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Play Philadelphia (-290) over Florida GAME 1 (Top Play of the Day)
Roy Halladay has won 23 of the last 27 games as a favorite of -200 or higher and he has also won 21 of the last 25 games vs. NL East Division Opponents. Roy Halladay has won 7 of the last 8 games when playing on a Saturday and he is 9-1 in day games this season with an ERA of 2.38.
Play Milwaukee (-200) over Chicago Cubs (Bonus)
Play Boston (-270) over Oakland GAME 1 (Bonus)
50* Play Calgary (-1) over Montreal
Calgary has won 5 of the last 6 games and they have also won 9 of the last 10 home games as a favorite of seven points or less. Calgary has covered the spread in 9 of the last 10 games when the line posted is between +3 to -3 and they are averaging over 33 points a game on offense over the last three games.
Wunderdog
3 Units Patriots / Lions Over 44
Bill Belichick marches to the beat of a different drummer. He is not concerned about what the other team does. He has an agenda, and his teams have a tendency to execute it to perfection. The Patriots were on the offensive all of last year, and have picked up right where they left off, averaging 39 points per game in their first two preseason outings. This isn't out of the ordinary as Belichick and his coveted Patriots have averaged 28.5 ppg in their last 10 preseason games. In those games, the average points scored has topped 48. The Lions finally have a healthy QB and some solid weapons on offense, and haven't been shy in showing them off as they averaged 31 ppg in their first two games. Going back to last year, their average has been over 30 ppg in their last five, with all five games playing OVER. This one looks like a shootout in Motown, so the OVER gets the call.
Paul Leiner
250* Rays -120
100* Dolphins +3.5
50* Jets -2.5
Pro Tech Sports
10* San Diego -2.5
5* Pittsburgh -3
5* Miami +3
5* Colorado +126
Black Widow
Cleveland Indians -155
Today's Picks
Arizona Diamondbacks -140
Northcoast
3* Jaguars +3 -120
3* Dolphins +3.5
Jeff Benton
30 Dime Tampa Bay Rays
10 Dime Denver Broncos
Ben Burns
6* Big Juice - St Louis Cardinals
Jim Feist
Preseason Game of the Year - Denver Broncos -6
Seattle has a lot of problems under Coach Pete Carroll. With Matt Hassellbeck gone, QB Tarvaris Jackson is the starter, Charlie Whitehurst the backup -- two guys they overpaid for in money and draft picks. They have problems on the offensive line and have not played well: The starters fell behind the Chargers 10-0 at the half, then last week they laid an egg at home in a 20-7 loss to Minnesota. Seattle is 2-4 SU, 2-4 ATS in preseason under Carroll. They run into a Denver (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS) team that has a new coach in John Fox, the former Carolina coach. New coaches want to play well at home and Denver did last week, winning by 14 points. The QB rotation is experienced/versatile, with QB Kyle Orton the starter and Brady Quinn. The Broncos starting offense and defense will play into the third quarter Saturday against Seattle. This is the second straight home game for Denver and they looked sharp last week, a 24-10 win over Buffalo, leading 24-3 in the third with Quinn and Orton completing 20 of 29 passes for 265 yards, 2 TDs and no picks. The home team holds all the cards against the thin and disorganized visitors. Play the Broncos!
Scott Spreitzer
Preseason Game of the Year - Atlanta Falcons +3
Most of my favorite plays of preseason NFL action have come in week three over the years. One of the reasons is that I look for talented teams that have struggled through their first two weeks when their starters have come out of the games early. The Atlanta Falcons not only fit that mode, but they're also getting at least a field goal at the time of this release. Atlanta actually held a 17-0 first quarter lead over Miami. But with the starters on the sideline early on, things began to go south. The Falcons lost the game, 28-23. The secondary backups had a rough night in that one, and the defensive reserves weren't too hot in last week's 15-13 loss to Jacksonville. But ATL HC Mike Smith said that starters may very well play through the first three quarters in this one. He also stated that for the first time this preseason, they prepared for the Steelers like a regular season game, tossing aside training camp mentality. Smith was happy with his first-team defense last week and now gets to see his prized pass rush attack duo of Ray Edwards and John Abraham on the field at the same time for a significant portion of the contest. Offensively, Matt Ryan will get his chance with the first-team offense for a good chunk of this contest. His receivers looked sharp all week in a regular season type practice and Mike Mularkey said he can't wait to see his regulars perform on Saturday. Mike Tomlin has said that most of his starters will play until halftime. While he has a nice QB rotation, his offensive line is banged-up and the Steelers will not take too many chances with their top two QBs. Two of the five blockers up front are injured. The Falcons are in a solid 33-10 ATS league-wide preseason spot. You play on road reams that held their previous opponent to 3 first half points when facing a team that won their most recent game by at least 10 points. The Falcons are also on a 23-9 ATS preseason run off at least one or more consecutive losses. The bottom line is that this game means a quite a bit to the Falcons and you could hear it in their coaches voices and see it in their regular season type preparation all week long. I had Pittsburgh last week and we won easily when they rocked the Eagles. I'm backing Atlanta, plus the points.
Wunderdog
2 Units Oakland +230 Game 2
The Red Sox are apt to start players that normally don't start, to rest a few everyday players in the second game of a doubleheader. Oakland has been a poor road team all season, but right now are playing better than they have on the road in a few years. They just took two out of three against the Yankees where they hadn't won a series since 2007, and have a leg up on Boston taking the first game in a 15-5 laugher. They are 25-41 on the road this season, but have now gone 7-2 in their last nine on the road vs. a winning team - all played this month. They have now won four straight on the road vs. left-hand pitching, and the Sox likely to rest starters in game two, has resulted in them going 1-4 in their last five in the second game of a doubleheader. Take Oakland in GAME 2.
ATS Lock Club
12 Units Denver -4
5 Units Patriots/Lions Over 44.5
4 Units Dallas -1
5 Units Rays
4 Units Reds
KELSO
Pre Season Upset Game Of Year
50 Units Jacksonville
Chris Jordan
600* Patriots
300* Indians -1.5
100* Dodgers