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09-29-20 | Astros v. Twins -157 | 4-1 | Loss | -157 | 15 h 39 m | Show | |
The Minnesota Twins won the AL Central, barely getting by both the White Sox and the Indians who each finished one game back. The Houston Astros won one of the Wild Card games as they finished 2nd in the AL West, seven games back of the A's. The Astros didn't even finish at .500 with a 29-31 record. Meanwhile, the Twins finished 12 games over the .500 mark. Zack Greinke will start for the Astros with a 4.03 ERA and a 3-3 record. He will face Kenta Maeda for the Twins who was 6-1 in his 11 starts with a 2.70 ERA and 0.750 WHIP. Maeda was consistent all season, allowing three runs or fewer in every start. I like the Twins in this opening game. Play Minnesota. |
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09-28-20 | Chiefs +3.5 v. Ravens | Top | 34-20 | Win | 100 | 21 h 18 m | Show |
This looks to be the marquee matchup of the week as the defending NFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the 2-0 Baltimore Ravens. The Chiefs had to come-from-behind last week against the Chargers with a 14-3 fourth quarter to win in OT, 23-20, and start their season 2-0. Meanwhile, the Ravens rushed for 230 yards in their win over the Houston Texans last week, 33-16. It was the Ravens 15th game with at least 200 yards rushing since 2018. The Chiefs are 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 games and 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 road games as dog. Moreover, they are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 road games. The Ravens are 5-2 ATS in their last seven home games but just 4-11 ATS in their last 15 as a home favorite. The Chiefs are 6-3 S/U in their last nine vs the Ravens and 4-1 in Baltimore. This promises to be an exciting game, but for me I can't pass on a field goalwith this Chiefs club. Take Kansas City. |
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09-28-20 | Chiefs v. Ravens OVER 54.5 | 34-20 | Loss | -104 | 9 h 35 m | Show | |
This looks to be the marquee matchup of the week as the defending NFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the 2-0 Baltimore Ravens. The Chiefs had to come-from-behind last week against the Chargers with a 14-3 fourth quarter to win in OT, 23-20, and start their season 2-0. Meanwhile, the Ravens rushed for 230 yards in their win over the Houston Texans last week, 33-16. It was the Ravens 15th game with at least 200 yards rushing since 2018. The Chiefs are 15-5-1 Over/Under in their last 21 games as a dog. They have also gone over in five of the last seven Monday Night games. Ravens are 5-1 O/U in their last six home games as a favorite and 4-1 o/u their last five overall. This promises to be an exciting game, I'm going to take the OVER here tonight. |
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09-28-20 | Lightning -154 v. Stars | 2-0 | Win | 100 | 8 h 30 m | Show | |
The Dallas Stars kept their Stanley Cup hopes alive with a Double-OT win over the Lightning in game five to now trail 3-2 in this best of seven series. They look to keep those hopes alive here tonight against this potent Tampa Bay offense. The Lightning have not lost back to back games in this postseason and that makes them a good spot here on Monday. They are also 12-2 in one game games and 6-2 in OT. Nikita Kucherov is their best player as he leads the entire NHL in scoring this postseason. I believe the Lightning are just the all around better team and while this might be close tonight, the Lightning will be celebrating this time tomorrow their Stanley Cup Championship. Play Tampa Bay. |
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09-27-20 | Cowboys v. Seahawks OVER 56.5 | 31-38 | Win | 100 | 17 h 27 m | Show | |
All you can say is WOW about last week's come from behind win by the Dallas Cowboys over the Atlanta Falcons. The Cowboys can thank their special teams for that win, 40-39. They needed a late TD, then the onside kick and winning field goal all within the last two minutes of the game. Meanwhile, the Seahawks had to hold on until the literally the last second to beat the Patriots last week, 35-30. They stopped QB Cam Newton on the one yard line as time ran out for the win. Russell Wilson has been unbelievable, tossing FIVE touchdowns last week. Not sure how the Cowboys can stop Russell Wilson. Their only hope is to keep the ball out of his hands. I don't see that really happening as this game should have a lot of points. Take the OVER. |
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09-27-20 | Lions v. Cardinals OVER 55.5 | 26-23 | Loss | -110 | 17 h 27 m | Show | |
The 0-2 Detroit Lions take on the 2-0 Arizona Cardinals today at State Farm Stardium in Phoenix. Last time these clubs met was a 27-27 tie to start the 2019 season. The Lions are really kicking themselves because they could easily be 2-0. They blew a 23-6 fourth quarter lead to the Bears in week one and then had a 14-3 lead last wee they couldn't hold. Arizona is 2-0 behind a very good rushing game that has 150+ yards in each of the first two games. The Cardinals also got a boost in the passing game with DeAndre Hopkins coming over from the Texans. Hopkins has 22 receptions this year. A very high total in this at around 55 points. However, the Cardinals are putting up big numbers and the Lions will have to keep pace. I'm taking the OVER. |
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09-27-20 | Panthers +6.5 v. Chargers | 21-16 | Win | 100 | 17 h 6 m | Show | |
The Carolina Panthers are 0-2 to start the season and now they play without their superstar running back in Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey was initially thought lost for 4-6 weeks with a high ankle sprain, but he's saying he will be back much sooner than that. The Panther lost last week to the Buccaneers, 17-31. Meanwhile, the Chargers led the entire way against the Chiefs last week and looked for the big upset. However, the Chiefs forced OT and eventually beat the Chargers, 20-23. It was the Chargers first game at SoFi Stadium. Justin Hebert made his debut for the Chargers at QB. Tyrod Taylor was ruled out at game time and Herbert made his first NFL start. He put up good numbers with 311 passing yards, one TD passing and one rushing. The Panthers getting seven points here on Sunday. Consider that the Chargers have lost 10 games by seven points or fewer since 2019. That means they play a lot of close games. McCaffrey is a huge loss as he accounts for over 30% of the teams offense. But, I will take the touchdown here on Sunday with the Panthers. |
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09-27-20 | Rams v. Bills OVER 46.5 | 32-35 | Win | 100 | 14 h 2 m | Show | |
Battle of undefeated teams here on Sunday has the 2-0 Rams playing at the 2-0 Buffalo Bills. Long trip East for the Rams, which is never easy on the West coast teams. The Bills, which have been known as a defensive team, have been putting up some big offensive numbers behind QB Josh Allen. The Bills are averaging 29 points per game and 463 yards per game (No 3). The Rams are averaging 28.5 ppg and 435 yards per game (No 5). Allen had four TD's last week vs the Dolphins and over 400 passing yards. Stephen Diggs was a great addition to the team, tied in the NFL with 239 receiving yards. The Rams won at Philly last week, 37-19 as QB Jarod Goff had three TD passes. Both teams are firing on all cylinders on offense. I'm taking the OVER. |
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09-27-20 | Raiders v. Patriots -6.5 | Top | 20-36 | Win | 100 | 14 h 1 m | Show |
Las Vegas Raiders flying high after starting the season 2-0, including that emotional Monday Night win over the Saints in their new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Raiders then got a huge send off to New England from the fans and a police escort. Now reality hits though as they had to fly the long West to East distance to Foxboro. Never easy for the West teams to go East, but this one is going to be tough. They have lost their high draft rookie in WR Ruggs with a few nagging injuries. Now, their two best players, TE Waller and RB Jacobs are both hurting and questionable for this game. The Patriots came literally within inches of beating the Seahawks last week on the game's last play. QB Cam Newtown got stopped short and that's why the club is 1-1 now and not 2-0 as they could easily be. This is going to be an emotional letdown game for the Raiders and if they are missing those three players or they are hurting, this could be a long day for the Raiders. My top play today is on the Patriots as they bring the Raiders back down to earth. |
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09-26-20 | West Virginia +7 v. Oklahoma State | 13-27 | Loss | -110 | 15 h 52 m | Show | |
West Virginia and Oklahoma State both opened with wins. Not surprising for WVU as they usually start out hot, evidenced by their 7-1 spread record in their last eight September games. The Mountaineers had the week off to prepare for this game after an easy win over Eastern Kentucky, 56-10. Oklahoma State struggled in their game against intrastate rival Tulsa, eaking out the win, 16-7 as a 23 point favorite. Problem was, the Pokes lost QB Spencer Sanders early on and never really got it going after that. Sanders is questionable for this game with an ankle injury. West Virginia getting around a TD in this one and I like the Mountaineers to win this game, even if Sanders does make it back. Take West Virginia. |
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09-26-20 | Tulane v. Southern Miss +3.5 | 66-24 | Loss | -110 | 14 h 52 m | Show | |
It was a rough week for both of these teams last week. First, Tulane led Navy 24-0 and lost as time expired, 24-27. So Miss led the entire game, only to lose with 14 second remaining on a 4th down pass to Louisiana Tech, 30-31. Tulane continues to build its game around the run game, which had 265 yards against Navy. Freshman Tyjae Spears had 119 yards in the loss. Southern Miss is led by QB Jack Abraham. Abraham was 24-for-32 last week for 264 yards and three TD's. Southern Miss has already lost two at home and they sure don't want to make it three in a row. More motivation on the Golden Eagles side here today. I'm taking Southern Miss. |
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09-26-20 | Iowa State -2.5 v. TCU | 37-34 | Win | 100 | 13 h 53 m | Show | |
