Jack's Free Pick Thursday: Boston Red Sox -105

The Boston Red Sox will be highly motivated for a victory Thursday.  They have lost three straight overall, including the first two games of this series to the Oakland A's.  Now they will be looking to win Game 3 today and avoid the sweep.

Garrett Richards has turned the corner here of late in going 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA and 1.105 WHIP in his last three starts for the Red Sox with 22 K's and only two walks in 19 innings.  Richards is 3-1 with a 2.60 ERA in his last eight starts against the A's while allowing just 13 earned runs in 45 innings.

Sean Manaea has posted solid numbers for the A's this season.  But now he faces a Red Sox team that simply owns him.  Manaea has posted a 6.83 ERA and 1.405 WHIP in five career starts against Boston.

The Red Sox are 83-39 in their last 122 during Game 3 of a series.  Boston is 5-0 in its last five games vs. a left-handed starter.  The Red Sox are 48-20 in their last 68 home meetings with the A's.  Bet the Red Sox Thursday.

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15* NBA Thursday Undervalued Underdog on Orlando Magic +12.5

This is a tough spot for the Atlanta Hawks tonight.  They will be playing the 2nd of a back-to-back and their 3rd game in 4 days after two straight narrow wins in shootouts over the Washington Wizards.  This is clearly a letdown spot for the Hawks now, and they won't have much left in the tank for the Magic tonight.

Orlando shows some pride last time out and covered as 15.5-point underdogs at Milwaukee.  Now the Magic come in rested after having yesterday off and catching a whopping 12.5 points to the Hawks tonight.

The Magic also want revenge after losing each of their first two meetings with the Hawks this season, including a 96-112 road loss on April 20th about three weeks ago.  That was a rare blowout win for the Hawks in this series.  

Atlanta is 1-14 ATS in its last 15 meetings with Orlando if the line were -12.5 with just one win by double-digits.  The Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last five games playing on zero rest.  Take the Magic Thursday.

25* NBA GAME OF THE YEAR on Minnesota Timberwolves +6

The Minnesota Timberwolves have quietly gone 7-4 SU & 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall.  Three of those four losses came by 4 points or less, so they are 10-1 ATS if the line were +4.5 or higher in their last 11 games.  Now they are catching 6 points against the short-handed Nuggets.

Minnesota is rolling offensively right now.  The Timberwolves have scored 112 or more points in seven straight games.  They have scored 126 or more points in five of those seven games.  The trio of Towns, Russell and Edwards is really gelling right now down the stretch.

Denver remains without Jamal Murray, Will Barton and PJ Dozier and could be without Monte Morris.  The Nuggets have won just one of their last six games by more than 6 points, so they are 1-5 ATS in their last six games with a line of -6.5 or higher.  The Nuggets are now just 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall and have been grossly overvalued without Murray.

The Nuggets are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games.  The Timberwolves are 6-1 ATS in their last seven Thursday games.  Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last seven meetings with Denver.  Bet the Timberwolves Thursday.

15* MLB Thursday PLAY OF THE DAY on Cincinnati Reds -134

This is a tough spot for the Colorado Rockies.  They just played a double-header against the San Diego Padres yesterday and will now be playing their 4th game in 3 days.  They have a tired bullpen and a tired team overall.

Chi Chi Gonzalez is likely to get rocked by the Reds at Coors Field.  Gonzalez is 0-1 with a 6.08 ERA and 1.563 WHIP in five starts this season, including 0-1 with a 9.22 ERA and 1.683 WHIP in his last three starts.

Luis Castillo is much better than he has shown to this point of the season and comes in undervalued because of his poor numbers thus far.  Remember, Castillo went 15-8 with a 3.40 ERA in 2019 and 4-6 with a 3.21 ERA in 2020.  Roll with the Reds Thursday.