Thursday 7/26/18 thread for free handicapping service plays and expert predictions for WNBA, MLB and CFL games.
Marc Lawrence
Jul 26 '18, 8:05 PM in 12h
MLB | A's vs Rangers
Play on: A's -133 at betonline
Play - Oakland A’s w/Cahill vs Colon (Game 921).
Edges - A’s: Cahill 5-0 last five team starts in this series; and 6-1 last seven teams tarts in this park … Rangers: Colon 2-5 with 6.88 ERA and 1.55 WHIP last seven starts; and 0-7 last seven team starts during July. We recommend a 1* play on Oakland. Thank you and good luck as always.
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Dustin Hawkins
Jul 26 '18, 10:15 PM in 14h
MLB | MIL vs SFO
Play on: OVER 8 +100
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Stephen Nover
Jul 26 '18, 7:10 PM in 11h
MLB | WAS vs MIA
Play on: UNDER 8 -125
I have a strong feeling Stephen Strasburg comes back strong after his embarrassing previous start in which he allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings during an 8-5 home loss to the Braves. That was the game where Strasburg and Max Scherzer exchanged words in the dugout after Strasburg had been yanked from the game.
Strasburg has pitched much better on the road with a 2.33 ERA. He has owned the Marlins, too, with a 7-0 mark and 1.13 ERA during his last seven starts against them. The Marlins rank 27th in runs and 28th in homers. Miami starter Dan Straily is in good form with a 2.42 ERA in his last four starts spanning 26 innings. Straily hasn't given up a homer in his last three starts. He's throwing in a pitcher's park. Straily won't lack motivation as he's been the source of trade rumors where he could be dealt to a contending team. These teams have a history of going Under when playing at Marlins Park. The Under has cashed 75 percent of the time during their past 26 games in Miami.
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Mike Wynn
Free Play: Free NY Mets w/Matz +145 Over Pittsburgh
Razor Sharp
YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR THURSDAY: Take PHILADELPHIA/CINCINNATI OVER the total of 9½ runs
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Totals4U
Thursday's Free Selection: Milwaukee Brewers/San Francisco Giants under 8
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Atlantic Sports
Thursday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: Pittsburgh - 155
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#1 Sports
Thursday's Free Selection: Los Angeles Angels - 170
Platinum Plays
Free Pick the NY Mets/Pittsburgh Game OVER 8½ Runs
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Golden Dragon Sports
Free Pick NY Mets/Pittsburgh over 8
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Huddle Up Sports
Free Play: Boston Johnson -158
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Jim Feist
7/26 07:15 PM PT / 10:15 PM ET
MLB (911) MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS (912) SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Take: UNDER
Jeff Allen Sports
Thursday Free Selection is on the Tampa Bay Rays
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Easy Money Sports
Lee's Free Thursday Selection Is
Arizona w/Godley -105
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Hawkeye Sports
Thursday's Free Pick: Philadelphia - 120
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Arthur Ralph Sports
FREE play: THURS Pirates w/ Kingham -148
The Vegas Steam Line
Your free winner for Thursday: Take MILWAUKEE/SAN FRANCISCO OVER the total of 8 runs
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High Stakes Syndicate
Free Selection for Thursday: Miami Marlins + 175
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John Anthony Sports
Thursday's Free Selection: Boston Red Sox - 155
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Nevada Sharpshooter
Your free winner for Thursday: Take WASHINGTON/MIAMI UNDER the total of 8 runs
Sharp Bettor
SharpBettor FREE Play for Thursday, July 26, 2018
07/26 04:35 PM MLB (909) LOS ANGELES DODGERS (R HILL - L) VS (910) ATLANTA BRAVES (A SANCHEZ - R)
Take : OVER
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Jimmy Boyd
Jul 26 '18, 7:35 PM in 8h
MLB | LAD vs ATL
Play on: OVER 8½ -110
1* Free Pick on Dodgers/Braves OVER 8.5
I like the value with the OVER in Thursday's MLB action that has the Dodgers visiting the Braves. This might seem like a high total given what looks like a solid starting pitching matchup with Rich Hill going for LA and Anibal Sanchez starting for Atlanta, but I think both starters will struggle to keep the opposing offense in check.
