Today's picks: Why Nationals will beat Phillies, plus more MLB and Olympic Basketball picks for Monday, August 2

Jonathan Coachman is joined by top sports betting experts Zack Cimini and Larry Hartstein on the Early Edge podcast, powered by SportsLine. Get the best plays for Major League Baseball and Olympic Basketball for Monday, August 2.

Zack is looking ahead the the finals of The Basketball Tournament, where Boeheim's Army has advanced to the finals. Larry follows up by touting Zack's strong seasonal record on SportsLine across the board. He then offers a preview of the upcoming NBA Trade Deadline. 

The Coach supplies the SportsLine Plays of the Day from the site models and experts. He highlights Argentina +8 over Australia at 8 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Handicapping Olympic basketball takes a unique approach, but we have the angles covered. He also back the Blue Jays -1.5 over the Indians at 3:07 p.m. ET. The pitching matchup favors Toronto very decisively. 

Zack's prime MLB play is the Nationals +105 over the Phillies at 7:05 p.m. ET. "I like them as a home underdog," he says. "There is an interesting angle to go against the Philadelphia Phillies. They're coming off a game in which they scored double digit runs. When they score double digit runs, they are just 2-7 in the following game on the year." Zack also notes Phillies starter Ranger Suarez is in for a rough night as he makes a move from the bullpen to the rotation. 

Larry is all over the Yankees -1.5 over the Orioles at 7:05 p.m. ET. Anthony Rizzo is sparking the offense and the pitching matchup is very favorable. The Jeweler's Gem pulls picks from all of our expert sources. 

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