4* RL Money CLEVELAND INDIANS 

4* RL Money OAKLAND 

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 

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 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 

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 

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 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 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 

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 

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 

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 

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 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 

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 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

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 

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 

Taking FIU. You know I am a big Butch Davis guy. We cashed several times with his team last year - and will start out 2019 backing him as a small road dog. 8 starters back on both sides of the ball of a 9 win team that won 4 of their 5 road games last year (loss at Miami Hurricanes 31-17 getting 26). I think this is a good team out of CUSA. Tulane, improving, but not worthy of being even a small home fave yet. 4* Money Maker FIU PANTHERS

Taking UCLA. 2nd year of Chip and we should see more improvement. Last year, Cincy came to town and ran over these guys. Well, it took some time, but Bruins finally got their offense running down the stretch in the 2nd half of the season. With 19 starters back, UCLA should take another step forward this season. 4* Money Maker UCLA BRUINS 

Taking HAWAII here.  I get people like Arizona a bit thinking Tate is healthy at the QB spot. Kid was a beast 2 years ago. I also think people are expecting him to become Johnny Manziel under Kevin Sumlin when he was at A&M. That was 2013. Rainbows were a little bit of a darling to start the year. Off a 3-9 season, finished with 8 wins. Now, they have Arizona, Oregon State and head to Washington to start this year. That isn't easy. But you have to like having 18 starters back including your QB who went for 36 TDs and nearly 3900 yards in the air (just 10 INTs.) Getting double digits as a home dog is always nice - But the long travel for any team coming here adds more value to the points. Again, off a nice break out season, these guys are thinking they can win both of these games vs the PAC 12. Big brother vs Little brother and we will grab the live dog here. 5* Best Bet HAWAII RAINBOWS 

Taking the GATORS. This should be a double digit win for Florida. I'm a Canes guy, but this is not a good spot for them. New HC. New schemes. New coaches. New plays. New systems. Defensive guy taking over a team that couldn't get any QB play from a good offensive coach. Gators with another year under their newer coach Dan Mullen. Gators always bring a defense and the offensive should take another step forward. 10* Money Bomb FLORIDA GATORS 

Taking the COLTS. Coming out firing here on Saturday. Both coaches say they won't be suiting up many starters. That is fine. We will also be on UNDER. Colts  more urgent team in this spot. 4* Money Maker COLTS + UNDER

Taking the BENGALS. Now. I don't expect much from either team during the regular season. But this Cincy team has a little more to prove. They are home, new HC, laying a short number. Finley and Driskel are for all intention purposes still battling for the 2 spot. Andy Daulton will see a little action. I think the edge lies with the home team. 4* Money Maker CINCINNATI BENGALS 

Taking the RAMS. We know how bad Dallas is in pre-season. We faded them last week. In fact, these are two teams we faded in Week 1. But it is a new week. And, this may be painful to hear and type, but this is a Blake Bortles bet. He was uneven to say the least. Bad probably in his game vs Raiders. For me - he is carrying a huge chip on his shoulder. Look. Maybe he is crap and he can't handle the pressure. But something tells me he puts it together vs the Cowboys today. Again, Rams a team that just needs to go through the motions. But having a capable back-up QB is a spot they should be fine tuning. Brandon Allen is a practice squad QB, but with a year under his belt in this system. Always a plus. 4* Money Maker LA RAMS  ---- Wish I waited 10 minutes when the lines came out... RAMS now +2.5 .... 

Taking RAYS, going RL. Lost last night to the Tigers, Tampa will come out raking vs Zimmerman. He's making his first start off the DL. Guy has a 7+ ERA on the year in 15 starts and an 8.54 ERA his last 7 starts. Terrible. The entire team is terrible! Tampa in the playoff hunt and they must win games like this. 4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking COLTS here in pre-season action. One. We saw the Browns roll a bad Washington team in Week 1. The Bills beat these Colts. I will gladly back the team down 0-1. Luck still not close to seeing the field. Brissett didn't get much going on offense with the 1st unit - but, he was missing 2 linemen, TY Hilton and Eric Ebron. That being said, this offense needs to start doing something. With these guys holding some joint practices this week, I really don't expect to see many fireworks. But I do expect Indy to get things going a bit more offensively. We will also be on the UNDER in this game. 4* Money Maker COLTS + UNDER 

Taking ARIZONA. So we did cash nicely with the Raiders last week. But we are on the Cardinals here. New HC and a rookie QB with an experienced QB behind. Smells like a recipe for a win to me. We know that Kingsbury wants to air it out. And he will be running this offense all pre-season. Murray was solid in his one drive. He will play more this week. Hundley came in and did what I expect from a veteran backup, 10-14 with a TD. If we get a half from both of these guys, forget. It's a beat down. Gruden known to go all out in Week 1 and that resulted in just a 14-3 win. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA CARDINALS 

Taking the JETS here. Look. We all know about Quinn's pre-season record. So what. One. And I had Denver in the Hall of Fame Game. That was an Atlanta win that was literally, jiggled right out of their hands late. And they were there vs Miami. Fact is though, I don't think Quinn cares. The players don't care. They have bigger goals than worrying about Pre-Season. They need to stay healthy and battle the Saints for the NFC South. Jets - Oh Jets. Had you as a Free Play over the Giants and you let me down. 5-0 with our Premium Picks and you fall on your faces as a Freebie. I expect a big game today though. We again have a new HC and DC looking to instill new values on the players. I think we see a bit more Darnold. Trevor Siemian is a veteran looking to prove himself. Luke Falk is battling for a spot. And hopefully we don't see Davis Webb cause he was miserable last week. 4* Money Maker NY JETS 

Going YANKEES on the RUN LINE. This actually seems a bit low. Thought it would in the 150 range the way they have manhandled the Orioles all year. I mean, they drop 2 of 3 to start the year and have run off, what, 15 in a row now? YANKS + the OVER since Happ 5.48 ERA on the year - a 6.06 ERA his last 7 starts - 6.10 ERA his last 15 and a 5.70 ERA at home in 13 starts. Also hitters raking at a crisp .306 average here in the Bronx. Bundy also sporting a 6+ ERA his last 7 starts. 4* RL Money NY YANKEES + OVER 

Taking the TIGERS and going RUN LINE. I know -Higgs, Tigers have 35 wins on the year.. 35! I get it. But Seattle is a terrible team. Boyd is a tough lefty. Decent numbers at home. Mariners 11-25 on the year vs lefties and 2-12 their last 14 vs southpaws. Seattle on a 1-8 run overall. How about 3-10 in Kikuchi's last 13 starts and 0-6 his last 6 on the road. He has a 5.34 ERA on the year - 5.55 ERA on the road. .297 BA Against. Tigers with 13 less wins than Seattle, and the ML is -160. That tells you all you need to know about this game. But I can't lay -160 with good teams, won't lay them with last place teams. 4* RL Money DETROIT TIGERS 

Taking SAN FRANCISCO. One - I do like Dallas. Am a Cowboys fan. But I am not blinded by any loyalty. Especially to this coach. Guy does not care about pre-season at all. Might also like the Over a bit here. Cooper Rush will play mostly for Dallas. But I really like this SF rotation. Maybe we see a series of Jimmy G. But I really like seeing Nick Mullins and CJ Beathard. Wilton Speight is interesting out of UCLA. I just think Niners with a bit more to prove here than the 'Boys. 5* Best Bet SF 49ers 

Taking the RAIDERS. Gotta love Gruden talking up Nate Peterman! Look. Him and Glennon both with something to prove. Oakland will be short on wins during the regular season as they look to their move to Vegas. Rams just want to get through the pre-season healthy with getting back to the Super Bowl their only goal. One team clearly going through the motions this August. The other, looking to keep everyone focused and fighting. 4* Money Maker OAKLAND RAIDERS 

Taking the RAVENS. So, I do like the Jags when the regular season rolls around, but in this spot, give me Baltimore. I think we get a little more Lamar Jackson than most teams play their #1 guy. Simple fact is that he still has a way to go to be polished NFL QB. But against pre-season defenses, he should put up a score here. Then we will get some RG III. Again, a pro against bad defenses. Then a rookie. You will also hear about Harbaugh's pre-season record - an added bonus. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE RAVENS 

Taking the TWINS going RL. Berrios having a nice little season. A 2.80 ERA on the year, but better at home at 2.10 in 9 starts. Minny can hit - and Folty making his first start in over a month after being recalled from Triple A. Twins 25-9 in Berrios' last 34 home starts. Braves 4-9 on Folty's last 13. Give me the home team here. 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS 

Taking the TWINS, going RUN LINE. Again, these lines are just getting out of control. How many 2-1 and larger numbers will we be seeing as we head to late August, then September call-ups. The gap between the good and bad is growing. Twins can hit. 211 homers leading the league. Minny 9-2 in Gibson's last 11 starts vs KC. 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS 

Taking the ASTROS here. Please, raise your hand if you saw Greinke ending here today? Wow. What a deal. Safe to say Houston is all in on  World Series run. So, yesterday, Tribe beats these guys up. Ya know what - Time for payback. As good as Verlander has been, Cole has been pretty effective himself. With Salazar back after over a year, he'll be on limited innings. Astros players will be extra pumped to today - 1 because they got shelled yesterday, and 2. with the arrival of another ace, that just adds some bounce to your step. 4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS

Taking the TWINS here. So, trading deadline today. Who knows what is happening around the league today? What I do know is this - Minny isn't trading pieces. They are importing if the price is right. We can't be ready to get down on a team and games are coming off the board as guys get traded. We will keep the card light. Taking Berrios laying the run a half. Minny should be able to get to Alcantara. Yes, kid was an All-Star, but, he's been getting touched up a bit this month. I think he's tiring out. Only 118 inning you say. But I say his high in the minors was just 127 before getting called up to toss another 34. This is something I like to keep my eye on with youngsters coming up. No such worries with Berrios on the hill. Twins 7-3 last 10 with their on mound in road games. 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS

Taking YANKEES, going RUN LINE. Value or no value, I just can't go laying money on 2-1 or more faves. It's just me. I know people say, well, if you have it at -260 and it's -230, there is value. Maybe so, but I would rather sit on the sideline than have to win 2.5 games to make up for a bad value loss. So we have Happ, who, even with an ERA near 6, and one closer to 7 his last 7 starts, is still an under pitcher at home. Arizona will be sellers, and with them in NY, won't be shocked to see Robbie Ray change dugouts this series. Yanks off a day off, and their series vs Boston. If this was the day after, I would be dogging it up. But with rest at home, Yanks a beast. 4* RL Money NY YANKEES

Taking OAKLAND, going RUN LINE. This is really a play backing the pitching of Fiers. A's a whole, finding ways to blow leads. But this guy has been solid all season long, and only getting stronger. A 3.57 ERA on the year, but 2.42 his last 15 starts and 1.72 his last 7. Fiers also sharp as a razor in his 11 home starts - sporting a .98 WHIP and a .206 BAA. Pedro Payano making his first start and third appearance on the year. Fiers 13-4 last 17 at home and I expect the offense to deliver for us this afternoon. 4* RL Money OAKLAND A's 

Taking the ROCKIES going RUN LINE. I know this is difficult as the Giants have been hammering them lately. But I have to see regression coming for SF while the Rockies will be on the other side and get better. Rox 20-7 last 27 vs SF and that is after dropping 3 straight to them. 4* RL Money COLORADO ROCKIES

Taking RAYS in Game 2. Morton on the RL since I can't lay huge numbers. Over in Game 1, Tampa side Game 2. 4* RL Money TB RAYS 

Taking OAKLAND going RUN LINE. Can't even think of backing Nova and his near 6 ERA. Guy is brutal. I was thinking Over here, but I come back to Friars and his solid home ERA of 2.91 this season in 10 starts. He has a 2.52 ERA since April 26. 13 straight starts of 3 or less runs allowed. His early season start is distant memory. 4* RL Money OAKLAND A's

Taking the RAYS. Will always look to fade the Orioles since I think they are pretty much the worse team in MLB. These are two teams I also like to go OVER with. Don't mind the recent game trend. In this series, Over is a 11-4 last 15 in Baltimore and 12-4-1 Over last 17 games. Bundy also 8-2 Over run vs Rays. 4* RL Money TB RAYS + Over

4* RL Money WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking the RAYS. Will grab Tampa at this price with Morton. At this time, he has just been much more consistent than Paxton. Leaning again on the OVER since all but 3 of his starts would have gone over this total. Morton's numbers have just been getting better as the season moves on. That being said, I do think that NY gets a couple across the plate. But the Rays get it done for us. 4* RL Money TB RAYS 

4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS 

4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS

Taking RAYS, going RUN LINE. Again. People it is July. If you have followed for a week, a month or over the years, you know I am never laying more than 2-1 on faves. And I get the other side of the argument - well, if the value is at -240 and its 280, or you are only laying 190 and it should be 240, whatever it is, I just don't bet huge faves like this. Morton having a nice little year. We know Tampa can hit the ball. O's are a disaster. Also will be on the OVER in this game. 4* RL Money TB RAYS

Taking the NATS and going RL. Washington really on a roll lately. What a turnaround. A little over a month ago, I thought these guys would be sellers, now, who knows. I do know Corbin has some crazy numbers vs the Marlins. Let's go RL tonight. 4* RL Money WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking the YANKS. Off a loss, expecting a bounce back tonight. Jays not that good a team. What we will also do is be on the OVER. Toronto on a 7-2- over run themselves coupled with NY's 7-3 run. 4* RL Money NY YANKEES

Taking DODGERS, going RL. Ryu has been a beast all season. 5 walks in 93 innings. .82 WHIP.  And at home. A .87 ERA .70 WHIP .186 BA Against. 1 earned run in 20 innings this month. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

Taking the TWINS, going RUN LINE. Berrios gives up a few here, but this Minny offense is very good. Also on the OVER today. 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS

Taking the ANGELS going RUN LINE. Again, you have heard talk, or write, about laying big numbers. At the -160 range, this is about as far as I go. But on the road tonight I will look at the RL. Jays a bad team. Not much offense. Angels playing well and this is a game that if they are to be taken seriously, they should win. And comfortably. They have a nice little run going and Toronto is stinking up the place. It was 3-1 yesterday. I would be shocked if we don't see something similar here. 4* RL Money LA ANGELS 

Taking the DODGERS going RUN LINE. Giants scored a big win last night as a 2-1 dog. And stop me if you have seen me type this before. We are not laying 2-1 or more no matter what I have the number at. Because LA is so much better and laying 220 or 240 still seems like a bargain. But anything can happen in gambling. We go RL - LA bats hammer bad SF pitching. We win. 4* RL Money LA DODGERS 

Taking OAKLAND, going RUN LINE. Lost here last night, will come back again. Still think O's one of the worse teams in MLB. Now in their 2nd game on in Cali, I think the jet-lag fatigue sets in. A's should score more than the 3 runs they put up last night. 4* RL Money OAKLAND A's 

Taking the A's and going RL. I think the O's are possibly the worse team in MLB. Will never, no matter what I perceive the value to be, lay huge numbers like this. Oakland should be able to pound this Baltimore staff. 4* RL Money OAKLAND A's 

Going TWINS and OVER again. 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS 

Taking the TWINS, again. We pulled out a close one in 2-0 fashion last night. I am expecting Minny bats to wake up tonight. Odorizzi absolutely reborn this season. 1.92 ERA . 91 WHIP .186 BA against. 9-2 in 13 starts! He has given up more than 2 runs 3 times in those 13 starts. A perfect 5-0 in 6 home starts - with a .80 WHIP and .171 BA against. I think Twins roll here. Will also be on the Over. 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS 

Taking TAMPA going RUN LINE. Morton dealing his last 4 with an ERA of 1. For the year, a tidy 8-0 1.02 WHIP and 2.10 ERA. Hitters roping a robust .186 against him. 4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking the TWINS, going RUN LINE. I have said plenty of times - i am just not the guy laying -170 or more on MLB faves. I know the old, well if the line is -190 and you have them at -240, there is value. Totally agree. Take that value. But I have numerous times left money on the table because value doesn't equal a guaranteed win. Minny, outscoring opponents by 116 runs. KC outscored by 68. 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS

Taking the RAPTORS. Been on these guys most of the series. Won't change now. I know this is a brutal spot off that loss. Let's face it, this series should be over. Toronto had been pretty good in their business like approach. But I will be interested to see how this game plays out. If they are flat as a pancake early, we may need to buy out in game/half time if they are having a pity party. That being said, I think this team is a true team. They will bring their lunch-box and come to work. Will be sprinkling a little money on the ML here also. 4* Money Maker TORONTO RAPTORS 

Taking the BRUINS and going PUCK LINE. This is it. And although we have been on totals all series, I just don't know where this game lands. Thought we had a nice easy Under last game. Not to be. Game 7s, and really all championship games used to be about the defense showing up. Not the case as we seen goals from both clubs this series. Boston the better team still for me. 3-1, 4-2 type of game as we cover the Puck Line 4* PL Money BOSTON BRUINS 

Taking the TWINS, going RUN LINE. Best offense in MLB should beat up on a bad Seattle team. 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS 

Taking the RAPTORS. We have been on the Unders lately and having the Raptors on the Free Pick Video the last 2 games in Golden State. But the total is getting down a bit where I don't feel as comfortable. Think Toronto wraps it up here. I thought maybe in 6 or 7. And it can still get there. We know GS is down some guys and Steph can do his thing. Have to feel good about what you have seen from the Raptors so far. 4* Money Maker TORONTO RAPTORS

4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS

4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES

Going BRUINS and looking for big money on the PUCK LINE. We had the road team in all 4 previous games and the Overs. Well, we again will be going OVER. But side wise, I am looking for a focused Boston team to come out fast and knock the Blues out early. This is a huge game. I just think Tampa is the better team and it will show here at home tonight. 4* PL Money BOSTON BRUINS 

4* RL Money TB RAYS