Both of these teams come into this series swinging a hot bat. The Dodgers are hitting .277 as a team over their last 7 games and the Braves are right behind them at .276. The ball also figures to be carrying well at SunTrust tonight, as temps are expected to be in the mid 80s with the win blowing out to left-center.
OVER 12-3-1 in the Dodgers last 16 games vs the NL East, 4-0 in their last 4 road games vs a team with a winning record and 8-0 in Hill's last 8 starts after recording a Quality Start in his last outing. OVER is also 4-0 in the Braves last 4 and 35-17 in Atlanta's last 52 vs a team outscoring opponents by 0.5 or more runs/game. Take the OVER!
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Totals Guru
Jul 26 '18, 7:10 PM in 8h
MLB | WAS vs MIA
Play on: UNDER 9 -119
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Rocky Atkinson
Jul 26 '18, 8:05 PM in 9h
MLB | A's vs Rangers
Play on: A's -132 at BMaker
Rocketman Sports FREE MLB play Thursday 7-26-18 Oakland @ Texas 8:05 PM EST
Play On: Oakland -132 The Oakland A's travel to Texas to take on the Rangers on Thursday night. Oakland is 59-43 SU overall this year while Texas comes in with a 42-60 SU overall record on the season. Trevor Cahill has a 2.95 ERA overall this year. Bartolo Colon is 5-8 with a 4.99 ERA overall this year, 2-3 with a 5.84 ERA at home this season and 0-3 with a 5.30 ERA his last 3 starts. Cahill is 10-4 with a 2.81 ERA in his 18 career starts vs Texas. Oakland is scoring 5.7 runs per game on the road this year and 7.3 runs per game their past 7 games overall. Oakland is allowing only 4.4 runs per game overall this year, 4.5 runs per game on grass and 4.6 runs per game at night this season. Texas is scoring only 4.4 runs per game overall this year, 4.3 runs per game against right handed starters this season, 4.4 runs per game on grass and 3.7 runs per game against division opponents. Texas is allowing 6.2 runs per game at home this year and 9.3 runs per game their past 7 games overall. Oakland is 34-21 this year when playing on the road. Oakland is 41-26 this year against right handed starters. Oakland is 31-11 this year when playing against a team with a losing record including 6-0 against a team with a losing record in the 2nd half of the season. Texas is 1-10 this year when playing against a team with a winning record in the 2nd half of the season. We'll recommend a small play on Oakland tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky
Brandon Lee
Jul 26 '18, 10:15 PM in 11h
MLB | MIL vs SFO
Play on: UNDER 8 -104
10* FREE MLB PICK (Under 8)
I'll take my chances here with the Brewers and Giants finishing UNDER the total of 8 set by the books. The starting pitching matchup of Wade Miley and Dereck Rodriguez might not scream pitchers-duel, but these two starters have been really good. Miley has a 1.56 ERA in 4 starts and Rodriguez has a 2.89 ERA in 8 starts with a 1.40 ERA in his last 3 outings. UNDER is 13-3 in the Brewers last 16 road games vs a team that's won more than 60% of their home games and 6-1-1 in the Giants last 8 during game 1 of a series. Give me the UNDER 8!
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Brad Wilton
Thursday free play goes on the day card, as I side with Arizona to make it 3 of 4 off the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Arizona has claimed the win in 5 of the last 8 season series meetings against Chicago dating back to last season, and they have the right pitcher on the hill this afternoon to push that mark to 6 of 9.
Zack Godley stands at 2-0 with a 2.65 ERA for his last 3 trips to the hill, and for the year he is 11-6.
His counterpart Tyler Chatwood just has not been able to give his team the consistency they need when he takes the mound, as Chatwood is only 4-5 for the year, and his ERA over his last 3 starts is over 6!
Arizona is on a 16-6 road roll, and I will back them in this day game from Wrigley.
2* ARIZONA
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Chris Jordan
My free play is the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins Under.
MAKE NOTE: All Run Line/Total plays automatically list pitchers with the starters who are scheduled to go at the time of the wager, and I want you to be sure the following pitchers are the starters of record on your ticket when making your play: Stephen Strasburg and Dan Straily. If one or both of these pitchers is not going, this is a no-play.
Let's start with Strasburg, who is 7-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his past seven starts against these Marlins, and making matters worse for Miami's hitters, the strong-armed right-hander hasn’t allowed a run to them since April 3, 2017. He'll be relentless tonight.
Meanwhile, July has been a good month for Straily, who comes off a win at Tampa Bay. In his four starts this month, the right-hander has a 2.42 ERA, with seven earned runs allowed in 26 innings. Two of his last four starts have been seven innings.
Take the low.
1* UNDER Nationals-Marlins (Strasburg-Straily)
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Jeff Benton
Your Thursday freebie is the Under in the Brewers-Giants contest from AT&T Park.
I expect Wade Miley and Dereck Rodriguez to control the action tonight, as Miley sports a 1.56 ERA in his 17-plus innings worked for the season, while Rodriguez' ERA stands at 2.72 for the campaign.
Rodriguez has been smoking of late, as he enters this Thursday start having allowed 2 runs or less in his last 5 appearances - 4 of them starts, and all 4 of the starts having held Under the total.
This is the first meeting of the season between the clubs, and the Under has scored in each of the last 3 showdowns, and is 4-1-1 the last 5 series meetings.
The Giants are on an 18-7-1 Under run their last 26 games played, so look for the offense to have a hard time getting started tonight in this series opener.
Brewers-Giants Under.
3* MILWAUKEE-SAN FRANCISCO UNDER
Jack Brayman
The Boston Red Sox had their game rained out yesterday, only after they took a 5-0 lead over the Baltimore Orioles. Tonight they'll carry the momentum over from the start of that game, and into the series-opener against the Minnesota Twins.
Since every MLB wager on a run line or total auto-lists pitchers, I want you to be sure the two pitchers on your ticket, when making this play, are Kyle Gibson and Brian Johnson. If they are not the pitchers of record when making your play, disregard this play.
Johnson faces the Twins in his final start before moving back to the bullpen, and he'll be out to make the most of it for the American League East leaders. Last time out, the left-hander took the loss while giving up two runs, albeit both unearned, in five innings against Detroit. He'll be at his best tonight.
Meanwhile, Gibson opened the second half with a rough outing against the lowly Kansas City Royals by allowing four runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings in a loss. He's posted a 3.91 ERA in four starts in July, and now he faces the toughest lineup in the bigs.
Take Boston, which will roll past Minnesota with ease.
1* RED SOX RUN LINE (Johnson-Gibson)
Jack Jones
Jul 26 '18, 7:10 PM in 5h
MLB | Phillies vs Reds
Play on: Phillies +121 at 5Dimes
Jack’s Free Pick Thursday: Philadelphia Phillies +121
The Philadelphia Phillies should not be underdogs to the Cincinnati Reds tonight. The only reason they are is because 22-year-old Ranger Suarez will be making his major league debut tonight. But this guy is better than he’s getting credit for.
The Orioles pursued Suarez in a possible trade for Manny Machado. Suarez has gone 3-1 with a 0.91 ERA in eight minor league starters, including 1-0 with a 0.57 ERA in three starts at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He is one of the better prospects in baseball.
The Reds will go with Tyler Mahle, who is 7-8 with a 4.32 ERA and 1.467 WHIP in 20 starts this season. Mahle has been rocked in his last two starts, giving up 11 earned runs, 3 homers and 19 base runners in 8 innings of work.
The Reds are 19-39 in their last 58 games vs. a left-handed starters. The Phillies are 17-9 against NL Central division opponents this season. Philadelphia is 4-1 in its last five meetings with Cincinnati. Bet the Phillies Thursday.