Thursday 7/8/21 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Thursday, July 8

Trend Report

Milwaukee @ Phoenix
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Phoenix is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home

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Dustin Hawkins

Jul 08 '21, 7:05 PM in 1h
MLB | TOR vs BAL
Play on: OVER 10½ -115

1 Dimer on Blue Jays vs Orioles over 10½ -115

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Rocky Atkinson

Jul 08 '21, 7:05 PM in 1h
MLB | Blue Jays vs Orioles
Play on: Blue Jays -1½ -135 at pinnacle

Rocketman Sports FREE MLB play Thursday 7-8-21
Toronto @ Baltimore (7:05 PM EST)
Play On: Toronto -1.5 -135 (Manoah/Akin) Listed
The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Orioles in Baltimore on Thursday night. Toronto is 43-40 SU overall this year while Baltimore comes in with a 28-57 SU overall record on the season. Alek Manoah is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA overall this year, 1-0 with a 3.10 ERA on the road this season and 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA his last 3 starts. Keegan Akin is 0-4 with a 7.92 ERA overall this year and 0-2 with an 11.92 ERA his last 3 starts. Akin is 0-1 with a 7.72 ERA in 3 career starts vs Toronto. Toronto is scoring 6 runs per game past 7 games overall. Baltimore is only 13-27 at home this year allowing 6.1 runs per game. Baltimore is 18-38 this year against right handed starters scoring only 3.9 runs per game. Baltimore is 11-24 this year against division opponents allowing 6.3 runs per game. We'll recommend a small play on Toronto on the Run Line tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky

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Sal Michaels

Jul 08 '21, 7:05 PM in 1h
MLB | Blue Jays vs Orioles
Play on: Orioles +185 at Draft Kings

Free Play on Orioles +185

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ASA

Jul 08 '21, 7:05 PM in 1h
MLB | TOR vs BAL
Play on: OVER 10½ -114

#967/968 ASA FREE PLAY ON OVER 10.5 Runs – Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore Orioles, Thursday at 7:05 PM ET – Concerns about weather are the main reason you are reading about this play here and that it was not used as a premium play. Certainly we like the situation a lot. The Blue Jays have won 11 of 16 games and have averaged scoring 7 runs a game in the last dozen games. Toronto should have no problem with the Orioles Akin. The Baltimore left-hander has an 11.92 ERA in last three starts overall and has been crushed by the Blue Jays each of the last two times he faced them. Toronto's Manoah has been better in his last two starts but got hammered here at Baltimore in the start that preceded that and he will now be facing them for the 3rd time in about a 3 week span. That type of repetition in a match-up tends to favor the hitters. Our computer math model is projecting a very high-scoring game with at least a dozen runs scored and we could not agree more! Bet the OVER

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Larry Ness

Jul 08 '21, 7:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Royals vs Indians
Play on: Indians -128 at pinnacle

