Friday 6-29-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Bobby Conn

Jun 29 '18, 5:05 PM in 4h
MLB | Twins vs Cubs
Play on: Cubs -115 at GTBets

1* Free Play on Cubs -115

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Jimmy Boyd

Jun 29 '18, 7:05 PM in 6h
MLB | Tigers vs Blue Jays
Play on: Blue Jays -175 at betonline

1* Free Pick on Toronto -
I'll lay the big juice with the Blue Jays at home against the Tigers in Friday's MLB action. Detroit is in a free-fall right now. The Tigers have lost 9 straight and are struggling to generate offense. Detroit has scored just 2 runs on 8 hits in their last 2 games combined and have scored 3 or fewer runs 6 times during the losing streak.
I don't see the Tigers getting the offense back on track in this one. Toronto will send out Marcus Stroman, who really pitched well in his first start back from the DL this past Saturday. Stroman tossed 5 shutout innings on the road against the Angels.
Detroit's Francisco Liriano is also making his second start since returning from the DL. His first start back didn't go as smoothly as Stroman's. Liriano lasted just 4 innings after giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks.
Tigers are a mere 19-44 in their last 63 road games, 1-7 in their last 8 during Game 1 of a series and 0-4 in Liariano's last 4 road starts. Take Toronto!

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Brandon Lee

Jun 29 '18, 9:40 PM in 8h
MLB | Giants vs Diamondbacks
Play on: Diamondbacks -150 at betonline

10* FREE MLB PICK (Diamondbacks -150)
I'll take my chances here with Arizona at home against the Giants. The Diamondbacks have been on quite a roll since the end of May. They are 7-1 in their last 8 games and 21-8 over their last 29 dating back to 5/28. They are in a great spot here to take the series opener against SF, as they send out Pat Corbin, who is 6-3 with a 3.15 ERA and 0.990 WHIP in 16 starts and fresh off a dominant outing at Pittsburgh, where he gave up just 3 hits and struck out 12 in 7 shutout innings. The Giants will counter here with Andrew Suarez, who is 1-2 with a 6.18 ERA and 1.663 WHIP in 6 road starts. Suarez also got roughed up in his only start vs Arizona this season, allowing 4 runs in 5 1/3 innings. Give me the Diamondbacks -150!

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Brad Diamond

Jun 29 '18, 9:40 PM in 8h
MLB | Giants vs Diamondbacks
Play on: Diamondbacks -1½ +144 at BMaker

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Steve Janus

Jun 29 '18, 10:10 PM in 9h
MLB | COL vs LAD
Play on: UNDER 8 -120

1* Free Sharp Play on Rockies vs Dodgers under 8 -120
My money is on the UNDER in Friday's MLB matchup between the Rockies and Dodgers. LA will start veteran Rich Hill, who is trending in the right direction with a 3.27 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in his last 3 starts. Colorado will turn to Tyler Anderson, who has pitched better on the road than his 4.08 ERA would suggest, as he owns a strong 1.166 WHIP in 9 road starts this season. It's also important to note that Anderson is a southpaw, as the Dodgers come in averaging just 3.9 runs/game against left-handed starters. The other big key here is the ball just doesn't carry well in night games at Dodger Stadium. This should stay well below the number set by the books, which I think is a full run too high. Bet the UNDER 8!

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Kenny Walker

Jun 29 '18, 7:10 PM in 6h
MLB | MIL vs CIN
Play on: OVER 9 -125

Free Pick on over

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Marc Lawrence

Jun 29 '18, 5:05 PM in 4h
MLB | Twins vs Cubs
Play on: Twins +104 at pinnacle

Play - Minnesota Twins w/Berrios (Game 929).
Edges - Twins: Berrios 6-2 with 2.01 ERA and 0.98 ERA last eight overall team starts; and 8-2 career team starts during June… With Berrios in strong KW form with 50 Ks and 6 BBs his last six starts, recommend a 1* play on Minnesota. Thank you and good luck as always.

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Dustin Hawkins

Jun 29 '18, 7:00 PM in 6h
CFL | Winnipeg vs Hamilton
Play on: UNDER 55½ -110

Free Play on Winnipeg vs Hamilton under 55½ -110

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Scott Rickenbach

Jun 29 '18, 5:05 PM in 4h
MLB | MIN vs CHC
Play on: UNDER 10 -120

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach MLB Game #930 Friday Free Pick UNDER the total in Chicago Cubs vs Minnesota Twins @ 5:05 ET - It is going to be a hot afternoon today in Chicago with the wind blowing out toward left-center at Wrigley Field. That said, the odds makers felt a bit "forced" to hang a big total on this game. However, this pitching match-up should not lend itself to very many homers. The fact is that Jose Berrios is a strikeout pitcher and, of course, when guys are not making contact, the ball is not going to leave the yard! As for the Cubs Mike Montgomery, he has been piling up some strikeouts in his recent starts but there is another key with the southpaw. Montgomery's history shows that he does a good job of getting groundball outs. Of course balls hit on the ground aren't going to leave the yard either. With that said, this match-up looks like a great spot to take advantage of a big total and grab the under. The Twins have stayed under in 13 of 20 this season versus left-handed starters. Minnesota also has stayed under in 18 of 29 day games. Chicago has stayed under in 19 of 27 when they are at home in a game with a money line in a range of +125 to -125. This season, the Cubs have stayed under in 28 of 43 when off of a win. Free Pick UNDER the total in the Chicago Cubs game

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Doc's Sports

Jun 29 '18, 7:10 PM in 6h
MLB | Brewers vs Reds
Play on: Brewers +100 at BMaker

Free MLB Baseball Prediction From Doc’s Sports :
Take Milwaukee over Cincinnati (7 p.m. Friday, June 29)
Chase Anderson may have slid under the radar a little bit last year, finishing the season with a 2.74 ERA, but he has had a tougher time getting guys out this year. He picked up the 7-6 win against the Reds when he faced them on May 1, allowing 4 earned runs on 6 hits across 5.1 innings, but he has shown signs of light as of late allowing 1 run or fewer in two of his last three starts. Cincinnati has been playing better baseball after they got out to a disastrous start, but they are still 13 games behind the Brewers in the standings. Sal Romano is scheduled to pitch in this matchup, and he has had some good moments this season, but he has mostly struggled. Romano lost 2-0 to Milwaukee on April 17, and I think the Brewers will continue their winning ways against the Reds as they have won five of the six matchups this year.

