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[1%] Free Play on Lions +7 -110

1* Free Play on over 185½

1 Dimer on Cardinals +1 -110

Free Total Annihilator On Mystics vs Aces over 168½ -115

1* Bet on Sparks/Liberty: over 185½

Recommended Bet: Beitar Jerusalem +190

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 Phillies are 2-4 in their last 6 games.

- The Twins are 5-3 in the last 8 head to head meetings.

- Aaron Nola is 1-4 in his last 5 starts for the Phillies.

Verdict: The value is on the home favorite.

(#917) Philadelphia Phillies vs. (#918) Minnesota Twins | OVER | . 

Aaron Nola (3-9, 5.47 ERA) vs. Taj Bradley (9-4, 3.76 ERA) . 

Aaron Nola has been significantly better lately, especially over his past couple of starts. However, he's still giving up multiple runs in almost every outing. Nola got a bit knocked up in his last start as well, picking up a knee injury. But, he's ready to make the start on Thursday in the "Field Of Dreams" game against the Twins.

Although Taj Bradley has been brilliant this season, I don't know how well he's going to fare against the Phillies in this one. Bradley has allowed three runs in each of his first two outings in August & he allowed four runs (three earned runs) in his only start ever against Philadelphia. I like the "over" in this one.

Burns' Prediction: 7-4 Phillies.

Free Play on Tigers +106

3* on over

1* Free Wiseguy Play on Steelers +2½ -110

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UNDER 7.5

Seattle and New York have value to the under. Seattle with go with Logan Gilbert, who owns a 3.42 ERA this season. He’s shown some solid bright spots, but has been on the wrong end of run support. Max Fried has battled injuries, but when he’s in this rotation he has pitched exceptionally well. His ERA is just 2.88 and he has avoided the big inning typically. He’s allowed 3 runs or less in all but 2 starts this season and this is a great matchup against a Seattle team struggling right now. Back the Under. Locking this in early. Ray’s daily FREE plays are meant to be smaller bankroll plays. Money management is everything in this game, and these freebies are designed to keep you moving in the right direction. Today's FREE selection is a strong lean on the UNDER. The number makes sense, the spot is right, and it’s a play worth taking. You know what to do. Good luck — Razor Ray.

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Jack's Free Pick Thursday: Miami Marlins +110

The Miami Marlins have gone 4-0 in their last four games overall while outscoring the opposition 29-5 in the process.  They are only 1.5 games back in the wild card after this recent surge with a lot to play for right now.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are playing their way out of contention.  They have gone 1-7 in their last eight games overall to fall 6 games back in the wild card.  Their offense is broken right now scoring 2 runs or fewer in six of their last eight games.

It won't get any easier against Miami's Tyler Phillips, who has been dominant at home this season.  Phillips is 2-1 with a 1.68 ERA at home while allowing just 10 earned runs in 53 2/3 innings.  He fired 6 shutout innings in a 6-0 victory over the Pirates in his lone career start against them.

Speaking of broken, Braxton Ashcraft has regressed in a major way over the past month.  He has gone 2-2 with a 7.88 ERA in his last five starts while allowing 21 earned runs and 7 homers in 24 innings.  Ashcraft allowed 2 earned runs in 5 innings of a 8-3 loss to the Marlins in his lone career start against them on June 12th.  Wrong team favored here.  Bet the Marlins Thursday.

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1* Free Play on Lions/Bengals over 36½ -110

1* Free Pick on Chargers/Texans: over 36½

Preseason opener, both benches wide open.

Herbert, Stroud, and most starters on both sides are watching in sweats.

The number of 36.5 assumes vanilla, conservative football.

That's not the read here.

Start with Houston.

Davis Mills is the Texans QB1 in this spot and he went 3-0 as a starter in 2025, completing 59.5% for 719 yards, 5 TDs and 1 INT.

That's not a guy who bleeds three-and-outs.

Mills gets extended run in a game where coaches want to see him, not protect him.

On the other side, Mike McDaniel is running his first preseason game as Chargers OC.

His scheme is motion-heavy and built for explosive plays, and he's specifically said he wants to look at all three backs plus his tight end room of Oronde Gadsden (49-664-3 in 2025) and David Njoku against backup linebackers.

That's a coach who wants reps and points, not a coach in bubble wrap.

The opposition case is real.

Houston's defense posted -0.1521 EPA/play last year and -0.2613 over their last four.

But that defense isn't on the field tonight either.

Those numbers were built by Al-Shaair, Anderson, Hunter.

Preseason Week 1 is backup-vs-backup, and backup defenses give up drives.

The 36.5 is pricing the starters' defense against the backups' offense.

Both teams cleared 36.5 in their Week 17 meeting last year (20-16, 36 points) with mostly starters playing conservative football.

Backups in August won't be more careful.

I like the Over

1* MLB - Red Sox/Blue Jays FREE PICK on Blue Jays +145

Dave's Thursday Free Play:

1* on Los Angeles Angels +140

The Key: I like the price we are getting on the Los Angeles Angels as big home underdogs to the Texas Rangers.  Walbert Urena is having one of the best seasons in the majors that nobody talks about.  He is 7-8 with a 2.83 ERA in 21 games and 6-2 with a 2.49 ERA in 11 home starts.  Jacob DeGrom is 3-5 with a 4.87 ERA in 11 road starts.  DeGrom has yielded 8 ER in 8 innings in 2 starts against the Angels in 2026.  Urena has yielded one ER in 9 innings in 2 starts against the Rangers in 2026.  Take Los Angeles.

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1* FREE INFO PLAY Steelers +2 -110

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Boston Red Sox -150

The Boston Red Sox have lost five in a row including the first three games of this series to the Toronto Blue Jays.  Look for them to bounce back and avoid the sweep with a win in Game 4 today due to their starting pitching advantage.  Payton Tolle is 7-6 with a 3.36 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 19 starts this season, and 4-3 with a 2.91 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in nine road starts.  Max Scherzer is 1-4 with a 7.25 ERA and 1.53 WHIP in nine starts this season, and 1-4 with a 9.82 ERA and 1.68 WHIP in six home starts.  Scherzer has given up 9 earned runs and 5 home runs in 11 innings in his last two starts against Boston.  Give me the Red Sox.

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Seattle @ NY Yankees  (1:35 PM EST)
Play On:  NY Yankees -135

The Seattle Mariners take on the Yankees in New York on Thursday afternoon.  Seattle is 56-66 SU overall this year while the Yankees come in with a 68-52 SU overall record on the season.  Seattle is 23-36 on the road this year.  Seattle is 19-31 overall over the past 2 months including 0-6 over the past week.  Seattle is 19-42 this year when the money line is +125 to -125.  Seattle is 2-11 this year as a road underdog of +100 to +150.  Max Fried has a 1.83 ERA over the past 2 months.  Fried is 54-26 in his career when the money line is -100 to -150.  Logan Glibert is 0-1 with an 8.44 ERA vs NY Yankees this year.  Gilbert is 1-2 with a 6.14 ERA in all starts vs Yankees last 3 years.  Gilbert is 2-4 with a 7.02 ERA in his career vs Yankees.  The Yankees are 7-2 last 3 years at home vs Seattle.  We'll recommend a small play on the NY Yankees today!  Thanks and good luck, Rocky

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The Thursday NFLX Comp play is on the Over in the Tennessee at San Francisco game at 9 eastern. The Titans are playing all their starters i the game hence their 5 point road favored stats here in SF. The Niners are looking to see what they have at the back end of the roster especially on offense. Robert Saleh more of a defensive minded coach has decided to be more pro offense after seeing what happened in NY with The Jets who were anemic in scoring during his time there. The Titans will look to move the ball and emphasize scoring with their added weapons and a progressing Qb in Cam Ward and camp standout RC Nick Singleton. The Titans will follow with Levis and Trubisky. SF will get their points as well here at home as they Mac Jones likely at QB for a good portion. As for a NFLX Exclusive Preseason totals system. Rob notes that week 1 preseason road favorites of =4 or more are 6 of 7 over and the games average over 45 points. Look for this one to sail over the total. GL Rob V-

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. MLS Soccer Take #209810 Atlanta over New York Red Bulls (7:30 p.m. EST, Saturday August 15) We think this is a great spot for Atlanta. They have not been playing their best lately but this will be a homecoming for them as they have not played a home match since May 9, before the World Cup. Even though they lost last time out, we liked what we saw from them at Philly. They were up by two goals most of the match vs the Union but they were a man down and Philadelphia scored two goals in extra time to steal three points. As we stated, Atlanta has not played at home in a long time and we think this return will give them an extra burst of energy and it’s not like the Red Bulls are a great side. They are quite far above Atlanta in the standings but have a -10 goal differential compared to -14 for Atlanta, who have faced a real tough schedule on this road trip. It’s telling that Atlanta is a decent favorite here with their recent performances, and we think this is an amazing spot for them to pick up three points and some momentum for the second half of the season in front of the home fans.

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Atlanta -10 1/2

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1* Free Pick on Steelers +2½ -110

Thursday's Free MLB Pick

PLAY ON: Yankees -135 

The Packers roll into Pittsburgh Thursday night for the first full preseason game of the year, and the total is sitting right in that familiar 36.5 to 37.5 window. I’m on the under, and the deeper you dig into the league-wide and team numbers the more it feels like the right side of the math.

