Taking the GIANTS, going Run Line. Had San Fran last night, and will look for them to put the finishing touches on the Padres season. 4* RL Money SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

Taking the PHILLIES, going RUN LINE. Another team in must win mode. We will fade the Cubs and look for Gibson to get it done for Philly tonight. 4* RL Money PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking the REDS.. Sorry for the late report.. No power most of the day. 4* RL Money CINCINNATI REDS

Taking ST LOUIS. Grabbing the Cards with Wainwright on the hill. Guy has been great down the stretch. 1.57 ERA his last  7 starts with a .81 ERA. Last 3 starts on the road - 22.1 innings 9 hits 3 runs, 2 earned. Mets coming in off late game vs the Yankees. These guys have been a disappointed all season. Why wouldn't this be a prime let down spot after the 9/11 series vs Bronx Bombers. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

Taking the TWINS. Ok. Not the best spot to take Minnesota as a random make up game. But how do we not fade the Yankees. Off a tough loss vs the Mets last night. And just off that Subway Series. No Judge. The bullpen is spent. They have lost 8 of 10 and 12 of 15. Yes. Yankees have owned the Twins over the year. This team was just on Tampa's heels for the AL East crown. Now they are sitting 10 back and also trail both the Blue Jays and Red Sox for the Wild Card and have Oakland and Seattle nipping at their heels. Give me the big dog here. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TWINS 

Taking the RAMS. I know people want to jump on the dog here. I wouldn't even bite if Fields was playing. Best defense guy in the game will be looking to feast on Bear meat tonight. I think Stats Padford. Pad Stattsford. Oh wait Matt Stafford will have a big game. A team he beat when he was on a bad team. This team has talent around him. Should be a fun offense to watch. Nagy should be canned. Could very well be on the under 46.5 here also. 4* Money Maker LA RAMS 

Taking the CHIEFS. So I will say this. We have a couple Cleveland futures working here. But that being said, give me Kansas City. Browns a super trendy dog pick here going off this line movement. I will rave about them another day. For today, this is about Andy Reid and the prep time ATS wizard he is. 27-5 SU -  21-11 ATS  - Worth it at this price. 4* Money Maker KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Taking the PATRIOTS. Here comes the Mac Attack. I thought Cam would be here, but, so it goes. This team was missing a bunch of guys on defense and still managed to win games. The Patriots will be better. I am not buying into Tua on the road. I get it - Miami HC ex NE guy. Ok. Fine. But this isn't old NE where we are laying huge numbers. This is a FG game. I think NE wins by more. Simple as that. One team out to redeem themselves and prove doubters wrong. Sign me up with the coach with some SB hardware looking to show people he hasn't lost a step. 8* Sure Shot NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 

4* RL Money OAKLAND A's 

4* RL Money SF GIANTS

4* RL Money PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking SEATTLE. Said on Mid Day Money on Saturday to try to find Russell and the 'Hawks getting points. Now with Wentz out, this line will be on the move. Jacob Eason, Sam Ehlinger, Jalen Morton and Brett Hundley listed as QBs 2-5. Anyone vet they sign will have 3 weeks to learn the system. Give me the road dogs. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Taking the TEXANS here in Game 1. An underdog. To rookie QB and HC who hasn't coached any football in 2 years. Give me the home team that nobody believes in. Tyrod Taylor has played for both this HC and OC before. I think people forget he had decent years back in Buffalo. Again, a guy playing with a chip the size of Texas on his shoulder. I will be grabbing some ML here also. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON TEXANS 

4* Total Money UNDER Seattle/ Colts

Taking the BILLS. This line is going to move to 7 or more. Short of our QB not playing, Buffalo should put up a nice 30+ here over the Steelers. Pre-season is one thing. And I had Pitt a couple times there. But regular season - hello. Big Ben farewell tour - rebuilt OL. Shaky defense. Not buying it. Not here. Bills and their QB out with a lot to prove. Taking care of the Steelers by double digits should be a nice start to the season. 4* Money Maker BUFFALO BILLS 

Going OVER the total. So we have New QB facing Old Team. And Old Team with New QB who is the new face of the franchise. Safe to say, both guys with something to prove. Both guys with decent talent and help around them. A pair of so so defenses. We have HCs who want to get off to good quick starts. I don't see how this game doesn't get into the 50s. 4* Total Money OVER Jets/ Panthers 

