PrizePicks for August 27

There are plenty of different sports to choose from Thursday and this weekend on PrizePicks, and there’s a lot of money to be made. You can pick your choice of MLB, NHL, PGA, MMA and LOL. As you’ll see below, I’ll be focusing on MLB and NHL 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 Thursday’s slates both in MLB and NHL. 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 August 27

MLB

• Nelson Cruz (9.5 points) – OVER
• Hanser Alberto (6.5 points) – OVER
• Matt Olson (7.5 points) – OVER
• Bryce Harper (5.5 points) – UNDER
• Miguel Cabrera (5.0 points) – UNDER

NHL

• Jonathan Marchessault (3.6 points) – OVER
• Mark Stone (4.0 points) – OVER
• Elias Pettersson (4.1 points) – OVER
• Sean Couturier (3.5 points) – UNDER
• Brock Boeser (3 points) – OVER

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

• Nelson Cruz, Matt Olson, Bryce Harper
• $20 to win $100
• Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, Elias Pettersson
• $20 to win $100