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10-23-19 | Wizards +8.5 v. Mavs | 100-108 | Win | 100 | 10 h 16 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Wizards' identity is built around All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal, and he signaled his intention to continue building with the team by signing a two-year, $72 million extension last week. Washington is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 vs. Western Conference while the underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings. |
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10-23-19 | Nationals +164 v. Astros | 12-3 | Win | 164 | 9 h 9 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Justin Verlander may have a reputation of being a big-game pitcher, but that hasn't been true of his World Series ventures. Verlander will aim to record his first-ever win in the Fall Classic on Wednesday, when the Houston Astros look to even the series with the visiting Washington Nationals at one win apiece. Verlander is 0-4 with a 5.67 ERA in five starts over three previous World Series with Detroit (two) and Houston (one), and he admits the extra fanfare can make it tough to maintain his regular rhythm. Strasburg has been electric with 33 strikeouts and just one walk in 22 innings this postseason, allowing just four runs and 18 hits. The 31-year-old has been in control of his emotions in this year's playoffs |
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10-23-19 | Bulls v. Hornets +3.5 | 125-126 | Win | 100 | 9 h 49 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Hornets were 25-16 here last season. While there is some talent on the roster, this is still essentially the same Chicago team which went 22-60 last season. Until they prove this year will be different, I don't feel they're ready to be favored on the road. Even here. |
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10-21-19 | Patriots -9.5 v. Jets | 33-0 | Win | 100 | 49 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Last of 6 divisional matchups this week. Brady 31 of 41 for 334 yards, 1 pick, 2 TD runs and moved ahead of Peyton Manning for second place on the NFL's all-time passing yards list. At 42 years and 68 days, Brady became the oldest player in the Super Bowl era to rush for 2 TDs in a game. What a difference Darnold makes for the Jets! Season high yards (382) & points (24). Snapped a 7-game losing streak in that huge win over the Boys. Darnold 23/32, 338 yards, 2 TDs (92 & 5 yards), with 1 interception. Three offensive TDs against the 'Boys after just 2 of their first 4 games. Patriots again |
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10-21-19 | Avalanche +122 v. Blues | 1-3 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 42 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Colorado Avalanche look to remain the NHL’s only team without a regulation defeat when they visit the reigning Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Monday for a Central Division showdown. The Avalanche allowed 46 shots on Saturday but received a hat trick from Tyson Jost and took advantage of their opportunities in a 6-2 victory at Tampa Bay to set a club record for most points through eight games (7-0-1). The Avalanche will try to turn things around after losing all four meetings with the Blues last season, although three of those setbacks came after regulation. St. Louis started the campaign with a four-game point streak but has lost four straight (0-2-2) after giving up three unanswered goals in the second period of Saturday’s 5-2 home setback against Montreal. |
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10-21-19 | Golden Knights -118 v. Flyers | 2-6 | Loss | -118 | 9 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Fleury pulled even with Terry Sawchuk for seventh place on the league's all-time list by posting his 445th career victory as the Golden Knights hit the century mark in just their third season of existence. They needed 173 regular-season games to hit the milestone - second only to the 1917-18 Ottawa Senators, who accomplished the feat in 165 contests. Philadelphia is looking to halt its four-game slide after dropping a 4-1 home decision to Dallas on Saturday. The Flyers have scored three or fewer goals in each contest during their skid after netting four in back-to-back victories to start the season. |
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10-20-19 | Eagles +3 v. Cowboys | 10-37 | Loss | -120 | 25 h 28 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Eagles in the middle of a brutal 3 game road trip with Buffalo on deck. Eagles D finally gave up 100 yards rushing for the first time in 9 games in Minnesota last weekend. Only the 2nd time in Pederson's tenure that they've allowed more than 38 points. Not only that, but their defensive backs are not healthy. Wentz 26/40, 306 yards, 2 TDs (32 & 3 yarders), 1 interception. How long can Jason Garret last if this losing streak continues? First 3-game losing streak sine '17. 0 TDs in first 8 possessions. They have zero 1st half TDs during this slump. Dak 28/40, 277 yards. Zeke 105 rushing yards, & 1 TD. An Eagle call. |
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10-20-19 | Capitals v. Blackhawks +120 | 5-3 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Blackhawks opened the season with three straight one-goal setbacks, but bounced back to hand Edmonton its only loss before rallying for a 3-2 overtime victory over Columbus on Friday night. The home team has won eight of the past nine meetings. |
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10-20-19 | Oilers +120 v. Jets | 0-1 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units A pair of teams heading in opposite directions will square off Sunday night when the surging Edmonton Oilers open a two-game road trip at the slumping Winnipeg Jets. The Oilers, who have made only one playoff appearance in the past 13 seasons, are sitting atop the Pacific Division while Winnipeg is seeking to snap a three-game losing streak - all on home ice. Edmonton responded to its lone loss by posting back-to-back victories, winning for the seventh time in eight games and improving to 4-0-0 at home by knocking off Detroit 2-1 on Friday. |
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10-20-19 | Saints +4.5 v. Bears | 36-25 | Win | 100 | 22 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Another potential playoff preview, with the tiebreaker between these two looming large come January. Trust us, the Saints don't want to travel to Chicago and the Bears want no part of the Superdome in the postseason. Saints now 4-0 without Drew Brees. Five wins this year have come by a total of 24 points. Have now won 9 straight vs the AFC. Chicago coming off a bye. Bears dominant D allowed 2 TDs and a FG on Oakland's first 4 possessions. They allowed season-high in yards (398) & points (24) in London. Bears were manhandled in the first half 2 weeks ago. Not here |
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10-20-19 | Ravens +3 v. Seahawks | 30-16 | Win | 100 | 22 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units We must admit that we saw the NFL future of Lamar Jackson, in a clouded window. His brilliant open field running for Louisville hardly prevented a pair of bowl losses, thereby overshadowing his overhead ability, the type of player, whose talents were hardly conducive to a promising pro career. Forget it. He does it all. Last week, he became the first player in NFL history, with 200 passing yards & 150 rushing yards in a game. His opponent, here, 'Hawks' Wilson is perhaps the best QB in the NFL, so a learning curve, to be sure. One of season's best matchups. An upset! |
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10-20-19 | 49ers -9.5 v. Redskins | 9-0 | Loss | -112 | 18 h 19 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The reason why review was put into play in the first place, was the 1983 NFC Title game between these two when there was a controversial pass interference call on Eric Wright that helped propel the Skins to the Super Bowl. San Fran already has more wins than all of last year (4-12). Garoppolo 24/33, 243 yards, 1 interception. The good news, the Skins got a 'W' last week. The bad news, it was by a single point. against the hapless Dolphins. A win is a win though. 5 sacks & 2 picks vs. Miami. They have now won 17 straight games when allowing less than 17 points. That's not the case in this. |
