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Dr. Chuck

5% MLB Covid Quarantine Crusher

Oakland Athletics -145
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Rob Veno

MLB Over/Under Win Totals

4% Cardinals under 31.5
3% Braves under 33.5
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baseball33

Cleveland Indians -2
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Peter Kahn

Boxing

He is an astounding 15-0 on SportsLine boxing picks since the hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, including an 8-0 sweep this month that extended his highly profitable run.

Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Samuel Vargas

Golden Boy Promotions is back on July 24 from Fantasy Springs Casino in California streamed live on DAZN.

Rising superstar and soon to be world title contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (15-0, 15KOs) is fighting Samuel Vargas (31-5-2, 14KOs) in the headline bout. Vargas has been in with big names such as Errol Spence, Jr, Danny Garcia, Amir Khan and Luis Collazo. His only stoppage losses have come against Spence and Garcia.

It's not a matter of who is going to win, but more so how long Vargas can hang on against Ortiz Jr. There is absolutely no line value here since Ortiz Jr is going to win this fight. With 15 knockouts in 15 fights, the 22-year-old Ortiz Jr is still growing as a fighter. The battle-worn 31-year-old Vargas will be a good test as to where Ortiz Jr.'s boxing IQ is vs. a more experienced opponent. Still, look for Ortiz Jr to overwhelm Vargas.

I'm calling for a fifth-round knockout win.

Hector Tanajara (-1600) vs. Mercito Gesta (+900)

Undefeated up-and-coming 5'10" Hector Tanajara (19-0, 5KOs) is taking on veteran Filipino southpaw Mercito Gesta (32-3-3, 17 KOs) in a lightweight bout. A two-time world title loser, Gesta just can't get the win in a big fight. His losses to Miguel Vazquez in 2012 and Jorge Linares in 2018 show that when he gets in big fights, he's not able to pull off the win.

I was ringside in California when he lost to Juan Antonio Rodriguez by KO in 2019 in an upset and even with the veteran Freddie Roach in his corner, Gesta just didn't look sharp and seemed to run out of gas. Although he's only 32 years old, it could be wear and tear that is Gesta's biggest enemy right now.

Tanajara, on the other hand, is a rising prospect from Texas looking to catapult himself into contender status with a win over the much smaller 5'7" Gesta, who is giving up seven inches in reach along with the three inches in height to Tanajara. Tanajara's record illustrates he's a boxer and not a puncher, so look for him to keep the underdog on the end of his punches all night as Tanajara cruises to a ten-round decision victory for this WBC regional lightweight title that will help Tanajara move up in the world rankings.
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Brian Bitler

10* Mets (Executive Info Winner)
10* Padres (President’s Choice)
9* White Sox (Value Investment)
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The Spot Player

2* Brewers +115
2* D'Backs +115
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Ross Benjamin

10* Top Play Total

Braves-Mets under 7
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Matt Fargo

10* MLB Friday Sweet Spot

Chicago Cubs
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Inkbets

MLB: Atlanta Braves +0.5 1H @ 1.95/-105 (3 Units)
MLB: Cleveland Indians TT Ov4.5 @ 1.74/-135 (3 Units)
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays ML @ 2.26/+126 (2 Units)
MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5 @ 1.848/-118 (2 Units)
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Marc Lawrence

MLB Opening Day Shocker

Play - Atlanta Braves w/Soroka vs DeGrom

Edges - Braves: Soroka is 4-1 in his last five team-starts in this series … Mets: DeGrom is 2-8 in his last ten team-starts in this series, including 1-7 at home … We are never shy about fading defending Cy Young award winners early on the following season, especially when they are not in peak physical form. We recommend a 3* play on Atlanta. Thank you and good luck as always.
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