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Jim Feist

Jim Feist's Comp Pick, Thursday, September 15, 2016

Your Bonus Play for Thursday, September 15, 2016 is in the MLB scheduled contest between the St. Luois Cardinals and the Giants in San Francisco. This is a good park for pitchers and St. Louis has been on a 5-0 run under the total this week with fine pitching and defense. Adam Wainwright has thrown three straight strong starts allowing 16 hits and 6 runs in 20 innings. Wainwright (11-8) was the winning pitcher in Saturday's 5-1 victory over the Brewers, tossing eight innings of one run ball, surrendering six hits and four walks while striking out seven. San Francisco is home on an 8-3 run under the total, 5-2-1 under at home. Johnny Cueto (15-5, 2.90 ERA) held the D-Backs to two runs on three hits and two walks and struck out six over seven innings in Saturday's win on the road at Chase Field.

Play St. Louis/San Fran Under the total.

 

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Arthur Ralph Sports

Bonus Play: THURS Under 40 1/2 Jets/Bills

 

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Red Dog Sports

Ajax Amsterdam vs Panathinaikos

Bonus Play Draw +210

I think we see a 1-1 Draw when these two meet in the Europa League on Thursday.

 

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Sharp Bettor

Sharp Bettor's Free Pick for Thursday, September 15, 2016

Play St. Louis Cardinals

 

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Roz Wins

Roz's Thursday, September 15, 2016, Free Pick:

Play St. Louis/San Fran Under the total.

 

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Mike Lundin

Rays vs Orioles

5* MLB Free Pick Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles come into this four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays after taking two of three in Boston to pull within one game of the Red Sox at top of the American League East. They can not afford to slow down though, and I think they'll do enough to pick up a win against the Rays tonight.

Yovani Gallardo (5-7, 5.44) takes the ball for Baltimore. He's pitched well lately and has held opponents to three or fewer earned runs in seven of his last nine outings. Gallardo is 3-1 with a 3.55 ERA in six career starts against the Rays and held them to a pair of runs in five innings of an 11-2 win at Tampa Bay his last time out.

Left-hander Blake Snell (5-8, 3.62 ERA) takes the ball for Tampa Bay. He lasted just 2 2/3 innings in a loss to the Yankees his last time out, but managed to give up three runs and made 88 pitches during that short outing. Snell has failed to complete six frames in seven of his last eight outings, and that does not bode well for the Rays who's bullpen has been pretty active in recent games. We can also note that the Orioles are 8-3 in their last 11 home games vs. a left-handed starter.

Orioles are 8-1 in Gallardo's last nine starts vs. a team with a losing record. They took two of three at the Trop Sept 5-7, and this looks like a great price on a team which is a fantastic 45-25 home at Camden Yards on the season.

 

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Brandon Lee

Twins vs Tigers

10* Free MLB Pick (Twins +142)

I cashed in big on the Tigers Wednesday, but I'm going to fade them in Thursday's series finale. Not only do I like the price we are catching with Minnesota as a big dog, but I actually give the Twins the edge on the mound in this one. Minnesota will send out lefty Hector Santiago, who has been lights out of late. Santiago has a 1.86 ERA and 1.190 WHIP over his last 3 starts. He also owns a respectable 3.42 ERA in 8 career starts against the Tigers. Detroit counters with Mike Pelfrey, who has a miserable 7.07 ERA and 1.832 WHIP in 10 home starts this season. Pelfrey has also had his troubles against the Twins, as he has a 5.28 ERA in 3 career starts against them, two of those coming this season. Give me Minnesota +142!

 

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Jimmy Boyd

NYY vs BOS

Free Pick Yankees/Red Sox UNDER

The Red Sox were held scoreless in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Orioles. That's now 2 straight games where the Red Sox offense has failed to produce. The Yankees were also shutout yesterday and have now scored a total of just 7 runs in their last 4 games.

I look for both offense to continue their struggles at the plate on Thursday. New York will send out their ace in Masahiro Tanaka, who is quietly having a really good season. Tanaka is 13-4 with a 3.09 ERA and 1.066 WHIP in 29 starts. He's been even better on the road than at home, posting a 2.27 ERA and 1.044 WHIP in 14 road starts. He's already faced New York twice this season and both times he dominated. In the two starts combined, he allowing 3 runs on 9 hits with 12 strikeouts in 12 2/3 innings.

Boston counters here with Eduardo Rodriguez, who comes into this one working on two really good starts. Rodriguez went 8 scoreless at Oakland on 9/4 and followed it up by allowing just 2 earned runs in 6 innings at Toronto in his last outing. Most importantly, he's owed the Yankees, going 4-1 with a 1.88 ERA and 1.096 WHIP in 6 career starts against them. He's faced them twice this season and both teams allowed just 1 run in 7 innings (only 7 hits). Rodriguez has a way of saving his best for division opponents, which is why the UNDER is 11-3 in his last 14 starts against the AL East. Take the UNDER!

 

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Marc Lawrence

Jets vs Bills

Play - Jets-Bills UNDER

Edges - Jets: 0-3 UNDER last three games in this series; and 3-5 UNDER away games with Bowles. Bills: 0-3 UNDER last three division games. With both teams beefing up their defense in the off season, look for this game stay UNDER the total for the 5th time in the last 6 games played here between these two teams tonight. We recommend a 1* on the UNDER total in this game.