No reads, pretty new to table. Is it better to check turn or bet to stop draws and check river?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

SB ($364.20)
BB ($199)
UTG ($209.10)
MP ($292.65)
Hero ($196.85)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
UTG folds, MP calls $2, Hero raises to $10, SB folds, BB folds, MP calls $8.

Flop: ($23) , , (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $18, MP calls $18.

Turn: ($59) (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $30, MP calls $30.

River: ($119) (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks.

If I'm betting the turn, it's in the 40-45 range. I don't mind your line at all.

No, it's a totally different concept. On the one hand it lets you know when to value bet thinner, but it's about not having your range polarized to Air/Nuts. When your range is polarized like that, villain can snap call with very weak hands...but if you merge your range better, you're putting them to much tougher decisions. Your bluffs will work better, your value bets will work better, life will be better.

This hand takes some of these concepts into play: