At 10 pm, our selection is on the UNDER in the Los Angeles Chargers/San Francisco 49ers game.  The 49ers have played 14 of 24 home preseason games UNDER the total.  And they've also gone UNDER 6-2 in Week 3 of the preseason, while the Chargers have gone UNDER 7-2-1 in Week 3.  These two teams have matched up twice in the past two years (one regular season, one preseason), and each game went under the total (by an average of 8.25 ppg).  I look for another low-scoring game between these clubs, as the UNDER falls into 66.6% and 72.7% preseason totals systems of mine.

At 7 pm, our selection is on the 'over' in the Cleveland Browns/Detroit Lions game.  Last week, the Browns shut out the Philadelphia Eagles, 5-0.  And Cleveland has now gone 'under' in each of its first three preseason games.  The knee-jerk reaction might be to look for another low-scoring game on this Thursday.  But consider that teams have gone OVER the total 69% of the time over the past 36 Preseasons after being involved in a game that produced less than 12 points.  And this game also falls into a 2nd Preseason Totals System of mine which is 37-19 since 1983.  Take the 'Over.'  NFL Preseason Total of the Year. Good luck, as always....Al McMordie