Jack Jones
Aug 10 '18, 7:05 PM in 7h
MLB | Rays vs Blue Jays
Play on: Rays -112 at GTBets
Jack’s Free Pick Friday: Tampa Bay Rays -112
The Tampa Bay Rays have a big advantage on the mound tonight over the Toronto Blue Jays. As a result, we’ll back the Rays at basically even money tonight in what is a great value for them.
Blake Snell is 12-5 with a 2.27 ERA and 1.073 WHIP in 21 starts this season. He just recently returned from nearly a month off and should be much sharper in his second start back from injury.
Marco Estrada is 5-8 with a 4.65 ERA in 19 starts for the Blue Jays this season. Estrada does not enjoy facing the Rays, going 1-7 with a 4.97 ERA and 1.358 WHIP in 11 career starts against them. In his last two home starts against the Rays, Estrada is 0-2 with a 14.08 ERA, allowing 12 earned runs and 26 base runners in 7 2/3 innings.
Snell is 8-1 (+7.7 units) against the money line when working on 5 or 6 days’ rest this season. The Blue Jays are 2-8 in Estrada’s last 10 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Toronto is 1-5 in its last six home games. Bet the Rays Friday.
Aug 10 '18, 7:05 PM in 7h
MLB | Rays vs Blue Jays
Play on: Rays -112 at GTBets
Jack’s Free Pick Friday: Tampa Bay Rays -112
The Tampa Bay Rays have a big advantage on the mound tonight over the Toronto Blue Jays. As a result, we’ll back the Rays at basically even money tonight in what is a great value for them.
Blake Snell is 12-5 with a 2.27 ERA and 1.073 WHIP in 21 starts this season. He just recently returned from nearly a month off and should be much sharper in his second start back from injury.
Marco Estrada is 5-8 with a 4.65 ERA in 19 starts for the Blue Jays this season. Estrada does not enjoy facing the Rays, going 1-7 with a 4.97 ERA and 1.358 WHIP in 11 career starts against them. In his last two home starts against the Rays, Estrada is 0-2 with a 14.08 ERA, allowing 12 earned runs and 26 base runners in 7 2/3 innings.
Snell is 8-1 (+7.7 units) against the money line when working on 5 or 6 days’ rest this season. The Blue Jays are 2-8 in Estrada’s last 10 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Toronto is 1-5 in its last six home games. Bet the Rays Friday.
Dave Price
Aug 10 '18, 8:10 PM in 9h
MLB | Indians vs White Sox
Play on: White Sox +135 at MyBookie
Dave’s Friday Bonus Play:
1* on Chicago White Sox +135
The Key: I like the price we are getting on the White Sox today as home underdogs to the Cleveland Indians considering they actually have a big edge on the mound Friday. I also like that the White Sox had Thursday off, while the Indians played the Twins yesterday. Carlos Rodon has been a big bright spot for the White Sox this year. He is 3-3 with a 2.94 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 10 starts, including 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA and 0.82 WHIP in 4 home starts. Shane Bieber is 6-2 with a 4.58 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in 10 starts for the Indians, including 1-1 with a 7.90 ERA and 1.68 WHIP in his last 3 outings. Rodon is 4-2 with a 2.55 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in 11 lifetime starts vs. Cleveland as well. Rodon is 18-9 (+16.7 units) as an underdog of +125 to +175 in his career. Take Chicago.
Aug 10 '18, 8:10 PM in 9h
MLB | Indians vs White Sox
Play on: White Sox +135 at MyBookie
Dave’s Friday Bonus Play:
1* on Chicago White Sox +135
The Key: I like the price we are getting on the White Sox today as home underdogs to the Cleveland Indians considering they actually have a big edge on the mound Friday. I also like that the White Sox had Thursday off, while the Indians played the Twins yesterday. Carlos Rodon has been a big bright spot for the White Sox this year. He is 3-3 with a 2.94 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 10 starts, including 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA and 0.82 WHIP in 4 home starts. Shane Bieber is 6-2 with a 4.58 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in 10 starts for the Indians, including 1-1 with a 7.90 ERA and 1.68 WHIP in his last 3 outings. Rodon is 4-2 with a 2.55 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in 11 lifetime starts vs. Cleveland as well. Rodon is 18-9 (+16.7 units) as an underdog of +125 to +175 in his career. Take Chicago.
Marc Lawrence
Aug 10 '18, 7:10 PM in 8h
MLB | Diamondbacks vs Reds
Play on: Diamondbacks -119 at BMaker
Play - Arizona Diamondbacks w/Buchholz (Game 955).