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10-20-19 | Texans +1 v. Colts | 23-30 | Loss | -109 | 18 h 16 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Texans & Pats the only AFC teams without an AFC loss this year. Houston scored 28 of the last 35 points vs Chiefs. Deshaun Watson: 30-of-42, 280 yards, & 1 TD, & running for 2, while erasing a 17-3 first quarter deficit. Thus, a 28-7 windup. How about Colts going into Arrowhead, & dominating previously unbeaten Chiefs. Marlon Mack ran for 132 yards on 29 carries, with another 4 Vinatieri FGs. Indy allowed points on KC's first 2 possessions, before shutting them out, until a field goal in the last 1:16. QB Brissett ran it in for Colts only TD. Slightest QB edge to Watson over Brissett. |
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10-19-19 | Sabres +147 v. Sharks | 4-3 | Win | 147 | 12 h 37 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Buffalo Sabres have earned points in seven of eight games and showed a strong response to their first regulation defeat of the season, blanking Los Angeles on Thursday night as Carter Hutton recorded his second shutout in as many starts. Buffalo looks to wrap up its three-game California road trip on a high note in Saturday night's visit to the San Jose Sharks. In his second season with the Sabres, Hutton set a franchise record for saves (47) in a shutout to improve to 5-0-0 with a 1.39 goals-against average. Hutton is 5-2-1 with a 1.74 goals-against average and two shutouts versus San Jose. |
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10-19-19 | Michigan v. Penn State -8.5 | Top | 21-28 | Loss | -112 | 49 h 35 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit Big-10 Play of the Day Payback time for Lions. A 177-70 rushing yard edge over Iowa, holding Hawkeyes without a TD 'til L2:31. And Clifford is 13 touchdowns with only 2 interceptions. Wolverine run "D": 46, 1, 64 yards L3 games. But just no overland reciprocating. |
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10-19-19 | Bruins +106 v. Maple Leafs | 3-4 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 3 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Toronto Maple Leafs will face a familiar rival without a familiar face in the lineup on Saturday, as they host the Boston Bruins in the opener of a home-and-home series with captain John Tavares expected to be in the press box. Tavares sustained a broken finger after he was hit by a shot from defenseman Morgan Rielly in Toronto's 4-3 loss to Washington. Boston G Jaroslav Halak, has been confirmed to be in net for tonight's tilt, sports a 10-4-4 record with a 2.85 goals-against average and .913 save percentage in 19 career starts versus Toronto. |
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10-19-19 | Colorado v. Washington State -12 | Top | 10-41 | Win | 100 | 48 h 9 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit Pac-12 Game of the Week Bloom is off the rose, as far as Coogs are concerned, losing to Arizona State in L0:34, not having covered since August. However, Buff "D" a perfect remedy, allowing 30+ points in their last 11 games, entering off a 45-3 loss to Oregon (228-yard deficit, with Montez at 0 touchdowns and 4 interceptions) |
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10-19-19 | South Florida v. Navy -14.5 | 3-35 | Win | 100 | 44 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Navy cooking. In off 388-69 rushing yard edge in 27-point cover at Tulsa. Are +62½ points ATS this year, +84½ points ATS L8 games, & ranking #1 in rushing (of course). But South Florida ranks just 109th in total "O". |
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10-19-19 | Buffalo -17 v. Akron | 21-0 | Win | 100 | 44 h 51 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units This one should be over early, as the rested Bulls have a 1,119-251 rushing yard edge in lined games, while Zips on 0-11 SU run, just 1 points from 0-13 ATS skein, & 61-10 point deficit in their last 2 home games. Bulls in style here |
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10-19-19 | North Carolina -3.5 v. Virginia Tech | 41-43 | Loss | -105 | 28 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Hokies 4-2 SU so far, but not the best of host plays: 0-2 ATS by 52½ points! Couldn't put RIU away until the 4th, & note an 80-52 point deficit in their L2 lined games. 'Heels 8-4 ATS lately, with those 4 misses by just 1½, 5½, 3, & 5 points, & held 522-375 yard edge in last year's meeting |
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10-19-19 | Iowa State -7 v. Texas Tech | 34-24 | Win | 100 | 40 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Eight take aways by Raiders L2 weeks, with 20 & 7½ point covers vs Oklahoma State & Baylor, ranking 15th in total "O". Cyclones keep on paying off, with L3 covers by 33½, 22, & 14 points. Hall is their newest running back, & note (132 rushing yards, 3 TDs last week), with Purdy 18th in passing efficiency. A low spot. |
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10-18-19 | Ohio State -27.5 v. Northwestern | Top | 52-3 | Win | 100 | 26 h 59 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit Big-10 Game of the Week Sure, there are legions who won't hesitate in jumping on the Wildcats as such heavy dogs, as they've thrived in the pup role for many years, including current 16-5 spread run in that setup, much less as 4-TD dogs. Fact of the matter is that they not only lost their last home game by a 34-10 score (Wisconsin), but can't approach matching points with such a huge juggernaut, ranking 128th in scoring (14.4 ppg). Compare that to Bucks at 50.2 points per game, while playing their starters for little more than a half of every game. We gladly lay the huge spot.. |
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10-18-19 | Astros +136 v. Yankees | 1-4 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Verlander settled for a no-decision in Game 2 after allowing two runs and five hits over 6 2/3 innings. The 36-year-old went 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA in two regular-season starts against the Yankees. Paxton was pulled after just 2 1/3 innings when matched against Verlander in Game 2 despite allowing just one run and four hits. The 30-year-old, who went 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two regular-season outings against Houston, is pitching in the postseason for the first time in his career. |
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10-18-19 | Rangers v. Capitals -200 | 2-5 | Win | 100 | 8 h 12 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Capitals have won the last six meetings and own at least a point in the past 10 against the Rangers, who have played the least games (four) in the Eastern Conference after suffering a 5-2 loss at New Jersey on Thursday despite taking an early lead. Defenseman Tony DeAngelo along with forward Jesper Fast scored the goals for New York, which was playing its second game in 13 days, and leading scorer Mika Zibanejad (four goals, eight points) had six shots. |
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10-18-19 | Avalanche v. Panthers -123 | 5-4 | Loss | -123 | 8 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Barkov has yet to tally but has five assists, while Bobrovsky is just 2-2-1 with a poor 3.90 GAA and an even worse SP of .870. Colorado won't be in a good mood when they arrive for Friday's game in Sunrise, Fl but this marks the third contest of a six-game, 12-day road trip for the Avs. They were just 17-16-8 on the road last season and I'm looking for Bobrovsky to be the difference tonight, as he's 7-2-1 with a 2.40 GAA in his career vs Colorado. |
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10-17-19 | Chiefs v. Broncos +3.5 | 30-6 | Loss | -115 | 2 h 33 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units hat's more like it, with Broncos getting their first shutout in 2 years. Allowing 37 rushing yards per game last 2 weeks. Now have 5 takeaways in 2 weeks, after having zero in the first 4 games of the year. Sacked Titan QBs 7 times. Two-game losing streak for the Chiefs. Bizarre, to say the least. Mahomes came in here in Primetime last year, & ripped the Bronco's hearts out with game-winning drive (27-23). Remember that left handed throw with Von Miller bringing him down? He still doesn't look right with that left ankle injury. Chiefs' last 6 drives last week: 2 TOs & 1 TD. Primetime home division dog. |
