Big Al
Florida Marlins
Buffalo Bills +4
David Banks
Arizona +102
Cinn +124
Mets +114
Eagles -3
Wash -3.5
KC +3
Al DeMarco
10 Dimes St. Louis -1.5
10 Dimes Florida
10 Dimes W Sox
5 Dimes Minnesota -1.5
Nick "BookieKiller" Parsons
6* Falcons -3
For a number of different reasons I believe the value in this contest is on the home side:
Kansas City went 0-4 in the pre-season a year ago, and then went on to go 4-12 in the regular season.
Early reports see that the Chiefs have been running a lot of the "Wildcat Offense" which has become more and more popular across the league during training camp; Dexter McCluster has the offensive skill and unique ability to pull this off.
The hope would be to take some of the pressure off of Matt Cassel.
New offensive coordinator Charlie Weis was brought in to try and turn around the sputtering offense; however he's going to have a tough time at that I believe as barely anyone was brought in to help the almost useless offensive line.
On the other side of the field: Atlanta received good news from the get go this season; WR Harry Douglas, DT Peria Jerry and CB Brian Williams were all medically cleared to participate in practice after knee injuries a year ago.
This is a deep team, and there are going to be some great battles for roster spots across the board.
The defense was criticized last year; however its been reported that it's been very sharp this year; "They have been dominating us," Pro Bowl wide receiver Roddy White said. "We've been struggling. They are active and are making plays out there."
Coach Mike Smith has stressed that the team must improve its performance on third down. The team had two scripted periods where they worked only on third down situations on Saturday.
It's important to note that Atlanta went 2-1-1 a year ago in the pre-season.
Bottom line: Romeo Crennel was brought in as defensive coordinator, and is going to have his hands full this year; especially in the pre-season leading up to the real thing.
I believe that home field advantage also can't be overlooked in this case as I expect the Chiefs to struggle in the Dome;
ANDREW LANGE
TOM - Twins Under 8
Seabass
150* Wash Under 9
100* Milw
50* Tor
200* Steam SD/SF Over 7.5
Marc Lawrence
Philadelphia -125
Philadelphia meets the Mets in New York this evening when left-hander Cole Hamels meets R.A. Dickey at Citi Field. Hamels enters tonight's fray in great KW form with five walks and 36 strikeouts in his last four starts. He's also 5-1 with a 1.95 ERA in his last six starts. With Dickey in poor KW form with seven walks and four strikeouts in his last three starts, look for the Mets to dip to 2-8 in Dickey's last 10 starts here this evening. We recommend a 3-unit play on Philadelphia.
Rocketman
3* Jacksonville +3
Jacksonville is 19-9 ATS on the road since 1993 and 3-0 ATS on the road the past 3 years. Jacksonville is 10-2 ATS last 12 as road underdogs. Philadelphia is 10-24 ATS since 1993 in games where the line is +3 to -3. Philadelphia is 1-6 ATS in non-conference games the past 3 years. Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS as a favorite the past 3 years. Philadelphia is 18-31 ATS as a favorite since 1990 in preseason action. Philadelphia is 8-16 ATS in Game One of the preseason their last 24 including 0-6 SU and ATS the past 6 years. Looks like Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid don't care much about winning in the preseason. Eagles have a new look after losing McNabb and Westbrook. I feel like Jacksonville will want to play well in the preseason even though it doesn't count for anything. We'll play Jacksonville for 3 units tonight!
Lenny Del Genio
LA Angels -125
The Angels swept the Royals in their last three games and welcome the Jays for a 3-game series. The pitching matchup is nothing to write home about as Toronto gives the start to Rzepczynski who will be making his third start of the season. The first two haven’t been very good as he’s pitched only 10 1/3 innings allowing nine earned runs and 17 hits. Kazmir starts for the Angels and he will be making his second start after coming back from an injury. His first outing was decent as he allowed only five hits and no earned runs in five innings against the Tigers. This Toronto team has struggled against lefties this season with an 8-15 mark, hitting only .209 and scoring only 3.3 runs per game. They should struggle again tonight against Kazmir who also sports a 17-4 TSR when pitching at home in the second half of the season over the past three years. The Angels are 5-1 this season against Toronto, make it 6-1 after tonight.
I have to take off for work but most everything is posted I think.
Seabass
150* Wash Under 9
100* Milw
50* Tor200* Steam SD/SF Over 7.5
SEABASS
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100* Winnipeg
200* Philadelphia Eagles NFLX