Monday 8-20-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Dave Price

Aug 20 '18, 10:05 PM in 3h
MLB | Rangers vs A's
Play on: A's -1½ +106 at pinnacle

Dave’s Monday Free Play:
1* on Oakland A’s -1.5 (+106)
The Key: The Oakland A’s are now just one game back of the Houston Astros for 1st place in the AL West. They have gone 40-14 in their last 54 games overall to put themselves in position to make the playoffs. They should handle the Texas Rangers by multiple runs tonight thanks to their edge on the mound. Mike Fiers is 8-6 with a 3.38 ERA in 23 starts this year, 6-2 with a 2.71 ERA in 14 home starts, and 1-0 with a. 2.03 ERA in his last 3 starts. Fiers has won both of his starts against the Rangers this year while yielding just 3 earned runs in 11 1/3 innings. Bartolo Colon is 7-10 with a 5.32 ERA in 22 starts this year for Texas. Colon allowed 6 earned runs and 11 base runners in his last start against Oakland on July 26th. The A’s are 12-2 in their last 14 games following a loss. The Rangers are 0-4 in Colon’s last 4 road starts. Take Oakland on the Run Line.

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Capping Computer

Aug 20 '18, 7:05 PM in 30m
MLB | Braves vs Pirates
Play on: Braves +128 at GTBets

1* Computer Pick on Braves +128

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Mark Wilson

Aug 20 '18, 10:10 PM in 3h
MLB | STL vs LAD
Play on: OVER 8 -110

Free Play on Cardinals vs Dodgers over 8 -110

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Doc's Sports

Aug 20 '18, 8:00 PM in 1h
NFLX | Ravens vs Colts
Play on: Ravens +1½ -110 at Bovada

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #431 Baltimore Ravens over Indianapolis Colts (8p.m., Monday, August 20 ESPN) It is just in John Harbaugh’s blood to win exhibition games. Baltimore is 2-0 this season straight-up and they are 27-14 lifetime during the Harbaugh tenure. Indianapolis only has one goal this preseason and that is to get QB Andrew Luck back on the field at some point before the regular season. Wins and losses do not mean anything to Coach Frank Reich and they had a field goal fest in their first game against Seattle. Expect Baltimore to win this game by double digits. Do not miss Doc’s Sports NFLX Week 2 card featuring plays throughout the weekend. Doc produced a profit in Week 1 and more of the same coming in Week 2 from this 2017 Nationally Ranked NFLX Handicapper.

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ASA

Aug 20 '18, 10:05 PM in 3h
MLB | TEX vs OAK
Play on: OVER 8½ -115

ASA FREE PLAY on OVER: Texas Rangers @ Oakland A's, Monday at 10:05 PM ET

Bartolo Colon's starts have trended under this season but 3 of his last 5 have gone over the total as the veteran right-hander has a 7.22 ERA in his last 5 outings. The A's counter with Michael Fiers and the right-hander has a 6.69 ERA in his 7 career starts against Texas. Only 1 of those 7 starts have resulted in an under! Yesterday's Rangers game stayed under the total but it was just the 4th under in their last 12 games. Also, Texas pounded out double digits in hits for the 3rd straight game yesterday. The A's lost yesterday but are still 6-2 in their last 8 games and have averaged 10 hits per game during this stretch. The opener on this total was a 9 and it has dropped to an 8.5 and we're stepping in to grab the value! FREE PLAY: Bet OVER in Oakland in late night action Monday!

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Dustin Hawkins

Aug 20 '18, 10:05 PM in 3h
MLB | Rangers vs A's
Play on: Rangers +176 at YouWager

Free Play on Rangers +176

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John Martin

Aug 20 '18, 7:10 PM in 35m
MLB | Giants vs Mets
Play on: Mets -117 at 5Dimes

1 Unit FREE PLAY on New York Mets -117
The Mets have quietly gone 8-4 in their last 12 games overall and are actually playing some decent baseball. They certainly have the better starter on the mound in this matchup. Zach Wheeler has now won six straight decisions and is 5-0 with a 1.41 ERA in his last five starts, giving up just 5 earned runs in 32 innings of work. Derek Holland is 6-8 with a 3.90 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 23 starts for the Giants. The Giants saw their playoff hopes crushed over the weekend by getting swept by the Reds. It’s going to be hard for them to recover from that now. Give me the Mets.

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Frank Sawyer

Aug 20 '18, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Reds vs Brewers
Play on: Brewers -220 at betonline

Take the Milwaukee Brewers with the money-line versus the Cincinnati Reds listing both starting pitchers Chase Anderson and Homer Bailey. Milwaukee (69-57) begins this series coming off a 2-1 win in St. Louis yesterday. The Brewers have won 20 of their last 29 games after scoring two runs or less in their last game. Milwaukee has also won 12 of their last 17 home games against teams with a losing record. Cincinnati (55-69) has lost 8 of their last 10 games on the road. The Reds have also lost 4 straight games against teams with a winning record. Take Milwaukee with the money-line listing both starting pitchers. Best of luck — Frank.

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Larry Ness

Aug 20 '18, 7:10 PM in 35m
MLB | White Sox vs Twins
Play on: Twins -157 at 5Dimes

My free play is on the Min Twins at 7:10 ET. The Twins' 5-4 win on Sunday allowed Minnesota to win three of four over the Tigers this past weekend. Winners of five of their last six overall, the 59-64 Twins look to inch closer to evening their record on Monday when they host the 46-77 Chicago White Sox in a rescheduled contest of a snowed out contest back on April 15. The White Sox are a whopping 25 games back of the first-place Indians in the AL Central but will take the field having won four of their last five games, including a 7-6 victory Sunday afternoon against the Kansas City Royals.
Chicago's Lucas Giolito (8-9, 6.15 ERA) will take the mound tonight for his 25th start. Giolito allowed three runs and struck out seven over six innings in a 6-3 win at Detroit this past Tuesday. That followed a poor outing in a 7-3 loss to the Yankees when he allowed seven ERs in just five innings on August 8. Giolito has faced the Twins three times in 2018 and four times in his short career. He's 1-1 (team is 2-2) with a 3.65 ERA.
Minnesota has put veteran right-hander Ervin Santana back on the disabled list after he reported issues with his right middle finger. That gives lefty Stephen Gonsalves a chance to make his major league debut Monday night. He was ranked as the Twins' No. 5 prospect this season by MLBPipeline.com (No. 3 prospect per Baseball America) and sports a combined 12-3 record with a 2.76 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 100 1/3 innings between Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Rochester this season.
Both teams are just playing out the string but I see a spot here for Minnesota. I'll back Gonsalves in his major league debut who is up against vulnerable mound opponent in Giolito and a struggling White Sox team which is 22-38 on the road, allowing 5.78 RPG. Back the Twins.
Good luck...Larry

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Brandon Lee

Aug 20 '18, 7:10 PM in 35m
MLB | White Sox vs Twins
Play on: Twins -158 at 5Dimes

10* FREE MLB PICK (Twins -158)
I'll gladly take my chances here with Minnesota to secure a win at home against the White Sox on Monday. The Twins are all but out of the playoff picture, but have continued to play hard and come in having won 5 of their last 6. They have done so behind an offensive onslaught, as Minnesota has scored at least 5 runs in all 6 games during this stretch. They figure to have a great shot at putting up a big number here against White Sox starter Lucas Giolito, who has an ugly 6.15 ERA and 1.496 WHIP in 24 starts. The big wild card here is Twins starter Stephen Gonsalves, who will be making his MLB debut. There's reason to be optimistic that Gonsalves will pitch well in his first start. He's one of Minnesota's top prospects. He was 12-3 with a 2.76 ERA in over 100 innings of work at Double-A and Triple-A this season and averaged just under a strikeout per inning. Give me the Twins -158!

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Mike Lundin

Aug 20 '18, 7:10 PM in 35m
MLB | Giants vs Mets
Play on: Mets -117 at 5Dimes

#MLB FREE PICK FROM MIKE LUNDIN
The San Francisco Giants have dropped four in a row and have scored just a total of nine runs during the skid. They were outscored 20-6 in getting swept by the Reds over the weekend.
The New York Mets meanwhile are coming off back-to-back triumphs at Philadelphia and will surely be looking forward to playing in front of the home town crowd at Citi Field following an 11-game, five-city road trip.
Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler (8-6, 3.75 ERA) has compiled a 2.04 ERA with 37 Ks against eight walks through 39 2/3 innings during a seven-game winning streak. He is 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA in four career starts against the Giants.
San Francisco counters with left-hander Derek Holland (6-8, 3.83 ERA) who was lucky to leave his last start after 4 2/3 scoreless innings despite giving up six hits and four walks. Mets are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter and I think they'll give Holland a hard time tonight.
Mets have won five of the last six meetings.
Free pick on NY Mets.