Saturday 8/29/20 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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SAT, AUG 29TH - 8:10PM ET:
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS @ ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS PICKS, EXPERT PREDICTIONS & BETTING TIPS (MLB)

ARI Diamondbacks Win Money Line
-135

Money Line Pick
I am still a little surprised that the Giants have been able to compete this season. Even though they got shutout in back to back games by the Dodgers during the week their offense has actually been solid this season. Wilmer Flores is a surprise leader in homers but it has been working. Also surprising has been starter Trevor Cahill. He had a good start to his career across the bay in Oakland but not much success since. He is building up arm strength and looking better and better with each start. He is playable in this spot. Luke Weaver will get the ball for Arizona and after a tough start, he appears to be back to his old effective self. In fact, he pitched pretty well in his last outing, which was against San Francisco, and a loss. Arizona’s outfield has been one of the most productive in the game this season with Kole Calhoun, and Starling and Ketel Marte. If Weaver is good again I think they can create enough offense to get the win at home.


Take Arizona.


Over Under Pick
I am leaning more to Cahill to correlate with the result above but I think one of these pitchers gets hit hard in this one. Chase Field can be a bit of a launching pad and I am looking for the home side to have success similar to the way they did in a 7-4 win on Friday night. Starling Marte and Calhoun actually had the night off last night so they will be fresh and ready to rip for this one.


Take the over.

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SAT, AUG 29TH - 8:10PM ET:
SAN DIEGO PADRES @ COLORADO ROCKIES PICKS, EXPERT PREDICTIONS & BETTING TIPS (MLB)

COL Rockies Win Money Line
+105

Over 12.5 Game Totals
-120

Money Line Pick
The Colorado Rockies will host the San Diego Padres here, with Antonio Senzatela on the mound for Colorado and Adrian Morejon starting for San Diego. The Rockies started the year off on fire, then cooled significantly, then started to heat up again this past week with a sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego has been a nice story this season, but I’m rolling with Colorado mostly due to its edge on the mound. The Padres will be starting a 21-year-old with only seven career big league appearances under his belt, and he has an 8.53 ERA in those appearances. This Colorado lineup has a ton of pop in it with guys like Nolan Arenado, Trevor story, and Charlie Blackmon, so I think they should have a field day. Senzatela has been solid this season with a 3.96 ERA, and in his one start against San Diego this year he gave up only four hits and one run in six innings of work. Take Colorado.


Over Under Pick
The over also makes a lot of sense here. Colorado’s lineup has been heating up again recently, and I don’t see any way they don’t score at least a handful of runs off San Diego’s inexperienced starter here at home. Any 21 year old is going to have a tough time with this Rockies lineup, especially with the unfamiliar terrain of Coors Field which is very difficult to navigate even for veteran pitchers. Senzatela has been far from flawless himself, giving up at least five earned runs in two of his past three starts. This Padres’ offense has a ton of upside, and they’ve been taking the league by storm recently thanks mostly to emerging superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. This one should be very high-scoring.

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SAT, AUG 29TH - 9:40PM ET:
SEATTLE MARINERS @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS PICKS, EXPERT PREDICTIONS & BETTING TIPS (MLB)

SEA Mariners Win Money Line
+155

Over 8.5 Game Totals
+100

Money Line Pick
The Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners will play the second game of their four-game set here. We will have two youngsters on the mound, as Griffin Canning starts for the Angels while Justus Sheffield takes the hill for Seattle. Sheffield has been far more effective recently, and as such I’m rolling with Seattle here at a great price. The former top prospect understandably struggled in his first couple of starts this year as he shook off the rust, but he has been excellent ever since. Over his last three starts he has given up only two total earned runs, and those were against very good Rangers, Astros, and Rockies lineups. Canning on the other hand has given up at least six hits and at least three earned runs in each of his last three outings. The Angels have been arguably the biggest disappointment in all of baseball, as all of their star power could only produce a record of 10-22 through their first 32 games. Things have been particularly bad for them recently, while the Mariners have quietly won five of their past six entering Friday.


Over Under Pick
I am also playing the over in this spot. Seattle’s offense has really come alive the past couple weeks, with at least seven runs scored in five of their last six games. Considering two of those games were only seven inning doubleheaders, it’s even more impressive. Now they will get to face Canning, who was only made it deeper than 4.2 innings in one of his six starts this season. That means we should see a lot of this mediocre Angels bullpen. Seattle’s bullpen is one of the worst in the league, and this Los Angeles lineup still has a ton of talent with guys like Mike Trout, Shoehei Ohtani, and Anthony Rendon. Expect fireworks.

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NY Mets vs NY Yankees

The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
NY Yankees is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games at home

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Minnesota vs Detroit

Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games at home

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Atlanta vs Philadelphia

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

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Cleveland vs St. Louis

Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 12 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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Kansas City vs Chi White Sox

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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Chi Cubs vs Cincinnati

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs

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Oakland vs Houston

Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Oakland

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Tampa Bay vs Miami

Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

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Baltimore vs Toronto

Baltimore is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Baltimore is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore

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LA Dodgers vs Texas

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games

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Pittsburgh vs Milwaukee

Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 16 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh

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Oakland vs Houston

Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games