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Larry Ness

Jun 29 '18, 7:10 PM in 6h
MLB | Mets vs Marlins
Play on: Mets -164 at 5Dimes

My free play is on the NY Mets at 7:10 ET. The New York Mets opened 11-1 but those days are long-forgotten. The now 32-46 Mets enter this three-game series in Miami just two games ahead of the last-place Marlins, having lost eight of their last nine contests. It's starting to look as if New York could be a possible seller in front of the trade deadline next month, as it's being mentioned that even aces Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom could be on the table. "Not only do we have the ability, that's what we have been charged with, improving this club," Mets assistant GM John Ricco told reporters. "Obviously the trade deadline is coming up and that's a big pressure point to better your club. Certainly, we're going to take advantage of that and look to be active." The Marlins sent away the 2017 starting outfield of Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna and Christian Yelich during the winter (among others) and to say the least, are going through some growing pains as a team in transition. Miami lost the final three games of its four-game home series against Arizona to open this week and welcome the Mets to Marlins Park just 15-24 at home on the season.
The Mets will send Jacob deGrom (5-3, 1.69 ERA) to the mound tonight, while the Marlins will try to snap a three-game slide while giving prospect Sandy Alcantara (0-0, 4.32 ERA in eight relief appearances in 2017 with the Cards) his team debut. DeGrom is coming off last Saturday's 8-3 loss against the Dodgers. He allowed three runs and five hits over six innings, an outing which snapped a string of 11 straight starts in which he had allowed two or fewer ERs. He leads the majors in ERA (1.69), has a 1.01 WHIP and opponents are batting just .204 against him. However, he has just five win s n 16 starts, with the Mets going just 6-10 (minus-$659 vs the moneyline). DeGrom is 4-4 with a 3.62 ERA in 14 career starts against the Marlins. Alcantara was acquired from the St Louis Cardinals in the deal that sent Ozuna away last winter and has gone 5-3 with a 3.71 ERA in 14 starts from Triple-A New Orleans. "He's a lot different than you would think, then just a guy who throws 96-99 (mph)," Marlins manager Don Mattingly told reporters of Alcantara. "You'd think he throws just a ton of fastballs. He's a guy who has got a pretty good two-seamer."
The Mets have a bottom-five minor league system and deGrom, who turned 30 earlier this month, has a 2.81 ERA in 123 career starts and does not become a free agent until after the 2020 season. He would likely bring back the biggest haul of any pitcher on the market over the next month. Let's not try to handicap that and stick to the here and now. DeGrom's numbers are impressive and he faces a pitcher making his major league debut for a team which ranks second-to-last in runs scored (3.61 per) and OPS (.665) plus dead-last in HRs (63). Play deGrom and the Mets.
Good luck...Larry

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Mike Lundin

Jun 29 '18, 7:05 PM in 6h
MLB | Nationals vs Phillies
Play on: Phillies -108 at 5Dimes

#MLB FREE PICK FROM MIKE LUNDIN
The Philadelphia Phillies notched a 4-3 victory in the opener of this four-game series Friday night to hand the Washington Nationals their 10th loss in 13 games. I think the Phillies will come through with another win here with Nick Pivetta on the mound.
Pivetta (4-6, 4.06 ERA) has allowed just four runs and recorded 20 strikeouts in his last two appearances (12 1/3 innings), and he limited Washington to two runs in five frames his last time out. He owns a solid 3.04 ERA home at Citizens Bank Park on the season compared to a 5.81 mark on the road.
The Nats turn to Erick Fedde (0-3, 5.32 ERA) who's coming off the best outing of his brief major league career when he held the Phillies to three runs on eight hits last Saturday. Fedde has pitched at least five innings in all four of his 2018 starts with the Nationals but his 1.50 WHIP through 22 innings of work must be a concern.
Nationals are 0-6 in their last 6 road games. Phillies are 6-1 in Pivettas last 7 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Free pick on Philadelphia Phillies.

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Dennis Macklin

Jun 29 '18, 10:10 PM in 9h
MLB | Rockies vs Dodgers
Play on: Dodgers -147 at 5Dimes

DMack's Free Play for Friday, June 29, 2018 is on the Dodgers (Rich Hill listed)
Colorado is virtually unplayable on the road at this point. The Rockies are off win in last but are 3-7 L10 with suitcase and 1-4 in it's L5 series openers. Tyler Anderson is what he is and goes 5-6 innings giving up 3-4 runs. He gave up five earned runs on 8 hits in 5 innings in his only 2018 start against the Dodgers who are 7-3 L10 overall and 10-0 in their L10 series openers. Rich Hill is starting to show signs for the Bums. Take the Dodgers.

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Mike Wynn

Free Play: Free NY Mets w/deGrom -165 Over Miami

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Free Selection from Jim Feist

Jim Feist's Comp Pick, Friday, June 29, 2018



6/29 04:05 PM PT / 7:05 PM ET

MLB (917) BOSTON RED SOX VS (918) NEW YORK YANKEES

Take: (918) NEW YORK YANKEES

Reason: Your free play for Friday, June 29 is in the MLB scheduled contest between the Boston Red Sox and the NY Yankees. Your free play is on the YANKEES.