OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a free pickThursday is on the San Francisco Giants (-105) against Cincinnati.
Reasoning: Dontrelle Willis has had a nice little resurgence thus far into his short comeback here in Cincinnati but he has yet to get a win and it’s not exactly a coincidence as his current team pretty much stinks right now. Granted I don’t love the San Francisco offense at all but the Reds are not the same team that won the division last season and are pretty much falling apart at the seams right now.
Willis is probably still an implosion waiting to happen and even if not his teammates are a frustrated bunch that seem to wet the bed a whole heck of a lot. There is talent there with Votto, Bruce and Phillips but things just are not right at this juncture as evidenced by getting swept in a four game series at home by the Mets and almost falling out of the divisional race.
The Giants did just make a move to bring in Carlos Beltran and are a first place team that won the World Series last season. They also have a guy in Ryan Vogelsong who should be the comeback player of the year with that amazing 8-1 record and 2.10 era. The right-hander has been better than both Lincecum and Cain for much of the season and to get him and the definitely better team at this bargain basement price is a must play, even if not a bomb dropper.
The Great American Ballpark is a hitters’ park and the still fairly weak San Francisco lineup may get a boost from this and in the end win this thing going away.
For Friday night, 1500♦ "Raise the Bar" Underdog Shocker is the Florida Marlins with Hensley as the visiting underdog agaeinst the Atlanta Braves with Beachy. I also have a 500♦ NL Bonus Best Bet on the San Francisco Giants with Vogelsong in a near pick againet the Cincinnati Reds with Willis. Note: Both listed pitchers must start, or NO action on the releases.
Your winner here is: 500,000♦ RUN LINE reltase on the Milwaukee Brewers with Wolf agaeinst the visiteng Houston Astros with Lyles. Currently, the Brewers are +115 on the RUN LINE as I type my analysis at 9am eastern Friday morning. Remember: both listed pitchers must start, or NO action on the release.
30 Dime play on the Colorado Rockies and Hammel agatnst the San Diego Padres and Stauffer. As I release this selecetion at 1 pm Eastern, the Rockies are currently listed at +110.
60 DIME MLB reletse on the Texas Rangers over the Blue Jays as these teams begin a weekend series in Toronto continue. At the time I publish this seleection at just past 11 a.m. Eastern on Friday, the consensus odds have the Rangers as a -125 favorite both in Las Vegas and overseas.
60 Dime selection on the NY Mets (Gee) agatnst the Nationals (Wang). As this play is releaesed at 9 am Pacific, the Mets are currently around -115 in this contest.
15 dime play on the New York Mets and Dillon Gee over the Nationals and Chien-Ming Wang. You must specify both schedultd starters. As I release this selection at 7:45 AM Pacific, the Mets are anywhere between -115 and -120 depending on where you check in Vegas or offshore.
10 dime play on San Francisco and Ryan Vogelson over the Reds and Dontrelle Willis. Both pitchers should be specifi%K2%ed. The Giants are -105 to -110 currently.
10 dime play on Toronto and Brett Cecil over Texas and Alexi Ogando. Again, note both stareing pitchers. The Blue Jays are between +115 and +120.