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[1%] Free Play on Daniel Merida -220

Ricky's 1* play on MIN.

Key Angle: It's important to remember that Ricky never makes a bet on any game based on just one angle. In order to make the grade, all his premium picks must meet several important criteria. He doesn't share all his secrets within his analysis, instead he chooses to reveal only the angle that he feels is the most significant. Here in this game the recent history of these two teams is particularly significant.

- The Twins are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games.

- The Twins are 6-4 in the last 10 head to head meetings.

- Taj Bradley is 5-0 in his last 5 starts for the Twins.

Verdict: The value is on the Underdog.

1* Bet on Liberty/Fever: over 177

The Pirates have the vastly superior offense and I like the pitching edge they have here with Braxton Ashcraft opposing Logan Allen in Game 2 of this Saturday doubleheader. 

Ashcraft has been very solid going 9-3 with a 3.49 ERA and 1.11 ratio. He has a low bar to clear here as the Guardians are last in runs, 29th in OPS and 28th in batting average.

Allen has thrown just four innings this season. This will be his first start of the year. He had a 4.25 ERA and 1.40 ratio last season and a 5.73 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 2024.

In vast contrast to the Guardians, the Pirates rank either for first or second in runs, OPS and batting average. They have scored six or more runs in 10 of their last 15 games.

1* Free Sharp Play on Guardians +105

Saturday card has a BIG Platinum  Supreme total in the 3rd place game between England and France and a TOP CFL Total as well as 2nd game back from the Break Bases Plays. Comp play below

The MLB Comp play is on Atlanta at 4:10 eastern. Rob notes that home teams off a home win scoring 12 or more runs in their first game back from the All star Break are 6-0 since 2004. The Braves leveled the Rangers last night and today they will have Gore and his 5.81 road ERA as Texas has lost 6 of his 8 road starts. Owen Murphy opens for Atlanta and he has pitched 4 innings allowing 1 run in his 2 appearances this year and was solid at Double A. Look for the Braves to take another. GL Rob V-

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San Francisco at Seatte 8:10 ET

Giants over Mariners - I have no doubt that the way these starters have been pitching that the Giants Logan Webb (5-7, 3.86 ERA has and advantage over Mariners’ starter Bryan Woo (7-6, 4.23). Woo was the AL ERS leader last season but hasn’t been as sharp this year. Webb had seven straight starts surrendered where he allow two runs once and seven total runs. But, the last two time out he has struggled giving up 12 runs in 10 innings. He bounces back here. Take SAN FRANCISCO!

The numbers on Montreal at Calgary this weekend are screaming Over and after spending real time digging into the season-long trends I am locking it in with genuine conviction. Calgary sits atop the league in scoring at roughly 38.8 points per game while Montreal has held steady around 34.0 giving their combined average of 72.8 points a clear cushion over the posted total in the 62.5 to 64 range even before factoring in pace or venue specifics. Last week these same clubs combined for 67 points in a 37-30 thriller and now they flip the home-and-away script on a short week which historically keeps offenses aggressive rather than conservative in the CFL.

Pace plays a massive role here too as both teams rank among the league leaders in plays run and yards per play which directly fuels higher totals. Calgary has been averaging well above the CFL norm in offensive snaps and explosive plays per drive pushing their scoring rate even higher while Montreal’s balanced attack maintains a solid tempo that prevents defenses from catching breath. Let PC P_C PC represent Calgary’s points per game and PM P_M PM Montreal’s so their raw sum PC+PM≈72.8 P_C + P_M \approx 72.8 PC+PM≈72.8 already clears the line by roughly 8 to 10 points. Apply a conservative 12 percent discount for any defensive adjustments or fatigue 72.8×0.88=64.064 72.8 \times 0.88 = 64.064 72.8×0.88=64.064 and it still lands comfortably over the number while the actual recent head-to-head suggests the true expected total sits closer to 66 or higher.

The math gets even more compelling when you layer in league-wide scoring trends because CFL games this season have trended toward higher combined totals especially in interdivisional matchups featuring top offenses and short-rest scenarios. Calgary’s offense has outpaced the league average by more than 8 points per game in several outings and Montreal’s ability to match that production keeps both sides of the ball moving the chains efficiently. Ottawa and Winnipeg projects lean closer to their lower totals this week because of defensive-minded matchups and Toronto-Hamilton feels more contained but this Western clash features the two most productive attacks on the board right now. Short weeks tend to produce these kinds of wide-open affairs because coaches lean into familiar schemes instead of overcomplicating things and the data backs that up across recent seasons.

I have been tracking these CFL patterns long enough to spot when the stats align this cleanly and this one feels right in a way that makes you smile as a bettor. Calgary’s scoring rate is not luck it is sustained execution and Montreal has shown they can hang right there without the wild variance that buries other picks. The Over here matches the actual environments these teams have created all year and it is the side that carries the real value when you run the numbers.

Nationals vs Athletics MLB Free Pick July 18, 2026

The Angle(s): We won with the Washington Nationals as a 4% TOP PLAY in last night's 23-4 beatdown of Oakland, who has just one win over its last 15 games.

This will mark Washington's first look at Athletics right-hander J.T. Ginn (7-6, 3.67 ERA), who enters this contest in the midst of a severe command slump. Ginn was touched up for eight runs on six hits and two walks in his last outing, and he has struggled mightily with his control lately, issuing 13 free passes across his last five starts.

With Ginn's underlying metrics signaling vulnerability against disciplined lineups, the edge goes to the visiting Nationals who are 29-18 on the road while Oakland is 19-29 at home.

The Bet: Nationals (3%). 

PSP Data Driven 1* France.

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Our models suggest that the value is on the favorite. France has won 7 of their last 8 games. France has scored 10 goals in their last 5 games.