These are two teams that have had their share of offensive problems this year. The 49ers have scored more than 21 points just twice in their six games. They are 1-5 S/U and ATS. They do have the 6th ranked defense in the league this year. The Bears have the 11th ranked defense. Chicago is coming off a loss at Tampa Bay last week, 3-38. The Bears have scored just 17 points over their last two games. Chicago now has the NFL's worst offense, 7th rushing and 32nd passing. Two poor offenses and winds that can be up to 20 mph here on Sunday will look to a lower scoring game. Play UNDER.

The Cleveland Browns had to resort to backup QB Case Keenum last week as they just did get by Denver, 17-14. The Cleveland offense has just 31 points the last two weeks. It does look like Baker Mayfield will return this week, but how effective he will be is yet to be seen. Another issue will be weather with showers and winds that could gust over 20mph. I'm looking at this game under on Sunday.

Not the best football weather here on Sunday in Buffalo. They are expecting winds between 13 and 20 mph and some rain during the games. Buffalo already possesses the best defense in the NFL, 1st against the pass and 6th vs the rush. They should have little problems keeping this Miami offense down today. Take the UNDER.

Denver Nuggets are 3-2 S/U and 2-3 ATS to start their season. The Nuggets not scoring many points, with just 110 their high and the other three games at 106 or fewer points. They average just 103 ppg this season and allow even fewer at 98 ppg. They are coming off a game last night at home with a lopsided win over Dallas, 106-75. They have held four of their five opponents to under 100 points. The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a 3-1 S/U and 2-2 ATS start. They have seen all four of their games go UNDER as they have allowed just 102.5 ppg this season. Denver playing the 2nd of a back-to-back spot here tonight will have them slowing the tempo even more then they have this year. I'll take the UNDER tonight.

World Series game 3 was the first game to go under. Game one was a push, game two was the over and game three under. Tonight, Zack Greinke goes for the Astros. Greinke made his first start in a month when he started vs the Red Sox in the ALCS. However, he went only 1 1/3 innings and allowed one hit and that was a two-run home run. With Charlie Morton out for the rest of the World Series, the Braves look like they are turning to Jess Chavez here tonight. Chavez has only been in four games since September and those were just openers when he did start. He started in LA in the NLCS and went one inning and gave up no runs. If he goes tonight it will be another 1 to 2 inning outing. I'll take the OVER tonight as the one looks to go to the pens early. Play OVER.

The Detroit Pistons take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a Eastern Conference matchup here tonight. Both teams nursing injuries with the Pistons' F Jermai Grant questionable tonight with a elbow. He's averaging 16.5 ppg in two games thus far. The Sixers could be without F Joel Embiid, who has a knee injury. These two players absence will put a damper on scoring. The Pistons have seen 11 of their last 15 games go under when they have been a dog. The Sixers are 1-7 O/U in their last eight games overall and 0-4 O/U in their last four home games. I'll look to take the UNDER here tonight.

The Braves took game one of the World Series here on Tuesday night, 6-2. The total was a push for the over/under players. Tonight, the Astros looks to salvage one of the two home games. For me, I'm returning to the total here tonight. The Astros held to their lowest total so far in the playoffs last night. They have been a big scoring team in these playoffs, so this was unusual. Tonight, Max Fried takes the hill for the Braves. He's been very good, but had one of his worst outings last time out in the NLCS vs the Dodgers, going just 4 2/3 innings and allowing eight hits and five runs. Jose Urquidy will counter for the Astros, He also is coming off a poor start vs the Red Sox in the ALCS, going just 1 2/3 innings and allowing five earned runs and five hits. I don't expect the Astros to be held in check every game here and tonight I look for a higher scoring contest. Play the OVER.

The Brooklyn Nets sure not playing up to the Nets standard of late year. The Nets are 2-2 both S/U and ATS. But what concerns me most is their scoring. They went from one of the highest scoring teams in the NBA last year to going under in all four of their games so far this year. This could be in part to the absence of guard Kyrie Irving who has yet to play because of Covid vaccine issues with the state. Their points for is a very low 104.3 ppg while they are allowing 109.3 ppg. In their two home games they have averaged just 99.5 ppg. They take on a Miami Heat team tonight that is 2-1 S/U and ATS on the season. The Heat have gone under in two of their three games including last game vs Orlando, 107-90. The Heat have held their three opponents to just 95.7 ppg. As long as the Nets continue to show this low scoring average and the Heat are a decent defensive team, I'll stick with the UNDER.

There will be some key injuries on both sides of the ball here tonight, likely effecting the total as much as the side. The Saints will be without QB Taysom Hill, who will miss this game with a concussion. The Seahawks are once again without QB Russell Wilson who has that broken finger and has been put on IR. The are also without RB Chris Carson (neck), though RB Rashaad Penny looks to return tonight from the IR. The Saints had last week off to prepare for tonight's contest. They are coming off a win at Washington, 33-22. The Saints are now 3-2 S/U and ATS on the season. The Seattle offense is now ranked 22nd overall, 16th rushing and 21st passing. The Saints have the 28th ranked offense, 9th in rushing but 31st in passing. Both teams possess poor offenses and with Wilson out and Hill out, I expect less scoring opportunities. Play the UNDER.

The post Jon Gruden era began on a positive note last week for the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders went to Denver and beat the Broncos, 34-24. They also did something they hadn't done all season under Gruden, scored a first quarter touchdown and a TD on their first drive of the game. The Raiders were also a +4 in the turnover game and sacked Teddy Bridgewater five times. Overall it was a very good day for Vegas. They will host the Philadelphia Eagles here today. The Eagles are coming off home loss to the Tampa Bay Bucs, 22-28, covering the 7-point dog line. They are now 2-4 S/U and 3-3 ATS on the season. The Las Vegas offense was ranked first in the NFL after three weeks, now has dropped to 10th overall, 30th in rushing and third in passing. Philadelphia is 20th in offense, 15th rushing and 22nd passing. Both teams possess excellent QB's and potent passing games. The defenses are mid-pack, nothing to brag much about. I like the way the Raiders have come out aggressive and finally scoring early. Look for both teams to get plenty of points here on Sunday. Play OVER.

Carolina hits the road this week after playing the last two weeks at home. The Panthers are coming off a pair of home losses, 18-21 to Philadelphia and then last week to the Vikings, 28-34. The Panthers continue to struggle on offense without the services of RB Christian McCaffrey who is out again this week with hamstring issue. Carolina ranks 17th in offense, 18th in rushing and 15th in passing. The Giants are now 1-5 S/U and 2-4 ATS on the season. They have lost four straight games including last week at home to the Rams, 11-38. The Giants have been missing key elements of the offense. RB Saquon Barkely will miss his second straight game with a ankle injurey. They are also hurting at WR with Kenny Golladay out and John Ross and Darius Slayton both questionable. The Giants offense ranks 16th overall, 25th in rushing and 10th in passing. Carolina does boast a very good defense, ranked 2nd in the NFL, 16th vs rush and 2nd vs pass. With the Giants poor rushing offense they will have issues passing against this very good Panthers defense. Play the UNDER.

 There is still life in the Dodgers. Chris Taylor hit three homes to power the Dodgers to a big win in game five and keep them alive. Officially they still haven't announced a starter here today. It looked to be Max Scherzer, but mayber he'll be held out and they will be do the opener again and see how the flow of the game goes. If they are ahead it might be the bullpens game. IF they are tied or close, we could see Scherzer come in. They would love to hold him back, get a win today and then start him in game seven. But what good is he if you lose today. The Dodgers finally settled late on Saturday on Walker Buehler. He is coming off a rough start against Atlanta, going just 3 2/3 innings with four runs allowed. The Braves counter with Ian Anderson who has pitched well of late, going 4-0 with a 3.89 ERA. I'm going to take the OVER here tonight.

Miami Heat playing their second game of the season here on Saturday night. The Heat opened the season with a blowout win over defending NBA Champion, Milwaukee, 137-95. The Heat hit 53.1% from the field and 42.9% from the 3-point arc. Meanwhile, the Pacers play their third game of the season tonight. They opened with a narrow loss at Washington, 134-135 and then lost their next game at Charlotte, 122-123. Two narrow losses with both games going over. These teams are both hot right out of the shoot on offense and now they face each other. I'll take the OVER here tonight.

