumental Sports Network. For Sia Nejad media inquiries, contact SportsLine@CBSInteractive.com.

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Jun 25 2025, 11:45 pm UTC
League
Chi. Cubs
8
@ St. Louis
0
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

The Cubs have lost 5 of 6 and are in need of a bounce back and I think that comes in the form of an Erick Fedde fade. Fedde hasn't been terrible lately, but he's allowing plenty of baserunners and the expected numbers aren't good. Matthew Boyd faces a Cardinals team that is solid at home, but he's the far better pitcher and he's got the better lineup behind him. Great bounce back spot for the Cubs and I expect them to get to Fedde enough to get a First Five win.

Pick Made: Jun 25, 1:34 pm UTC on BetMGM
Jun 24 2025, 10:40 pm UTC
League
Toronto
10
@ Cleveland
6
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

Eric Lauer in audition mode for a permanent spot in the starting rotation and he fared well last week against a tough Diamondbacks lineup. His season overall has been impressive as well. Now he gets a Guardians lineup that's had plenty of trouble getting on base and scoring. Add that Logan Allen could get touched up by a Blue Jays lineup that is very solid against lefties and I'm in on The Jays First Five.

Pick Made: Jun 24, 4:45 pm UTC on BetRivers
Jun 24 2025, 1:38 am UTC
League
Boston
5
@ L.A. Angels
9
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

Walker Buehler has been dreadful lately and he's also particularly bad on the road. Kochanowicz has also been bad for most of the season, but he's improved over the last couple of starts and I expect him to limit the damage against a watered down Red Sox lineup in the midst of a west coast road trip. Not interested in messing with the Red Sox bullpen as I want to isolate Buehler in this one in the First 5.

Pick Made: Jun 23, 3:01 pm UTC on BetRivers
Jun 10 2025, 11:10 pm UTC
League
Tampa Bay
1
@ Boston
3
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

Ryan Pepiot and Lucas Giolito appear to be on opposite trajectories over the last few weeks and when you add in the fact that the Rays bats are heating up, it's a good spot to lean on the road team in the First Five. Both teams should get their fair share of base runners in a great hitting environment, but it's the Rays offense and pitching matchup that are on the upswing and the same cannot be said of the Red Sox behind Giolito (who has been particularly bad at Fenway). It should be noted that the Red Sox smashed Pepiot back in mid-April, but he's in better form now than two months ago.

Pick Made: Jun 10, 2:45 pm UTC on BetMGM
Jun 10 2025, 1:40 am UTC
League
L.A. Dodgers
8
@ San Diego
7
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

The San Diego bats have gone quiet and their numbers against righties have been particularly bad over the last 30 days. With that time frame in mind, Nick Pivetta has also regressed a bit since a torrid start to begin the season. Pivetta may still be solid, but the walks, hits and earned runs are rising and he now gets a Dodgers lineup that is producing far more than the Padres. I don't think Dustin May needs to be perfect to win this First Five play and I'm counting on the Dodgers to get a few runs off Pivetta.

Pick Made: Jun 09, 1:27 pm UTC on BetMGM
May 26 2025, 5:10 pm UTC
League
San Francisco
1
@ Detroit
3
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

Two quality teams going at it early on Monday and I'm focused on fading the lesser pitcher. Keider Montero has not been good this season and has allowed plenty of hard contact, plenty of base runners and plenty of walks. Hayden Birdsong continues to be in audition mode and has fared well and while his expected numbers aren't great, he's the better option versus Montero. Both sets of bats have slowed a bit and I think this First Five can get distilled down to a Montero fade.

Pick Made: May 26, 1:54 pm UTC on Caesars
May 22 2025, 2:10 am UTC
League
Arizona
1
@ L.A. Dodgers
3
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

The Dodgers are great, but this line seems off with Dustin May on the mound against Corbin Burnes. May looked decent against the Diamondbacks on May 10th, but has otherwise been bad since mid-April and has lost 3 starts in a row. He's also on only 4 days rest. Meanwhile, Corbin Burnes has fully shaken off a tough start to the season has allowed only two earned runs over his last four starts. Both sets of bats can hit righties and we have a big pitching advantage here.

Pick Made: May 21, 1:23 pm UTC on BetMGM
May 14 2025, 12:10 am UTC
League
Kansas City
1
@ Houston
2
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

I was able to wait this one out and grab a slightly better number (at BetMGM), but it's certainly still a lot of juice to lay. With that said, everything lines up well here for Houston. The Astros have been great versus lefties, solid at home and recently were pretty great against Bubic. Contrast that with the Royals who struggle against lefties and who were shut down by Framber Valdez in late April. Bubic has been good but his level of competition rises tonight as he's been blessed with some easier matchups as of late (aside from Houston who rang him up for 4 runs through 5 innings).

Pick Made: May 13, 10:36 pm UTC on BetMGM
May 06 2025, 11:05 pm UTC
League
Philadelphia
8
@ Tampa Bay
4
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

I like the pitching matchup with Wheeler on the mound against Rasmussen. Rasmussen starting to regresss a bit and I'm expecting a good day from Wheeler against this Rays lineup. The Phillies have also been putting up runs and putting runners on base, and in what is likely a great hitting environment, I expect them to put up enough runs to win the First Five.

Pick Made: May 06, 2:09 pm UTC on BetMGM
Apr 22 2025, 10:45 pm UTC
League
Seattle
3
@ Boston
8
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

Brayan Bello makes his first start of the season coming off the IL and I'm going to look to take advantage of that with a Mariners team that has hot bats and has been particularly hot against righties. The Mariners will trot out Bryce Miller who has recovered nicely from a tough start to the season. Miller may have some issues with the lefties in the Red Sox lineup in particular, but I think he'll be more impressive than Bello (who wasn't exactly great in his rehab apperances). With the situation in mind, I think the wrong team is favored.

Pick Made: Apr 22, 1:51 pm UTC on BetMGM
Apr 07 2025, 11:40 pm UTC
League
Texas
0
@ Chi. Cubs
7
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

The Rangers' bats have started out cold and the Cubs have been stacking runs (due, in part, to a 3 game series in Sacramento against the A's), but this is a play on the pitchers as Justin Steele has had a poor start to his season and Nathan Eovaldi has been excellent through his two starts. The weather will cater to poor hitting conditions on Monday night in Chicago. I like this pitching matchup and think if anyone scores early, it's the Rangers.

Pick Made: Apr 07, 3:45 am UTC on BetMGM
Mar 31 2025, 11:45 pm UTC
League
L.A. Angels
5
@ St. Louis
4
+190
3-1-1 in Last 5 MLB Game Props Picks
Analysis:

Angels are coming in winning 2 out of 3, but it wasn't exactly impressive against the White Sox, as the runs were hard to come by. Contrast that with the Cardinals who swept the Twins and put up 19 runs across the three game series. But, hold everything, as Miles Mikolas is on the mound and he'll be a big fade target of mine. Doesn't really matter which metric you look at, it's not going to look pretty for Mikolas. Tyler Anderson, on the other hand, was solid last season and is the far better pitcher. I'll take the +0.5 at a very reasonable price, but I like the F5 ML as well.

Pick Made: Mar 31, 3:49 am UTC on FanDuel
Mar 27 2025, 11:09 pm UTC
League
BYU
88
@ Alabama
113
+375
6-2 in Last 8 NCAAB Picks
+275
5-2 in Last 7 NCAAB ATS Picks
+185
3-1 in Last 4 BYU ATS Picks
Analysis:

BYU has been my adopted team this year and now that the line has moved from +3.5 to +5.5, it's time to jump right back in. BYU continues to be disrespected in the market in spite of losing just once over their last 12 games. In that time they've taken out Kansas, Iowa State, Arizona, VCU and Wisconsin. Many of their big wins have also been away from home. Both offenses should flourish and while Alabama may be the better team, this is too many points for a team that has a chance to win this game outright.

Pick Made: Mar 25, 1:28 pm UTC on DraftKings
Mar 23 2025, 12:27 am UTC
League
BYU
91
@ Wisconsin
89
+375
6-2 in Last 8 NCAAB Picks
+275
5-2 in Last 7 NCAAB ATS Picks
+185
3-1 in Last 4 BYU ATS Picks
Analysis:

I don't make a ton of college basketball bets, but when I do, they're usually on BYU. I've been tracking this team all year and I think they can make a deep run. Wisconsin has some impressive wins on their resume, but I'm more impressed with what BYU's wins against very good teams down the stretch. This BYU offense simply doesn't go away and the Badgers don't have the defensive profile to stop it.

Pick Made: Mar 22, 6:09 pm UTC on DraftKings
Mar 20 2025, 8:05 pm UTC
League
VCU
71
@ BYU
80
+375
6-2 in Last 8 NCAAB Picks
Analysis:

The VCU Rams are a trendy Bracket Buster this week, but they're up against an underrated BYU team that has played well all season in the Big 12. VCU is very balanced and have some impressive metrics, but some of that is a product of playing in the A-10. The Rams have the big travel spot and will be in altitude in a likely shootout and that also benefits BYU. I would play this ML up to -135 and I really don't mind laying the 2.5 either.

Pick Made: Mar 20, 12:36 pm UTC on Caesars
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