Taking the FALCONS. If you watched any of the Mid Day Money August previews shows, you had to know we were coming in on Atlanta. I went over their 4-12 record - We know about that crazy Dallas loss.  But there were a couple more they let slip away. Easily could have been anywhere from 7-9  to 10-6. The offense should be fine. The defense can only get better. Back to Philly. Hurts, 1-5 in his games last year. You really think this kid is coming into the dome, with fans, and taking care of business? I don't. And if he does. Then hats off to him. I think this is going to be a 34-10 type of game. I have no doubts Falcons put up 30+ here. I would be on the over but not sure that the Eagles help the cause. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA FALCONS 

Going UNDER the total. This is pretty simple for me. I do not know what to expect out of Burrow. Kid got hurt last year. Are they going to let him stand back here and take a pounding? Minny had been a pretty good defensive club before the wheels came off last year. I think a refocus to that is in the works. We saw nothing out of the offense in August. I think it is safe to assume that Cook and the run game will be the key to it. So - more running. More defense. A HC in Cincy who I think is in over his head. Give me the under. 4* Total Money UNDER Minny/ Cincy 

4* Total Money UNDER Niners/ Lions

Taking the NINERS. This is probably my favorite game of the week. I am not rushing out my big Top 10* Money Bombs in week one. I know some guys come out with GOWs or GOYs out of the gate, but I will go Best Bet here. Still Week 1. Anything is possible. But San Fran is a good team. I like the defense. Like the coach. The offense is good. We have an entire new regime in Detroit. A QB who this defense knows. A QB with less talent than he had when he faced this defense. If SF doesn't win by 2 touch downs, I'll be shocked. A double digit win should in the making. 5* Best Bet SAN FRANCISCO 49ers 

Laying the wood here with ARIZONA STATE. Real sloppy last week in their opener. I expect a crisp game here. UNLV is bad. Miracle that game even went to OT, but some bad play calling by Eastern Washington and taking their foot off the gas made that a game. Will also lay 20 in the first half if I have to. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA STATE 

Taking UTAH. Annoyed that I didn't grab the 6 or even 6.5 when I had a chance on Sunday. Do I think it will come down to a point. Heck no. You know me by know. If I am on a small dog, I think we are winning outright. If I am on a favorite like this, only thing going through my head is double digit blow-out. If you watched the Mid Day Money Show, you know that I like the Utes to win the PAC 12. Nothing is changing that. Love the coach. Love the defense. The team is good. Big rivalry here. For sure. People think, oh man BYU, home dog. Zach Wilson ..  Yeah. Their QB is now in the NFL and their defense has just 4 starters back and the offense loses a Top NFL draft pick. What can go wrong? I know the Cougars are usually a solid club. But our guy Whittingham has a deep, experienced team back ( 10 Off 9 Def). This guy is the most underrated coach in CFB. There is a reason they are favored basically by a TD all over the place right now. They are that good. 4* Money Maker UTAH UTES 

Taking TEXAS. Jumping on this guy before the line goes up. We had Rice getting 20 and they somehow blew that game. As I said in that write up - Razorbacks were on a 5-27 SU run. And now you are telling me they can stay this close to Texas. I am not huge Longhorns guy. I thought that ULL was a trendy dog, but still don't want to bed on a new HC in Game 1. They did look good though. Again. This will go up at least 2 points. Arkansas will take a step forward in year 2 of HC Pittman, but I think there is still a talent gap here. Might be a low hanging fruit game, but we are on the road favorites today. 4* Money Maker TEXAS LONGHORNS 

Taking MIAMI. Everyone saw the Hurricanes look like garbage the other night. Why do I feel like the world will be on Appalachian State this week. Go make a list of teams that beat Alabama in Week 1, or any weeks for that matter. And then go to the score-card and see some of these Tide scores. No shame in that loss. This is game the Hurricanes should roll in. Home. National TV loss. Big bounce back here. 4* Money Maker MIAMI HURRICANES 

Taking RICE again. Well, it was a tough one not to cover last week. But I am back again on these guys. We faded Houston and will do it again. Nothing I saw changes my thoughts about these guys. Cougars on a 7-14 SU run. Give me those points - maybe even outright today! Home dog, lets go. 4* Money Maker RICE OWLS 

4* Total Money UNDER Iowa/ Iowa State

Going OVER the total. Both teams in off of big wins over cupcakes. This is really all about Nebraska for me. We know Buffalo is going to want to come out with everything in the playbook playing a Big 10 school. But the Cornhuskers even in their sloppy week 1 show us they can score while being bad on offense and, can give up points to guys right off the bench with their defense. We also have the Sooners on deck for Nebraska. An old-school Big 8 rivalry game. So I think Buffalo will be able to get to about 30 today. I am surprised this line isn't higher. I think we see a game in the 60s. 4* Total Money OVER Buffalo/ Nebraska 

Going UNDER the total. Will probably take a rip at USF at +28.5 after we had them getting blanked 45-0 last week. I like the Florida defense. And after a game like last week, you know the USF guys want to come out and not get trucked by an in-state rival. 4* Total Money UNDER Florida/ South Florida 

Taking SOUTH FLORIDA. I will either look like a genius or idiot with this play. Also on the UNDER in this game. A team is never as good or bad as the were in the previous game. And USF was downright awful losing 45-0. Off that kind of beating, if their ever was a game 2 circle the wagons type of situation, it is brewing right here. 4* Money Maker SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS 

Going UNDER the total. Man. I clearly remember I had Oklahoma State big last year in this exact same spot. It was a 16-7 grinder. Maybe we choke it up to the Covid season and teams not getting enough practice in or whatever. That being said, I  think we get something like that today. Now. I am not saying it will be 23 points scored, but I can see it staying under 50. Both teams last week were terrible. I am not saying we rush to conclusions after 1 games. But, we see Tulsa lose as a 20pt fave 19-17 to Cal Davis. Oklahoma State, as a 33pt favorite, goes up 20-0 and 20-3 at the half. It ends a 23-16 win, but when you lose a QB, these things happen. Give me the Under. 4* Total Money UNDER Tulsa/ Oklahoma State 

Taking ECU. I didn't pull the trigger on these guys last as they were getting a whole lotta love. And promptly laid an egg. We had line movement early on this game and it looks to be settled. For me. When I see a SEC team laying this kind of number, I have to take the dog just on principle. Pirates are not as bad as they looked last week. And the Gamecocks, well safe to say that getting a blocked punt, 2 INTs, it helps the cause. Hey. They do that here on the road, they deserve to win. 4* Money Maker ECU 

4* Money Maker ARMY 

Taking the PHILLIES. Not sure who is getting the nod on the hill today. I want to go RL and fade Marquez for the Rockies. We had a winner yesterday on Colorado, but will fade them here. 19-50 on the road, and Marquez is part of that problem. 12 starts away from Coors, 3-8 5.37 ERA (3.16 at home!). A 5.70 ERA his last 7 - that is what happens when you give up 7-3-5-4 going an average of 5 innings. Philly desperate for a win. And that doesn't mean they win. But the lineup can hit, and this looks like a spot to get some  healthy swings in. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Going UNDER the total. For me this is an easy play to make. I know everyone will be thinking TB rips into a bad Dallas defense. The Cowboys offense is potent and should score vs the Bucs. I'm not buying it. One. What are we getting from Dak? They say he is healthy. He has been out all preseason as I write this. Do we forget he was injured last year? Now we expect him to be crisp and on point at game play speed vs the defending champs. Not buying it. I am sure people think this game should be 34-30, but I see it as a 26-20 type of game. 4* Total Money UNDER Dallas/Bucs 

Taking TAMPA. Now. I was ready to grab Dallas all summer at +6. No way Tampa can't win by a touchdown. Tom Brady is the QB. Super Bowl Champs. All these guys back on both sides of the ball. Well this line has jumped up way before I thought it would. But to me, as I write this on the 22nd in August, I think I know why. Dak sitting out. Tired arm. Or MRI. Whatever it is. People in the know, know it has to be serious. I am seeing a couple 8s pop up on the screen. We saw how bad this team looked without Dak last year. Even with backup QBs getting reps with their first team, it is still not facing Tampa to open the season. This might come back to bite me - but I will have to be like the public and grab the Brady's, I mean Bucs in this spot. Also on the UNDER - 51.5 as I do this write up. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Taking the ROCKIES. Uh. I know Colorado is bad on the road. But at this price, I have to grab them. Senzatela hasn't been terrible on the road. He has had decent outings. He will keep the Rockies in this one. I do like Suarez. But the Philly bullpen makes this a dangerous spot laying this kind of number. Not that I love backing teams on losing streaks, but I will here. 4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES 

Taking the TWINS. No way the Indians get swept right? These guys have lost 3 in a row. Why can't they lose again? Minnesota has put together some win streaks the last few weeks and are currently sitting on 4 straight. Twins 9-1 last 10 vs the Indians. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TWINS 

Taking the WHITE SOX. Lopez has pitched pretty good so far this season. Oakland out of their funk last night, but I am not ready to back Manaea who has been pitching to an ERA of 6.55 the last 2 months. Sox should be able to hit him. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking the RAYS. Had Tampa last night, will come back on them today. Nothing else to say. Currently up 8-1 over Boston. As I said in yesterday's right up, TB was 10-3 last 13 vs Sox heading into last nights game including 16-5 here in Boston. Safe to say at this moment, those numbers are  now 9-1 and 17-5. Eovaldi has pitched well, so this is no knock on him. But Rays are just playing so well right now. Getting them at plus money, maybe too good to be true, but worth a look. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAY

Taking ARIZONA going RUN LINE. Normally I am not going to be backing teams on losing streaks. Or teams sitting nearly 50 games under .500 on the year. But the Rangers, even with 2 straight wins, aren't a team I want to bet. They are 18-51 on the road and are sitting 40 games under themselves. Spencer Howard, who I liked when he was coming up through the Phillies, has been bad. He was bad last year in Philly. This year in Philly. And in Texas. 3 starts 7.1 innings 10 hits 8 ER. That is all. 4* RL Money ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 

Taking the BRAVES, going RUN LINE. Fried has been great down the stretch lately. Last 7 games a 1.76 ERA .83 WHIP. Guy is dealing right now. A 2.84 ERA last 15 starts. He had a 4.32 ERA entering August. And he gets the reeling Nats who have lost 8 of 10 and 12 of 16. Run line for me as Epino is sporting an ERA of 7.45 in August. Braves tagged him for 8 hits and 5 runs in 4 innings on August 15. I am looking for at least that tonight. 4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES 

Taking the RAYS. Tampa is now 10-3 last 13 in the series and 16-5 last 21 here in Boston. These guys simply have Boston's number. 18-5 run on the road, and we get them at a Pk? Come on. Maybe it looks 'too easy." Rasmussen is who he is. A guy out of the bullpen who in his good for 4 innings of 3 hit ball and maybe give up a run. Much better than our guy ERod who we have been fading most of the year. The fact he is off a 6 inning 4 hit 0 run games last week vs Tampa makes me love the Rays all the more. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking the CARDINALS. Uh. Tough spot to take STL off that walk off grand slam. Yikes. That is a bad way to head home. I am still going to fade the Dodgers off their Giants series. Can LA come in here and have Mad Max go 8  and win 4-1. Sure they can. Doesn't mean it will happen. Cards still fighting for their wild card lives 3 games back. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

Taking the ROCKIES. Will be fading both the Giants and Dodgers off their series ending game last night. Tough to come off of that series, and now face the Rockies. For whatever reason, Colorado does win at home. People will love to bet on the Giants thinking they have to to win to keep pace with LA. Well of course they have to - but does that mean they are? Give me the home dogs. Rockies tied for 2nd most home wins in all of baseball. 4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES 

Taking the BLUE JAYS. Yanks limping into the new week off a series that should have been a sweep of the Orioles, but they were nearly swept. I will gladly take any plus money with Toronto. A good scrappy bunch. I do think they are a year away from really putting together a good run into the playoffs. But the talent is there to beat the Yanks. 4* Money Maker TORONTO BLUE JAYS 

Taking FLORIDA STATE. I am just not high on the Irish. And honestly, normally when we have some kind of tribute going on with the home team, I am looking to bet the visitor. But not a chance that is the case with them laying a TD on the road. The fall from grace has been tough to watch. The Noles still get recruits but the coaching  had taken a turn for the worse. 2nd year Norvell has a lot of experience back. Last year was a lost cause. I say that to all teams that had new coaches and lost their practices. At least with a returning coach the players have an idea what is expected. Now everyone is on the same level. I liked this hire for FSU. I think he is going to inject new life into the program. What better than way to celebrate Bobby Bowden's life then with a win over the Irish. I might sprinkle some ML on this. 4* Money Maker FLORIDA STATE 

Taking the BREWERS, going ML. I am an auto fade of Lester and the fact that we have Burnes on the hill is just an added bonus. 4* RL Money MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

Taking the RAYS going RUN LINE. Not sure why I didn't play these guys yesterday on the RL. Now I am kicking myself. But will close out Sunday with a play on them. Twins are not good. Jax is not a guy I am counting on to shut down Tampa bats. After a couple of low scoring games, I expect the Rays to almost get to double digit runs here. 4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking GEORGIA. I know Clemson doesn't rebuild, it just reloads. But, big shoes to fill at both QB and RB. Georgia is always a talented bunch. Nothing really to say here. I am high on Georgia this year. It starts right here in Game 1. ML +190 should be sprinkled in. Let's go Bulldogs. 5* Best Bet GEORGIA BULLDOGS 

Taking UTSA. Yes. We had Illinois vs Nebraska. I don't even know what is going to happen in that game. All I know is that I see some 6.5 out here. Right off the bat, Big 10 vs Conference USA and we get, for a me, a lowish line. I know the Illini aren't a Big 10 juggernaut. But this is still a step down in talent. Roadrunners with 21 starters back! Actually probably more if you consider the depth of this team. All of the top skill players on offense are back. 6 of 7 WRs, 6 RBs, heck 4 QBs! Won't be shocked at an outright win for the road team here. Again, yes, Illinios with a game under their belt. But UTSA will be pumped up for game 1, and it being against a low level Big 10 opponent. 4* Money Maker UT SAN ANTONIO 

4* Total Money OVER Tigers/ Mahle 

Taking BAYLOR here. Maybe a square play. But I have to believe the Bears can come here and win by 2 touchdowns on the road. Bad year last season. They should be able to start 3-0 with some fluff on the schedule. 4* Money Maker BAYLOR BEARS 

Taking TEXAS TECH. I am not high on Houston at all. I like TT to get over their win total and it starts here. Cougars have taken a step back. In 2016, this was a Top 20 program. I'll give most teams passes for 2020 Covid, good or bad season. But Holgorsen had this team at 4-8 in 2019. Matt Wells, like Dana, also in his 3rd year. But I think he is ready for a breakout. Dana left West Virginia and the Big 12 to come to Cougars. Wells left Utah State to come to the Big 12. For me, Red Raider defense will be the key here. I think they are improved. Offense should be able to put up a nice chunk here. 4* Money Maker TEXAS TECH 

Taking OHIO. Bobcats one of the better programs in the MAC. Syracuse a hot mess and I think Dino Babers is on his way out the door. Give me the home team. This is little brother facing big brother. ACC coming to the MAC. As if the first game at home isn't special and getting you pumped up enough. You get an ACC doormat to open your season. Ohio by at least a touchdown. 4* Money Maker OHIO BOBCATS 

Going UNDER the total here. So looking at the history of this series, I see Overs all over the place. But again, last time they played was 2018. Iowa nearly went over themselves with a 42. But teams change. This isn't CBB where a team could see each other 3 times in a season. People love Pennix. Open on the road vs a tough team. Iowa always a tough defense. 4* Total Money UNDER Indiana/ Iowa 

Going UNDER here. Normally I would be more side with Navy. Triple option. Prep time for other team. But, in Game 1 - this is all Marshall has probably done the last month. Also, Navy will probably be bottom of the AAC this season. Herd is a solid unit. They should probably cover the number here on a side note. But the run first of Navy will bleed the clock. Should get there. 4* Total Money UNDER Marshall/ Navy 

Taking RICE. This just looks a little high to me for Arkansas. Hogs 5-27 SU last 32 games. This team was an underdog is every game last year. Now they are in favorite position and need to win by 3 touchdowns to cover? Texas on deck. You think this is the game they pull out all the stops and run it up? They need to keep something off the game film for next week. 4* Money Maker RICE OWLS  

Going UNDER here. Sparty has really fallen on hard times. Northwestern lost a lot of starters. I just get the feeling this is a first team to 20 wins type of game. 4* Total Money UNDER Michigan State/ Northwestern 

Taking the RAYS, going RUN LINE. Had these guys last night, and it is not looking good down 4-0. But will be on them again. Team is just too good not to rock this Twins unit. 4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking the YANKEES on the RUN LINE. We are always going to fade the Orioles. Well not always because the line does get too high for me sometimes. Even some of the RL are getting over the 150 mark. When it is there, it is pass for me. But, I get the Yanks at home at a decent price. I know they are back off a road trip. Not the best spot. But they are in must win mode. O's are bad. Also like the Over a bit here. 4* RL Money NEW YORK YANKEES

Taking WAKE FOREST. Yeah. Laying 30+ with an ACC team and it isn't Clemson or Carolina or Miami. It is Wake! But call me crazy - I have been called worse. I think Old Dominion is going to be terrible. These guys are the worse team in C-USA. The worse offensive and defensive units in the 14 team conference. I said on the Mid Day Money showing with our previews I didn't think they win 3 games. Their is zero chance they come here on the road and are even competitive. They haven't played a game since November of 2019. That was wrapping up a nice 1-11 season. Maybe you think 2 springs of practice and scrimmage will help - I don't. I have about 20 starters back on Wake. Sign me up. 4* Money Maker WAKE FOREST 

Taking MINNESOTA. Come on. Ohio State is a great team. I can't come in here and say why they will lose this game. But cover, I don't know, I think we have a shot here. Buckeyes very talented. And maybe they just reload and don't skip a beat with their new QB. But what I do know is that Minny brings probably a Top 2 QB, RB and OL to the battle. Granted. Ohio State defense can probably be like the Steel Curtain in the Big 10 this season. But I am just looking to pound the ball, run the clock and keep us in striking distance. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS 

4* Money Maker SOUTH FLORIDA 

4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS 

4* RL Money SF GIANTS 

Taking the BREWERS, will also be on the OVER here. How do we fade the the team with the best win percentage in MLB? Easy, we take the team with the best road record in MLB. Brewers with 3 straight wins, taking the first two here in San Fran. And the Giants - not a chance they get swept at home! Give me the big dogs here. I understand Anderson isn't all that great. But Gausman is also hittable. 4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

4* Total Money OVER Brewers/ Giants

Taking OAKLAND. Going RUN LINE. Had the A's yesterday, but will come RL as this line is at the top of my number. I will say this. I am 15 games under for MLB this year. I can accept that. Favorites hitting 58% or whatever number it is. And I have had plenty of RL faves winning but not getting the cover. Some seasons we take losses, like this one. But there is not a chance that in September I change my baseball betting. Oakland is doing what it does. Beat bad teams. Tigers are bad. A nice little story this year. Some nice young players. But this team is 2 years a way from contention. A's in a wild-card dog fight right now. Time to extend the win streak to 4. Tigers on the flip side have lost 4 in a row. 4* RL Money OAKLAND A's 

Taking the ANGELS. No way the Yankees can lose with Cole! They have lost 4 in a row. Why can't they lose again? They now sit 8 games back of Tampa for the East. Should NY win this one? Yeah. But at this price, I'll grab the dog. 4* Money Maker LA ANGELS 

Taking the CARDS in both games of this double-header. Look Cincy has dropped 3 in a row. They offense is in a funk. STL - a team who I have kicked their back in all season, is doing exactly what I said about them from Day 1. This team just is always a grinder. Finds ways to compete. The offense is not great. The pitching is blah. But yet. Here we are - 2.5 games back in the Wild Card race. Pressure mounting for the Reds. How about Happ? I laughed at him and Lester coming here at the trade deadline. But - a 2.22 ERA for Happ in 5 Cards starts! Give me the STL as dogs in both games here. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

Going OVER the total here. I can't believe this isn't 10. Darvish is sporting a 7+ ERA his last 7 starts. I think he might still be injured. Either way, he's good to give up a couple runs. Luke Weaver! If this San Diego offense doesn't score 8 by themselves this afternoon, I will be shocked. I  know they have struggled lately. But this is a pitcher they should club today. 4* Total Money OVER Padres/ Arizona 

Taking the RANGERS. Oh man. No way that the Rockies can get swept! The Rockies! 17-50 on the road Rockies! I wasn't brave enough to take Texas in their first two games. And honestly, it was not that I didn't want to just straight Colorado, it was more I just don't like the Rangers at all. But I will jump on them here as a home dog. Lot of dogs today. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

Taking the CARDS in both games of this double-header. Look Cincy has dropped 3 in a row. They offense is in a funk. STL - a team who I have kicked their back in all season, is doing exactly what I said about them from Day 1. This team just is always a grinder. Finds ways to compete. The offense is not great. The pitching is blah. But yet. Here we are - 2.5 games back in the Wild Card race. Pressure mounting for the Reds. How about Happ? I laughed at him and Lester coming here at the trade deadline. But - a 2.22 ERA for Happ in 5 Cards starts! Give me the STL as dogs in both games here. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

Taking the DODGERS, going RUN LINE. Buehler has been dealing. 1.13 ERA last 7. On the season. .92 WHIP 13-2 2.02 ERA .188 BA Against. Dominant at home - .195 BAA .98 WHIP. 68 hits in 97 innings. Hello Cy Young Award? Look. Braves playing well. We rocked a F5 play on them today in Mid Day Money. I can't lay the big money on LA. But I can surely go RL and think Buehler goes 7+ with 4 hits 1 run and 8Ks. Dodgers offense should be able to muster at least a 3 spot for us tonight. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

Taking the YANKEES. Didn't like NYY with Kluber. Never like going with guys making their first starts off the IL. Tonight though. I'll grab Taillon. Yanks have been the best team in baseball the last month. Have to grab them here. 4* Money Maker NY YANKEES 

4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's 

Going OVER the total. Hope I am not a day late and a dollar short on this over. Wasn't expecting last night with Wheeler on the hill. But Moore and Corbin. Yeah. Sign me up for some runs. Won't be shocked if we get 4-4 by the 5th inning. Bad bullpens. Poor starters. Guys who can hit bad pitching. 4* Total Money OVER Philly/Nats 

Taking ARIZONA. I like the over a bit here also, but will just roll here on the home dogs. How the heck is Paddack favored here? Guy has not pitched in a month. And when he was pitching, he had a 5+ ERA on the year. San Diego also 2-14 their last 16 games here in Arizona. How about we add Padres are 3-13 their last 16 overall. Or 2-8 last 10 on the road, 2-9 last 11 as road faves. This team is in a slide. Yes. Arizona flying back from Philly. Tough spot for sure. But I will take a shot on the nice home dogs. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 

Taking the RAYS, and will also be on the OVER. Only way to play this series. Tampa 7-1 last 8 at home over Sox. Over 7-2 last 9 and 21-6-2 last 28. Rays on a 15-5-1 over run their last 21 overall. Rays on 7 game win streak, 9 of 10, 13 of 16 and 17 of 21. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAYS + Over

Taking the RAYS, and will also be on the OVER. Only way to play this series. Tampa 7-1 last 8 at home over Sox. Over 7-2 last 9 and 21-6-2 last 28. Rays on a 15-5-1 over run their last 21 overall. Rays on 7 game win streak, 9 of 10, 13 of 16 and 17 of 21. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAYS + Over

Taking the REDS, going RUN LINE. Never going to lay -180 with Cincy. But will gladly take any plus money on a run line play fading Lester. Guy is bad. I know both teams are on under runs. But the Cards have been a near bottom 5 offense all year. Reds have some bats. 4* RL Money CINCINATTI REDS 

Taking the FALCONS. This is a fade Cleveland. Nothing to prove. They have bigger fish to fry. Atlanta needs some wins with a new HC and get some traction heading to the regular season. I grabbed this earlier at +7, not shocked the line came down. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA FALCONS 

Going UNDER the total here. This is really on Montgomery for me. Guy has been dealing. 2.61 ERA last 7 starts. Monty has gone Under in his last 6 road starts. Guy has allowed more than 3 runs just once in his last 15 starts. Oakland on a 7-3-2 Under run and have gone Under in 6 of their last 7 vs a lefty. 4* Total Money UNDER Yanks/Oakland 

Taking the BLUE JAYS, going RUN LINE, again. So Berrios has been OK since coming to Toronto. Started out with 12 innings 10 hits 1 run 13Ks 1 walk out of the gate in 2 starts. Then, his last 3. 13 runs in 12.1 innings 23  hits and 7 walks. Yikes. He struck out 6 in 3 innings vs the White Sox, but gave up 9 hits and 4 runs in those innings. Tigers a little less on the offense then Chicago for sure. His career numbers vs Detroit are nothing really special. What brings me here is Boyd heading to mound for the first time since mid June. Never a fan of backing guys in first starts back. I won't lay the big ML -  but the Jays should be able to muster the runs to get the run line for us. 4* RL Money TORONTO BLUE JAYS 

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Taking the WHITE SOX, going RUN LINE. Man, we had RL last night and I talked myself out of the Over because I didn't think the Cubs would score and the Sox would win 7-1. Well, the Sox have found the lumber for sure. Alec Mills is decent - but the Cubs are bad. Lynn is pushing hard for some Cy Young consideration. Guy has been great at home. .188 BA Agaisnt .96 WHIP in 80 innings over 14 starts 6-2 2.14 ERA. The guy has given up more that 3 runs TWICE in his 24 starts this year. It is shocking that he is just 10-3 instead of 18-3. But, as we have mentioned before, injuries had led to some low totals for the White Sox offense. That being said. They are getting healthier by the minute. I see them teeing off again tonight. Lynn has given up more than 1 run in 2 of his last 10 starts. 4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

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Taking the BLUE JAYS, going RUN LINE. I have said multiple times - Jose Urena is one of THE worse pitchers in all of MLB. It shocks me that Detroit still trots this guy out. They have young guys they can toss out. Heck, make it a bullpen game. Maybe that will happen when rosters expand. But as much as I have kicked t he Jays back in about their offense struggling, this is guy they should put up 6 against before the 3rd inning. Just look at the numbers. 6.19 ERA on the year. 10.52 his last 7 starts. 39 hits and 15 walks in those 25.2 innings of work! That is 2 guys on base an inning. 30 Earned Runs. He himself put 54 guys on and 30 scored. 55%!  We won't mention his .313 BA Against at home or the 1.84 WHIP that leads to a 6.97 ERA in 8 starts. At home. 41 hits 16 walks in 31 innings. Again, 57 baserunners allowed. Almost 2-1. 28 have scored. Good for a shade under 50%. If the Blue Jays don't win this one in a blowout, I will be shocked. 4* RL Money TORONTO BLUE JAYS

Going OVER. When I see a low line like this, I am auto play on the Over. I understand that the Unders are on a big run. But this game can get here by accident. We know the Ravens just win, win and win more in pre-season. They do it putting up 20 something ppg. Washington needs to show some offense as their defense is a solid unit. 4* Total Money OVER Ravens/ Washington 

Taking the YANKEES here. We had them the last 2 nights, will come back again here. Scoreless here on Friday as I do this write up. But honestly, give me a short price and the way NYY is playing. I can't say now. No way I can say, let's jump in front of this Yankee Freight Train for the A's at +101 ! Not happening. Yanks doing it with bats, starters and their bullpen. Really on an incredible roll the last month. 4* Money Maker NY YANKEES 

Taking ILLINOIS. Kind of annoyed I didn't grab the 7.5 when it was out there. No shot at every getting that 9 out of the gate. That being said, why is Nebraska favored like this on the road. Do we think that Scott Frost is bring his burning on fire hot seat here and getting revenge for last years home 41-23 home loss as16pt favorites? The walls are closing in on him as he has posted a 12-20 record in his first 3 seasons. A new HC in Brett Bielema for Illinois. I think the change of culture will be positive for the Illini right out of the gate as home dogs. Again, I think Frost has lost this team. The guy had a nice run as AC/OC at Oregon. Parlayed that into his UCF job. He was there 2 years. A huge 13-0 undefeated season beating Auburn landed him his dream job as a Cornhusker, the school he led to National Championship 13-0 season in 1996. But that was 25 years ago. He isn't bringing in guys- Nebraska rated 13 out of 14 teams in the Big 10 with their recruiting class, Illinois was 6. This could be more of fade of the HC and program. But things clearly look like the are trending differently for both teams. 4* Money Maker ILLINOIS  

Taking the YANKEES. They are in a wild one as I write this tied up at 6 after jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the 3rd. Win streak or not, they have been winning for 6 straight weeks. Not a bad number to lay with Cole who seems to be in a groove lately. 2 August starts producing a .77 ERA and 15Ks in 11.2 innings. Take out that Tampa blip and he has a nice 5 game run under his belt. Manaea on the other hand has been giving up runs this month. 5-3-7-2 (4 innings).  A total of 15.2 innings 17 ER 24 hits 5 HRs plus 7 walks and 14Ks. Yanks have been hitting a bit. Will lay it in this spot. 4* Money Maker NY YANKEES 

Taking WHITE SOX, going RUN LINE. I won't lay the big numbers. You should know that already about me. I was ready to take the Over 9 here - then as I am writing saying how I think the Sox should get 7 for themselves, I realize I somehow need the Cubs to muster some runs. Now Keuchel isn't what he was, he is solid. Maybe he gives up a couple. But I find it hard to believe that the White Sox can't plate us a half dozen tonight. 4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking the JETS. One team seems a little pumped up for the season, the other not so much. I thought Philly would be bad this year. But it is coming sooner than later with this poor preseason. Jets new HC is looking to change the culture of losing. You don't do that by dropping your final home game in the preseason. 4* Money Maker NY JETS

Going UNDER. Minny has been bad on both sides of the ball. Don't expect that to change here at KC. Not sure what Andy Reid will be doing with his starters. The guy is worried about he Super Bowl and getting there healthy. Under all the way for me. 4* Total Money UNDER Minny/ Chiefs

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Taking the BRAVES. Had San Fran all series vs the Mets. But it was a tough one. Really had to grind out the last couple. Braves sitting here waiting - stewing after dropping a pair of game to the Yankees. This is a tough team. Fried has really turned his season around. What a bad start back in April. 11 innings 23 hits 15 runs. Then he gave up 16 runs his next 9 starts combined. A huge August that he looks to continue- .67 ERA in 27 innings 2 walks 20Ks 2 ERs with a .204 BA Against .81 WHIP. Enter Gausman who has had a couple so so starts. Can't really bash the guy because after being unbelievable for 18 starts, you knew he would regress a bit. Still more than solid. Just in this spot off that series, I can see the Braves taking this one. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES