Thursday 7/5/18 thread for free handicapping service plays and expert predictions for Wednesday’s WNBA, MLB and CFL games.
Mike Williams
Jul 05 '18, 8:10 PM in 9h
MLB | BAL vs MIN
Play on: OVER 9½ -115
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Bobby Conn
Jul 05 '18, 8:00 PM in 9h
WNBA | Sparks vs Lynx
Play on: UNDER 157 -110
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Info Plays
Jul 05 '18, 7:05 PM in 8h
MLB | MIA vs WAS
Play on: UNDER 9 -105
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Jimmy Boyd
Jul 05 '18, 8:10 PM in 9h
MLB | Orioles vs Twins
Play on: Orioles +117
Kenny Walker
Jul 05 '18, 8:10 PM in 9h
MLB | BAL vs MIN
Play on: OVER 9½ -115
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Marc Lawrence
Jul 05 '18, 7:10 PM in 8h
MLB | Rangers vs Tigers
Play on: Tigers +101 at pinnacle
Play - Detroit Tigers w/Boyd vs Gallardo (Game 910).
Edges - Tigers: Boyd 2.61 ERA home as opposed to 5.55 ERA away this season; and 6-1 last seven overall team starts during July … Rangers: Gallardo 6.75 ERA with 1.50 WHIP aay this season… With Boyd 3-0 against AL West foes this campaign, we recommend a 1* play on Detroit. Thank you and good luck as always.
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Dustin Hawkins
Jul 05 '18, 9:00 PM in 10h
CFL | Hamilton vs Saskatchewan
Play on: OVER 50 -115
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Scott Rickenbach
Jul 05 '18, 7:05 PM in 8h
MLB | Marlins vs Nationals
Play on: Marlins +1½ -120 at 5Dimes
Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach MLB Game #901 Thursday Free Pick Miami Marlins Run Line +1.5 runs @ Washington Nationals @ 7:05 ET - Great value here as we can lay a small price to have the added insurance of the +1.5 runs on the run line with the Marlins. Why fade the Nationals in this spot? Washington actually has a better record on the road than at home this season. The Nats are actually 4 games under .500 at home on the season and they are slumping badly right now. Washington enters this contest off of a home sweep at the hands of the Red Sox. The Nationals have not lost 5 straight games and 17 of their last 22! As for the Marlins, they've actually been playing respectable baseball for the past 5 weeks! Miami is 16-13 in their last 29 games. The reason I like the run line here is because for the Nationals to win by 2 or more runs they're going to have to put some significant runs up and that is unlikely to happen. Last week they had a game where they put up 17 runs against the Phillies. A "fluke game" if you will as it was just one of those crazy games that happens every once in awhile. Looking at the Nationals other 8 games from June 25th through yesterday, the Nats went 0-8 and never scored more than 4 runs in a game and averaged scoring only 1.9 runs per game! The Marlins lineup hasn't been lighting up the scoreboard but they've been better than the Nationals as Miami has averaged scoring 4.5 runs per game their last 12 games. Marlins starter Pablo Lopez pitched well in his MLB debut and had a 1.44 ERA in his 12 minor league starts this season. Nationals Jeremy Hellickson has given up 6 runs (5 earned) on 13 hits in the 10 innings spanning his last 3 starts. As bad as Washington has been lately, they're overpriced here! Free Pick Miami Marlins Run Line +1.5 runs
Larry Ness
Jul 05 '18, 10:15 PM in 12h
MLB | Cardinals vs Giants
Play on: Giants -131 at BMaker
My free play is on the SF Giants at 10:15 ET. The Giants just completed a 3-3 road trip with three straight losses in Colorado, including a 1-0 setback on July 4th. San Francisco is 45-43, which leaves them third in the NL West (3 1/2 back of the first-place D'backs) as the Giants begin a 10-game stretch at AT&T Park with the opener of a four-game series against the 44-31 St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. The Giants went 7-3 on their last homestand (June 18-28), while the Cardinals continue a nine-game road trip they began by winning two of three in Arizona, including an 8-4 triumph in Wednesday's rubber match. St. Louis sits in third-place in the NL Central, 6 1/2 games back of the first-place Brewers.
Luke Weaver (4-7, 5.16 ERA) will take the mound for the Cards and he is coming off a poor outing against Atlanta on Saturday in which he was reached for eight runs on 10 hits over just 4.2 innings en route to his fifth loss in six decisions. Weaver has failed to last six innings in each of his last seven starts, allowing at least four runs in five of those outings. The third-year pitcher has allowed eight runs (but just two earned) over 9.2 innings while going 1-1 (1.86 ERA) in two career starts versus San Francisco.
San Francisco's Johnny Cueto (3-0, 0.84 ERA will return from an elbow injury to make his first start since April 28, when he allowed two runs and three hits over six innings in a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cueto has worked at least six innings in each of his five starts this season (Giants are 4-1) and gave up a total of just one run over 26 innings in his first four outings. Cueto owns a 7-8 record with two complete games and a 3.74 ERA in 23 career starts against St. Louis.
Cueto will be making his 24th career start against the Cardinals (just 7-8 overall) but he has never lost to St. Louis since joining the Giants in 2016, going 2-0 with a 1.77 ERA in three starts. Meanwhile, Weaver has struggled in his last nine starts with just ONE win and he is coming off his worst outing of the season (see above). Take Cueto and the Giants, who enter having won 14 of their last 18 home games.
