Friday 8-17-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Alex Smart

Aug 17 '18, 8:15 PM in 4h
MLB | Brewers vs Cardinals
Play on: Cardinals -125 at betonline

FREDDY PERALTA (R) vs. JACK FLAHERTY (R)
Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty is currently in good form with his team winning his L2 starts allowing two runs in his last 13 innings of stable work. He has also dominated Milwaukee in two starts this season, allowing just two runs in 12 innings while striking out 22 batters . The Brewers are hitting a combined .130 with only two extra-base hits vs Flaherty . With the Cards bats on fire propelling them to wins in eight of their last nine games the home team looks like a viable pick, vs a Brewers rookie pitcher in Peralta that is on the verge of being demoted to the minors after giving up 7 runs last time out and for the 2nd time in his L/4 trips to the hill. The kids throwing beach balls right now and is fade material in his current form.
Cardinals are 7-1 in their last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter.Brewers are 1-8 in their last 9 vs. National League .Cards are 13-3 in their last 16 games following a loss.Cardinals are 4-1 in Flahertys last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
Play on the St.Louis Cards on the moneyline

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Jack Jones

Aug 17 '18, 10:10 PM in 6h
MLB | Dodgers vs Mariners
Play on: Mariners +115 at betonline

Jack’s Free Pick Friday: Seattle Mariners +115
I like the value we are getting with the Seattle Mariners are home underdogs to the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight. The Dodgers are just 1-5 in their last six games overall and should not be favored here. They have failed to score more than 4 runs in 11 of their last 12 games as their offense is sputtering.
Seattle southpaw Wade LeBlanc should be able to shut down the Dodgers tonight. He is 6-1 with a 3.12 ERA and 0.971 WHIP in 10 home starts this season. The Dodgers are only hitting .231 and scoring 3.8 runs per game against left-handed starters this year.
Walker Buehler has been much better at home than he has been on the road for the Dodgers this season. He is 2-1 with a 4.13 ERA and 1.286 WHIP in six road starts this year. This is a big spot for the rookie late in the season tonight.
The Mariners are a ridiculous 15-1 in LeBlanc’s last 16 home starts. Seattle is 21-7 in its last 28 home games vs. a right-handed starter. The Dodgers are 11-23 in their last 34 interleague road games vs. a left-handed starter. Bet the Mariners Friday.

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Mark Wilson

Aug 17 '18, 7:10 PM in 3h
MLB | TAM vs BOS
Play on: UNDER 9½ -106

Free Play on Rays vs Red Sox under 9½ -106

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Doc's Sports

Aug 17 '18, 8:10 PM in 4h
MLB | Tigers vs Twins
Play on: Twins -166 at 5Dimes

Free MLB Baseball Prediction From Doc's Sports :
Take Minnesota over Detroit (8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17)
Minnesota and Detroit are not going to the playoffs, but they have played each other hard this season, with the Tigers holding a slight 5-4 edge. Kyle Gibson beat the Tigers his last time out, and I think he will be able to duplicate that effort and shut them down. Detroit has been one of the worst road teams in all of baseball, and I think they will continue to struggle in this one. Matthew Boyd will be pitching for Detroit, and he has not had much success when he pitches on the road this season. Boyd is 2-7 with a 5.60 ERA in 12 starts away from Detroit with batters hitting 70 points higher than when he pitches at home. I like Minnesota in this one.