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10-15-19 | Predators v. Golden Knights -125 | 5-2 | Loss | -125 | 14 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Gallant reunited the No. 2 line of Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty and Paul Stastny over the weekend and the trio combined for five points against Calgary before erupting for four goals and four assists versus the Kings. The unit also ignited the power play, converting on all three chances against Los Angeles. Fleury has permitted only three goals in three starts versus Nashville since joining Vegas. |
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10-15-19 | Flyers +129 v. Flames | 1-3 | Loss | -100 | 13 h 43 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Philadelphia Flyers took a 3-2 shootout loss versus Vancouver on Saturday. I like them to bounce back with a win here against a Calgary Flames side that has dropped three of its last four, the most recent game a 3-1 setback at San Jose on Sunday. The Flames have struggled to find the net while the Flyers have been excellent on the defensive end of the ice giving up under 27 shots and 1.67 goals per game. For this game, the visitors will give goaltender Brian Elliott his season debut, and he has gone 9-4 with a 1.96 GAA in previous meetings with the Flames. Offensively the Flyers have tested opponents netminders with nearly 35 shots per game and Flames netminder David Rittich has had a poor start to the season, allowing at least four goals in three of his five starts. |
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10-15-19 | Cardinals v. Nationals -155 | 4-7 | Win | 100 | 12 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Hudson wasn't involved in the decision in his lone postseason outing when he faced the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 of the NL Division Series. The 25-year-old, who beat the Nationals on Sept. 16 when he gave up two runs and five hits over seven innings, often has control issues and led the majors with 86 walks. Corbin is making his second start of the postseason and has thrown two pitches in this series - getting one out in relief in Game 2 - and said he is feeling fresh. |
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10-14-19 | Oilers +109 v. Blackhawks | 1-3 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 3 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Edmonton Oilers have started the season on fire and will look to wrap up a four-game road trip with a sixth straight triumph. They'll visit a Chicago Blackhawks side that fell to Winnipeg 3-2 in overtime on Saturday to move to 0-2-1 on the season. Edmonton is averaging 4.20 goals per game while Chicago has conceded four per game. The Oilers are converting on a solid 40% of their power play opportunities while Chicago has allowed goals on four of its 10 shorthanded situations. |
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10-14-19 | Lions v. Packers -3 | 22-23 | Loss | -125 | 10 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Lions are coming off their BYE. All 4 games this season have been decided by 4 points or fewer. Stafford 21/34, 291 yards, 3 TDs vs Chiefs 2 weeks ago, despite playing with an injury. That's his 2nd game this season with 3+ TD passes and 0 interceptions. K. Johnson 26 rushes, 125 yards rushing and 32 yards receiving. Rodgers 22/34, 238 yards. Jones: 19 rush, 107 yards, 4 TDs to go along with 75 yards receiving. They are now 4-0 all time in AT&T Stadium. Have outscored opponents 42-3 in first quarter this year (14-0 vs Boys). The Lions are 1-6 ATS as dogs vs opposition off a double digit SU win. Bunched up NFC North, with Packers a chance to loosen it up. Grab their division Monday nighter |
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10-14-19 | Cardinals v. Nationals -127 | 1-8 | Win | 100 | 4 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Strasburg came out of the bullpen with three scoreless innings to turn the tide in the Nationals' favor in the Wild Card Game and followed up with a pair of quality starts in the NLDS, limiting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a total of four runs across 12 innings. The former No. 1 overall pick owns 21 strikeouts in 15 total innings this postseason and is aware of what his rotation mates have accomplished. |
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10-14-19 | Stars v. Sabres +103 | 0-4 | Win | 103 | 4 h 25 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Buffalo kept alive the streak with a 3-2 shootout victory over Florida on Friday after squandering a two-goal lead in the third period. Captain Jack Eichel was kept off the scoresheet in regulation after notching four points in an overtime win over Montreal on Wednesday but scored the decisive goal in the bonus format to get the Sabres off to their best start since 2009-10, when they also opened at 4-0-1. Dallas is kicking off a four-game road trip after suffering a 4-1 loss to Washington on Saturday to fall to 0-2-1 at home. Radek Faksa netted the lone tally in the setback for the Stars, whose first five games were one-goal decisions - including one in overtime at Washington on Tuesday for their only win. |
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10-13-19 | Steelers +7 v. Chargers | 24-17 | Win | 100 | 29 h 37 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units If a team was ever up against it, these Steelers fill the bill, not only losing Big Ben, but with more than able backup Rudolph having his bell rung, with no less than 3 interceptions, proof enough. However, the Chargers are banged up stem to stern, especially along the offensive line & secondary, and they are in off a game in which they managed no offensive TDs (punt return). That Pittsburgh defense should extend Chargers "O" problems, while the Steelers are a premier NFL underdog (currently 21-8 ATS). |
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10-13-19 | Yankees v. Astros -154 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 10 h 57 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Paxton's first career postseason start was in Game 1 of the ALDS against Minnesota and he allowed three runs over 4 2/3 innings, striking out eight and walking one. The 30-year-old gave up five runs in just four innings in his one start at Houston this year. Verlander sparkled in his first game this postseason with seven scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, but he was knocked out after just 3 2/3 innings while allowing four runs in their second matchup four days later. He is 6-3 with a 2.95 ERA in nine career starts in the ALCS, including those two outings versus New York in 2017 in which he allowed one run across 16 total innings. DJ LeMahieu and Didi Gregorius are both 5-for-15 with a home run and a double against Verlander, while most of the other Yankees have struggled versus the former MVP. |
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10-13-19 | 49ers v. Rams -3 | 20-7 | Loss | -110 | 29 h 54 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units What a loss for the Rams in Seattle, with Zuerlein missing the winner at the buzzer, after hitting three field goals earlier in the game. Goff: 29-of-49 for 395 yards & a TD, just days after throwing for a career-high 517 yards & tying an NFL record with no less than 45 completions in a loss to Tampa Bay. Everett had 7 catches for 136 yards, and Cooper Kupp had nine grabs for 118 yards. Gurley another 51 rushing yards, but also a costly fumble. L.A. is 0-6 ATS of |
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10-13-19 | Texans +4.5 v. Chiefs | 31-24 | Win | 100 | 26 h 58 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Just another awesome matchup with these 2 QBs. Second of back-to-back AFC South home games for the Chiefs. Most total yards for the Texans (593) since '12. And for just the 2nd time in team history, scoring over 50 points. Watson brilliant 28-of-33, 426 yards (career-high), 5 TDs (ties career-high),& 47 rushing yards. That's right, 5 TD passes, & 5 incompletions. Will Fuller: 14 receptions, 217 yards, & 3 TDs. Three straight spread setbacks for the Chiefs, with a 180-36 rushing yard deficit vs the Colts, as well as a single TD pass from Mahomes (22-of-39), who leads NFL with 1,831 passing yards, 11 TDs, 1 Interception. |
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10-13-19 | Panthers -1 v. Bucs | 37-26 | Win | 100 | 22 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Every other week for the Bucs, while the Panthers are streaking with 4 straight wins & covers. Buc fans won't be too thrilled, giving up a home game in Tampa. But when the owners (the Glazers) have ties in England, with owning Manchester United, it's bound to happen. McCaffrey: 237 yards from scrimmage ties career high: joins Jim Brown in 1963, as the only players with at least 175 yards from scrimmage in 4 of the team's first 5 games of the year. In Bucs' last 4 games, Winston has 10 TD passes, & only 2 picks. 'Bay ceding 30+ points in 4-of-5 tilts. |
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10-12-19 | Coyotes v. Avalanche -147 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 11 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Colorado's top line of MacKinnon, Landeskog and Rantanen, which was responsible for 40 percent of the club's goals and nearly 38 percent of its points in 2018-19, has combined for six goals and 14 points this season. Defenseman Cale Makar has an assist in each of his first three regular-season games - all on the power play. Philipp Grubauer (3-0, 2.34, .931) has settled well into his new role as a No. 1 goaltender and is 2-1-1, 2.74, .914 in six career games (five starts) versus Arizona. |
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10-12-19 | Florida +13.5 v. LSU | Top | 28-42 | Loss | -110 | 77 h 43 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit SEC Upset of the Week Tigers at 54.6 points per game, with Burrow first QB in Lsu history with 300 passing yards 4 straight games (78.3% & 22 touchdowns and 3 interceptions). And the Bayous on a 16-5 regular season ATS run. Gators a 231-87 point edge in L7 lined games, holding Auburn to 124 rushing yards (entered at 252). Typical classic SEC war. Lean to the points |
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10-12-19 | Yankees +148 v. Astros | 7-0 | Win | 148 | 10 h 50 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Tanaka continued to shine in the postseason with a win over the Twins last Saturday, allowing a run and three hits with seven strikeouts over five solid innings. He is 4-2 with a 1.54 ERA in six career starts in the playoffs, including two in the 2017 ALCS against Houston in which he let up just two runs across 13 total innings. The 30-year-old had a pair of quality starts against the Astros during the regular season. Greinke lasted only 3 2/3 innings at Tampa Bay on Monday and was charged with six runs on five hits - three home runs - with five strikeouts. That left the former Cy Young Award winner with a 3-5 record and a 4.58 ERA in 12 career postseason starts. He has a 5.05 career mark versus New York - his highest against any team he has faced at least 10 times - but yielded three runs in 12 2/3 frames against the Yankees during the regular season. |
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10-12-19 | USC v. Notre Dame -10.5 | Top | 27-30 | Loss | -107 | 78 h 40 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit Inter-Conference Play of the Day Host series: 6-0: 49, 41, 45, 49 points for winners, before last year's 24-17 Irish (-11) win, with Troy back dooring it on 20-yard pass in L0:48. Daniels & Book: 349 & 352 passing yards. USC 14-35 away, 7-18 as a dog, & 1-14 as a road dog. |
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10-12-19 | Blues -112 v. Canadiens | 3-6 | Loss | -112 | 9 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The St. Louis Blues dropped their season opener in overtime to the Washington Capitals, casting a pall on a night when the team raised its Stanley Cup championship banner to the rafters. The Blues have not lost since and will carry a three-game winning streak into Saturday night's matchup at the Montreal Canadiens in the third stop of a four-game road trip. The clincher: Montreal is 8-17 in their last 25 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game. |
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10-12-19 | Fresno State +3.5 v. Air Force | 24-43 | Loss | -110 | 77 h 22 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Last met in '16, when Falcons (-13½) turned 21-17 deficit in 4th, into a 31-21 win, with 327-37 rushing yard edge (312-97 passing yard deficit). Four picks key. Fresno State 25-8 lately, 14-3 away, 6-0 as a road dog. Air force is 5-19 in conf and 1-8 off Navy. In addition, Dog is 21-9 in AF contests, & 7-1-1 in Fresno State tilts |
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10-12-19 | Predators -161 v. Kings | 4-7 | Loss | -161 | 8 h 31 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Los Angeles Kings have been extremely generous to start the season, with the 17 goals allowed over their first three games marking their most in that stretch since permitting 20 in 1985-86. The Kings look to shore up their back end on Saturday when they play their home opener against the Nashville Predators. Franchise goaltender Jonathan Quick surrendered a career-high eight goals in that contest and has yielded 14 tallies on 56 shots in two starts this season. Quick's troubles might get even worse with Filip Forsberg visiting the Staples Center, as the 25-year-old Swede became the first player in Predators history to score a goal in four straight games to begin a season in Thursday's 6-5 win over Washington. Forsberg will attempt to become the first Nashville player to score in five consecutive contests since Kevin Fiala accomplished the feat from Dec. 13-21, 2017. |
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10-12-19 | Alabama -16.5 v. Texas A&M | Top | 47-28 | Win | 100 | 72 h 21 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit SEC Game of the Week - Aggies have played mighty 'Tide better than anyone, save Clemson, of course. Simple math here, as L2 years, Alabama has beaten all regular season foes by 22 points, or more. A 259-74 point edge this year. Sure, 'Tide "D" is nowhere near recent editions, but Alabama "O" is seemingly unstoppable. |
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10-12-19 | Florida State v. Clemson -26.5 | 14-45 | Win | 100 | 74 h 47 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Home series: 16-7, but was 13-1. L2 years: Tigers (-16, -17½): 49-26 first downs & 347-0 rushing yard edges, in 31-14 & 57-10 wins. Lawrence last year: 314 passing yards (4 touchdowns with 0 interceptions). FSU only TD last year: 73-yard Blackman pass L4:43. Clemson 12-3 lately, & 7-3 vs FSU. FSU 1-4 as road dog, 1-9 vs foes off 2 SU wins, 2-10 as road dog vs foes off 2 wins. |
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10-12-19 | Memphis v. Temple +6 | 28-30 | Win | 100 | 68 h 29 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units A week ago, the Owls were huge for us, apparently got the cover with a "pick-six" on the game's final play. Hold it. The call was reversed, with passer's forward progress apparently stopped. Yeah, sure. Owls "D" had held East Carolina without a TD over a 54:56 span, before Pirates got it to 27-17 in the final 0:27. That outcome has influenced the spot on this one, which suits us fine. Owls are 19-8 ATS at home, & 7-1 as home dogs, while Tigers are 0-12 ATS as chalks of less than 7 points vs .500+ opponents. Host is +48 points ATS in Temple tilts. |
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10-10-19 | Golden Knights -133 v. Coyotes | 1-4 | Loss | -133 | 9 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Arizona is 19-41 in their last 60 Thursday games, 17-37 in their last 54 games playing on 3 or more days rest. and 3-7 in their last 10 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. Vegas is 19-7 in their last 26 games as a home favorite of -110 to -150 and 10-4 in their last 14 games as a road favorite. |
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10-10-19 | Giants v. Patriots -16.5 | 14-35 | Win | 100 | 27 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Pats have now won 18 straight home games, & the 4th time that they're 5-0 under Belichick. No wait, there's more. First time in Patriots history with 4 straight games with at least 5 sacks. Have not allowed a TD pass in 6 straight games. Amazing! Pats are now 55-14 SU vs the NFC, outscoring the 'Skins 21-0 in the 2nd half, with Brady 28- of-42 for 348 yards & 3 TDs. Trails only Manning & Brees with 71,923 passing yards. Are Pats' fans happy not to see Eli under center for this one? New York has not been above .500 since '16, & won't challenge. Somewhere near spot, but it has to be Pats. |
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10-10-19 | Capitals v. Predators -144 | 5-6 | Win | 100 | 7 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Nicklas Backstrom will play in his 900th career game on Thursday, two days removed from setting up defenseman John Carlson's goal in the second period and scoring the tying tally with 31 seconds remaining in the third of Washington's 4-3 overtime loss to Dallas. Backstrom's first goal of the season is the lone one scored in the third period in the last two games by the Capitals, who are mired in an 0-5-1 stretch in their last six games versus the Predators. Offseason acquisition Matt Duchene notched his sixth assist of the season after setting up former Capital Filip Forsberg in Tuesday's 5-2 win over San Jose as Nashville improved to 2-1-0 on its four-game season-opening homestand. |
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10-09-19 | Cardinals v. Braves +101 | 13-1 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Flaherty, whose 117 pitches in Game 2 were the most by a St. Louis hurler in his playoff debut since 2001 (Woody Williams, 133), is 1-2 in three career starts at SunTrust Park (including Game 2) with 11 runs allowed in 17 2/3 innings. Foltynewicz dominated the Cardinals in Game 2, striking out seven with no walks and three hits allowed in seven scoreless innings to earn his first career postseason victory and continue his revival since returning from a mid-summer trip to the minors. The 28-year-old is 5-1 with a 1.69 ERA in his past nine starts dating to Aug. 17, giving up 10 earned runs (11 total) on 35 hits in 53 1/3 innings with 13 walks and 48 strikeouts in that stretch. Foltynewicz, who went 0-1 with five runs allowed in six innings in two starts against the Dodgers in last year’s NLDS, has surrendered eight hits with four walks and 16 strikeouts across 20 shutout innings in his past three home outings. |
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10-07-19 | Browns +5 v. 49ers | 3-31 | Loss | -108 | 9 h 58 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Yet another prime time event for the Browns. A very intriguing match up here, with two new age head coaches and their popular gun slingers leading their squads. Mayfield vs Garoppolo will bring more than a few eyes to this one. Niners 3-0 for the first time since '98, with 5 turn overs (3 of them in the Red Zone) preventing the cover vs Pitt. San Francisco completely dominated Steelers statwise: 439-239 yard edge, with 26-11 first downs. San Francisco is 1-14 ATS as a chalk, & 0-8 ATS with rest, while Browns are 4-1 ATS vs AFC foes. |
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10-06-19 | Colts v. Chiefs -10.5 | 19-13 | Loss | -110 | 34 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Colts' season ended here last year, after winning 10-of-11. Not to beat a dead horse, but that was all with Luck under center. However, this team has been quietly putting themselves back into the postseason hunt, with Brissett a solid 10 touchdowns with 2 interceptions in replacing Luck, with Indy tied for both the top & the cellar of the AFC South (2-2 marks all the way around). Chiefs just go along unbeaten, behind Mahomes' brilliance. Another 315 passing yards in taking the Lions, winning on a 1-yard Williams TD run in the last 0:20. |
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10-06-19 | Jets v. Islanders -129 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 10 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Unit The New York Islanders were pleased with their effort Friday despite a 2-1 opening-night loss to Washington and feel there are plenty of positives to take into Sunday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets. New goaltender Semyon Varlamov was solid in stopping 26 of 28 shots, defenseman Devon Toews opened his second NHL season with the Islanders goal, and New York committed just two penalties on the night - although one resulted in a Washington power-play tally. The Jets defense, which remains without Dustin Byfuglien (team suspension), has surrendered 10 goals through two games. Islanders G Thomas Greiss, who went 23-14-2 in 43 games last season, is expected to make his season debut. |
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10-06-19 | Braves -115 v. Cardinals | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 8 h 41 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Soroka emerged as one of the best young pitchers in baseball during his rookie season, making 29 starts during an All-Star campaign while finishing second in the majors in homers per nine innings (0.72) and fifth in ERA. The 22-year-old, who makes his playoff debut, was pushed back to Game 3 because of his stellar work on the road: 7-1 with a 1.55 ERA, a 0.96 WHIP and 78 strikeouts with 23 walks in 16 away assignments. Soroka, who pitched to a 4.00 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in five September starts, faced the Cardinals twice in the regular season and went 1-0 with one earned run (two runs total) allowed on eight hits in 13 innings. |
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10-06-19 | Bears -5 v. Raiders | 21-24 | Loss | -100 | 27 h 9 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Looks like Raiders aren't dead yet, after a pair of putrid showings (62-24 deficit), off their super start upsetting the Broncos. Oakland never trailed in 31-24 upset of the Colts, with Carr tossing TDs of 18, 60, 19 yards, & a "pick-6" thrown in. Bear "D" is doing its part, allowing 11.25 points per game. Put clamps on Minny's previous 194 rushing yards per game. |
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10-06-19 | Bills +3 v. Titans | 14-7 | Win | 100 | 27 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Bills return to the site of the "Music City Miracle" nightmare that ended their 2000 season. Bills fuming over a "non call" on a helmet-to-helmet hit that prevented QB Allen to finish the game. Four Buffalo interceptions cost them dearly in that hard-fought 16-10 loss to the Patriots. For the Titans, try 3 first half Mariota TD passes, after his seemingly uninspired play previous 2 weeks (just 1 TD pass in each). Bills certainly legit. |
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10-06-19 | Patriots -15 v. Redskins | 33-7 | Win | 100 | 27 h 3 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units There's "the Patriot Way" and "the Daniel Snyder Way". As history has shown time and time again, the Pats continue to be the gold standard in professional sports, while the Redskins keep on keeping on in their slide to oblivion. Hard to believe that this franchise won 3 Super Bowls in 9 years. The 'Skins ranked 30th in the NFL on offense, before Sunday's 3-point, 8-first down, & 176-yard effort at New York. Haskins for Keenum in that one, but the 2 combined for 4 interceptions. The 2-TD spot is a bargain. |
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10-06-19 | Vikings v. Giants +5.5 | 28-10 | Loss | -105 | 27 h 0 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Nineteen years ago, the Vikings marched into New York as 2½ point road favorite in the 2000 NFC Title Game. The Giants led 41-0 at the half. Many had the Vikings and the Over (42), so that wasn't the end of the world until zero points were scored in the 2nd half. That's right, a 41-0 final. Ouch! The Giants have sure changed it all around since trailing Tampa by 18 points, holding the Redskins to 8 first downs, with a 389-176 total yard edge. Minnesota never got untracked in 6-point effort at Chicago. A take. |
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10-05-19 | Bruins -128 v. Coyotes | 1-0 | Win | 100 | 12 h 8 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Boston is 48-18 in their last 66 games playing on 1 days rest, 50-20 in their last 70 Saturday games, and 58-24 in their last 82 vs. Pacific. While Arizona is 1-6 in their last 7 games as an underdog and 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference. |
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10-05-19 | Pittsburgh +5 v. Duke | 33-30 | Win | 100 | 76 h 21 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Panthers (-7, +8, +2½): 224-25, 336-76, 484-223 rushing yard edges in 56-14, 24-7, 54-45 wins over Imps L3 years. Two punts each in amazing 634-619 yard edge last year, as Pitt offset Devil QB Jones' 396 passing yards (4 touchdowns with 0 interceptions). Duke 4-9 in ACC, 0-4 home, & 1-11 avenging ACC home favorite of less than 7 points. Pitt 10-3 lately, & 5-2 on road. |
