Handicapper Profile

#431 - #432 San Francisco 49ers - Denver Broncos UNDER 41 (8:00 edt) ESPN

#429 Seattle Seahawks +3.5 (8:00 edt) FOX

Coach Carroll is a rare coach that seems to care about pre-season results based on his 36-17-1 ATS record in the pre-season and Seattle is especially good as a dog in the pre-season at 37-20 ATS.  Minnesota is off a road win in game #1 at New Orleans so may be all that fired up for this game here.  Don't see a lot of playing time here for starting QBs and that is where Seattle will have the edge since their backups have more NFL experience.  Look for that experience to be the difference here for the Seahawks.    

#693 Hamilton Tiger-Cats -2.5 (4:00 edt)

Hamilton is so much better than Ottawa I can't believe this line is so low.  Hamilton is the highest scoring team in the league while Ottawa's defense is one of the worst.  Hamilton will be very ready to get a conference win and they will be laser focused on a good start this week after a terrible start last week almost cost them a win over the lousy Lions.  Ottawa only has 1 SU win in their last 7 games and they have only scored over 20 points one time since week 2.  Love Hamilton to get a big win and cover here.

#413 Chicago Bears +2.5 (7:30 edt)

Give me the Bears here since they will be extra fired up for a good showing after a bad loss at home in game 1 of the pre-season.  The Giants are off of a satisfying win against the Jets and they are still patting themselves on the back with the performance of their rookie QB.  Look for that rookie to be much worse against the strong Bears defense.  Chicago is 12-3 ATS against NFC East teams in the pre-season and they are 3-1 ATS the last 4 years in game 2.  The G-Men are just 1-5 ATS in their last 5 tries at home in pre-season game #2.  Take the Bears here.

#410 Arizona Cardinals -3 (8:00 edt) ESPN

Have to love the Cardinals here to be driven by way more motivation than the Raiders.  Arizona will enjoy the shot at national TV and they will especially be featuring their shiny new quarterback.  Arizona has covered 4 of their last 6 seasons in pre-season game #2 while the Raiders are just 12-24 ATS in NFLX game #2 including losing their last 6 in a row.  Oakland was fired up for game #1 last week and you know they will be looking ahead to game #3 next week against the big name Packers.  Play the Cardinals here to watch and win with Anthony.

 #955 Chicago Cubs with Hamels moneyline +105 (7:00 edt) ESPN

Give me the Cubs here - I know they have not been great on the road but they are a better hitting team that Philadelphia and Hamels has been solid all season long.  Philly has been struggling lately and they won't like seeing Hamels on the mound against their poor bats.  Play the Cubs at this nice underdog price here.

#962 Cleveland Indians with Plesac moneyline +110 (7:00 edt) ESPN

Love the Indians here since they are in a neck-and-neck race with the Twins for the division so they will be fully focused here and against the Red Sox this season they are scoring an average of 11 runs per game.  You read that right - 11 runs per game.  Rodriquez goes for the Sox and he has been pretty good but not good enough to contain the Indians bats here.  Take the Indians here to get this win over the Red Sox.

#911 Philadelphia Phillies with Arrieta moneyline -110 (7:00 edt) ESPN

Have to love the Phillies here with Arrieta since he has been consistent all season long while Menez has been very hittable in his limited action this season.  The Phillies are the better hitting team here and their road record is almost exactly the same as the Giants home record.  'Frisco has been struggling lately and facing Arrieta is not going to help that.  Take the Phillies here to watch and win with Anthony.

#280 Oakland Raiders -4.5 (8:00 edt)

Oakland should be the way more motivated team here looking for a good showing off of last year's lousy season and with their brand new big name receiver.  The Raiders have some revenge from a regular season loss last year to the Rams which should get their attention and have them motivated as well.  The Rams are a Superbowl loser from last season so they should not be very motivated here and coach McVay has shown he will not play Goff in the pre-season.  The Rams don't like the pre-season road only covering 1 of their last 10 pre-season roadies.  Lay it with the Raiders here.

#684 Montreal Alouettes +2.5 (7:00 edt)

Just not seeing why Montreal is a home underdog here.  The Roughriders are 4-3 while Montreal is 3-3, Saskatchewan is on a long road trip here and with a bye week next week they may not be overly interested in this game.  Montreal will be super focused since last week they lost at home in OT after giving up the tying field goal with 21 seconds left.  Montreal is much improved this year over last and that will have them extra ready to get this win here.