Iowa State was supposed to be playing Oklahoma here today, but rescheduling due to the Covid virus and the Cyclones will have to settle for a road trip to TCU. Iowa state stumbled in its opener, losing to Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 14-31. Big plays killed the ISU team as they allowed a 95-yard kickoff return for a TD, a 78-yard pass play and a 83-yard punt return. TCU saw its opener scrubbed against SMU because of the virus. Brock Purdy returns to QB at Iowa State, but he will have to improve on a lackluster performance in week 1. TCU has many questions yet to be answered, but I know Purdy will be looking to have a standout game here on Saturday. Take Iowa State. |
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09-26-20 | Iowa State v. TCU UNDER 44 | 37-34 | Loss | -110 | 13 h 51 m | Show | |
Iowa State was supposed to be playing Oklahoma here today, but rescheduling due to the Covid virus and the Cyclones will have to settle for a road trip to TCU. Iowa state stumbled in its opener, losing to Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 14-31. Big plays killed the ISU team as they allowed a 95-yard kickoff return for a TD, a 78-yard pass play and a 83-yard punt return. TCU saw its opener scrubbed against SMU because of the virus. Brock Purdy returns to QB at Iowa State, but he will have to improve on a lackluster performance in week 1. TCU has many questions yet to be answered. One of which is whether Purdy will return to his form from last year. I'm taking the UNDER here and we'll see what happens with Purdy on Saturday. Play UNDER. |
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09-26-20 | Florida International v. Liberty -7.5 | 34-36 | Loss | -113 | 12 h 22 m | Show | |
Florida International plays its first game of the season here on Saturday. They will face a 1-0 Liberty team. Liberty opened with a win over Western Kentucky, 30-24. Auburn transfer Malik Willis had a great day at QB for Liberty with 168 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Hard to gauge this FIU team that hasn't played yet. I know what we are getting with Liberty and that's a solid offense with a dynamic QB at the helm. Take Liberty. |
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09-26-20 | Kentucky v. Auburn OVER 48 | 13-29 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 21 m | Show | |
SEC begins play today in college football as Kentucky takes on Auburn. Kentucky has won 18 games the last two seasons and could be a team to surprise a lot of people in the SEC this year. Auburn just continues to play excellent football under HC Gus Malzahn. Kentucky is led by a ground game that averages 278.8 ypg last year. Auburn returns their starting QB from last year, Bo Nix. Nix had 16 TDs and just 6 int's last year. This offense should be much better this year under Nix. The Kentucky ground game should get their share too. I'm taking the OVER here in this SEC opener. |
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09-25-20 | Astros -1.5 v. Rangers | 4-5 | Loss | -113 | 9 h 16 m | Show | |
Houston needs today's game to help them gain one of those Wild Card spots and this Texas team is standing in their way. Texas has made no bones about it, they will do their best to stop them here tonight. Didn't work out too well for them yesterday as the Astros destroyed the Rangers. I look for a duplicate of last night's contest as the Astros look to take control of that final Wild Card slot. Lay the 1.5 runs with the Astros. |
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09-25-20 | Middle Tennessee State v. UTSA -6.5 | 35-37 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 58 m | Show | |
Mid Tennessee State (MTS) looks for its first win of the season after a pair of blowout losses. The Blue Raiders were destroyed by Army, 0-42 and then last week by Troy, 14-47. Texas San Antonio (UTSA) won in double OT against Texas State week 1, 51-48, and then beat Stephen Austin last week, 24-10. A win here today by UTSA and they could crack the top 25 poll as they are already receiving votes. The way MTS has been blown out their first two games I don't expect their defense to be able to stop this UTSA club. I'll lay the points in this one. Play UTSA. |
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09-24-20 | Lakers v. Nuggets +6 | 114-108 | Push | 0 | 9 h 44 m | Show | |
The Denver Nuggets are no stranger to come from behind series wins as they did so both in the Jazz and the Clippers series. The Nuggets were down 0-2 in this series with the Lakers before winning game three, 114-106. Anthony Davis and Lebron James lead the team in scoring in this series for the Lakers with 166 combined points. However, Denver's top two scorers, Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic aren't far behind with 147 total points. The Lakers have won both their previous series in five games while Denver has gone the full seven. I feel Denver is scrappy enough to stick around in this game and the points are more than I think the Lakers should be laying. Play Denver. |
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09-24-20 | Dolphins v. Jaguars OVER 47 | 31-13 | Loss | -114 | 69 h 41 m | Show | |
We saw lots of points last week in the NFL as it looks like the offenses are ahead of defenses so far. We also saw lots of big name injuries with 7 ACL injuries sustained by players across the league. The Miami Dolphins showed they can move the ball against one of the best defenses in the league in Buffalo, coming up just short 28-31. The Dolphins fell to 0-2 after that loss. Jacksonville also showing they have some offense as they gave Tennessee all it could handle last week finally losing in OT, 30-33. Jags QB Minshew threw for 339 and 3 TD's in the loss. The Jags also out gained the Titans, 480-354 yards. Both these teams have shown they can score against good defenses and today this one should be an all out offensive battle. I'm taking the OVER. |
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09-24-20 | Astros v. Rangers UNDER 8 | 12-4 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 20 m | Show | |
The Houston Astros could miss the playoffs with their 28-28 record. They won't catch the A's for first place as they trail by 6 1/2 games in the AL West. They trail Toronto for the final playoff spot by one game. It doesn't help that they are just 5-5 in their last 10 games. The Rangers are in last in the AL West and just playing out the final week. Cristian Javier starts for the Astros with a 4-2 record and 3.55 ERA. Lance Lynn had an excellent season for the Rangers as he makes one of his final starts. Lynn is 6-2 in his 12 starts with a 2.53 ERA. Both pitchers are above average and neither team has been providing much offense of late. I'm taking the UNDER here today. |
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09-24-20 | UAB v. South Alabama +7 | 42-10 | Loss | -113 | 8 h 46 m | Show | |
Both teams come into Thursday's contest with 1-1 records thus far. UAB Blazers started their season with a Thursday win over Central Arkansas, 45-35. They followed that with a Thursday loss to Miami Florida, 31-14. The Blazers got last week off before now playing their third game on a Thursday. The S.Alabama Jaguars opened with a dog win over Southern Miss, 32-21 in their opening game. Last week the Jags built a big lead over Tulane before losing that one in the final moments, 24-27. UAB will be without their QB, Tyler Johnston, who suffered a non-throwing shoulder injury. That leaves the starting job to redshirt freshman, Bryson Lucero, who will make his first college start. S.Alabama will also have a new starter in Chance Lovertich. Lovertich came into the Tulane contest and completed 18-of-29 passes for 247 yards. I'm sticking with South Alabama here tonight against this first time freshman starter. I think the oddsmakers got this one totally wrong as I believe South Alabama can win this one straight up. Take S.Alabama. |
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09-24-20 | White Sox v. Indians UNDER 7.5 | 4-5 | Loss | -115 | 6 h 25 m | Show | |
White Sox and Indians both have clinched playoff spots as we enter the last week before the postseason. However, while both hold Wildcard spots right now, they are still within 2 1/2 games of 1st place Minnesota for first place. Dallas Keuchel will start today for the White Sox. Keuchel is 6-2 in his 10 starts with a 2.04 ERA and 1.099 WHIP. Keuchel has been great lately, allowing no earned runs over his last three starts (14 innings). Zach Plesac toes the rubber today for the Tribe. Plesac is 4-2 with a 1.85 ERA and 0.781 WHIP. Aside from one bad start, Plesac has allowed one or no runs in four of his last five starts. Two excellent pitchers here today and for me that's an UNDER. |
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09-23-20 | Celtics v. Heat UNDER 210.5 | Top | 109-112 | Loss | -105 | 22 h 33 m | Show |
The Celtics were desperate for a win in game three and they got it, beating the Heat 117-106. The Heat had taken games one and two of this series and now the Celtics look to even it at two apiece here tonight. The Miami Heat have used a baffling zone defense that had confused the Celtics through two games. However, the Celtics finally figured it out in game three as they got the win. The Celtics would have been a good under team if they could have stayed out of all the OT's they have played. I'm going to stick with what I have liked in the playoffs and that's the UNDER here tonight. |
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09-22-20 | Lakers v. Nuggets UNDER 214 | Top | 106-114 | Loss | -110 | 24 h 8 m | Show |
The Denver Nuggets sure don't like making things easy on themselves. They had to come from 1-3 down to the Jazz and the Clippers to win both series in seven games. Now they are down 0-2 to the Lakers and in real danger of going down 0-3 after this game. The Nuggets lost the opener 114-126 and then made a much better showing in game two, but still game up short, 103-105. For the Lakers, you would have to go back to 1969 to find the last time they lost a best of seven series in which they led 2-0. The improvement the Nuggets can build on is their defense, which did a much better job in game two holding the Lakers to just 105 points. The Nuggets defense also forced 24 turnovers after getting just 12 in game one. The Nuggets know this is the game they have to win and that means defense has to lead the way. I look for a similar game to the last one and for me, that's the under. Play UNDER. |
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09-22-20 | Lynx v. Storm -8 | 86-88 | Loss | -109 | 8 h 45 m | Show | |