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Larry Ness

Aug 17 '18, 8:10 PM in 4h
MLB | Tigers vs Twins
Play on: Twins -165 at betonline

My free play is on the Min Twins at 8:10 ET. The Twins won their third straight game in beating the Tigers 15-8 last night, while the Tigers have now allowed 27 runs in losing three in a row. Minnesota made a surprise run to the wild-card game a year ago (finished 85-77 before losing to the Yankees) but the team's 2018 season went south early on this year. The 57-63 Twins are 12 games back of first-place Cleveland in the AL Central and even further back in the wild card race, at 14 1/2 games back. As for the 50-72 Tigers, the team's .410 winning percentage has them on pace to win 66 games (Detroit won 64 games in 2017).
Detroit lefty Matthew Boyd (7-10, 4.20 ERA) just defeated the Twins this past Sunday, when he gave up one run on two hits over six innings at Detroit in a 4-2 win. Boyd takes the mound tonight having won three of his last four overall starts, following a five-game losing streak. He is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts against Minnesota this season (Tigers are 2-1) and 6-3 with a 3.79 ERA in 14 career outings. Minnesota's Kyle Gibson (6-9, 3.49 ERA) beat the Tigers last Saturday, allowing one run on seven hits in seven innings of a 4-3 victory. Gibson is 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA in two starts against Detroit this year but stands 7-8 with a shaky 5.22 ERA in 18 career outings against the Tigers.
Both starters come in pitching pretty well. Gibson is 4-3 in his last eight starts (Twins are 4-4) with a 3.51 ERA over that span, while Boyd owns a 2.37 ERA over five starts (3-2) since the All-Star break. However, the bottom line is that Detroit owns a better road record (18-42) than only Baltimore, while Minnesota is a solid 36-24 at home. Play the Twins.
Good luck...Larry

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Sean Murphy

Aug 17 '18, 10:10 PM in 6h
MLB | ARI vs SDG
Play on: UNDER 7½ +106

Friday MLB Free play. My selection is on the 'under' between Arizona and San Diego at 10:10 pm et on Friday.
I'll back the 'under' at Petco Park on Friday night.
Robbie Ray will take the ball for the D'Backs. He has worked at least into the sixth inning in five of his last six starts. Last time out he labored through five innings but still only gave up two earned runs in a hitter's park in Cincinnati. Note that he has posted a 2.70 ERA in 40 innings pitched on the road this season.
Joey Lucchesi will counter for the Padres. He has worked at least into the sixth inning in back-to-back starts, allowing just two earned runs in 11 2/3 innings of work. The 'over' has cashed in his last three outings but that only serves to give us additional value with the 'under' here as Lucchesi is undoubtedly pitching well right now.

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Dustin Hawkins

Aug 17 '18, 7:05 PM in 3h
MLB | Blue Jays vs Yankees
Play on: Yankees -1½ +120 at YouWager

Free Play on Yankees -1½ +120

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Frank Sawyer

Aug 17 '18, 7:00 PM in 2h
NFLX | Giants vs Lions
Play on: Giants +3 +105 at betonline

Take the NY Giants plus the points versus the Detroit Lions. New York (0-1) looks to rebound from a 20-10 upset loss to Cleveland at home as a 1-point favorite last Thursday in their opening preseason game. The Giants have bounced-back to cover the point spread in 12 of their last 20 preseason games after a double-digit loss. New York has also covered the point spread in 5 of their last 9 preseason games with the Total set in the 38.5 to 42 point range. Detroit (0-1) has failed to cover the point spread in 14 of their last 22 preseason games as a home favorite laying no more than 3 points. The Lions have also failed to cover the point spread in 9 of their last 13 preseason games against fellow NFC opponents. Take the NY Giants plus the points. Best of luck — Frank.

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John Martin

Aug 17 '18, 7:05 PM in 3h
MLB | Blue Jays vs Yankees
Play on: Yankees -1½ +107 at pinnacle

1 Unit FREE PLAY on New York Yankees -1.5 (+107)
The Yankees will be hungry for a win tonight after dropping three of their last four coming in. I like their chances to win by at least two runs over the Toronto Blue Jays tonight with a rejuvenated Lance Lynn on the mound. He has been very sharp since getting traded to the Yankees. Lynn is 1-0 with a 1.47 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in his last three starts. He has struck out 17 batters in 12 1/3 innings in his last two starts. For the season, Lynn is 5-2 with a 2.73 ERA in 10 home starts. Marcus Stroman is 4-8 with a 5.12 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in 17 starts this year, including 2-5 with a 5.33 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in nine road starts. He has given up 12 runs in 10 1/3 innings in two starts against the Yankees in 2018. The Yankees are 26-8 in their last 34 home games after scoring one run or less, and they are winning by 2.2 runs/game in this situation. Give me the Yankees on the Run Line.

