Wednesday 7/7/21 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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FREE WINNER for TUESDAY 7/7/21:
MLB Rockies @ Diamondbacks OVER 9.5 GAME TIME 9:40 PM EST

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Trace Adams

Think tonight the price is right for a play on the underdog St. Louis Cardinals as they close out things in the Bay Area against the slumping San Francisco Giants.

Buster Posey is dealing with a bruised thumb that has kept him sidelined and the Giants also have Brandon Belt out with injury and now outfielder Jaylin Davis is down with a hamstring injury.

In other words, the Giants need to get to the break with their heads above the water line and right now they are on a 3-6 slide heading into tonight's contest.

St. Louis has a little momentum going right now with the wins in the first 2 in this series and also wins in 6 of their last 9 overall and I will back them to come through as the underdog tonight to close things out against the scuffling home team.

1* ST. LOUIS

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Mitchell Newman

The showdown in the A.L. West between Oakland and Houston continues this Wednesday night with Sean Manaea and Luis Garcia taking their turn on the bump and I do like this game to also land Over Under the posted price.

Manaea has seen 5 of his last 7 season starts play Under the total, but in his last start against Houston comes back on May 18th when he worked 6 full with 3 runs allowed in a game that eventually landed Over the total.

Garcia has seen the Under cash in 6 of his last 7 starts, but like Manaea, his last start against Oakland came back on May 20th as he worked 5 innings with only 2 runs allowed, but the game did wind up playing Over the total.

All 3 series meetings in May landed Over the total, as did last night's series opener at Minute Maid Park.

Series numbers to slanted in favor of the Over to pass on tonight.

A's and Astros Over the total.

3* OAKLAND-HOUSTON OVER

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Jay McNeil

Wednesday comp play will be the Under in your NHL game between Montreal and Tampa Bay.

Monday night saw the teams combine for 5 goals as the game went into overtime and wound up a push to the closing price of 5 total goals.

Look for the goaltending to tighten up tonight in this game from Amalie Arena.

The Over in the series is actually 3-1, but I do not feel we are headed for another Over as Montreal is still 10-6-5 Under for their last 21 playoff games, while Tampa Bay enters at 10-5-3 Under the total for their last 18 postseason affairs.

Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 3 goals now in each of the last 2 games in this series, that total will not be reached tonight by the Canadiens, as the Tampa keeper gets back to his stingy ways - he did hold the Habs to just 2 total goals through the first 2 games of this series.

This game does not top 4 goals, play the Under in Montreal-Tampa Bay for Wednesday.

2* MONTREAL-TAMPA BAY UNDER

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Gus Augustine

How easy was our player prop last night? Deandre Ayton over 11' rebounds was a breeze as the Phoenix Suns center snagged 19. Between player props in the NBA and NHL playoffs, and first-period plays, you're making a fortune with my complimentary winners.

I'm now 8-3 during the postseason with specialty props, and tonight I make it nine of 12, as I'm playing the first period of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals to go over the posted total.

The Montreal Canadiens saved some face in Game 4, and avoided being swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Now I don't know about you, but I've watched plenty of hockey the last two seasons, and there hasn't been a more resilient team in the NHL than the Bolts.

To wit: Tampa Bay hasn't lost consecutive games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs since it was swept in the 2019 First Round by the Blue Jackets – a streak spanning 47 games.

Now I'm not backing the Lightning or the Canadiens in this one, but I will tell you the first period will be loaded with fireworks tonight.

The Lightning's success at Amalie Arena during their current playoff run features an impressive 4.09 goals per game there. They come out swinging, and tonight should be no different.

So why not back the Lightning? Easy, Montreal has seven road wins in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, tied with Tampa Bay for the most among all teams, plus, Montreal has won four straight games when facing elimination. And the Canadiens have found a lot of their success in the first period, outscoring foes 16-7 in the opening stanza.

Look for an explosive first period, as the Canadiens hope to take the crowd out of the game, and the Lightning hope to seize control early.

5* OVER FIRST PERIOD

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Razor Sharp

YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR WEDNESDAY: CINCINNATI/KANSAS CITY UNDER the total of 9½ runs