Night Moves Betting Preview for Thursday, July 9, 2026
Ramon Scott opened Thursday’s Night Moves card with World Cup quarterfinal action, a heavy MLB betting board, three WNBA matchups, and one CFL spot.
The show also recapped Wednesday winners, including Night Moves cashes on Tampa Bay under, Miami as an underdog, Reds first five, Golden State first half, and multiple premium winners mentioned during the recap.
Consensus Report
Strongest Ramon Scott Positions: France/Morocco over, Rays run line, Royals money line, Mariners/Marlins first five under, Angels/Rangers first five over, Mercury money line, Elks spread.
Best Chat Agreement: Rays, Royals, Cubs/Orioles over, Storm/Dream over, France side/over angles.
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Most Split Game: Diamondbacks vs Padres, where Ramon landed on San Diego but the chat showed interest in Arizona and the over.
Featured Card: World Cup Quarterfinal
Morocco vs France
Odds: France -1 +110 / Morocco +1 -119
Moneyline: France -476 / Morocco +585 / Draw +290
Total: 2.5, Over +106 / Under -117
France enters as the deserved favorite, but Morocco has been too dangerous and too organized to dismiss.
Ramon respected France’s class but focused on the scoring profile, noting that Morocco has enough attacking quality to avoid being blanked this time.
Ramon Scott Pick: Over 2.5
Chat Picks: France, France side, over, Mbappe goal props
Consensus Lean: Over 2.5
MLB Betting Card
Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates
Odds: Braves -118 / Pirates +107
Run Line: Braves -1.5 +132 / Pirates +1.5 -152
Total: 9.5, Over -115 / Under -105
Bryce Elder and Mitch Keller create a pitching matchup with real volatility.
Ramon noted Elder’s recent decline and Keller’s vulnerability, making the total more attractive than either side.
Ramon Scott Pick: Over 9.5
Chat Picks: Braves run line, Pirates lean, under from one chat angle
Consensus Lean: Over
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
Odds: Yankees +135 / Rays -163
Run Line: Yankees +1.5 -163 / Rays -1.5 +135
Total: 7.5, Over -110 / Under -110
The Yankees are in a bullpen/piggyback situation while Tampa Bay continues to separate in the division.
Rasmussen has already handled this lineup twice, and Ramon sided with the hotter, cleaner club.
Ramon Scott Pick: Rays -1.5 +135
Chat Picks: Rays, Rays, avoid Yankees
Consensus Lean: Rays run line
Kansas City Royals at New York Mets
Odds: Royals +127 / Mets -140
Run Line: Royals +1.5 -165 / Mets -1.5 +145
Total: 9, Over -120 / Under +100
Michael Wacha brings more trust than Sean Manaea at this price.
Ramon framed the Mets as overpriced with the weaker starter and backed the underdog.
Ramon Scott Pick: Royals money line
Chat Picks: Royals, Royals, under lean
Consensus Lean: Royals
Chicago Cubs at Baltimore Orioles
Odds: Cubs +112 / Orioles -123
Run Line: Cubs +1.5 -180 / Orioles -1.5 +157
Total: 9.5, Over -120 / Under +100
Trevor Rogers has improved, but the Cubs’ lineup has been strong against left-handed pitching.
With Peterson vulnerable and yesterday’s matchup producing a slugfest, Ramon stayed with the scoring angle.
Ramon Scott Pick: Over 9.5
Chat Picks: Cubs, Orioles, over
Consensus Lean: Over
Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins
Odds: Guardians -125 / Twins +113
Run Line: Guardians -1.5 +125 / Twins +1.5 -145
Total: 8.5, Over -114 / Under -106
Minnesota brings the hotter form, and Cleveland has been sliding.
Ramon acknowledged Gavin Williams may be the better arm, but the current momentum and plus-money price pointed him to the home dog.
Ramon Scott Pick: Twins money line
Chat Picks: Over/Twins discussion
Consensus Lean: Twins value
Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
Odds: Red Sox +103 / White Sox -113
Run Line: Red Sox +1.5 -195 / White Sox -1.5 +170
Total: 9, Over -110 / Under -110
Boston is hot, but Patrick Sandoval is returning from Tommy John surgery and likely working under pitch limitations.
