Taking WASHINGTON STATE. Maybe you didn't catch my video that I did on this game. But I will repeat myself. UCLA is not a good team. Not now. Not next week. Not last year. 1-16 SU run on the road. How about 3-15 SU last 18. Oh. ATS, OK. Washington State 11-2-1 last 13 ATS vs Bruins. Also on a 11-2 ATS run at home. We have extra rest. We have Mike Leach who, famous for offense, does have a decent defense. UCLA with 14ppg and that won't get it done. Totally abused as we cashed with Sooners last week. On heels of a brutal loss to San Diego State who scored a grand total of 6 points in a win over Portland. And lets not forget backing UCLA at Cincy. Chip and company look completely lost. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON STATE 

Taking TOLEDO.. Rams in off getting crushed by Arkansas. This is a bad team. A bad team with no QB. Rockets with a ton of experience and should contend for MAC Championship. 5* Best Bet TOLEDO ROCKETS 

Taking GEORGIA. Listen. Notre Dame cannon compete on the road with top programs. 0-8 in their January Bowl Game vs elite team getting outscored by 21ppg. Make no mistake about it. Georgia is an elite team. 30-3 losers to Clemson last year. 44-28 losers to Ohio State in 2016. Do I have to go back to 2013 and Bama crushing them in NCG 42-14. Even in the regular season. Last year 24-17 losers at USC. And SC had been down lately. Losers at Stanford 38-20 and 41-8 at Miami U in 2017. 45-27 at USC in 2016. Look. ND a good program. But they get exposed by real football schools as they do not have the depth and speed to keep up. Irish defense will be in for a long day against this Bulldogs OL. Ian Book can't do it by himself. Balanced Georgia and better defense at home. I'll lay the big number. 8* Sure Shot GEORGIA BULLDOGS 

Taking TEXAS. Not backing a freshman tonight. Tough place to play. I was down a bit on Texas. Had LSU over them to open things up. But Longhorns have been putting up plenty of points. Cowboys also, 52-56-40. But this defense a little tougher than Oregon State, McNeese and Tulsa. Oklahoma State has really owned Texas going 7-2 SU last 9. Time for some payback. Again, Spencer Sanders on the road. Not buying it. 3rd road in 4 weeks for Cowboys. Ehlinger looking good. 8* Sure Shot TEXAS 

Taking OLD DOMINION. They guys hung vs Va Tech. Now, a run first team, who look to milk the clock, getting 4 TDs. And, 4 TDs from a team that let it all hang out in huge program win over Florida State. Now, Noles not be old time Noles, but for Virginia, huge, huge win. And, hello Notre Dame on deck. Do we really expect them to come out and put 40 plus after rallying last week? Play down to the competition week with ODU off a bye ready for this VA attack. 5* Best Bet OLD DOMINION 

Taking WASHINGTON. We had Utah over BYU in Game 1. They didn't look all that good vs Utah who looked rusty out of the gate. Now they are a small home dog vs Washington. I won't blame you for wanting to jump on them here. Everyone pumped up to take on a big brother PAC 12. But, like last week when we had Air Force. BYU is in off 2 emotional games. A huge OT road win against Tennessee. And then last week they knocked off USC, again, in OT. Have been out-yarded in all their games. Last year Washington won 35-7. In off a fairly easy win over Hawaii, I expect a 10+ point win for the visitors. 10* Money Bomb WASHINGTON HUSKIES

Taking OHIO STATE.  Yeah, laying nearly 40. 138-31. or 46-10 the average score in OSU games. Freshman QB for Miami O who was just trucked by Cincy (35-13) who was rocked by Buckeyes (42-0). Looking for something along the lines of their Indiana game, 52-10 range. OSU will get to 45+. In Miami O two real games, they have scored 14/13 points. Do they get 10 in The Horseshoe? 4* Money Maker OHIO STATE 

Taking APPALACHIAN STATE, going ML. I see 2.5 and a rare 3 out there. Look. If we are going short Sun Belt doggy's, we are going ML. North Carolina playing with fire all season with their rallies late in games. Fell short last week vs Wake. Give me the scrappy guys fighting the big dogs. 4* Money Maker APPALACHIAN STATE 

