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Calvin King

Game Details
Jul 18 '26, 1:05 PM in 11h
Tennis | Daniel Merida vs Damir Dzumhur
Play on: Daniel Merida -220 at betus
Game Analysis

[1%] Free Play on Daniel Merida -220

Pick Released on Jul 18 at 12:09 am

Steve Janus

Game Details
Jul 18 '26, 7:10 PM in 17h
MLB | Pirates vs Guardians
Play on: Guardians +105 at Ace
Game Analysis

1* Free Sharp Play on Guardians +105

Pick Released on Jul 18 at 12:00 am

Rob Vinciletti

Game Details
Jul 18 '26, 4:10 PM in 14h
MLB | Rangers vs Braves
Play on: Braves -108 at Buckeye
Game Analysis

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-

Pick Released on Jul 17 at 11:15 pm

Alex Smart

Game Details
Jul 18 '26, 4:00 PM in 14h
CFL | Montreal vs Calgary
Play on: OVER 62½ -110
Game Analysis

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.

Pick Released on Jul 17 at 01:13 pm

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