Ramon trusted Anthony Kay’s recent form and took Chicago to stop the Red Sox streak.
Ramon Scott Pick: White Sox money line
Chat Picks: Red Sox, White Sox, over
Consensus Lean: Slight White Sox value
Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers
Odds: Athletics +118 / Tigers -130
Run Line: Athletics +1.5 -170 / Tigers -1.5 +149
Total: 9, Over -105 / Under -115
Detroit has the form edge, but Ramon avoided the side and targeted the total.
Oakland’s road unders and Detroit’s home under profile made the pitching matchup more playable than the market suggests.
Ramon Scott Pick: Under 9
Chat Picks: A’s value, over discussion
Consensus Lean: Under
Seattle Mariners at Miami Marlins
Odds: Mariners -145 / Marlins +131
Run Line: Mariners -1.5 +115 / Marlins +1.5 -135
Total: 8, Over -110 / Under -110
Bryce Miller owns one of the strongest pitching profiles on the board, while Miami has been red hot offensively.
Ramon chose to isolate Miller’s early-game dominance instead of fading the Marlins for nine innings.
Ramon Scott Pick: First Five Under 4.5
Chat Picks: Marlins, over, Seattle caution
Consensus Lean: First Five Under
Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds
Odds: Phillies -155 / Reds +140
Run Line: Phillies -1.5 -105 / Reds +1.5 -115
Total: 9.5, Over -105 / Under -115
The Phillies have the better starter with Jesus Luzardo, but the price is high and both offenses have been inconsistent.
Ramon leaned into the series under trend and fading both lineups rather than laying a premium road number.
Ramon Scott Pick: Under 9.5
Chat Picks: Phillies, Phillies run line, over
Consensus Lean: Split, Ramon under
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals
Odds: Brewers -131 / Cardinals +119
Run Line: Brewers -1.5 +130 / Cardinals +1.5 -150
Total: 8.5, Over -105 / Under -115
Logan Henderson and Andre Pallante make this a better pitching matchup than the market may assume.
With both teams trending under and St. Louis often dragging games into lower-scoring scripts at home, Ramon stayed below the number.
Ramon Scott Pick: Under 8.5
Chat Picks: Brewers, Cardinals, under discussion
Consensus Lean: Under
Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers
Odds: Angels +122 / Rangers -134
Run Line: Angels +1.5 -185 / Rangers -1.5 +161
Total: 7, Over -110 / Under -110
Reid Detmers and Nathan Eovaldi can both miss bats, but Ramon felt the total was too low for this matchup.
He attacked the early scoring window and took the first five over.
Ramon Scott Pick: First Five Over 3.5
Chat Picks: Over, Angels money line, Eovaldi strikeouts
Consensus Lean: First Five Over
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
Odds: Diamondbacks +111 / Padres -122
Run Line: Diamondbacks +1.5 -190 / Padres -1.5 +165
Total: 9, Over +100 / Under -120
Merrill Kelly and Griffin Canning have both struggled, but Ramon trusted San Diego’s bullpen edge and home form.
It was not a high-confidence side, but the Padres were the preferred position.
Ramon Scott Pick: Padres money line
Chat Picks: Diamondbacks, over
Consensus Lean: Split, Ramon Padres
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants
Odds: Rockies +113 / Giants -136
Run Line: Rockies +1.5 -193 / Giants -1.5 +159
Total: 8, Over -115 / Under -105
Colorado’s offense has been competitive, and Ramon viewed the Rockies as live plus-money value against Carson Whisenhunt and the Giants.
The handicap was simple: Colorado has enough bats to challenge this number.
Ramon Scott Pick: Rockies money line
Chat Picks: Giants, Rockies, over discussion
Consensus Lean: Rockies value
WNBA Betting Card
Seattle Storm at Atlanta Dream
Odds: Storm +403 / Dream -530
Spread: Storm +10.5 -115 / Dream -10.5 -105
Total: 167.5, Over -105 / Under -115
Atlanta has lost five straight and has failed to cover during the skid, while Seattle has been more competitive recently.
