Monday 8-6-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Jimmy Boyd

Aug 06 '18, 7:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Twins vs Indians
Play on: Indians -188 at betonline

1* Free Pick on Cleveland Indians -188
I got no problem laying the big number here with the Indians at home against the Twins on Monday. Cleveland will have one of the best starters in the game going in Trevor Bauer, who often gets overlooked because he's on such a great staff.
Bauer might not be considered the ace of the Indians, but he might end up the Cy Young winner for 2018. He's got a 2.40 ERA and 1.126 WHIP in 23 starts. He's been on an absolute tear of late, posting a 1.80 ERA in his last 9 starts.
Minnesota will counter with Kyle Gibson, who has pitched well this season, but is just 3-7 with a 5.16 ERA and 1.566 WHIP in 16 career starts against the Indians. Twins are also just 1-7 in their last 8 road games vs a team that's won more than 60% of their home games, while the Indians are 40-11 in their last 51 games at home vs a team with a losing record. Take Cleveland!

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Cole Faxon

Aug 06 '18, 9:40 PM in 4h
MLB | PHI vs ARI
Play on: UNDER 8½ +105

FREE PLAY on Phillies/Diamondbacks under 8½ +105

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Sal Michaels

Aug 06 '18, 8:10 PM in 2h
MLB | NYY vs CWS
Play on: UNDER 10 -115

Free Play on Yankees vs White Sox under 10 -115

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Info Plays

Aug 06 '18, 8:05 PM in 2h
MLB | Mariners vs Rangers
Play on: Mariners -125 at BMaker

1* Free Play on Mariners -125

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Totals Guru

Aug 06 '18, 10:15 PM in 4h
MLB | HOU vs SFO
Play on: UNDER 7½ -125

Free Total Annihilator On Astros vs Giants under 7½ -125

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Hunter Price

Aug 06 '18, 7:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Reds vs Mets
Play on: Mets -1½ +140 at 5Dimes

1* Free Pick on Mets -1½ +140

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Jack Jones

Aug 06 '18, 10:07 PM in 4h
MLB | Tigers vs Angels
Play on: Tigers +135 at 5Dimes

Jack’s Free Pick Monday: Detroit Tigers +135
The Detroit Tigers are showing great value as road underdogs to the Los Angeles Angels tonight. The Angels have reached the point at 55-58 on the season where they are starting to realize they won’t be making the playoffs.
I like getting the Tigers as dogs today because of their advantage on the mound. Matt Boyd is 6-9 with a 4.22 ERA and 1.150 WHIP in 21 starts this season, including 2-1 with a 1.42 ERA and 0.895 WHIP in his last three. He is also 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in one career start against the Angels, which came in a 9-3 Detroit victory on May 28 this year.
Nick Tropeano is 4-6 with a 4.94 ERA and 1.366 WHIP in 13 starts for the Angels this season. He has been at his worst at home, going 1-3 with a 5.70 ERA and 1.431 WHIP in seven starts. He is also 1-2 with a 5.29 ERA and 1.412 WHIP in his lsat three starts.
The Angels are 13-31 (-19.3 units) vs. a starting pitcher who strikes out 5 or more batters per start this season. Los Angeles is 7-22 (-16.6 units) vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.200 or better this season. Detroit is 6-2 in its last eight games following a loss. Bet the Tigers Monday.

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Doug Upstone

Aug 06 '18, 10:07 PM in 4h
MLB | Tigers vs Angels
Play on: Tigers +1½ -155 at 5Dimes

On Monday night in baseball Play Against teams against a run line of (+1.5, -145) to (-1.5, +155) like the LA ANGELS, after two straight games with no home runs, against opponent after 10 straight games where they failed to hit more than one HR. In the past five years, teams like the Halos are 9-44 against the run line.

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Dave Price

Aug 06 '18, 8:15 PM in 2h
MLB | Cubs vs Royals
Play on: Cubs -1½ -125 at BMaker

Dave’s Monday Free Play:
1* on Chicago Cubs -1.5 (-125)
The Key: Cole Hamels was certainly happy to get traded to the Cubs and play for a contender again. His first start with the Cubs was a gem as he struck out 9 in 5 innings of a 9-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates without allowing a single earned run. Now he’s up against a Royals team he should dominate and has in the past. Hamels is 4-2 with a 3.00 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 7 lifetime starts against Kansas City. Jake Junis is 6-11 with a. 5.12 ERA in 20 starts this year, including 3-7 with a 5.37 ERA in 11 home starts. The Royals are 0-12 in home games against a team with a bullpen ERA of 3.45 or better this season. They are losing by 4.9 RPG in this situation. Take Chicago on the Run Line.

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Ross Benjamin

Aug 06 '18, 7:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Cardinals vs Marlins
Play on: Marlins +150 at MyBookie

Ross Benjamin has been on fire with his MLB totals picks while going 6-0 L6 & 25-9 (74%) L34! Ross is releasing a 5* MLB winning total on Monday’s Yankees/White Sox (8:10 ET) game. Can you afford to wager on MLB this evening and not pay for Ross’ advice?
St. Louis (Weaver) @ Miami (Chen) 7:10 PM ET
Game# 951-952
Play On: Miami +150
The Cardinals Luke Weaver has displayed poor form over his last 3 starts while compiling a mammoth 2.13 WHIP during those outings. St. Louis will be facing a Miami team which currently owns a terrible 46-67 (.407) record. The Cardinals are a dismal 2-8 this season when facing teams with a win percentage of .380 to .460, and they were outscored by an average of 3.2 runs per game.
Miami’s Wei-Yin Chen has an uninspiring 5.86 ERA in 17 starts this season. However, Chen has pitched extremely better at home than on the road in 2018. Throughout 8 starts at Marlins Park, Chen has collected a stellar 2.18 ERA. Chen is also an extremely profitable 19-9 in his career team starts as a money line home underdog of +100 or greater. Bet on the Marlins for my Monday 8/6 MLB free pick of the day.

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Dustin Hawkins

Aug 06 '18, 7:10 PM in 1h
MLB | MIN vs CLE
Play on: OVER 8 -131

Free Play on Twins vs Indians over 8 -131

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Larry Ness

Aug 06 '18, 10:15 PM in 4h
MLB | Astros vs Giants
Play on: Astros -138 at BetPhoenix

My free play is on the Hou Astros at 10:15 ET. The Dodgers snapped the Astros’ four-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory on Sunday, a game in which George Springer suffered a left thumb injury. It's feared that he could join a star-studded Houston disabled list that includes Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Lance McCullers Jr. 71-42 Houston owns MLB's second-best record, as well as a four-game lead over the A's in the NL West. The Astros begin a brief two-game interleague series against the host San Francisco Giants on Monday. San Francisco kept alive its long-shot playoff hopes by securing its first winning road trip of the season (4-2) with Sunday’s 3-2 victory at Arizona. Evan Longoria belted a tie-breaking HR in the eighth inning and is batting .357 with two doubles, a triple and two blasts in 10 games since returning from a broken hand on July 26. The victory came despite the Giants scoring just three runs. It's notable that the Giants are 44-13 when scoring at least four runs and just 13-43 when registering three or fewer.
Charlie Morton (12-2, 2.90 ERA) takes the mound for Houston, looking for his 13th win (he won a career-high 14 games in 2017). Morton helped the Astros snap a season-high five-game losing streak with a solid outing this past Tuesday, when he allowed two runs while striking out eight over six innings against Seattle in a 5-2 victory. Morton is now 26-9 with a 3.29 ERA in 46 starts since joining Houston at the beginning of last season. He owns a 4-4 record and 2.59 ERA in 12 career starts against San Francisco, going 2-2 with a 3.82 mark in six outings at AT&T Park.
Dereck Rodriguez (5-1, 2.59 ERA) will get the ball for the Giants. Rodriguez has entered the National League R-O-Y discussion after going 3-0 with a 1.49 ERA over his last seven games (six starts / team is 5-1). The son of Hall-of-Famer Ivan Rodriguez tossed a career-high seven innings against San Diego on Tuesday, allowing one run and three hits while striking out seven in a 3-2 San Francisco win. The 26-year-old Rodriguez will be facing Houston for the first time but takes an impressive 54-to-18 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 66 innings this season into tonight's contest.
No way to knock Pudge's son but Morton's 12-2 record this year gives him the best winning percentage (.857) among all major league pitchers with 10 or more decisions. San Francisco is a more than respectable 32-22 at home but the Houston owns MLB's best road record at 39-18, outscoring opponents 5.60-to-2.93 RPG. Take the Astros.
Good luck...Larry

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Sean Murphy

Aug 06 '18, 10:07 PM in 4h
MLB | DET vs LAA
Play on: UNDER 8½ -110

Monday MLB Free play. My selection is on the 'under' between Detroit and Los Angeles at 10:05 pm et on Monday.
I'll back the 'under' at Angel Stadium on Monday night.
Matthew Boyd will take the ball for the Tigers. He has worked at least six innings in three of his last four starts. Over his last three outings, Boyd has given up just three earned runs in 19 innings of work. Note that the 'under' has cashed in three of his last four trips to the hill.
Nick Tropeano will counter for Los Angeles. He has been struggling a bit lately but does check in having worked at least into the sixth inning in each of his last two starts. His pitch counts have certainly been kept in check so his arm should still be fresh even as we head into the second week of August. The last time Tropeano faced the Tigers he gave up just two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in Detroit back on May 29th.
Neither of these clubs are scoring with much consistency lately. Look for a relatively low-scoring affair on Monday night. Take the under (8*).

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John Martin

Aug 06 '18, 8:40 PM in 3h
MLB | PIT vs COL
Play on: UNDER 10½ -103

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Pirates/Rockies UNDER 10.5
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies should play in a low-scoring affair tonight at Coors Field. Joe Musgrove has a 1.80 ERA on the road this season and a 3.32 ERA in his last three starts. Kyle Freeland has an impressive 2.45 ERA in nine home starts this season. He has a 3.20 ERA in 22 starts overall this season and has clearly been the Rockies’ best starter. The UNDER is 12-3-1 in Rockies’ last 16 home games. The UNDER is 21-4 in Freeland’s last 25 home starts. Give me the UNDER.

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Brandon Lee

Aug 06 '18, 7:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Cardinals vs Marlins
Play on: Marlins +150 at MyBookie

10* FREE MLB PICK (Marlins +150)
I'll take my chances here with Miami as a big home dog against the Cardinals. The Marlins aren't a great team, but this price is too good to pass up given the pitching matchup. Miami will send out Wei-Yin Chen, who has a sensational 2.18 ERA and 1.103 WHIP in 8 home starts. St Louis will send out Luke Weaver, who is 6-9 with a 4.90 ERA and 1.418 WHIP in 22 starts. Weaver lasted just 2 2/3 innings in his last start. The Cardinals have no business being this big of a favorite with him on the mound. Miami has won 13 of Chen's lats 18 home starts and are 4-1 in their last 5 at home vs a team with a winning record. The Cardinals are 3-10 in their last 13 after a win and 2-5 in their last 7 vs a team with a losing record. Give me the Marlins +150!