bet365 bonus code for MLB, WNBA, more on Friday, August 1

The MLB trade deadline has passed and contenders are gearing up for the final stretch of the season. There are 15 games on the first day of August on the diamond, headlined by Seattle Mariners battling the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros meeting the Boston Red Sox. There's also action on the hardwood with five WNBA games as the Indiana Fever look to keep their winning ways going against the Dallas Wings and the New York Liberty try to halt a three-game losing streak when they meet the Connecticut Sun.

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Seattle got a 6-0 win over Texas on Thursday with Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suarez in the lineup for the Mariners, who are now a game up on the Rangers for the final AL Wild Card spot. Logan Gilbert (3-4, 3.36 ERA) gets the nod for the Mariners in the second contest of this four-game set. He's coming off a rough outing against the Angels, where he gave up four runs in five innings. The Rangers counter with Jack Leiter (7-6, 4.09 ERA), who struck out seven in eight strong innings against the Braves in his last appearance. The SportsLine Projection Model has the Mariners listed as -189 favorites (wager $189 to win $100) but the model is backing the Rangers as +156 underdogs (wager $100 to win $156). Texas wins in 42% of simulations to bring value at these odds. 

On the hardwood, the Liberty have lost three in a row and are trying to overcome to absence of Breanna Stewart. The two-time WNBA Finals MVP is dealing with a bone bruise and does not have a timetable for return. The Liberty are 11-point favorites for Friday's contest against the Sun, who have won just four games this season. WNBA experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai have locked in a pick on the spread for this contest among their best bets Friday.

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Chinmay Vaidya