We like the Chicago Bulls to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday at 8:10pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Bulls are much better than people think. They lost DeMar DeRozan over the offseason but still have stars like Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic and Coby White.

Chicago has done really well against the Southwest Division of the Western Conference for a while now. In their L15 games vs. those teams, they are 11-4.

Since last year, the Grizzlies are just 3-12 on their home-court.

Zach Edey hasn't been all that great so far. The liability at the center position could open up even more scoring options for Vucevic.

Ja Morant is questionable for this game with a thigh injury. We think he plays, but he could be limited. He's yet to play over 27 minutes this year.

Other Grizzlies players are still coping with injuries. They've got a short bench.

We think the Bulls can win this game outright. Take the points this evening.

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We like the Toronto Maple Leafs to defeat the Winnipeg Jets on Monday at 7:37pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

We won with Boston on Saturday against Toronto. We can't see the Leafs losing four in a row and they will be the ones to give Winnipeg their first loss of the season.

Winnipeg is 8-0-0. That makes it hard to play against. Honestly though, it's been a pretty easy schedule for the Jets to open the season up. Their hardest games were against Edmonton (opening night,) Minnesota and Pittsburgh.

This will be a big step up in levels for the Jets. Toronto has won nine of the past eleven road games against Winnipeg including back-to-back.

The Leafs have also won three of their last four games played as a road underdog.

Winnipeg are just 1-4 in their last 5 games against Eastern Conference opponents (all at the end of last year.)

Toronto are 13-2 in their L15 against Western Conference opponents.

We've got the Leafs on Monday. Expect them to hand Winnipeg their first L.

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We like the Colorado Avalanche to defeat the Ottawa Senators on Sunday at 9:07pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Avalanche have looked a lot better in recent games. They began the season 0-4 and have now won four in a row to get back to .500.

Ottawa gave up six goals last time out in a loss to Vegas. This is a tough road trip for them.

Colorado have won the past five games vs Ottawa on home ice. They've also won seven of the past eight overall.

The Sens have been very inconsistent on the road. They are 4-5 in their last nine games away from home.

The Avs are smelling blood in the ocean this Sunday and will hunt down their fifth straight win. We're backing them.

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We like the Los Angeles Clippers @ Golden State Warriors game to finish UNDER the total on Sunday at 8:40pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Clippers went down to the wire yesterday in their game against the Nuggets. They could be slightly gassed with a short bench at the moment.

Golden State are hefty favorite's tonight. They'll try to keep the ball out of Harden's hands and make other guys beat them.

The Warriors have seen the total go UNDER in four of their last six games played since last year

GSW also rank #1 in the NBA in Steals so far this season. Their defense has been very good over the first two games.

If the Clippers are to win this game, they will need to be stout on the defensive side too.

Even though we've seen Golden State put up big numbers already this season, this is a good spot for them to keep it going on defense. We will go with the UNDER in tonight's game against a tired Clippers lineup.

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We like the Washington Commanders to defeat the Chicago Bears on Sunday at 4:25pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Jayden Daniels got injured during last weeks game for Washington. He will be missed for this weeks matchup. But, Marcus Mariota came in and dominated in his place. He threw for 205 yards on 18/23 and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 34 yards. The injury has already caused a line move and we don't believe that it's as big as some people think.

Over their last ten games against one another, Washington have won eight of them and covered ATS in seven of them.

The Commanders have been great all season and are 5-0-1 ATS in their last six games.

Chicago are 1-4 in their last five games against NFC East division opponents.

Let us not forget that Caleb Williams (Bears quarterback) is still a rooking himself. Chicago had a bye last week, but are still coming off a game in Europe.

Washington is good enough to keep rolling offensively. We see them winning this game outright on Sunday.

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We like the Buffalo Bills to defeat the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at 4:05pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Seattle got back to their winning ways last week. But, this is will be a completely different game than last week. Buffalo is now a Super Bowl contending opponent with the new signing of Amari Cooper.

The Buffalo Bills are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against teams in the NFL West Division.

The Bills are also 7-1 in their last eight against the NFC conference.

Seattle are just 2-6-1 ATS over their last nine games since last season.

No DK Metcalf today for Seattle. That's a huge blow considering that he's a big part in their offense. That should help Buffalo slow down the pass.

The Bills have some cushion in their division right now. But, they are pushing for that #1 seed and every win matters. We expect them to be at their best today.

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We like the Arizona Cardinals @ Miami Dolphins game to finish OVER the total on Sunday at 1:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Miami has not been the same at all offensively without Tua. Now, they get their QB back and should be threats to be a top offense in the league once again.

Arizona gives up an average of 25.4 points per game this year.

The past five times these teams have played each other, the game has finished OVER the total.

The OVER is 3-1-1 in the Cardinals last five games as a road underdog.

Miami gave up 31 points to the Titans in Week 4, which was the last time they were a home favorite.

Tyreek Hill is going to want to put on a show with Tua back. This is going to be a high scoring game.

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We like the Los Angeles Dodgers to defeat the New York Yankees on Saturday at 8:08pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Last night, the game went to extra innings when New York took the lead in the top of the 10th. Having blown leads in both the 8th inning as well as 10th inning, the Yankees could be down on their pitching for the rest of the series.

Both teams utilized most of their stronger pitchers in Game 1. That should favor the Dodgers who are already slim at pitching to begin with. They've been riding with their hot hands.

The top three batters from the Dodgers all delivered in the clutch in the first game of this series. They'll keep it going into Game 2.

We will give the edge to Yamamoto over Rodon. The Japanese "rookie" had a much better ERA during the year and has pitched in some big games back in Japan. In fact, he won the Nippon Professional Baseball Championship just two years ago.

The Dodgers will be excited and locked in on Saturday. They'll bring a 2-0 series lead into the Big Apple.

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We like the SMU Mustangs to defeat the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday at 8:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

A 40-10 wins over Stanford last week helped improve SMU to 6-1 on the season. They've now won four straight games and their only loss was against an undefeated BYU team.

Duke are 6-1 too. But, they've looked sloppy over the past three weeks, beating UNC by just one after being down 20-0, losing to Georgia Tech by double digits and only knocking off an FSU team by a score of 23-16.

SMU have a 9-0 SU/6-3 ATS record in their last nine games played as a road favorite.

The Duke Blue Devils are just 1-5 SU/ATS as a home underdog between +10 and +25.

SMU ranks among the countries best offenses while Duke's is very mediocre.

This is the toughest team that Duke will have faced all season. With their recent struggles, we're going with the Mustangs minus the points.

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We like the Boston Bruins to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at 7:07pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Boston knocked out the Leafs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round last season. While this may be a revenge spot for Toronto, they aren't playing their best hockey right now.

The Leafs have lost back to back games against teams that they should be winning against in Columbus and St. Louis. Both losses were by four goals.

Boston have lost three straight, but showed signs of waking up against Dallas in their last game.

Even though the Leafs won three games in their playoff series vs Boston, they are just 3-11 in their last 14 games against the B's.

Toronto are also just 4-8 in their last 12 games vs division opponents (Atlantic.)

We're backing the home side in this playoff rematch.

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We like the Colorado State Rams to defeat the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday at 5:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

CSU have now won back to back games against a very solid 5-2 SJST team and on the road against Air Force. They will be back at home this weekend where they have a 3-1 record.

New Mexico have played well on offense over these past few weeks and have gotten wins. But, over those three games/wins, they've allowed 122 total points which is 40.66 a game.

The Rams have allowed an average of just 21.5 points per game at home this season.

Colorado State also loves to play against New Mexico. In fact, they've won 12 straight meetings against them while covering versus the spread in ten of them.

New Mexico are just 4-16 SU in their last 20 games vs conference opponents (MWC.)

We believe that Colorado State will slow down the offense of UNM and outscore them quite easily today. Lay the small number.

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We like the Connecticut Huskies to defeat the Rice Owls on Saturday at 3:30pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Rice held their own last week against Tulane for the most part. But, they still ended up losing by double digits after getting shutout 14-0 in the fourth.

UCONN has really reached another level after being one of the worst teams in the nation really from 2016 until this year (2022 was an outlier as they won six games and got into a bowl.) They are 4-3 this season and seek their eighth bowl game in team history.

The Huskies have a great rushing attack, which is one thing that the Owls don't do so well against.

Rice's pass defense is their strength, but UCONN will find other ways to gain yards and score points as they've done throughout the year.

The Huskies are 6-3 SU/ATS over their last nine games since last year. They also won and covered the spread in the only meeting between these teams last season.

UCONN averages more than 10 more points a game than Rice does.

We're backing the better offensive team, at home, to win big and expose this weak Rice team. It's our #1 CFB Game Of The Year on the UCONN Huskies.

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We like the Texas Tech Red Raiders @ TCU Horned Frogs to finish OVER the total on Saturday at 3:30pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Texas Tech got exposed last week as they allowed 59 points to a 3-4 Baylor team. Note that the Red Raiders were at home in that game.

TCU didn't score much last week. But, they didn't have to. They are still averaging more than 32 points per game this season with Texas Tech averaging more than 38 a game.

Both the defenses have tough times against good offenses. They both rank in the bottom 40 of the FBS in points allowed a game.

They also both have seen more OVER's than UNDER's this season so far.

TCU has played two similar matchups earlier on this year against two ACC opponents in SMU and UCF. Both games saw a bunch of points put up on the scoreboard.

The total is high, but we think it should be higher. We expect both teams to put up huge offensive numbers with this being such a big conference game and the final score to go OVER the total.

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We like Bayer Leverkusen to defeat Werder Bremen on Saturday at 12:30pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Bayer Leverkusen haven't nearly been as clinical as last season so far this year. They've suffered a defeat already this Bundesliga season and are off a draw against Brest in the Champions League. But, this is a very good matchup for them.

Werder Bremen play in high scoring games. They've conceded 11 goals over their last four games and that includes a 5-0 loss against Bayern when they were the home team.

Bayer Leverkusen will be able to take full advantage of that in our opinions. Wirtz looked awesome, like always in the UCL affair and they should get Boniface back for this game which will be big for them.

In the last two meetings, Leverkusen have outscored the hosts 8-0. They also won the match before that 3-2.

When all is said and done, the defending Bundesliga champs will run away with this game and win by more than a goal.

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We like the Indiana Hoosiers to defeat the Washington Huskies on Saturday at 12:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Indiana won't their QB for this week, causing the line to drop. It's dropped too far. The Hoosiers are still very good without Rourke.

Washington is nothing like their team from last season. The Huskies lost badly last week @Iowa.

Indiana is still perfect this season (7-0 record SU/ATS) and will be fired up to host College Gameday this week.

Their Head Coach Curt Cignetti is 19-4 ATS in conference play in his career. He's a pure winner.

This Huskies are 2-4 ATS in their last six games this season.

Keep riding the Indiana train. They will be ready for this matchup on Saturday at Noon Eastern.

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We like the Ohio Bobcats to defeat the Buffalo Bulls on Saturday at 12:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Last season, the Bulls won just three games overall (3-9 record.) They are improved. But, they won't be winning too many more games, particularly on the road.

Ohio have won the last six games at home between these two schools.

Buffalo was at home last week and gave up 48 points to Western Michigan. Now, they are on the road again for this one.

In their last 15 home games, the Bobcats have won 14 of them.

The Bulls have the 18th worst offense in the FBS this season (per total yards each game.)

With history showing that the home team dominates when these two teams play each other, we're backing the Bobcats to win this game by double digits in an early Saturday game.

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We like the Pittsburgh Penguins @ Edmonton Oilers game to go OVER the total on Friday at 9:07pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Oilers are loaded offensively yet again this season with the likes of McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, Bouchard and Nugent-Hopkins.

Pittsburgh has allowed 4+ goals in four straight games this year (19 over that span.) They've also been scoring quite a bit themselves.

Edmonton have given up 27 goals over their first seven games this year. That's nearly four goals a game as well!

The Penguins have seen the total go OVER in five of their last six road games.

The total has also gone OVER in the past five meetings between these two sides in Edmonton.

A high scoring game is on the cards for us today.

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We like the New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers to finish OVER the total in Game 1 of the World Series at 8:08pm ET on Friday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Los Angeles Dodgers went OVER the total in every game during their NLCS series against the Mets.

The Yankees lineup looks very good as we head into the World Series too. They've scored 5+ runs in five straight games (all in ALCS.)

Every single World Series Game 1 since 2018 have featured at least eight runs (six straight.)

We've seen double digit runs in back to back meetings between these teams.

The Yankees saw their games finish OVER the total in 27 of their 46 games vs. National League opponents this year.

Six of the past seven home games for the Dodgers have gone OVER the total.

We believe that all signs point towards another high scoring game here in Game 1

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We like the Georgia Southern Eagles @ Old Dominion Monarchs game to finish UNDER the total on Thursday at 7:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

GASO and ODU have both seen more UNDER's than OVER's so far this season.

In their two meetings against each other (all-time,) both of them have finished UNDER the total.

Old Dominion is only averaging 23.1 points per game this season. As the slight favorite, they are expected to win this game.

Both teams have seen less than 50 points in each of their last two games played.

The Monarchs have seen the total has go UNDER in 8 of their last 11 games played vs. opponents in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

In a winnable game for both sides, this should be a defensive battle on Thursday night.

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We like Fenerbahce to defeat Manchester United in the UEL on Thursday at 3:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Jose Mourinho faces his former club in a very interesting matchup this Thursday. As the manager of Fenerbahce now, we expect him to have the boys ready to go for this match.

Manchester United have a lot of injuries at the moment. They are missing guys like Bruno Fernandez, Harry Maguire Kobbie Mainoo, Luke Shaw.

Even though the average soccer fan might not know much about Fenerbahce, they have a very solid team. They are a top team in the Turkish Super Lig.

Manchester United are having trouble keeping up with the top teams in the Premier League. They are in 12th right now.

At home, the Turkish side will be eager to get at least a draw here on Thursday.

We believe that they definitely could even win this game yet alone just grab a point.

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We like the Jacksonville State Gamecocks to defeat the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders on Wednesday at 7:30pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Jacksonville State are much better than 3-3. Their losses came earlier in the season and have now won three straight games.

The Gamecocks have covered the spread seven games in a row in conference play.

MTSU have lost nine straight games played on the road and have looked very bad early on this season.

The first time and only time these teams met was last season when the Gamecocks won by 15 as a road underdog. Now, they are at home and should win by even more.

JVST has blown out their last three opponents. Their offense is clicking on all cylinders right now.

Not to mention that the Blue Raiders are only averaging 16.4 points per game. That ranks them 5th last in the FBS this year.

Jacksonville State won't have trouble scoring again today. Lay the points on the home team.

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We like the Indiana Pacers to defeat the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday at 7:10pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Indiana was 47-35 last season. Detroit owned the worst record in basketball at 14-68.

Detroit did bring in Tobias Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr, Malik Beasley, and Paul Reed. That will help them win some more games this season. But, they still won't be good enough to get to the playoffs.

The Pistons got obliterated in every game last season between these two teams. Each of the four games were by more than eight points.

Indiana ranked 2nd in offensive efficiency last year and played at a very quick pace. If they keep that up this season, Detroit won't be able to keep up.

The Pistons finished their 2023-24 campaign having lost seven straight home games.

We think that the Pacers should be favored by a lot more here in the opener. Therefore, lay the small number.

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We like the Sparta Prague @ Manchester City game to go OVER the total on Wednesday at 3:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Manchester City are one of the top teams in the entire world. They are known for being able to score goals, especially at home.

So far this year, City have struggled against the counter attack. They've conceded at least a goal in all four home games in the premier league (two in back to back.)

They haven't conceded yet in the UCL. But, the time is right for a team like Sparta Prague to get one on them. Iron Sparta have scored in every single one of their 19 competitive matches this season.

Erling Haaland hasn't scored in back to back games. You know he'll want to get back on to the score sheet on Wednesday.

Sparta Praha allow a lot of goals considering their a top team in the Czechia league. They average more than a goal allowed per game. We think City gets at least four on them today.

This game goes OVER even without a goal from the underdogs. But, we're expecting both teams to find the back of the net today.

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We like the Minnesota Timberwolves @ Los Angeles Lakers to finish OVER the total on Tuesday at 10:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Three out of the four games last season between these teams went OVER the total, including both of the ones played in this arena.

Minnesota finished last year having gone OVER in seven of their last 10 conference games.

The Lakers finished the season having seen nine of the last twelve home games go OVER.

Los Angeles averaged 118 points per game last season which was the 6th most in the NBA.

Even after shooting third best from 3pt land last year, Minnesota brought in another shooter in Donte DiVincenzo this offseason to help improve even more.

The stars will be out to put on a show on Opening Night. We're expecting a faster pace and higher scoring game to kick the season off.

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We like the Vancouver Canucks to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday at 8:15pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Vancouver have won back to back games and look to be getting to the level we expected after a slow start.

Chicago is fresh off a 4-2 loss against Buffalo.

The Canucks have owned the Blackhawks in recent history winning 10 of the last 11 games between the two.

In their past five games played against each other in Chicago, Vancouver have won five in a row.

Chicago are just 1-4-1 this season as an underdog.

We feel that this line could very well be even higher. Take the favorite - Canucks.

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We like the Dallas Stars to defeat the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday at 7:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Stars are 5-1-0 on the season. The Sabres are just 2-4-1.

Dallas is very strong on the road. In fact, they've won 15 of their last 20 games played away from home.

Buffalo have given up 14 goals over their last three games. That's not very good at all.

The Stars have won three straight meetings against the Sabres dating all the way back to the 2022-23 season.

The Sabres have yet to score on the powerplay this year. That's a shame as underdog teams normally rely on the PP to gain momentum in games like these.

