Frank Sawyer

Take the Atlanta Braves with the money-line versus the San Francisco Giants listing both starting pitchers Jaime Garcia and Matt Cain. San Francisco (27-47) has lost 10 of their last 12 road games against teams with a losing record. The Giants have also lost a decisive 21 of their last 29 road games with Cain on the mound. Atlanta (33-38) has won 4 of their last 5 games at home. And they have won 4 of their last 5 games against teams with a winning percentage below 40%. Take the Braves with the money-line while listing both starting pitchers. Best of luck — Frank.

Frank Sawyer’s Hollywood Sports was a STRONG 4-2 on Wednesday in All-Sports to further a SCORCHING 38 of 55 (69%) run in All-Sports! Frank has TWO MLB plays for Thursday to further his RED HOT 9 of 12 (75%) MLB run over the last week along with a SENSATIONAL 39 of 59 (66%) MLB TEAR! Now Frank tests his SCORCHING 23 of 32 (72%) MLB Game of the Year/Month run with this LIVE DOG featured in his

At 7:10 PM EST on Thursday, we will be playing Over the Total in the game between the Los Angeles Angels (971) and the New York Yankees (972) listing both starting pitchers Jesse Chavez and Luis Severino. New York (39-30) enters this series having won Game Two of this series last night by an 8-4 score. The Yankees have then played 9 of their last 10 home games Over the Total after a victory by at least four runs. New York has also played 7 of their last 10 games Over the Total against an opponent that allowed at least five runs in their last game. Additionally, the Yankees have played 8 straight home games Over the Total against teams with a losing record on the road. The Bronx Bombers have also played 20 of their last 30 home games Over the Total when priced at least at -110. And in their last 7 Third Games of a series, New York has played 5 of these games Over the Total. They send out Severino who is 5-2 with a 2.99 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP this season. The right-hander has not been as effective at home where he has a 3.32 ERA in six starts as compared to his 2.70 ERA in seven starts on the road. These disparate home/road splits are consistent with last season where Severino had a 6.08 ERA and .281 opponent’s batting average at home as compared to his 5.52 ERA and .266 opponent’s batting average when on the road. The Yankees have played 4 straight games Over the Total with Severino pitching on five days of rest. He faces this Angels team that has played 5 of their last 7 games Over the Total against starting pitchers with a WHIP of 1.15 or lower.

Los Angeles (37-38) has seen the Over go 7-3-1 in their last 11 games after a loss. The Over is also 4-0-1 in their last 5 third games of series. They counter with Jesse Chavez who is 5-7 with a 4.85 ERA and 1.32 WHIP this season. The right-hander has not been as effective on the road where he has a 6.03 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and a .293 opponent’s batting average in seven starts as compared to his 3.86 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and .240 opponent’s batting average in seven starts at home. These disparate splits continue last year’s trends for Chavez in stints with the Blue Jays before being shipped over to the Angels: he had a 5.04 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and .310 opponent’s batting average on the road as compared to his 4.07 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and .248 opponent’s batting average when at home. The Angels have played 6 of their last 7 road games Over the Total against teams with a winning percentage over 60% at home. Lastly, the Yankees have played 5 straight home games Over the Total against right-handed starting pitchers. Together, these team trends produce our specific 80-22-2 combined angle for this situation. 10* MLB Thursday Daily Discounted Deal with the Over the Total in the game between the Los Angeles Angels (971) and the New York Yankees (972) listing both starting pitchers Jesse Chavez and Luis Severino. Best of luck for us — Frank.

At 7:10 PM EST on Thursday, we will be playing the money-line on the Miami Marlins (958) versus the Chicago Cubs (957) listing both starting pitchers Jeff Locke and Jake Arrieta. Chicago (36-35) saw their three-game winning streak snapped last night with their 3-2 loss to the Padres. The Cubs now go back on the road where they have lost 11 of their last 14 games — and they have lost 5 of their last 7 road games against teams with a winning record at home. Chicago has also lost 5 of their last 6 games in Miami. They send out Arrieta who is 6-5 with a 4.64 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP this season. The right-hander appears to be on the decline after some outstanding seasons where he did log in plenty of innings. A danger sign last year was his walk rate increasing to 9.6% of the batters he faced as compared to his filthy 5.5% walk rate in 2015. The 31-year old has admitted that long-term fatigue could be impacting him now while he has also battled a nagging hand injury. His fastball velocity has dipped from 93 MPH last season to 91.8 MPH now. Arrieta has failed to pitch at least 5 innings in four of his fourteen starts this season — and that includes in both of his last two starts where he has been rocked for seven runs (six earned) over those last 9 innings. Furthermore, Arrieta has not been as effective in his nine starts on the road where he has been saddled with a 5.07 ERA and 1.43 WHIP as compared to his 3.86 ERA and 1.14 WHIP at home. The Cubs have lost 6 straight road games with Arrieta on the mound. Miami has won 10 of their last 11 home games against right-handed starting pitchers. The Marlins have also won 4 of their last 5 games against teams using a starting pitcher with a WHIP of 1.30 or higher.

Miami (32-38) has won two of their last three games after surviving Max Scherzer’s no-hitter bid yesterday in their 2-1 victory. The Marlins have won 6 of their last 7 games after scoring no more than two runs in their last game — and they have won 6 of their last 8 games after not allowing more than two runs in their last game. Chicago has lost 10 of their last 14 games against teams that did not allow more than two runs in their last contest. Now Miami opens this series at home where they have won 7 of their last 8 games. The Marlins have also won 4 straight opening games to a new series. They counter with Jeff Locke who is 0-2 with a 4.58 ERA and 1.32 WHIP since coming off the disabled list to begin his new stint with this Miami franchise this season. He did allow just one earned run in his lone start at home this year. Last year with the Pirates, the left-hander was much better at home where he had a 3.63 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and .264 opponent’s batting average as compared to his 7.16 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and .330 opponent’s batting average when on the road. Chicago has lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road against left-handed starting pitchers. And in the Cubs last 12 games against a starting pitcher with a WHIP of 1.30 or higher, they have lost 9 of these games. 25* MLB Pre-All Star Break League Underdog of the Year with the money-line on the Miami Marlins (958) versus the Chicago Cubs (957) listing both starting pitchers Jeff Locke and Jake Arrieta. Best of luck for us — Frank.