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Brad Diamond

Aug 17 '18, 8:00 PM in 3h
NFLX | Cardinals vs Saints
Play on: UNDER 41 -105

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Brandon Lee

Aug 17 '18, 7:10 PM in 3h
MLB | Giants vs Reds
Play on: Reds -113 at GTBets

10* FREE MLB PICK (Reds -113)
I'll take my chances here with Cincinnati as a small home favorite against the Giants in Friday's series opener. San Francisco had originally planned on sending out rookie Dereck Rodriguez to start the opener, but he's on the DL after pulling his hamstring in Tuesday's bench clearing brawl against the Dodgers. Instead the Giants will turn to Casey Kelly, who hasn't started in the majors since 2016 and has not been sharp in the minors, posting a 4.78 ERA and 1.42 WHIP. Add in the fact that this game is being played at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park and it could get real ugly here for Kelly. Cincinnati on the other hand will send out Anthony Desclafani, who has been really impressive in his last two starts. He first held the Nationals to just 1 run on 6 hits in 7 innings at Washington and then held the Diamondbacks to just 3 hits over 7 shutout innings at home. I like his chances of piling on another strong start. Give me the Reds -113!

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Dennis Macklin

Aug 17 '18, 8:15 PM in 4h
MLB | Brewers vs Cardinals
Play on: Cardinals -118 at BetPhoenix

DMack's Free Play for Friday, August 17, 2018 is on the St Louis Cardinals (Flaherty Listed)
The Brewers continue to fade at 2-5 L7 while the Cardinals are 7-1 L8 and have a huge edge on the mound here tonight. Freddy Peralta has been terrible allowing 12 hits and 11 walks in his l13 innings (6.91) of work. Jack Flaherty is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his last two. The Cardinal righty has faced the Brewers twice in 2018 and allowed just one earned run in each start. Take the Cards.

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Steve Janus

Aug 17 '18, 7:05 PM in 3h
MLB | Marlins vs Nationals
Play on: Marlins +352 at BMaker

1* Free Sharp Play on Marlins +352
My money is on the Marlins as a massive road dog against Max Scherzer and the Nationals. I just think the price is right here to take a shot on Miami. Washington is not playing well at all right now. The barely scratched out a 5-4 win at St Louis on Thursday, but are just 1-4 in their last 5 and even with the best starter in the game on the mound I could easily see them losing this game. Much like they did in Scherzer's last start, where they fell 4-3 to the Cubs, despite Scherzer allowing just 3 hits over 7 shutout innings. Look for Marlins' starter Daniel Straily to keep them in the game and it's worth nothing that Scherzer has allowed 4 runs in 2 of his last 3 starts against Miami. Bet the Marlins +352!

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MIT Simulator
NFLX Fri Free Pick

NY Giants vs. Detroit, 08/17/2018 19:00 EDT

Point Spread: -3/-113 Detroit

Sportsbook:
PinnacleSports

MIT Simulator Friday NFL Free Pick: Detroit Lions -3 - Both teams off of week one losses where they each managed only 10 points. However, the difference is that Giants head coach Pat Shurmur is now just 3-7 SU and ATS in preseason games. Lions head coach Matt Patricia, on other hand, is very hungry for a win in his first season as a head coach. Also, Detroit is now back home where they are a perfect 3-0 ATS in their last 3 preseason games. The Giants are 1-3 ATS in their last 4 preseason road games. Also, Detroit has allowed 17 points or less in 5 of their last 9 preseason games while the Giants have allowed 20 points or more in 7 of their last 9 preseason games. The simulator program has forecast a blowout home win here.

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Tony Brown
Tonys *5 Mlb free play

Miami vs. Washington, 08/17/2018 19:05 EDT

Money Line: +335 Miami

Sportsbook:
PinnacleSports

Fp: Nats have under preformed all year playing under 500 ball since the break and a long shot at making the playoffs not sure the motivation is there for Washington every night ! And at more than 3-1 odds even a small bet makes big money ! good spot to take Mia for a road upset making the marlins ml my mlb free pick !