My free play is on the Cle Indians at 7:10 ET.
The KC Royals lost 104 games in 2018, 103 in 2019 and then went 26-34 in 2020. The Royals are in Cleveland this weekend for a four-game series that ends Sunday (All Star break begins Monday). Kansas City opens the series having dropped 12 of its last 15 games (including NINE in a row on the road) and at 36-50, find themselves 15 games back of the first-place White Sox in the AL Central. I don't think the KC organization is much concerned about printing playoff tickets during the All Star break. As for Cleveland, the Indians won the AL Central three straight years from 2016-18, before missing the postseason in 2019, despite winning 93 games. Cleveland was back in the postseason in 2020, due to an expanded playoff field caused by COVID-19. The Indians were just TWO games back of the White Sox in late June but they open this series on a NINE-game losing streak, which leaves 42-42 Cleveland EIGHT games back of Chicago, heading into the final weekend before the All Star break.
The scheduled starting pitchers for Thursday night's opener are Danny Duffy (4-3, 2.60 ERA) for KC and Zach Plesac (4-3, 4.14 ERA) for Cleveland. Duffy opened the season posting a 1.94 ERA in his first seven starts but was only 4-3. He was then sidelined for a month with a forearm flexor strain. He returned for a start vs the Yankees on June 23 Wednesday and pitched two scoreless innings). It was a surprise see him pitch just two days later out of the bullpen. However, he held his own, throwing 11 of his 15 pitches for strikes in that relief outing. He's since made two starts, lasting only 7.1 innings in which he's allowed 11 hits (including three HRs) and six ERs (7.36 ERA). It's hardly good news that Duffy owns a 5-13 record with a 4.81 ERA in 25 career appearances (21 starts / team is 6-15) against Cleveland in his career.
Zach Plesac showed plenty of promise in his rookie season of 2019, going 8-6 with a 3.81 ERA in 21 starts (team was 13-8). However, he made just eight starts in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Plesac made things worse for himself by violating team and Major League Baseball COVID-19 protocols after going out with friends in Chicago following a game against the White Sox. He was sent home by the Indians via car service and later issued a statement apologizing, but he didn't pitch from August 8 through September 1. He finished 4-2 with a 2.28 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and a BAA of .191. He struggled out of the gate in 2021 giving up 17 runs in his first 26 innings but then settled down, only giving up 10 runs over his next 32.1 innings. However, just as he was rounding into form, he was sidelined by a broken right thumb sustained in an unsuccessful attempt to take off his undershirt. Who could make that up?
This will mark his first start since May 23 and he's hoping to pitch well enough for Cleveland to end its NINE-game slide, the longest losing streak under manager Terry Francona. The good news is that the Royals should prove to be the perfect foil. As noted above, the Royals enter on a NINE-game road losing streak and they have lost five of their six games against the Indians this season. Want more? Plesac is a perfect 5-0 with a 2.10 ERA in six career starts (team is 6-0) against the Royals.
Good luck...Larry

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Brandon Lee

Jul 08 '21, 7:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Royals vs Indians
Play on: Indians -135 at Mirage

FREE PICK - Cleveland Indians -135
RATING: 30*
ROT#: 970
I will take my chances with the Indians as a -135 home favorite against the Royals on Thursday. I know the losses are mounting up for Cleveland, but this is too good a price to pass up. Kansas City really hasn't been playing much better. They are 7-22 over their last 29 games.
This also seems like a good time to go against Royals starter Danny Duffy. He's got a nice 2.65 ERA and 1.255 WHIP in 10 starts, but has struggled of late with a 5.79 ERA and 1.8722 WHIP in his last 3 outings.
I also like rolling the dice with the Indians at home with Zach Plesac on the mound. He's got a very strong 3.45 ERA and 0.798 WHIP in 5 home starts. He's also owned the Royals, going 5-0 with a 2.10 ERA and 1.077 WHIP in 6 starts. Duffy is 5-13 with a 5.06 ERA and 1.543 WHIP in 21 starts vs the Indians. Give me Cleveland -135!

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John Martin

Jul 08 '21, 7:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Royals vs Indians
Play on: Indians -128 at linepros

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Cleveland Indians -128
It's time for the Cleveland Indians to end their 9-game losing streak now that they are back home and taking on another struggling team in the Kansas City Royals. Danny Duffy has a 5.79 ERA and 1.82 WHIP in his last three starts for the Royals. Zach Plesac has a 3.45 ERA and 0.80 WHIP in five home starts this season for the Indians. Plesac is unbeaten at 5-0 with a 2.10 ERA in six previous starts against the Royals. Duffy is 5-13 with a 5.06 ERA in 21 previous starts against the Indians. Give me the Indians.

