Best bets today for all sports: Thursday's picks revealed [8/21/2025]

Today’s sports betting picks for August 21, 2025 are here, with Thursday’s best bets backed by tens of thousands of data simulations analyzing the latest odds and matchups.

Today's best bets will be sourced from matchups such as Alaves vs. Real Betis in the La Liga, with this article updated throughout the day to feature the highest-probability plays based on thousands of data-driven simulations from our predictive analytics model.

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List of best bets for today [8/21, updated 11:32PM ET]

After simulating today's remaining games thousands of times, our model has concluded that there are no best bets worth making at this time. This is because there are currently no valuable edges between our data-driven probabilities and the top available odds.

List of Upcoming Matchups to Bet on Right Now [8/21/2025]

• NRL: Raiders vs. Panthers (4:00AM ET, Friday)
• AFL: Demons vs. Magpies (5:10AM ET, Friday)
• NRL: Bulldogs vs. Storm (6:00AM ET, Friday)
• AFL: Suns vs. Power (6:10AM ET, Friday)
• EPL: Chelsea vs. West Ham (3:00PM ET, Friday)
• La Liga: Alaves vs. Real Betis (3:30PM ET, Friday)
• Tennis: Marton Fucsovics vs. Sebastian Korda (4:00PM ET, Friday)
• MLB: Rockies vs. Pirates (6:40PM ET, Friday)
• MLB: Nationals vs. Phillies (6:45PM ET, Friday)
• MLB: Red Sox vs. Yankees (7:05PM ET, Friday)

Conclusion

Our best bets are locked and loaded for August 21, 2025, with our in-house predictive analytics model constantly searching for bets across Thursday's action.. Powered by advanced simulations, these picks are here to boost your betting game.

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