Edges - Diamondbacks: Buchholz 2.21 ERA with 1.11 WHIP this season, including 4-0 at night and 3-0 versus NL Central foes… Reds: DeScalfani 5.50 ERA last seven starts; and 2-4 at night (as opposed to 5-1 day) this season. We recommend a 1* play on Arizona. Thank you and good luck as always.
Aug 10 '18, 7:10 PM in 8h
MLB | Diamondbacks vs Reds
Play on: Diamondbacks -119 at BMaker
Play - Arizona Diamondbacks w/Buchholz (Game 955).
Edges - Diamondbacks: Buchholz 2.21 ERA with 1.11 WHIP this season, including 4-0 at night and 3-0 versus NL Central foes… Reds: DeScalfani 5.50 ERA last seven starts; and 2-4 at night (as opposed to 5-1 day) this season. We recommend a 1* play on Arizona. Thank you and good luck as always.
Larry Ness
Aug 10 '18, 8:10 PM in 9h
MLB | Indians vs White Sox
Play on: Indians -140 at 5Dimes
My Bonus Play is on the Cle Indians at 8:10 ET. The Cleveland Indians are 64-50 after consecutive walk-off wins over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday and Thursday. Michael Brantley delivered a walk-off single in Cleveland's 5-4 victory Thursday, which came less than 24 hours after Francisco Lindor's three-run HR in the bottom of the ninth delivered a 5-2 win. With no other AL Central team playing .500 or better baseball, the Indians have opened an 11-game lead over Minnesota in the division. Winners of five of their last six, the Indians will open a six-game road trip with the first of three at the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. The White Sox were just swept by the Yankees in a three-game home series (ending Wednesday) and at 41-73, own a better record than only the 35-79 Royals and 35-80 Orioles among all teams in 2018.
Shane Bieber (6-2, 4.58 ERA) will get the ball for Cleveland and he has bounced back nicely from the worst start of his career at Pittsburgh on July 24, allowing seven ERs in just 1 2/3 innings. He settled for a no-decision in a quality start at Minnesota on July 30 (Indians did lose, 5-4), before beating the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 with 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball on Sunday. He has failed to pitch fewer than 5 2/3 innings just once in 10 starts and has never walked more than two batters in any start. Lefty Carlos Rodon (3-3, 2.94 ERA) goes for Chicago. Despite his sub-3.00 ERA, Rodon has just three wins in 10 starts, with the White Sox going 4-6. He owns five consecutive quality starts, a span in which he is 2-0 and has permitted six ERs over 34 2/3 innings for a 1.56 ERA (team is a modest 3-3). Rodon is 4-2 with a 2.71 ERA in 2 career appearances (11 starts) against Cleveland.
Bieber has notched seven strikeouts in back-to-back starts and in three of his last five outings. He has struck out 58 batters in 57 innings on the season and this marks his first career appearance against the White Sox. Rodon has a solid career mark vs the Indians but he is but he is 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA in two starts versus Cleveland this year (White Sox are 0-2). .
Cleveland has won eight of its last 10 games against the White Sox this season, running up a whopping run differential of 61-to-25. Considering that Chicago is just Chicago is 21-36 at home, I'll take the Indians.
Aug 10 '18, 8:10 PM in 9h
MLB | Indians vs White Sox
Play on: Indians -140 at 5Dimes
My Bonus Play is on the Cle Indians at 8:10 ET. The Cleveland Indians are 64-50 after consecutive walk-off wins over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday and Thursday. Michael Brantley delivered a walk-off single in Cleveland's 5-4 victory Thursday, which came less than 24 hours after Francisco Lindor's three-run HR in the bottom of the ninth delivered a 5-2 win. With no other AL Central team playing .500 or better baseball, the Indians have opened an 11-game lead over Minnesota in the division. Winners of five of their last six, the Indians will open a six-game road trip with the first of three at the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. The White Sox were just swept by the Yankees in a three-game home series (ending Wednesday) and at 41-73, own a better record than only the 35-79 Royals and 35-80 Orioles among all teams in 2018.
Shane Bieber (6-2, 4.58 ERA) will get the ball for Cleveland and he has bounced back nicely from the worst start of his career at Pittsburgh on July 24, allowing seven ERs in just 1 2/3 innings. He settled for a no-decision in a quality start at Minnesota on July 30 (Indians did lose, 5-4), before beating the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 with 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball on Sunday. He has failed to pitch fewer than 5 2/3 innings just once in 10 starts and has never walked more than two batters in any start. Lefty Carlos Rodon (3-3, 2.94 ERA) goes for Chicago. Despite his sub-3.00 ERA, Rodon has just three wins in 10 starts, with the White Sox going 4-6. He owns five consecutive quality starts, a span in which he is 2-0 and has permitted six ERs over 34 2/3 innings for a 1.56 ERA (team is a modest 3-3). Rodon is 4-2 with a 2.71 ERA in 2 career appearances (11 starts) against Cleveland.
Bieber has notched seven strikeouts in back-to-back starts and in three of his last five outings. He has struck out 58 batters in 57 innings on the season and this marks his first career appearance against the White Sox. Rodon has a solid career mark vs the Indians but he is but he is 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA in two starts versus Cleveland this year (White Sox are 0-2). .
Cleveland has won eight of its last 10 games against the White Sox this season, running up a whopping run differential of 61-to-25. Considering that Chicago is just Chicago is 21-36 at home, I'll take the Indians.
John Martin
Aug 10 '18, 7:10 PM in 8h
MLB | Twins vs Tigers
Play on: Tigers -101 at 5Dimes
1 Unit Bonus Play on Detroit Tigers -101
I like the fact that the Tigers had Thursday off while the Twins concluded their 4-game series with the Indians yesterday. The Twins lost that series 3-1 and certainly won’t be feeling too good about themselves after losing a critical series. The Tigers are a solid 29-27 (+10.2 units) at home this year. Jordan Zimmerman has handled his business on his home field, going 2-1 with a 3.67 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in six home starts this year. Ervin Santana is trying to work his way back from injury. He has made just three starts this season, and it has not gone well as Santana is 0-0 with a 6.14 ERA and 1.64 WHIP while allowing 10 runs and 4 homers in 14 2/3 innings. The Twins are 17-35 in their last 52 road games. Give me the Tigers.
Aug 10 '18, 7:10 PM in 8h
MLB | Twins vs Tigers
Play on: Tigers -101 at 5Dimes
1 Unit Bonus Play on Detroit Tigers -101
I like the fact that the Tigers had Thursday off while the Twins concluded their 4-game series with the Indians yesterday. The Twins lost that series 3-1 and certainly won’t be feeling too good about themselves after losing a critical series. The Tigers are a solid 29-27 (+10.2 units) at home this year. Jordan Zimmerman has handled his business on his home field, going 2-1 with a 3.67 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in six home starts this year. Ervin Santana is trying to work his way back from injury. He has made just three starts this season, and it has not gone well as Santana is 0-0 with a 6.14 ERA and 1.64 WHIP while allowing 10 runs and 4 homers in 14 2/3 innings. The Twins are 17-35 in their last 52 road games. Give me the Tigers.
Brandon Lee
Aug 10 '18, 7:05 PM in 7h
MLB | Rangers vs Yankees
Play on: Yankees -1½ -110 at 5Dimes
10* FREE MLB PICK (Yankees -1.5, -110)
I'll take my chances here with New York on the -1.5 run line at home against the Rangers on Friday. The Yankees won the series opener 7-3 on Thursday and are riding a red-hot 4-game winning streak where they have outscored their opponents 25-9. Hard to not like New York to win here by at least 2 runs with the way they are swinging the bat and Masahiro Tanaka on the mound. Tanaka is 9-2 with a 3.85 ERA in 18 starts overall and hasn't lost a start in 14 outings. He's got a 0.46 ERA and 0.813 WHIP over his last 3 starts. Mike Minor will take the mound for Texas and he's got an ugly 6.50 ERA and 1.376 WHIP in 9 road starts. Yankees are 15-2 in Tanaka's last 17 starts in the 2nd half of the season and have won these starts by 3.1 runs/game (5.1 - 2.0). Give me the Yankees -1.5 (-110)!
Aug 10 '18, 7:05 PM in 7h
MLB | Rangers vs Yankees
Play on: Yankees -1½ -110 at 5Dimes
10* FREE MLB PICK (Yankees -1.5, -110)
I'll take my chances here with New York on the -1.5 run line at home against the Rangers on Friday. The Yankees won the series opener 7-3 on Thursday and are riding a red-hot 4-game winning streak where they have outscored their opponents 25-9. Hard to not like New York to win here by at least 2 runs with the way they are swinging the bat and Masahiro Tanaka on the mound. Tanaka is 9-2 with a 3.85 ERA in 18 starts overall and hasn't lost a start in 14 outings. He's got a 0.46 ERA and 0.813 WHIP over his last 3 starts. Mike Minor will take the mound for Texas and he's got an ugly 6.50 ERA and 1.376 WHIP in 9 road starts. Yankees are 15-2 in Tanaka's last 17 starts in the 2nd half of the season and have won these starts by 3.1 runs/game (5.1 - 2.0). Give me the Yankees -1.5 (-110)!
