Fresh off a 2-0 Monday on his premium/free baseball plays, Stephen Nover stays hot finding his strongest American League June play on today's card. Line value, history-making statistical data and key player information all contribute to making this worthy of a 5 percent play. Stephen has won 71 percent of his lifetime 5 percent plays going 17-7-1!
Member Notes
Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| MLB | (919) Tampa Bay Rays at (920) Kansas City Royals | 7:40pm EDT - Jun 30/2026 |
The PLAY: Under +10.5 (-110) Griffin Jax (RHP), Noah Cameron (LHP) Must Start
Given the low quality of the offenses here, I find this total too high.
The Rays have hit the second fewest homers in the majors. They are averaging 2.7 runs a game during their past eight road contests.
Kansas City ranks in the bottom 10 in batting average, OPS and home runs. The Royals could be without three of their best offensive players. Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia are on the injured list and Jac Caglianone is day to day with a groin injury.
Two underrated pitchers are getting the start here - Griffin Jax and Noah Cameron.
Jax has a 2.40 ERA as a starter. Cameron has given up three or fewer earned runs in seven of his last nine starts.
(Editor's note: Stephen Nover has a rare 5 percent play going today in addition to this free selection finding his strongest American League play this month. Stephen is 17-7-1 on his lifetime 5 percent plays.)
Consultant Bio
Stephen Nover is unique among professional handicappers. A multiple award-winning sportswriter for numerous newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nover has one the best combinations of gambling and media sources in the world.
The author of two sports gambling books, "Las Vegas Sports Beat" and "Sports Gaming Beat", along with a book on fantasy football titled, "Winning Fantasy Football", Nover is a former professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas having taught a football handicapping class there. He also was the co-host of the Sunday night sports betting radio show "The Stardust Line" during the 1990's.
Parlaying nearly 50 years worth of professional gambling experience with tremendous knowledge of the players through elite deep-roster Rotisserie leagues and building on copious gaming and media sources - having worked for newspapers in the Midwest, South and West and also for legendary Hall of Fame oddsmaker Roxy Roxborough - Nover is a true Las Vegas wise guy. He helped learn his craft from such masters as Roxborough, Dave Malinsky, Lem Banker and Russ Culver.
Part of what makes Nover so special is the pride he takes in writing his deep-dive analysis, which always is unique, well-researched and sometimes entails out-of-the-box thinking.