4* Money Maker TEMPLE

4* Money Maker TCU

Taking COASTAL CAROLINA. Mass has to be one of, if not, the worse team in college football right now. 27 loss at Rutgers. 25 points loss to FCS Southern Illinois, at home! 35 at Charlotte. Coastal a tough bunch. Win at Kansas. Tough vs Eastern Michigan. Until UMass shows us something, we fade them. 4* Money Maker COASTAL CAROLINA 

4* Total Money UNDER Mich St/ Northwestern 

Taking AIR FORCE. Had these guys last week, will come right back to them. Look. Boise at home is not the same as years past (7-17 ATS run)-We discussed last week when we took and won with another underdog. Granted, Boise taking a late knee got us the W. That being said, still high on Falcons. Triple option always tricky to prepare for. AF 11-2-1 ATS run as away dog. 48-38 revenge game for the Falcons. No Rypien to bail out Boise to the tune of 5 TDs. Freshmen QB laying to a tough dog. 4* Money Maker AIR FORCE 

4* Total Money OVER Angels/ Astros 

Taking FIU. I like Butch Davis. Thought these would be better out of the gate, but QB injuries can knock down really any program. Not a fan of LT as a favorite, especially sporting a 3-10 ATS home fave run. Dogs, yeah, we will jump on Skip. Not laying a TD though in a conference opener. FIU 8-1 ATS playing team with a winning record so they can hang tough. 4* Money Maker FIU

4* RL Money CLEVELAND INDIANS 

4* RL Money OAKLAND 

4* Total Money OVER Mariners/ Pirates

Let's try of a middle here. BROWNS  -- Like the Patriots line that has ran away from where we got it, a middle opportunity arises.. Fact is though. If Darnold and Bell were both playing,  I would have been on the home dogs. Jets may keep it close for a bit, but the QB position is huge. I know Browns have OL problems, but they should be able to handle a depleted Jets team. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND BROWNS 

4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

Taking the FALCONS. Eagles took off the first half against the Redskins and then gave up a garbage TD with 6 seconds left to lose the cover. Falcons couldn't do anything right at Minny. Well. Matty Ice and friends are home in the dome. Matt Ryan 10-1 SU/ATS in home openers. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA FALCONS 

Taking the BRONCOS. Lost an ugly one with these guys on Monday night. But we are home and angry. Plus, as everyone probably already knows. Our HC was the DC of the Bears. Like I said when we took the Packers of Chicago. Bears defense will be good. But they won't be historically great. We saw how bad the offense looks. Are you telling me Miller and Chubb won't be able to get after Trubisky this afternoon? He's a statue. And the play calling is highly questionable. Give me Denver who has every player strength and weakness marked down on that Bears sideline. 5* Best Bet DENVER BRONCOS

Taking the RAMS. I get it. Saints want revenge for last year. Maybe the refs give them a play to make up for it. I don't think it will matter. We saw the Texans move up and down the field on Monday night. Rams can do the same. Gurley looked ok. Plus, with Brown, now they can really pound away and keep Brees off the field. Can't hide the now 2-9 SU and 1-11 ATS run that New Orleans has put together in Games 1+2 the last couple years. Maybe Brees is in his swan song. Last year was the least amount of passing yards in his 12 years with the Saints. I know he sat a game, but he would have need 400 to get up to next lowest total. Look. New Orleans is solid. But I think everyone already had this game as loss for the Rams. Super Bowl runner ups have their motivation. 8* Sure Shot LA RAMS 

4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES

Taking the COWBOYS. Not impressed by what we say from the Redskins. Think that is a combination of Eagles playing down, and everyone against Washington. Once Philly turned it on, Washington had no answer. Garbage TD with 6 seconds left for the back door. Dallas looks pretty fluid. Defense should have no problem shutting this team down. Offense was clicking. We'll lay the short number. 4* Money Maker DALLAS COWBOYS 

Taking MINNESOTA. Will grab the Vikes as a small dog. I get GB with some extra rest. They will need it after that opening night slug fest with the Bears. We cashed them as a nice Best Bet, but here as a fave, we will back off. Cook really looks good. The run game for Minny very nice in win over Atlanta. Think we have the better offense. Think we have the better defense. Getting points. Minny 5-1-1 SU last 6 vs Packers. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA VIKINGS 