Dallas is a top team in the NHL and we will ride with them tonight.

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We like the Arizona Cardinals to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Even with Marvin Harrison Jr in question (concussion) for this game, we believe that the value is on the home team. Harrison actually ranks fourth on the team in receptions this year. Obviously his presence helps. But, even without the star rooking wide receiver, Arizona has weapons.

The Cardinals have had a very tough schedule to open up this season. They are battle tested and are ready to take on a Chargers team that hasn't faced much competition other than the Chiefs/Steelers.

In their last game against each other, it was a hard fought game with Arizona covering the spread.

Arizona's defense might not be as strong as they would like this season. But, their offense has been solid. LAC ranks in the bottom five in passing yards per game this year.

The Cardinals also have beaten the Niners this season. That's a big win for them considering that SF made the Super Bowl last year.

We will take the three points at home. Look for the mini upset though.

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We like the Colorado Avalanche to defeat the San Jose Sharks on Sunday at 8:07pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

We've been unsuccessful playing on the Avs twice this year. But, that isn't stopping us from taking them this Sunday. They showed signs of greatness in their last game and should win comfortably against the Sharks.

Colorado have won nine straight games against San Jose.

The Sharks have lost eight games in a row since the end of last year. (winless this season.)

Macklin Celebrini is still out for San Jose. That's a huge blow for them as he's one of their top players, even as a rookie. Colorado is 12-3 in their last 15 games against Pacific Division opponents .

This could get ugly. Take the big fav.

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We like the San Francisco 49ers to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at 4:25pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Niners circled this game on their schedule ever since it was released. A super bowl rematch against the team that stole everything from them. Huge revenge situation.

The Chiefs are just 1-5 over their last 6 games played away from home against San Francisco.

The Niners looked rock solid last week against the Seahawks and have gotten plenty of rest having that been a TNF game.

KC's wide receiving core is very thin right now. Brown is out for the season, Rice out for an extended amount of time, and Juju is in question for today.

Many people believe that San Fran would've won the Super Bowl had Greenlaw not gotten hurt. Well, it's time to prove just that this Sunday.

We believe that the Niners will hand the Chiefs their first loss of the season this weekend.

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We like the Houston Texans/Green Bay Packers game to finish OVER the total on Sunday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

With Romeo Doubs/Christian Watson back last week, Jordan Love looked phenomenal. He threw for four touchdown passes in the win.

CJ Stroud looked just as strong last week. He didn't need to throw for many yards. But, he ended up with three touchdown passes himself.

Both of these offenses have plenty of quick strike ability. When one team scores, the other will want to match.

Houston allowed 21 points last week to a poor New England offense that ranks second last in the NFL in points per game. Just think what a team ranked in the top 10 (Green Bay) could do.

Green Bay has seen the total go OVER in 10 of their last 15 games.

Although the last meeting between these teams went UNDER, they still ended up with 55 points (line was 55.5.)

This is a banged up Houston defense with their "leader" Azeez Al-Shaair battling a knee injury. If he's able to go this week, we don't expect him to be 100%.

We're looking for a high scoring game this Sunday in what should be one of the matchups of the week that everyone wants to watch. The play is on the OVER. Get in on it fast because the line could go up!

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We like the Oregon State Beavers to defeat the UNLV Rebels on Saturday at 10:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Since the Oregon State Beavers are still a part of the "Pac-12," we can still say that they are from that conference. UNLV has lost ten straight games vs. Pac-12 opponents.

After the Rebels started the season 3-0, they had their top QB opt-out for the remainder of the season due to NIL issues. That will hurt them as the season gets older when they play solid football teams.

Oregon State owns a is 17-2 ATS at home (5-0 ATS while an underdog) since 2021.

The Beavers have won the only two meetings between these porgrams. Although they didn't cover last time, it was on the road. In the first meeting they were at home and covered by double digits!

Averaging 14 less points per game than the Rebels, the Beavers actually go toe-to-toe with UNLV for yards per game. You could argue that ORST have better stats on both sides of the ball disregarding those points scored offensively.

This game will be won in the trenches and we think the Beaver home crowd will be loud and ready to go which gets them at least a cover on Saturday night.

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We like the Cleveland Guardians to defeat the New York Yankees on Saturday at 8:08pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

We had Cleveland in Game 3, in their epic comeback win to get back into the series. Now, it's an elimination game and we expect them to survive at least one more game to send this series back to the Big Apple.

Like mentioned in analysis of Game 3, the Guardians owned the best home record in the American League during the regular season.

Tanner Bibee has been their "ace" this season and is ready for this moment.

The Guardians are 13-6 over their last 19 home games in October in the postseason.

The Yankees are just 5-9 over their last 14 road games in October in the postseason.

Cleveland are a team of guys who will never give up no matter the circumstance. They'll make this series interesting once again and send it back to New York for a Game 6.

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We like the Central Florida Knights @ Iowa State Cyclones game to finish UNDER the total at 7:30pm ET on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

After beginning the season with three straight wins, the Knights have gone the other way having lost now three in a row. They've scored just 47 total points over those past three games (15.66 per game.)

Iowa State's defense ranks among the nations best allowing just 285.3 yards per game so far this season which is 15th best in the FBS. The Cyclones also rank tied for fifth in the FBS in points allowed per game (11.0.)

UCF have seen four of their last five games played on the road stay UNDER the total. ISU have seen 10 of their last 13 games played at home stay UNDER the total.

These teams have never played against each other and might take a while to get used to the style's of one another.

The Knights will try and pound the rock in this game. That will cause the clock to be constantly running.

All signs point towards a low scoring conference matchup.

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We like the Iowa Hawkeyes to defeat the Michigan State Wolverines on Saturday at 7:30pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Michigan State are just 1-6 ATS in their last seven games played at home since last season.

Iowa have won nine of their last twelve conference games.

Not only just that, but the Hawkeyes are also on a 18-5 ATS run as a favorite on the road in the Big 10.

The Hawkeyes have won back to back games against Michigan State.

MSU is also just 3-3 this season with Iowa sitting at 4-2. Iowa's only losses are against an undefeated ISU team (20-19) and Ohio State who are one of the best teams in the nation as well.

Iowa is the better side. They win by at least a touchdown here.

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We like the Michigan Wolverines to defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Michigan have had it's ups and downs this season. They are clearly not the team they were last season. They are still a top team in the country though.

Illinois has been impressive this year. But, they allowed 49 points last week to a 1-5 Purdue team while playing at home. That's concerning.

Michigan still are 18-2 over their last 20 games overall and 11-1 over their last 12 games played on the road.

Illinois are just 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games played at home on a Saturday.

Michigan have also won six of the past seven meetings between the two sides, when playing at Memorial Stadium in Illinois.

The Fighting Illini are 2-4 ATS in their last six games played at home as an underdog.

Off the bye week, look for the Wolverines to be well prepared this week after a sad double-digit loss vs. Washington. We will back Michigan on Saturday.

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We like Real Madrid to defeat Celta de Vigo on Saturday at 3:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Real Madrid will be expecting to stay undefeated in domestic play this Saturday. It was a bad defeat against Lille in UCL play to begin the month. They responded with a big win two Saturday's ago though at home against Villareal.

This week, Real Madrid plays on the road vs. Celta De Vigo. The Sky Blues will be without their main attacking threat in Iago Aspas today which is a real bummer for them.

Last year's European Champions are currently trying to hunt down Barcelona. Three points are necessary this week as they play Barca next weekend it what could make things interesting again.

Madrid have won eight straight games against the Sky Blues. This one should be no different.

The line could very well be higher for this game. Real Madrid dominates possession as well as the scoreboard this weekend.

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We like the Missouri Tigers to defeat the Auburn Tigers on Saturday at 12:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Week 6 was not it for Missouri. They lost 41-10 to Texas A&M and couldn't get out of there faster. But, they rebounded in a huge way against UMASS last week. That should give them some momentum back for this weeks game against another SEC foe.

Auburn is having a down year this year. With just a 2-4 record, they have had trouble keeping the ball this season. Entering the week, they've thrown the 7th most INT's in the FBS this season with nine.

Auburn also got exposed last week against Georgia, allowing the Bulldogs to pretty much score at will.

MISSOU are still 5-1 even with one very bad performance. They are back at home this week after back to back road games. They've outscored teams 146-48 in four home games so far this year.

Missouri have also won seven straight games at home while Auburn are 3-9 in their last 12 games played away from home.

Even with Bama due up next week, we're riding with Missouri to win their second game in a row this Saturday.

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We like the Colorado Avalanche to defeat the Anaheim Ducks on Friday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Colorado is 0-4-0. That's not a good start by any means. But, this should be a much easier matchup for them against a team in Anaheim that had the third least points in the NHL last season.

Anaheim has a 2-1-0 record. Leo Carlsson has looked very good so far. But, the Ducks had a bit of fortune on the bounces last game and could very well be 1-2-0 right now.

