Saturday 8/22/20 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Stephen Nover

Aug 22 '20, 7:10 PM in 6h
MLB | DET vs CLE
Play on: OVER 9½ -115

And the winner for worst starting pitcher in the American League through five starts is ... Detroit's Matthew Boyd. Boyd is 0-for-5 in quality starts this season. He has a 9.64 ERA, which goes up to 11.48 if you count just his last three starts. The Indians are way overdue to get their offense in gear especially Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez. The Tigers should enter this matchup loose and feeling good after halting a humiliating 20-game losing streak to the Indians. Detroit accomplished that with a 10-5 win Friday. Now the Tigers draw Triston McKenzie, who will be making his big league debut. He's never pitched above Double A. David Rackley is slated to be the home plate umpire. That's a major plus for the Over as in the last four years the Over is 57-32 for 64 percent in games Rackley has been behind the plate.

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Sean Murphy

Aug 22 '20, 8:00 PM in 7h
NHL | Stars vs Avalanche
Play on: Avalanche -160 at pinnacle

Saturday NHL Free play. My selection is on Colorado over Dallas at 8 pm et on Saturday.

Both of these teams were red hot to close out the opening round of the NHL Playoffs but I look for the Avalanche to sustain that strong play and gain the upper hand in Game 1 of this series on Saturday night. For Colorado, I think this is a favorable matchup as the Stars can certainly be broken down defensively and won't shy away from getting into an up-tempo series. That plays right into the hands of the Avs who come at you in waves with two of the league's best offensive forward lines. Give Colorado an edge between the pipes as well as Philipp Grubauer has allowed two goals or less in five of his six games here in the Edmonton "bubble". Take Colorado (8*).

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Jimmy Boyd

Aug 22 '20, 8:15 PM in 7h
MLB | Reds vs Cardinals
Play on: Reds +109 at Buckeye

1* Free Pick on Reds +109

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Kenny Walker

Aug 22 '20, 8:15 PM in 7h
MLB | Reds vs Cardinals
Play on: Cardinals -115 at sportsbook

Free Pick on Cardinals

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Jack Jones

Aug 22 '20, 8:30 PM in 8h
NBA | Lakers vs Blazers
Play on: Blazers +7½ -102 at pinnacle

Jack’s Free Pick Saturday: Portland Trail Blazers +7.5
The Los Angeles Lakers were clearly going to come back with a big effort in Game 2 after losing Game 1, and that’s precisely what they did in a 111-88 victory. But now they are even bigger favorites (-7.5) in Game 3 than they were in Game 2 (-6.5) and I don’t agree with it.
The Blazers are 8-3 SU since the restart with only one loss coming by more than 5 points. They haven’t shot the ball well at all this series, shooting 39.2% in Game 1 and 40% in Game 2. That can’t continue as they have been one of the best offensive teams in the NBA since the restart.
I also think there’s too much being made of Damian Lillard’s dislocated finger. He should be just fine for this game, especially since it’s his non-shooting hand that is injured. And you know he will have put in the practice shooting with his finger taped up if he decides to go that route so he will be accustomed to it by game time.
Portland is 23-11 ATS when revenging a loss by 10 points or more over the last three seasons. Los Angeles is 1-6 ATS in its last seven games overall. The Lakers are 0-5 ATS in their last five games following a SU win. The Blazers are 4-0 ATS in their last four games following a SU loss. Portland is 47-23 ATS in the last 70 meetings. Bet the Blazers Saturday.

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Brandon Lee

Aug 22 '20, 9:10 PM in 8h
MLB | Rangers vs Mariners
Play on: Mariners -125 at betonline

PICK - Seattle Mariners -125
RATING: 30*
ROT#: 926
I really like the value here with Seattle as a small home favorite against the Rangers on Saturday. I know laying juice with the Mariners is not easy, but it's really a steal of a price when you factor in the starting pitching matchup.
Texas will send out Jordan Lyles, who is a bit lucky to still have a job in the starting rotation. Lyles has made 5 appearances (last 4 have been starts). In his 4 starts he's allowed 18 runs on 22 hits with 12 walks in 18 1/3 innings of work. That includes a game against the Mariners, where he allowed 4 runs in 5 innings.
Seattle will have the talented 24-year-old prospect Justus Sheffield on the mound. He's made 4 starts. The first two didn't go great, but he's been really good in the last two. He held Colorado to just 4 hits in 6 shutout innings and then most recently allowed just 1 earned run in 6 innings at Houston.
You also have to factor in the lack of fire-power the Rangers' offense has. Texas ranks in the bottom 5 in runs scored, batting average, on-base pct. and slugging. Give me the Mariners -125.

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John Anthony Sports

Free Selection: SAT

LA LAKERS

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Tony Sacco

Tony Sacco's Free Play for SATURDAY is on the

MIA HEAT

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Hollywood Anthony

Your SATURDAY Free Play from Hollywood Anthony

LAKERS/BLAZERS OVER

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VEGAS BLACK CARD CLUB!
FREE MLB PICKS
Rockies @ Dodgers
TIME: 9:10 PM EST
PICKS: Dodgers -1.5(run line)

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Steve Merril

Event: (733) Indiana Pacers at (734) Miami Heat
Sport/League: NBA
Date/Time: August 22, 2020 3PM EDT
Play: 1H Indiana Pacers +2.5 (-110)

-Indiana is down 0-2 in this series; the Pacers will come out with their best shot in the first half

-Miami is certainly the better team, and that shows the longer the game goes; less focus early on

-NBA playoff teams down 0-2 have historically been strong plays in the first half of Game 3

Play PACERS (+2.5 first half).

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The Prez

Event: (929) Arizona Diamondbacks at (930) San Francisco Giants
Sport/League: MLB
Date/Time: August 22, 2020 9PM EDT
Play: Arizona Diamondbacks -165

The hometown Giants send Las Vegas native Tyler Anderson to the mound with the hope the lefty can improve on his base on ball rate. Anderson surrendered five runs over five innings against the Halos in his Monday start. He has pitched five innings in each of his last three turns without a victory. Anderson is seeking his first win of 2020.

Gallen continues to take the mound in good form and depart with positive results. The Diamondbacks right-hander recorded his 4th straight quality start in an outing against the Oakland A's on Monday. Gallen allowed one run in seven innings of wor

Gallen's improved command has made him a Cy Young candidate in this shortened MLB season. And he is worth the price of admission (-165) today at Oracle.

Play on the Diamondbacks and Gallen as a buck-65 favorite.

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Paul Leiner

Sat Aug 22, 2020

Here's Race 1 from Saratoga

#1 Foliage $10 w/p/s
$2 exacta box 1-3-8

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PITBULL BARKING MMA

Sat Aug 22, 2020

FRANKIE EDGAR vs. PEDRO MUNHOZ UNDER 3.5 -124
OVINCE SAINT PREUX +117 SHAMIL GAMZATOV
MARCIN PRACHNIO +190 MIKE RODRIGUEZ
Austin Hubbard vs. JOE SOLECKI UNDER 2.5 +227
JARED GOODEN vs. DWIGHT GRANT UNDER 1.5 -108

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Paul Leiner

UFC & MLB Picks 8/22

Sat Aug 22, 2020

Other than hitting Our Destiny in the first at Saratoga it was a bad Friday. Today I have a big card with UFC, MLB and NBA action. Here's a UFC and MLB pick. Should have a horse play later.

100* Twins -160
100* Carlton Minus -120 over Matt Semelsberger