PrizePicks for August 19

There are plenty of different sports to choose from Wednesday on PrizePicks, and there’s a lot of money to be made. You can pick your choice of NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, MMA and LOL. As you’ll see below, I’ll be focusing on MLB, NHL and NBA with today’s picks. 

Speaking of “PrizePicks,” it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production.

The format is simple. You pick two, three or four players and predict whether or not they will go over or under their projected fantasy point total.

When parlaying the players, the larger your parlay, the better the payout:

• Two-pick entry pays 2.5x (max entry: $400)
• Three-pick entry pays 5x (max entry: $200)
• Four-pick entry pays 10x (max entry: $100)

As a bonus offer, there is a “flex play” option if you choose to run a four-man parlay. This will provide some security, as you can earn 1.5x your buy-in if three of your four picks hit.

Below are my top five PrizePicks for Wednesday’s slates on MLB, NHL and NBA. I will be mixing and matching my pick combinations from the pool below, with my favorite combination(s) also included.

Scoring breakdown for PrizePicks contests can be found here.

PrizePicks for Aug. 19

MLB

• Nick Castellanos (7 points) — OVER
• Jonathan Villar (6 points) — UNDER
• Aaron Hicks (5.5 points) — OVER
• Austin Meadows (6.5 points) — UNDER
• Whit Merrifield (5.5 points) — UNDER

NHL

• Nathan MacKinnon (5 points) — OVER
• Alex Pietrangelo (4.1 points) — OVER
• Brendan Gallagher (3.1 points) — UNDER
• Cale Makar (4 points) — UNDER
• Elias Pettersson (3.6 points) — OVER

NBA 

• Luka Doncic (59.2 points) — OVER
• Kawhi Leonard (53.5 points) — UNDER
• Jaylen Brown (38.5 points) — OVER
• Joel Embiid (52 points) — UNDER
• Jayson Tatum (48 points) — OVER

PrizePicks combination(s) of the day (Power Play)

• Nick Castellanos, Jonathan Villar, Austin Meadows
  • $20 to win $100
• Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Joel Embiid
  • $20 to win $100