Sports Handicapper Matt Fargo's Picks & Predictions

This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROYALS for our Tuesday Free Play. Kansas City was able to salvage its series finale against Colorado over the weekend and started strong Monday as it jumped out to a 4-0 lead before allowed nine unanswered runs in a 9-6 series opening loss. Miami has been playing very well as it was coming off a sweep of Oakland before the win last night and the Marlins have won eight of their last 10 games to remain in second place in the National League East, three games behind Atlanta. Zack Greinke started the season up and down as he posted a 6.10 ERA through April in six starts but had a great month of May where he had a 2.30 ERA and 0.83 WHIP in six outings, allowing two earned runs or less in five of those. Jesus Luzardo had a really good start to the season with a 3.16 ERA through his first nine starts but he has struggled since then as he has posted a 7.05 ERA over his last three outings. Here, we play against National League favorites with a money line of -110 or higher batting between .255 and .269) and with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.70 to 4.20 on the season going up against an American League starting pitcher whose ERA is 4.20 or better. This situation is 39-18 (68.4 percent) since 1997. Play (967) Kansas City Royals

Fargo is coming off two underdog losses on Monday night with the Athletics and Tigers but he is still 12-8 his L20 plays and it is a 19-12 +$13,620 MLB run! He is poised for a massive Tuesday night with three winners in this MLB Underdog Triple Play as he goes for the PERFECT 3-0 SWEEP! The NBA is coming off a win with the Heat on Sunday night and the NBA is on a 47-32-2 recent run. Going back, Fargo is on a 129-88-3 run and keeps it going in the NBA Finals which continue on Wednesday with his NBA Game of the Year.

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS as part of our MLB Underdog Triple Play. St. Louis was swept at Pittsburgh over the weekend and then lost the series opener Monday in a walk off defeat and has lost eight of its last 11 games to fall to 11 games under .500 which puts it in last place in the National League Central. Texas remains red hot as it has won four straight games and the Rangers have won 13 of 16 games to maintain their lead in the American League West which is 3.5 games over the Astros which also won on Monday. Dane Dunning did not enter the rotation until May and he put together a great month, posting a 2.28 ERA and 1.19 in five starts but four of those were away from hitter friendly Globe Life Field and Texas is just 2-3 in his outings. Matthew Liberatore has made only two starts for the Cardinals with mixed results as he opened with five shutout innings against the Brewers before getting tagged for four runs in five innings against Cleveland. Here, we play against American League home favorites with a money line of -125 to -175 with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.50 or better on the season, averaging 3.5 or more extra base hits per game. This situation is 27-13 (67.5 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (975) St. Louis Cardinals

This is a play on the MINNESOTA TWINS as part of our MLB Underdog Triple Play. Tampa Bay is coming off a series win in Boston where it took three of four games including a 4-1 victory Monday afternoon and has seen its lead increase to 4.5 games in the American League East. The Rays are just 14-12 over their last 16 games, however. The Twins lost their final two games against Cleveland over the weekend for a series split but they still maintain a 3.5-game lead over the Guardians in the American League Central thanks to shoddy play from every other team in the weak division. Louie Varland has been a welcomed addition to the rotation as after two starts, he has turned it on with a 2.67 ERA over his last five starts including seven shutout innings at Houston in his last outing. Zach Eflin has been very efficient in his 10 starts where he has a 3.30 ERA and 1.00 WHIP but he has not been dominant of late as in his last five starts, he has a 4.50 ERA but the offense has been able to bail him out. Here, we play on road teams with a starting pitcher who gives up one or more home runs per start and with a bullpen whose ERA is under 2.50 the last 15 games. This situation is 61-27 (69.3 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (959) Minnesota Twins

This is a play on the WASHINGTON NATIONALS as part of our MLB Underdog Triple Play. Arizona was rolling along with six straight wins but lost the final two games against Atlanta over the weekend to conclude a 6-4 homestand that has the Diamondbacks in a first place tie with the Dodgers in the National League West. Washington had won two straight games before losing ins final two games against Philadelphia over the weekend but the Nationals continue to be a profitable team on the season as they are +5.1 units, one of only eight teams in the National League on the plus side. Tommy Henry was going along with some inconsistent starts before putting together his best of the season where he tossed seven shutout innings while allowing only two hits against Colorado but he brings in a 5.74 road ERA. Jake Irvin has been up and down in six starts but take away a pair of poor back-to-back games against the Mets and Tigers, and he has a 3.20 ERA in his other four starts. Here, we play on National League home underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher averaging between 4.0 and 4.5 rpg and after allowing 10 runs or more going up against a starter with an ERA between 3.70 and 4.20. This situation is 31-15 (67.4 percent) since 1997. 10* (952) Washington Nationals