Today’s Best Free Sports Betting Picks and Predictions From Our Experts

1* Bet on Sky/Mercury: over 174½

FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR TUESDAY, 7/7:

My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. The last play I cut for Tuesday in MLB is with the Los Angeles Dodgers with the money-line versus the Colorado Rockies listing both starting pitchers Justin Wrobleski and Michael Lorenzen. Los Angeles (70-32) has won four of their last five games after their 8-7 victory against the Rockies last night. The Dodgers have now won 26 of their last 35 home games played at night. They have also won 20 of their last 28 games with the Total set in the 9-9.5 range. Colorado (37-55) has lost two of their last three games — and they have lost 27 of their last 39 games when priced as a money-line favorite at +150 or higher. They have also lost 12 of their last 16 games with the Total set in the 9-9.5 range. Take the Los Angeles Dodgers with the money-line listing both starting pitchers. Best of luck — Frank.

1* Free Pick on Sky +3½

Phoenix has won three straight and eight in a row in this series, but the price at home isn't right.

I want the Sky and the hook.

Start with the frontcourt.

Kamilla Cardoso is putting up 14.6 points and 8.7 rebounds a night for Chicago, and Azura Stevens next to her gives the Sky two legitimate bigs.

The Mercury are missing Natasha Mack, their interior defensive specialist, and Noemie Brochant is game-time decision with an ankle.

Phoenix leans on Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner up front, and that pairing has to guard Cardoso for 30-plus minutes.

The opposition case is real.

Skylar Diggins to the bench is messy, Rickea Jackson averaged 18 points before the season-ending knee, and Kahleah Copper has scored 20-plus in six of her last seven.

All of that is priced in.

Chicago is 2-8 in the last 10 and this line is only 3.5.

What the market is missing is the split.

The Sky are 5-7 against the West and 1-7 against the East.

This is the matchup type they actually cover.

They also just took the Aces to overtime in a 98-90 loss, so the compete level with a shorthanded roster is there.

Phoenix is 3-6 at home.

Sydney Taylor dropped 30 on Indiana on June 11 and Gabriela Jaquez has 20-point games in the tank.

The rookies give Chicago enough scoring pop to hang inside a field goal.

I'll take the points and the interior mismatch.

I like the Sky