Washington Huskies lost their opening game of the season to FBC Montana Grizzlies, 7-13 and that was an omen to how this season has gone. Since then they are just 1-4 S/U and ATS on the season. Their only win coming against the worst defense in the country, Arkansas State, 52-3. Last week, they lost at home to UCLA, 17-24 as a 1-point favorite. The Huskies offense has been poor, ranked 96th on the season. The good news for Washington is that they play a team that has lost a school record 18-games and is coming off their worst game of the year, a 34-0 loss to Colorado. How bad has the Arizona offense been? In six games this season they have yet to crack 20 or more points. The offense is ranked 102nd in the FBS. Tonight we get two very bad offenses meeting. That means lets take the UNDER.

Boston has their backs against the wall here on Friday as they face elimination in the ALCS. They trail the Houston Astros 2-3 as we play games 5 and 6 in Texas. The Astros took the last two games in Boston by a combined 18-3 score, with both game just getting over. The Red Sox will turn their best pitcher of late, Nathan Eovaldi. Eovaldi won the Wild Card game over the Yankees and then had a no decision in his one Tampa Bay start and beat the Astros. He's allowed six runs in his 15 2/3 innings of work in the playoffs. Houston will start Luis Garcia who faced off against Eovaldi in their last game. He only went one inning and allowed two hits and five runs, one of those a grand slam. He's now allowed 10 runs in just 3 2/3 innings of playoff work. I'm going to stick with what's worked and that's the OVER.

This AFC contest could come down to a battle of the backup QB's. Browns QB Mayfield is already ruled out for this game and Case Keenum is the starter. The Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater has both a quad and foot injury and while he's not listed as out, it could be a tough game for him to play. The Broncos opened the season with three wins, but have now lost three straight after last week's loss to Las Vegas, 24-34. The Browns are also 3-3 on the season after last week's loss at home to Arizona, 14-34. The offense managed just 290 total yards in the loss and had trouble protecting their QB's with five sacks allowed. The Broncos have been a good under team with five of their last seven road games going under. This is thanks to their 4th ranked defense. The Browns also have a very good defense, ranked 3rd overall. And this game looks to be a battle between these top rated units. Turnovers likely also key here today. I'll take the UNDER with QB issues on both sides.

 I'm very surprised at how the LA Dodgers have performed in this NLCS. It almost appears that the Giants series just took everything out of them. They have lost that excellent pitching they have had all year and even into the Wild Card and NLDS series. They have made errors and mental base running errors too. Now they are down 1-3 in this series as the Braves won again on Wednesday, 9-2. LA Likely will go with a opener here tonight so they are undecided at this moment. Max Fried goes for the Braves and I have been high on him all season long. The Dodgers will need some coaching overahaul during the offseason I'm afraid as Roberts just isn't the right fit for a team of this magnitude. He was quick to pull Scherzer when he was in a 1-1 game but left in Urias when he obviously was having problems. Those kinds of decisions will get this game OVER tonight.

Both these clubs begin their respective seasons tonight. Houston Rockets have a very young team and with that not much expected of them during a rebuild. Minnesota had a poor year last season, despite having four players that averaged 19 ppg. Karl-Anthony Towns was the guy last year in Minnesota, averaging 24.8 ppg. The Rockets were a pretty good over team last year, finishing the season on a 7-1 o/u run. This series has also been an over series with 12 of the last 16 meetings in Minnesota going over. I'll take a small shot here tonight on the OVER.

If had a ticket on the UNDER 10 in yesterday's game you might still be shaking your head this morning. Going into the 9th inning these teams were tied 2-2 and was playing like a dead under. However, the Astros put up a 7-spot on the board in the top half of the inning to get the game over. They also tied the series at 2-2. Framber Valdez starts today after a horrid start last Friday vs the Red Sox. Valdez went just 2 2/3 innings, allowed six hits and three walks for three runs. He'll face Chris Sale who he faced in last Friday's contest. Sale didn't fare much better, also going 2 2/3 innings, allowing five hits and one run. I've been on the over in this series and I'm sticking with that here today. Play Over.

If you didn't know better you might think that the Boston Red Sox know what pitches the Houston Astros pitchers are throwing. Well, that could very well be the case as some are saying the Astros pitchers are tipping their pitches before throwing them. IT sure looks that way since the Red Sox once again pounded the ball with their their grand slam in just three games with the Astros on Monday night. The Red Sox taking a 2-1 lead in this series with a 12-3 Monday win. That makes 21 runs by the Red Sox in just the last two games. For me, I've been on the OVER in all three games and all three have been winners. Zack Greinke makes his first start for the Astros tonight since September 19th. That could be good or bad and I believe it's the latter and not former. Nick Pivetta toes the rubber for the Sox with a 9-8 record and 4.50 ERA. I'm sticking with what's working. Take the OVER.

 This ALCS best of seven returns to Boston for game three here on Monday. So far this series has pretty much been just what I thought it would be, a high scoring match. Both games have gone over thus far, with Houston winning game one 5-4 and losing game two, 5-9. Jose Urquidy will start for the Astros today. Urquidy is 8-3 on the season and has a 3.62 ERA. He hasn't started since October 3 vs Oakland, so this will be his first postseason start. Eduardo Rodriquez will go for the Sox, with a 12-9 record this year and 4.79 ERA. He did pitch against Tampa Bay in the ALDS and went five innings and allowed two runs. He hasn't pitched all that well at Fenway, going 4-4 in 14 starts with a 5.78 ERA. I'm sticking with what has worked for me in this series. Take the OVER.

The Arizona Cardinals are the last undefeated team in the NFL as they hit the road for their game at Cleveland on Sunday. Arizona is coming off its worst offensive effort of the season in their win last week at home over the 49ers, 17-10. They had scored at least 31 points in each of their previous four games. Always hard on the West teams when they have to travel East in the time difference. One issue today is a Covid outbreak that will have HC Kliff Kingsbury and LB Chandler Jones out for today. DC Vance Joseph and Assistant HC Jeff Rodgers will split the head coaching duties here on Sunday. Cleveland plays their next three games at home. The Browns are 4-1 S/U and 3-1 ATS after losing their first game of the season last week at the Chargers, 42-47. The 47 points by the Chargers were more then the last three Browns opponents scored combined (34 points). Another possible factor here could be the wind, as sustained winds could be from 13-17 Mph on Sunday. Lots of intangibles here to decode on Sunday. I'll take the UNDER on what could be a windy day for passers. Play UNDER the Total.

Two of the best teams in the AFC meet here on Sunday has the Baltimore Orioles host the LA Chargers. The Chargers are 4-1 S/U and ATS on the season. They are coming off a huge 4th quarter last week that catapulted them to a win over Cleveland, 47-42. The offense is now ranked 7th overall, 17th rushing and 3rd passing behind Herbert. Baltimore is 4-1 S/U and 2-3 vs the number. They lost their opening game of the season at Las Vegas in OT and have won every game since. They are coming off a 31-25 home win over the Colts last week. Baltimore has the NFL's top rated offense, 4th rushing and 5th passing. The defense isn't as good in year's past, ranked just 25th overall, 7th vs rush and 29th vs pass. These two top offenses should put up plenty of points today. Play the OVER.

The LA Rams are coming off a win at Seattle last week, 26-17. The team is now 4-1 S/U and 3-2 ATS on the season. The Rams rank 9th overall on offense, 23rd rushing and 2nd in passing. The defense was supposed to be the core of this team, however they are ranked just 23rd overall on the season. They are 19th vs the rush and 23rd vs the pass. The Giants are just 1-4 S/U and 2-3 ATS on the season. They are coming off a loss at Dallas last week, 20-44. The Giants have been once again hit by the injury bug. They include RB Saquon Barkley, QB Daniel Jones, WR Kadarius Jones and WF Sterling Shepard. Barkley and Golloday are both out for Sunday with the others all questionable. With so much offense on the sidelines or hurting, not sure how they will score against this Rams defense today. I'll just take the UNDER and hope they don't get blown out too badly. Play UNDER.

The Boston Red Sox shocked everyone with a win in the ALDS over the team with the best record in the A.L. this year, Tampa Bay. After losing game one of the ALDS to the Rays, 0-5, they reeled-off three straight wins, scoring 26 runs in the process. Houston advances to the ALCS after beating the White Sox in four games. They also had a big hitting series with 31 runs over their four wins. Houston starts Framber Valdez here tonight in game one. Valdez was 11-6 this season with a 3.30 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late, going 3-2 with a 4.17 ERA over his last seven starts. Chris Sale gets the start for the Red Sox. Sale was 5-1 in his 10 starts with a 4.12 ERA. He wasn't very good in his four road starts where he went 0-1 with a 7.37 ERA. He allowed four hits and five runs to the Rays in the ALDS, going just one inning. I look for both teams to continue their big hitting ways in this series too. Play the OVER.