Good luck...Larry
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Steve Janus
Jul 05 '18, 8:10 PM in 9h
MLB | CWS vs HOU
Play on: UNDER 8 -125
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Brad Wilton
Thursday comp play winner is the Marlins and the Nationals to land Under the total.
Miami comes into this series having played Low in 3 of their last 4 games. and the Under stands at 5-2-1 their last 8 games overall.
Washington is on a 6-2 Under clip their last 8 games, and the Under in this series stands at 4-1-2 the last 7 times these division-rivals have faced one another.
Pablo Lopez makes just his second start of the season, while Jeremy Hellickson has made 10 starts this year, 8 of those 10 holding Under the posted price.
Limited offense tonight in D.C., as the Marlins and the Nationals land Under the total.
2* MIAMI-WASHINGTON UNDER
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Eric Schroeder
My free play for Thursday night is on the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers, and I want you listing the scheduled starting pitchers: Matthew Boyd and Yovani Gallardo.
The Rangers arrive in Motown having lost three in a row, a bit shocking, as they previously won three in a row by a combined final of 29-9. Texas has now lost five of nine, and that was preceded by a seven-game win streak that followed a seven-game losing streak.
Talk about streaky.
Things won't heal right away, as they're embarking on a 10-game road trip that will run through Detroit, Boston and Baltimore. After two tough-luck losses to the Houston Astros the last two nights, I don't see them starting this series off with a bang.
It's a great spot for Boyd, who is winless in his last four starts, but looked good in taming his struggles with a quality start on Saturday in Toronto, where he settled for a no-decision. Good news is, he's in his element with a 3-1 mark and 2.61 ERA at Comerica Park this season.
I trust Boyd much more than I do Gallardo, who will be making his fourth start of the season for the Rangers. His best start came in his last outing against the White Sox on Friday, but he also has a 6.11 ERA over his last three starts.
Take Detroit tonight and list both.
3* TIGERS (Boyd over Gallardo)
Jack Brayman
Now on a 26-11 run with free picks after hitting the Philadelphia Phillies on the Run Line against the Baltimore Orioles, yesterday.
For tonight's complimentary winner, I want you on the Minnesota Twins over the Baltimore Orioles. And I want you to list the starting pitchers Aaron Slegers over Andrew Cashner.
Let's start with Slegers, who is making his first start of 2018, against the lowly Orioles. Slegers pitched 5.1 innings and allowed two runs in relief in his only other Major League appearance this season, back on May 30 in Kansas City. Tonight the young right-hander will be looking to make a statement with the chance he's been waiting on.
And he couldn't ask for a better opponent to try and earn his first big-league win, as Baltimore is the worst team in the American League with a 24-61 mark, and is mired in a 2-9 slide.
The Orioles are just 12-32 on the highway - the worst road mark in baseball - and they have the worst road batting average in the league at .221.
The Orioles won't stand a chance against the Twins, who need a big series after losing six straight and eight of 10. This is a series that could turn things around, especially tonight against Cashner, whose last win was on May 21,
Play the Twins and list both.
5* TWINS (Slegers over Cashner)
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Mike Wynn
Free Play: Free San Diego W/Lauer +140 Over Arizona
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Razor Sharp
YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR THURSDAY: Take MIAMI/WASHINGTON OVER the total of 9 runs
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Jim Feist
7/05 07:15 PM PT / 10:15 PM ET
MLB (907) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS (908) SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Take: OVER
Totals4U
Thursday's Free Selection: Hamilton/Saskatchewan over 51
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Jeff Allen Sports
Thursday's Free Selection is on the Arizona DBacks
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Atlantic Sports
Thursday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: Washington - 180
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#1 Sports
Thursday's Free Selection: Hamilton Tiger-Cats - 7
Platinum Plays
Free Pick the Arizona w/Miller -150 Over San Diego
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Easy Money Sports
Lee's Free Thursday Selection Is
Texas w/Gallardo +103
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Golden Dragon Sports
Free Pick San Diego Lauer +170
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Huddle Up Sports
Free Play: Miami/Washington over 9
Hawkeye Sports
Thursday's Free Pick: Washington Nationals - 175
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Arthur Ralph Sports
FREE play: 4-1 run UNDER 9 Miami/Nationals
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The Vegas Steam Line
Your free winner for Thursday: Take SAN DIEGO/ARIZONA OVER the total of 8½ runs
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High Stakes Syndicate
Free Selection for Thursday: Chicago White Sox + 250
John Anthony Sports
Thursday's Free Selection: Arizona Diamondbacks - 150
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Nevada Sharpshooter
Your free winner for Thursday: Take TEXAS/DETROIT UNDER the total of 9½ runs
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Sharp Bettor
SharpBettor FREE Play for Thursday, July 5, 2018
7/05 05:10 PM MLB (903) ATLANTA BRAVES (M FRIED - L) VS (904) MILWAUKEE BREWERS (J CHACIN - R)
Take : UNDER
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Roz Wins
Roz's Thursday July 5, 2018, Free Pick
07/05 04:10 PM MLB (909) TEXAS RANGERS (Y GALLARDO - R) VS (910) DETROIT TIGERS (M BOYD - L)
Take : Rangers
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