League-wide, the 37 threshold has been a reliable separator for years. Closing totals of 37 or higher have gone under at a 56.4 percent clip since 2010, a sample that runs well over 900 games. Since 2014 the under on those 37-plus numbers is even cleaner at 60.7 percent, returning solid units at standard pricing. The reverse holds too. When the number opens at 37 or lower the over hits closer to 59 or 60 percent. This matchup is perched right on the line, but the historical lean still favors the lower side once you account for how little the real starters play these days. Last year only 9.8 percent of preseason pass attempts came from quarterbacks who ended up starting Week 1. That is a sharp drop from the 30-plus percent range we saw a decade ago, and it means more backup-driven football, more conservative play-calling, and fewer explosive finishes.

The Steelers themselves have been a quiet under machine at home in the exhibition season. From 2002 through 2025 Pittsburgh as the home team went under in 67.4 percent of its preseason games, a 14-29-2 record that has produced double-digit units over the long haul. That is not a small-sample fluke. It lines up with the physical, run-heavy identity the organization has carried for years, even when the first-team defense sits most of the night. Green Bay has not been as extreme, but the Packers still play a brand of football that keeps games from turning into track meets, especially on the road in August.

Add the outdoor night setting in western Pennsylvania and the picture gets clearer. Early-season humidity and potential weather keep the ball on the ground more than the public expects. Combined scores in Week 1 preseason games have historically averaged just under 39 points against posted numbers that often sit in the mid-to-high 30s. When you stack the league-wide 56-to-60 percent under rate on 37-plus totals with Pittsburgh’s strong home under history, the edge starts looking real. At -110 a 56 percent hit rate over a 100-game sample nets you positive return after the juice. A 60 percent clip turns it into a steady grind that keeps bankrolls healthy over time.

There is the Rodgers-McCarthy reunion angle, and yes, the veteran may take 30 or 40 snaps against his old club. Even if he does, the majority of the game still belongs to the second and third units still working through timing and communication. Those groups rarely light up the scoreboard in Week 1. I like this under. It matches the long-term numbers, the team-specific home trend, and the reality of limited starter volume. Keep the stake sensible, enjoy the nostalgia, and let the points stay low.

My selection is on San Francisco plus the points over Tennessee at 9 pm et on Thursday.

The injury bug has hit the 49ers again this training camp and it has many bettors shying away from them as they host the Titans in their preseason opener on Thursday. I think this line has gone too far in Tennessee's direction. I understand the support for the Titans here in August as they do have a strong preseason quarterback rotation with experienced backups in Mitchell Trubisky, Will Levis and even Hendon Hooker who has made a splash in the preseason in prior years. With that being said, San Francisco has plenty of upside at the position behind Brock Purdy as well with Mac Jones firmly planted as the backup but Kurtis Rourke and Adrian Martinez capable of making some preseason noise. I just don't see enough of a depth advantage for a rebuilding Tennessee team to warrant it laying a field goal on the road in its first preseason contest. Both teams went 2-1 last August but dropped their respective preseason openers. It's worth noting the 49ers faced the tougher opening matchup against a deep Broncos team that has taken the preseason seriously under head coach Sean Payton. Take San Francisco (8*).

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Our selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies to defeat the Minnesota Twins on Thursday at 7:30pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Philadelphia will start Aaron Nola who just got injured in his last start but made some good pitches in that game and was respectable.

The Phillies bring in a two game losing streak into today's Field Of Dreams game.

They still have a better record on the road this season than at home, making this series a great opportunity to get some more wins.

Minnesota will start Taj Bradley who has not been as good in games played away from home (this game is in Dyersville, Iowa).

The Twins have also been shaky lately, losing seven of their L11 games.

We're on the Phillies.

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1* on Steelers +2½

Free Pick on Bengals -6½ -110

FREE PLAY on White Sox -123

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Our models suggest that the value is on the favorite. The Titans are 5-3 ATS in their last 8 games. The 49ers are 2-3 ATS in the last 5 head to head meetings versus the Titans.

Arizona Cardinals +120

We were on the Cardinals last week and stick with them here. They lost late, but I like the continuity angle — this team has a game already under its belt while playing this one as the road dog. Teams coming off a Hall of Fame Game loss also tend to tighten up defensively the following week, which plays into a lower-scoring script.

The matchup itself is intriguing on its own: Fernando Mendoza and Carson Beck face off again. But beyond that, Mendoza is surrounded by a veteran-heavy roster, and veteran QBs historically don't bring much urgency to preseason snaps unless there's an active competition for the job — which isn't the case here.

I lean Under on the total, but for the side I'm not messing with the points. Give me the road dog.

Pick: Cardinals +120

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For my best free pick on the board here for Thursday I am looking at preseason NFL action and the Cincinnati Bengals hosting the Detroit Lions. Lions are a Super Bowl contender and with those big expectations comes bettors that should flock to this kind of plus points but the Lions over recent history really do not play much of their talent in these games where as on the other side Cincinnati really has some positional battles going on. We will see some from Joe Burrow here on Thursday but really it’s the competition between Sean Clifford,Joe Flacco and Josh Johnson the latter two with a ton of NFL experience. Look for the Bengals to set the tone from this game on that they will be a factor in the AFC.

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