Friday 8/3/18 thread for free handicapping service plays and expert predictions for MLB, CFL and WNBA games.
Jim Feist
8/03 04:05 PM PT / 7:05 PM ET
MLB (903) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS (904) PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Take: (904) PITTSBURGH PIRATES
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Mike Wynn
Free Play: Free Minnesota w/Odorizzi -180 Over Kansas City
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Razor Sharp
YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR FRIDAY: Take CINCINNATI/WASHINGTON UNDER the total of 9 runs
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Totals4U
Friday's Free Selection: Atlanta Braves/New York Mets under 7
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Jeff Allen Sports
Friday's Free Selection is on the Colorado Rockies
Atlantic Sports
Friday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: Texas - 180
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#1 Sports
Friday's Free Selection: Kansas City Royals + 170
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Platinum Plays
Free Pick the Oakland Athletics w/Anderson -175 over Detroit
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Huddle Up Sports
Free Play: Washington Gonzlaez -166
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Hawkeye Sports
Friday's Free Pick: Detroit Tigers + 170
Arthur Ralph Sports
9 years PLUS Free Plays are 2114-1531 ( 56 % +) FREE play: FRI: Houston w/Verlander+100
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The Vegas Steam Line
Your free winner for Friday: Take COLORADO/MILWAUKEE OVER the total of 8½ runs
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High Stakes Syndicate
Free Selection for Friday: Arizona Diamondbacks - 175
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John Anthony Sports
Friday's Free Selection: Los Angeles Angels + 200
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Nevada Sharpshooter
Your free winner for Friday: Take ST LOUIS/PITTSBURGH OVER the total of 8½ runs
Sharp Bettor
SharpBettor FREE Play for Friday, August 3, 2018
8/03 04:05 PM MLB (903) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (J GANT - R) VS (904) PITTSBURGH PIRATES (C ARCHER - R)
Take : Pirates
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Roz Wins
Roz's Friday August 3, 2018, Free Pick
8/03 07:10 PM MLB (929) HOUSTON ASTROS (J VERLANDER - R) VS (930) LOS ANGELES DODGERS (A WOOD - L)
Play : Dodgers
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Info Plays
Aug 03 '18, 7:05 PM in 8h
MLB | Marlins vs Phillies
Play on: Marlins +160
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Alex Smart
Aug 03 '18, 7:05 PM in 8h
WNBA | Sky vs Dream
Play on: Dream -9 -105 at betonline
The Dream have been playing some very strong hoops and have won 9 of their L/11 overall. They lost last time out but have proven resilient in a bounce back situation going 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss.
Dream are also 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall and are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. Eastern Conference.Dream have cashed 5 of their L/6 ATS in their last 6 home games.ATLANTA is 11-3 ATS versus good shooting teams - making 44% or better of their shots this season.
Meanwhile, Chicago have not travelled well this season, losing 9 of their 13 away tilts, and are 7-16 ATS in their last 23 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record and are just 2-7 ATS in their last 9 vs. Eastern Conference.
CHICAGO is 3-11 ATS after 2 straight games giving up 11 or more offensive rebounds over the last 2 seasons losing by DD margins on average.
WNBA Road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points (CHICAGO) - after having won 2 of their last 3 games, a bad team, winning 25% to 40% of their games after 15 or more games are 18-56 ATS L/21 seasons for a go against 76% conversion rate for bettors.
WNBA Road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points (CHICAGO) - after 2 or more consecutive wins, a bad team, winning 25% to 40% of their games on the season are just 11-36 ATS L/21 seasons for a 77% conversion rate for bettors.
Road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points (CHICAGO) - after having won 2 of their last 3 games, a bad team (25% to 40%) playing a team with a winning record after 15 or more games are 8-30 ATS L/21 seasons for a 79% conversion rate for bettors.
WNBA Home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points (ATLANTA) - after allowing 45 points or more in the first half last game against opponent after scoring 80 points or more are 30-8 ATS L/21 seasons for a 79% conversion rate for bettors.
