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#974 4* Oakland A's with Bailey ML +125 (10:07 edt)

Love the A's at a plus price here since Oakland is 40-22 at home and they are solid against right handers.  The Yankees are good no doubt but they are only 7-7 as a road favorite between -125 and -175 and this is the first game for them on a west coast trip so they will not be adjusted to west coast time yet.  Oakland is 6-1 in their last 7 games at home against the Yankees.  Look for an Oakland win here.  Thank you and good luck.

#432 4* Denver Broncos -2.5 (8:00 edt) ESPN

Denver is the team in need of a win here way more than San Francisco after week one where Denver lost to Seattle while San Francisco was beating Dallas at home.  New coaches feel more of a need for a win in pre-season and Denver will be feeling that here.  'Frisco goes to Kansas City next week for their game 3 dress rehearsal and you know that game will have their attention way more than this game.  Look for Denver to get the win and cover here.  Thank you and good luck.

#427 4* New Orleans Saints +1.5 (4:00 edt) CBS

Love the Saints as a dog here since they have thrived as underdogs in the pre-season at 35-23 ATS.  New Orleans lost game 1 at home so they should be a little more fired up here for a good showing and the Chargers will be happy to rest QB Rivers.  Look for a good showing from the Saints here to get this cover.  Thank you and good luck.

#967 4* Cleveland Indians with Clevinger ML -125 (1:05 edt)

Give me the Indians here since I love Clevinger over Sabathia all day long.  The Indians are super motivated here since they are in a tight race for the division with the Twins while the Yankees are not so motivated with the big lead that they have in their division.  Look for the motivated Indians to get this win here in the Big Apple.  Thank you and good luck.

#426 4* Houston Texans -4.5 (8:00 edt)

Love the Texans here to get a big wiOn and cover since they will be extra motivated coming into this one off of a loss in game 1.  The Texans are 11-7-2 ATS in the pre-season under coach O'Brein and they have covered 6 of their last 7 years in pre-season game #2.  Detroit looked pathetic last - especially on offense - and I don't see that getting any better here since no way they play Stafford beyond 1 series here and with their terrible reserves on the O-Line they won't risk injuries to their O-Line starters beyond one series.  Patricia has only covered 1 pre-season game in his head coaching career - this will not be the second.  Thank you and good luck.

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

Love Hamilton here since they will come into this one refreshed off of a nail-biter last week at home against hapless British Columbia.  They know they were fortunate to get that win - look for them to come here extra focused to get out to a good start as opposed to last week.  Ottawa is 3-6 on the season but they started 2-0 so they are just 1-6 in their last 7 games.  They only have 1 SU win at home on the season as well.  Hamilton is the highest scoring team in the league and they will be focused on this one from the opening kick-off.  Lay this very small number with Hamilton.  Thank you and good luck. 

 #692 4* Toronto Argonauts +8 (7:30 edt)

Have to love the Argos and the points here since they catch the Eskimos in a perfect letdown spot here.  Edmonton is only 1-3 SU on the road and they are going to be looking ahead to next week's game at home against West-leading Winnipeg.  Toronto is just 1-6 on the season but that win came 2 weeks ago and they had a bye last week.  Traditionally lousy teams benefit from bye weeks and the Argos are 1-2 at home this season.  Edmonton is averaging putting up less than 25 points per game on the season and now they are being asked to lay more than a TD on the road.  Take Toronto and the points here.  Thank you and good luck.

#690 4* Winnipeg Blue Bombers -11 (8:30 edt)

This game looks to be a set up for a blowout win by Winnipeg.  The Bombers have been squeaking by in their last couple of games but they own the best defense in the CFL and catch the Lions off of a rare good offensive performance.  The way British Columbia lost last week will have them on a huge downer and B. C. is playing with limited rest after playing on Saturday last week and Thursday this week.  Now add in the fact that the Lions are on the road and they are primed for a horrible effort here  Lay it with Winnipeg here.  Thank you and good luck.

#403 4* New York Jets +2 (7:30 edt)

Give me the Jets here since they are strong at NFLX underdogs 41-26 ATS and they are 21-13 ATS in game 2 of the pre-season.  Atlanta has been awful in NFLX action under coach Quinn at just 4-13 ATS and last week Quinn went for a 4th and long inside his own red zone late in the game.  He absolutely does not care about winning these games.  Look for the Jets to be the more motivated team here and look for them to get this cover.  Thank you and good luck. 

#960 4* Atlanta Braves with Keuchel ML -135 (7:20 edt)

Give me the Braves here since Keuchel will be extra focused here after his last start which was awful against the Marlins.  Embarrassment is a huge motivator and you know Keuchel was red-faced after that last start.  The Mets have been on a roll but that roll may be over and the Braves have been excellent at home.  Give me the Braves here.  Thank you and good luck.