Matt Fargo Sports Handicapper Review & Free Picks

This is a play on the DETROIT TIGERS/WASHINGTON NATIONALS OVER for our Tuesday Free Play. We are going with a rare total here as we always take a look at the underdog first but in this case, we cannot back Washington. The Nationals are coming off a 4-5 roadtrip and did hit some big numbers in those wins but this is not the spot to back them, even though they are back home yet are still eight games under .500 here. The big reason for not taking them and looking toward the over is Trevor Williams. He has put together some good starts this season but those have been overshadowed with some really bad ones and his home splits have not helped as he has a 5.89 ERA in nine home outings and facing an offense that can light up the scoreboard. Detroit is coming off a 4-2 homestand and has won five of seven with the offense being kind of up and down but when it is up, it has been way up. We cannot lay this number with Jack Flaherty who has been up and down this season with a 4.80 ERA through his 16 starts. He is coming off a bounce back outing after two awful performances but he is back on the road where it has been rough as he has a 6.17 ERA and 1.40 WHIP in seven starts. Play Over (919) Detroit Tigers/(920) Washington Nationals

+$21,020 MLB run. It was a 2-1 Underdog Monday in MLB with the winners on the +158 Athletics and +134 Diamondbacks and we roll that into Tuesday. THREE MLB Winners Tuesday as we go for another PERFECT 3-0 MLB SWEEP!

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES ANGELS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. If Atlanta is not starting one of their three S aces, it should not be laying a number this big. The Braves started the season slow and have not made any sort of move in the National League as they are still seven games under .500 following a series loss against Philadelphia and they only faced one of the Phillies top three starters. Sure, they are better at home but this is a price the old Braves put down, not this version and with Didier Fuentes taking the hill. This is his third start after two awful outings to open his Major League career as he has a 10.80 ERA and 1.80 WHIP covering 8.1 innings. This is his home debut and that adds even more pressure after those first starts. The Angels lost their series with the Nationals and are coming off a 5-4 homestand to sit one game under .500 in what has been a surprisingly good season. They are also just one game under .500 on the road any Tyler Anderson looks to get going as a rough stretch. His road numbers are not good but this is a Braves offense that cannot score consistently. 10* (923) Los Angeles Angels

This is a play on the ATHLETICS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. We are coming back with the Athletics and the value as this pitching matchup is nearly a dead heat while their bats have been picking it up. As mentioned yesterday, the offense is top 12 in batting average, slugging percentage and OPS and now five games under .500 on the road, they are catching a great number and have been better on the highway than in their minor league park at home. Jeffrey Springs is facing his old team for the first time and Tampa Bay was where he had his breakout in 2022 with a 2.46 ERA in 33 games including 25 starts before injuries hit hard the next two seasons. He has had a solid start to this season with a 4.30 ERA but is pitching to a 3.96 xERA and possesses a 1.24 WHIP. Also, he has been better on the road than in his cookie cutter home park. Tampa Bay has dropped two straight and is just three games over .500 at home. Shane Baz has a 4.37 ERA and a 3.90 xERA and 1.26 WHIP, nearly identical numbers as Springs while his home ERA is 5.70 compared to 2.91 on the road. 10* (911) Athletics

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. Don’t look now but the Pirates are red hot and now send their ace to this hill so sign us up. The other way. Pittsburgh has won four straight games following a 7-0 series opening win which came after a sweep of the Mets. The Pirates are now three games over .500 at home and the bats are crushing it but this is not sustainable with a team that is No. 24 in batting average and on base percentage, No. 28 in slugging percentage and No. 29 in OPS. Paul Skenes is having a great sophomore season with a 2.12 ERA and 0.91 WHIP through 17 starts but he has actually been better on the road as he has a 2.56 ERA in seven home starts which is certainly good but the Pirates are 3-4 in those games including a loss to St. Louis where he allowed five runs in six innings. The Cardinals had won three straight in Cleveland prior to last night and are eight games over .500. Andre Pallante has a 2.95 ERA over his last three starts, has dominated the Pirates in his career and has a 3.70 ERA in his last four road starts. 10* (903) St. Louis Cardinals