San Diego Padres +120

The Padres have value here on Thursday night at home against the Diamondbacks.

San Diego endured a tough series against the Angels, where they were swept away. However, San Diego lost 2 of those 3 late, as this team as continued to put up fights.

Here against the Diamondbacks, they matchup well against Arizona starter Clay Buchholz. Coming into Thursday, the Padres own a .314 batting average against. Along with that, the Diamondbacks have gone just 3-4 when Buchholz pitches on the road.

On the other side of things, Jacob Nix has just simply dominated this year both at Triple A and in the Majors. In his debut, Nix didn't allow a run against the Phillies.

Some trends to note. Diamondbacks are 1-4 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series. Diamondbacks are 0-4 in their last 4 Thursday games.

Grab the plus money here.

Back San Diego.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Thursday 8* MLB ML Play

Washington Redskins -113

The Redskins have value here at this ML price on Thursday night.

Washington has been a nice home bet in the preseason when it comes to playing at home.

In their first home preseason game of the season, the Redskins have gone 8-1 SU and ATS. To go along with that, they have dominated the AFC East in the preseason. Washington enters 8-2 SU and ATS in that span.

The Jets have also been a struggle situationally as well. New York is just 1-6 SU and ATS in their last 7 when playing in their first away preseason game. Against the Redskins, they've dropped 3 straight as well in the preseason.

We saw Washington have a great first half last week in New England and had it not been for a fluke play late, they certainly would have covered. Grab them to get their first win of the preseason on Thursday.

Back Washington ML.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Thursday 9* NFLX ML Play

Rockies vs. Braves Under 8.5

The Colorado Rockies start Jon Gray here. Gray has consistently had terrible luck throughout the course of this season. His batted ball luck has been awful, and that has led to an ERA far above any of the advanced statistics predictions for his ERA. It has finally been improving of late, and Gray has elite stuff. I expect another well pitched game from him.

Julio Teheran threw the ball really well in his last start. The Rockies have been great against left handed pitching this year, but they are weak against right handed pitching. Colorado is unlikely to string together many hits in this one.

It's not as hot as normal in Atlanta for this time of the year and there is a slight breeze blowing in. That's favorable conditions for this time of the year. I see this total as being a full run too low.

Back the under.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Thursday 7* MLB O/U Play

San Francisco Giants ML

The San Francisco Giants are huge underdogs in this game at Los Angeles. These two rivals play a bunch of close games against one another. The Dodgers have some serious issues in the bullpen, and the Giants bullpen has been surprisingly good.

San Francisco starts Derek Holland, who has been solid this year. Holland has pretty good career numbers against the Dodgers. Hyun-Jin Ryu is coming off a long DL stint, and he isn't likely to go deep in the game. That means a lot of time for the bullpen, and right now that is very scary for the Dodgers.

The line here is inflated by the "the Dodgers can't lose 3 in a row" theory that most public bettors would subscribe to. The Dodgers are just 1-4 in Ryu's last 5 starts vs. the Giants. This is just too good of a price to pass up.

Back the Giants.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Wednesday 8* MLB ML Play

Boston Red Sox -112

The Red Sox have continued to win and these low price lines here are having a lot of value.

It doesn't matter who takes the hill for the Red Sox, this offense can score in bunches and at any time, making them extremely valuable.

The Red Sox lead the MLB in runs and are near or at the top in many major offensive categories. It's everybody that stepping up for this team and on Tuesday it was Brock Holt who sent the Red Sox to a 2-1 win.

RH Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball for Boston and despite being rocked last time out, the RH has shown some solid signs. Eovaldi put in back to back scoreless starts prior his last outing and should be carried here with the momentum of this offense.

Lay this small price here. Boston is by far the better team and with how well they continue to come up with clutch hits, this one is worth the move.

Back Boston.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Wednesday 9* MLB ML Play

Pittsburgh Pirates ML

I'm a big fan of Jameson Taillon. This is a guy who has proven time and time again he can pound the strike zone and make hitters stay out of a rhythm. He has enough good pitches that he can command really well that he is very consistent.

Jake Odorizzi is capable, but he's not consistent at all. The Twins sold off at the trade deadline, and they have little to play for right now. They know they aren't catching the Indians. The Pirates likely won't make the playoffs, but they are continuing to fight and stranger things have happened.

Pittsburgh's bullpen gives them a big edge here. I really like the back end of this Pirates bullpen, and the Twins bullpen is weakest at the back. If this game is close late, the advantage goes to Pittsburgh. Lay the short price.

Back Pittsburgh.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Tuesday 9* MLB ML Play

Baltimore -105

The Orioles have been so tough to back this season. However, in this spot here, they have some value at this given price.

Baltimore comes into this one taking on a pitcher in Jason Vargas, who has struggled.

Vargas has simply not been good this season. The LH has gone just 2-8 on the year, posting an ERA of nearly 9. The crazy numbers he's developed have came from a lot of factors, but as of late things have really spiraled for him.

Vargas has gone 0-5 in his last 6 and in his career against Baltimore he is just 2-5.

Some trends to note. Mets are 5-13 in their last 18 vs. American League East. Mets are 9-25 in their last 34 Tuesday games.

This one gives a lot of value to the home side. Given Vargas and his struggles, this line is a nice move on Baltimore.

Back Baltimore.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Tuesday 8* MLB ML Play

Chicago Cubs -132

This is a very valuable line here on Tuesday afternoon in Chicago.

Chicago sends out Jose Quintana, who has been quite the reliable starter this season.

The LH has won his last 3 starts when pitching inside of Wrigley Field. Expanding on that stat a little bit more, the Cubs have gone 8-1 in their last 9 games played in August when Quintana takes the rubber.

Also, the Cubs have a great track record against the Brewers when Quintana pitches. The Cubs have gone 6-1 in their last 7 against Milwaukee in such instances.

Some trends to note. Cubs are 6-0 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. Cubs are 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter.

With the situational edge completely shifted towards Quintana and the Cubs, this price makes a lot of sense to lay.

Back Chicago.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Tuesday 9* MLB ML Play

Giants vs. Dodgers Under 7

Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw have brought the best out of each other in the past, and I think that is likely to happen again here. The under is a whopping 25-7-2 in Kershaw's last 34 starts vs. the Giants. The under is 4-0 in Bumgarner's last 4 road starts against the Dodgers.

Both Bumgarner and Kershaw hadn't looked quite as dominant earlier this year, but they have been rounding into form of late. The two lefties have overpowering stuff and they are up against inconsistent offenses who have been much better against right handed pitching than lefties.

Though the Giants have been struggling of late, they always play very hard against the Dodgers. It's a heated battle where I expect both pitching staffs to have the upper hand throughout the contest.

In the past there were a bunch of 6.5's as a total when these two starters went against each other. We get the key number of 7 here.

Back the under.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Monday 9* MLB O/U Play

Oakland -121

The value is extremely high here with the Athletics on Monday night.

Seattle comes in off a sweep fo the Astros, on the road, which certainly has them at a high here. They have found themselves back in the AL West race, but here is a prime let down spot for them.

While Oakland just continues to roll, the A's have quietly jumped to just 2.5 games out of first place.

LH Marco Gonzales has hit a bit of regression too. The LH has lost his last two outings, allowing 11 runs on 19 hits in the process. He faces a red hot offense that has continued to produce big numbers, averaging nearly 5 runs per game.

Some trends to note. Athletics are 4-0 in their last 4 Monday games. Athletics are 8-1 in their last 9 vs. American League West.

Lay this small price here.

Back Oakland.

Good Luck, Razor Ray.

Monday 8* MLB ML Play