FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR SUNDAY, 5/28:

My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. The last play I cut for Sunday is with the Atlanta Braves with the money-line versus the Philadelphia Phillies listing both starting pitchers Spencer Strider and Dylan Covey. Philadelphia (25-27) has won three of their last four games after their 2-1 win against the Braves in the third game of this series. The Over is 4-1-1 in the Phillies’ last 6 games on the road against teams with a winning record. The Over is also 4-1-3 in Philadelphia’s last 8 games with the Total set in the 9-10.5 range. Atlanta (31-21) has played 12 of their last 16 games Over the Total after failing to score more than two runs in their last game. The Over is also 17-7-1 in the Braves’ last 25 games at home. Take the Over listing both starting pitchers. Best of luck — Frank.

Frank Sawyer’s Hollywood Sports DELIVERED their 25* English Premier League Total of the Year this morning with the Tottenham-Leeds United Over to further their 72 of 115 (63%) All-Sports run with their highest-rated 25* plays! Frank CA$HED his 25* MLB NL Central Total of the Month last night with the Reds-Cubs Over to continue his 6 of 9 (67%) MLB run with featured 25*/20*/10* plays — and now he UNLEASHES his 25* MLB Sunday Night ESPN Run-Line of the Month for the Philadelphia-Atlanta +1.5/-1.5 Run-Line winner at 7:08 PM ET! DO NOT MISS OUT!

At 7:08 PM ET on Sunday, we will be playing the Atlanta Braves (908) minus the -1.5 Run-Line versus the Philadelphia Phillies (907) listing both starting pitchers Spencer Strider and Dylan Covey. The SITUATION: Atlanta (31-21) has lost two games in a row and four of their last six after a 2-1 loss in the third game of their series with the Phillies. Philadelphia (25-27) has won three of their last four games.

REASONS TO TAKE THE BRAVES MINUS THE -1.5 RUN-LINE: Atlanta should rebound with a strong effort to settle for a split in this series with their NL East rival. They have won 20 of their last 25 games after losing four or five of their last six games — and they have won 31 of their last 45 games after not scoring more than two runs in their last game. The Braves have also won 51 of their last 78 games at home — and they have won 35 of their last 52 home games against teams with a losing record. Their ace gets the pitching assignment tonight as he looks to build off his 4-2 record along with a 2.97 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP in ten starts. The deeper sabermetrics suggest he should be seeing even better results with both his SIERA and xFIP projecting an ERA of 2.52 and 2.62 moving forward. The right-hander has been more effective at home where he has a 0.93 WHIP and an opponent’s batting average of .176 in five starts as opposed to his 1.15 WHIP and .196 opponent’s batting average in five starts on the road. He should thrive against a Phillies team that is scoring only 3.9 Runs-Per-Game in their last seven games with a .241 Batting Average, a .318 On-Base Percentage, and an OPS of .384 during that span. Philadelphia has still lost 5 of their last 7 games on the road — and they have lost 5 of their last 7 road gassed against teams with a winning record. The Phillies counter with Covey who is getting a tryout in the starting rotation after allowing only one run in five innings of work in relief at home against Arizona last Tuesday. The 31-year-old right-hander has a 0-0 record with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP in his two games spanning nine innings this season. Philly claimed him off waivers after he was sent down by the Los Angeles Dodgers a week ago after a fill-in relief appearance. He has not pitched at the MLB level since 2020 when he had a 7.07 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP in 14 innings. In his 32 innings in Triple-A for the Dodgers before getting picked up by the Phillies, he had an underwhelming 4.22 ERA with 28 strikeouts by 18 bases-on-balls. He will be supported by a Philadelphia bullpen that has a 5.86 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP on the road this season.

FINAL TAKE: Atlanta has won 42 of their last 51 games when priced at -200 or higher — and they have won 8 of their last 9 home games when priced at -200 or higher with Strider their starting pitcher. While I do not endorse money-line favorites priced above my -150 threshold for featured 25*/20*/10* plays, let’s instead invest in the -1.5 Run-Line to lower the price to back the Braves tonight in a great situation for them. 25* MLB Sunday Night ESPN Run-Line of the Month with the Atlanta Braves (908) minus the -1.5 Run-Line versus the Philadelphia Phillies (907) listing both starting pitchers Spencer Strider and Dylan Covey. Best of luck for us — Frank.

At 4:10 PM ET on Sunday, we will be playing the money-line on the Seattle Mariners (930) versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (929) listing both starting pitchers Marco Gonzales and Luis Ortiz. THE SITUATION: Seattle (27-25) has won five of their last six games after their 5-0 victory against the Pirates in the second game of this series on Saturday. Pittsburgh (26-25) has lost three of their last four games.

REASONS TO TAKE THE MARINERS WITH THE MONEY-LINE: Seattle has now won 5 of their last 6 games at home — and they have won 8 of their last 12 home games with the Total set from 8 to 8.5. Gonzales gets the ball as he looks to build on his six innings of work where he allowed only two runs at home against Oakland last Tuesday. The right-hander has been more effective at home where he owns a 4.30 ERA along with a 1.22 WHIP, and an opponent’s batting average of .256 in four starts as opposed to his ugly 7.17 ERA, a 1.83 WHIP, and an opponent’s batting average of .330 in five starts on the road. The Mariners have won 9 of their last 14 home games with Gonzales pitching with the Total set from 8.5 to 10 range. He should pitch well against this Pirates team that has lost 7 of their last 8 games against starting pitchers with a WHIP of 1.30 or higher. Pittsburgh has lost 11 of their last 16 games after losing their previous game — and they have lost 4 of their last 5 games after allowing five or more runs in their last contest. They counter with Ortiz who has a 1-2 record with a 4.02 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP in three starts since getting called up from Triple-A. The deeper sabermetrics are calling for regression with both his SIERA and xFIP projecting an ERA of 5.52 and 5.13 moving forward. His lone start on the road this season resulted in him allowing three runs in three innings while walking four batters and giving up seven hits at Detroit. The Pirates have lost 37 of their last 51 games against teams with a winning record.

FINAL TAKE: The Mariners have won 9 of their last 12 games against starting pitchers with a WHIP of 1.30 or higher. 8* MLB Sunday Afternoon Discounted Deal with the money-line on the Seattle Mariners (930) versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (929) listing both starting pitchers Marco Gonzales and Luis Ortiz. Best of luck for us — Frank.

At 11:30 AM ET on Sunday, we will be playing Over the Total in the match between Tottenham (200025) and Leeds United (200026). THE SITUATION: Tottenham (W17-D6-L14) closes out their season coming off a 3-1 loss to Brentford last Saturday. Leeds United (W7-D10-L20) is winless in their last eight matches after a 3-1 loss at West Ham United on Sunday.

REASONS TO TAKE OVER THE TOTAL: This should be a wild affair with both teams having things still at stake. Tottenham needs a win to qualify for European competition next season — although they can still qualify with a draw and some help). The Hotspurs are not playing well under new manager Ryan Mason. They are winless in their last nine matches on the road. They have conceded five combined goals in their last five matches with shaky play from their backline. They are also playing without their world-class keeper Hugo Lloris — Fraser Forster is a downgrade at the position. Tottenham has only one clean sheet in their last 11 contests across all competitions. But they have scored in 11 of their last 12 matches in the English Premier League. With this potentially being Harry Kane’s last match with the team given the rumors that he will move on in the summer transfer window, he will be motivated to go out with a bang for his longtime club. He has a very appetizing opponent in Leeds United who are the worst defensive side in the EPL. The Whites have allowed 74 goals this season, the most in the league. More than 33% of the shots they are giving up are on target — so Kane and company should have plenty of opportunities to pad their stats. Leeds has allowed two or more goals in four straight matches and seven of their last eight contests. They have not generated a clean sheet in 14 straight matches. But the Whites have scored a healthy 47 times with their aggressive style of play in the EPL — and they have scored in 12 of their last 13 matches. Leeds have seen four or more combined goals scored in three of their last four matches. And they will be playing with desperation this morning since they must win this match to avoid relegation while getting some help in the results from some other matches.

FINAL TAKE: The final day in the EPL tends to see higher-scoring matches — and that will likely be the case in this one with two struggling defensive sides engaged in a contest with both teams needing to get a win. The reverse fixture between these teams resulted in a 4-3 win for Tottenham at home on November 12th. 25* English Premier League Total of the Year with Over the Total in the match between Tottenham (200025) and Leeds United (200026). Best of luck for us — Frank.