Friday 7/23/21 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Stephen Nover

Jul 23 '21, 7:10 PM in 35m
MLB | Yankees vs Red Sox
Play on: Yankees -102 at pinnacle

We're about to find out what the Yankees are made of.
The Yankees have suffered a number of gut punches caused by their erratic bullpen, none worse than their 5-4 extra inning loss to the Red Sox on Thursday. Boston came back down two runs in the ninth inning with two out against Chad Green to pull out the extra inning victory. The Red Sox also trailed, 4-3, entering the bottom of the 10th before taking advantage of four wild pitches by Brooks Kriske to win. No Yankees pitcher ever had thrown four wild pitches in an inning before. Not even Ryne Duren, who was nearly blind and an alcoholic. Kriske is back in the minors - probably where he belongs - and the Yankees' chances of getting back into the AL East race depends a lot on this game. Aaron Boone has a tired bullpen. But he also has his ace today - Gerrit Cole - along with closer Aroldis Chapman. Boone likely regrets not using Chapman a third straight game following Thursday's excruciating loss. This was Boston's eighth win in 10 games against the Yankees this season. However, one of New York's victories came six days ago when Cole beat the Red Sox by allowing only one run on six hits in six innings with 11 strikeouts. Cole had thrown a complete game shutout of the powerful Astros prior to that start with 12 strikeouts. So it can safely be assumed Cole is past any initial problems caused by baseball's renewed crackdown rule on foreign substances. Boston is pitching lefty Eduardo Rodriguez, who has a 5.19 ERA. Rodriguez has looked much better lately, but even at his best he's not nearly in Cole's elite class. So getting Cole in the pick range holds interest for me. The Yankees are 9-4 in their last 13 games despite Thursday's loss. They are 50-45, own a winning road record and have the second highest on-base percentage against lefties in the American League. We're not exactly talking about a bottom-feeder here.

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Will Rogers

Jul 23 '21, 7:10 PM in 35m
MLB | Blue Jays vs Mets
Play on: Mets -111 at pinnacle

Blue Jays (Matz) vs. Mets (Megill)
Here is a situation where both teams have little experience with the opposing pitcher but for differing reasons. The Mets have never batted against Matz, but of course are very familiar with him. The Jays have never faced, and possibly never even heard of Megill. In fact, Megill is exactly the kind of pitcher the Jays can struggle against. A fresh face sporting a 2.63 ERA, he shut out the Pirates over 6 innings and two-hit the Brewers over 5.
Matz will be especially motivated against the Mets and is off his best start in a while, but his “June swoon” was not impressive.
There is also the Mets’ stellar home record, and the Blue Jays infamous bullpen to consider here.
Take the Mets to win..

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Jeff Alexander

Jul 23 '21, 7:10 PM in 35m
MLB | Blue Jays vs Mets
Play on: Mets -117 at BetVegas

1* MLB - Blue Jays/Mets FREE PICK on Mets -117
Friday's Free MLB Pick is on the New York Mets as a -117 home favorite against the Toronto Blue Jays. This is just too good a price to pass up on with New York. Tylor Megill will start for the Mets and he's been spectacular in his first 5 starts. Megill has a 2.62 ERA and 1.208 WHIP. He's been better than that of late, posting a 1.23 ERA and 1.159 WHIP. Toronto starter, Steven Matz is 8-4, but has a very mediocre, boardline subpar, 4.43 ERA and 1.328 WHIP in his 16 starts. He's also got a 5.40 ERA in his last 3 outings. Bet the Mets -117!

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Info Plays

Jul 23 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Angels vs Twins
Play on: Angels -115 at Mirage

1* FREE INFO PLAY on Angels -115

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Dave Price

Jul 23 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Rangers vs Astros
Play on: Astros -1½ -112 at pinnacle

Dave's Friday Free Play:
1* on Houston Astros -1.5 (-112)
The Key: The Texas Rangers are 0-9 in their last 9 games and have scored a total of 11 runs in their last 8 losses for an average of 1.4 RPG. The Rangers are now 13-37 in road games this year. The Houston Astros are rested after having yesterday off while the Rangers just got swept in 4 games in Detroit with yet another loss yesterday. Kolby Allard isn't the answer for Texas. He is 1-7 with a 4.44 ERA in 9 starts this year and the Rangers have gone 1-8 in those 9 starts. Jake Odorizzi is 2-2 with a 2.49 ERA in his last 5 starts while yielding only 7 earned runs in 25 1/3 innings. The Rangers are 16-56 in their last 72 road games. The Astros are 19-2 in their last 21 home matchups with the Rangers, including 6-0 this season. Take Houston on the Run Line.

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Dustin Hawkins

Jul 23 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Tigers vs Royals
Play on: Tigers +108 at Caesars

1 Dimer on Tigers +108

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Mike Williams

Jul 23 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | White Sox vs Brewers
Play on: Brewers -125 at Mirage

1* on Brewers -125

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Sal Michaels

Jul 23 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Tigers vs Royals
Play on: Tigers +108 at Caesars

Free Play on Tigers +108

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Ben Burns

Jul 23 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Angels vs Twins
Play on: Twins +114 at linepros

While I lost with the Twins yesterday, I like their chances of bouncing back this evening. Though he's really struggled on the road, Happ has quietly been pretty respectable at home. He's 4-1 with a 4.25 ERA and 1.274 WHIP in nine starts here. The Twins won six of those. Last time here, he allowed three runs through seven innings, striking out eight against one walk. In his previous start here, he allowed two runs through six innings, striking out seven without walking a batter. The Twins won both of those games. In fact, they're 5-0 in Happ's last five home starts. Though he's pitched well of late, Cobb still has an ugly 6.37 ERA through seven road starts. Remember, LA remains without Trout and Rendon. As of this writing, the O/U for this game is 10. That's noteworthy as the Angels are 8-15 the past 23 times that they played a road game with an O/U line of eight or 8.5. During that span, the Twins are 22-11 when playing a home game with an O/U line of 10 or 10.5. If you're looking for a live dog on Friday, consider Minnesota.

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Black Widow

Jul 23 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | LAA vs MIN
Play on: UNDER 10 +100

1* Free Wiseguy Play on Angels/Twins under 10 +100

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Brandon Lee

Jul 23 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | White Sox vs Brewers
Play on: White Sox +115 at pinnacle

FREE PICK - Chicago White Sox +115
RATING: 30*
ROT#: 980
I'll roll the dice with the White Sox as a +115 dog at Milwaukee on Friday. You don't see Chicago's Lucas Giolito a dog often and this feels like a great time to back him coming off a complete game at home against the Astros.
I also have some concerns with Brewers' starter Freddy Peralta. I know he has a 2.44 ERA and 0.865 WHIP for the season, but he's got a 3.71 ERA in his last 3 starts. In those 3 outings, he's served up at least 1 home run and walked a staggering 11 guys in 17 innings. Give me the White Sox +115!

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Mike Lundin

Jul 23 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Rangers vs Astros
Play on: Astros -1½ -105 at SC Consensus

Rangers vs Astros Free Pick July 23, 2021
The Texas Rangers are not only slumping but slumping badly. They've lost nine on the bounce and scored a total of only 15 runs through those losses. Now they'll come up against Jake Odorizzi (3-5, 4.09 ERA) who must look forward to this opportunity to book his first winning decision home at Minute Maid Park this season. Odorizzi has been sharp since spending some time on the IL, posting a 2.95 ERA over his last nine appearances (eight starts).
Texas counters with Kolby Allard (2-7, 4.06 ERA) who is 1-3 with a 4.71 ERA on the road. The Rangers have lost each of his last six starts and eight of his last nine, covering the runline in only one of those losses.
The Astros have split six games following the All-Star break, but a date with Texas and Allard could be just what they need to get going again.
Free pick on Houston Astros -1.5.

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Cole Faxon

Jul 23 '21, 9:45 PM in 3h
MLB | PIT vs SFO
Play on: OVER 8 -120

FREE PLAY on Pirates/Giants over 8 -120

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Hunter Price

Jul 23 '21, 10:10 PM in 3h
MLB | A's vs Mariners
Play on: A's -107 at William Hill

1* Free Pick on A's -107

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Rocky Atkinson

Jul 23 '21, 10:10 PM in 3h
MLB | Rockies vs Dodgers
Play on: Dodgers -1½ -138 at pinnacle

Rocketman Sports FREE MLB play Friday 7-23-21
Colorado @ LA Dodgers (10:10 PM EST)
Play On: LA Dodgers -1.5 -138 (Gonzalez/Price) Listed
The Colorado Rockies travel to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers on Friday night. Colorado is 42-54 SU overall this year while the LA Dodgers come in with a 59-39 SU overall record on the season. Chi Chi Gonzalez is 2-5 with a 5.96 ERA overall this year, 1-4 with a 6.58 ERA on the road this season and 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA his last 3 starts. Gonzalez is 0-2 with a 5.53 ERA in his 5 career starts vs the Dodgers. David Price has a 2.02 ERA in all starts this year, 1.93 ERA at home this season and a 3.11 ERA his last 3 starts. Colorado is 9-34 on the road this year scoring only 2.8 runs per game. LA Dodgers are scoring 5.4 runs per game against right handed starters this year, 5.6 runs per game past 7 games overall, 5.3 runs per game at night and 5.5 runs per game against division opponents. LA Dodgers are 30-9 overall vs Colorado last 3 years including 15-3 at home. Colorado is 1-14 this year as a road underdog of +175 to +250. LA Dodgers are 10-0 this year when the total is 9 to 9 1/2. We'll recommend a small play on the LA Dodgers on the Run line tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky