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[1%] Free Play on Royals -116

1* Free Play on under 35

1 Dimer on Panthers -1 -110

1* Bet on Portland Fire -2½

Ricky's 1* play on BOS.

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 Red Sox are 7-0 in their last 7 games.

- The White Sox are 1-3 in their last 4 games.

- The Red Sox are 9-1 in the last 10 head to head meetings.

Verdict: The value is on the home favorite.

Recommended Bet: Cruz Azul +206

This is a FREE PLAY on the Royals.

Bailey Ober (7-3, 4.45 ERA) gets the call for the Twins, and he's just 2-3 with a 7.15 ERA on the road, compared to a 5-0, 2.72 ERA record at home.

He'll be opposed by Michael Wacha (5-8, 3.51 ERA), who is 3-3 with a 3.05 ERA at home.

Look for Wacha to anchor another solid performance from KC at home today; consider the ROYALS at this price and in this matchup.

Good luck, NP

1* Free Play on Royals -116

1* Free Pick on Cardinals +1 -105

1* Free Pick on Panthers/Cardinals: under 35½

This is the Hall of Fame Game.

Bryce Young, James Conner, Jeremiyah Love, Trey Benson, and most of the actual football players from both rosters will be in street clothes.

That is the entire lede.

Carolina is starting Kenny Pickett, who has been on three teams since 2024, followed by undrafted rookie Haynes King.

They will run behind a line missing Saahdiq Charles for the year and possibly Damien Lewis.

The Panthers offense posted a -0.1364 EPA per play over their final four games of 2025 and averaged 19.1 points per game across their last ten.

That was with their starters.

Arizona is not much better positioned.

Rookie third-rounder Carson Beck gets the bulk of the work, and the backfield behind him is Tyler Allgeier plus tryout bodies with Conner, Love, and Benson all out.

The Cardinals did not score a single rushing touchdown across their last four games last season and averaged 18 points over their final five.

The opposition points at Arizona's defense giving up 37 points per game down the stretch and a 0.2128 defensive EPA per play in the last four.

I hear it, but that number was posted against NFL starting offenses.

Tonight the Cardinals defense faces Kenny Pickett handing off to camp bodies, then a UDFA quarterback.

Bad units still stop bad units.

First preseason game, no starters, two quarterback rooms in transition, and offensive lines missing pieces.

Points come from execution, and there will not be much of that.

I like the Under

Dave's Thursday Free Play:

1* on Twins/Royals UNDER 9

The Key: I like the price we are getting on the UNDER 9 today between the Royals and Twins. These are two handicapped offenses and this total of 9 is too high. The Twins have been held to 3 runs or fewer in 11 of their last 17 games. The Royals are scoring just 4.15 RPG this year. Michael Wacha is 3-3 with a 3.03 ERA in 9 home starts this year. Wacha is 4-0 with a 1.78 ERA in 6 lifetime home starts against Minnesota. Bailey Ober has yielded only 4 ER in 17 1/3 innings in his last 3 starts against Kansas City. Take the UNDER.

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1 Unit FREE PLAY on Minnesota Twins +111

The Minnesota Twins have lost the first two games of this series to the Kansas City Royals. They will be motivated to avoid the sweep and I like their chances as underdogs. Bailey Ober has given up 4 earned runs in 17 innings in his last three starts against the Royals for a 2.18 ERA. Michael Wacha has given up 9 earned runs and 3 home runs in 16 1/3 innings in his last three starts against Minnesota for a 4.96 ERA. Give me the Twins.

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1* Best Bet on Panthers -1

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1* Free Sharp Play on Cruz Azul +180

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The WNBA Comp play for Thursday is on Toronto plus the points at 10 eastern. Toronto is off a pair of road dog losses to a solid Golden St but should be tough here with home favored loss revenge on Portland. Rob notes that WNBA Home favorites of 10 or less with 3+ days rest that are off a home loss and are taking on a team off a road loss that has home loss revenge are 0-3 straight up the past 15 seasons. Portland has failed to cover both times this season as a home favorite with 2+ days rest. The Tempo have covered 2 of 3 on the road with home loss revenge and we will back them here tonight. GL Rob V-

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Leagues Cup Soccer Take Tijuana +0.5 (-155) over Austin (9 p.m. EST, Thursday August 6) Tijuana is the much better side, and they have a great chance to win this outright, but we will pay the juice for the extra half goal in the case of a draw. Tijuana has shown they are a real force and a contender in Liga MX this season and they could go far in this tournament as Tijuana is hungry for some hardware and a ticket to the Champions Cup that goes to the top 3 teams in Leagues Cup from both MLS and Liga MX. They have the young phenom Gilberto Mora, who made a splash for Mexico in the World Cup and has teams from Europe clamoring for his services. They have other strong players as well. Through Matchday 3 in the Liga they are in second place and tied with mighty America from Mexico City on points and only behind by one goal on goal differential. We expect them to be competitive all season, and we think they will do great in Leagues Cup. Austin has been one of the worst sides in MLS this season and they are much worse than last season when they were at least competitive. They have given up two goals per match in the domestic league and have a -14 goal differential through 18 matches. Home pitch shouldn’t matter much here, and Austin has a dense Latin population, so some in attendance will definitely be pulling for the Xolos. We expect a strong showing from the road side here.

Take : WNBA: 609. LV Aces / Ind Fever OVER 195.5 (4 pt / 7 et)

Thursday’s matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and Indiana Fever has excellent odds to hit the OVER due to both teams having elite offensive weapons and the capability to play at a high pace.

Indiana has the best offensive rating and pace in the WNBA so far, led by Caitlin Clark dribbling up court and finding Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston. The Fever score nearly 94 points per game and last played in a 108-100 shootout with Minnesota.

Las Vegas scores nearly 90 points per game themselves and have shot up for 104 in their last game against New York. The Aces boast a big scoring advantage down low with A’ja Wilson while Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young and Jewell Loyd can attack Indiana from deep.

Las Vegas and Indiana combined for 184 points in their last matchup, with the Fever coming out on top at 109-75. Both offenses have enough firepower to score in the 90s once again with Indiana playing at home.

The only thing keeping me from making this a top tier play is that the oddsmakers have adjusted the total up quite a bit. I don't like fading that adjustment and while I look for this game to finish above 200 points, it's getting much closer to the line these days.

Take :  609. LV Aces / Ind Fever OVER

Thursday's Free MLB Pick

PLAY ON: Red Sox -1.5 (+110) 

Hamilton getting the points against BC is the lean that actually makes sense on this number, and the 2026 data plus the line movement only reinforce the caution on the home favorite.

The Lions sit at a messy 2-5 and have been one of the more inconsistent teams in the entire league. Hamilton is only 3-5 themselves, but they have shown more fight and have kept games competitive more often than the pure record suggests. The number opened closer to BC -5.5 and has drifted up toward -6.5 to 7, the kind of slow climb you often see when the public leans into the home side without real sharp conviction behind it. Laying six or six and a half with a club that has dropped five of seven already feels soft, and the upward movement has done nothing to make the price more attractive. Home field still carries weight in the CFL, but it has not been enough to turn this version of the Lions into a reliable cover machine. League-wide, home favorites sitting under .300 this season have been far from automatic against mediocre road teams, and BC fits that profile a little too cleanly.

The recent form tells a clearer story than the standings alone. BC has struggled to string together complete games on both sides of the ball and has been vulnerable to giving up leads or failing to finish. Hamilton has been outscored overall, sure, but they have hung around in enough contests to make the plus side interesting. When you look at how large home favorites have performed against .300-to-.400 road clubs in 2026, the cover rate drops off once the number climbs past a touchdown. The expected value on laying 6.5 with this Lions team simply does not jump off the page the way it does in cleaner mismatch spots, especially after the line has already moved against the underdog.

The math is straightforward. A 2-5 home team laying more than a touchdown against a 3-5 visitor creates a break-even threshold that demands a higher win-and-cover rate than BC has delivered so far. Even after adjusting for home-field advantage, the Lions’ inconsistency has produced enough stinkers to make the price feel a little rich. The fact that the number has stretched from the mid-fives into the sixes suggests the market is still buying the home side, yet the underlying form does not fully support that confidence. Hamilton’s ability to stay within one score in several of their losses gives them a realistic path to cashing the ticket, whether by keeping it close or straight-up stealing one if BC has another off night. League trends this year have shown that soft home favorites in the 6-to-7 range have been vulnerable when the underdog still has some fight left.

I like the underdog points here more than I like the favorite. This is the kind of spot where the market sometimes overrates the home team simply because the other side is not lighting the world on fire, and the line movement so far looks more like public steam than informed money. BC has not earned heavy trust at a larger number, and Hamilton has shown just enough resilience to make the plus side attractive. Grab the Tiger-Cats plus the points and let the inconsistency of the Lions do the rest, or wait for a better number if the line keeps drifting. Either way, this does not feel like a spot to hammer the chalk

My selection is on San Diego over Arizona at 9:40 pm et on Thursday.

It always requires a leap of faith of sorts backing the Padres when Walker Buehler takes the ball. If nothing else, he has eaten some innings for them lately and San Diego has actually reeled off victories in each of his last four starts. I do look for the Padres to rebound here off last night's blowout defeat. Their lineup figures to overpower Diamondbacks starter Kohl Drake, who will be making just his fourth big league start. San Diego owns the bullpen edge as well, especially with Arizona's relief corps depleted after placing Ryan Thompson on the I.L. with a lower back strain yesterday. The price is right to back San Diego in this rebound spot. Take San Diego (8*).

Twins vs Royals MLB Free Pick

The Angle(s): Minnesota sends right-hander Bailey Ober (7-3, 4.45 ERA) to the mound, while Kansas City counters with veteran righty Michael Wacha (5-8, 3.51 ERA). With the Twins sliding down the standings and Ober struggling away from home 2-3 wtih a 7.15 ERA, I like the price we get on the Royals in this one.

The Bet: Royals (3%). 

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FREE PLAY on Panthers/Cardinals under 35½

3* on under

For my best free pick on the board for Thursday I am looking at the Toronto Tempo at the Portland Fire in WNBA basketball action. Chance for some revenge by Toronto who got woodshedded on their home floor by this team back in May 99-80.  Both these teams have been bad as of late and yes Portland comes in well rested for this one but I just like this Toronto roster better and I think we will see Portland really struggle as the season winds down.

Play on the Toronto Tempo plus the points rotation #613