4* Total Money OVER Cards/ Ravens 

Taking the RAVENS. Look. We had these guys last week. Scoring 59 was real nice. Do I expect that again. Of course not. Miami looks historically bad, and new out of the locker room looks very bad. Now Baltimore gets Arizona. A rookie QB and rookie HC. I will be the first to say my Lions picks was a brutal one. Up 24-6 in the 3rd and the team your playing having 3 first downs, you should really seal the deal. But hello Matt Patricia. Not that Kliffy is much better. We have the superior staff today. We have Arizona in an early time slot. More importantly, we have film on Kyler. This Baltimore is solid. If Hollywood is the real deal at WR, watch out. The run game is solid. Detroit should have sealed up a, at worse 24-10, 27-17 type of game. I can't see Cards pulling off the same stunt this week. I like the Over here as well because I think BLT gets in the 30s. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE RAVENS 

Taking the Patriots. Miami as bad as advertised. No OL. Poor defense. Poor QB play. Patriots look like, well, defending Super Bowl champs. Defense looks very good again. I mean..they shut down the Steelers. Don't forget how they shut down the Rams offense either. Does Miami have 1 offensive player starting on either team. It's a huge number. I get it. AB maybe on the field. As if Brady needs another weapon. I know Pat's have problems playing in South Beach, but we're laying it. 4* Money Maker NE PATRIOTS

Taking the STEELERS. Please don't come in shocked off the Patriots beating these guys again. That is just what New England does. So Pitt at home. Big Ben always better at home. Not sold on this Seattle team. Looked a little dicey vs Cincy. For me, we have angry Steelers in home opener. Seattle can afford to lose a non conference game. Things get tricky if Pitt can't seal this one at home. They have to travel to San Fran next, which won't be easy if Jimmy G is shaping into form. Then home for back to back division games. Again. Seattle a different team on the road. Steelers a different team at home. Big Ben to JuJu for a big game this afternoon. 4* Money Maker PITT STEELERS 

4* Total Money OVER Sox/Mariners

4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's

Taking OKLAHOMA. This UCLA team. Geez. Had them them in both of their losses this season. And they have looked terrible. I am the first to say we don't overreact to a game. But I have seen nothing the last 2 games that says Chip Kelly is going to be able to keep up here. This opened at like 18/19. I still think anything under 30 is a gift. 14 pts in for UCLA. Sooners with 700 yards of O in their games. Oklahoma a bye week next. UCLA with PAC 12 home opener up next. Only way this game is close is if UCLA manages 3 8 minute TD drives to keep visitors off the field. Not happening. 10* Money Bomb OKLAHOMA SOONERS 

Taking TCU, going ML. Sindelar questionable at QB for Purdue. Even if he plays, have to think he is less than 100%. TCU off bye so they are ready for this game. Taking on Big 10 team on the road, even if it isn't a top tier team, is a big deal. TCU still thought of as a little brother type of team much like UCF. 4* Money Maker TCU 

4* Money Maker NY METS

Taking FLORIDA. I am high on Gators, not so much on Kentucky. We had Florida huge in Game over Miami. Turnovers burned us. Florida can bring the pressure. Also if anyone forgot, Wildcats ending a 31 year winless streak last year beating the Gators. That game featured Kentucky amassing over 300 yards on the ground. Well, Benny Snell is in the NFL with those 175 yards, and QB Wilson and his 101 is out. We had Toledo over these guys. You know I am backing the road faves in a big revenge spot. Better offense. Better defense. 5* Best Bet FLORIDA GATORS 

Taking LOUISVILLE. So- I think WKU is on the decline, while UL is on the rise. Haven't seen anything out of Western that makes me think they hang here. UL still has work to do for sure. But the new coach is bringing change and I see a 14pt win today. 4* Money Maker LOUISVILLE 

Taking ALABAMA. Yeah, I will lay a quarter on the road. Freshman QB vs the Tide. Bama in a normal game wins by, like 22-23 a game. Now they get to feast on a young signal caller. This is Charleston Southern. I can't see South Carolina getting into the teens here. Alabama is good for 45+ today. 8* Sure Shot ALABAMA 

Taking UCF. Backing the little guys here. You know this team is licking their chops to get a Power 5 school in town. And they get a PAC 12 program to boot. You know we don't love the PAC 12, especially on the road. And this UCF team has shown it can play with the big dogs. Not sure how Stanford's defense holds up here. Tough place to play. 4* Money Maker UCF 

Taking FLORIDA ATLANTIC and going ML. Look. I like these guys. Still think this is a talented smaller program. Ball State isn't Ohio State or Central Florida. Fact is, Lane Kiffin has to be on the hot seat. 11-3 his first season, win a bowl game. Well, 5-9 now last 14 with his 0-2 start. Circle the wagons game even in a road affair. 4* Money Maker FLORIDA ATLANTIC 

Taking AIR FORCE. So Colorado comes in off huge rivalry games. Wins over Colorado State and Nebraska. The Cornhusker Comeback was a wild down 17-7 win 34-31 OT win. If there was a ever a spot for a little letdown, here it comes. Triple Option team who is off their bye week. Now, this isn't a huge number, but worth the value on the dog. A good schedule spot for Air Force. They will want to show up against in-state 'big brother.'  How pumped will this crowd be for Air Force after Nebraska? 5* Best Bet AIR FORCE 

Taking HOUSTON. Will grab the home dogs here. Ok not exactly at home, but NRG is a mere 5 miles from campus. Cougars took out the Sooners here. Let's just say that the COUGARS will win this game! Ok -ok, both teams use the Cougars nick-name. Mike Leach bring the air raid back into Big 12 country where it started. Look. I am no fan of PAC 12 teams. Especially laying a number like this. We had Houston and the points with some ML sprinkled in vs Oklahoma to start the year. We will do it again here. Hurts cut them up on the ground. Leach teams not much into running. Again, we have King behind center who was good for 50 TDs last season. Should be a back and forth type of game. Back door open regardless. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON COUGARS 

4* Money  Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Taking CAROLINA. Tough loss backing these guys last week. But, short week. Home. Everything out of the locker room points to a big game. Tampa doing Tampa things with Winston still being turnover prone. 2 fumble. 3 INTs, INTs for TDs. Guy is a mess. Angry Panthers get it done. 5* Best Bet CAROLINA PANTHERS 

4* Money Maker TB RAYS

4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

4* Money Maker STL CARDS

4* Money Maker NY METS

Taking the NATIONALS. Think Stras has an outside shot at the Cy Young. To nail it down, he needs some wins in my opinion. Twins good, but sending average at best pitcher to the hill. Washington can hit a bit and should take advantage of Perez who has a home ERA of 4.71. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking the ASTROS. Normally, after a 15-0 beat down, I would come back on that team. But as much as I do like Oakland, I cannot get behind Roark tonight. Miley 5-2 1.71 ERA in 8 career starts vs A's. How about a nice 7-1 2.84 ERA at home 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS 

Taking the RAYS. Time for the better teams to deliver down the stretch. Rays red hot. Leading Wild Card race. Every game counts. Yarbrough 2.25 ERA last last 6 starts with a .195 BAA  - Lynn 0-4 run last 6 starts. Rays 6-1 last 7 vs Rangers. 4* Money Maker TB RAYS 

Taking the DIAMONDBACKS. Gallen pitching well since the trade. Not that high on Wheeler and the Mets. Arizona still fighting for Wild-Card. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 

Taking the BRONCOS. I am not high on the Raiders at all. Forget about pre-season and Hard Knocks. This is Game 1. Denver with a new HC and this guy is no dummy who will make bonehead mistakes that cost his team wins. Defense will be excellent with their new leader. Von Miller could be defensive POY. Chubb will also be a beast. On offense. Super Bowl Champ now under in Flacco. I get it. Guy is a statue. People don't like him. Fine. Lindsey and Sanders are two guys with something to prove, mainly, their health. But Freeman and Booker are 2 solid RBs to help out. I think WR Sutton takes a step forward. Flacco will make rookie Fant a star. Their new OC had Kittle in San Fran catching almost 90 balls. How do you even think of getting behind Oakland as any kind of fave. And we have seen this line come down to nothing as Raiders opened at almost 3pt faves. 4* Money Maker DENVER BRONCOS 

Taking the YANKEES. Red Sox all but over. Paxton on a 7-0 run with a sub 3 ERA. I know Rodriguez has nice numbers, but at this price, we are backing the Bombers. 4* Money Maker NY YANKEES

Taking the BRAVES. I'll grab Atlanta at this price. And why not. 9-1 last 10, 17-3 last 20 and winners of 20 of their last 25. This is why they are running away with the NL East. Folty pitching better since his Triple A recall. Nola has solid numbers at home. But in this spot, have to take the value on the road dog. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES 

Going UNDER the total here. In the past, we have seen a few overs when these guys get together. But times have changed. For starters - Dallas defense. I think these guys are one of the Top 10 units in the leagues. Doesn't matter who is behind center. They will stack the box to stop Barkley and unleash a pretty good pass run on whoever is handing the ball off. Dallas offense is lack luster for me. Maybe Zeke comes to play. Cooper still a little banged up. I just see this one being pretty low scoring. Think the Boys get in the 20s, but not expecting much from NYG. 27-14, 23-10. I really don't see more than 40 being scored today. 4* Total Money UNDER 

Taking the LIONS. Should have put this out earlier when it was 1, but what can you do. Still think we have value here. Look. I am not high on rookie QBs and HCs getting together. This is going to be a long year in Arizona. Across the field, we see a HC who needs to get out of the gate fast. Detroit looks like it finally has a bit of a run game to help their franchise QB. If you can't come in and take care of a rookie, even on the road laying a short number, you are going to have a long season. 4* Money Maker DETROIT LIONS 

Taking the COLTS. I will tell you this. At -3 with Luck, I am on the Chargers. Rivers is back with a talented team around him. But this just seems like a huge over-reaction. Brissett has been in this role before. And he didn't do that bad. Problem was they couldn't hold on to any leads late in the game. This team was thought of as a Super Bowl sleeper. Now, Luck to Jacoby is a drop off. But the talent still surrounds him. Out of the gate, I look at this game like a rally around the leader type of situation. Everyone giving up on Indy. No hope. I think they hang around and can shock LAC with an outright win. 4* Money Maker INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 

Taking the RAVENS. Will tell you this, thought about taking Miami before this monster trade. Stills, Landry, Drake, FitzMagic. You had some pros that, even though this is a rebuilding team, they wouldn't just not show up. Now you trade a franchise OL and your best WR. The surrender flag has been raised. I think Baltimore would be an average team this year. Nothing sexy. I know they win every preseason. Would like to see Lamar take a step forward at QB before really getting behind these guys. No way we see Rosen now that the OL has been weakened. The total tells us what exactly Vegas thinks of both of these teams. From what I read before this trade, they players didn't want Clowney for Tunsil. They can't be happy that he was dealt. If this team was tanking before the season, then they are officially dead man walking now. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE RAVENS 

Taking the JAGUARS. I know everyone loves KC and Mahomes and he'll throw 50 TD passes. Look. We don't need Foles to be Mahome. We need him to be Foles. We have the much better defense. Remember, this team was in the AFC Championship Game 2 years ago. Now they have a Super Bowl Winner under center. Bortles was just brutal. This defense is still a top unit. At home, in what could be sloppy conditions, have to lean to the defense here. We control the clock here and Mahomes doesn't get a chance to kill you at every turn. And this secondary will be looking to show everyone that this unit is back in top form. 4* Money Maker JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 

Taking the PANTHERS here, also leaning on the Under. First, I think we could have some sloppy conditions here with the hurricane passing by. That plays into slowing down the Rams. And the Rams. 4 straight road unders for them. West coast team playing early game. Panthers always tough at home. Going back we see them 10-0 SU and 8-2 ATS before that collapse after their 6-2 start last season. I think we have the best guy on the field in McCaffrey. I am not sold on Gurley being 100%. And I know Cam was a bit banged up coming in. But the guy is tough as nails, and I am not even a huge fan of his. I think we can even go ML and score the win today. 4* Money Maker CAROLINA PANTHERS 

Taking the EAGLES. Yeah. Laying double digits in Week 1. Look. I have this Redskins team rated at the bottom. Not only in the NFC East, but even in all of football. This team is going to be bad. Maybe not Miami bad, but bad. The defense is decent. I will say that. But, that being said. They will be worn out late and teams will take advantage. Eagles looking to prove something with Wentz back. Foles won their Super Bowl. The proverbial chip on the shoulder comes out to, cliche alert again, circle the wagons around their field general. Great defense. Weapons all over the skill positions. If this game isn't 34-10, and somehow close, the Iggles faithful will reign down with boo birds. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 

Going UNDER and also like the Panthers. 4* Total Money UNDER Rams/ Carolina

Going UNDER here. How is this in the 50s? Do we really believe Mahomes is tossing 50 TDs again? I don't see that. And, like I said in the Jags write up, this team was in the AFC Championship Game 2 years ago. The offense was the problem. You don't think this defense wants to come out and show the league they are back. What better way then to shut down this kid behind center. This game should be in the 40s. 4* Total Money UNDER Chiefs/ Jags 

4* Total Money UNDER Stanford/ Southern Cal 

Taking FRESNO. had these guys last year on the road vs Minny. Time for some revenge. Never know what Gophers team is showing up. Bulldogs 22-7 SU under Tedford and 9-0 ATS as dogs. Minny on a 2-10 SU run away from home. 4* Money Maker FRESNO STATE 

Taking CENTRAL FLORIDA. This program doesn't look like it skips a beat. FAU hung around for a cover last week. This week though, I don't see UCF taking their food off the pedal. In state game, forget it. Knights will drop 50 on Lane's crew. 4* Money Maker UCF Knights

Taking FIU. Another team that hurt me last week. Will come back with them as home faves. Still think this team will battle for conference title. WKU is in major rebuild. Butch Davis has done well in CUSA play and off a loss with 16 starters back, at home. 10 pt win in the making. 4* Money Maker FIU PANTHERS 

Taking TEXAS STATE. Wyoming was a 16 point home dog and managed to win 37-31. Maybe a bit of over-reaction here? Texas State opened up on the road against Texas A&M. Talk about a tough place to play. Look. Wyoming got 3 Missouri TOs, one for a TD. Another an INT in the endzone. Texas State turned the ball over 4 times themselves. And still nearly covered a big number. Give me the home dog. 4* Money Maker TEXAS STATE 

Taking UCLA. Had these guys vs Cincy, will come right back. Look. San Diego State is in off a 6-0 win, at home, over Portland. If Chip Kelly can't get his team to win this one by double digits, Bruins need to start looking for a new HC. 4* Money Maker UCLA BRUINS 

Taking the ILLINOIS. How do you think of backing Connecticut? Forgot about that game 1 squeaker. That will probably be the only time we see this defense keep someone in the 20s. Last year points allowed. 40, 3 times - 50, 5 times - 60, 2 times.. 38 and 22 in their other 2 games. This should be 40-10. 4* Money Maker ILLINOIS 

Taking SOUTHERN MISS. Will take the big dogs here vs instate rival. Experienced bunch on the offense with 10 guys back. They won't be scared. Miss State has to replace 3 defensive starters now in the NFL and have just 4 guys back on that side of the ball. MSU got 5 turnovers and still couldn't cover vs UL Lafayette last week giving up nearly 500 yards to their offense. I think we hang tough. Don't be shocked to see So Miss with a big special teams play. 4* Money Maker SOUTHERN MISS 

4* Money Maker KENNESAW STATE 

4* RL Money OAKLAND A's 

Taking MARSHALL here. First off. Prime let down spot for Boise. I mean, outscoring Noles 23-0 on the road. Hats off, plenty of props. Now they are home on their Smurf Turf. Well, it isn't as magical as it was years ago. 11-20-1 ATS and 6-14 ATS vs winning teams under this coach. Herd no walk over. Should be primed to contend for their own conference title. This just seems a bit inflated based on that win. And again, freshmen QB leading the way. Boise can easily win this and not cover. I think this is going to be a close game. 4* Money Maker MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD 

4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONBACKS 

4* Total Money OVER Royals/ Miami

Taking the YANKEES to put the final nails in the Red Sox season. 4* Money Maker NY YANKEES

Taking the CARDINALS. Time to take teams that must win, but at short prices. Maybe it is too good to be true. But we are riding teams fighting for their playoff lives. 4* Money Maker STL CARDS

Taking GREEN BAY to open up the season. So real fast - You know we had a nice season in 2018. In 2017 we led ALL handicappers in NFL. And going back to 2010 and over 1000 picks, we are cashing at a 56% clip. This season, I feel a 60+ % season on deck. I've redone worked some numbers, and man, if I adjusted faster last season we would have added at a minimum, a half dozen more wins.  -- For 2019 kick-off though, we are grabbing the dogs. I've said in videos already that I expect the Bears to take a step back. Losing their DC will be felt, especially early. Let's not forget that even though we cashed Chicago when they jumped to that 20-0 lead before losing 24-23. I still don't expect Mitch to outperform Aaron. Rodgers, I feel, has a lot to prove. New HC and now he has to show that his old HC was keeping him down. Getting a nice number, have to play the division dogs with a chip on their shoulder. 5* Best Bet GREEN BAY PACKERS 

Taking PHILLIES. Have to fade Bauer who has been brutal since coming to Cincy. How about 1-4 in 6 starts with a 8. 40 ERA. He's gone more than 4+ innings just twice. Nola on the other hand, 2.57 ERA last 15 starts. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking OAKLAND, going RUN LINE. Can we not sleep on Fiers. Guy is good. 11-0 with a 2.41 ERA in his last 20 starts! He has a no hitter under his belt. 1.07 home WHIP. Angels on a 2-8 run overall and 3-13 last 16 on the road. while A's still fighting for a wild-card. Oakland 17-4 in Fiers last 21 at home. 4* RL Money OAKLAND A's 

Going UNDER. DeGrom and Scherzer. A pair of #1's just dealing right now. One, we have DeGrom with a .53 ERA vs the Nats in 3 starts this year. Scherzer a 2.70 ERA in his 3 starts vs the Mets. 1.05 WHIP and .217 BAA at home for Mad Max. A 1.66 ERA last 7, 1.68 ERA last 15. DeGom, 1.72 ERA his last 7. 2.30 ERA on the road 13 starts 1.06 WHIP. 4* Total Money UNDER Mets/ Nats 

Taking LOUISVILLE. Irish couldn't cover 20 in 4 contests last year. Can't see them doing it here. Ok, ND has Ian Book back at QB. But - lost their leading rushing and receiver. And 4 of their top defensive guys. We see them get rolled in January Bowl games because they don't have the depth to compete. Not that UL is a New Year's Day bowl team, but the talent is still ACC level and pretty decent. Satterfield comes over from Appy State where he was 28-4 in Sun Belt play. This team absolutely quit on Bobby Petrino last year. Leading Florida State before losing 28-24. Then they get wholloped 66-31 by Georgia Tech. And then the wheels just fall off as they allow 56-77-54-52-56. That is nuts. But, a new regime in charge. A new attitude. A defensive coach with 10 starters back, 6 on offense. UL players have been waiting a year to redeem themselves. Irish to open a good start and getting 20. 10* Money Bomb LOUISVILLE 

Taking the RAYS, going RUN LINE. I like Yarbrough. A 1.50 ERA in 30 August innings. Rays with 30 runs their last 4 games so they seem to be hitting better. O's a scrappy bunch. And them taking a game in this series is possible. Rays 16-5 last 21 vs Baltimore here in Tampa. Wojciechowski though for the O's, a 5.91 ERA his last 7 starts and 5.37 in 5 road starts. Safe to say he will give up a few runs today. 4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS

Taking the NATIONALS. I know Ross is not on the same level of Syndergaard. This is really based on how Washington has been playing. Which is to say, great! Rendon and Soto having monster seasons for the Nats. 16-3 last 19 games. Mets had dropped 6 straight and now 2-7 last 9 games. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking HOUSTON here. If I could get the +850, I would be taking here on the site MONEY LINE. Look. This is a monster line vs a team with a QB that put up 50 TDs last year. New HC who loves to run and gun. Sooners have to replace their own QB. Albeit, they bring in some guy you may have heard of who was 26-2 at Alabama. I get that Oklahoma reloads, but replacing 4 OL that are now in the NFL is a tough bill to fill. Sooners never had much of a defense. So the points, I think, are double what they should be. All we need is a turnover or 2 and we can be in lead with home faves playing catch-up. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON COUGARS 

Taking SMU. Have to like getting Texas QB Shane Buechele to take over for the Mustangs. Sonny Dykes with 16 starters back to help the cause. Arkansas State starting over with a new QB and RB - plus new OC and DC. Red Wolves should be the faves in the Sun Belt West, but this is a tough game out of the gate. Would much rather be backing them as dogs, then small faves. Will lean on what should be an explosive WR corps with the Buechele behind center. A deep defense should help also. 4* Money Maker SMU

4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TWINS

Taking STANFORD. A lot of love for Northwestern. But I am not biting. Stanford a solid club. These guys always seem to field a tough team. And this isn't an easy road spot for Northwestern either. These guys have been known to get picked off out of conference. Akron and Duke got them last year. 4* Money Maker STANFORD 

4* Total Money UNDER Va Tech/ BC 

Taking EASTERN MICHIGAN. 7 offense and 10 defensive starters back including a senior QB and RB to lead the charge. So, Coastal is still new to the big boy football conferences. I know MAC isn't a powerhouse, but it does rate higher than the Sun Belt. Especially vs a team just a couple years into FBS play. A young QB and defense aren't recipes for success in many games. This should be a 10-14 win for the road team. 4* Money Maker EASTERN MICHIGAN

Taking MEMPHIS. Nice experience back for us. We have an AAC team favored over the big, bad SEC. Makes sense. Ole Miss with 3 offensive starters back and a freshman QB. New OC a familiar name in Rich Rodriguez. Even on defense we see a new coordinator. Least we forget this team is coming off NCAA scholarship restrictions. That takes away from depth. So. We have a program with little depth. New schemes on both sides of the ball. And hungry mid major favored to win their conference.  4* Money Maker MEMPHIS TIGERS

Taking TOLEDO. Will grab a the double digits with the MAC favorite. I know it's SEC Kentucky. But this is football, not hoops. They don't reload talent. They lose a big play maker at RB. 10 starters back for the Wildcats. Rockets come in with a lot of seniors and returning starters. Not only will this game be close, won't be shocked at an outright win. 4* Money Maker TOLEDO ROCKETS

Taking the SEMINOLES. I know FSU was down last year. But come on. Part of me wants to take Boise based on this line. It screams take the dogs. But I can't pull the trigger as this is a home game in Florida. With so much to prove, Noles have to make a statement out of the box they are back. Beating an above average mid major is a nice start to the season even if that team is breaking in a new QB on the road. 4* Money Maker FLORIDA STATE

Taking UTAH STATE. Just a little fishy with this line. Aggies do return their great QB - but having 2 returning on offense (7 on D) doesn't really spell short line to me. Wake has been bowling 3 straight years. 12 returning starters. Yet, laying basically home field to a Mountain West team with a new HC. I'll bite on the small dog with the odd line. 4* Money Maker UTAH STATE AGGIES 

Taking RUTGERS. These guys basically in my backyard. And nothing would make me happier for them to start winning games in the Big 10 and bringing some respect to our State's football status. Chris Ash needs a big win for his program. UMass is the right opponent to start the year. A new HC breaking in schemes. Just 8 returning starters. Last year, 4 wins, 3 vs FBS teams. All 8 losses by double digits. 34 at BC, 21 at Georgia Southern, 39 at FIU, 16 at Ohio, 39 at Georgia, 19 vs BYU, 16 vs USF. Look Rutgers not some awesome program. 1-11 last year and laying 2 TDs. This is probably Ash's best team. As bad as they were last year, they didn't quit. Nearly beat Northwestern and Michigan State. Lost to Penn State here by a TD. 8* Sure Shot RUTGERS

Taking SOUTH FLORIDA. This is a big number. South Florida in August could be pretty nasty weather wise. Will Wisconsin last in the humidity? The offense will bring Jonathan Taylor to lead it's rush attack. But I'm not sold on the QB, or a defense that doesn't have any preseason All Big 10 players. With 9 offensive and 6 defensive starters back, Bulls much more experienced than last year's team. 7-0 out of the gate faded to 7-6. But I have senior QB, RB, TE, WR 4 returning OL started and nearly 2 touchdowns at home. 4*  Money Maker SOUTH FLORIDA

Taking UTAH. So this line has been sliding down. I get BYU is tough at home. But I really like this Utah team. I am as of this writing Tuesday, trying to find the best number for them to win the PAC 12. That is where I think this team is. Great coach. Like the defense. Always solid units. Returning starters. They check all the proverbial boxes. 5* Best Bet UTAH UTES