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10-05-19 | Michigan State v. Ohio State -20 | Top | 10-34 | Win | 100 | 76 h 26 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit Big-10 Game of the Week Check out the Buckeyes with a 369-106 point edge in their last 7 regular season games, with Fields now at 16 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Try scoring on their first 6 possessions in destruction of Nebraska, to push their run to +135½ points ATS in last 7 regular season games. Wisconsin & Penn State on deck for Spartans, who rank 7th in total "D", with Lewerke at 10 touchdowns and 1 interception. Still Bucks. |
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10-05-19 | Tulsa v. SMU -12.5 | 37-43 | Loss | -115 | 76 h 16 m | Show | |
Rating: 3 Units Mustangs off to perfect start, 5-0, both SU & ATS, which matches their '83 squad as the last Pony outfit to start 5-0. Addition of Buechele has proven a master stroke, as he ranks 28th in passing efficiency (3 TD passes in 2nd quarter of last week's rout of South Florida). And 'Cane are at 5-19 SU |
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10-05-19 | Georgia -24.5 v. Tennessee | 43-14 | Win | 100 | 75 h 11 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Barnburners, before 41-0 & 38-12 'Dawg (-9 & -31) rompers L2, with combined 46-18 first downs, 546-128 rushing yards, & 71:26-48:34 time edges. Georgia 22-7 lately, 16-6 in the SEC, & 10-4 as a road favorite. Vols 8-23 lately, & 8-17 in SEC |
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10-05-19 | Twins v. Yankees -175 | 2-8 | Win | 100 | 8 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Masahiro Tanaka is 5-0 with a 2.27 ERA in five career starts against Minnesota and has stymied slugger Nelson Cruz (3-for-27, nine strikeouts). It is no surprise the rotation was set up for Tanaka to pitch at home after he went 8-3 with a 3.10 ERA in 16 starts at Yankee Stadium compared to 3-6 with a 6.05 ERA in 16 appearances (15 starts) on the road. The 30-year-old Tanaka owns a 1.01 career WHIP in 35 2/3 innings against Minnesota. |
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10-05-19 | Boston College +6.5 v. Louisville | 39-41 | Win | 100 | 69 h 41 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Series guest is 4-1, with 2-of-3 decided by 3 points SU, before last year's 38-20 Eagle (-13) win, overcoming a 20-14 deficit. So a 24-0 windup, begun with blocked punt TD. A 615-339 BC rushing yard edge L2. Cards 10-25 lately, 4-10 at home, 1-12 home off ceding 35+ points. BC 9-3 away & 12-3 in ACC. |
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10-05-19 | Iowa +3.5 v. Michigan | Top | 3-10 | Loss | -108 | 69 h 0 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit Big-10 Mismatch of the Week No doubt the boys in Vegas leave no stone unturned in posting a number, & without a doubt, they are without peers in their knowledge. However, for the life of us, we simply cannot see the Hawkeyes as the underdog in this important match. The Wolverines finally got it together with last week's drubbing of a totally lacking Rutgers outfit, for their first cover of the year, which followed their embarrassing loss to Wisconsin (359-37 rushing yard deficit). Iowa has paid off with regularity (14-4-1 ATS), ranking 5th in total "D", with QB Stanley at 8 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. This is a take. |
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10-05-19 | Oklahoma State -9.5 v. Texas Tech | Top | 35-45 | Loss | -110 | 69 h 50 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit Big-12 Game of the Week We've been on the 'Boys all season, & have reaped the rewards of their 4-0 spread opening, with their only SU miss by just 6 points at Texas. In Hubbard, they own the top rusher in the nation, 10 TDs & 187.6 yards per game. Check their 21-8 first down, 373-126 rushing yard, & 526-244 total yard edges in last week's 10½ cover over always dangerous Kansas State. The Raiders are always among the passing leaders, & at are again, but note in last week's loss to Oklahoma, their yardage was exactly doubled (642-321). Texas Tech in a revenge sandwich. |
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10-04-19 | Cardinals -121 v. Braves | 0-3 | Loss | -121 | 9 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Flaherty (11-8, 2.75 ERA) is 1-0 with 2.25 ERA in two starts against the Braves on the season. He is coming off back-to-back shutout performances and the relatively early start should be an advantage for the 23-year-old who has a 1.48 ERA in 12 day starts in 2019. As for Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz (8-6, 4.54 ERA), the right-hander has been tagged with nine runs (eight earned) on 12 hits across 10 2/3 innings of work in two starts against the Cards this season. He is 3-4 with a 7.64 ERA in seven career starts against the club and this could turn ugly early for the 27-year-old. |
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10-03-19 | Bruins -108 v. Stars | 2-1 | Win | 100 | 2 h 29 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Boston features one of the best top lines in the game in the trio of Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron, who combined for 108 goals despite the latter pair missing a combined 30 games. Jake DeBrusk scored a career-best 27 goals flanking David Krejci (73 points) on the second line while third-line center Charlie Coyle, acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline, flourished in the postseason with nine goals and 15 points. Captain Zdeno Chara, Torey Krug and Charlie McAvoy are among the holdovers on defense in front of Tuukka Rask, who made only 45 starts with Jaroslav Halak thriving as his backup. |
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10-03-19 | Rams v. Seahawks | 29-30 | Win | 100 | 2 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Even though the Seahawks dropped one here to the "Breesless" Saints, this is a huge NFC West battle, as Seattle can't fall 2 games behind this early in the season. Thirty-six first downs & 518 yards (Goff: 517 passing yards) not enough, even though the Rams nearly came all the way back from an 18-pt deficit (38-20), to get to within 5 points of the Bucs (45-40). And you know Buc fans were dreading it, as Tampa had blown an identical 18-point lead over the Giants a week ago. A 27-yard "pick-6" by Clowney sparked Seahawks' rout of the lacking Cardinals. Rams 2-9 ATS on Thursdays, & 3-9 ATS at Seattle. |
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10-03-19 | Temple -11 v. East Carolina | 27-17 | Loss | -110 | 28 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units All Owls (-21, -3, -10½), with 37-10, 34-10, 49-6 wins L3, with 470-196 yard edge last year. Russo last year: 21-of-25 & 4 TDs (35-3 at the half). Temple 6-0 in series, on 27-11 run, & 16-5 on the road. Pirates are on 2-9 & 10-31 runs, with a 9-32 record vs conference foes, & are 8-18 at home. |
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10-02-19 | Canucks v. Oilers -129 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 7 h 14 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units McDavid, a two-time scoring champion, amassed a career-high 116 points last season and forms a lethal punch with Leon Draisaitl, who finished second to Alex Ovechkin with 50 goals and collected 105 points. The biggest problem for the Oilers was the disparity throughout the remainder of the lineup -- former No. 1 overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was next on the team with 28 goals and 69 points, the only other Oiler to wind up with more than 41 points. Added to the mix were James Neal, who had 10 straight 20-goal seasons. Canucks are 7-21 in their last 28 games as a road underdog. |
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10-02-19 | Capitals +131 v. Blues | 3-2 | Win | 131 | 6 h 43 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and former Blue T.J. Oshie headline a Washington club that kept much of its potent offensive firepower in the fold, save for Brett Connolly (Florida) and to a lesser degree Andre Burakovsky (Colorado). The Capitals saw its most significant offseason change affect their back end, as Brooks Orpik retired and the club acquired burly Radko Gudas from Philadelphia for fellow defenseman Matt Niskanen. Perennial Norris Trophy contender John Carlson still anchors a solid defense in front of Braden Holtby, who has seen his season win total decline in each passing season since posting 48 victories during his Vezina Trophy campaign in 2015-16. Washington is 14-4 in their last 18 vs. Western Conference. |
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10-02-19 | Rays +117 v. A's | 5-1 | Win | 117 | 5 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Morton signed a two-year $30 million contract in the offseason and hasn’t disappointed, allowing two or fewer runs in 22 of 33 starts and going 3-0 with a 2.73 ERA in September. The 35-year-old New Jersey native pitched the final four innings (one run permitted) to get the win in Game 7 of the World Series with Houston in 2017. Jurickson Profar is 4-for-11 with a homer and a double versus Morton, who is 1-0 with a 0.68 ERA in two starts against Oakland in 2019. |
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09-29-19 | Jaguars +3 v. Broncos | 26-24 | Win | 100 | 29 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Broncos fans will never forget the Jags coming in here as 12-point dogs in the '96 Divisionals, & upsetting the #1 seed, by a 30-27 count. Denver did go on go win the next 2 Super Bowls, but that loss still stings. Jags avoided the franchise's 2nd 0-3 start in 4 years, with 204 passing yards from Minshew. "Sacksonville" is back! Nine sacks of Mariota (3 by Campbell). Bronco defense still has yet to record a sack or force a turn over. First 0-3 start since '99. That's 20 years, folks. Fangio is 1st Bronco coach to start a career 0-3. |
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09-29-19 | Seahawks -5 v. Cardinals | 27-10 | Win | 100 | 28 h 7 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Russell Wilson vs Russell Wilson 2.0. Cards: exactly 1 win in their last 17 games vs teams other than the Niners (1-15-1). Three punts & 2 picks in their last 5 drives in lopsided loss to the Panthers. Chandler Jones: 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, fumble recovery. Seahawks are in off their first September home loss under Pete Carroll. Were 15-0 since '10 entering their battle with the Brees-less Saints. Wilson: 32-of-50 for 406 yards (2 TDs). Dominated New Orleans, statwise: 515-265 total yards & 26-15 in first downs. |
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09-29-19 | Chiefs -7 v. Lions | 34-30 | Loss | -105 | 25 h 29 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Look who's undefeated. Yes, Lions are 2-0-1, but you have to give them their due. Best start since '11. And first time winning back-to-back games since '17. Upset of the Eagles has to be highlighted by 3 Wentz sacks. Third road games in 4 weeks for the Chiefs. Check Mahomes: 27-of-37 for 374 yards & 3 TDs: 18, 83, & 14 yarders. No picks. He now has 13 games of a least 300 yards in hit first 20 games, breaking Kurt Warner's record |
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09-29-19 | Panthers v. Texans -4 | 16-10 | Loss | -109 | 25 h 9 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units -Great comeback win for the Texans in L.A., down 10 at the half, scoring the next 20 points. Five sacks for Houston, 2 of them by JJ Watt. Watson: 25-of-34 for 351 yards & 3 TDs (16, 15, & 53 yarders). Talk about a franchise QB. He's something else. Panthers scraped the demons with 38-20 rout of Cards (173-121 rushing yards & 240-127 passing yards edges). Allen: 19-of-26, 261 yards & 4 TDs. Fourth QB in Panther history with 4+ TDs & no INTs (Beuerlein, Delhome, & Cam). Carolina's most points in a road game since '16. And how about that "D", sacking Heisman winner Kylar Murray 8 times. |
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09-29-19 | Chargers -14 v. Dolphins | 30-10 | Win | 100 | 25 h 44 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units You gotta feel for the Dolphins at this point. Have scored 16 points, while allowing 18 TDs this season. And no, that's not a misprint. Adds up to a 133-16 point deficit. First team since '08 Rams to lose each of its first 3 games of the season by 20+ points. They need Brady & Belichick to retire ASAP. Chargers with a losing record thru 3 games for the 5th straight year. Started 1-2 last year, before going 11-2 the rest of the way. 209 straight starts for Rivers, tying Eli for 2nd longest in NFL history, & he is in off another 318 passing yards & 2 TDs (31-of-46). He ages extremely well. |
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09-28-19 | UCLA v. Arizona -6.5 | 17-20 | Loss | -105 | 56 h 57 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units We haven't erased the Bruins' spectacular comeback win over Washington State, taking it 67-63, in the last 1:07, after falling behind 49-17 with just 4:00 left in the 3rd. No question as to the Uclan improvement, which makes them a "blind hog" in this setup (a "go-against"). The fact is that the Bruins entered that game, averaging a meager 14 points per game. It's all too surreal, while asking them to repeat is all the more difficult, especially with a mere TD spot. The 'Cats have nicely recovered from their opening day shocker at Hawaii, averaging 38.5 points per game in their last 4 home games |
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09-28-19 | Ohio State -16.5 v. Nebraska | Top | 48-7 | Win | 100 | 54 h 41 m | Show |
Rating: 3 Unit Big-10 Play of the Day Katie, bar the door! Firepower galore! Year ago, nothing was left on the field in 36-31 Buckeye win, with a 485-456 yard edge. Ohio State is fully focused this season, with a 321-99 point edge in L6 lined games. Fields now 13 touchdowns with 0 interceptions. Nebraska may have been caught peeking in last quarter loss to Illini |
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09-28-19 | NC State +7 v. Florida State | Top | 13-31 | Loss | -104 | 78 h 52 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit ACC Game of the Week Wolfpack not playing their best ball, barely getting by Ball State, with a 23-25 first down deficit, & a 417-389 yard deficit (McKay: no touchdowns and 1 interceptions). Florida State led Louisville 21-0, but trailed 24-21, before 35-24 win, covering in the L 1:37. We're always on the 'Pack when these 2 meet. Again. |
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09-28-19 | SMU -7.5 v. South Florida | 48-21 | Win | 100 | 50 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Mustangs of Smu are steadily working up the recognition ladder, ranking 28th & 29th in this week's polls, & deservedly so, with 4 solid wins & covers in this season's early goings: +9½, +18, +12½, & +11 points ATS. The addition of QB Buechele (former Texas starter) has been the needed cog, delivering with a 290 passing yards per game output. The Bulls have fallen fast, & are now on a 0-5 home spread run, while allowing 39.5 per game in their last 4 lined games. SMU off to a nice 4-0 start for the first time since 1984. South Florida's "O" averaging 5 points per game in their 2 lined games |
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09-28-19 | Northwestern v. Wisconsin -24 | Top | 15-24 | Loss | -107 | 70 h 27 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit Big-10 Game of the Week Badgers continue on impressive way, with a 141-10 point edge for the season (+80½ points ATS), & in off a 359-37 rushing yard edge over Michigan, with another 203 rushing yards from Taylor (147 per game). The Wildcats stand at 1-2 SU, & 0-3 vs the points, losing to the spot a by 15 points in last week's 34-10 home loss to Michigan State. Payback cements it. |
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09-28-19 | Buffalo -2.5 v. Miami-OH | 20-34 | Loss | -110 | 46 h 37 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units What a turn the Bulls made in startling upset of Temple (30-point cover), with a 217-31 rushing yard advantage, after allowing 38 points per game in their previous 4 games. Things have taken decided turn for the worse in MU contests, as 'Hawks were 10 points from an 11-0 spread run, before 149-32 point deficit in this year's lined games, along with 674-193 rushing yard deficit. |
