Sports Picks

We had a Tampa bay on Monday as a solid plus 165 underdog and tonight we will go with what we believe is another live underdog play on the Oakland A’s. The starting pitchers for tonight’s game are for the A’s LH Sean Manaea (4-3, 4.50 ERA) and he will face the Dodgers' Julio Urias (3-0, 3.49 ERA). The Dodgers have everything clinched with their victory last night and tonight they might just take a step back or two as they wait for the playoffs to begin. The fact that the A’s are 9-2 against LH starters this year and the fact that we are getting a very good pitcher at plus 140 makes this an easy decision. So lets get the job done with the Oakland A’s as your free play for today.

We are going to be on the visiting Kentucky Wildcats as they start the SEC season at Jordan-Hare. We really like what we saw from the Wildcats last season, as they will play with a similar club as they bring back 15 starters from last season. Kentucky lost a couple tough games last year and they were vastly improved after their 21-0 loss to Georgia. We will look for big things from the Wildcats this year. As for Auburn, they are laying 7 1/2 points at the time of this writing and they have lost a ton of players from last year’s club. As we know, schools like Auburn and Alabama have so much depth that losing players is part of the business. This year will be no different for Auburn who only have 7 returning starters from last years team and they still could have one of the best defenses in the SEC. QB Bo Nix is back and that is a plus if he can duplicate last years season. We really believe this game will be closer than the line suggests. However, because Kentucky is on the road for the first game this year and because the line has went down from 9 1/2 where it opened, this will just be a free play for us. So lets get the job done with the Kentucky Wildcats as your free play for Saturday in CFB.

Indianapolis Colts under 9.5 wins

The Colts bring in 38 year old QB Phillip Rivers to take the helm, in a hope to make a playoff appearance in 2020. The Colts are very highly regarded in the NFL betting marketplace, as the current betting favorite to be the AFC South champions. Surprising, in a relatively competitive division, including the Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texas. Both being playoff teams just a year ago. Many will point to the Colts offensive line as one of if not the best offensive lines in the NFL. Also, all five starters made every single start of 2019, a feat that is a tough ask to run the table again. Plus, they will have to create a pocket for arguably the most unathletic, immoble QB in the league. The supposid savior at quarterback, 17 year veteran Phillip Rivers had 20 interceptions and the most dropped interceptions in all of the NFL last year. At this stage of his career, I have Rivers ranked in the bottom half of my QB ratings. Combine the lack of talent from the signal caller to a difficult stretch from November 8th onward, including BAL, TEN, GB, TEN, HOU, LV, HOU consecutively. Asking the Colts to have more wins than Phillip Rivers has kids is not happening. Bet the Colts under 9.5 wins.

New England Patriots Over 9 wins (+120) 

The offseason signing of the year goes to the New England Patriots signing former NFL MVP Cam Newton to take over the offense. In terms of evaluating talent, not many athletes have more upside than the former National Champion and Heisman trophy winner. Newton has impressed at the NFL level when healthy, as recent as 2018. Cam Newton was on pace to statistically pass his epic 2015 NFL MVP season where he led the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, he suffered a season derailing injury which led to vastly diminished production from the Auburn graduate. All reports out of Patriots camp are positive when it comes to Newton leading the Patriots offense. Combine one of the best coaching staffs in NFL history with Bill Belichick at the helm with a motivated Cam Newton and that is a recipe for success. Accumulating depth on the defensive side of the ball has been a strength for this staff for years and projects to fill vacancies left with the opt outs due to the global pandemic. The NFL season wins market is pricing the New England win total at a very low price and I personally have bet the over and recommend this buy low opportunity with the Patriots over 9 wins at a plus price .