 Marshall looks to snap a four game losing streak here tonight as they visit North Texas. The Thundering Herd opened the season with a pair of nice wins over Navy, 49-7 and then over NC Central, 44-10. Since that 2-0 start they have lost some tough games, including last week's setback to Old Dominion, 20-13, as a 21-point favorite. North Texas is also reeling, after an opening season win over Northwester State, 44-14, the Mean Green have lost four straight. They are coming off a loss last week at Missouri, 35-48 as a 19 point dog. North Texas has the 95th ranked defense while Marshall is 76th. Even though their record isn't good, Marshall has the 8th ranked offense in FBS with 515 yards per game and 358 passing yards per game. The are two teams having their respective issues. We also have a high total of 66 or 66 1/2 here today. I think that's a bit too high for two teams that are both looking for wins. Take the UNDER.

Vegas opened its season on Wednesday with a win over the expansion Seattle Kraken, 4-3. Vegas led 3-0 at one time, but the Kraken rallied to tie the game at 3-3 in the 3rd period before Vegas got the ultimate win. Vegas looks to have taken a bit of a different approach this year as their more open style of play has resulted in more odd man rushes. Still not convinced that Goalie Robin Lehner was the better choice to keep over Marc-Andre Fleury, but he's the one they have. As for LA, they have to find a way to get better and fast. This team didn't make the playoffs last year. Vegas won six of the eight meetings with the Kings last year. LA is still led by veterans Anze Kopitar who tallied 50 points last year. They also have young goalie Calvin Peterson. Kings will be improved this year, but by how much? I'll take the over here tonight.

WNBA finals took a few days off after game one which saw the Chicago Sky take a 1-0 lead over the Phoenix Mercury after a 91-77 win. The Sky got hot at the end of the season and beat the WNBA best regular season team in Connecticut to advance to the finals. The Sky are averaging 83.3 ppg and allowing 81.9 ppg. Kehleah Cooper is leading the way for the Sky averaging 14.4 ppg. The Phoenix Mercury beat the WNBA's 2nd best regular season team in Las Vegas to advance. They average 82.1 ppg and allow 79.5 ppg. Chicago has impressed these entire playoffs. However, the Suns have too and I look for them to even this series here tonight. Phoenix has a 0-5-1 O/U record in their last six home games.   Play Phoenix and the UNDER.

Start of these season for both these teams here tonight. Toronto will find themselves without a few key cogs. RW Mitchell Marner and Center Auston Matthews are both injured. Marner is questionable while Matthews is out. Montreal had a great run in the playoffs last year, getting all the way to the finals before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Canadiens beat the Leafs in the first round of the playoffs last year in seven games. Montreal lost a lot of talent from last year including goalie Corey Price. Youth will be the name this year for the Canadiens. Most of the questions though seem to be on defense and in goal. The offense looks good with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield leading the way. I will pass on a side here and take the OVER.

 Early Sun Belt action starts the college football week here on Tuesday evening as Appalachian State takes on UL Lafayette. App State has won eight of the last nine meetings between these teams. App State has one of the best offenses, ranked 16th nationally and averaging 35.2 ppg this year. They have a very balanced attack with 197 rushing yards per game and another 284 passing. The Mountaineers are coming off a win at Georgia State, 45-16. ULL lost their opening game to Texas, 18-38 and since then have won four straight games. They are coming off a win at South Alabama last week, 20-18, though they failed to cover the 13-point line. App State should get plenty of points here tonight. Lafayette will likely need to match them to stay in this one. Take the OVER.

This promises to be one of the best games for Sunday as the Buffalo Bills travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. Buffalo is 3-1 S/U and ATS after last week's win at home over the Texans, 40-0. The Bills have scored 35 or more points in three of their four games this year. Their only blip was a 16-23 loss in the opening week's contest at Pittsburgh. Kansas City hasn't looked their normal selves all season, but we saw that magic last week as they came from behind at home to beat Philly, 42-30. The Chiefs are now 2-2 S/U and 1-3 vs the number. They are also 3-1 O/U on the year. This will be a matchup of top 6 offenses as Buffalo ranks 6th overall and KC is ranked 2nd overall. Buffalo's top ranked defense will be put to the test here today. Surprisingly, the Chiefs have the 31st ranked offense. Last season, the Chiefs won this game at home, 38-24 getting the cover and the over as a 3-point favorite. Chiefs about the same favorite here on Sunday night, around 3-points. I'm going to take the Bills in this one. They have too good of an offense against a poor Chiefs defense. I'm pretty sure Buffalo won't have the top ranked defense when this one is said and done. Both teams should get plenty of points in this one. Take the OVER.

The Las Vegas staved off elimination in the playoffs with a big road win over Phoenix on Wednesday. This sets up a game 5 with the winner advancing to the WNBA Championship against the Chicago Sky who eliminated the Connecticut Sun in four games. Vegas finally put together a full game on both ends of the ball and controlled this game from the start. Vegas averages 89.3 ppg this season while they allow an average of 80.2 ppg. Phoenix finished 19-13 on the season and averages 82.1 ppg while allowing 79.5 ppg. Momentum is the key here for me. Phoenix didn't want this game five and they lost badly in game four. Either way, this game should be high scoring with Vegas leading the pace. Take the OVER.

The Raiders are 3-0 to start a season for the first time since 1982 when they were the LA Raiders. This is thanks to the NFL's top ranked offense. The Raiders average 471 yards per game this year and have the top passing offense (380 ypg) and the 25th running offense. The rushing game will get back their top back in Josh Jacobs who has been battling a ankle and toe injury. Vegas has had to go to OT in two of their three games thus far, beating Miami last week at home in OT, 31-28. The opened the season with an OT win over Baltimore, 33-27 and then beat Pittsburgh on the road, 26-17. Now they travel to LA to take on the Chargers. The Chargers are 2-1 S/U and ATS after beating Kansas City on the road last week, 30-24. Their lone loss was at home to Dallas, 17-20. The Chargers have the league's 9th ranked offense and 4th ranked passing offense. The Raiders are 7-1 O/U in their last eight games overall. Two top 10 offenses here with both having middle of the pack defenses. I'll take the OVER.

The Carolina Panthers are 3-0 S/U and ATS as they head to Dallas to take on the Cowboys. They are also 0-3 O/U. The Panthers have the NFL's top defense right now. They are first both against the pass and the rush, allowing just 191 yard average per game. They are also third in the league in interceptions (13) and top in QB sacks (14). Dallas is 2-1 after their impressive win at home last week over the Eagles, 41-21. The Dallas defense is ranked 26th in the NFL. It's the offense that shines, ranked 5th overall. Carolina's offense ranks 10th. This game will be the Carolina defense against the Cowboys offense. I will take the UNDER in this one today.

The Detroit Lions are 0-3 as we enter week four action. They are coming off a close home loss to the Baltimore Ravens, 17-19. It took a NFL Record breaking field goal of 66 yards by Tucker to not only break the record but get the win for the Ravens as time ran out. Th Lions offense managed just 285 total yards. The Detroit offense ranks just 17th in the NFL (15th in both pass and rush. The Bears are 1-2 S/U and ATS after losing last week at home to Cleveland, 6-26. The Bears had a total of 47 yards, yes 47! The Bears started rookie QB Justin Fields who had a disastrous showing. The Bears defense was very good, sacking Baker Mayfield five times. Hard to believe, but the Bears netted just 1 passing yard last week after you take out the 67 yards in nine sacks. These are two pathetic offenses and I wouldn't bet either side. But I will take the UNDER today.

 SEC Action here today has Arkansas taking on the Georgia Bulldogs. Arkansas is 4-0 on the season both S/U and ATS. Their defense has been great, allowing 10 points twice, 17 and 21 points. The defense ranks 12th nationally, allowing 267 yards per game. They are coming off a win over Texas A&M last week 20-10 as a 5.5-point dog. This will be their first road game of the season here today. Georgia is also 4-0 S/U and 3-1 ATS on the season. The Dogs have allowed a total of 20 points on the season and have the nation's top ranked defense with just 186 yards allowed per game. They also have yet to allow a red-zone touch down this year. This looks to be one of the best defensive battles this weekend with two top D's going head to head. I'm going to stick with the UNDER here as points will be at a premium Play UNDER.

Jacksonville is 0-3 both S/U and ATS after three games. They are coming off a loss at home to Arizona last week. They led Arizona at the half, but fell apart in the 2nd half. The defense has been bad, ranking 29th overall while the offense ranks 27th. They will face the 2-1 Bengals today. Cincinnati opened their season with a win over the Vikings, 27-24, then lost to Chicago, 17-20. Last week they beat Pittsburgh, 24-10. They won by 14 points despite being outgained 268-343 and allowing a whipping 29 more offensive plays. They also had just 12 fist downs to the Steelers 21. If you only looked at the stats, you would swear that the Steelers won this game 24-10. The Bengals have been a good over team. They are 5-0-1 in their last six as a favorite and 11-5-1 O/U in their last 17 vs the AFC. The way Jacksonville has allowed points this year, I'll take the OVER here on Thursday. Play OVER.

Tampa Bay is off to a 2-0 S/U and 1-1 ATS start. They opened the season with a close win over Dallas, 31-29 and then won and covered last week vs Atlanta, 48-25. Tampa has the 13th ranked offense. The running game hasn't been much, ranked 30th as they average just 67 yards per game. Tom Brady has been hot though, with the passing game ranked 5th overall at 319 yards per game. The Rams have the 16th ranked offense, but Matthew Stafford has been good and has the passing attack ranked 7th overall. The Rams opened with a win over Chicago 34-14 and then last week beat the Colts on the road, 27-24. Both games have gone over. The Bucs are 21-6 O/Un in their last 27 games vs NFC opponents. They are 5-2 O/U in their last seven games. The Rams have gone over in their last four games. The last four meetings between these clubs have all gone over. I'll take the OVER here today.

Baltimore followed up their OT loss in Las Vegas week one with a exciting home win over the Chiefs last week, 36-35. They have now gone over in both games. Which is what I'm looking at today. The defense has been horrendous thus far, ranked 31st in the league. Their pass defense is the worst in the NFL. The Lions opened the season with a loss to the 49ers, 33-41. Last week they got beat at Green Bay, 17-35. Both games have gone over. The Ravens have seen six of their last eight road games go over. The Lions have seen 13 of their last 16 home games go over. This one looks to be another high scoring affair for both team. I'll take the OVER.

The Chicago Bears are 1-1 S/U and ATS as they come into action here on week three. The beat the Bengals at home last week, 20-17. The offense was not good, passing for just 83 yards and rushing for 123 yards. The saving grace was their defense that held Cincinnati to just 248 total yards and had four take aways. The Browns followed their week one loss to the Chiefs with a win at home last week over Houston, 31-21. The Bears have the 8th ranked defense in the league, allowing 317 total yards per game. Their rushing defense is ranked 5th. The Browns are 14th with 350 yards per game allowed. The rush defense is 9th. Problem for the Bears is they have the 30th ranked offense and the 31st ranked passing offense. The Bears have seen their totals go under in 22 of the last 31 times they played on grass. They are also 6-13 O/U their last 19 times as a road dog. I don't see the Bears getting many points here today. Their defense is good enough to keep them close. Play UNDER.

The Houston Texans are down to their third string QB in Davis Mills. Mills came into last week's game after Tyrod Taylor was injured in the first half. He played ok, tallying just over 100 yards with a TD and an INT. Mills will be thrown to the wolves tonight as he faces a very good Carolina defense. Plus, the Texans aren't very exciting overall on offense, so I look for points to be hard to come by tonight. The Panthers have Darnold at QB and McCaffrey running and catching the ball. I'm no big fan of Darnolds, but he's got the job done so far for the Panthers who smothered the Saints last week. The Panthers only allowing 10.5 ppg thus far. I'll take the UNDER here tonight.

 Dodgers dropped to 2-games back of the Giants with a loss last night to Colorado coupled with the SF win at San Diego. The Dodgers will send their best and red-hot starter Max Scherzer to the hill. Scherzer has been amazing, allowing just two total runs over his last six starts. His ERA over his last seven starts, a paltry 0.57 with a team record 7-0. The Rockies will start their best pitcher here today in Kyle Freeland. Freeland is 6-8 on the season with a 4.50 ERA. He's been slightly better of late with a 3-2 record and 4.21 ERA. He's also coming off a six inning, no run performance against Washington. Bad spot here for Freeland going up against the hottest pitcher in baseball. I'll take the UNDER.

While the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's are pretty much done for the AL West title, both teams still in the hunt for a Wild Card. Right now, the A's are 4th in the Wild Card race, 2-games back, while the Mariners are fifth at 3-games back. So it's a jumble between all five teams in the Wild Card with three teams missing out. Marco Gonzales starts today for the M's with a 8-5 record and 3.98 ERA. He's been slightly worse on the road where he is 4-3 with a 4.39 ERA. The A's will send Paul Blackburn to the hill. Blackburn is 1-2 in his six starts with a 4.94 ERA. I don't expect either starter to be very effective tonight. I'll just take the OVER in this one.

Houston has a comfortable 7-game lead in the AL West over the Oakland A's and 8-games over the Mariners. They have won seven of their last 10 games and two in a row. They face the fourth place Angels today who are on a four-game losing streak and have also lost seven of their last 10 games. Jose Urquidy starts for the Houston and is having a fine season with a 7-3 record and 3.38 ERA. He's been better of late, going 3-0 with a 2.78 ERA in his last seven starts. In fact, he hasn't allowed over two runs in any of his last six starts. Packy Naughton makes only his fourth start for the Angels. Naughton is 0-2 with a 5.56 ERA. Naughton won't likely be around long, going past the fourth inning just once thus far and that was five innings. The Astros should score at will here today and may get this game over by themselves. Play the OVER.

The Cincinnati Reds still have a shot at that 2nd Wild Card spot. They trail the Cardinals by three-games for that playoff position. The Padres are one game back of the Reds and the Phillies 1.5-games back. So these games against the last place Pirates are important. Mitch Keller starts today for the Pirates with a 4-11 mark. He has a overall ERA of 6.14, but has been much better of late. Keller has a 4.80 ERA over his last seven starts and allowed six runs over his last 16 innings. Tyler Mahle will toe the rubber for the Reds. Mahle is 12-5 with a 3.58 ERA. He's been better of late, going 3-2 with a 3.02 ERA over his last seven starts. I'm going to take the UNDER here today with two decent starters.

If the NY Yankees hope to make the postseason they will have to better then they have of late. The New York Yankees are now 1.5-games back of that final Wild Card playoff spot in the American League. They have lost two straight games and are 5-5 in their last 10 games. The Yankees will look to get a bit closer on the back of today's young start, Nestor Cortes. Cortes is 2-2 on the season with an overall 2.70 ERA. What impresses me is that in his 11 starts he's allowed three runs or fewer in 10 of those outings. And, in that other start, just four runs. Today, the Yankees will face Rangers starter A.J. Alexy who is 2-0 in his two starts with a 0.00 ERA. Alexy has look excellent, allowing just two total hits over his 11 innings with five walks and 11 KO's. I'm impressed with both these young starters and if they hold form this game will be an under. Play UNDER

The Yankees have now dropped to 9-games back of the Rays in the AL East and 4th overall in the division. They are just a 1/2 game back in the Wild Card race so they need to win. The Indians are 11 games back in the AL Central and 10 back in the Wild Card. Eli Morgan starts for the Indians. He's had a tough season at 2-7 and a 6.03 ERA. However, his six starts on the road haven't been bad at 1-1 with a 3.31 ERA. Gerrit Cole goes the Yankees. Cole is 15-7 with a 2.75 ERA. He's allowed just four runs over his last five starts (27 2/3 innings). Don't see Cleveland getting much if anything here today. Play the UNDER.    

Las Vegas played an exciting game last week as they came from behind to tie Baltimore and send the game into OT. Both teams had a chance and both teams turned the ball over, Vegas doing so on 1st and goal at the half yard line. But Vegas finally won an exciting game on a Carr TD pass to Jones for the win before almost 70,000 fans at Allegiant Stadium. However, the win didn't come without a price, the Raiders suffered injuries, especially on the offensive line where they are very thin heading into this week's game. Pittsburgh overcame a deficit to come back and win their game at Buffalo, 23-16. Their defense was once again very good when it needed to be. This week Vegas has to come down from their high and travel cross country to take on a very good Steelers team. The Vegas defense is improved, but they still give up points and that was evident last week. I look for both teams to get plenty of points here on Sunday. Take the OVER.

The Phillies and Mets both fighting for that last NL Wildcard slot. The Phillies in better position though as they are just 2.5-games back of St Louis while the Mets are 5-games back. The Phils are 3-games back of the Braves for the NL East lead while the Mets are 5.5-games back. The Mets will try to snap a 3-game losing skid here tonight. They will send All-Star pitcher Taijuan Walker to the hill. Walker is 7-9 overall with a 4.24 ERA. He's been better at home with a 4-3 record and 3.41 ERA in 13 starts. Philly will send Zack Wheeler to the mound. Wheeler is 13-9 on the season with a nifty 2.86 ERA. He's allowed only one run over his last two starts (12 2/3 innings). I look for this game to be a close, low scoring affair. Take UNDER.

 The Yankees have been slumping and it's seen them fall from 2nd to tied for 3rd with the Blue Jays in the AL East. They are in a dog fight for one of those AL Wildcard spots with the Jays and Red Sox. The Yankees start Nestor Cortes today who is 2-2 in his 10 starts with a nifty 2.85 ERA. He's allowed more than three runs just one time in his 10 starts. John Means will toe the rubber for the O's with a 5-7 record and 3.42 ERA. Means has allowed two runs in each of his last three starts and that includes against these Yankees on Sept 3 in a 3-4 no decision. Both pitchers are very good and should keep this score in check. Play the UNDER.

Miami Marlins are 6-4 in their last 10 games and look to extend their win streak to two games here tonight. The Marlins beat the Nationals on Monday night, 3-0. The will send Jesus Luzardo to the hill tonight. Luzardo is 4-6 on the season with a 6.25 ERA. He's been way worse on the road, posting a 0-2 record and a 9.64 in three away starts. The Nats will counter with Erick Fedde tonight. Fedde is 6-9 with a 5.31 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late with a 6.03 ERA and 2-2 record. Both starters likely not around long in this one. I'll take the OVER.

 Missouri opened 2021 play last week with a home win over Central Michigan, 34-24. The Kentucky Wildcats also opened with a win last week over La-Monroe, 45-10. Missour QB Connor Bazelak completed 65% of his passes with 257 yards and two TD'as last week. Kentucky looks to improve to 2-0 this season, something they have done four times in the last five years. QB Will Levis had a good week last week, completing 69% of his passes for 367 yards and four TD's. Missouri has historically been a good under team, going 8-21 in their last 29 overall games. Both teams pretty much had cake walks last week. So this will be the first big test for both clubs. I look for a close game and a low scoring game. Play the UNDER.

The Kansas City Royals look to snap a 2-game losing streak here tonight against the Baltimore Orioles. These teams play the fourth game of their set with the Royals taking game one and then losing the next two. Carlos Hernandez will start tonight for the Royals. Hernandez is 4-1 in his eight starts with a 3.11 ERA. He's been good in his two road starts, going 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA. John Means starts today for the O's with a 5-6 record and 3.47 ERA. Means has not allowed more than three runs in any of his last three starts. I like this game to go under the total tonight. Play UNDER.

You couldn't find a more exciting match for the lone game here on this Labor Day Monday as Louisville visits Mercedes-Bens Stadium in Atlanta, GA to take on Ole Miss. Surprisingly, this is the first time these teams have ever met on the football field. Louisville is coming off a poor 4-7 campaign last season, though they do return a solid QB in Malik Cunningham who threw for 2,617 yards and 20 TD's last season. The ground game will miss the return of Javian Hawkins. This team averaged 5.2 yards per run last year. The question with the Cardinals is youth, they have one of the youngest teams in college football this year with 70 freshmen. Ole Miss has QB Matt Corral back this year to a team that broke the SEC record for total offense at 562 yards pr game average. Corral will have lots of experience back around him both in the backfield and at receivers. You would think over with these teams. However, the oddsmaker put up a whopping 75 point over/under and that's just too much in my opinion. Take the UNDER.

The AL Central last place Minnesota Twins take on the AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays here tonight. The Twins lost both games of their 2-games series with the Cubs and have split their last six games. The Rays saw their 9-game winning streak come to an end against the Boston Red Sox. They lost the last two games to the Sox as they still lead the Yankees by 6.5-games in the LA East. The Twins start Randy Dobnak tonight. Dobnak is 1-3 in his five starts with a 6.25 ERA. Michal Wacha starts for the Rays. Wacha is 2-4 on the season with a 4.93 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late, going 0-2 over his last seven starts with a 6.48 ERA. I'm going to take the OVER here today.

Ohio State and Minnesota open Big 10 play here on Thursday as the Buckeyes make their first trip to TCF Bank Stadium in seven years. The Buckeyes will re-load this year as QB C.J. Stroud makes his debut at the starting QB. The Gophers played only seven games in the shortened 2020 Covid season, finishing a disappointing 3-4. The Gophers had one of their worst defenses in recent memory last year. However, with the depth of talent on this year's roster, there is optimism for a much improved defense and season. With Ohio State having a core of QB's, none of which have thrown a pass in a college game, I look for this game to be lower scoring. Take the UNDER tonight.

The San Francisco Giants have given up first place in the NL West to the Dodgers. The Giants are now a half game back of the Dodgers. The Giants can thank a four-game losing skid for the drop. The Giants offense has gone South too, with just five total runs over their last games. The Brewers have taken the first three games of this four-game set with dominating pitching. Eric Lauer starts today for the Brewers with a 4-5 record and 3.20 ERA. He's been better of late, going 2-2 with a 2.04 ERA. The Giants will try and stop their skid with one of their best pitchers in Logan Webb. Webb is 8-3 on the season with a 2.67 ERA. He's been great at home with a 5-09 record and 1.75 ERA. I can't play the Giants, but I do like the UNDER here tonight.

The Dodgers edge ever closer to the Giants for 1st place in the NL West. LA is now 1.5 games back after beating Atlanta on Monday. The Dodgers have won seven of their last 10 games. The Atlanta Braves are still in 1st place in the AL East, 3.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves are the only team in the East with a positive differential number of +90. The Dodgers are a MLB best +211 run differential. Charlie Morton starts today for the Braves with a 12- record and 3.54 ERA. He's been slightly better on the road where he is 7-2 with a 2.94 ERA. The Dodgers will start Walker Buehler who is 13-2 on the season with a nifty 2.02 ERA. He's been great of late, going 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA over his last seven starts. Tough side to call here, so I'll stick with the total. Play UNDER.

The Broncos and Rams play their final game of the preseason here on Saturday from Denver. The Rams have lost both preseason games, 16-17 to the Las Vegas Raiders and 6-13 to the LA Chargers. Rams HC Sean McVay is a coach that doesn't like playing starters and that shows in this preseason. Doubt we'll see new QB Matthew Stafford make his Rams debut here today either. The Rams take the other approach and have been playing starters. That has resulted in outscoring opponents in the first two games, 63-9. I expect to see starters again here on Saturday, which means more Denver points. The Broncos lack of preseason success seems to be an emphasis for this year's approach. It appears QB Teddy Bridgewater has won the starter role over Drew Lock. So how much we'll see of Bridgewater here today is yet to be seen. Despite all the questions, Denver should dictate the pace and score plenty of points. Take the OVER

The SF Giants have been hot, but the Dodgers even hotter. The 1st place Giants have seen their lead in the NL West shrink to just 1.5-games after losing to the Braves in game one of their set on Friday, 5-6. That loss snapped a five game win streak for the Giants. The Braves are also in 1st place in the their division, the NL East. They lead the Phillies by 6-games. The Braves had won nine-games in a row before they ran into the NY Yankees buzzsaw. The Yankees took both games vs the Braves so it was nice to get back to the winning ways here last night over the Giants. The Giants will start Logan Webb. Webb is 7-3 on the season with a nifty 2.87 ERA. He's been even better of late, going 3-0 with a 1.91 ERA over his last seven starts. The Braves will start Huascar Ynoa tonight. Ynoa is 4-3 with a nice 2.95 ERA. His home ERA is slightly better at 2.15. I like both these teams to be in a pitcher's battle tonight. I'll take the UNDER.

The Cardinals and Pirates play game three of their set here tonight from Pittsburgh. The Pirates took game one on Thursday, 11-7 and the Cards took last night's game, 4-3. Adam Wainwright starts for the Cardinals tonight. Wainwright is 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA. He's been very good of late, posting a 5-1 record and 1.76 ERA and 0.843 WHIP over his last seven starts. The Bucs will start Steven Brault who is 0-2 in his four starts but has a nice 1.93 ERA. All four of Brault's games have gone UNDER. I like both these pitchers here tonight and I will take the UNDER.

The Buffalo Bills look to go 3-0 in the preseason as they host the Green Bay Packers here on Saturday. The Bills rolled past Chicago last week, 41-15. The Packers have lost both of their preseason games. The Packers look to play both QB Jacob Love and Kurt Benkert here today. While Green Bay will sit most of their starters, the Bills are expect to play a lot of their starters here today. Coach Sean McDermott has said he's playing the starters. That being said, with the Bills number ones vs the Packers backups, there could be another 40+ performance in store for the Bills here today. Play the OVER.

These two teams are sick of each other by this time. They scrimmaged against each other most of last week with numerous fights breaking out and the last scrimmage cut short due to fighting. Word from the training facility is that the Rams and Mathew Stafford looked horrible. The Rams offense was completely out of sync and Stafford tossed numerous interceptions. Vegas looked good, their defense looks much improved from last season and it's showed thus far in the preseason and at the Rams camp. I don't see the Rams getting much going here on Saturday, I'm taking the UNDER.

The NY Jets won their preseason opener last week over their rivals, the Giants while the Packers are coming off a loss to the Texans. The Jets will play their 2nd in a row on the road while the Packers play their 2nd in a row at home. The Jets drafted Zach Wilson from BYU with the 2nd over pick. Wilson played a few possessions last week in the Jets 12-7 win. The defense only allowed the Giants a total of 163 yards. With the Packers QB's in chaos at the moment, the Jets defense looks to dominate again this week. The Packers scored just seven points last week and with Rodgers not playing in the preseason I don't expect this team to get much more than that here today. Take the UNDER.

 The Atalanta Braves are in 1st place in the NL East, thanks in big part to their six-game win streak and winning nine of their last 10 games. Today, they play an IL Game against the worst team in the junior circuit. Baltimore is just 38-82 on the season and has lost 15 straight games. Max Fried gets the start for the Braves with a 10-7 record and 3.86 ERA. He's been even better of late, going 5-2 with a 2.36 ERA over his last seven starts. Keegan Akin still looking for his first win of the year for the O's with a 0-7 record in his 10 starts. He has a lofty 9.29 ERA and as hard as it is to believe it's even worse of late with a 0-6 record and 12.67 ERA over his last seven starts. Take this game over in what should be a wide open affair.

 The Red Sox have lost two straight games and that has dropped them to 5-games back of the Rays in the AL East. The Yankees 5-game win streak has moved them into a 2nd place tie with the Yankees and 1 percentage point ahead of them though both teams are 5-back in the race. Nick Pivetta starts for the Red Sox with a 9-5 record and 4.20 ERA on the season. Andrew Heaney will counter for the Yankees. Heaney is 7-8 on the season with a 5.78 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late, going 3-2 with a 6.51 ERA over the last seven games. The Yankees have taken that 2nd Wild Card spot away from the Red Sox, at least for now. I look for a high scoring game here today. Play the OVER.

Interleague action here on Wednesday has the Toronto Blue Jays taking on the Nationals from Washington DC. The Blue Jays are dropping in the AL East, losing six of their last 10 games has them now 9-games back in the division. The Jays lost to the Nationals on Tuesday, 6-12. Toronto has gone over in five of their last six games. Jose Berrios starts for the Jays today. Berrios is 8-6 with a 3.52 ERA on the season. Josiah Gray starts for the Nationals. Gray is 0-1 in his three starts with a 3.15 ERA. Washington is 8-1-1 O/U in their last 10 games as a home dog. These teams have gone over three times in their last four meetings with one pushing. I'm taking the OVER here today.

The Chicago Cubs cleaned house at the trade deadline and it shows, now having lost eight straight games and 18.5-games back of 1st place Milwaukee. The Marlins are in last place in the NL East, 12-games back of the Phillies. The Marlins lost two of three to the Padres, taking the final game last night 7-0. Adbert Alzolay will start for the Cubs with a 4-12 record and 4.71 ERA. He's 1-7 on the road this year with a 5.06 ERA. However, he's did come off a very good start vs the White Sox, allowing just two runs over 6 2/3 innings. Jesus Luzardo will start for the Marlins. Luzardo is 2-4 in his eight starts with a 6.69 ERA. He's been better at home with a 2-2 record and 4.95 ERA. The Cubs offense has not been good since losing their biggest offensive stars. Despite two poor starters, I'm going to take the UNDER here tonight. Play UNDER. 

The Yankees trying to get back into the AL East race, now trail 1st place Tampa Bay by 6.5 games. They have won eight of their last 10 games, but so have the Rays. The Royals are 4th in the AL Central, now 17-games back of the White Sox. Jameson Taillon will start tonight for the Yanks. Taillon is 7-4 this season with a 4.04 ERA. He's slightly worse on the road where he is 3-3 with a 5.27 ERA. Carlos Hernandez will start for the Royals. Hernandez is 2-1 in his four starts with a 3.57 ERA. He is 1-1 at home with a 4.26 ERA. These two teams are 6-0-2 O/U in their last eight meetings and 4-0-1 O/U in their last 5 meetings in KC. I'll take the OVER today.

Freeway series here has the LA Angels at Chavez Ravine to take on their cross-town rivals, LA Dodgers. Can't say both teams having same success this year. The Angels are in 4th place in the AL West with a 56-54 record. They have won four straight games though. The Dodgers are 65-45 and in 2nd in the NL West, 4-games back of the Giants. The Angels will start Jaime Barria who is 2-0 in his only two starts this year. Barria has allowed just two runs over 13 2/3 innings for a 1.32 eRA and 0.805 WHIP. The Dodgers will start Julio Urias who is 13-3 on the season with a 3.40 ERA and 3.88 ERA at home this year. If Barria pitches the way he has in his first two starts, this has the makings of a excellent pitcher's duel tonight. I'll take the UNDER between these two starters. Play UNDER.

The Yankees have won seven of their last 10 games and still sit 6-games back of the Rays in the AL East. They demolished the Orioles on Tuesday, 13-1 after losing the opening game of the set, 1-7. The Orioles are last in the division, 25-games back. They also have the worst run differential in the AL with a -143 runs. Matt Harvey starts today with a 6-10 season record and 6.20 ERA. Jameson Taillon will go for the Yanks with a 7-4 record and 4.11 ERA. Both starters have been doing good lately, but I'm still going with the OVER as both pens are suspect. Play OVER.

The Oakland A's win over the Angels on Friday extended their win streak to three games. They still trail the Houston Astros by 5.5-games. The Angels have lost two straight games and are 12.5-games back of the Astros. Cole Irvin starts for the A's with a 7-9 record and 3.62 ERA. He's been better of late, going 3-2 with a 3.46 ERA over his last seven starts. Jaime Barria will toe the rubber for the Halos. Barria has only one start and that was a win last week at Minnesota where he allowed four hits and two runs over seven innings. Good first start for Barria. In fact, both these pitchers look very good. I'm taking the UNDER tonight.

The Colorado Rockies looking towards next year as they sit 20.5-games back of the Giants in the West. The Rockies have lost two straight and six of their last 10 games. They will face the 3rd place Padres. The Padres have a excellent 60-55 record that would be good for 1st place in most divisions, but in the NL West it's 3rd place, 5.5-games back. Colorado starts Jon Gray who is 6-6 on the season with a 3.76 ERA. The Padres counter with Ryan Weathers, who is 2-1 in 12 starts with a 3.02 ERA. Both pitchers are good and I'll be on the under tonight. Play UNDER.

Interleague action today has the St Louis Cardinals playing at the Cleveland Indians. The Cardinals are 51-50, finally climbing back over the .500 mark. They have won seven of their last 10 games. The Cleveland Indians may be in 2nd in the AL Central, but they trail first place Chicago by 9.5-games. Kwang-Hyun Kim will start for the Cards. Kim is 6-5 on the season with a 2.88 ERA. HE's been even better of late with a 5-1 mark and 1.88 ERA. The Indians will start Zach Plesac. Plesac is 5-3 on the season with a 4.30 ERA. He's been slightly better at home with a 4.07 ERA and 0.952 WHIP. I like this to be a lower scoring game. Play UNDER.

The Oakland A's have lost two straight and now dropped to 4.5-games back of the Houston Astros in the AL West. The Mariners are 3rd in the West, 7-games back of the Astros. Seattle has won two-straight games. The A's will start Cole Irvin who is 7-8 on the season with a 3.42 ERA. Seattle counters with Marco Gonzales who is 2-5 on the season with a 5.55 ERA. Neither pitcher is one I expect to be around much past the 5th inning here today. I'll take the over and look for runs scored today. Play OVER.

The Detroit Tigers have lost two straight, including Saturday's game to the Royals. Still, they are 7-3 their last 10 games. The Royals have now won four straight games, still 16-games back in the AL Central. The Tigers will start Tarik Skubal today with a 6-7 record and 4.25 ERA. He's been a bit worse on the road with a 5.45 ERA. Daniel Lynch will go for the Royals. Lynch is 0-2 in his three starts with a 15.73 ERA. Not sure how much longer they will go with this guy the way he's pitching. However, for me, this means a great over play today. Take OVER.

The Chicago White Sox are cruising in the AL Central, now 9-games ahead of 2nd place Cleveland. The Sox have one of the best run differentials in baseball with a +118. They play an IL Game here tonight at Milwaukee. The Brewers also find themselves in a comfortable situation, 6.5 games in the lead in the NL Central. The Sox will start Carlos Rondon today. Rondon having a fine season with a 8-3 record in 16 starts with a nifty 2.14 ERA. Rondon has allowed just one run over his last two starts (13 innings). Corbin Burnes will start for the Brewers. Burnes is 5-4 on the season with a 2.06 ERA and even better 1.86 ERA in his last seven starts. He's allowed three total runs over his last four starts (27 1/3 innings). Should be a great pitcher's duel here tonight. Play the UNDER.

The Toronto Blue Jays look to snap a three-game losing streak here today at the NY Mets. The Jays have fallen to 4th in the AL East, 9.5-games back of the Red Sox. The Mets are in 1st in the NL East, four-games up on 2nd place Philly. The Jays will start Hyun-Jin Ryu. Ryu is 9-5 on the season and a bright spot for the Jays. He has a solid 3.32 ERA and 3.21 road ERA. He's only allowed one run over his last two starts (12 innings). The Mets start All-Star Taijuan Walker. Walker is 7-3 on the season with a 2.99 ERA and 1.75 home ERA. Both pitchers are very good and for me, I'll take this one to go UNDER.

The Tampa Bay Rays are knocking on the door of first place Boston, now trailing the Red Sox by just 1-game. The Rays have the best run differential in the division with +87 runs. The Cleveland Indians have lost two straight games and now trail the White Sox in the AL Central by 9-games. The Tribe, soon to be Guardians, have a -26 run differential. The Rays will start Drew Rasmussen. Rasmussen makes his second start of the season and had a 9.00 ERA in his first start, just two innings against Washington allowing two runs. Cleveland will counter with Jean Carlos Mejia. Mejia looking for his first win, sitting 0-5 on the season with a 8.80 ERA. Two bad pitchers here with good hitting teams. Take the OVER.

Game four of the NBA Finals as the Milwaukee Bucks look to even this series at 2-2 here on Wednesday. The Bucks made some adjustments in game three and they paid off big. Milwaukee won game three 120-100. The Bucks fell behind 25-28 after one quarter but used a 35-17 2nd quarter to get the lead and cruised the rest of the way. I expect the Suns to be more focused here on Wednesday. However, I still believe Milwaukee will win this game, though not by the game three margin. Home court means a lot in this series and this one is looking more and more like a 7-game series. As for the total, game three just got under by two-points, but it looked like an over all along. The Suns are 4-0-1 O/U/P in their last five games. The Bucks are also 4-0-1 O/U/P their last five games. In addition, the Bucks are 16-4-2 O/U/P their last 22 games vs a team with a winning S/U record. I'm going to take the OVER here tonight.

All Star game here on Tuesday from Colorado after last year's game was cancelled due to the abbreviated Covid-19 season. There will be missing players from this game. Most notably are Dodgers' Mookie Betts, as he's citing injuries that he's battled as the reason. Also missing, all the Astros players, including Altuve, Correa, Brantley and Pressly. Most of the Astros will opt out likely because of recent cheating allegations against Houston. That will make the Astros the only team in MLB with no players attending the Mid-season classic. Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom will also opt out of the All-Star game. Still, there will be plenty of players and action. Last year's game was a 4-3 AL win. The AL has dominated this series, especially of late as they have won seven straight. They have also been lower scoring games with only the 2018 game getting more than nine runs (8-6 AL win). Despite the lower scoring games in recent years I'm going with the OVER here today. This also has one of the highest totals in recent memory, a 10 1/2 or 11 on this game. Expect to see a higher scoring game on Tuesday. Play the OVER.

Game three of the NBA Championships moves to Milwaukee as the Bucks are down 0-2 after a couple of double digit losses in Phoenix. The Bucks have their collective backs up against the wall here as they can ill afford to go down 0-3 here tonight. The Bucks got Giannas back for game two but that didn't help much as they still couldn't solve the Suns. Now they return home and that means a must win here tonight. The Bucks are 3-7 Ov/Un in their last 10 home games. They are also 2-6-1 O/U/P in their last nine playoff games as a favorite. Five of the last seven meetings between these teams in Milwaukee have gone UNDER. That's what I'm taking tonight. UNDER.

It's the final of the 2020 EURO Futbal championship as Italy takes on England for the title. Home advantage here today to England as this game will be played in Wembley Stadium. Italy got here via a penalty shootout with Spain. England was tied with Denmark, 1-1 after regulation and that game too 120 minutes of play for England to come out on top, 2-1. England hasn't played in a major tournament final for 55 years. Italy bring a 33-game unbeaten streak into today's contest and a +76-goal differential. England had five clean sheets in a row before Denmark broke that streak early in their semifinal game. That's a testament to this English defense, which has been great. I see this game being tied at the end of regulation, possibly 0-0! I don't believe these two teams will put three goals on the board in regulation to get this game over. I will take the UNDER and look for a close, hard fought contest. PLAY UNDER.

NL Central contest here today between division leading Milwaukee Brewers and 2nd place Cincinnati Reds. The Reds trail Milwaukee by 5-games. They closed the gap by winning two straight games and eight of their last 10 while the Brewers are just 5-5 over their last 10 games. Luis Castillo goes today for the Reds. Castillo is just 3-10 on the season with a 4.81 ERA. However, he's pitched much better of late, posting a 2-2 record and 2.00 and 0.956 WHIP over his last seven starts. In fact, he has not allowed more than three runs in any of those starts. Brandon Woodruff will toe the rubber today for the Brewers. Woodruff is 7-4 in his 17 starts with a nifty 2.10 ERA and 0.783 WHIP. Both these pitchers have been very good and I'm taking the UNDER today. Play UNDER.

The Detroit Tigers have won seven of their last 10 games and climbed past KC into 3rd in the AL Central, though they are still 11.5-games back of the White Sox. The Twins remain in last in the division after losing their last two games and seven of the last 10. They are now 15.5-games out of 1st place. Tarik Skubal starts for the Tigers tonight. Skubal is 5-6 on the season with a 4.44 ERA and slightly worse 5.67 road ERA. JA Happ will toe the rubber for the Twins. Happ is 4-4 on the season with a 6.09 ERA and has a 6.88 ERA over his last seven games. Both pitchers coming off poor starts and as such I'm taking the over here tonight. Play OVER.

The St Louis Cardinals have dropped to 4th in the NL Central with a 42-43 record, now 9-games back of the Brewers. The Cardinals won yesterday and have won six of their last 10 games but still have a -39 run differential this season. The Giants cling to a slim 1/2-game lead over the Dodgers as both clubs lost last night. The Giants are 53-31 and have a run differential of +104 runs. Adam Wainwright will start today for the red birds. Wainwright is 6-5 in his 16 starts with a 3.49 ERA and worse 5.35 road ERA. However, he has been pitching well of late, posting a 4-1 record and 2.93 ERA over his last seven starts. Johnny Cueto will start for the Giants. Cueto is 6-4 in his 13 starts with a 4.00 ERA. At home he's been good, posting a 5-2 record and 2.81 ERA. Both pitchers do well in their current spots and I look for a lower scoring contest here tonight. Play UNDER.

Game one of the NBA Finals has the Milwaukee Bucks facing off against the Phoenix Suns. The main news for Bucks fans is the health of start player, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who hasn't played since game 4 of the Atlanta Hawks series. Currently, Antetokounmpo, is listed as "doubtful" in the injury report with his knee issues. Even without Antetokounmpo, the Bucks won the final two games of their series with the Hawks. The Suns look to be healthy as guard Chris Paul is probable with a hand injury. Milwaukee makes its first NBA finals appearance since 1974 and the Suns since 1993. I'll be looking at the over here tonight. Even though the Suns are considered a very good defensive team, they are 14-6 O/U in their last 20 games as a favorite. The Bucks are 16-5-1 O/U/P their last 22 games against a team with a winning straight-up record. The last four meetings between these clubs have seen all four go over. And, the last five in Phoenix has seen four of the five go over. Tonight, take the OVER.

The only thing left in this year's Stanley Cup finals is whether it's tonight or the next game before Tampa defends it's Stanley Cup Championship. The Lightning are up 3-0 and look unstoppable, even by Canadien goalie Carey Price. Goalie Andrei Vasilevsky has been amazing with a 15-6 record in the playoffs and a 1.94 GAA average. He's been even better against Montreal with a 3-0 record and 1.67 GAA. The only question is whether Montreal will play for some pride here in game four or pack it in. The total is still at 5.0 here tonight despite some high scores by the Lightning. I have no doubt that the Lightning can keep the Candiens scoring down. I'm going to hope that Price plays like he did in the Vegas series here tonight and take the UNDER.

AL Central matchup here today as the Kansas City Royals host the Minnesota Twins. The Royals are in 4th in the division with a 35-47 record and while they have won two straight, that is on the heels of a 8-game losing streak. The Twins are in last in the division with a 33-48 record and have lost five straight and seven of their last 10 games. Kenta Maeda starts for the Twins with a 3-3 record in his 12 starts and a 5.72 ERA and 6.29 road ERA. Brad Keller will toe the rubber for the Royals. Keller is 6-8 in his 17 starts with a 6.67 ERA and 7.97 home ERA. Neither pitcher should be around long in this one. Look for lots of runs. Play the OVER.

The San Diego Padres have dropped back to 4.5-games behind the San Francisco Giants in the NL West. The Padres have lost three straight games. The Phillies have won two straight games and are four back of the NY Mets in the NL East. The Mets are the only team in the East with a winning record. The Padres will start Blake Snell who has a 5.29 ERA this season. Snell has been great at home, posting a 3-0 record in his seven starts with a 1.43 ERA. However, on the road that number is 0-3 with a 10.36 ERA. The Phillies will start Vincent Velasquez who is 3-2 in his 12 starts with a 3.99 ERA. Valasquez is coming off a very nice start, allowing no runs and just two hits over seven innings vs the Marlins. The way Snell has pitched on the road I look for lots of runs in this game. Play the OVER.

Game four of the Eastern Conference Championship tonight has the Atlanta Hawks with their backs against the wall after dropping the last two games. The Hawks took game one and then lost games two and three. They can even things tonight but may have to do so without their star player in Trae Young. Young has an ankle injury and is questionable for tonight's contest. The loss of Young could mean 25.3 points per game they have to make up for. The Bucks finally seem to be playing up to their potential the last few games. The Hawks have just 102 and 91 points in their last two games. Milwaukee is 1-5-1 O/U/P in their last seven games as a favorite. The Hawks are 1-6 O/U in their last seven overall. Can't see the Hawks getting many points here tonight if Young doesn't play. I'll take the UNDER.

Game five here tonight from Phoenix as the Suns can wrap things up with a win as they lead 3-1. Kwahi Leonard will miss again tonight for the Clippers wit his knee injury. The last game was a very poor offensive showing by both teams as the final came in at 84-80 Phoenix. I already see oddsmaker and bettors pushing this total down to now around 212. Considering they have already had 220 totals, this is a big drop. For me, I'm looking for a return to normalcy tonight as both teams get back to some scoring. I'm going against the bettors and the oddsmaker here and taking the OVER.

The Cubs and Brewers are battling for the lead in the NL Central. The Cubs trail the Brewers by 3-games after losing three straight while the Brewers have won five straight. They hope to take a bite out of that lead here tonight. Kyle Hendricks will start for the Cubs. Hendricks is 10-4 in his 15 starts with a 3.84 ERA. Hendricks has allowed no runs over his last 12 innings with 12 KO's and two BB's. The Brewers start Freddy Peralta who is 7-2 in his 14 starts with a 2.16 ERA and an even better 1.62 home ERA. Peralta has not allowed over two runs in any of his last eight starts. Looks like a low scoring game here on Monday. Play UNDER.

After stealing game one against the Milwaukee bucks, the Atlanta Hawks had a horrid game two, losing 91-125. Now they return to their home court State Farm Arena for game three with the series tied 1-1. The Bucks put together a complete game two, something we haven't seen from them in these playoffs. Good news for the Hawks is that whether they lost by 1-point or 25-points, it's still just one loss and they are tied in the series. This is a key game for Atlanta as they need to stop the team they saw in game two. The Bucks are 2-6-1 O/U in their last nine games. Atlanta is 1-5 O/U in their last six games. And, the last seven meetings between these clubs has seen five go under. The Hawks don't want to get into a shootout here today. I'll take the UNDER.

Reason: The Washington Nationals have climbed their way back into the NL East race, now in 2nd place just 5-game back of the Mets. The Marlins have won two straight, but they are still in last place with a 33-43 record. The Nats will start Max Scherzer today. Lots of trade rumors swirling around Scherzer, but you wonder if those will persist now that the Nats are back in the race for the division. Scherzer is 6-4 on the season with a 2.19 ERA. He's allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last nine starts. Miami will counter with Sandy Alcantara. Alcantara is 4-6 in his 16 starts with a 2.84 ERA and slightly better 2.19 home ERA. Alcantara has allowed just three total runs over his last four starts (30 1/3 innings). He also goes deep into games, with at least eight inning pitched in four of his last six games. Should be a good pitchers duel here today. I'm taking UNDER.

The NY Mets have opened up a 5-game lead in the NL East. They have done this despite winning just five of their last 10 games. The only team who has done better has been the Nationals and they have moved into 2nd place. The Phillies have dropped to fourth place in the division thanks to a 3-7 mark their last 10 games. Philly will turn to Zack Wheeler today to get things going. Wheeler is 5-4 in his 15 starts with a 2.36 ERA. He has a slightly better 2.04 road ERA and 2-2 record. Wheeler has been very consistent, allowing three runs or fewer in each of his last nine starts. The Mets turn to Marcus Stroman today. Stroman is 6-5 in his 15 starts with a 2.32 ERA. He's been better at home with a 1.96 ERA. Like Wheeler, Stroman has not allowed more than three runs in any of his last seven starts. Both pitchers are good and that should keep this one lower scoring. Play UNDER.

The Atlanta Braves have dropped to third place in the NL East, now 5-games back of the NY Mets. The Cincinnati Reds are in third place in the NL Central, five-games back of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Braves start Ian Anderson today. Anderson is 5-3 in his 14 starts with a 3.33 ERA. Luis Castillo will toe the rubber for the Reds. Castillo having a poor season at 2-10 in his 15 starts and a 5.61 ERA. Both these teams should get their good share of runs today. I'll take the OVER.

Game two of the Eastern Conference finals has the Hawks leading 1-0 after stealing game one in Milwaukee, 116-113. That also snapped a four game under streak for the Hawks. Ever since Nate McMillan took over as coach for the Hawks they have been an amazing team. Still, the oddsmaker gives them little respect here today as the line is once again 7 to 8 points on the Bucks. Trae Young was amazing in game one, hitting for 48-points. Milwaukee has also been a good under team in these playoffs, with a 2-5-1 O/U/P record in their last eight games. Tonight, all pressure is off the Hawks as they would gladly go back to Atlanta having taken at least one game. I'm going to stick with the trends between these teams as four of the last five in this series have gone UNDER. Play the Under tonight.

The Atlanta Hawks put a shock into Vegas Sports books with their win over No 1 Philly in their last series. Both teams won in seven games to advance to these Eastern Conference finals. The Bucks needed a thrilling OT win over the Nets to advance here tonight. The Atlanta Hawks have now defeated the top two defenses in the NBA. The Hawks are 35-15 S/U and 31-18-1 ATS since Nate McMillian took over as coach of Atlanta. The Bucks used a very good defense to shutdown one of the best offensive teams in the NBA in the Nets. Atlanta allowed just 101.5 ppg over their last four games and going well under the posted total. They should have little trouble holding this Milwaukee team down too. Take the UNDER.

Game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals has the Phoenix Suns hosting the LA Clippers. The Suns are the 2-seed while the Clippers are the 4-seed. LA needed to rally from a 0-2 deficit to beat Utah in seven games. And they did this without their star player in Kawhi Leonard who was out since game four of the Utah series. Both teams will be without their star players here today. Leonard will miss game one with that knee injury. Chris Paul will miss for the Suns as he sits out with Covid-19 protocols. Suns one of the best defensive teams in the NBA and without two big offensive weapons, I look for this game to go UNDER.