The Avalanche are 6-1 over their last seven games at home as a favorite against these Ducks (five of the wins were by 2+ goals.)

Anaheim are 2-11 overall in their last 13 games played against Colorado.

Colorado is desperate to get their first win and we think they get it done tonight.

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We like Borussia Dortmund to defeat St. Pauli in the Bundesliga on Friday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Dortmund currently rank 7th in the Bundesliga and need to string some wins together to get back into a Europe position.

St. Pauli are on the other end of the table on the verge of a relegation postion. They lost their last match at home. Now they are on the road.

Dortmund may have lost their most recent game as well. But, they won their most recent home game 7-1 in the Champions League vs. Celtic.

Dortmund have also scored eight more goals than St. Pauli this season in just six games a piece.

Even with a couple of injuries, Borussia Dortmund will most definitely field the stronger players today. St. Pauli are also missing a coupel of key players.

With all of that into consideration, we believe that the home team wins this game by at least two goals this Friday.

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We like the Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets game to finish UNDER the total in Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Mets got shut out in Game 3. Their bats aren't clicking right now and they will be up against the Dodgers' top pitcher at the moment in Yamamoto in this game.

Yamamoto looked nearly un-hittable in Game 5 of the NLDS. He pitched five innings of shutout baseball and led LAD to a 2-0 victory.

Jose Quintana will pitch for the Mets today. He hasn't allowed more than two runs in eight straight starts. In fact, he's only allowed three total runs in each of those eight starts combined!

The Dodgers bullpen has been top tier recently. Once it gets passed Yamamoto, you can expect them to shut the door.

Yesterday's game had some late, meaningless runs cross home plate which caused the game to go OVER. Those won't happen today in a much tighter game.

During the season, the Mets limited baserunners, allowing the second fewest hits per game. A big part of it was the success that Quintana had down the stretch.

We expect a pitchers duel on Thursday. This game very well could be decided by a run. Whoever wins, the UNDER is our play.

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We like the Tampa Bay Lightning to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Tampa has yet to lose this season and holds a perfect 2-0-0 record on the season. This will be their second home game in a row.

Vegas didn't do so well at times away from home last year. They are now just 2-6 over their last eight games played on the road.

The Golden Knights are also fresh off a road loss against the Capitals who are a "par" hockey team at best. The Lightning should prove to be even more difficult.

The Lightning have won back-to-back meetings between these teams. They've got their top goalie playing better than ever this year as well in Andrei Vasilevskiy.

With Tampa Bay having owned a 25-11-4 home record last season, we expect them to stay perfect on the year.

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We like the Cleveland Guardians to defeat the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the NLCS on Thursday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Cleveland may have lost the first two games of this series. But, they remain confident. The Guardians owned the best home record in the American League during the regular season.

Matthew Boyd will start for Cleveland today. He hasn't allowed a single run this postseason through two starts. Although he hasn't gone past the fifth inning yet, Boyd provides nothing but quality.

Clarke Schmidt gets the ball for the Yankees. He was mediocre in his outing vs. KC allowing two runs in 4.2 innings.

The Yankees are just 4-8 over their last 12 road games in October in the postseason.

The Guardians are 12-5 over their last 17 home games in October in the postseason.

We'll take Cleveland to bounce back on Thursday and make this series that much more interesting.

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We like the Los Angeles Dodgers to defeat the New York Mets on Wednesday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Walker Buehler has not had a great season. But, the Dodgers' starter showed some life in his last start. After giving up six runs in the 2nd, he managed to throw three straight shutout innings vs. a red hot San Diego team.

Luis Severino has given up at least three runs in both of his two playoff starts this year. That's exactly what LAD likes to hear.

The Dodgers had nine more wins that the Mets during the regular season. They owned just as strong as a road record than NYM's home record.

Los Angeles are now 6-1 in their last seven road games since the end of the regular season.

The Mets have struggled when playing against the Dodgers recently. In fact, they've only won just one of the past six meetings (includes Game 2.)

This is the perfect game for Shohei Ohtani to finally break through and play his best baseball. He's 3/6 all time vs. Severino with a home run and two walks.

Last season, when Severino saw the Dodgers (his latest start vs. LAD,) he got absolutely rocked. Allowing seven earned runs in four innings.

We believe that the change in venue will motivate the Dodgers even more to get ahead in this series. Therefore, Los Angeles is our NLCS Game Of The Year in Game 3.

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We like the New York Liberty to defeat the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

After successfully winning with the Lynx twice in the Semi Finals, we believe that this is a bad spot for them in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

In Game 2, the Liberty took advantage if their size and dominated the glass. Expect a repeat of that tonight.

Minnesota does get to be at home for this game. Yet, the Lynx don't have much playoff experience having been knocked out in the first round last year.

Furthermore, we could see nerves getting the best of Minnesota early in this game. If the NYL get off to another hot start, they won't let it slip away like in Game 1.

In Game 2, they showed just that. The Liberty were the best overall team in the regular season. They'll show it again on Wednesday.

We see a repeat of Game 2 happening here in Game 3. Lay the short number.

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We like the New Jersey Devils @ Carolina Hurricanes game to finish UNDER the total on Tuesday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

New Jersey is off to a great start. They've played terrific defensively and allowed just nine goals over their first five games this season.

Despite losing 4-1 in their first game, Carolina goalie, Frederik Andersen allowed just two goals against the Lightning (two empty netters occurred.)

The UNDER is 9-4-1 in Carolina's last 14 games as a home favorite.

Each of the past four meetings between the Devils/Canes have finished UNDER the total.

Markstrom is a huge boost for this New Jersey team that came so close last season. Strong goaltending keeps the puck out of the net!

A low scoring contest should be on our hands tonight.

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We like Romania to defeat Lithuania on Tuesday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Considering that Romania have won all of their games, and Lithuania is yet to win, we believe that Romania should be heavier favorites.

Romania won against Lithuania a little over a month ago back in Bucharest. Now, it's in Lithuania and the result shouldn't change.

The Tricolorii are in a league of their own in this Nations League C2 Group. They've won every game so far convincingly, by scoring three goals in each.

Romania have also won five straight matches between these two.

Lithuania have lost four straight matches overall themselves and could be demoted if they don't find a result sooner or later.

We expect this game to be a breeze for Romania.

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We like the Colorado Avalanche to defeat the New York Islanders on Monday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Even though Colorado hasn't won yet, we cannot forget how deadly McKinnon, Makar and Rantanen can be.

Colorado won 50 games last season out of 82. Don't be surprised if they come close to that again this year.

As a home favorite against the Islanders, the Avs have won four straight meetings. COL has also won eight of the past nine home games vs. NYI as a favorite or an underdog.

Overall, Colorado has beaten New York in six of the past seven games between the two.

The NY Islanders are just 1-5 in their last six games played on the road.

The Avalanche should be able to score and we expect them to grab their first win today.

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We like the New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers game to finish UNDER the total on Monday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Off another shutout in Game 1, this red hot Dodgers pitching staff hasn't allowed a run in 33 consecutive innings. That's extremely impressive.

Sean Manaea will be on the mound for the Mets in Game 2. He's been unbelievable down the stretch, as well as in these playoffs so far. He should give NYM a much better chance to win tonight.

Prior to Game 1, the past two times these two teams played when the Dodgers were the favorite vs. the Mets in the playoffs, the games have gone UNDER the total.

The Dodgers bullpen is on their game right now and should be extremely confident in Game 2.

Including Game 1 of the wildcard series against Milwaukee, the Mets have allowed just nine runs over their last four games, when getting shutout in their previous game.

We believe that a low scoring contest should be on our hands today.

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We like France to defeat Belgium on Monday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

France may be without Mbappe for this fixture, and with the departure of Griezmann there's been a lot of change. But, France still provides one of the best lineups in the world here this afternoon, with a stellar back line.

Belgium struggled dearly a few days ago when they played against Italy. It was bound to get ugly when Italy picked up a red card. They managed to get a result out of it, but it wasn't a strong performance from them.

France won the reverse fixture between these teams just over a month ago now and have won four straight meetings between these teams. (Belgium haven't won since 2015.)

Kevin De Bruyne will also not be available which is a huge blow to Belgium.

We believe France is stronger and will be more motivated on Monday.

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We like the Cincinnati Bengals to defeat the New York Giants on Sunday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

We all know that the Bengals are much better than their 1-4 record. With another divisional game @Cleveland up next week, and a date against Philly the week after, this is a huge game for Cincinnati.

Averaging 28.0 points per game, the Bengals are in the top five in the NFL.

The Giants average just 17.8 points per game which is bottom five in the NFL.

NYG are 0-2 at home this season, being outscored 48 to 21 in those two games.

Cincinnati have one of the best receiving cores in football. They will be able to outscore the Giants this weekend.

In Primetime, we will give the heavy edge to Joe Burrow over Daniel Jones.

Malik Nabers should be back, but that will not be enough for the Giants. They are just 1-3 when he is in the lineup this season.

Burrow/Chase should be heavily motivated to beat Nabers as they are all former LSU players.

The Bengals covered the spread in their last meeting back in 2020. Expect them to do the same thing in 2024.

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We like the LA Dodgers to defeat the New York Mets for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Dodgers' lineup is the best in the National League. There are no soft spots.

The Dodgers' bullpen is underrated and was much better than the Mets bullpen during the season. LA relievers stymied the San Diego bets the last 2 games of the NLDS.

Senga is inexperienced and will be on a pitch count.

Flaherty was acquired from the Tigers and has been a valuable piece of the team. He will rebound from a sub-par effort in this season's first post-season start.

The Dodgers were 52-29 at home this season. They're 6-3 their last nine against the Mets, 4-0 the past four.

Expect LA to win Game 1.
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We like the Green Bay Packers to defeat the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Bringing in a 7-2 ATS run into this game, we're all over the Packers today.

Arizona own just a 1-7 ATS record over their last eight games played vs. opponents in the NFC North division (GB, MIN, DET, CHI.)

Green Bay have won five of six lifetime meetings between these two played at Lambeau, covering in three of the past four.

The Packers are averaging over 50 yards more per game than the Cardinals, which should help in this game.

GB's defense has also been slightly better than Arizona's, averaging less points allowed as well as yards.

Jordan Love should be able to connect with his receivers a lot this week. In a high scoring game, look for the Packers to run away with it.

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We like the Anaheim Ducks to defeat the San Jose Sharks on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones.

Off their first loss of the season on Thursday, the Sharks are just 1-9 in their last 10 games played at home.

The Ducks own the series between the two, especially lately. They've won 12 of the past 15 meetings.

Anaheim are also 7-2 in their last nine meetings with SJ on the road.

The Sharks are 3-17 in their last 20 games played against opponents in the same conference as them (West.)

San Jose is slightly improved from last year. But, still have a lot to work on.

Anaheim is one year older and have Zegras back for the beginning of this season after he played just 31 games last year.

We believe that the Ducks are much better and should end up with a better record. Look for them to kick their season off with a win.

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We like the Marshall Thundering Herd @ Georgia Southern Eagles game to finish OVER the total on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

As the favorites in this game, we expect Marshall to win. In their wins this season, they are averaging 41.33 points per game.

GASO are averaging 31.6 points per game themselves and have put up 38+ in three out of five games this season.

In their last five home games, the Eagles have seen the total go OVER in four of them.

Georgia Southern have also seen the total go OVER in four of their last five divisional games inside of the Sun Belt (East.)

Their latest meeting last season finished with 71 total points (38-33.)

Both teams give up a bunch of points as well as scoring. They rank #110 and #111 in points allowed per game out of 133 FBS teams.

After putting up lots of points in wins in their last games, they'll want to keep it up this week.

All signs points towards an OVER. Get the best line you can.

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We like the North Texas Mean Green to defeat the Florida Atlantic Owls on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

North Texas has one of the most explosive offenses in the nation, averaging 518.6 total yards per game, 348.6 passing yards per game and 40.8 points per game.

FAU average more than 160 yards less per game than the Mean Green. While the Owls have been good against the pass, they've yet to play a pass attack nearly as strong as this.

Over their last nine games, since last season, Florida Atlantic are just 2-6-1 against the spread. North Texas are 5-2 against the spread over their last seven games.

UNT have dominated in the month of October in the past. They own a perfect 10-0 ATS record over their last 10 games played in October.

Since both teams had their bye weekend in week 6, neither team gets a rest advantage.

North Texas' offense will be too much for FAU to handle and this could get ugly on Saturday. Lay the points.

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We like the Penn State Nittany Lions @ USC Trojans game to finish UNDER the total on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Penn State is very well known as a ground and pound team that loves to play strong defense. They've got two of the best RB's in the nation and should have the clock ticking whenever they've got the ball.

USC's defense still isn't necessarily great quite yet. But, they are much stronger than last season on that side of the ball. Lincoln Riley also owns a 43-4 record at home over his coaching career so I don't see him giving up all that many points here.

Penn State's last five conference games have all gone UNDER the total.

In their one road game so far this year, the Nittany Lions gave up just 12 points against WVU.

The Trojans have given up just 21 points in two road games this season.

Getting a good line is big here. But, expect a lower scoring game in a massive matchup for both teams in week 7.

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We like the Wyoming Cowboys to defeat the San Diego State Aztecs on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Wyoming has covered ATS in back to back home games against the Aztecs

San Diego State are just 1-6 SU in their last seven games played on the road.

In their last five games vs. conference opponents (MWC,) the Cowboys have covered the spread in four of them.

Even though Wyoming come into this game with a poor 1-4 record, they looked strong a couple of weeks and should be able to carry momentum into this week.

The Aztecs had to travel to Hawaii last weekend and now they travel to Wyoming. That's a lot for a college program.

With Wyoming fresh off the bye week, we expect them to keep rolling on Saturday.

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We like the Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians game to finish "under" the total in Game 5 of the ALDS on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Tarik Skubal has nearly been un-hittable over the second half of the season. He owned an insane 2.39 ERA during the regular season. He's also yet to allow a single run in 13.0 innings in the postseason and should keep rolling in Game 5.

Cleveland's piching has been great as well. In this series, They've given up just 10 runs over the first four games (average of 2.5 runs per game.)

Matthew Boyd will probably get the start for the Guardians. When these two matched up in Game 2, neither of them allowed a single run.

Six of the past seven home games for Cleveland have gone UNDER the total with the other one drawing the total.

10 of the past 15 games played between these two teams @Cleveland have gone UNDER the total as well.

The bats have been quiet for most of this series from the two sides as both teams are hitting .214 on the dot.

In this elimination game for both clubs, expect to see yet another low scoring affair at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

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We like the North Carolina Tar Heels to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

North Carolina is a lot better than they're record shows. They won their first three games this year and look to pick up a big win today.

The Yellow Jackets have lost back to back to back road games (not incl. week 0 vs. FSU in Ireland,) failing to cover the spread in all of them.

Even though they've had some success recently, Georgia Tech have failed to cover in two of the last three games played vs. UNC on the road as the favorite.

Week 7 has not been very kind to the Jackets. They own a 1-8 record over their last nine games played in the seventh week of the year.

UNC are 6-3 ATS in their last nine games played as a home underdog.

This is a good spot for the Tar Heels to improve their home record. They average more yards per game than Georgia Tech and we believe they pull off the upset this weekend.

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We like the San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers game to finish "under" the total in Game 5 of the NLDS on Friday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

After the first three games of this series went "over" the total, Game 4 showed signs of pitching taking over. It landed on the number exactly.

Yu Darvish gets the start for San Diego. He should be able to hold the Dodgers once again just like he did in Game 2.

Over his entire career, Darvish has seen the Dodgers 15 times. He has a 2.27 ERA against them.

With one day off this season, the Padres have seen the total stay "under" in 16 of 25 games.

The Dodgers have yet to announce their pitcher. But, they allowed not a single run in Game 4.

When the Padres haven't scored a run in a game this season, they've responded by averaging just 3.33 runs in their next game this season (30 runs in nine games.)

A low scoring contest should be on our hands in this Game 5 elimination game for both.

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We like the San Francisco 49ers to defeat the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

After winning their first three games this season, Seattle have lost back to back conference games.

The Niners may still be without Christian McCaffrey. But, Jordan Mason has done an excellent job in his place.

Deebo was off last week. We expect him to rebound this week. In six games against Seattle, Samuel has 40 catches for 642 yards while rushing for 103 as well (6 touchdowns.)

In their last five games against each other, the 49ers have won everyone of them (5-0 SU/4-1 ATS.)

San Francisco own an 11-4 SU record in their last 15 meetings with Seattle as the favorite.

Seattle has shown recent struggles against NFC opponents going just 2-6 over their last eight games against them.

Although this -3.5 line isn't great, we believe that the Niners have what it takes to get back to .500 on the year and win by a touchdown or more on Thursday.

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We like the Minnesota Lynx @ New York Liberty game to finish OVER the total on Thursday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

These were the best two teams during the regular season, and a big part was their offenses. They love to score.

New York averaged 85.6 points per game during the regular season. Minnesota averaged 82.0 points per game.

In their last nine meetings against each other in New York, the total has gone OVER in seven of them. (12 of the past 17 overall have gone OVER as well.)

The Lynx have seen five of their last seven games exceed the total, while the Liberty have seen four of their last five do the same thing.

Minnesota is small and Brenna Stewart will be able to take advantage. Don't expect them to go down without a fight though. The Lynx are speedy, tough and they have lots of ability from beyond the arc. Play on the OVER.

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We like Algeria to defeat Togo on Thursday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones: 

At home, Algeria have not lost a single AFCON qualifying match since 2007. 

The attacking play of Algerian star Riyad Mahrez will be able to pick a part a weak Togo defense. 

Perhaps missing their best player, Togo will be without Kodjo Fo Doh Laba for this match. 

Algeria have won both of their qualifying matches so far, with Togo drawing both of theirs. 

A win here would give even more distance to Algeria's Group E lead. They will be feeling extra confident after grabbing three more points. 

Overall, Algeria is the better side. They've got great play all-around the pitch and should be able to bag a few goals in today. We do not see Togo finding the back of the net, making Algeria -1.5 a great play. 

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We like the New York Rangers to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

It's game one of the season, and the Penguins are already have some injury troubles. Erik Karlsson will play, but he missed all of preseason. Bryan Rust will be out for this game and he's a big part in this Pittsburgh foward line. NYR has a couple of injuries too. But, they are a deep enough team that it shouldn't bother them.

The Rangers made the playoffs last season (ECF appearance.) The Penguins did not.

New York returns practically their entire squad for last year, while Pittsburgh is quite different all around.

The Rangers have won four of the past five meetings between these two teams.

Pittsburgh began last season with a loss against Chicago. We're expecting them to lose again this year in a much more difficult matchup.

Even on the road, the Rangers are superior between the pipes, defensively, and offensively. Look for them to get off to a 1-0-0 start.

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We like the Philadelphia Phillies to defeat the New York Mets and force a Game 5 on Wednesday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Philadelphia will not go down without a fight. They were a top contender entering this postseason and shouldn't be written off by any means yet.

Ranger Suarez began the season as hot as anyone. Even though he cooled off, he still had very solid numbers on the year.

Jose Quintana has faced the Phillies a number of times over his career with mixed results. Over his last five starts vs. them (since the beginning of last year,) he has a 4.50 ERA.

Although they've flipped the script in the postseason so far, NYM hit much worse during the day in the regular season. Something to consider as the postseason moves along.

We don't expect Quintana to be nearly as strong as Manaea was yesterday. Philadelphia will get their hits and they should make the most out of them.

In an elimination game, look for Bryce Harper and the rest of the Phillies crew to battle adversity and come through to force a win-or-go-home Game 5 back in Philly on Friday.

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We like the Minnesota Lynx to defeat the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones.

The Lynx have had a better record all season and owned a 16-4 record on this court this year. Crowd should be a big part in this win-or-go-home Game 5.

In Game 3, we won with this Minnesota and we're with them again to close the series out.

Minnesota have covered the spread in four out of the seven meetings between these two this season so far.

The Lynx also have the best overall player in this series in Napheesa Collier.

After shooting 3/12 from deep last game combined, Carleton and McBride should bounce back here at home. They shot better than 40% from the three point line during the regular season.

We know that Connecticut has a strong defense. But, Minnesota also has a very capable defense, giving the edge to the better all-around offensive team.

We look for a lower scoring Game 5 with the home team winning this one by at least five points.

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We like the Kansas City Royals to defeat the New York Yankees on Monday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Royals looked very strong in Game 1. This is a must-win game for them as they do not want to go down 2-0 in a five game series.

Cole Ragans completely picked a part the Orioles in the wildcard series. He's the expected starter today.

Ragans owns a career 2.57 ERA in two starts against the Yankees. He gave up only two runs in six innings earlier last month against them.

Carlos Rodon enters the postseason after having a season filled with ups and downs. Over his career, he is just 4-6 against the Royals with an ERA of 4.66 in 13 outings.

Rodon also is 0-1 in his playoff career with a 13.50 ERA in two appearances.

The Royals were even with the Yankees in hits in Game 1, meaning they will compete.

Playoffs are normally close, low scoring battles. We'll take the Royals plus a run and a half in Game 2.

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We like the Dallas Cowboys @ Pittsburgh Steelers to go OVER the total on Sunday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Fields has been throwing quite a bit this season and might have to extend some plays himself with two of his top three running backs out.

Micah Parsons is out today which should give Justin Fields a bit more time in the pocket.

In their last six games against each other, four of them have gone OVER the total.

Dallas has seen five of their last six games go OVER as well.

The Cowboys need to start getting their offense going this week. We know it's a tough matchup but believe that they can get it done.

The Colts put 27 up on Pittsburgh last week. Look for this game to go OVER on Sunday Night.

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We like the Denver Broncos to defeat the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Denver will win this game with their defense that's allowing an average of just 13.8 points per game, ranking 3rd in the NFL. They are also third in total yards and passing yards allowed per game.

The Raiders will not have Davante Adams again this week. Zamir White is also out, with Maxx Crosby questionable.

With White out, the Raiders should struggle even more on the ground. They currently rank second last in rush yards per game.

Minshew hasn't been great this year either. Last week he had just 130 yards through the air.

Denver at home should be able to control the tempo of this game. They are the favorites for good reason this afternoon.

We also give the edge to the Broncos head coaching. Sean Payton is one of the best in the business.

Along with their stellar pass defense, Denver have allowed just 155 rush yards over the past two weeks. That an average of just 77.5 per game.

With the Broncos having won back to back games, we expect them to keep rolling this weekend.

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We like the Indianapolis Colts to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

With Anthony Richardson doubtful, we believe that Joe Flacco gives them an even better chance to win right now. Richardson is struggling while Flacco looked really good last week.

Jonathan Taylor may be out, but Trey Sermon is not someone to take lightly. The former Sooner/Buckeye has been waiting patiently for a week to show the league what he's capable of. Expect him to have a great performance.

Jacksonville is near the bottom in passing yards allowed per game. That should do wonders for Joe Flacco who we all know loves to pass.

We know that Indi's defense has been bad. But, they still haven't been allowing that many points considering their yards against. They rank in the top half of the league in points allowed per game.

Dating back to last year, Jacksonville have lost eight straight games against AFC opponents.

Jacksonville should see some brigter days over the coming weeks with Chicago and New England ahead. This is a much tougher game for them.

Trevor Lawrence has only thrown 65 completions in four games. He's pass % is just 53.3%. We'll take the points with Indy in this divisional matchup.

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We like the Arizona Wildcats to defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

Texas Tech comes into this game having lost their lone road game this season by a score of 37-16 against Washington State.

After last week's gigantic win against Utah (23-10 on the road,) this Arizona team is filled with confidence.

Texas Tech has allowed 309.4 passing yards per game this season which happens to be third worst in FBS. Arizona averages 265.0 passing yards per game which ranks T-40 with Alabama.

Arizona has won the only matchup between these teams of all time. The score was 28-14 in 2019.

With a game at BYU next weekend, the Wildcats will need to make sure they win this game, as they more than likely will be an underdog in that game.

We're backing the home favorite on Saturday night. The play is on Arizona.

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We like the Duke Blue Devils @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to stay UNDER the total on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

The Blue Devils enter this game as nearly a double digit underdog despite being 5-0. That should tell you something about the Yellow Jackets defense.

Both Duke and Georgia Tech have seen more UNDER's than OVER's this season so far.

Georgia Tech ranks 18th in FBS allowing just 90.2 rushing yards per game. Duke ranks 18th in FBS in passing defense allowing just 155.8 yards through the air a game.

Both of the past two meetings between Duke/GT have stayed UNDER the total.

The UNDER is also 7-2 in their last nine matchups against each other when Georgia Tech is the home favorite.

We are expecting a game featuring a lot of punts in this game on Saturday. Look for these teams to stay UNDER the total.

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We like the Ohio State Buckeyes to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

The Buckeyes are title contenders whilst the Hawkeyes are not.

Iowa relies on their rush attack to gain yards. Ohio State's got one of the best rushing defenses in the entire country, allowing just 61.8 yards on the ground per game.)

Ohio State have never lost as a home favorite against Iowa. They are 8-0 SU / 6-2 ATS in those games.

The Hawkeyes are only 2-4 ATS over their last six games dating back to last season.

In their last 17 games played in the month of October, the Buckeyes are 13-3-1 ATS.

Jeremiah Smith is the best receiving prospect out of high-school in the Top247 era (since 2000.) Him and Emeka Egbuka will dominate against a much weaker Iowa pass defense.

All in all, this will be a blowout. Ohio State rolls on Saturday.

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We like the Cleveland Guardians to defeat the Detroit Tigers on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Even though Detroit was able to sweep the Astros in their Wildcard series, I don't see them continuing their success against Cleveland.

The Guardians have some of the best pitching in the MLB and will limit runs all series long against this sub-par Detroit lineup.

In their last five games against each other, the Guardians have won four of them.

Tanner Bibee will start for Cleveland today. His last two starts against Detroit have both ended up in a CLE win.

Pitching has been Detroits strength too. But, it's just a matter of time before they run out of steam with all of the pitchers they use.

Cleveland is the better side and we expect them to win Game 1 and take a series lead.

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We like the Army Black Nights to defeat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Saturday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Army enters week 6 with a 4-0 record on the season. Tulsa is just 2-3.

Tulsa is allowing tons of yards while Army leads the entire nation in rushing yards per game.

The Black Knigths own a perfect 5-0 ATS record over their last five games played against conference opponents (AAC.) They've also covered the spread in six straight games overall.

The Golden Hurricane are 0-5 ATS over their last five home games.

Tulsa lost their lone home game so far by 35 points against Oklahoma State. Army might not be as strong as OKST. But, they are explosive and will pose a different type of challenge.

Army's run offense will prove to be too much to handle for Tulsa this Saturday. Lay the points.

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We like the Oregon Ducks to defeat the Michigan State Spartans on Friday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Oregon is looking better and better each week. They're still perfect and will stay perfect after tonights game.

Michigan State is coming into this game off back to back losses and got absolutely torched by Ohio State last week.

The Ducks average 36.0 PPG while the Spartans average just 21.8 PPG. This is a tough game for MSU on the road at night.

With just 47 yards on the ground last week, Michigan State's passing attack wasn't all that great either. They had just 199 yards through the air.

In their last five matches against each other, the Ducks have covered the spread in every single one.

Oregon will prove to be just too good for MSU on Friday with the scoring starting early. Roll with the Ducks this evening.

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We like the Minnesota Lynx to defeat the Connecticut Sun on Friday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Game 2 was a much needed win for the Lynx to get back in this series. Now, they'll look to build on that here in Game 3.

In the Sun's last six games at home against the Lynx, they've only covered the spread in one of them -- 1-5 ATS over those games.

Minnesota really turned it up a notch over the second half of the season. They've won 17 of their last 20 games, including five straight on the road.

On the season, Minnesota owns a 15-6 ATS record on the road. For Connecticut, they had just a 8-13-1 ATS record at home.

Even though this series shifts to the far east coast for Games 3 and 4, Minnesota should try and end this series as fast as they can. They owned the best record in the Western Conference this year.

As a slight underdog, we love Minnesota on Friday. The road side should prevail in this game.

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We like the New York Mets @ Milwaukee Brewers to stay UNDER the total for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

Jose Quintana has really turned things up recently. His past four starts have seen him allow just two runs -- 25.0 innings pitched.

The Mets starter also didn't allow a single run in 5.1 innings against Philadelphia in his last playoff appearance back in 2022.

Tobias Myers may be a rookie, but he's pitched great all season long. Myers just pitched four innings of shutout baseball against the Mets on Saturday.

In Saturday's game, when both these pitchers matched up against each other, the final score was 6-0. (UNDER.)

Both games so far have gone OVER so far and you should not be fooled. Both teams rank in the top 10 in hits allowed per game.

During September, the Mets hit just .230 while the Brewers hit just .219. Both pretty bad numbers.

Our #1 Wild-Card Total Of The Year is on the UNDER.

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We like the Texas State Bobcats to defeat the Troy Trojans on Thursday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

We've already won against the Bobcats this season and have won three straight bets involving them over the past two seasons.

Texas State was in the conversation for a non-power 5 playoff spot before their loss to ASU a couple of weeks ago. Meaning they are still very good.

Troy isn't looking very good at all this season and just lost to a team in ULM who completed just six passes.

Both the Trojans offense/defense are liabilities, ranking near the bottom in both points and points allowed per game.

Last weeks loss wasn't expected, but the Bobcats should have a short memory with how well they played to begin the season.

TXST also plays with revenge after losing last year's matchup by 18 points. Both teams are much different and a different story should be played out here.

In the end, this one comes down to Texas State wanting it more. Troy's season is practically over already and this is a big game for the Bobcats to get back to the top of the standings. TXST minus the points is the play.

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We like the Ajax Amsterdam @ SK Slavia Prague game to go UNDER on Thursday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

Having scored 19 goals over their last six matches (3.16 per game,) Ajax should be ready to face this Czechia side.

Slavia Praha have looked very strong themselves this season having scored 13 goals over their last five games (2.6 per game.)

In their last meeting against each other, we saw a 2-2 finish with plenty of chances at both ends. That was also in the Europa League.

18 year old sensation & Ajax captain Jorrel Hato picked up another yellow last time out in the Europa League and will be suspended for this match. That should help open this game up.

Both sides have lots of fire-power up top and we should see another game with chances left and right.

The OVER is the play in this Europa League matchup.

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We like Bayern Munich to defeat Aston Villa for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

Even after winning with Aston Villa (against Young Boys) in match-day one of the UCL, we believe that Bayern Munich should pose a much stronger threat.

Bayern Munich won their opening game 9-2 in this competition and look to be playing very well under new manager Vincent Kompany.

Harry Kane, who got injured in their last match against Bayer Leverkusen, is expected to play in this match which should give the German powerhouse some more goal scoring threat ability.

Aston Villa gives up a lot of goals, considering that they have been near the top of the Premier League over the past couple of seasons now. They recently gave up two goals to Ipswich Town in a 2-2 draw.

Cash, Mings and Kamara are all still not ready to play and that leaves an Aston Villa side quite thin for the busy part of the season.

Bayern Munich will prove to be too much on Wednesday and we're rolling with them on the 3-Way Moneyline.

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We like the Baltimore Orioles to defeat the Kansas City Royals for a number of reasons. Here are some of the important ones.

Baltimore comes into the playoffs having won three straight, as well as five of their last six games, while Kansas City have lost nine of their thirteen.

Kansas City doesn't have much playoff experience as this will be their first since winning the World Series back in 2015. Baltimore was in the ALDS last season as the top seed in the AL.

The Orioles have won eleven of the past fourteen meetings between these two teams (seven of the past eight at home.)

Corbin Burnes has an ERA of 2.84 in eight playoff appearances. Cole Ragans has never pitched in the playoffs.

The Royals hit just .236 during day games while the Orioles hit .265 during days games this season.

Home field advantage shouldn't be taken for granted in the playoffs. Baltimore will look to start strong here against KC after disappointing in October last season.

This is our AL Wildcard Winner. Baltimore is the play.

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We like Derby County vs Sunderland to stay Under the total for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

In seven matches this season, Sunderland have only allowed six goals in the back of their net.

Derby County tend to play better against the stronger teams, as they allowed just a goal against Sheffield and two against Watford.

As the favorites, Sunderland are supposed to score and win this game. But, Sunderland have scored just four goals over their last three matches.

Three of the past four meetings between these two clubs have featured two goals or less (4-1 in 2018, 1-1 in 2017, 0-0 in 2008, 1-0 in 2007.)

Sunderland are dealing with a lot of injuries right now and won't have their best squad playing in today's game.

We're expecting a low-scoring match with one of the following final scores likely to occur: 1-0, or 2-0. The play is the under.

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We like the Seattle Seahawks vs Detroit Lions to go Over for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

We won with the under when the Lions played on primetime in Week 1. This is a far lower total though as that one was in the 50s. 

The Lions are averaging 399.7 yards per game, top 5 in the NFL. 

The Seahawks have scored 23 or more points in all 3 of their games. Since last year, they have scored 20 or more points in 7 straight games.

These teams faced each other last September and combined for 68 points. They also faced each other twice in 2022 and those games finished with 90 and 93 points! 

The over is the play! 

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We like the Baltimore Ravens to defeat the Buffalo Bills for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

With a 1-2 record and with Pittsburgh already 3-0, the Ravens need this game more than the Bills. They could have won both of their losses. Last week's win at Dallas now has them moving in the right direction.

The Ravens final score last week makes it seem close but that's only because Dallas came back at the end when the game should have been over. Baltimore dominated for 3 quarters and finished the game with a 274-51 edge in rushing yards.

The Ravens offense averages 6.6 yards per play, the best mark in the NFL. The Ravens average 430 yards per game, also most in the NFL.

The Bills want to run and the Ravens are great at being able to stop the run. Baltimore has allowed just 2.8 yards per carry, the fewest in the NFL by far.

The Bills are playing on a short week. Monday's game versus Jacksonville may have been easy but it still means less preparation time.

Home field advantage can't be discounted. The Ravens were 6-3 at home last year. The Bills were 4-4 on the road.

Lay the short number. Baltimore is the play.

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We like the Blue Jays to defeat the Marlins for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

The Blue Jays are still getting strong support from their home fans. They want to reward them with a final win.

The Blue Jays don't want to get swept. 

The Blue Jays are very motivated to get Guerrero his 200th hit. They may move him up to bat 1st. More bats from the All Star slugger are a good thing.

Miami starter Ryan Weathers is 9-21 with an ERA above 5 for his career. 

In the end, this one comes down to the Blue Jays wanting it more. They will win this game and give their home fans a taste of what to expect for next year! 

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We like the Chicago Bears to defeat the LA Rams for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

The Bears won their only home game. The Rams are thousands of miles away from LA.

Caleb Williams passed for 363 yards last week. He hopes to have Keenan Allen back this week.

Stafford is missing Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua and Tyler Higbee.

Chicago's defense is allowing 286.7 yards per game. The Rams defense is allowing 425.7 yards per game, worst in the NFL. No other NFL team is allowing 400.

The play is Chicago
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We like the Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts to go Over for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

The total is one of the lowest of any of the Sunday totals.

The Steelers offense was solid last game. They got stronger as the game wore on and will bring the momentum into this game against a weak Indianapolis defense.

The Colts are giving up 398.3 yards per game, second most in the entire NFL.

On offense, the Colts have scored more than 20 points in 2 of their 3 games. The Colts scored 30 against Pittsburgh in last season's game.

The past four meetings have all produced greater than 40 points.

The over is the play.

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We like Oregon vs Ucla to go Over the total for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

The total is low. The last time these teams faced each other, the o/u line was 70.5.

The Ducks have the capability of going over this low total all by themselves. Oregon has scored progressively more every week and managed 49 points (and 546 yards) last game.

Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel leads the country with an 84% completion percentage. He's the only FBS QB above the 80% mark. The dual threat Gabriel can also beat teams with his legs.

UCLA has given up 76 points the last 2 games alone. UCLA QB Ethan Garbers threw for a career-high 281 yards with two touchdowns in his last game.

The last 4 meetings had scores of 45-30, 34-31, 38-35 and 42-21. All went over. 8 of the last 9 meetings have finished with at least 56. The over is the play.

We like UTSA plus the points against East Carolina for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

The Roadrunners have had a difficult early schedule. They played road games at Texas State and Texas. They won't be intimidated by this setting and they will be determined to improve on their 0-2 road record.

The Roadrunners brought back 14 starters from a team which went 9-4 in 2023. The road games in the state of Texas didnt go well but this is still one of the stronger teams in the AAC.

The Pirates are improved from last year but they had a long way to go as they were 2-10. They're now 4-12 the past 2 years.

Last year, UTSA beat this team 41-27. The Roadrunners were -18. Now they are an underdog! That's too big a swing considering that most UTSA players are back.

East Carolina just suffered a devastating loss, their 2nd straight. Two weeks ago, the Pirates lost by 2 points to App State. Last week, they waited out a weather delay for hours many only to blow a big lead in a loss at Liberty. Those losses will hurt them this week.

We're going to take the points but frankly we don't expect to need them. The play is UTSA!

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We like Juventus to defeat Genoa for a number of resasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

As the the only team in any of Europe's top five leagues yet to concede a league goal this season, Juventus is very difficult to score against.

Back in April of 2009, Thiago Motta scored 2 goals for Genoa in a 3-2 win over Juventus. Motta is now the manager of Juventus. He will make sure his new club takes care of its business against a team he once played for.

Sitting in 17th in the Serie A standings, Genoa is not playing well right now. Last Saturday's 2-0 setback to newly promoted Venezia shows that this team is currently really struggling. That was followed by a painful Coppa Italia loss to Sampdoria on Wednesday.

The price is fair, as the line could very well be higher. Juventus will score and has a very good chance at a 6th straight clean sheet. We will back the stronger and deeper visitors.

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We like the Baylor Bears to defeat the BYU Cougars for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

We played against Baylor last week. That was a bit of a fortunate win though, the Bears easily could have won. They held Colorado to 91 rushing yards on 42 rushing attempts.

The Bears, who brought back 19 starters, responded to their only other loss with a big win. They still remember a 2-OT loss at BYU in 2022.

The Bears are 2-0 at home. Off a 31-3 win over Air Force last home game, they have outscored teams by a 76-6 margin here.

BYU was 1-4 ATS in Big 12 road games last year.

The Bears bounce back and hand BYU its first loss. The play is Baylor

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We like Rutgers to defeat Washington for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

This isn't anywhere close to the Washington team from last season. The Huskies lost a lot and are in rebuilding mode.

The Knights have their best team in years. They are experienced on both sides of the ball. 

The line is low. Each of the Knights' last 11 victories has come by at least 3 points. 

A well-coached team, Rutgers wins the games it is supposed to. The Knights are 12-0 SU and 9-3 ATS their last 12 as favorites. 

This is a massive game for the Knights, a nationally televised weekday game against a team which played for the national title last year. Playing at SHI Stadium will provide a big edge. 

With a chance to go 4-0 on the line, Rutgers will make this game. The Knights experience and home-field advantage will make the difference.

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We like Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Over for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

We played against Borussia Dortmund in their last league match and they conceded 5 goals themselves. 

Borussia Dortmund was embarrassed by that effort and will be looking to run up the score against Bochum. 

Borussia Dortmund has won 5 straight at home and has averaged 3 goals each in those wins. They will likely get even more than that against Bochum.

Bochum should also contribute at least 1 goal. They are off a 2-2 draw in their last match. Prior to that, they'd scored against a strong Freiburg squad.

With the angry hosts running up the score, the over is the play.

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We like the New York Giants plus the points against Dallas for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones:

The Giants have gotten better each week. They were blown out. Then they suffered a very competitive loss. Last week, they broke through with a win.

The Cowboys are going the wrong direction. Since winning their first game, they've lost 2 in a row.

The Cowboys aren't running the ball well and that puts pressure on Prescott. They rank 30th in the NFL with an average of 73.7 rushing yards per game.

This is a lot of points. Both teams have already had a game decided by a field goal.

The Giants have a score to settle. The Cowboys have been making them look silly these past few years and the Giants have had enough of it. Last year's home opening 40-0 primetime loss is still fresh in their memories. They believe they are finally catching Dallas at the right time. Daniel Jones: "We understand what this game means, and we'll be ready to go."

This game will be nothing like the game here last September. The determined home underdog will give the visitors everything they can handle. The play is New York.

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We like Nice to defeat Real Sociedad for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

Nice just smashed St. Etienne by an 8-0 score. Off that shellacking, they are clicking on all cylinders.

Nice will have the advantage of playing at Allianz Riviera.

Real Sociedad is winless (3 L, 2 D) in its last 5 matches. Confidence is low.

Real Sociedad is still adjusting to life without last year's leading goalscorer Alexander Sorloth and last year's chief creator Mikel Merino. They've moved on and are now with Atletico Madrid and Arsenal.

Real Sociedad is also minus right-back Hamari Traore who is out a cruciate ligament injury.

We are backing the more confident club in better form, playing on home soil. Nice is the play.

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We like the Arizona Diamondbacks for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

Off back to back losses and having blown an 8-run lead on Sunday, the Diamondbacks really need to win. They have now fallen behind the Mets in the Wild Card race and can't afford to keep losing.

Having gone to the World Series last season, the Diamondbacks are used to playing these type of big games and tend to thrive in these moments.

Pfaadt is off a dominant outing. He struck out a career-best 12 in Thursday's victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. He allowed only two hits and one run and didn't walk a single batter through seven innings.

Pfaadt has a 1.50 ERA against the Giants. 

Webb has a 6.43 ERA in September. Webb is also 0-2 his last 3 road starts vs. the Diamondbacks. Arizona was 3-0 in those games. 

Arizona's catcher Gabriel Moreno (adductor) didn't play yesterday but he's expected back today. 

It all adds up the Diamondbacks becoming our NL West Game Of The Month. They will cool off the Giants today! 

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We like Cincinnati and Washington under on Monday night for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

The Bengals are averaging only 17.5 points. The Commanders are averaging just 20.5 points. 

The Bengals offense is averaging just 272 yards per game. Their defense is allowing only 288 yards per game. 

Burrow threw for only 201 yards and 1 touchdown in his only previous game vs. Washington. The final score was 20-9. 

Washington is running the ball more than most teams in the league and they rank #3 in rushing yards per game. Those running plays keep the clocking ticking. 

The total is high. The play is the under. 

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We like Seattle and Las Vegas to go over the total for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

1. Las Vegas scores 86.4 points per game. That's the most in the league.

2. Known for defense, Seattle is also very capable offensively. The Storm average 83.25 points per game, 5th in the league.

3. After a run of unders, the Aces last game flew over the total. Las Vegas scored 98 points. Seattle scored 89 in its last game.

4. This O/U line is lower than any O/U line was for the last 10 h2h meetings.

5. Las Vegas played some low-scoring 4th quarters during its under streak. The Aces get a lead and then lock down. But with this being a playoff game, the losing team is going to fight right up until the final whistle.

We respect the defenses but feel that this number is too low. We see both teams getting at least their regular season averages which will mean the final score goes over rather comfortably.

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We like the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night for a number of reasons. Here are some of the most important ones.

1. The Chiefs are the champions but they've been barely getting by in a lot of games for a long time. They were fortunate to beat the Bengals by 1 point. Baltimore was an inch away from taking them to OT.

2. The Falcons are an up and coming team. They won their last game, first win for their new coach. Their confidence is soaring and their defense is top notch.

3. The Falcons are going to be sky high for a primetime home game against the defending champions. This is a game they had circled as soon as the schedule was released.

4. The Chiefs are without Pacheco, their best running back.

5. Mahomes gets all the hype, along with Kelce and Swift of course. But Mahomes hasn't even been playing that well. He was intercepted twice last week and threw for only 151 yards.

We like Atlanta to win this game outright but with both teams off 1-point wins, we are more than happy to grab the extra points.

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