Friday 8/7/20 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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WNBA

Thursday, August 6

Trend Report

Indiana @ Minnesota
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Indiana is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Indiana

New York @ Washington
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games when playing Washington
New York is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
Washington is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home

Los Angeles @ Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Las Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

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Long Sheet

Friday, August 7

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INDIANA (2 - 3) vs. MINNESOTA (4 - 1) - 8/7/2020, 6:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-3 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-2 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (0 - 5) vs. WASHINGTON (3 - 2) - 8/7/2020, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-0 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOS ANGELES (3 - 2) vs. LAS VEGAS (3 - 2) - 8/7/2020, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-3 against the spread versus LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 4-3 straight up against LAS VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Bob Valentino

Friday freebie on the Thunder to continue to boom in the bubble as they take on the injured and fading Grizzlies.

OKC has impressed me in the return to hoops, as they play this late afternoon game having won 2 of their 3 with the lone loss coming in overtime to Denver.

Memphis lost Jaren Jackson Jr. to injury and they are now in danger of losing the 8th playoff spot in the conference standings thanks to 4 straight losses both straight up and against the spread. The overall skid is now at 5 in a row for the Grizzlies and I don't see it ending this afternoon.

The Thunder are bunched up for the 4th through 7th spot in the West, and while they have split the pair of regular season meetings prior to this afternoon's showdown, Oklahoma City has still won 8 of the last 10 meetings overall versus Memphis.

It sure looks to me like the Grizzlies are out of gas.

Go with the Thunder minus the points.

3* OKLAHOMA CITY

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Mitchell Newman

For Friday on the hardwood, going to lay the small chalk with the Toronto Raptors as they look to clinch the # 2 seed for the upcoming playoffs with a win over the puzzling Boston Celtics.

Toronto is the NBA's owner of the longest active win streak, as they have won and covered all 3 games in the reboot in the bubble in Orlando to run their straight up winning streak to 7 in a row with a 5-1-1 spread mark.

Boston enters this game as the # 3 seed in the East, but they have gone just 2-2 straight up in their 4 return games and are 1-2-1 in those 4 games.

The Celtics have shown very little cohesion since resuming play and Kemba Walker is still trying to heal up his injured knee as he missed the last game Boston played, but is expected to go tonight.

Boston has taken 2 of the 3 season series meetings straight up this year over the defending NBA Champs, but it is clear to me that Raptors coach Nick Nurse is among the best minds in the game currently and I expect Toronto to nail down the # 2 seed with the win and cover tonight.

Lay it with the Raptors.

4* TORONTO

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Chris Jordan

My free play for Friday is the Baltimore Orioles against the Washington Nationals, and if you're able to list pitchers, I want you listing only Tommy Milone.

The veteran left-hander is still looking for his first victory of the season, as he's 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA after struggling on Opening Day. He rebounded to pitch well in his second start, striking out eight over five innings of one-run ball against Tampa Bay, but didn't get the decision. He's struck out 13 in eight total innings.

Now he catches a Nationals team that has played just two games this month, after its series with the Miami Marlins was canceled due to coronavirus. Washington split two games with the Mets on Tuesday and Wednesday, and I'm going to be real critical of the Nats offense. In their first nine games, they've scored two or less runs in five of those games. They're averaging 3.33 runs per game, not something they're used to.

Baltimore may not be a better team overall, but its faced some stiff competition already, and is averaging 4.08 runs per game after 12 contests.

Let's take a shot with the road dog and list Milone only.

1* ORIOLES (With Milone)

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Jack Brayman

My free play is on the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Toronto Maple Leafs in NHL playoff action.

Last night the Maple Leafs took a 3-0 lead in the second period, and then watched Columbus creep back into the game before winning in overtime and pushing the Leafs to the brink of elimination. Pierre-Luc Dubois got his third goal of the game 18:24 into overtime, and now the Jackets bring a 2-1 series lead into tonight.