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09-24-19 | Phillies v. Nationals -185 | 5-6 | Win | 100 | 7 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Scherzrer is 10-3 with a 2.45 ERA in 19 career starts vs. Philadelphia. He has 12 strikeouts in two starts against them this year and shut them out the last time he faced them (back in July). Aaron Nola, the Phillies starter for Game 2, hasn't won in over a month. His team start record is 0-6 since then. He pitched poorly in two starts vs. the Nationals back in April. |
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09-24-19 | Cubs -172 v. Pirates | 2-9 | Loss | -172 | 7 h 7 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Hendricks defeated the Pirates two turns ago with six innings of one-run ball and had a no-decision in an August matchup in which he allowed one run in seven frames. He is coming off an uneven outing versus St. Louis on Thursday, when he gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings. The 29-year-old, who is 5-7 with a 4.94 ERA in 15 road starts this season, has a 2.98 ERA in 16 career starts against Pittsburgh. Keller has dropped four decisions in a row, although he gave up only two runs in five innings with seven strikeouts in a loss to Seattle his last time out. He was pounded for six runs in 4 1/3 frames in his one previous matchup with the Cubs, serving up home runs to Nicholas Castellanos and Jason Heyward. The Iowa native is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA at home while recording 30 strikeouts in 22 innings. |
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09-24-19 | Twins v. Tigers OVER 9.5 | 4-2 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 52 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Detroit righty Spencer Turnbull (3-15, 4.66 ERA) is coming off five innings of one-run ball at Cleveland, but he had not missed many bats in recent starts prior to that. Between Aug 20 and Sep 12, Turnbull gave up four runs or more in five straight starts, including six runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings of an 8-3 loss to Minnesota at Target Field. As for Minnesota starter Jake Odorizzi (14-7, 3.59 ERA), the right-hander is 5-1 with a 3.25 ERA in 11 career starts against Detroit. His last outing against them was not overly impressive though with three runs surrendered over five innings of work. The over is 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings. |
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09-23-19 | Bears -5 v. Redskins | 31-15 | Win | 100 | 10 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: Units 'Skins have now lost five straight home openers. Were out rushed, 213-47, by Dallas, but note Adrian Peterson's 107th career rushing TD, passing Jim Brown for 5th all-time. Bears were spread darlings a year ago: 12-5 ATS (12-4 during the regular season), but went down by ½ point, after taking Denver at the gun. Chicago now has exactly 1 TD on 21 drives this season. But maybe they've found their kicker in Pineiro. Washington has now lost 5 straight home openers. Little hope for the Skins |
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09-22-19 | Rams -3.5 v. Browns | 20-13 | Win | 100 | 26 h 48 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Back-to-back prime time games for the Browns. The Rams have now won 15 of their last 18 road games, including the playoffs. Goff last week: 19-of-28 for 283 yards, a TD pass, as well as a rushing TD. Gurley another TD. That's his 42nd TD since 2017: the most in the NFL. Rams are 4-1 ATS vs the Browns, while McVay is 8-1 ATS off a SU/ATS win vs an opponent off a road game, as well as 9-1 ATS off a pair of SU wins. Browns are 1-8 as HDs vs .600+ foes. Cleveland is off Monday nighter |
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09-22-19 | Saints v. Seahawks -4.5 | 33-27 | Loss | -105 | 22 h 49 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Hard to believe that it was 9 yrs ago, when "Beast Mode" had that incredible 67-yard TD run over the Saints in Wild Card. Seahawks were 10-point home dogs in that one ,& won 41-36. The status of Brees' thumb is of ultimate concern for New Orleans, & the NFL, quite frankly. Couldn't even pick up a ball with that damaged digit. First 2-0 start for Seattle since 2013. Wilson last week: 29-of-35 for 300 passing yards, 3 TDs, & 22 rushing yards. Since last year, he has 41 TD passes, & 7 Interceptions. Seahawks: 150+ rushing yards in 13 of their last 16 games |
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09-22-19 | Raiders v. Vikings -8 | 14-34 | Win | 100 | 19 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units No points for the Raiders in their last 9 possessions in 28-10 loss to KC, & have now lost 9-of-10 to the Chiefs. Carr just 198 passing yards & 1 touchdown with 2 interceptions, although passing Ken Stabler for most passing yards in Raider history. Check Viking "D" allowing TDs in their first 3 possessions. Cousins: 2 picks last week. His record: 0-17 in those tilts. Bounce back. |
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09-22-19 | Jets v. Patriots -21 | 14-30 | Loss | -103 | 19 h 36 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Pats have now outscored opponents, 76-3 this season. Three straight games without allowing a TD, first time Belichick has ever done that. It's the best point differential (+73) thru 2 games since the '75 Redskins. And 2nd biggest shutout win for Brady/Belichick era. Obviously can't continue, but bucking them seems fruitless. Pats are 3-0 ATS hosting the Jets, & a splendid 13-2 ATS off Miami. |
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09-22-19 | Dolphins v. Cowboys -22 | 6-31 | Win | 100 | 19 h 33 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Seems NFL spreads are reaching new heights, with this a prime example: 3 TDs. First 2-0 start for 'Boys since '15. Dak has been superb. Check 26-of-30, 269 yards, 3 TDs, 1 pick, & 69 rushing yards. His 34 regular season wins since '16 are the second most in the NFL to Brady's 37. Zeke another 111 rushing yards & a TD. Dallas has now won 6 straight division games for the first time since '98-'99. What is going on in Miami, being outscored 102-10 this season. First team to lose consecutive game by 40+ points since '61 Raiders. |
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09-21-19 | UCLA v. Washington State -18.5 | Top | 67-63 | Loss | -109 | 105 h 44 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit PAC-12 Game of the Week Can this be anything but? Sure, the Cougars lost 8 starters, including QB Minshew, but are 11-2 ATS at home, & Gordon has picked up baton, by leading the nation, at 441.3 passing yards per game. Bruins continue along their feeble way: 17 points from a 7-34 line run, & can't run: 78 yards per game. |
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09-21-19 | Notre Dame v. Georgia -14.5 | 17-23 | Loss | -100 | 31 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Irish in off rare blowout win, blasting New Mexico (country's worst "D"), 66-14. Book: 5 touchdowns with 0 interceptions, with 59, 65, 37, 54, & 20 yard TD passes. Note that both Louisville & New Mexico out rushed the Notre Dame. Georgia only 11 points from a 10-0 ATS run, & well remember being nosed out of last year's playoffs |
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09-21-19 | Central Florida -11.5 v. Pittsburgh | Top | 34-35 | Loss | -107 | 98 h 49 m | Show |
Rating: 4 Unit NCAAF Game of the Week They keep on doing it. Knights now on 28-1 SU run, with accompanying 17-6-1 spread run, topping 37 points in 24 regular season games since '17. A 604-253 yards per game edge this year, with Gabriel at 9 touchdowns with 0 interceptions. Pitt at just 87.3 rushing yards per game, with a 117-70 point deficit in its last 6 lined games. Sure QB Pickett is at 293 passing yards per game, but Panthers just missed on the one that they truly wanted (Penn State) |
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09-21-19 | Temple -13.5 v. Buffalo | 22-38 | Loss | -110 | 70 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 3 Units As always, the Owls just keep on chugging. Have been one of the premier plays for the last 4 years, with current 28-10 ATS run, which includes last week's upset of a smoking Maryland team which entered off a 43½ pt cover in 63-20 rout of a decent Syracuse squad. The Bulls have been decimated, having lost 12 starters from last year's team which posted a 10-2 record in regular season games, including an upset of these Owls. Thus, the revenge motive slips into the picture. UB's 35-17 loss to Liberty last week (24-pt line loss), seals it. |