Wednesday 6-5-19 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Dwayne Connors

Comp play for Wednesday will be the Over in Game Three of the NBA Finals.


After an easy Over in Game One, Game Two sure looked like it would also head easily Over the total, but Klay Thompson left with his 25 points, and the Raptors employed a "box-and-one" defense that limited Steph Curry's contributions, and the Warriors netted just Andre Igoudala's three-pointer in the final 10 seconds of the game that held Under the total by a basket.


With Thompson now compromised with a hamstring injury, it might be wise to expect this game to hold Under, but I have a feeling we are headed into the Over column for Game Three.


4 of the last 5 games played in this series, and 8 of the last 10 games overall between the clubs have landed Over the total. The Over is also 8-2 the last 10 times these teams have played at Oracle Arena.


Even with Klay hobbled, I still see the points adding up to an Over in Oakland tonight.


Raptors-Warriors Over the total.

2* TORONTO-GOLDEN STATE OVER

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Bob Valentino

Last night at PNC Park the Braves came back from an early 5-2 deficit, as Atlanta posted crooked digits up on that scoreboard in the later innings, as the Braves wound up a 12-5 winner in a game that landed well Over the posted total.

Going to look for this meeting tonight with Kevin Gausman and Joe Musgrove to also land Over the total.

With last night's Over, the Bravos have now played their last 5 games in the Over column - 35 runs scored, 36 runs allowed - and tonight's starter Kevin Gausman is not likely to stop the scoring barrage, as the games he has started this season have had a tendency to play Over the total. In his last start against the Nationals, Gausman allowed 8 runs on 8 hits as he could not escape the second inning of a 14-4 defeat.

The Over is 6-1-1 the last 8 starts Gausman has made, and all 4 of his road starts this season have landed Over the posted price, as his road ERA is 5.01 this season.

As for Pittsburgh, they have played 4 of their last 5 games in the Over column, and the Over is a dominant 14-3-1 for their last 18 games played! Starter Joe Musgrove has been on the hill for a bunch of those Overs both in that stretch I just mentioned and overall this year. Each of Musgrove's last 3 starts, and 7 of his last 9 starts overall have played Over the total. His last pair of home efforts have been particularly brutal - 21 hits and 11 runs in just 11 innings worked! - as his home mark this season is an ugly 1-3 with an ERA of 6.41, and 4 of his 5 season starts at PNC Park have landed Over the total.

Forgive me for not believing that Gausman and Musgrove are going to go out there tonight and lock horns in a pitcher's duel.

Play the Braves and the Pirates to land Over the total one more time.

5* ATLANTA-PITTSBURGH OVER

[Can'tPickAWinner]

Tony Weston

COMPLIMENTARY WINNER

It's pricey, but there aren't many other options today in baseball, so I'm laying the run line with the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The American League East leaders are 13-7 this season when coming off a loss, and they'll be looking for revenge after yesterday's 4-3 setback.

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. But with this game I am not concerned with who is pitching for either team tonight and want you playing this game on the Run Line regardless. That said, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to be sure you have action even if one of the pitchers scheduled to start is scratched, by betting the game over again in the event that takes place.

Toronto pulled off a miracle yesterday, as it is just 5-11 against division foes this season, and ranks last in the American League in hitting with a .220 batting average. I don't see the Jays turning it around for two straight, as they're just 2-8 in their last 10, with a paltry .225 batting average while being outscored by 29 runs.

New York, meanwhile, is 18-6 against teams from East, and is slugging .449, which ranks fourth in the league, led by Gary Sanchez (.649). Sanchez has stroked 22 extra-base hits and 18 homers for the pinstripes, while Luke Voit leads the Yankees with 39 RBIs and is batting .272.

Take the Yankees tonight.

2* YANKEES RUN LINE