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Today's picks: A top prop play in Hawks-Knicks, plus more MLB, NBA, UCL and NHL picks for Wednesday

SportsLine's experts share their favorite bets on the Early Edge podcast for Wednesday, May 26

By@SportsLineUpdated: May 26, 2021 4:28PM UTC . 3 min read

The Coach rounds up top sports betting experts Mike McClure, Zack Cimini and Larry Hartstein on the Early Edge podcast, powered by SportsLine. Get your top plays for MLB, the NBA, UCL and NHL for Wednesday, May 26. 

The Coach tells us about current UCL and Golf episodes and why you cannot miss them. Mike then issues his MLB weather report, focusing on unique hitting conditions in New York and Boston, 

Three Champions league picks are featured in the SportsLine Plays of the Day from the site models and experts. The Coach highlights a trio of selections from Villarreal-Manchester United at 3 p.m. ET, including Manchester United to win at -120, Edinson Cavani to score at +130, and  a featured over/under play taken directly from the special UCL episode. In the NHL playoffs, the Coach backs the pick of the Lightning -150 over the Panthers at 8 p.m. ET. He says the juice is high in this one, but Larry adds that it's worth the squeeze. 

Mike has a pair of prime MLB selections, leading with the White Sox -1.5 over the Cardinals at 2:10 p.m. ET. John Gant's advanced numbers point to a rough outing, especially with negative park and league shifts. He is also on the Giants -1.5 over the Diamondbacks at 9:40 p.m. ET, in a good matchup against Merrill Kelly and a weak bullpen. 

Zack takes us to the NBA playoffs, and he is recommending the Grizzlies +8.5 over the Jazz at 10 p.m. ET, as Memphis is riding high off play-in success, and Donovan Mitchell's return may not be enough for the Jazz. He is also taking the Knicks -2 over the Hawks at 7:30 p.m. ET, reminding us of how New York and its best player came up big against Atlanta during the regular season. He believes the Knicks will go back to what worked in those meetings. in MLB, Zack is taking the Nationals -135 over the Reds at 7:05 p.m. ET, as Jeff Hoffman will likely be hurt by his propensity to give up home runs. 

Larry is confident about his prop play of Julius Randle over 40.5 points, assists and rebounds. "The guy shot 6-of-23 in Game 1. He went to the foul line twice. In the previous three games, he was there 28 times," he says. "I think he is going to bounce back. I think he is going to get the calls in a must-win game." Larry is also going with Derrick Rose over 3.5 rebounds, as he is getting very heavy minutes. He finishes with a pick of Desmond Bane to go over 2.5 rebounds, noting some strong recent trends that back the selection. 

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