Free Sports Picks of the Day

[1%] Free Play on Cubs -146

1* Bet on Wings/Mystics: under 169½

Free Play on Dream -12½ -105

Ricky's 1* play on COL.

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 Royals are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games.

- The Rockies are 6-4 ATS in the last 10 head to head meetings.

- Tomoyuki Sugano is 4-1 in his last 5 starts for the Rockies.

Verdict: The value is on the home Underdog.

Rookie pitcher Ryan Johnson is set to make his ninth career start for the Angels. It has been eight too many so far.

If there were an award that was the opposite of the Cy Young Award, Johnson would be a strong candidate. It speaks to how bad the 42-67 Angels are that Johnson has remained in their starting rotation this long. He is 2-5 with a 7.34 ERA and 1.54 WHIP.

The Brewers, with a top-five offense, have their knives and forks out ready for the feast.

The demoralized and distracted Angels already have been active before Monday afternoon's trade deadline dealing catcher Logan O’Hoppe and reliever Chase Silseth to the Texas Rangers for a 19-year-old Single-A infield prospect.

Milwaukee starter Shane Drohan is 5-4 with a 3.51 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. He gives up only 0.7 home runs per nine innings and faces an Angels offense that ranks in the bottom 10.

The Brewers, who have the second best record in baseball, also hold a strong bullpen edge ranking fifth in ERA at 3.68. Angels relievers have a 4.40 ERA, which rates 24th.

Milwaukee's past three victories have come by a combined 20 runs. This should be another kill spot for the visiting Brewers.

Recommended Bet: New York City FC -150

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1* MLB - Nationals/Braves FREE PICK on Braves -113

1* Free Sharp Play on UNAM Pumas +178

Friday the 100% INTERLEAGUE TOTAL OF THE YEAR HEADLINES along with a BIG WNBA Play WNBA 13-2 Run along with a Perfect Friday night CFL Hot Side ( CFL #1 ALL TIME). MLS Comp play below.

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. MLS Soccer Take #209909 San Diego over Minnesota (8:30 p.m. EST, Saturday August 1) We hit a +200 underdog on Orlando in MLS with our free soccer pick last week, and let’s do it again this week. Both sides have struggled this season, but San Diego looks like they are turning their season around and they have a chance to jump Minnesota in the standings with three points here. We think San Diego is the better side, and they should be motivated here. They won their lone visit to Minnesota, 4-2, in their short franchise history. We think they can do it again. They are coming off a 1-0 home win over Dallas. In their inaugural season last year they played well on the road at this point of the season and cashed many plus-money tickets in similar situations. Minnesota is on a six-match winless streak, and they have won just one of their last nine. They have five outright losses during that span. They have just three goals in their last five matches, while San Diego has 11 in the same span. San Diego will be aggressive here and we don’t think the Minnesota offense can match them. Great value here, and the road side has a great chance to steal three points for a massive payout.

1* Free Play on Storm/Dream under 179 -110

Friday's Free MLB Pick

PLAY ON: Pirates -126 

My selection is on Boston over Los Angeles at 10:10 pm et on Friday.

We'll back the Red Sox as they look to get the jump on the Dodgers in the opener of an intriguing weekend series in Los Angeles. Ranger Suarez will get the start for Boston. He's been in solid form and owns a sparkling 2.50 FIP and 1.15 WHIP in 18 starts this season. Note that he threw just 64 pitches over four innings in his first start following the All-Star break and has tossed only 117 pitches in two combined July outings. While the Dodgers obviously have an elite lineup, they have been better against righties than lefties this season. This will be a 'bullpen game' for Los Angeles with Edgardo Henriquez getting the start. Note that the Dodgers bullpen is likely to be without two of its best high-leverage arms in Tanner Scott and Edwin Diaz due to workload concerns. The pitching matchups will only get tougher for Boston in the next two games in this series so we'll take a shot with them in Friday's advantageous situation. Take Boston (8*).

Magic Mike's Yankees vs Cubs MLB Free Pick

The Angle(s): The Yankees head into Wrigley Field looking to snap a two-game skid after dropping back-to-back contests to the White Sox. That task won't be easy with Will Warren (7-5, 4.41 ERA) on the mound. The right-hander is winless in his last nine appearances (eight starts), going 0-4 with a 6.45 ERA during that stretch.

The Cubs counter with Shota Imanaga (7-8, 3.72 ERA), who is coming off six scoreless innings in an 11-0 win over the Pirates. He also impressed in his lone career start against the Yankees last July, allowing just one run on two hits over seven innings.

With Imanaga in good form and Warren continuing to struggle, the edge goes to the home side.

The Bet: Cubs (3%)

1% GOLD RUSH on Rafael Jodar/Lorenzo Musetti: over 22

3* on Storm

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