I expect the pitching to dominate on both sides here as neither pitcher gives up the longball.

I think Verlander shuts the Yankees bats down as he is 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA in 2 starts vs Yankees this year and 10-4 2.34 ERA at home with opponents batting .180 against him at home. For the Yanks James Paxton is 8-3 with a 4.33 ERA on the road and the Under is 11-3 in Yankees last 14 vs. a team with a winning record and the Under is 13-5-1 in Verlanders last 19 home starts.
Look for another UNDER here in game 2 on Sunday night.

The Vikings have won 3 games this year, all against teams with bottom ten pass defenses. They have played two teams with top 15 pass defenses and lost both games.



The Eagles will have to focus their gameplan on containing Cook, and they should be able to accomplish that. Philly currently allows the fewest rushing yards per game of any team in the league. Their front 4 is the strength of the team and will face a Viking O-Line that is one of the weakest in the league. And when Cousins drops back to pass, there will be Eagles in his face all day. Philly has 13 sacks on the year, and Cousins has been sacked 11 times. The Eagle defense will be too much this week and I look for Wentz to pick apart the Vikes defense and grab the win.

The Jaguars are being seriously undervalued at home in this spot. Teddy Bridgewater has played well but 2 games at home helped him. Now they have to go on the road and play a very good defense.
The Jags only gave up 180+ passing yards to Allen last time so they have a good pass defense and they can load up the box here against the Saints and make Teddy try to beat them.
The Saints did give up nearly 100 yards rushing to Tampa Bay who does not have much of a running attack and now they face Fournette and Jax. There is also Minshew who has been solid and I like Jacksonville to get us the cash here on Sunday afternoon.

I look for the Browns to bounce after the MNF shitshow. 85% of the public is on Seattle here.
Seattle beat Arizona on the road and also Steelers without Big Ben so a few easy road games..
The Browns have alternated wins and loss their first 5 games and desperate for a win here heading into the BYE week, and I think they can get it against a Seahawks team. The Seahawks secondary is weak and I think Baker and his WR's will come up big.

With multiple starters on Seattle's O-line doubtful, this could also be a big day for the Cleveland defensive front as well.

Both of these defenses are tough and with this being a late game on Saturday night I look for a low scoring game.
I expect this to be a tight game as Washington comes off a tough loss to Stanford, losing 23-13.
That was the most points they have allowed all season, as they have held opponents to 20 points or less in 5 straight games.
The Arizona defense has been tough in 3 of their last 4 games.
I expect them to be more focused on defense here Saturday night as both are tops in the Pac conference. The Under is 12-3 in Huskies last 15 vs. a team with a winning record and also the Under is 5-1 in Huskies last 6 road games.

These two teams have played an equal schedule yet San Diego St is +53 YPG while Wyoming is -47 YPG overall in comparison. Wyoming is +8 TO’s for the year and that has led to the most fake 4-1 team in the country with the Cowboys getting out-gained by almost 100 YPG against the 4 opponents not named UNLV. So they've caught some major breaks with turnovers. SD State RB Juwan Washington will also make his first start since the opener and will be the difference maker here on Saturday night.

Boise St has won 6 straight home games by 20 o r more points and on Saturday night I just see Boise matching up well with a Hawaii team across a lot of levels on and off the field, especially with Boise having been at home almost all season, with the Warriors in their second straight road game trip off the Big Island. I’m taking the Boise St Broncos.

Astros starter Zach Greinke will bounce back after allowing six earned runs and 3 HR's in his last start. Greinke was 1-0 with a 2.13 ERA in two starts verses the Yankees during the regular season. Tanaka was solid in his first postseason start going five innings allowing three hits and one earned run. The Yankees starter posted a 2.25 ERA against the Astros in two starts this season. This is a game that both sides will feel each other out and both teams bullpens are fresh and we should see limited runs in this game 1 between the Yanks/Astros. Play the UNDER!

It takes a full effort to win on the field - just one player can not do it - even if it is Florida. In what should be a fantastic game, the LSU Tigers have the perfect blend of balance and aggressiveness offensively to play against any type of opponent. We had FLA last week with one of our picks. Auburn's offense was one-dimensional, and once Florida took that away, there wasn't much it could do. That won't be the case with the LSU offense. They are ranked tops in almost every offensive category. Florida's run D seems to take plays off - and can be burned throughout the full game, they lose intensity and didn't seem to stay on track from start to finish. Florida is not beating LSU as long as the Tigers keep the food on the gas - which they should. Florida does not have enough offense to beat the defense of Louisiana State, that has given up 15+ points just two times this year. Florida will struggle making a legit stand when LSU gets their diminutive RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire grinding his chunk plays rolling along. Tigers are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 conference games and I like. LSU BIG on Saturday night!

Kinnick Stadium and Beaver Stadium are two of the most intimidating venues in college football, so it stands to reason that neither team plays particularly well in the other’s stadium. The home team is 5-1 ATS in their past six meetings. This week they play a battle-tested Iowa team who will be highly motivated off a loss. The fans will be juiced up in a rare night game nationally televised as well, adding fuel to the fire. Iowa has always been good at home. Their defense is TOP 5 and their QB Nate Stanley is coming off his worst game in his career with 3 INT's and 4 turnovers. Penn St has played an easy schedule so far Idaho, Buffalo, Maryland, Pitt and a walking wounded Purdue team last week. Iowa has the better QB and Coach in this spot on Saturday night.