The late game here tonight has the Seattle Storm taking on the Minnesota Lynx. Seattle will back to 100% health tonight and when that happens, they are unbeatable since they entered the bubble. This game had to be postponed from Sunday because of a Covid test that came back inconclusive. With their two big stars of Stewart and Bird both playing together, they are 10-1 this season. Health may not be as good for the Lynx here tonight. The Lynx might be without one of their best players in Center Sylvia Fowles tonight. Fowles is questionable tonight with a calf injury. She averages 13.7 ppg and 2.7 rebounds per game. Seattle has been good to me all season and I'm taking them here tonight. Play Seattle. |
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09-22-20 | Rays -125 v. Mets | 2-5 | Loss | -125 | 6 h 54 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay and the Yankees have both clinched playoff spots. The Rays look to hold onto the top spot as they have a 4.5 game lead in the AL East over the Yankees. Both teams have been hot with the Rays winning seven of their last 10 and the Yankees winning eight of their last 10. Blake Snell goes today for the Rays. Snell is 4-1 in his 10 starts with a 3.05 ERA. Snell has allowed just one run over his last 10 2/3 innings. Seth Lugo will toe the rubber for the Yankees. Lugo is 1-1 in his five starts with a 5.30 ERA and 1.500 WHIP. Lugo has been hit rather hard of late, allowing nine runs over his last 7 innings of work. I like the visitor in this one. Take the Rays. |
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09-22-20 | Sun v. Aces OVER 161 | 75-83 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 45 m | Show | |
The Connecticut Sun shocked the LV Aces 87-62 in game one of their semi-final playoffs. Now they look to take a 2-0 lead here tonight. The Aces were the no 1 seed compared to just 7th seed for the Sun. Don't expect the same here tonight. The Aces were the best team with the MVP of the league and they will likely have receive a wake-up call after that game one fiasco. I expect the Aces to get the scoring back here tonight and put up big numbers. Take the OVER. |
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09-21-20 | Saints v. Raiders +6 | Top | 24-34 | Win | 100 | 21 h 41 m | Show |
The Raiders begin their era in Las Vegas inside their brand new Allegiant stadium. The Raiders won a high scoring affair last week at Carolina, while the New Orleans Saints upended the Tom Brady led Tampa Bay Bucs. QB Drew Brees will be without his favorite target though as WR Michael Thomas is out indefinitely with a ankle injury. Even though there won't be a stadium full of Vegas fans here on Monday, it will still be an exciting beginning for the city and the Raiders. For me this is too many points to lay the Raiders. I won't be surprised by a straight-up Raiders win here on Monday, but I'll gladly take the points. Play LV Raiders. |
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09-21-20 | Saints v. Raiders OVER 48.5 | 24-34 | Win | 100 | 4 h 3 m | Show | |
The Raiders begin their era in Las Vegas inside their brand new Allegiant stadium. The Raiders won a high scoring affair last week at Carolina, while the New Orleans Saints upended the Tom Brady led Tampa Bay Bucs. QB Drew Brees will be without his favorite target though as WR Michael Thomas is out indefinitely with a ankle injury. Even though there won't be a stadium full of Vegas fans here on Monday, it will still be an exciting beginning for the city and the Raiders. Both of these teams had little trouble putting up big points last week. Both teams have potent offenses and early on it looks like defenses in the NFL are behind the offenses. I'm taking OVER tonight between New Orleans and Las Vegas. |
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09-21-20 | Cubs -150 v. Pirates | 5-0 | Win | 100 | 6 h 48 m | Show | |
Cubs looking to clinch a playoff spot this week as they are in 1st place in the NL Central with a 31-22 record. They have a 3 1/2 game lead over the Cardinals. Jon Lester will start today for the Cubs. Lester is 2-2 on the season with a 4.91 ERA. Lester has pitched well of late, allowing two runs over his last 11 innings with 9 KO's and 3 Walks. The Pirates have lost four straight and nine of their last 10 games. J.T Brubaker will start for the Pirates. Brubaker is 1-2 with a 5.58 ERA and 1.500 WHIP. Brubaker has allowed eight runs over his last 10 1/3 innings. Cubs should have no trouble today with the Bucs as they close in on clinching that playoff spot. Play the Cubs. |
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09-21-20 | Brewers +115 v. Reds | 3-6 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 22 m | Show | |
These two teams are still in the race for a playoff spot, but only one could likely get the spot. The Reds are in 3rd in the NL Central and the Brewers are in 4th, one game back in the loss column to the Reds. The Brewers start Brandon Woodruff today with a 2-4 record and 3.45 ERA. Woodruff has allowed just three runs over his last 14 innings with 17 KO's and no walks. Luis Castillo will toe the rubber for the Reds today with a 3-5 record and 3.19 ERA. Castillo has also been very good of late, allowing just one run over his last 16 innings with 16 KO's and four walks. Both these pitchers are on hot streaks and for me that means an UNDER here today. |
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09-21-20 | Brewers v. Reds UNDER 7.5 | 3-6 | Loss | -115 | 5 h 14 m | Show | |
These two teams are still in the race for a playoff spot, but only one could likely get the spot. The Reds are in 3rd in the NL Central and the Brewers are in 4th, one game back in the loss column to the Reds. The Brewers start Brandon Woodruff today with a 2-4 record and 3.45 ERA. Woodruff has allowed just three runs over his last 14 innings with 17 KO's and no walks. Luis Castillo will toe the rubber for the Reds today with a 3-5 record and 3.19 ERA. Castillo has also been very good of late, allowing just one run over his last 16 innings with 16 KO's and four walks. Both these pitchers are on hot streaks and for me that means an UNDER here today. |
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09-20-20 | Patriots v. Seahawks -4 | 30-35 | Win | 100 | 22 h 6 m | Show | |
The Patriots began their post Tom Brady era with a win last week over the Miami Dolphins, 21-11 behind new QB Cam Newton. Seattle was carried by the arm of QB Russell Wilson last week to a win over the Atlanta Falcons, 35-28. Wilson had a QB rating of 143.1 after completing 31 of 35 passes for 322 yards and four touchdowns. The Patriots obviously have to find someone to carry the ball as six different plays rushed for 20 or more yards last week vs Miami. I feel that the Pats were lucky they played a weak Miami team last week and were able to see what they have. Personally, I don't think they have much and today it's going to show. Russell Wilson looks like an MVP once again and I look for him to give the Patriots all kinds of fits here on Sunday. My favorite play on Sunday is in this game and it's on the Seahawks. |
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09-20-20 | Nuggets v. Lakers OVER 214.5 | Top | 103-105 | Loss | -107 | 8 h 26 m | Show |
Game two here in the NBA Western finals as the Lakers hold a 1-0 lead over the Nuggets. The Lakers dominated game one after the first quarter, cruising to a 126-114 win. Most of the 2nd half the Lakers held near 20 point leads. I wasn't surprised, the Nuggets came out flat in game one of their series with the Clippers after their come from behind win in the previous series vs the Jazz. Now the Nuggets have had their game to get back on track and tonight I look for a high scoring game. I'm taking the OVER. |
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09-20-20 | Twins v. Cubs -147 | 4-0 | Loss | -147 | 8 h 1 m | Show | |
Despite their 31-21 record and 1st place in the AL Central, the Chicago Cubs have not yet clinched a playoff spot. The Cubs have won seven of their last 10 games and lead second place St Louis by 4 1/2 games. The Twins have clinched a playoff spot with their 32-22 record. Yu Darvish is having a great season, something we can't say for a number of years now. Darvish is 7-2 in his 10 starts with a 2.00 ERA and 0.937 WHIP. Darvish has yet to allow over three runs in any of his 10 starts. Jose Berrios has had an up and down season with his 4-3 record and 4.15 ERA. Berriors goes through stretched of excellent starts then has a letdown for a few starts. For me, Darvish has been consistent all season and he's the one I'm backing here on Sunday. Play the CUBS. |
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09-20-20 | Royals +134 v. Brewers | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 3 m | Show | |
The Royals won't make the postseason with just a 21-31 record, but that hasn't put any quit into them. The Royals have won seven of their last 10 games. The Brewers have had a disappointing season at just 25-26. They have won three straight and six of 10. Brad Keller starts for the Royals with a 4-2 record and very nice 2.06 ERA. Keller is off a rare 9 inning complete game where he allowed no runs to the Pirates. Josh Lindblom will start for the Brewers with a 1-3 record in eight starts and a 5.55 ERA. Getting the Royals and Keller as a dog here today is too good to pass on. I'm taking the ROYALS. |
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09-20-20 | White Sox v. Reds -125 | 3-7 | Win | 100 | 2 h 2 m | Show | |
A number of teams have already clinched playoff spots and the White Sox are one of them. The Sox hold first place in the AL Central with a 34-18 record, three games ahead of 2nd place Minnesota. The Sox have won eight of their last 10 games. The Cincinnati Reds are 26-27 and in 3rd place in the NL Central. The Reds have been hot too, winning seven of their last 10 games. The Sox will start Dylan Cease here today who is 5-2 on the season with a 3.20 ERA. Michael Lorenzen will go for the Reds. Lorenzen has just one start but it was a good one, going five innings vs the Pirates and allowing just one run on four hits with no walks. I'm going to try Lorenzen out here today. Take the Reds. |
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09-20-20 | Rams v. Eagles | 37-19 | Loss | -123 | 15 h 46 m | Show | |
