Thursday 7-5-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Dustin Hawkins

Jul 05 '18, 9:00 PM in 4h
CFL | Hamilton vs Saskatchewan
Play on: OVER 50 -115

Free Play on Hamilton vs Saskatchewan over 50 -115

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Doug Upstone

Jul 05 '18, 7:10 PM in 2h
MLB | TEX vs DET
Play on: OVER 9 -116

In this AL encounter, we have two pitchers is horrible form. Yovani Gallardo (2-0, 9.00) is nothing more than a warm body for Texas, with their hope he keeps them at least even with the competition. Gallardo has a 6.11 ERA in three Rangers starts since coming over from Cincinnati. Matt Boyd (4-6, 4.18) has a 9.69 ERA in his last trio of outings for Detroit. That is why it is puzzling to see the total drop from 9.5 to 9. Both offenses have had chances to score more runs than they have in recent games and this should be the spot they get it done.

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Ray Monohan

Jul 05 '18, 10:15 PM in 5h
MLB | Cardinals vs Giants
Play on: Giants -136 at 5Dimes

San Francisco -136
The Giants are worth a flyer here on Thursday night.
San Francisco sits 12 games over the .500 mark on the season at home, where they have outscored the opposition 4.80-4.12.
The Giants send out Johnny Cueto here, who returns from the DL in this spot. He has shown some solid career signs against the Cardinals posting a pair of complete games and a 3.74 ERA over 23 career outings.
Some trends to note. Giants are 20-8 in their last 28 home games. Giants are 4-0 in Cuetos last 4 home starts.
Lay the juice here.
Back San Francisco.
Good Luck, Razor Ray.
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Ross Benjamin

Jul 05 '18, 10:15 PM in 5h
MLB | Cardinals vs Giants
Play on: Cardinals +115 at Bovada

Ross Benjamin is a sizzling hot 11-2 (85%) L13 with his MLB totals picks. Ross is also a more than respectable 45-29 (61%) with all his 10* Top Plays. Furthermore, Ross is 45-30 (60%) L75 with MLB picks overall and at an average money line price of +102!
St. Louis (Weaver) @ San Francisco (Cueto) 10:15 PM ET
Game# 907-908
Play On: St. Louis +115
San Francisco is coming off being swept in a 3-game series at NL West Division rival Colorado. The Giants amassed only a combined 3 runs and 14 hits during those 3 games at hitter friendly Coors Field. Since 2016, San Francisco has gone an abysmal 28-62 (.311) after playing their previous 3 games on the road. St. Louis just completed a 3-game series at Arizona in which they took 2 of 3 from the Diamondbacks.
Any road team (St. Louis) that has a money line of +115 to -135, and they’re facing a team which is coming off being swept in a 3-game series on the road against a division opponent, resulted in those road teams going a super 19-3 (86.4%) since 2014. Bet on St. Louis as a money line underdog as my Thursday 7/5 MLB free pick of the day.

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Doc's Sports

Jul 05 '18, 10:10 PM in 5h
MLB | Angels vs Mariners
Play on: Mariners -124 at GTBets

Free MLB Baseball Prediction From Doc’s Sports :
Take Seattle over Los Angeles Angels (10 p.m., Thursday, July 5)
The Seattle Mariners hand the baseball here to Marco Gonzales. The 26 year-old left-hander comes in off his best start of the season, a complete game win over the Kansas City Royals. Gonzales is a former 1st round pick who's having a breakout season this year. He faces a LAA Angels squad that currently ranks 26th in the league in team batting average against left-handed pitchers. The Marines have been tough at home this season at 28-14 overall. Take Seattle in this one.

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Scott Rickenbach

Jul 05 '18, 7:05 PM in 2h
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

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Larry Ness

Jul 05 '18, 10:15 PM in 5h
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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John Martin

Jul 05 '18, 8:10 PM in 3h
MLB | Braves vs Brewers
Play on: Brewers -103 at betonline

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Milwaukee Brewers -103
Jhoulys Chacin has been a steadying force in the Brewers’ rotation this season. He leads the team with 18 starts and 97 innings pitched while going 6-3 with a 3.71 ERA. Chacin’s last start against the Braves was a good one last season as he allowed just 2 earned runs in 7 innings. Max Fried is probably getting too much respect from the books for what he’s done in two starts this season against the Mets and Cardinals, not exactly two potent lineups. The Brewers are 10-4 in Chacin’s last 14 starts, including 5-1 in his last six home starts. Milwaukee is 8-2 in its last 01 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Give me the Brewers.

