Tuesday 7-31-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Brad Wilton

Tuesday comp play is the Angels over the Rays.

Things have cooled off a little for the Tampa Bay Rays, as they enter the start of this series having dropped 3 straight. Not only have they lost those 3 straight, but they have been outscored 37-12 during their current slide.

As for the Angels, they have strung together wins in 4 of their last 5, and they have done so by posting some big offense. Los Angeles has pushed across 43 runs in those 5 games.

Tyler Skaggs continues to pitch quality baseball, as the All-Star hurler is on a 5-2 run his last 8 starts, with a 1.44 ERA.

Ryne Stanek makes the "bullpen" start again for Kevin Cash's club, and is expected to go just the first 2 innings of this series opener.

Willing to lay the road wood with Skaggs to stay in the zone.

Angels the comp play this Tuesday night.

4* L.A. ANGELS

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Eric Schroeder

On to my complimentary winner...

My free play for Tuesday is on the Atlanta Braves Run Line, over the Miami Marlins.

IMPORTANT: As you know every single Run Line play and Total wager will automatically list the scheduled starting pitchers at the time of the wager. Now, here is the thing with this game, I am not concerned with who is pitching for the Miami Marlins, but I do want you to double-check your ticket and be sure it includes Atlanta starter Kolby Allard. That said, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to be sure you have action even if Miami's starter is scratched, by betting the game over again in the event that takes place. If Allard doesn't go - this is a no-play.

Atlanta's young left-hander gets the nod to make his MLB debut, allowing for an additional day of rest to other Braves starters. The 20-year-old had the fifth-most strikeouts in Double-A in 2017, and arrives at SunTrust Park thriving on a three-pitch mix with quality command of his fastball.

The organization's top prospect is 6-4 this season in Gwinnett, with a 2.80 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 18 starts. The crafty southpaw has struck out 87 and walked just 33 over 109.1 innings, getting hit at a rather impressive .249 clip. He’s shown some durability, too, throwing at least 90 pitches in each of his last six starts.

I'll side with the kid here.

5* BRAVES RUN LINE (With Allard only)

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Jimmy Boyd

Jul 31 '18, 9:40 PM in 2h
MLB | Rangers vs Diamondbacks
Play on: Rangers +165 at YouWager

1* Free Pick on Texas Rangers +165
The Rangers followed up their 3-game weekend sweep of the Astros in Houston by taking game 1 over Arizona 9-5 on Monday for their 4th straight win. I see no reason why Texas can't add to their winning streak on Tuesday and we couldn't be getting a much better price.
Arizona might be the better team and do have the advantage of playing at home, but I simply don't trust Diamondbacks starter Zack Godley against the red-hot bats of the Rangers. Godley has a solid 11-6 record, but owns a mere 4.77 ERA and 1.530 WHIP in 21 starts.
Texas is averaging 7.4 runs/game over their last 7 and are hitting .281 as a team during this stretch. They put up 22 runs in their 3-game series against the Astros against three of their better starters in Keuchel, Verlander and McCullers.
After the loss on Monday, Arizona is now a mere 2-8 in their last 10 home games vs a team with a losing road record and 1-4 in their last 5 interleague games. Rangers are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague games and 21-7 in their last 28 interleague games vs a team with a winning record. Take Texas!

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Cole Faxon

Jul 31 '18, 8:05 PM in 1h
WNBA | Sky vs Wings
Play on: OVER 182 -110

FREE PLAY on Sky/Wings over 182 -110

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Totals Guru

Jul 31 '18, 7:10 PM in 29m
MLB | PHI vs BOS
Play on: OVER 9½ -115

Free Total Annihilator On Phillies vs Red Sox over 9½ -115

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Jack Jones

Jul 31 '18, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | CLE vs MIN
Play on: UNDER 8½ -104

Jack’s Free Pick Tuesday: Indians/Twins UNDER 8.5
Two of the best starters in the AL Central go at it tonight when the Minnesota Twins host the Cleveland Indians for Game 2 of this series Tuesday. I find it very difficult for these teams to combine for 9 or more runs with Trevor Bauer and Kyle Gibson on the mound.
Bauer has been lights out all season. He is 9-6 with a 2.38 ERA and 1.120 WHIP in 22 starts with 192 K’s in 147 1/3 innings. He struck out 11 Twins in 5 2/3 innings in his only start against them this season back on June 2nd.
Gibson is 5-7 with a 3.42 ERA and 1.209 WHIP in 21 starts with 126 K’s in 129 innings. Gison is also 1-0 with a 2.13 ERA in two starts against the Indians this season, giving up just 3 earned runs in 12 2/3 innings.
Bauer is 14-2 UNDER in road games vs. AL teams slugging .400 or worse over the last three seasons. Bauer is 9-1 UNDER when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last two years. The UNDER is 39-9-6 in Bauer’s last 54 road starts. The UNDER is 5-1 in Bauer’s last six starts against the Twins. The UNDER is 21-10 in the last 31 meetings. Bet the UNDER in this game Tuesday.

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Hunter Price

Jul 31 '18, 7:10 PM in 29m
MLB | Angels vs Rays
Play on: Angels -130 at betonline

1* Free Pick on Angels -130

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Doug Upstone

Jul 31 '18, 7:05 PM in 24m
MLB | Mets vs Nationals
Play on: Nationals -167 at betonline

On Tuesday, Play On NL home favorites with a money line of -110 or higher like WASHINGTON with a slugging percentage of .400 or lower, against an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.25 to 1.300, with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.25 to 1.35 on the season. In the past five seasons, teams the Nationals are 34-10.

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Bird Bouchard

Jul 31 '18, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | KC vs CWS
Play on: OVER 9 +102

For those who don't know, James Shields is a signal that homeruns that are coming. Shields has led the MLB in HR surrendered twice and has allowed a total of 345 in his 13 year career. Only CC Sabathia and Bartolo Colon have surrendered more homreuns than Shields, among active pitchers. On the other side of the equation, Danny Duffy is not much better. In fact, Duffy is averaging 1.4 homeruns surrendered per game this season. Duffy is tied for 9th most homeruns surrendered this season, only 6 behind MLB leader Dylan Bundy. In addition to both pitchers surrendering a lot of homeruns, their 4.70 and 4.53 ERA will surely add to lots of runs as well. Look for the offensive fireworks tonight as this game goes over the total.
Pick Rating: ****

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Marc Lawrence

Jul 31 '18, 7:05 PM in 24m
MLB | Cubs vs Pirates
Play on: Pirates +105 at Bovada

Play - Pittsburgh Pirates w/Taillon vs Lester (Game 956).
Edges - Pirates: Taillon 3.88 ERA with 1.10 WHIP home this season; and 3-0 versus southpaws this season; and 27 Ks with 4 BBs last four starts … Cubs: Lester 6.98 ERA last four starts. We recommend a 1* play on Pittsburgh. Thank you and good luck as always.

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Ross Benjamin

Jul 31 '18, 8:15 PM in 1h
MLB | Rockies vs Cardinals
Play on: Cardinals -115 at GTBets

Ross Benjamin has 3 MLB winners on Tuesday and all are included in this one specially priced package. These 5* picks include 2 totals and a money line superb betting value. Ross’ MLB totals are an outstanding 19-9 (68%) L28. Ross’ MLB picks overall are 60-44 (58%) and at an average money line price of +110. This packaged is primed for a perfect 3-0 sweep!
Rockies (Gray) @ Cardinals (Flaherty) 8:15 PM ET
Game# 959-960
Play On: Cardinals -115
Colorado’s Jon Gray has been horrible during his last 5 road starts which is evidenced by him recording a large 8.37 ERA throughout those appearances. Despite their winning ways of late, Colorado has averaged just a paltry 2.9 runs scored per game over their last 7 outings.
The Cardinals will enter tonight with confidence and momentum after overcoming a 4-0 deficit last night to eventually win in extra innings 5-4 over Colorado. Jack Flaherty has shown very good form in his last 3 starts for St. Louis while posting a stellar 2.40 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. The Cardinals bullpen has collected a sparkling 2.84 ERA throughout its previous 7 games. Bet on the Cardinals as a money line wager for my Tuesday 7/31 MLB free pick of the day.

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Frank Sawyer

Jul 31 '18, 10:10 PM in 3h
MLB | HOU vs SEA
Play on: UNDER 8 +100

Take Under the Total in the game between the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners listing both starting pitchers Charlie Morton and Mike Leake. Seattle (63-43) won the opening game of this series by a 2-0 score. The Mariners have then played 4 straight games Under the Total after a victory. Seattle has also played 5 of their last 6 home games Under the Total. Houston (67-41) has seen the Under go 9-4-2 in their last 15 games after a loss. The Under is 9-1-2 in the Astros’ last 12 games on the road. Take the Under while listing both starting pitchers. Best of luck — Frank.

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Scott Rickenbach

Jul 31 '18, 9:40 PM in 2h
MLB | Rangers vs Diamondbacks
Play on: Rangers +164 at 5Dimes

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach MLB Game #979 Tuesday Free Pick Texas Rangers Money Line (+) @ Arizona Diamondbacks @ 9:40 ET - The Rangers Bartolo Colon has struggled some of late but he has been surprisingly impressive on the road this season and he is still hungry to notch one more MLB victory. The 45-year old right-hander has 245 career wins which has him tied with Dennis Martinez for the most ever career wins from a Latin-American born pitcher. This looks like a great spot for him to finally break the record. Colon won his most recent start versus the Diamondbacks last season. Though he went 0-1-1 in his 2 prior starts versus Arizona he compiled a 2.45 ERA in those two outings. This season Colon has a solid 1.18 WHIP in his 10 road starts. Believe it or not, 8 of Colon's 10 road starts this season have been quality starts. That is, he went 6 or more innings while allowing 3 earned runs or less. As for the Diamondbacks Zack Godley, he actually has a 6.60 ERA in his 3 home starts in the month of July. Also, the Dbacks are a pricey favorite here considering they are only 9-9 their last 18 games. Texas had been struggling too but they've now won 4 straight games and Colon wants this one! It is a perfect set up for him in terms of run support as the Rangers have averaged 7.4 runs per game their last 7 games! Free Pick TEXAS

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Dustin Hawkins

Jul 31 '18, 10:05 PM in 3h
WNBA | Storm vs Mercury
Play on: OVER 165½ -110

Free Play on Storm vs Mercury over 165½ -110

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Joseph D'Amico

Jul 31 '18, 7:05 PM in 24m
MLB | Cubs vs Pirates
Play on: Cubs -101 at 5Dimes

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Tuesday's FREE MLB WINNER: Chicago Cubs.
Game 955.
4:05 pm pst.
This NL Central rivalry has the Cubs with a slight edge this season, winning 5 of the 9 meetings in 2018. Owners of the best record in the National League (61-44), Chicago has a 1.5 game lead over Milwaukee in the Central Division, with Pittsburgh sitting in 3rd place, 7.0 GB. The Cubs need every win they can get right now, especially against Division foes. Jon Lester takes the hill here. The LH dons a 12-3, 3.06 record. This includes a 2-0 mark in 3 starts vs. Pittsburgh. The 34-year old is on pace to have one of his best campaigns ever and has proven to be getting better with age, as he has gone into the 7th inning 5 times and has thrown over 100 pitches on 10 occasions this season. Overall, the team is 17-4 in his 21 starts. James Taillon gets the nod at home. The RH is 7-8 with a 3.73 ERA on the year. The 26-year old has pitched well on the campaign but owns a 2-3 mark, with a 5.06 ERA in 5 career starts against the Cubs. The problem this season is run support. The Pirates have a mediocre offense, ranking 14th in scoring (4.52 RPG). When playing at PNC Park, Pittsburgh accounts for just, 4.42 RPG, while Chicago averages over 4.92 RPG as a visitor. Head-2-Head, the Cubs are 4-1 the L5 games played at the Pirates and 4-0 in Lester's L4 starts vs. the Pirates. Take Chicago. Thank you.