The Eagles blew a 17-0 lead last week vs Washington. However, the Eagles get back some players this week and should play much better. The Eagles were outscored 0-27 after jumping out to that lead over Washington. The Eagles have won the last six meetings with the Rams. They have also averaged 32.2 points in their last six with the Rams. For me, the Rams making the long trip East is always tough on the West coast teams. I like the Eagles here on Sunday. Play Philadelphia. |
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09-20-20 | Giants +5.5 v. Bears | 13-17 | Win | 100 | 15 h 46 m | Show | |
The Chicago Bears needed a 21-0 fourth quarter rally last week against the Lions to pull out a win, 27-23. QB Mitch Trubisky tossed three touchdowns in the win for the Bears. The Giants looking to avoid another 0-2 start to the season. Giants RB Saquon Barkley rushed for just six yards last week in their loss. The problem I see with both these teams lie in their respective defenses. The Bears allowed 426 yards to the Lions last week to go with 23 points. Giants QB Jones had another solid week last week but they played against a very good Steelers defnse. Won't be same here today though as Barkley and Jones should do much better vs the Bears defense. I'm taking the Giants not to go 0-2 once again. Play the Giants. |
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09-20-20 | Falcons v. Cowboys OVER 53 | 39-40 | Win | 100 | 15 h 45 m | Show | |
Dallas lost their opener last week at the LA Rams, 19-22. The Rams Brett Maher hit a 42-yard field goal as time expired to pull out the win for the Rams. New head Coach Mike McCarthy wasn't happy with the outcome last week and will not want to start the season 0-2 with his new club. The Falcons lost a shootout with the Falcons last week, 25-38. QB Matt Ryan threw for 450 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the loss. With Ryan at QB, Julio Jones at Wide Out and Todd Gurley in the backfield, this team should be potent on offense. Dallas lost another one score game, their seventh since last season. I don't look for much defense in this one. I'm taking the OVER and will enjoy the offensive show. |
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09-20-20 | Jaguars v. Titans OVER 44 | 30-33 | Win | 100 | 15 h 45 m | Show | |
No one really has given the Jacksonville Jaguars much of a chance heading into this season. They lost star RB Leonard Fortnette and they have arguably the most vanilla QB in Gardner Minshew. however, Minshew shined last week, copleting 19 of 20 passes for 173 yards and three touchdowns. He becomes just one of three QB's all-time to have a completion rate of 95% or more in a game. The Titans pulled out a late win at Denver last week, 16-14. Ryan Tannehill had to throw more than normal and had 249 yards and two touchdowns. The Titans shouldn't have much issues dominating this Jaguars defense here on Sunday. If Minshew can be nearly as efficient as last week then this game will go over. I'm taking the OVER here today. |
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09-20-20 | Lions v. Packers OVER 49.5 | 21-42 | Win | 100 | 15 h 44 m | Show | |
Green Bay should be very confident coming into today's clash with the Lions that they can start the season 2-0. They had a score fest last week with Minnesota, winning that offensive battle, 43-34. The Packers racked-up 522 yards, second most ever in one of their division road games. Detroit will have to do better in the 4th quarter then they did last week, getting outscored 0-21. The Bears trailed 6-23, but that unanswered 21 points gave Chicago the win, 27-23. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns. Once again, I see a lot of points in this one as the Packers will pile up the yards and points once again. Play OVER. |
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09-20-20 | Panthers v. Bucs OVER 46.5 | 17-31 | Win | 100 | 15 h 44 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay had a rough time in the debut of QB Tom Brady. Brady and the Bucs jumped out to a 7-0 lead but that was about all the good news they had. Brady even threw a rare pick-six. The Bucs now have a NFL high of 44 turnovers since the start of last year. The Panthers lost at home last week to the Las Vegas Raiders, 30-34. Brady should have an easy time here today against this young Panthers defense that allowed 34 last week to the Raiders. I expect a lot of points in this one and I'm going with the OVER. |
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09-19-20 | Texas State -4 v. UL-Monroe | 38-17 | Win | 100 | 28 h 47 m | Show | |
UL Monroe looks to do better this week after Army ran rough shot over them last week to the tune of 7-37. Sure, they were about a 25-point dog, but they were never in that game. Texas State is 0-2 following a loss last week to Texas San Antonio. The Bobcats came from way back to for OT at 41-41 but finally lost in OT 48-51. The Cats were favorites in that game but trailed bit at halftime. Texas State has allowed an average of 521 yards so far this year. Texas State is averaging 445 yards on offense so far. Texas State was without Memphis transfer QB Brady McBride who had to sit out with Covid protocols. Junior Tyler Vitt started in his place and started last year, threw for 346 yards and 4 TD's in the loss. UL Monroe Warhawks return just six starters on offense and eight on defense. The Hawks gained only 200 yards of offense vs Army. Texas State has played two games and both were close while Monroe was blown out. No matter which QB starts for State, they should be able to dominate this Monroe defense. I'll lay the points here with the road team. Play Texas State. |
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09-19-20 | Louisiana Tech v. Southern Miss -5 | Top | 31-30 | Loss | -115 | 28 h 47 m | Show |
The La Tech Bulldogs had to miss their opening game of the season because of Covid, so today will be their opener. Tech lost their third Conference USA title last year in a tie breaker to UAB. Problem is they had a lot of seniors on that team from last year and this year return few starters. Southern Miss looks to rebound from last week's poor showing against South Alabama, losing by 11 as a big favorite. Can't really fault the Golden Eagles after all the craziness of this year and surreal experience of playing in empty stadiums at home in Hattiesburg. Now with game done, I expect a much better effort this week out of the Golden Eagles. With La Tech playing its first game here this week I look for some rust as Southern Miss had last week. I'm going to lay the points here with the host and expect to see a different Southern Miss club as I toss out last week's effort. Play Southern Miss. |
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09-19-20 | White Sox v. Reds UNDER 8 | 5-0 | Win | 100 | 9 h 58 m | Show | |
The AL Central leading Chicago White Sox have won seven of their last 10 games as they continue to be one of the surprise teams of 2020. The Sox are now 33-18 and have already secured a playoff spot. The Cincinnati Reds are 26-26 as we head down the final stretch of the regular season. The Reds have won six straight and eight of 10 games. Dallas Keuchel will start for the Sox with a 6-2 record in nine games. Keuchel has an impressive 2.19 ERA and has allowed NO runs over his last 10 innings. Trevor Bauer will toe the rubber for the Reds. Bauer is 4-3 on the season with a 1.71 ERA and 0.810 WHIP. Bauer has allowed just two runs over his last 20 innings. Two excellent pitchers here today will have me on the UNDER. |
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09-18-20 | Nuggets v. Lakers -7 | Top | 114-126 | Win | 100 | 10 h 34 m | Show |
The Denver Nuggets did it again, coming from down 1-3 in a series to pull the upset. They beat the Clippers after being down 1-3 just as they did in the previous series vs the Jazz. When they closed out the Jazz in game seven (80-78) they started the Clippers series with a blowout loss, 97-120. This was likely due to the emotion and exhausting win over the Jazz. The Lakers lost their first game to the Rockets and then rattled off four straight wins to take that series in five games and give them some rest. Now they face the tired Nuggets here again today. The Nuggets will be tired and mentally exhausted after two straight come from behind series wins. The Lakers should be a blowout win here in game one just as the Clippers were vs the Nuggets. I'll lay the points with LA. Take the Lakers. |
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09-18-20 | Twins v. Cubs -119 | 0-1 | Win | 100 | 9 h 47 m | Show | |
The Minnesota Twins dropped back to three-games back in the AL Central behind the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago Cubs are in first place in the NL Central, 5 1/2 games ahead of the Reds and six games ahead of the Cardinals. The Cubs have won four straight games and seven of the last 10. Rich Hill starts for the Twins today. Hill is 2-1 in his six games with a 3.81 ERA and 1.346 WHIP. Kyle Hendricks is 5-4 in his 10 starts with a 3.29 ERA and 1.051 WHIP. Hendricks has put together three excellent starts in a row, allowing a total of four runs over 21 2/3 innings with 17 KO's and just two walks. |
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09-18-20 | Indians -1.5 v. Tigers | 1-0 | Loss | -135 | 8 h 42 m | Show | |
Cleveland has fallen back to six games behind AL Central leader White Sox. The Indians beat Detroit soundly yesterday, but it was only their second win in their last 10 games. The Tigers are 11 1/2 games back in the Central division and have lost two straight games and seven of their last 10. Zach Plesac starts for the Tribe with a 3-2 record and 2.20 ERA. Plesac has had an excellent season though he is coming off his worst start, allowing five runs over seven innings to the Twins. Michael Fulmer starts for the Tigers with an 0-2 record and 9.27 ERA and 2.149 WHIP. Fulmer has allowed nine runs over his last 5 innings. Big difference in starters here tonight. I'm going to lay the RUN LINE with the visitors in this one. Play Cleveland -1.5 runs. |
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09-17-20 | Bengals v. Browns UNDER 43.5 | Top | 30-35 | Loss | -110 | 22 h 32 m | Show |
