This is a play on the CHICAGO WHITE SOX for our MLB Early Dominator. The White Sox were able to get a game back last night in 3-2 win over Cam Schlittler and will look to even the series today as we do not typically play favorites but it is close enough in the pickem range. Sean Burke had a very good June with a 3.21 ERA in five starts that included only one poor one and that was against the Dodgers and he looks to close a strong July even better. He has a 1.40 ERA in four starts this month and while he has not been as good at home as the highway, he still has a strong 3.71 ERA here. Ryan Weathers is coming off a very good start against the Phillies which followed up a bad start against the Pirates as he continues to be all over the place. He has similar road numbers with a 3.89 ERA and now faces another sneaky good offense. 10* (916) Chicago White Sox

This is a play on the NEW YORK METS as part of our MLB Late Double Play. The Mets turn to Christian Scott who bookended shutout performances around the All Star Break, not giving up a run over 10.2 innings against the Royals and Phillies before giving up three runs in 3.2 innings against the Brewers on the road. In 13 starts, he has a 3.13 ERA and 1.26 WHIP including a 2.70 ERA in his last nine outings. The Mets have been able to win around him, going 10-4 in his 14 starts. Chris Sale has tossed a pair of quality outings coming out of the All Star Break, both of which were at home where he has a 1.67 ERA and the Braves are now 8-2 in his 10 home starts. He is still very solid on the road but his ERA is over a run higher than it is at home at 2.79 in nine outings with Atlanta going just 4-5 in those games. 10* (982) New York Mets

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This is a play on the CINCINNATI REDS as part of our MLB Late Double Play. Brady Singer has had a rough season but his struggles have been on the road where he has a 5.89 ERA in 11 outings on the highway and he is back home here where he has made nine starts and posted a 2.98 ERA to go along with a 1.22 WHIP. The money is going the other way as he opened as a slight favorite and now it has completely flipped. Joey Cantillo got off to an uneven start to the season as he had a 4.57 ERA through his first 14 starts and while he made a solid recovery in his six games leading into the All Star Break with a 1.59 ERA, he has struggled out of the break with a 9.35 in two starts. He has similar numbers both at home and on the road and overall, the Guardians went 9-2 in his first 11 starts but are 5-6 since. 10* (978) Cincinnati Reds

This is a play on the COLORADO ROCKIES as part of our MLB Early Double Play. Gabriel Hughes will be making his fourth start of the season and he has looked sharp from the start as he debuted out of the bullpen, earning a three-inning scoreless save against the Giants. He has been better at Coors Field where he has made three appearances and while the road is a small sample size with just one start, it was a quality outing and it was against the Dodgers no less. Griffin Canning is struggling, whether it be as a starter or as a bulk reliever following an opener as he has a 6.97 ERA and while he has been better at home, he still has a 5.74 ERA across 31.1 innings. In his last 10 starts, the Padres are 1-9 as they have given him no run support, averaging just 1.7 rpg over those 10 games and this actually does not set up well. 10* (959) Colorado Rockies

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This is a play on the BALTIMORE ORIOLES as part of our MLB Early Double Play. Trevor Rogers got off to an awful start to the season as he posted a 6.84 ERA through his first 10 starts in 48.2 innings so he was far from what he showed last season. However, it is showing now as he has a 1.80 ERA over his last nine outings across 55 innings and he comes in as a significant underdog after being favored most of the time. This is due to facing Tarik Skubal who is likely on the move and he does not have to make any sort of impression, he just has to stay healthy. He has been solid as always but he does possess reverse splits as he has a 2.07 ERA in eight outings and that goes up to 3.46 in seven home starts. That is certainly still very good but he is now facing another elite opposing starter and laying way too much. 10* (963) Baltimore Orioles

This is a play on the MIAMI MARLINS as part of our MLB Monday Double Play. Tyler Phillips pitched primarily out of the bullpen last season and was dominating and after opening this season in the same role, he earned a spot to enter the rotation and he has mostly taken advantage. He came into the league with the Phillies in 2024 and he made a start in Philadelphia and was lit up for eight runs in four innings so his redemption game did not go well. He had another poor start in Sacramento against the Athletics but he has been awesome at home with a 1.41 ERA across 44.2 innings. Zack Wheeler has been on a mission since getting snubbed from the All Star Game, only adding to an already strong season. He is 10-2 with a 2.16 ERA in 16 starts and this includes a 1.73 ERA on the road in nine outings and chalk players will be all over him here but we go with the value in this contrarian spot. 10* (952) Miami Marlins

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This is a play on the SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS as part of our MLB Monday Double Play. Tyler Mahle had a rough start to the season as he posted a 6.10 ERA through his first 10 starts but he has settled down with a 4.02 ERA over his last six outings which includes one poor start against Arizona, a team that has been his nemesis in three starts this year. He has one of the biggest home/road split differentials in baseball as he has been atrocious on the road with an 8.05 ERA and 1.76 WHIP in eight starts. At home through eight starts, he has a 3.00 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. Brandon Sproat nearly lost his roster spot after two games after allowing 11 runs in 6.2 innings but he has turned things around and has been fairly consistent since re-entering the rotation. He has a 4.28 ERA in 16 starts and one relief appearance since then and overall is pitching to a 4.80 xERA compared to a 4.29 xERA for Mahle. 10* (960) San Francisco Giants

This is a play on the NEW YORK METS as part of our MLB Sunday Triple Play. The Dodgers and Mets are now separated by 24 games after Los Angeles grabbed the first two games of this series and they again come in as heavy favorites. Emmet Sheehan has been very inconsistent following a solid but limited 2025 season as he has a 5.13 ERA through 18 starts. He was lit up for six runs in 5.1 innings against the Phillies in his first start after the All Star Break and he comes in with a 5.71 ERA in eight road starts. The Mets counter with Freddy Peralta who has not been living up to expectations after coming over from the Brewers. He was also lit up in his most recent start as the Brewers tagged him for seven runs in 5.1 innings but that was on the road where he has been a disaster. He has been far from great at home but his ERA is well over two runs less than it is on the road as it sits at 4.08. 10* (906) New York Mets

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This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROYALS as part of our MLB Sunday Triple Play. Framber Valdez is another pitcher that has not lived up to expectations in his first season with his new team but the difference here is that he is severely overpriced. He got tagged for six runs while recording just two outs against the Cubs so the only positive coming into this game is that he is coming off an outing where he tossed only 42 pitches. He is back home but he has not been much better here with a 4.14 ERA in nine starts with the Tigers going just 5-4. Luinder Avila opened the season in the rotation but after one start where he allowed five runs in three innings, he was relegated to the bullpen where he made nine appearances. He came back into the rotation and has made nine starts and with the exception of a bad start against Houston, he has been excellent. He has a 3.07 ERA in those other eight starts. 10* (917) Kansas City Royals

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This is a play on the ATHLETICS as part of our MLB Sunday Triple Play. Joe Ryan was scheduled to make the start today for the Twins but he has been pushed back a couple days to work on things. Connor Prielipp takes his place as he has been activated from the IL after spending nearly three weeks on it due to a blister on a pitching finger and that is word no pitcher likes to hear and it still could not be fully healed. He comes in with a 5.00 ERA through 13 starts and while he has been better at home than on the road, he is far from dominating with a 4.15 ERA in eight starts. Jeffrey Springs is coming off a solid start against Arizona but it did not result in a win for him as he is winless in his last 16 outings as he has taken the loss in nine of those with the other seven being no decisions. He has struggled at home with a 6.79 ERA but that drops to 5.03 on the road, not great yet better with value. 10* (919) Athletics

This is a play on the CINCINNATI REDS for our N.L. Game of the Month. This is a buy low spot on Hunter Greene as he is an underdog once again as we feel he has regained his form after a horrible opening start after coming back from injury. He pitched a gem against the Cubs in his second start and while his follow up after that was not as sharp, it was still a quality outing and the damage was done by two home runs which is nothing to lament about at Coors Field. Andre Pallante is having a surprisingly good season after having a disaster a year ago as he has a 4.02 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 19 starts and while he is a groundball specialist, his 9.9% K:BB% is No. 115 out of 143 starting pitchers that has gone at least 50 innings. He has been spectacular on the road as he has not lost and is undefeated at 6-0 with a 2.33 ERA and 1.01 WHIP but he has not been good at home with a 4.99 ERA and 1.42 WHIP across 61.3 innings. 10* (961) Cincinnati Reds

This is a play on the CHICAGO CUBS as part of our MLB Double Play. Going against Paul Skenes is never easy but when we have a comparable starter, it makes it easier. The Cubs got another solid start from Matthew Boyd and look to get the same from Shota Imanaga who is coming off one of his best starts of the season after the break. He had a rough stretch in late May and Early June as he allowed 18 runs in 17.1 innings over three starts but since then he has posted a 2.65 ERA in seven starts. He has been better on the road than at home highlighted by his 1.02 WHIP. Skenes is having a solid season but has been far from as dominant than he has been in the past. He also opened the second half with a great outing against the Guardians and the Pirates have won his last three starts after dropping his previous nine outings. He was given a ton of run support over the recent three games but that is unlikely here. 10* (955) Chicago Cubs

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This is a play on the CLEVELAND GUARDIANS as part of our MLB Double Play. Tanner Bibee is coming off a quality start against the Twins to open the second half in what has been a solid season with a 3.90 ERA and 1.15 WHIP over 21 starts. He has made three starts this season of allowing six runs or more and take those out and he has a 2.52 ERA in his other 18 outings. He has been better on the road than at home as he has posted a 3.66 ERA across 51.2 innings and he still has one of the best bullpens behind him. Tampa Bay counters with Nick Martinez who is having a better season in regard to ERA but every other statline in nearly a wash. He is on a solid run of late and like Bibee, he is better on the road and while he has double the wins at home, he has an ERA at home that is a run higher than it is on the road and the contrarian aspect here is that we go against the fact the Rays have won his last five outings. 10* (967) Cleveland Guardians

This is a play on the NEW YORK METS as part of our MLB Friday Triple Play. The Dodgers took two of three at Philadelphia to open their roadtrip 4-2 after a series win over the Yankees prior and now have the best matchup series but this is not the spot. Roki Sasaki has been a major disappointment as he has a 4.98 ERA and 1.34 WHIP through 17 starts where he has allowed 19 home runs. He had a solid four-game run in late May and early June where he had a 1.47 ERA across 24.1 innings and it looked like he was finally showing his potential but has put up a 6.91 ERA in six starts since then. The Dodgers are just 9-8 in his starts. The Mets were unable to take their series win against the Phillies into Milwaukee as they dropped two of three but are back home with three good pitching matchups. Sean Manaea opened the second half with a poor start against the Phillies but he has actually been good since entering the rotation as he had a 3.94 in his previous six starts. 10* (908) New York Mets

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This is a play on the TORONTO BLUE JAYS as part of our MLB Friday Triple Play. Boston had its 15-game winning streak snapped with a loss against Baltimore in the second game of its doubleheader against the Orioles on Wednesday and is now back to three games over .500. Six of the wins were at home where the Red Sox remain under .500, where they are 23-28. Patrick Sandoval made his season debut right before the All Star Break and it was a decent start where he allowed just one run but went only 4.1 innings and his first start after the break was not good, as he allowed four earned runs on nine hits in five innings against Tampa Bay. Toronto broke its four-game skid with a 3-1 win on Thursday thanks to another great start by Shane Bieber. The Blue Jays are hoping for something similar from Trey Yesavage who bounced back with a quality start against the White Sox. He has been surprisingly bad with a 4.15 ERA at home but backs it up with a 3.32 xERA and 1.13 WHIP. 10* (917) Toronto Blue Jays

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This is a play on the LOS ANGELES ANGELS as part of our MLB Friday Triple Play. There is not a whole lot of difference here between these two teams with the exception of the home and road records so we will take the value play on a pitcher no one wants any part of. Grayson Rodriguez has an 8.23 ERA so he is struggling after missing all of last season but he is looking a lot like Jose Soriano from last season. Six of his eight starts have come at home and he has been awful with a 10.22 ERA and 2.03 WHIP in those games and while it is a small sample size, he has a 3.48 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in his two road outings. The Giants are on an equally bad run with a 7-12 record in their last 19 games which is just one game better than the Angels over that stretch. Logan Webb is struggling despite coming off a quality outing as he has an 8.10 ERA over his last three starts. He has been really good or really bad and while mostly good, the Giants are just 5-12 in his 17 starts. 10* (929) Los Angeles Angels

This is a play on the SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS for our CFL Game of the Month. We had Edmonton last week and it had a big break but could not take advantage. The Elks moved to 5-1 with a narrow win over a Lions team that didn’t have its star quarterback Nathan Rourke available in Week Seven and they took advantage of that by intercepting backup quarterback Chase Brice four times while also sacking him four times so the defense did its job with the exception of allowing the backdoor cover as B.C. scored 10 unanswered fourth quarter points. The offense was the problem as they had to settle for four field goals and that will not get it done here. Saskatchewan comes in with the No. 1 ranked defense in the CFL and coming off a bye week, the Roughriders will be more than prepared. This is a game they will be playing with a chip on their shoulder and a heavy heart as the reigning champions that seem to have already taken a back seat to the Elks. And of course, they will be playing this one for Jayden Dalke who passed away in a car accident last weekend. 10* (688) Saskatchewan Roughriders

This is a play on the TORONTO BLUE JAYS for our Divisional Game of the Month. Toronto stinks. After getting swept by the Red Sox, Tampa Bay came into this series with no momentum yet has dominated the Blue Jays to open this series. While the offense is one of the lowest strikeout teams in the league, they are not getting hits when putting the ball in play thus not scoring runs. And yet we will be playing them here in what is a contrarian play with a lot of that due to the struggles of Shane Bieber. His overall numbers are not great as he has a 5.70 ERA and 1.70 WHIP in five starts since coming back from missing the first part of the season but the numbers are skewed because of one bad start as he allowed seven runs in four innings at Seattle and take that out and his ERA drops to 3.66 in his other four starts. Ian Seymour has a similar ERA at 5.34 in his seven starts as he was much more effective when coming out of the bullpen. He has allowed eight home runs in 28.2 innings while allowing just four in 39 innings of relief. 10* (956) Toronto Blue Jays