Ramon considered taking the points but ultimately preferred the total, with both recent series history and Atlanta’s home profile pointing upward.
Ramon Scott Pick: Over 167.5
Chat Picks: Storm plus points, over
Consensus Lean: Over
Las Vegas Aces at Portland Fire
Odds: Aces -389 / Fire +313
Spread: Aces -9 -112 / Fire +9 -104
Total: 175.5, Over -102 / Under -114
The Aces are clearly the better team, but Ramon was uncomfortable laying a big road number in the current WNBA market.
Rather than force the side, he attacked the first-half pace and Portland’s defensive weakness.
Ramon Scott Pick: First Half Over 85.5
Chat Picks: Under lean from Timmy
Consensus Lean: Ramon first-half over
Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury
Odds: Fever -103 / Mercury -117
Spread: Fever +1.5 -118 / Mercury -1.5 -103
Total: 172.5, Over -114 / Under -106
Indiana is on a back-to-back after getting handled by Los Angeles, and Caitlin Clark has been ruled out.
Phoenix has not had a great season, but with the Fever compromised and traveling again, Ramon took the home side.
Ramon Scott Pick: Mercury money line
Chat Picks: Under, Fever discussion, Boston injury angle
Consensus Lean: Mercury
CFL Betting Card
Ottawa Redblacks at Edmonton Elks
Odds: Redblacks +241 / Elks -286
Spread: Redblacks +6 -103 / Elks -6 -111
Total: 57.5, Over -112 / Under -107
Ramon noted that CFL totals have been running hot, but this matchup still points toward Edmonton’s side.
Ottawa’s offense remains the concern, and the Elks have the cleaner matchup advantage.
Ramon Scott Pick: Edmonton Elks -6
Chat Picks: Under lean
Consensus Lean: Elks spread
Night Moves Final Betting Board
World Cup: Morocco vs France Over 2.5
MLB: Braves/Pirates Over 9.5
MLB: Rays -1.5 +135
MLB: Royals money line
MLB: Cubs/Orioles Over 9.5
MLB: Twins money line
MLB: White Sox money line
MLB: Athletics/Tigers Under 9
MLB: Mariners/Marlins First Five Under 4.5
MLB: Phillies/Reds Under 9.5
MLB: Brewers/Cardinals Under 8.5
MLB: Angels/Rangers First Five Over 3.5
MLB: Padres money line
MLB: Rockies money line
WNBA: Storm/Dream Over 167.5
WNBA: Aces/Fire First Half Over 85.5
WNBA: Mercury money line
CFL: Edmonton Elks -6
Leaderboard Recap
David Racey remained the pace-setter on the Tony’s Picks leaderboard, highlighted by another strong 7-3 day and nearly double-digit units of profit over the last seven days.
Shane Mickle, Justin McElvy, Tony Tellez, Scott Shudy, Damian Sosh, Jorge Gonzalez, Ron Crawford, Brian Bitler, Millz Young, Solo Malone, Kevin Thomas, Jevon Jones, Nick Lagouretos, Chris Adkins and the VIP account were also mentioned among the recent winners.
Over the last 30 days, David Racey continued to lead the board, with Nick Lagouretos, Justin McElvy, Kevin Thomas, Damian Sosh, Tony Tellez, Al Ninos, Ron Crawford, Millz Young, Scott Shudy, Hollywood Sam, Brian Bitler, Shane Mickle, Chris Adkins and D’Andre Stevenson all in positive territory.
Yesterday’s Games Recap
Toronto beat San Francisco 10-0 behind a dominant Dylan Cease performance.
Chicago edged Baltimore 9-7 in a high-scoring MLB matchup.
Atlanta shut out Pittsburgh 3-0 behind strong pitching and late offense.
Detroit handled Oakland 6-1, cashing the Night Moves Tigers position.
Tampa Bay blanked the Yankees 3-0, delivering a Night Moves under winner.
Miami beat Seattle as an underdog, while Cincinnati rolled past Philadelphia 11-5 and cashed the Night Moves first five Reds position.
In the WNBA, Golden State beat Toronto, Minnesota held off Connecticut, and Los Angeles beat Indiana 106-92, with Ramon noting a premium winner on the Fever/Sparks over.
