What I Bet - Friday July 31st

Griffin Warner talks betting for Friday. Griffin Warner breaks down a packed Friday, July 31 Major League Baseball card on this episode of What I Bet from the Straight Outta Vegas AM podcast network, arriving on a strong run of 6 and 2 in his last 8, 10 and 4 in his last 14, 12 and 5 in his last 17, and 15 and 7 in his last 22. He opens at Wrigley Field, where the Yankees and Will Warren face the Cubs and Shota Imanaga in an early matinee complicated by two exhausted bullpens after both clubs needed extra innings the night before, a combination he says points toward the over on a total of 9. From there he moves to Cincinnati, where Paul Skenes and the Pirates visit Hunter Greene and the Reds at 6:10 eastern, with Greene still finding his form off the injured list and Griffin leaning under on a total near 7 and a half. He covers Toronto's well rested trip to St. Louis, where Dylan Cease, fresh off a complete game shutout at Fenway Park, faces a hot Kyle Leahy and the Cardinals, still catching their breath after outfielder Lars Nootbaar misplayed a fly ball that let Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman score, with Griffin leaning under again. He works through the Marlins and Mets, where Janson Junk meets an impending trade candidate in Freddy Peralta, the White Sox and Rays, where a hot Erick Fedde draws real skepticism, the Diamondbacks and Guardians, where Griffin likes Cleveland's defense over Arizona's offense, and the Nationals and Braves, where he backs Washington's Foster Griffin as a live underdog despite bullpen concerns. He breaks down Texas and Houston, leaning toward Nathan Eovaldi and the Rangers over Hunter Brown and the Astros, the Royals and Rockies, where Michael Wacha gets strong praise after Kansas City's brutal walk off grand slam loss to Minnesota, the Brewers and Angels, where neither bullpen earns his trust, and a Tigers and Athletics matchup thrown into question after Detroit scratched trade candidate Casey Mize from his start and opted for a bullpen game instead, with ace Tarik Skubal still expected to be dealt before the deadline. He closes the card with Minnesota's Zebby Matthews on the road against Bryce Miller and the Mariners, leaning under on a low scoring night in Seattle. Along the way Griffin shares a Pregame.com promo code, HIT50, good for fifty dollars off his Major League Baseball second half all access package covering every card through the World Series, good through August 10, and notes he is up 23.92 units on the season with a chance to cross 30 units soon. He wraps the episode with his top play of the night, siding with a slight home favorite in the Cleveland Guardians and Tanner Bibee at minus 132, capping off another sharp, detail heavy breakdown of a full slate of games, injury returns, bullpen fatigue, and trade deadline maneuvering across the league heading into the first weekend of August. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices