Saturday July 26th Betting Action
I went 2-1 with my free selections last night but it was my top play on Toronto that was the loser. Thankfully the Padres came in as a big dog for me to basically split my MLB plays (-$4) and Winnipeg rolled as the BC Lions definitely looked flat and got caught in a sandwich game. A profitable night is a profitable night though and I'm looking to keep it rolling for you today. All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts 'to win' on favorites and flat on underdogs Play of the day in Bold MLB pre-All Star Break: 101-107-13 (+$691) MLB post-All Star Break: 11-5 (+$1928) CFL YTD: 3-3 (+$288) MLB plays Minnesota Twins ML (+164) $200 to win $328 San Francisco ML (+176) $200 to win $352 I'm grouping these two plays together as I believe there is some great value in going against two of the best left-handed pitchers in the game. Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw have been lights out for their respective teams this season and will always garner a lot of public action ( 91% and 83% as I write this) but you know I've got no problem going against the majority with my plays. For Sale and the White Sox, they've taken the first two games of this four-game set with the Twins. They face a rookie lefty in Logan Darnell tonight and I like to back pitchers in their first career start. For one, nobody on the Sox has ever faced Darnell and the coaching staff doesn't have extensive research on him and that always favors the pitcher. Chicago is already a team that doesn't hit lefties as well as they do righties and if [...]