Play on the Atlanta Dream to cover
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Marc Lawrence
Aug 03 '18, 7:10 PM in 8h
MLB | Braves vs Mets
Play on: Mets -129 at 5Dimes
Play - NY Mets w/DeGrom vs Sanchez (Game 910).
Edges - Mets: DeGrom 1.66 ERA with 0.88 WHIP home this season; and 38 Ks with 5 BBs last five starts …. Braves: Sanchez 1-4 last five starts in this park; and 2-9 last nine starts during August. We recommend a 1* play on the NY Mets. Thank you and good luck as always.
Jimmy Boyd
Aug 03 '18, 8:05 PM in 7h
WNBA | Aces vs Mystics
Play on: Mystics -5½ -105 at BMaker
1* Free Pick on Washington Mystics -5.5
This is a great price to snag the Washington Mystics at home against the Las Vegas Aces in Friday's WNBA action. Las Vegas has certainly improved from their dreadful 1-7 start to the season (now 12-14), but this is still a very mediocre team that I don't think has any business keeping it close on the road against a team like Washington, who is fighting for the No. 2 overall seed.
The Aces certainly weren't in good form in the first game back from the All-Star break, losing at home to Phoenix by 11 as a 4-point favorite. It's also worth noting that the Mystics have made a habit of taking care of bad teams, as they are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs a team with a losing record. We also see that the Aces are a mere 3-11 ATS in their last 14 when they come in having covered 5 or 6 of their last 7 (losing by an average of 11 ppg in these contests). Take Washington for the easy win and cover!
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Cole Faxon
Aug 03 '18, 8:05 PM in 7h
WNBA | Aces vs Mystics
Play on: Mystics -5½ -110
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Scott Rickenbach
Aug 03 '18, 7:10 PM in 6h
MLB | Braves vs Mets
Play on: Braves +132 at GTBets
Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach MLB Game #909 Friday Free Pick Atlanta Braves Money Line (+) @ New York Mets @ 7:10 ET - The Braves won again yesterday to make it 4 in a row and, in beating the Mets, that dropped to New York to 0-3 their last 3 games. Not only that, the long-term road domination in this match-up continues. The road team has won 32 of the last 51 games and that includes the Braves going 15-7 in their last 22 at Citi Field. Even though Jacob deGrom has pitched very well for the Mets this season, he just doesn't get run support. Also, his WHIP on the season (0.98) is only a shade better than that of the Braves Anibal Sanchez (1.08) on the year. The Mets are only 4-7 in deGrom's home starts this season while Atlanta is 5-2 in the 7 road starts Sanchez has made this season. The Mets being a sizable favorite here is a prime example of the starting pitchers being given too much weight by the betting markets. The Mets are an awful team while the Braves are batting the Phillies at the very top of the NL East. The Braves are 32-15 in divisional games this season. The Mets are 22-35 this season in games against teams with a winning record. Free Pick ATLANTA
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Dustin Hawkins
Aug 03 '18, 2:20 PM in 1h
MLB | SDG vs CHC
Play on: OVER 8½ -105
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Larry Ness
Aug 03 '18, 10:10 PM in 9h
MLB | Blue Jays vs Mariners
Play on: Mariners -155 at GTBets
My free play is on the Sea Mariners at 10:10 ET. The Seattle Mariners took two of three from the Angels from July 3-5, giving them a 56-32 record. However, Seattle has since lost 14 of 21 to fall to 63-46 and into third-place in the AL West, as the 64-46 Oakland A's have edged past them into second-place in the division. The Mariners lost 7-3 last night to the Blue Jays and look to break out of their current funk when they host Toronto on Friday for the second contest of their four-game series. Kendrys Morales hit a tie-breaking two-run HR in the seventh inning to help the Blue Jays win, but the victory was just the team's third time in its last 10 games. Toronto is going nowhere at 49-59, a record which leaves them 26 games back of the MLB-best Boston Red Sox in the AL East.
A pair of lefties will take the mound tonight, Ryan Borucki (0-2, 2.83 ERA) for Toronto and Marco Gonzales (12-5, 3.37 ERA) for Seattle. Borucki is making his seventh start of the season but despite allowing fewer than three runs in five of his first six outings (2.83 ERA / 28-11 KW ratio and no HRs allowed in 35 innings), he remains in search of his first win (Jays are just 2-4 in his starts). As for Seattle's Gonzales, he's been a huge surprise. He began the season with just five career wins over 22 appearances, including 14 starts. However, he takes the mound tonight the winner of five consecutive starts while posting a 1.57 ERA over 34 1/3 innings during that stretch. Gonzales owns a team-high 12 wins and Seattle is 15-6 in his 2018 starts, going plus-$808 vs the moneyline (MLB's 8th-best mark). He has never faced Toronto.
Seattle went 10-13 in July, while averaging a major league low 3.3 runs per game. For the first time in 2 1/2 months, the Mariners are not in playoff position. I don't expect that to be the case for long and I love the way Gonzales has performed. His home ERA (2.88) is almost a full run lower than his road ERA (3.80) and the Mariners are 8-2 in his 10 home starts this season (Gonzales is 5-1). When the Mariners score four or more runs this season, they're 43-13. If It's three or fewer, they're 19-33. Look for four-plus runs for Seattle tonight, which should be more than enough with Gonzales on the hill.
Good luck...Larry
Brad Diamond
Aug 03 '18, 2:20 PM in 1h
MLB | Padres vs Cubs
Play on: Cubs -188 at GTBets
Cubs (Quintana) over San Diego (Ross)…
Realize Chicago is coming off 6-1 downer last night to a Padres unit that is 9-30 L39 games. Here we look for a critical bounce back for the Cubs who have Milwaukee at their door step. The opposing hurlers Ross and Quintana have been salty of late, however, in the day time feel Padres will have a more difficult time picking up the pitches of the lefty. Remember too, RHP Ross for San Diego has allowed 19 earned runs in 31-1/3 innings of work in road assignments of late. Quintana is 3-0 in team starts at home during June and July. Also, with the lefty Chicago is 8-1 L9 at home
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Brandon Lee
Aug 03 '18, 10:10 PM in 9h
MLB | Astros vs Dodgers
Play on: Dodgers +101 at GTBets
10* FREE MLB PICK (Dodgers +101)
I'll gladly take my chances here with the Dodgers at this price on their home field. Houston will have their ace in Justin Verlander on the mound, but even Verlander could have a hard time against this loaded LA offense that added the likes of Machado and Dozier in recent trades. They also just got back Justin Turner from the DL. The Dodgers showcased that offense in last night's 21-5 win over the Brewers, where they roughed up Milwaukee starter Jhoulys Chacin for 9 runs in just 4 1/3 innings. Note that Chacin came into that start with a 1.50 ERA and 0.389 WHIP in his previous 3 starts. Alex Wood will get the start for LA and he's got a 2.55 ERA in his last 3 starts and is catching the Astros at the right time. Houston is already without two of their best players in Altuve and Correa. They also might be missing Springer, who is questionable to play with a shoulder injury. Give me the Dodgers +101!
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Steve Janus
Aug 03 '18, 9:40 PM in 8h
MLB | Giants vs Diamondbacks
Play on: Diamondbacks -185 at betonline
1* Free Sharp Play on Diamondbacks -185
My money is on the Diamondbacks to cash in a win at home against the Giants on Friday. Arizona will have a salty taste in their mouth after last night's 8-1 loss to the Diamondbacks and they have just the guy on the mound to get them back in the win column. Arizona will send out Pat Corbin, who is 7-4 with a 3.19 ERA and 1.049 WHIP in 22 starts. Corbin will be opposed by San Francisco's Chris Stratton, who is making his first start since being demoted to Triple-A back in early July. Stratton owns a mere 4.93 ERA and 1.438 WHIP in 18 starts this season and I just don't see him being able to contain this Arizona offense. Bet the Diamondbacks -185!
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Profit On Sports
MLB Pirates -145
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Elite Sports Picks
MLB Boston +120
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Primetime Sports Picks
MLB Boston over 9
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Insider Sports Report
MLB Brewers over 8.5
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The Sports Consensus
MLB Astros -110
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National Sports Service
MLB Nats -1.5 +110
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