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Sean Murphy

Jul 08 '21, 7:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Pirates vs Mets
Play on: Mets -184 at linepros

Thursday MLB Free play. My selection is on New York over Pittsburgh at 7:10 pm et on Thursday.
What an awful spot for the Pirates. After suffering a blowout loss against the Braves in a game that seemed to take forever due to a lengthy rain delay, they head to New York to open a four-game series with the Mets having not had an off day since way back on June 21st. The Buccos have covered plenty of ground in the last 2+ weeks, traveling to St. Louis, Colorado, back home and now onto New York. Expect them to fall short on Thursday.
J.T. Brubaker will get the call for Pittsburgh. After a terrific start to the season we've seen him labor through his last five outings, allowing 15 earned runs on 24 hits over 28 1/3 innings of work. In his last two starts alone he has been tagged for five home runs. Note that Brubaker checks in sporting a 4.70 ERA and 1.30 WHIP on the road this season with the Pirates losing seven of his eight starts.
Pittsburgh's overworked bullpen has recorded a collective 4.83 ERA and 1.30 WHIP on the road this season.
Taijuan Walker will counter for New York. He's been outstanding here at Citi Field this season, posting a 1.52 ERA and 0.90 WHIP in seven starts with the Mets winning all seven of those contests. He brings excellent form into this start, allowing only three earned runs on five hits over 10 2/3 innings in his last two trips to the hill.
Walker averages just shy of six innings per start at home this season but the Mets terrific bullpen should be able to take care of the rest having recorded a collective 2.64 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with 13 saves converted and only one blown here at home this season. Take New York (8*).

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Kenny Walker

Jul 08 '21, 8:05 PM in 2h
MLB | Phillies vs Cubs
Play on: Cubs -109 at Draft Kings

Free Pick on Cubs

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Totals Guru

Jul 08 '21, 8:05 PM in 2h
MLB | PHI vs CHC
Play on: UNDER 7½ -110

Free Total Annihilator On Phillies vs Cubs under 7½ -110

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Jeff Alexander

Jul 08 '21, 8:05 PM in 2h
MLB | Phillies vs Cubs
Play on: Cubs -101 at BetCris

1* MLB - Phillies/Cubs *FREE PICK* on Cubs -101
Thursday's Free MLB Pick is on the Chicago Cubs as a -101 home favorite against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cubs finally put an end to their losing streak (11 games) with a 8-3 win over the Phillies on Wednesday. Now is the time to buy low on Chicago. The monkey is off their back.
Look for the Cubs offense to stay hot. Chicago has really hit the ball well over their last 4 games, totaling 43 hits, with 10 or more in 3 of the 4. That offense will be up against Zach Eflin, who is just 1-5 with a 5.71 ERA in 9 road starts (1-8 team record).
Adbert Alzolay gets the ball for Chicago. He's got a strong 3.86 ERA and 1.000 WHIP in 7 home starts and was sharp in his last outing at Cincinnati, giving up just 3 runs in 7 innings. Bet the Cubs -101!

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Hunter Price

Jul 08 '21, 8:10 PM in 2h
MLB | Tigers vs Twins
Play on: Tigers +120 at Draft Kings

1* Free Pick on Tigers +120

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Dave Price

Jul 08 '21, 8:10 PM in 2h
MLB | Reds vs Brewers
Play on: Reds +102 at BetCris

Dave's Thursday Free Play:
1* on Cincinnati Reds +102
The Key: I like the price we are getting on the Cincinnati Reds today as underdogs to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds are 6-1 in their last 7 games overall. The Brewers are coming off a double-header against the Mets yesterday in New York and will be a tired team. The Reds have a big edge on the rubber tonight with Tyler Mahle over Adrian Houser. Mahle is 5-1 with a 1.84 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 10 road starts this year. Houser is 1-3 with a 4.28 ERA in 7 home starts this year. Houser is 1-3 with a 6.41 ERA and 1.61 WHIP in 6 lifetime starts against the Reds. Take Cincinnati.

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Cole Faxon

Jul 08 '21, 8:10 PM in 2h
MLB | CIN vs MIL
Play on: OVER 8½ -110

FREE PLAY on Reds/Brewers over 8½ -110