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Brandon Lee

Jul 05 '18, 10:15 PM in 5h
MLB | Cardinals vs Giants
Play on: Cardinals +130 at MyBookie

10* FREE MLB PICK (Cardinals +130)
I'll take my chances here with St Louis all day at this price, especially given how these two teams come into the series. The Cardinals just took 2 of 3 at Arizona, scoring 16 runs on 30 hits in the series. San Francisco was just swept at Colorado and managed a mere 3 runs in 3 games at Coors Field, which is arguably the best hitters park in the game. I know it's been a rough go of things for St Louis starter Luke Weaver, but with how the Giants are struggling at the plate and the fact that he has a 1.86 ERA in 2 career starts against the Giants (both at SF), I think he performs well here. The Giants are also sending out Johnny Cueto for his first start back from the DL (last started 4/28). Cueto more than likely will have some rust to shake off, which is another positive for St Louis. Give me the Cardinals +130!

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Dennis Macklin

Jul 05 '18, 8:10 PM in 3h
MLB | BAL vs MIN
Play on: UNDER 9½ -103

DMack's Free Play for Thursday, July 5, 2018 is on the Orioles and Twins Under
Andrew Cashner has pitched well for the O's and will likely be on the move at the trade deadline. He's 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA over his L3 starts with his L9 starts remarkably going under the total. Aaron Slegers makes his first 2018 start, he's 0-1 with a 5.16 ERA in three LT starts. He's made five LT MLB appearances and was 5-6 with a 3.44 ERA in AAA (14 starts) this year. Old timers would have you play the Twinkies in the blind but Cashner is current form and Slegers in season debut has us on the UNDER.

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Steve Janus

Jul 05 '18, 8:10 PM in 3h
MLB | CWS vs HOU
Play on: UNDER 8 -125

1* Free Sharp Play on White Sox vs Astros under 8 -125
My money is on the UNDER in Thursday's MLB matchup between the Astros and White Sox. I just feel like 8 runs is a big number given the two starters that will be throwing in this one. Houston will send out Justin Verlander, who is 9-4 with a 2.12 ERA and 0.859 WHIP in 18 starts. Chicago will counter with their talented youngster Carlos Rodon, who has a strong 1.180 WHIP in 5 starts and a 1.71 ERA and 1.139 WHIP in 4 career starts against the Astros. Bet the UNDER 8!

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Tony Brown

Tonys *5 Mlb free pick

Miami vs. Washington, 07/05/2018 19:05 EDT

Total: +116/+9 Under

Sportsbook:
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Fp: nats struggling right now with 6 wins last 24 try’s have seen there offense go cold with Miami expected to do the scoring 10 runs to beat us will be a chore making the under my mlb free pick .

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MIT Simulator

Thu MLB Free Pick

St. Louis vs. San Francisco, 07/05/2018 22:15 EDT

Money Line: -127 San Francisco

Sportsbook:
Betonline

MIT Simulator Thursday MLB Free Pick: San Francisco Giants Money Line (-) - Johnny Cueto makes his first start since late April. Not only are the Giants a fantastic 4-1 in his starts this season, the San Francisco right-hander has a 0.84 ERA on the year! Now he returns and he faces an opponent he has had plenty of recent success against. In his last 3 starts versus the Cardinals, Cueto is 2-0 with a 1.77 ERA. St Louis will start a struggling Luke Weaver in this one. The Cardinals right-hander has an 8.21 ERA and a 1.89 WHIP in his last 3 starts. The Giants are 26-14 in home games this season and also hold a large pitching edge in this match-up. The Cardinals entered last night's action having lost 5 of their last 6 games. Mismatch here at a very fair price! MIT Simulator Thursday MLB Free Pick: San Francisco Giants Money Line (-)

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Scott Rickenbach

Free Pick Thursday CFL

Hamilton vs. Saskatchewan, 07/05/2018 21:00 EDT

Total: -107/+51 Under

Sportsbook:
PinnacleSports

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach CFL Game #352 Thursday Free Pick UNDER the total in Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ 9 ET - The Roughriders offense is struggling without QB Zach Collaros. The back-ups combined to throw 4 interceptions in last week's home loss to Montreal. While they certainly should play better here they will also likely play more conservatively to try to limit mistakes. Of course conservative play on offense tends to lead to lower-scoring games. With Saskatchewan off of an embarrassing home loss, they will bring an intense effort on defense here. However, note that Hamilton's defense has allowed only 13.5 points per game the past two weeks. In other words, both teams are likely to come up with a strong effort on that side of the ball in this one. In terms of technical support, the under has cashed 11 of the last 16 times the Roughriders have been an underdog in a range of 3.5 to 9.5 points. Also, the under has cashed 7 of the last 10 times the Tiger-Cats have been a favorite in a range of 3.5 to 9.5 points. Free Pick UNDER the total in Saskatchewan

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