Columbus' Joonas Korpisalo gave up all three Toronto goals and made 12 saves before he was pulled, while Elvis Merzlikins stopped all 21 shots he faced to help the Jackets.

What convinced me this series is over is watching the post-game press conference live over zoom, and seeing how dejected the Maple Leafs were, and then hearing coach Sheldon Keefe speak. It was more than the disappointed sentiments after blowing a lead, it sounded clearly as if Columbus had sucked the soul from this team.

Columbus has now won 14 of the past 23 meetings, and when it comes to playing back-to-back, the Jackets haven't been bad at all. The Jackets finished the 2019-20 campaign by going 10-4-2 in its final eight sets of back-to-backs (5-1-2 in first games and 5-3-0 in second games). They swept three back-to-backs (Dec. 16-17, Jan. 6-7 and Jan. 18-19).

With a chance to serve the knockout punch here, and the Maple Leafs deflated from one night earlier, I'll play the Jackets.

3* BLUE JACKETS

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Football Jesus

FREE pick for FRI NBA , is Raptors -pts

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GAMEDAY NETWORK

FREE NBA WINNER 8/7/20
Celtics @ Raptors
Time: 9:00 PM EST
Free Pick: UNDER 219.5

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Totals Guru

Aug 07 '20, 2:38 PM in 3h
NHL | Predators vs Coyotes
Play on: OVER 5½ +120

Free Total Annihilator On Predators vs Coyotes over 5½ +120

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Cole Faxon

Aug 07 '20, 3:40 PM in 4h
PGA | Rory Sabbatini vs Nick Taylor
Play on: Nick Taylor +105 at Mirage

FREE PLAY on Nick Taylor +105

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Jimmy Boyd

Aug 07 '20, 4:05 PM in 5h
PGA | Ryan Palmer vs Kevin Kisner
Play on: Ryan Palmer +100 at betonline

1* Free Pick on Ryan Palmer +100

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Bobby Conn

Aug 07 '20, 5:20 PM in 6h
PGA | Abraham Ancer vs Charl Schwartzel
Play on: Abraham Ancer -184 at 1BetVegas

1* Free Play on Abraham Ancer -184

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Steve Janus

Aug 07 '20, 6:05 PM in 7h
MLB | Orioles vs Nationals
Play on: Orioles +170 at sportsbook

1* Free Sharp Play on Orioles +170

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Mike Williams

Aug 07 '20, 8:05 PM in 9h
MLB | Twins vs Royals
Play on: Royals +150 at sportsbook

1* on Royals +150

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Scott Rickenbach

Aug 07 '20, 8:08 PM in 9h
NHL | Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets
Play on: Blue Jackets +131 at betonline

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach NHL Rotation #58 Friday Free Pick Columbus Blue Jackets Money Line (+) vs Toronto Maple Leafs @ 8:05 ET - After the big comeback win last night from a 3-0 deficit, the Blue Jackets can close this series out tonight and I expect them to do just that. The Maple Leafs confidence has to be shaken after inexcusably blowing a 3-goal lead in the loss to Columbus last night. After eventually losing that game in OT and then with the short turnaround without an off day in between, all the momentum belongs to the Jackets here. Keep in mind the Leafs enjoyed initial regular season success (winning 15 of 20) when coach Keefe first took over for the fired Babcock. However, since then the Maple Leafs closed out the season losing 27 of 47 games and now in the post-season have lost 2 of the first 3 games in this series. Blue Jackets coach Tortorella certainly has the experience edge over Keefe and also the Maple Leafs have been bounced from the playoffs in the first round in each of the past 3 seasons. In fact, Toronto hasn't won a playoff series since 2004! That futility continues here and brings more misery for the many Maple Leafs fans north of the border. The Blue Jackets are the more cohesive hockey club in my opinion and their bond has grown even stronger after last night's fantastic win. Free Pick COLUMBUS