This Thursday battle will feature two of the last three Heisman Trophy winners in Joe Burrow and Baker Mayfield. As we have seen numerous times, just because you had success in college doesn't always translate to the NFL field. Burrow started his first game as member of the Bengals last week. Burrow led his team on two drives in the 4th quarter that could have tied or taken the lead from the LA Chargers. However, the first was resulted in Burrow's first interception of his NFL career and the second was a missed 31-yard field goal. Good news though tonight, one of these college standouts will get his team even at 1-1 while the other will drop to 0-2. The Browns were blown out last week at Baltimore, 6-38. This Browns offense needs to get on track early if they hope for success. They have the pieces, Mayfield at QB, Kareem Hunt and Nick Chubb in the backfield and Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry at wide out. They just have trouble putting it all together. The Bengals didn't ask much of their young QB, with his longest completion coming in at just 19-yards. The Browns will need to clean up their sloppy play if they hope to do anything tonight. The Bengals will continue to nudge Burrow along. For me, this looks like a big under play. Take the UNDER. |
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09-17-20 | Heat v. Celtics UNDER 209.5 | 106-101 | Win | 100 | 7 h 0 m | Show | |
The Heat and Celtics have been involved in quite a few OT's of late. That really hurts when you like the UNDER as I have recently. You have the game called right and an OT kills you. These teams went to OT in game one, with the Heat coming out on top, 117-114. Now if we can just get them to settle things in regulation maybe we can get the win we deserve. I'm taking the UNDER here again in game two. The Celtics have been low scoring games, except when they have had to go to OT. So I'm not straying from my thoughts on this being an under game. Come on guys, lets keep the OT out of this one tonight. Play UNDER. |
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09-16-20 | Twins v. White Sox -144 | Top | 5-1 | Loss | -144 | 6 h 30 m | Show |
Big matchup here in the AL Central between the 1st place Chicago White Sox and the 2nd place Minnesota Twins. The Sox have won six in a row and nine of their last 10 games while the Twins have lost two in a row. The Twins will start Jake Odorizzi who is not having a good season. Odorizzi has a 0-1 record in three starts with a 8.10 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. Lucas Giolito will go for the Sox and he has a 4-2 record in his 10 games with a 3.43 ERA. Giolito has won five straight games. I like the White Sox here tonight. Play Chicago. |
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09-14-20 | Titans v. Broncos +3 | Top | 16-14 | Win | 100 | 24 h 45 m | Show |
The Denver Broncos host the Tennessee Titans in the late Monday Night matchup. The Broncos haven't even played a game yet and are already having to deal with big injuries. Gone is Von Miller who will be lost for three months or more. Now Courtland Sutton is dealing with a sprained AC joint. Good news is that the Broncos have historically been a great team to bet on in their home opener. Denver is 22-3 S/U in their last 25 home openers and tonight they are a slight dog which makes that number come into play. Even without fans, the Broncos are one team that still carries a home field advantage into this game and that's the mile high altitude. The Titans came oh so close to a Super Bowl trip last year, losing in the AFC Championship game to the Chiefs. The Titans use their dominating rushing attack against their opponents. For me, the Broncos will do all they can to avoid that 0-4 start they had last year. That coupled with their great opening home record and the altitude will put me on the Broncos in this one. |
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09-13-20 | Cardinals +7 v. 49ers | 24-20 | Win | 100 | 17 h 4 m | Show | |
The defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers begin defense of their NFC crown here today with division rival Arizona. The 49ers won both game against the Cardinals last year, though they were both close games, 28-25 in Arizona and 36-26 at home (that game much closer than the final score). Will the 49ers come out and have a hangover from their Super Bowl appearance? Kliff Kingsbury returns as the Cardinals coach. Arizona got off to a bad start last year, going 0-4-1 in their first five games. However, they played pretty good the rest of the way, finishing at 5-10-1. Kyler Murray had flashes of brilliance last year and looks to build on that with his 2nd season as the starter at QB for the Cardinals. It was evident down the stretch last year that the 49ers wanted to run the ball and not put it in the hands of Garoppolo. Expect a lot of run here on Sunday. Still, the Cardinals gave them all they could handle last year and I look for that again here today. Take the points with Arizona. |
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09-13-20 | Bucs +3.5 v. Saints | 23-34 | Loss | -106 | 17 h 4 m | Show | |
Great matchup here between two future hall of fame QB's in Tom Brady and Drew Brees. Brady brought his show South to Florida to head the Tampa Bay Bucs offense. Then recently the Bucs padded their backfield by signing Leonard Fournette to go with Ronald Jones. Brees looks to be playing his last season before retiring so you know the Saints will want him to go out with a Super Bowl. The Bucs will have to stop Alvin Kamara who has really killed them in recent meetings. Kamara just got a brand new contract so that weight will be lifted from his shoulders. So with Brady at QB, Rob Gronkowski coming out of retirement to join Brady, Ndamukong Suh coming over from teh Rams and Fournette also coming in - will this be too many star players? Will this Bucs team be able to come together and play together? Time will tell. Bucs get about a field goal here on Sunday. This might be my favorite game to watch and for me I'm taking the points with all the veterans who have come over to Tampa Bay. Take the Bucs. |
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09-13-20 | Chargers v. Bengals UNDER 42 | 16-13 | Win | 100 | 17 h 45 m | Show | |
Different looks for both these teams as we start the 2020 season. The LA Chargers parted with longtime QB Phillip Rivers as did the Cincinnati Bengals did with Andy Dalton. Cincy will start LSU rookie and top draft choice Joe Burrow. LA is going with Tyrod Taylor, though Taylor will likely give way to Justin Herbert sometime during the season. LA had to make the long trip East, which is never good for the West Coast teams. Taylor is a decent QB, but won't turn any heads as the starter here. For me, I'm looking at the defenses being ahead of the offenses in this one. I expect a close, lower scoring contest. I'm taking the UNDER. |
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09-13-20 | Browns +8.5 v. Ravens | 6-38 | Loss | -130 | 14 h 41 m | Show | |
High expectations in Cleveland as they look to make the playoffs for the first time since 2002. The Baltimore Ravens had a great regular season last year and shocked many people with their high flying offense, but got derailed in the playoffs. They surely have expectations of making the Super Bowl in 2020. It might be nice if the Cleveland Browns could keep a head coach, something they have had trouble doing. Since Baker Mayfield was drafted, the team has had four head coaches. Kevin Stefanski takes over this year as he comes over from the Vikings organization. The Ravens had the top offense in the NFL last year, averaging 33.2 points per game. Baltimore will run the ball a lot this year with four legitimate rushers in the backfield lead by 2nd round pick J.K Dobbins. If Mayfield can step it up a bit here today I expect them to cover this game. It's only week one, but I'll take the points with the Browns. |
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09-13-20 | Jets v. Bills UNDER 40 | 17-27 | Loss | -110 | 14 h 40 m | Show | |
The Buffalo Bills look to build off what was an excellent 2019 season that saw the club go 10-6 overall and a AFC Wild Card slot. The Jets were just 7-9 last season and finished third in the AFC East. The Jets have won two of their last three with the Bills. Sam Darnold had a very good rookie season last year throwing for over 3,000 yards. Le'Veon Bell had his worst season yet and looks to rebound this year for the Jets. Josh Allen was excellent at QB for the Bills. Allen had 17 rushing TD's last year to lead all NFL QB's. For me, I expect a low scoring game here with this excellent Buffalo defense. Take the UNDER. |
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09-13-20 | Dolphins +7.5 v. Patriots | Top | 11-21 | Loss | -130 | 14 h 38 m | Show |
NFL week 1 starts with a divisional game between the Dolphins and Patriots. Brian Flores spend 15 years in the Patriots organization and now returns as the head coach of the Dolphins. The Dolphins have won five of their last season openers. This will be a different look Patriots team as Tom Brady is gone at QB. Cam Newton takes over the helm at New England. The Dolphins know they can beat the Pats as they did at the end of the 2019 season. I'm taking the points here with the Dolphins in week one. |
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09-12-20 | Coastal Carolina +7 v. Kansas | 38-23 | Win | 100 | 28 h 8 m | Show | |
Late Saturday action has Coastal Carolina Chanticleers taking on the Kansas Jayhawks. Jayhawks were shocked by Coastal last year in Lawrence, 7-12. Now they will be looking for redemption as the Chaticleers make the trip once again here in 2020. Coastal went on to a 5-9 season last year and will be looking for its first ever bowl bid. Kansas finished 3-9 last year and ended the season on a four-game losing streak. Both teams are run oriented and will be looking for someone to take over the quarterback position. Kansas will also have a young defense and have its hands full stopping a good Coastal running attack. Coastal Carolina will have plenty of optimism since they know they can beat this Kansas team. Kansas also dealing with a number of active Covid-19 cases, which could further diminish the club's depth. I think this will be another close game. I'm taking the points in this one with the visitors. Play Coastal Carolina. |
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09-12-20 | Indians -113 v. Twins | Top | 4-8 | Loss | -113 | 19 h 6 m | Show |
The Minnesota Twins have won eight of their last 10 games, yet they still trail first place Chicago White Sox by one game. The Cleveland Indians have lost four straight games and dropped 2 1/2 back in the AL Central. Zach Plesac starts today for the Tribe. Plesac is 3-1 in his five starts with a 1.32 ERA and 0.735 WHIP. Plesac has allowed either no runs or one run in four of his five starts. Rich Hill starts for the Twins. Hill is 1-1 in his five starts with a 3.86 ERA and 1.381 WHIP. Hill has pitched well enough, allowing more than two runs in a game just once in his five starts. I like the Indians to snap their four game losing streak here today. Play Cleveland. |
