Handicapper Profile

#913 St. Louis Cardinals with Hudson moneyline (8:05 edt) TBS

Love the Cardinals with Hudson here since Hudson was solid in his one start in the post-season and he was excellent all season long.  Corbin was a little shaky against the Dodgers in the previous round and has only been used in spot duty since that bad outing. Not sure he is going to be ready to be the starter here in this pressure situation.  Take the Cardinals to get this win here as the play of the day.

#275 Detroit Lions +5 (8:20 edt) ESPN

The Lions have been surprisingly good in this series winning the last 4 games SU and their secondary has been one of the best in the league this season which is going to be a big advantage over the weak receiving corps of the Packers.  Yes - the Packers have Rodgers but has the Packers offense looked all that good this season???  I don't think so and the Lions have had an extra week to prepare coming into this one off of their bye week.  Take the Lions and the points as the play of the day from Jeffrey.

#259 New Orleans Saints +1.5 (1:00 edt)

Have to love the Saints here since they are playing amazingly well even without QB Brees and they have covered their last 4 games against the Jaguars.  The Saints can run the ball quite well and the weakness of the Jacksonville defense is stopping the run.  All the hub-bub about Minchew looks to have been premature as he has not been all that great lately and the solid Saints defense will be licking their chops for a shot at him and his mustache.  Take the Saints here as the play of the day.

#191 Army Black Knights -4 (7:00 edt)

This is going to be a fired up Army team here anxious to make up for their last game which was a loss to Tulane where they gave up 42 points - their most in 2 years.  Western Kentucky does not have a strong offense scoring no more than 21 points in any game this season against Division 1 competition.  This is a division sandwich game for Western Kentucky and they are not going to be very familiar with how to stop the triple-option running attack that Army runs.  Army gave Michigan all they could handle on the road earlier this season - don't see them having much trouble with Western Kentucky here.

#109 Virginia Cavaliers +2.5 (8:00 edt) ESPN

How in the world is Miami favored here??? The Hurricanes have 2 SU wins this season - against Bethune-Cookman and Central Michigan.  And Miami is just 1-5 ATS their last 6 games against Virginia.  The Cavs have had the advantage of a week off since their last game which was their first SU loss on the season to a strong Notre Dame team.  Virginia has an extra week to get ready here and they have covered their last 4 road trips to Miami.  Take the Cavaliers here as the play of the day for Friday.

#916 Los Angeles Dodgers with Buehler moneyline -155 (8:37 edt) TBS

Have to love the home standing Dodgers here since they have been dominant at home all season long, Buehler has been amazingly good and was excellent in his one post-season start and the Nationals have a history of playoff failures.  Strasburg is very good but he does not have a ton of big time playoff experience.  Have to look at the home team with Buehler here.

#12 Nashville Predators moneyline -155 (8:05 edt)

Love Nashville here since they will be fighting mad after they way they lost their last game at home to Detroit after out-playing the Red Wings most of the game.  Nashville has had excellent success against the Sharks at home going 27-18 against them.  San Jose is really struggling to start his season at 0-3 scoring only 1 goal in each of those 3 losses.  Look for the Sharks struggles to continue here.

#477 Cleveland Browns +3.5 (8:20 edt) ESPN

Have to love the Browns here getting points since they have seemed to settle down from their early season jitters as evidenced by their strong showing last week.  They look strong on offense and should benefit from the 49ers coming off of a very early bye week.  San Francisco is 3-0 SU but they owe something to the schedule maker since they have not had it very tough yet.  Cleveland will be energized off of their win last week and they will want to put on a good show for the national TV cameras.  Take the Browns and the points here.

#457 Jacksonville Jaguars +3.5 (1:00 edt)

The Jaguars have been rejuvenated over their last 2 games with wins and covers over the Titans and the Broncos, look for them to keep that momentum going here since their running game has been strong and the Carolina run defense has been struggling.  QB Minchew has looked impressive and the Jags have thrived in the road dog role covering 14 of their last 23 in that role.  Carolina has struggled in the home favorite role and without Newton their QB play is going to suffer.  Take the Jags and the points here as the play of the day.