Friday MLB Free Picks
(The Spread) – The Rays and Royals will kickoff a new three-game series tonight in Kansas City at 8:10PM ET. Who holds the edge?
Odds: Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the Royals –104 money line favorites over the visiting Rays, who are –102 on the ML. The over/under total for tonight’s game is currently set at 9.5 runs.
Pitching Matchup: Wade Davis will take on Luke Hochevar in tonight’s pitching matchup. Davis is 7-6 on the year with a 4.25 ERA over 103.2 starts, although he did battle a forearm injury earlier this month that has sidelined him for a couple of weeks. Hochevar, meanwhile, is 5-8 on the year with a 5.23 ERA and hasn’t won a start in his last three decisions.
Public Betting: Of the 3,200-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 84% of the betting public currently favors the Rays at –102.
MLB Free Pick: Take Tampa Bay. According to latest MLB trends, the Rays are 13-5 in the last 18 meetings between these two teams and 5-2 in the last seven meetings between these two teams in Kansas City. The Royals are 0-4 in Hochevar’s last four starts against the Rays and 0-4 in his last four starts during Game 1 of a series. They’re also 1-6 in their last seven home games versus at team with a winning record and 1-8 in their last nine versus at team with a winning record. Davis might not last into the later innings with this being his first trip off the DL, but Evan Longoria appears like he might be heating up, as he has reached base in seven-straight games. The Rays’ offense should be game tonight.
FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS –102
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