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09-12-20 | Western Kentucky +12.5 v. Louisville | 21-35 | Loss | -115 | 26 h 47 m | Show | |
Rivalry game here as Western Ky takes on intrastate foe, Louisville. The W.Ky Hilltoppers return the Conference USA defensive player of the year in DeAngelo Malone. Malone recorded 11.5 sacks last year and will give this young Louisville offensive line fits all night. The Hilltoppers also had one of the best pass defenses, ranking fourth in the Conference USA with just 211 yards per game allowed through the air. Louisville was 8-5 last year under Scott Sattersfield. That was after the previous year which was a disastrous 2-10. The Cardinals are laying 11- points here in the opener. They typically are slow starters and with this very good W Ky defense, I'll take the points. Play Western Kentucky. |
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09-12-20 | Rockets v. Lakers UNDER 216.5 | 96-119 | Win | 100 | 10 h 37 m | Show | |
Game 5 here today between the Rockets and the Lakers has the LA Lakers up 3-1 and on the brink of sending the Rockets out of the Bubble with another loss. The Lakers are coming off a game four win, 110-100. All four games in this series have gone UNDER the total. Considering that Houston has lived and died by the 3-point shots and their defense, it's not surprising this series has been one of UNDERs. Today, I'm sticking with what these teams have been doing all series and that is a slower, lowing scoring game. I'm taking UNDER once again. |
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09-12-20 | Orioles +167 v. Yankees | 1-2 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 3 m | Show | |
The Baltimore Orioles have not played badly this year considering they are usually huge dogs in games. In fact, I don't know of any other team in baseball that has won more games as a +1.50 dog than the O's have. They have lost three straight though as they enter Saturday's game at the Yankees. Dean Kremer will start only his second game of the year for the O's. Kremer pitched well in his other start, going six innings vs these Yankees and allowing just one run in a win as a +1.80 dog. Now he gets to face them again here today. The Yankees will send Jordan Montgomery to the hill today. Montgomery is 2-2 in his seven starts with a 5.72 ERA and 1.411 WHIP. For the price, lots of value here today with the Orioles. I'll take a shot with them. Play Baltimore. |
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09-12-20 | UL-Lafayette +11.5 v. Iowa State | 31-14 | Win | 100 | 30 h 56 m | Show | |
The UL Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns take on the Iowa State Cyclones Saturday to start their 2020 season. This was not a game originally scheduled, but due to the Covid-19 these teams had to shuffle their schedules and as such now play each other. ULL is a team that looks to be improved under 3rd year coach Billy Napier. They had 11 wins last year and Sun Belt West Division title. The Cajuns return 16 starters so this should be another very good ULL team. Iowa State also looks for an improved season in 2020. The program has had three winning seasons in a row under HC Matt Campbell and three consecutive Bowl trips. The Cyclones are led by QB Brock Purdy. This will be the first meeting between these schools and it looks to be one of the best on Saturday. While I believe Iowa State wins this game, I do think that this is too many points to give a very good ULL club. I'll take the points with the dog in this one. Play UL Lafayette. |
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09-11-20 | Celtics v. Raptors +3 | 92-87 | Loss | -115 | 21 h 52 m | Show | |
The Boston Celtics could have won this series a few times over now, but they keep finding ways to give the Raptors new life. After a double OT loss in game six, 122-125, the Celtics have to feel they have won at least five of these games already. The pressure is off the Raptors here in Game 7 as realistically they should have already been ejected from the bubble. I am going to take the points here with the Raptors as they just find ways to keep winning. Play Toronto. |
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09-11-20 | Celtics v. Raptors UNDER 204.5 | 92-87 | Win | 100 | 8 h 20 m | Show | |
The Boston Celtics could have won this series a few times over now, but they keep finding ways to give the Raptors new life. After a double OT loss in game six, 122-125, the Celtics have to feel they have won at least five of these games already. This series has been low scoring. In fact, game six was a dead under if not for that first OT and it took most of the OT just to get the OVER. So far, in four of the six games at least one team has failed to score 100 points. The oddsmakers have adjusted and we get a total just over 200 here today, but I'm still sticking with the UNDER. Play UNDER. |
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09-11-20 | Indians v. Twins UNDER 7 | 1-3 | Win | 100 | 10 h 15 m | Show | |
Cleveland and Minnesota had been battling for first place in the AL Central until the White Sox passed both by to take over the division lead. Now the Twins are one game back and the Indians are 1 1/2 games back for a three-team race in the division. The Indians start their Ace today in Shane Bieber. Bieber is having a Cy Young type year with a 7-0 record in his nine starts with a 1.25 ERA and 0.850 WHIP. Bieber has allowe no runs in five of his starts this year. Kenta Maeda came over from the Dodgers in the off season and is doing quite well for the Twins. Maeda is 4-1 in his eight starts with a 2.77 ERA and 0.719 WHIP. Maeda has yet to allow more than three runs in any start. For me, runs will be at a high premium in this game. I'm taking the UNDER. |
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09-11-20 | Reds v. Cardinals +106 | 3-1 | Loss | -100 | 15 h 43 m | Show | |
The St Louis Cardinals have moved to within three games of first place in the NL Central with their 19-18 record. The Cincinnati Reds are 19-25 and in fourth place. The Cards start one time Ace Luis Castillo. While Castillo is only 1-5 on the season, his ERA is 4.15 with a 1.477 WHIP. The team has also won just two of his eight starts this season. Meanwhile Adam Wainwright has been excellent for the Red birds with his 4-0 record in his six starts. Wainwright has a nifty 2.68 ERA and 0.917 WHIP. Big difference in starters in this one, yet the Cards are a slight dog. I believe the Cardinals should be the favorite here, but I'll take the small dog price. Play St Louis. |
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09-11-20 | Nuggets v. Clippers UNDER 216 | 111-105 | Push | 0 | 6 h 50 m | Show | |
Game five here tonight between the Nuggets and the Clippers. The Clippers won a low scoring game four, 96-85. That makes the Clippers one game away from advancing and kicking the Nuggets out of the bubble. So far we've seen somewhat lower scoring series. The last game was indicative of what this series has been trending toward. The Nuggets have been held under 100 points in two of the four games. Tonight's total up around 216 and for me that's still a bit too high considering how all the NBA playoff games have trended. I'm taking UNDER here in game five. |
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09-10-20 | Texans +10 v. Chiefs | 20-34 | Loss | -125 | 35 h 51 m | Show | |
The NFL is back and we start off with the defending NFL champion Chiefs in a replay of their AFC Championship Game win over the Texans, 51-31. That game was a different world, one with the Pandemic and daily NFL testing. Many players have opted out of the season. For the Chiefs that includes Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, right guard. The biggest loss is RB Damien Williams, the Chief's leading rusher in 2019. That puts first round draft pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the hot spot this season. The Chiefs defining crowd will be reduced to 22% of capacity and masks will be required. Gone for the Texans is WR Hopkins, who has taken his show elsewhere. It's going to be a different season, that's for sure. I like to go against the defending Super Bowl champion in their first game of the next season. A lot of points here for the Texans and I'll take them. Play Houston. |
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09-10-20 | Lakers v. Rockets +5.5 | 110-100 | Loss | -115 | 6 h 51 m | Show | |
Game four here today in the best of seven between the Lakers and Rockets. Rockets stole game one, 112-97, before the Lakers rebounded in games two and three with a pair of wins. Now the Lakers can either take a commanding 3-1 lead or the Rockets can make this a dog fight and tie it up at 2-2. For me, I like the Rockets to put forward their best game here in game four. They can ill afford to go down 1-3 to the Lakers. If they can get Westbrook back on track they can take this game. For me, I'll take the points with the Rockets tonight. |
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09-10-20 | Astros v. A's -141 | 1-3 | Win | 100 | 4 h 44 m | Show | |
Astros and A's fighting for the AL West top spot in the division. The A's holding fast to that 5 1/2 game lead means the Astros need to cut into that here today. They will try with Jose Urquidy who has just one start under his belt this year and that was a 3 2/3 outing where he allowed four hits and two runs. The A's counter with Sean Manaea who is 3-2 in his eight starts with a 5.09 ERA. Manaea has been very good of late though, allowing just one earned run in each of his last three outings (15 innings). I like the A's here today to increase their lead. Take Oakland. |
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09-09-20 | Clippers v. Nuggets +8 | Top | 96-85 | Loss | -105 | 10 h 32 m | Show |
Game four of the series between the Clippers and the Nuggets with the Clippers leading 2-1. The Clippers rebounded from their game two loss with a win in game three that Denver led for a lot of the way, 113-107. Denver led 98-90 in the 4th and was outscored 8-0 and then never got the lead back again. The Clips can take a commanding 3-1 lead with a win today or Denver can make this a series with a win of their own. Denver center Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds despite playing with a bad wrist. This is the game that Denver can ill afford to lose. I look for their best effort here tonight. Take the points with the Nuggets. |
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09-09-20 | Brewers v. Tigers UNDER 7.5 | 19-0 | Loss | -106 | 1 h 4 m | Show | |
Milwaukee Brewers looking to get back to the .500 mark as they sit at 18-22 on the season. They have lost three straight games. The Detroit Tigers are 19-21 on the season and sitting in 4th place in the AL Central. The Brewers will start Corbin Burnes. Burnes is 2-0 in his five starts with a 1.75 ERA and 1.0013 WHIP. He's allowed just one run over his last 12 innings with 17 KO's. The Tigers counter with Matt Boyd. Boyd is only 1-5 on the season with a 6.64 ERA. However, he's pitched much better of late, allowing just five total runs over his last 17 1/3 innings with 20 KO's and just one walk. I like this game to be low scoring today. Play UNDER. |
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09-08-20 | Lakers v. Rockets +5 | 112-102 | Loss | -108 | 9 h 18 m | Show | |
Had to figure the Lakers would come hitting on all cylinders after they were embarrassed in game one of their series with the Rockets, 97-112. The Lakers cruised in game two, 117-109, though the final score was probably the closest the Rockets got the entire game. The Rockets are still waiting for Russell Westbrook to get going after he missed the first four games of the playoffs. Westbrook turned the ball over seven times in their game two loss. Now that the teams have evened this series I look for closer games. And tonight I'm going to Zig back to the dog in this one. Take the Rockets in game 3. |
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09-08-20 | White Sox -125 v. Pirates | 4-5 | Loss | -125 | 7 h 22 m | Show | |
The White Sox continue to be the surprise team this year in baseball as they are now 26-15 and have won four straight games and seven of their last 10. The Sox have received great pitching out of today's starter, Dylan Cease. Cease is 5-2 in his eight starts with a 3.29 ERA. The Pirates would like to forget 2020 and especially this season on the diamond. The Bucs are in last place in the NL Central with a 13-26 record. They did win yesterday though over the Reds, 3-2. Joe Musgrove looking for his first win as he starts his fifth game today. Musgrove is 0-4 with a 6.62 ERA. I am sticking with the team that has done well for me all season. Take the White Sox. |
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09-08-20 | Yankees v. Blue Jays -111 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 7 h 54 m | Show | |
The Blue Jays came from way back in Monday's game vs the Yankees to pull out the win, their second in a row and sixth in their last 10. The Struggling Yankees have fallen to third in the AL East after losing their fourth game in a row and seventh of their last 10games. The Yankees send J.A. Happ to the hill today. Happ is 1-1 in his five starts with a 4.68 ERA. Taijuan Walker will toe the rubber for the Jays here today. Walker is 3-2 in his seven starts with a 3.26 ERA. Walker has allowed just two runs over his last 11 2/3 innings. I like the Jays here again today against the reeling Yankees. Play Blue Jays. |
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09-07-20 | Clippers v. Nuggets +9 | 113-107 | Win | 100 | 10 h 8 m | Show | |
The Denver Nuggets came out flat in game one and got beat badly by the Clippers. That was expected and I also expected them to make adjustments after that game one loss, which they did. And those adjustments turned into a big game 2 win by the Nuggets, 110-101. Now with the series even at one game each the Nuggets look to steal another one here today.We'll see if the Clippers can make those post game adjustments like the Nuggets did. For me, I think this series gets tighter now with each game. This like is just a bit too big for my liking. I'm taking the points here with the Nuggets. Play Denver. |
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09-07-20 | BYU -1 v. Navy | 55-3 | Win | 100 | 9 h 3 m | Show | |
Both these teams lost their openers to some big rivals due to the pandemic. The BYU Cougars were set to take on Utah before the Mountain West opted out of this season. The Navy Midshipmen were set to play in Ireland against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Now they settle for their openers here tonight against each other. Navy won 11 games last year including a Liberty Bowl victory over Kansas State. BYU had a mediocre year at 7-6, but did get to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Hawaii, 34-38. BYU will have to rebuild at Wideout, with their top four receivers from last year all missing. Running back will be by committee this year. Navy has the difficult task of replacing Malcolm Perry. Perry was 2nd in the FBS last year with 2,018 rushing yards and tied for 1st with 21 TD's. Navy is 5-0 in their last five home openers under Ken Niumatalolo. However, those have all come against FCS opponents and now Navy moves up in class to face BYU in their opener. I look for a close game here as the line indicates, but I give the edge to BYU in this one. Play BYU. |
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09-07-20 | Celtics -1.5 v. Raptors | Top | 111-89 | Win | 100 | 9 h 27 m | Show |
The Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors play game five of their best of seven series here on Monday. The Celtics open the series with two straight wins 112-94 and 102-99. However, the defending champion Toronto Raptors have rebounded with two straight wins, 104-103 and 100-93. They have shown why they are one of the best defensive teams in the NBA and that defense has gotten them back into the series. The Celtics will need to see Kemba Walker step it up here in game five after taking just nine shots in their last Saturday loss. Also struggling was Jaylen Brown who had just 14 points on four of 18 shooting from the field. The good news for the Celtics today they get back Gordon Hayward in the bubble and he will play for the first time since he sprained his ankle in game one of their first round playoff series. For me I like the Celtics here in game five. Play the Boston Celtics. |
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09-07-20 | Yankees v. Blue Jays -125 | 7-12 | Win | 100 | 9 h 23 m | Show | |
The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays square off here on Monday. The Blue Jays will be sending pitcher flast year Ryu who's having an excellent season thus far at three and one on the season. Ryu has an ERA of just 2.93 and whip of 1.116. The Yankees will counter with Montgomery who is two and two in his starts this year. Montgomery has a 5.76 ERA and a 1.279 whip. For me i'm sticking with the Home team and this one and the better pitcher. Take the Blue Jays. |
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09-07-20 | Royals v. Indians UNDER 8.5 | 2-5 | Win | 100 | 9 h 57 m | Show | |
Two very good pitchers match up in this game today for Kansas City and Cleveland. The Kansas City Royals will start Keller who is four and one in his starts this year with a 1.93 ERA and a 1.036 whip. On the other side please Plesac will start for Cleveland. Plesac is two and one while the team is two and two in his starts. Plesac has a 1.33 ERA. In addition Plesac has a excellent 0.667 whip. I like thiis Game to go under the total. |
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09-07-20 | Rangers v. Mariners -150 | 4-8 | Win | 100 | 7 h 57 m | Show | |
The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers finish their four game set here on holiday Monday. The Rangers will send Allard to the hill on Monday. Allard is zero and four and his starts and the team is two and four and his starts having lost his last four. Allard has a 5.40 ERA and a 1.280 whip. The Mariners will send Gonzalez to the mound. Gonzalez is four and two this season and the team has won his last two starts. Gonzalez has a nifty 3.09 ERA and 0.916 whip. The Mariners playing well, I like them here on Monday. Take the home team and play the Seattle mariners. |
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09-06-20 | Rockets v. Lakers UNDER 223 | 109-117 | Loss | -107 | 9 h 19 m | Show | |
The Rockets pummeled the Lakers in game one of this best of seven series, 112-97. The top seeded Lakers look for an answer to the Rockets "Small Ball" where they fire away from 3-point land. I expect the Lakers to make that adjustment here today. Just as Denver did in game two of their series with the Clippers. The Top seeded Lakers will face that almost no-defense Houston team that relies on outscoring their opponents. Look for LA to put some brakes to the Rockets here tonight. I don't look for the Lakers to get into a run and gun shootout with Houston. LA will play defense and slow the pace here tonight. Play the UNDER. |
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09-06-20 | Rangers v. Mariners -121 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 5 h 48 m | Show | |
The Texas Rangers are last in the AL West with a 13-25 record. They have lost four straight and eight of their last 10 games. The Rangers look to get back to winning today as they start Jordan Lyles. Lyles is 1-3 on the season in his five starts, with a lofty 10.08 ERA and 2.015 WHIP. Lyles has allowed 14 runs over his last eight innings of work. The Mariners have moved into 3rd in the AL West thanks to a four game win streak and seven wins in their last 10 games. The M's will send Justin Dunn to the hill. Dunn has a 2-1 record in his six starts with a 4.33 ERA. Dunn is coming off back-to-back quality starts where he has alloed no runs over 12 innings. I like the host here in this one today. Play Seatte. |
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09-06-20 | Padres v. A's -103 | 5-3 | Loss | -103 | 5 h 47 m | Show | |
The Padres bolstered their starting rotation by picking up Clevinger from the Indians. The Padres have moved into 2nd place in the NL West behind the Dodgers, six games back. The Padres having a nice season at 24-17 and while Clevinger won't start today but they will go with Garrett Richards. Richards is 1-2 in his eight starts with a 4.63 ERA. Richards is coming off his best start where he allowed no runs to the Rockies and one hit in a limited 3 2/3 performance. Despite seven starts, Richards has not gone past four innings in his last three starts. The A's are in 1st place in the AL West with a 23-13 record, 3 1/2 games ahead of the Astros. Michael Fiers starts today with a 4-1 record in his seven starts with a 4.86 ERA. Fiers coming off a six inning outing vs the Rangers where he allowed no earned runs. I am a bit surprised the A's are not laying any money here today. I'll take that. Play the Athletics. |
