San Francisco Giants (54-52) at Philadelphia Phillies (55-50), 7:05 p.m. ET Tyler Beede (3-4, 4.85 ERA) (SF) +115 / +1.5 runs (-180) / Over 10.5 runs (-105) Drew Smyly (1-5, 7.69 ERA) (PHI) -125 / -1.5 runs (+150) / Under 10.5 runs (-115) MLB free play: Under Two struggling starters will meet at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night, which makes the Over look good at first glance. With closer examination, however, it seems that Under bettors will prevail here. [...]
St. Louis Cardinals (52-47) at Pittsburgh Pirates (46-53), 7:05 p.m. ET Dakota Hudson (9-4, 3.57 ERA) (STL) +115 / +1.5 runs (-180) / Over 9 runs (-115) Chris Archer (3-6, 5.36 ERA) (PIT) -125 / -1.5 runs (+150) / Under 9 runs (-105) MLB free play: Pirates moneyline Chris Archer has struggled at times for the Pirates this year, but he should put forth a strong effort to help his team secure a victory over the division-rival Cardinals at PNC [...]
Washington Nationals (50-44) at Atlanta Braves (58-39), 7:20 p.m. ET Stephen Strasburg (11-4, 3.46 ERA) (WSH) -125 / -1.5 runs (+115) / Over 9.5 runs (EVEN) Julio Teheran (5-6, 3.71 ERA) (ATL) +115 / +1.5 runs (-135) / Under 9.5 runs (-120) MLB free play: Over Two teams playing solid baseball in July, the Nationals (8-3 this month) and the Braves (8-4), meet at Georgia's hitter-friendly SunTrust Park on Thursday night. This looks like a prime opportunity for Over bettors. [...]
Philadelphia Phillies (39-34) at Washington Nationals (35-38), 7:05 p.m. ET Nick Pivetta (4-1, 5.00 ERA) (PHI) +110 / +1.5 runs (-175) / Over 10 runs (-115) Erick Fedde (1-1, 3.68 ERA) (WSH) -120 / -1.5 runs (+145) / Under 10 runs (-105) MLB free play: Over Nick Pivetta and Erick Fedde are both pitching on extra rest after consecutive rainouts and a Wednesday doubleheader, but both starters have struggled against their opponents, so the Over looks like an easy call. [...]
Cincinnati Reds (28-33) at Philadelphia Phillies (35-27), 7:05 p.m. ET Tyler Mahle (2-5, 4.26 ERA) (CIN) EVEN / +1.5 runs (-180) / Over 9 runs (-120) Zach Eflin (5-5, 3.02 ERA) (PHI) -110 / -1.5 runs (+150) / Under 9 runs (EVEN) MLB Free Play: Reds moneyline The Reds look like a good bet as underdogs at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. Tyler Mahle starts for Cincinnati, and he is ninth in the NL in strikeout/walk ratio (4.79). The [...]
San Francisco Giants (25-34) at New York Mets (28-32), 7:10 p.m. ET Tyler Beede (0-1, 7.82 ERA) (SF) +120 / +1.5 runs (-180) / Over 8.5 runs (EVEN) Jason Vargas (1-3, 4.46 ERA) (NYM) -130 / -1.5 runs (+150) / Under 8.5 runs (-120) MLB Free Play: Mets -0.5 runs first five innings (-105) The Mets' bullpen woes make them tough to trust in the full-time market, but they're a good bet to get out to an early lead against [...]
Philadelphia Phillies (28-20) at Chicago Cubs (28-18), 8:05 p.m. ET MLB Free Play: Phillies moneyline Cole Irvin (2-0, 2.77 ERA) (PHI) +140 / +1.5 runs (-140) / Over 10.5 runs (-110) Cole Hamels (4-0, 3.13 ERA) (CHC) -155 / -1.5 runs (+120) / Under 10.5 runs (-110) Longtime Phillies starter Cole Hamels gets the ball for the Cubs against his old squad at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night. He takes on a promising rookie in Philadelphia's Cole Irvin. Hamels has [...]