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09-06-20 | Diamondbacks v. Giants -132 | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 5 h 43 m | Show | |
The two bottom dwellars in the NL West face off again here today with the Giants taking Friday's contest. The Giants are 5-5 in their last 10 games and in 4th in the West. The last place D'backs are 15-25 and have lost eight of their last 10 games. The D'backs start Alex Young who is 0-2 in his four starts with a 4.42 ERA. He will face Johnny Cueto today who is 2-0 in his eight starts. Cueto has a 4.75 ERA and is coming off a nice start against these same D'backs where he held them to three hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings. I like the Giants here today. The D'backs are just playing about as bad as any team in baseball right now. Play San Francisco. |
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09-06-20 | Bucks v. Heat -2 | Top | 118-115 | Loss | -109 | 14 h 51 m | Show |
The Miami Heat are on the verge of doing something that no one expected of them, sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks. If being down 0-3 isn't enough for the Bucks, they also ould be without star player, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo is questionable with an ankle injury and in fact was downgraded to doubtful. Don't think there is much hope for the Bucks, who I believe have thrown in the towel as they likely will be without their star player. I'm taking the Heat as the sweep the Bucks right out of the Bubble! Play Miami. |
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09-05-20 | Diamondbacks v. Giants -114 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 20 h 4 m | Show | |
The two worst teams in the NL West meet here on Saturday evening as the Giants host the Diamondbacks. The Giants are in 4th place in the West with a 18-20 record. The D'backs are in last place with a 14-24 record and have lost five of the last six nine of the last 11 games. The D'backs will start Ex-Giant Madison Bumgarner. Bumgarner is not having a good season with a 0-3 record in four starts with a 9.35 ERA. Bumgarner has allowed 13 earned runs over his last 6 2/3 innings. Trevor Cahill will start for the Giants. Cahill has no record in his four starts, but does have a nifty 2.51 ERA and 1.117 WHIP. Cahill has not allowed more than two runs in any of his starts. I like the host in this one tonight. Play the Giants. |
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09-05-20 | Nuggets +9.5 v. Clippers | 110-101 | Win | 100 | 10 h 2 m | Show | |
The Nuggets got overpowered in game one of this series with the Clippers, losing 97-120. Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points for the Clippers and got to rest the entire 4th quarter. The Nuggets really had no time to prepare for the Clippers as they were forced to a game seven in their opening series with the Jazz. The Nuggets came out flat and that isn't surprising. Now, they have had time to reflect and adjust. I see the Nuggets getting back at least to a competitive game here in game two. Take the Nuggets. |
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09-05-20 | Nuggets v. Clippers OVER 222 | 110-101 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 1 m | Show | |
The Nuggets got overpowered in game one of this series with the Clippers, losing 97-120. Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points for the Clippers and got to rest the entire 4th quarter. The Nuggets really had no time to prepare for the Clippers as they were forced to a game seven in their opening series with the Jazz. The Nuggets came out flat and that isn't surprising. Now, they have had time to reflect and adjust. I see the Nuggets getting back at least to a competitive game here in game two. Look for the Nuggets to get back into the higher scoring here today as I look for this game to go OVER. |
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09-05-20 | Arkansas State +19.5 v. Memphis | 24-37 | Win | 100 | 34 h 8 m | Show | |
These teams were two of the highest scoring teams in the FBS last year with Memphis averaging 39.3 ppg and the Red Wolves coming in at 33.1 ppg. Memphis has a new head coach in Ryan Silverfiled and losses running back Kenneth Gainwell (opted out due to Virus). Brady White at QB is what this team is all about. White Threw for over 4,000 yards last year. Arkansas State has Layne Hatcher at QB after his freshmen year that saw him start nine games. Very high total here at 74, but I'm going to take the 19 points with the dog. Arkansas State should be able to put up points here and I'm not sure if Memphis will score enough to cover this huge line. Take the dog, Arkansas State. |
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09-05-20 | Raptors v. Celtics -1 | 100-93 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 18 m | Show | |
The Boston Celtics looked like they had game three of their series with the Raptors in their back pockets. The Celtics had already won games one and two before their last second loss in game three, 103-104. Toronto is lucky to be down 1-2 in the series considering they are shooting 38.5% from the field and 26.3% from 3-point stripe. The Raptors needed a buzzer beater in game three by OG Anunoby with just a half second left or they would be down 0-3 in this series. Still, the Celtics have outplayed them at every angle and for me, I'm sticking with the better team despite their unlucky loss in game three. Take the Celtics. |
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09-05-20 | Middle Tennessee State v. Army -3.5 | 0-42 | Win | 100 | 2 h 18 m | Show | |
Middle Tennessee State (MTS) Blue Raiders were only 4-8 overall last year and looking for improvement this year. Army Black Knights weren't much better at 5-8 overall. However, Army did finish 3rd overall in the nation in rushing. The Blue Raiders do return both QB's from last year and look for them to use them both. Army has a new QB in Christian Anderson. Sandon McCoy returns at running back where he rushed for 576 yards last year. This game looks to be somewhat close, but I give the edge here to Army now that the line has dropped from five to 3 1/2 points. Take Army and look for them to control the ball on the ground against a suspect MTS defense. |
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09-04-20 | Storm -6 v. Sparks | 90-89 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 3 m | Show | |
Realistically there are three teams in the WNBA that will likely be there at the end and two of them meet here today as the Sparks take on the Storm. The Seattle Storm are in 1st place with a 14-3 record and have the highest point differential of any team (+12). The Storm have won eight of their last 10 games and three straight. The LA Sparks are 13-4 and one game back of the Storm. The Sparks have won nine of their last 10 games and have a +5.4 point differential. For me, the Storm have done me good all season and I do think they are the best team. My play is on the Seattle Storm. |
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09-04-20 | Rockets v. Lakers OVER 225.5 | 112-97 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 13 m | Show | |
The Rockets and Lakers begin game one of their seven-game series here tonight. The Rockets barely survived a surge by the OKC Thunder and it took last second heroics in game 7 to get here. The Thunder imposed a defensive and slow town philosophy that worked against the 3-point shooting mad Rockets. Don't expect that here against the Lakers. The Lakers will run and gun with the Rockets and I fully expect to see a series that is filled with lots of high scoring games. I'm taking OVER here in game 1. |
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09-04-20 | Bucks v. Heat UNDER 223.5 | 100-115 | Win | 100 | 7 h 35 m | Show | |
While many have considered the Bucks the best team in the NBA this year and almost a lock to make the Championship round, they face the real possibility of going down 0-3 here in their best of seven series with the Heat. The Heat took game one 115-104 and then game two 116-114. Milwaukee needs to get back to a defensive style of play that got them through the last round of playoffs. They are giving up way too many points to the Heat in this series. They came around in the Orland series, holding the Magic to 107, 106 and 104 in the last three wins. That's just what I see them need to do here tonight or they will be facing possible bubble ejection if they aren't careful. I'm taking the UNDER here in game three. |
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09-03-20 | South Alabama v. Southern Miss UNDER 57.5 | 32-21 | Win | 100 | 11 h 13 m | Show | |
College football is back! At least pandemic style and missing some teams. Still, we get football here on Thursday night. This game looks to pit the Southern Miss offense against a suspect South Alabama defense. Southern Miss Golden Eagles averaged just over 26 ppg last year. However, most of that was through the air as the team struggled on the ground (121st ranked rushing). South Alabama did have trouble stopping the run last year (ranked 98th). So we'll see if Southern Miss looks to establish a rushing game here tonight. South Alabama's offense is pretty much all on the ground. They were 54th last year in rushing yards with 171.4 yards per game. Expect these teams to be rusty here in their first game and defense to dominate this game. I'm playing UNDER. |
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09-03-20 | Aces -6 v. Sun | 93-78 | Win | 100 | 2 h 29 m | Show | |
Tight group at the top of the WNBA standings and the Las Vegas Aces are right there. The Aces are in 3rd place, just 1 1/2 games back of first place Seattle and a half game ahead of fourth place Minnesota. The Aces lost their last game, but still have won eight of their last 10 overall. They also have the 2nd best point differential in the league (+8) next to Seattle (+12). The Connecticut Sun are in 7th place right now and they are two games back of 6th place Phoenix and two games ahead of 8th place Dallas. The Sun have won two straight games and seven of their last 10. These clubs last met on August 20th with Las Vegas thrashing the Sun, 99-78. The top four teams in the WNBA are just way better than the rest of the league. That includes the Sun. I expect Vegas to dominate this matchup, just as they did back on Aug 20th. Play Las Vegas Aces. |