Division Leaders Meet in Houston as Astros Host Nationals

Astros and Nationals in Cruise Control

Barring a complete meltdown, the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, should win their divisions. The two meet on Tuesday in Houston to kick off a three-game interleague set.

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Washington’s Tanner Roark (9-8, 4.70 ERA) took a loss in his last outing, as the Nationals fell 3-2 at home to the Los Angeles Angels. Roark allowed three runs on four hits over seven innings, striking out three and walking two. The 30-year-old righty has met Houston just once, taking a win back in June 2014. He gave up a run on seven hits over five innings. Roark is 6-2 in 11 road starts with a 4.19 ERA.

Houston’s Charlie Morton (10-5, 3.69 ERA) got the win in a 9-5 home victory over Arizona, giving up a run on three hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out nine and walking four. Morton has eight starts against the Nationals, going 2-4 with an ERA of 6.27. At home this season, the 33-year-old right-hander is 7-2 in 12 starts with a 3.45 ERA.

These two haven’t met since June 2014. Washington has won nine of their last 10 meetings with Houston, with six falling under the posted total.

 

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Washington	74-48	$812.00	16-9	58-39	62-38	12-10	55-60-7	1.08
Houston	76-48	$749.00	17-19	59-29	73-40	3-8	64-53-7	1.3

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

T Roark (9-8) ERA: 4.70

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Aug 16, 2017	LAA	L	2-3	U	7	-$100.00
Aug 10, 2017	MIA	W	3-2	U	6	$67.00
Aug 4, 2017	CHC	W	4-2	U	6.1	$149.00

C Morton (10-5) ERA: 3.69

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Aug 16, 2017	ARI	W	9-5	O	6.1	$61.00
Aug 11, 2017	TEX	L	4-6	U	5.2	-$100.00
Aug 5, 2017	TOR	L	3-4	U	7	-$100.00

Bullpen

Washington's relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.
Houston's relievers have pitched 8.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Washington Nationals - T Roark

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jun 17, 2014	6-5	WSH	5	7	1	1	2	4	Win

Houston Astros - C Morton

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Apr 17, 2016	3-2	PHI	6	4	1	1	2	6	No Decision
Jun 21, 2015	9-2	WSH	0.2	8	9	9	1	1	Loss
Aug 15, 2014	5-4	WSH	3	7	5	5	3	3	Loss
May 23, 2014	4-3	PIT	5.2	5	1	1	4	4	Win
Jul 22, 2013	6-5	PIT	6.2	6	3	3	1	5	Win

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.30	2	4.34	8
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	5.29	2	4.06	6
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.64	1	4.22	6
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.89	12	4.23	7

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Jun 18, 2014	HOU	5	WSH	6	-172	8	O	Scott Feldman (R)	Gio Gonzalez (L)	7	11	5	5	11	7
Jun 17, 2014	HOU	5	WSH	6	-145	7.5	O	Dallas Keuchel (L)	Tanner Roark (R)	14	9	3	6	7	9
Apr 30, 2014	WSH	7	HOU	0	127	8	U	Jordan Zimmermann (R)	Brett Oberholtzer (L)	13	9	3	1	8	9
Apr 29, 2014	WSH	4	HOU	3	128	8	U	Gio Gonzalez (L)	Jarred Cosart (R)	9	5	5	5	8	13
Aug 9, 2012	WSH	5	HOU	0	159	7.5	U	Jordan Zimmermann (R)	Lucas Harrell (R)	12	5	3	1	7	14
Aug 8, 2012	WSH	4	HOU	3	195	8.5	U	Gio Gonzalez (L)	Armando Galarraga (R)	7	9	8	2	7	7
Aug 7, 2012	WSH	3	HOU	2	165	8.5	U	Ross Detwiler (L)	Jordan Lyles (R)	6	5	3	6	13	5
Aug 6, 2012	WSH	5	HOU	4	177	8.5	O	Edwin Jackson (R)	Dallas Keuchel (L)	14	6	2	6	6	12
Apr 19, 2012	HOU	11	WSH	4	-152	7	O	Bud Norris (R)	Edwin Jackson (R)	17	11	0	2	8	8
Apr 18, 2012	HOU	2	WSH	3	-190	7	U	Lucas Harrell (R)	Jordan Zimmermann (R)	6	5	0	7	4	4

MLB Betting Trends

Washington Nationals
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 16 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Houston
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston

Houston Astros
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 6-18 ATS in its last 24 games
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Washington
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Washington Nationals

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	74-48	35-25	39-23	62-37	13-11	55-60-7	16-9	58-39
Last 10	7-3	4-2	3-1	5-3	2-0	0-8-2	2-1	5-2
vs Div	30-20	15-10	15-10	27-17	4-3	27-21-2	6-2	24-18
vs AL	8-9	5-5	3-4	7-6	1-3	7-10	2-2	6-7
vs NL	66-39	30-20	36-19	55-31	12-8	48-50-7	14-7	52-32

Houston Astros

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	76-48	36-27	40-21	73-37	8-9	64-53-7	17-19	59-29
Last 10	5-5	3-2	2-3	5-4	0-1	2-7-1	2-2	3-3
vs Div	34-17	18-12	16-5	34-15	2-1	21-27-3	8-6	26-11
vs AL	65-45	33-26	32-19	62-36	7-7	55-48-7	13-18	52-27
vs NL	11-3	3-1	8-2	11-1	1-2	9-5	4-1	7-2

Team Last 5 Games

Washington Nationals

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 20, 2017	SD	4-1	W	107	7.5	G Gonzalez	6.2	Dinelson Lamet	A
Aug 19, 2017	SD	1-3	L	-156	8	S Strasburg	6	T Wood	A
Aug 18, 2017	SD	7-1	W	-110	8	M Grace	4.1	Luis Perdomo	A
Aug 17, 2017	SD	2-1	W	114	8.5	E Jackson	7	J Chacin	A
Aug 16, 2017	LAA	2-3	L	-134	9	T Roark	7	R Nolasco	H

Houston Astros

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 20, 2017	OAK	2-3	L	-240	9	B Peacock	5.1	Jharel Cotton	H
Aug 19, 2017	OAK	3-0	W	-155	9.5	C McHugh	6	K Graveman	H
Aug 18, 2017	OAK	3-1	W	-207	9	D Keuchel	7	Sean Manaea	H
Aug 17, 2017	ARI	0-4	L	-120	9.5	M Fiers	5.1	P Corbin	H
Aug 16, 2017	ARI	9-5	W	-163	9	C Morton	6.1	T Walker	H

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Wounded Blue Jays Stumble in to Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Look to get on Track

Just when it looked like the Toronto Blue Jays were getting back in the American League playoff race, they got swept by the defending champion Chicago Cubs, leaving them at 59-65 and 14.81 betting units in the red. Toronto will try to get back on track with a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays (60-65, –7.91 units), starting Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET on Sportsnet.

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At least the Jays may have found a keeper in Chris Rowley (3.72 FIP in 10.1 innings), the first official West Point graduate ever to make the majors. Rowley pitched very well in his August 12 MLB debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates, then followed up with five strong innings in Thursday’s 5-3 win over the Rays (–166 away).

Chris Archer (3.20 FIP) pitched for Tampa in that game and had a quality start with 10 strikeouts, but the Rays’ bullpen coughed it up, dropping Archer’s team record to 14-12 for a loss of 1.91 units. It was the 11th “no decision” for Archer this year; the Rays and their middling relief corps (4.10 FIP, No. 13 in the majors) went 6-5 in those games.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Toronto	59-65	-$999.00	11-19	48-46	40-37	19-28	58-60-6	-0.65
Tampa Bay	61-65	-$436.00	15-21	46-44	33-33	28-32	62-61-3	-0.13

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Chris Rowley (1-0) ERA: 2.61

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Aug 17, 2017	TB	W	5-3	U	5	$156.00
Aug 12, 2017	PIT	W	7-2	U	5.1	$113.00

C Archer (8-7) ERA: 3.90

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Aug 17, 2017	TOR	L	3-5	U	7	-$100.00
Aug 12, 2017	CLE	L	0-3	U	5.1	-$100.00
Aug 6, 2017	MIL	W	2-1	U	6	$60.00

Bullpen

Toronto's relievers have pitched 10.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Tampa Bay's relievers have pitched 9.1 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Toronto Blue Jays - Chris Rowley

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Aug 17, 2017	5-3	TOR	5	4	2	2	5	3	No Decision

Tampa Bay Rays - C Archer

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Aug 17, 2017	5-3	TOR	7	5	3	3	0	10	No Decision
May 5, 2017	8-4	TOR	6	4	3	3	1	11	No Decision
Apr 30, 2017	3-1	TOR	7.1	4	1	1	2	5	No Decision
Apr 8, 2017	3-2	TB	7.2	5	2	2	3	8	No Decision
Sep 4, 2016	5-3	TOR	6.1	5	2	2	1	9	No Decision

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.27	27	4.40	10
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.41	19	4.05	5
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.27	26	4.92	21
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.22	24	5.07	21

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Aug 17, 2017	TB	3	TOR	5	156	9	U	Chris Archer (R)	Chris Rowley (R)	11	6	7	1	6	10
Aug 16, 2017	TB	2	TOR	3	-128	8.5	U	Jake Faria (R)	Marcus Stroman (R)	7	7	4	2	10	6
Aug 15, 2017	TB	6	TOR	4	-109	9.5	O	Blake Snell (L)	Marco Estrada (R)	13	8	5	1	5	6
Aug 14, 2017	TB	1	TOR	2	-105	10	U	Jake Odorizzi (R)	Nick Tepesch (R)	4	5	4	4	4	4
Jun 14, 2017	TB	6	TOR	7	-141	8.5	O	Jake Odorizzi (R)	Francisco Liriano (L)	8	10	3	4	11	7
Jun 13, 2017	TB	8	TOR	1	-147	8.5	O	Jake Faria (R)	Marco Estrada (R)	16	8	2	2	9	10
May 7, 2017	TOR	2	TB	1	-125	8	U	Joe Biagini (R)	Alex Cobb (R)	4	3	2	2	5	11
May 6, 2017	TOR	1	TB	6	-137	7.5	U	Marco Estrada (R)	Jake Odorizzi (R)	4	6	0	4	7	10
May 5, 2017	TOR	8	TB	4	-147	7.5	O	Francisco Liriano (L)	Chris Archer (R)	9	7	3	5	13	12
Apr 30, 2017	TB	1	TOR	3	-102	7.5	U	Chris Archer (R)	Aaron Sanchez (R)	4	7	5	3	10	6

MLB Betting Trends

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games
Tampa Bay is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Toronto Blue Jays

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	59-65	34-29	25-36	40-35	20-30	58-60-6	11-19	48-46
Last 10	5-5	5-2	0-3	3-2	2-3	3-7	0-2	5-3
vs Div	22-29	13-16	9-13	12-16	11-13	21-29-1	6-12	16-17
vs AL	50-54	29-24	21-30	33-30	18-24	47-52-5	11-17	39-37
vs NL	9-11	5-5	4-6	7-5	2-6	11-8-1	0-2	9-9

Tampa Bay Rays

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	61-65	32-32	29-33	33-31	30-33	62-61-3	15-21	46-44
Last 10	2-8	1-5	1-3	2-4	1-3	2-8	0-1	2-7
vs Div	24-30	14-11	10-19	8-10	18-19	28-25-1	7-13	17-17
vs AL	53-58	28-28	25-30	28-26	27-31	56-52-3	12-20	41-38
vs NL	8-7	4-4	4-3	5-5	3-2	6-9	3-1	5-6

Team Last 5 Games

Toronto Blue Jays

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 20, 2017	CHC	5-6	L	164	9	M Estrada	6	K Hendricks	A
Aug 19, 2017	CHC	3-4	L	214	9.5	N Tepesch	3.2	J Quintana	A
Aug 18, 2017	CHC	4-7	L	168	9	J Happ	5	J Arrieta	A
Aug 17, 2017	TB	5-3	W	156	9	Chris Rowley	5	C Archer	H
Aug 16, 2017	TB	3-2	W	-128	8.5	M Stroman	6.1	Jacob Faria	H

Tampa Bay Rays

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 20, 2017	SEA	3-0	W	-162	9.5	Blake Snell	7	Y Gallardo	H
Aug 19, 2017	SEA	6-7	L	-111	9.5	J Odorizzi	3.2	Ariel Miranda	H
Aug 18, 2017	SEA	1-7	L	-131	9	Austin Pruitt	7	E Ramirez	H
Aug 17, 2017	TOR	3-5	L	-166	9	C Archer	7	Chris Rowley	A
Aug 16, 2017	TOR	2-3	L	118	8.5	Jacob Faria	5.1	M Stroman	A

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NFL Preseason Preview: Falcons at Steelers

 

Steelers Host the NFC Champ Falcons

The Pittsburgh Steelers are just trying to survive their preseason with a very tough August. They got over the obstacle with a win in their opener against the New York Giants by a score of 20-12. It doesn't get any easier the the NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons visiting this afternoon.

Fans will get their first action of the Steelers at Heinz Field in the 2017 season.

The Falcons are still trying to prove that they’re over their Super Bowl 51 loss to the New England Patriots in February. Is there any residual hangover from their epic loss to the Pats? They fell just short in a 23-20 loss to the Miami Dolphins last week. They’re looking for their first victory since their NFC title win over the Green Bay Packers back in January.

The two teams will showcase their talents on national television on Sunday afternoon. The game televised on the NFL Network. Oddsmakers have the Falcons as 3-point favorites and the total is at 39. This line opened with the Steelers as 3-point favorites.

Steelers and Falcons Play for First Time Since 2014

Atlanta hasn’t played against the Steelers since 2014. The team has changed quite a bit since then. Many of the headliners for Pittsburgh are unlikely to play in this game to keep them healthy.

The Steelers should be a stiffer test on both sides of the ball than the Dolphins were. Let’s take a look at how these two teams compare by the numbers. All stats are based on the 2016 regular season.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Atlanta	13-6	12-7	34.11	25.32	8.79	5-6	7-1	17-2	11-0	6-2
Pittsburgh	13-6	11-7-1	24.42	20.58	3.84	5-3-1	6-4	7-12	4-5	3-7

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ATL	12.21	14.88	-2.67
PIT	15.26	16.48	-1.22

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ATL	12.79	10.18	2.61
PIT	11.05	10.12	0.93

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ATL	4.48	4.58	-0.1
PIT	4.35	4.11	0.24

Team Records

Atlanta Falcons

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	13-6	7-4	6-2	12-7	5-6	7-1	34.11	25.32	8.79
vs Conf	11-3	7-1	4-2	10-4	5-3	5-1	36.00	24.36	11.64
vs Div	5-1	2-1	3-0	4-2	1-2	3-0	38.50	28.67	9.83
Last 3	2-1	2-1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	36.00	25.00	11.00

Pittsburgh Steelers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	13-6	7-2	6-4	11-7-1	5-3-1	6-4	24.42	20.58	3.84
vs Conf	11-4	6-1	5-3	9-5-1	4-2-1	5-3	24.60	19.47	5.13
vs Div	5-1	3-0	2-1	3-2-1	1-1-1	2-1	24.00	19.50	4.50
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	2-1	1-0	1-1	21.67	21.33	0.34

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	34.11	1	20.58	10
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	278.75	5	253.33	24
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	116.50	8	103.67	17
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	24.42	12	25.32	27
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	285.78	4	254.63	20
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	107.56	18	116.13	20

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Atlanta	1-4-1	4-2	2-4	21.67	104.33	4.01	37.83	61.23	243.17	347.50	1.33
Pittsburgh	4-1-1	2-4	2-4	24.50	111.50	3.64	31.17	71.12	289.67	401.17	1.33

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Dec 14, 2014	PIT	ATL	27-20	45	353	398	0	97	310	407	1
Sep 12, 2010	ATL	PIT	9-15	58	237	295	1	143	211	354	1
Oct 22, 2006	PIT	ATL	38-41	55	418	473	3	173	226	399	2
Nov 10, 2002	ATL	PIT	34-34	182	265	447	2	182	463	645	3
Oct 25, 1999	ATL	PIT	9-13	49	187	236	1	111	115	226	1
Oct 27, 1996	PIT	ATL	20-17	133	178	311	0	67	234	301	1
Sep 27, 1993	PIT	ATL	45-17				0				0
Nov 4, 1990	ATL	PIT	9-21				0				0
Oct 4, 1987	PIT	ATL	28-12				0				0
Oct 28, 1984	ATL	PIT	10-35				0				0

Betting Odds Trends

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Team Last 5 Games

Atlanta Falcons

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Feb 5, 2017	NE	28-34	L	3/57.5	L/O	104	240	344	104	442	546	-1	H
Jan 22, 2017	GB	44-21	W	-6.5/59.5	W/O	101	392	493	99	268	367	-2	H
Jan 14, 2017	SEA	36-20	W	-6.5/51	W/O	99	323	422	101	208	309	-2	H
Jan 1, 2017	NO	38-32	W	-7.5/58.5	L/O	142	323	465	132	341	473	-1	H
Dec 24, 2016	CAR	33-16	W	-3/48.5	W/O	152	256	408	119	183	302	-2	A

Pittsburgh Steelers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jan 22, 2017	NE	17-36	L	6/49.5	L/O	54	314	368	57	374	431	2	A
Jan 15, 2017	KC	18-16	W	2.5/45	W/U	171	218	389	61	166	227	-1	A
Jan 8, 2017	MIA	30-12	W	-11.5/47	W/U	179	188	367	52	253	305	-1	H
Jan 1, 2017	CLE	27-24	W	-3/42	P/O	69	243	312	231	206	437	-3	H
Dec 25, 2016	BAL	31-27	W	-5.5/46.5	L/O	127	279	406	122	246	368	1	H

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NFL Preseason Week 2 Pick- Tampa Bay Bucs at Jacksonville Jaguars

The Bucs Look to Contend in NFC South in 2017

This Thursday’s NFL preseason action features a battle between two Florida teams. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to the East Coast of the state to face the Jacksonville Jaguars. This is a featured matchup on ESPN. BetAnySports opened Jacksonville as a two-point home favorite. The total line for this 8 p.m. start at EverBank Field was set at 41. The line has swung an amazing 4.5-points and the Buccaneers are now favored by 2.5-points. The total has also been bet down to 40.

Tampa Bay went 9-7 last season. That was both straight-up and against the spread on BetAnySports’ closing line. That still failed to secure a playoff spot in the rugged NFC. The bar has been raised for this season in the wide-open NFC South. The Bucs have quite a few weapons on the offensive side of the ball. The Buccaneers added veteran wide receiver DeSean Jackson. They selected tight end OJ Howard in the first round of the draft.

While third-year quarterback Jameis Winston saw little action in last Friday’s 23-12 loss to Cincinnati, he still managed to complete 9-of-13 passing attempts for 99 yards. Backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick scored Tampa Bay’s first touchdown of the preseason on a six-yard run in the second quarter to give his team an early 9-3 lead. Mike Evans appeared to be in regular season form with a team-high four receptions for 58 yards.

Jacksonville Jaguars Look for 2-0 Start to Preseason

The Jaguars took a big step backwards in 2016 with a SU record of 3-13, but they were still above .500 ATS at 9-7. They got this year’s preseason off to a solid start with last Thursday’s 31-24 victory against the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots. They closed as three-point road underdogs and the total went well OVER BetAnySports’ closing 39.5-point total line. Going back to Week 2 of last preseason, Jacksonville actually lost to Tampa Bay 27-21 as a three-point favorite at home.

This year’s matchup should feature a bit more playing time for each team’s starters so we should get a better look at Jaguars’ starting quarterback Blake Bortles after he completed 3-of-5 passes for 16 yards in last week’s game. Rookie first round pick Leonard Fournette made his debut last week and the former LSU running back rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. He will not play against Tampa Bay on Thursday due to a minor foot injury.

You should be able to get a better feel for which direction each of these teams is heading early in this game, but the final score will still be decided in the second half by backups. Go with the Buccaneers minus the two points on the road as the better all-around team.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Tampa Bay	9-7	9-7	22.12	23.06	-0.94	3-5	6-2	7-8-1	4-4	3-4-1
Jacksonville	3-13	9-7	19.88	25.00	-5.12	4-4	5-3	10-6	6-2	4-4

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TB	15.66	15.96	-0.3
JAC	16.85	12.87	3.98

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TB	11.05	11.54	-0.49
JAC	10.10	9.98	0.12

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TB	3.58	4.39	-0.81
JAC	4.16	3.82	0.34

Team Records

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	9-7	4-4	5-3	9-7	3-5	6-2	22.13	23.06	-0.93
vs Conf	7-5	4-2	3-3	7-5	3-3	4-2	23.00	22.83	0.17
vs Div	4-2	2-1	2-1	3-3	1-2	2-1	22.17	23.17	-1.00
Last 3	1-2	1-0	0-2	1-2	0-1	1-1	20.33	24.33	-4.00

Jacksonville Jaguars

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-13	2-6	1-7	9-7	4-4	5-3	19.88	25.00	-5.12
vs Conf	2-10	2-4	0-6	7-5	3-3	4-2	20.25	25.50	-5.25
vs Div	2-4	2-1	0-3	4-2	2-1	2-1	25.17	24.83	0.34
Last 3	1-2	1-0	0-2	3-0	1-0	2-0	26.00	20.67	5.33

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	22.13	18	25.00	24
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	255.75	9	184.88	1
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	109.38	16	105.63	18
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	19.88	25	23.06	15
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	236.13	19	257.25	23
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	92.50	26	119.75	24

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Tampa Bay	2-4	2-4	4-2	21.00	134.67	4.75	29.00	51.15	172.67	307.33	2.33
Jacksonville	4-2	4-2	4-2	26.33	111.67	3.72	31.00	61.83	213.67	325.33	1.00

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Oct 11, 2015	JAC	TB	31-38	55	270	325	2	183	186	369	0
Dec 11, 2011	TB	JAC	14-41	110	170	280	7	116	209	325	2
Oct 28, 2007	JAC	TB	24-23	133	86	219	0	136	249	385	3
Nov 30, 2003	TB	JAC	10-17	77	144	221	1	135	224	359	1
Nov 15, 1998	TB	JAC	24-29	157	186	343	3	144	230	374	0
Nov 19, 1995	JAC	TB	16-17	87	263	350	1	145	101	246	0

Betting Odds Trends

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Team Last 5 Games

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jan 1, 2017	CAR	17-16	W	-3/44.5	L/U	112	188	300	128	207	335	-1	H
Dec 24, 2016	NO	24-31	L	3/53	L/O	89	260	349	123	294	417	2	A
Dec 18, 2016	DAL	20-26	L	6.5/47.5	W/U	52	224	276	185	264	449	3	A
Dec 11, 2016	NO	16-11	W	-2/51.5	W/U	104	166	270	46	248	294	-3	H
Dec 4, 2016	LAC	28-21	W	3/49	W/P	81	268	349	119	211	330	-1	A

Jacksonville Jaguars

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jan 1, 2017	IND	20-24	L	6/48.5	W/U	182	288	470	94	290	384	0	A
Dec 24, 2016	TEN	38-17	W	4.5/43.5	W/O	84	331	415	58	205	263	0	H
Dec 18, 2016	HOU	20-21	L	3.5/39	W/O	67	83	150	79	308	387	-1	A
Dec 11, 2016	MIN	16-25	L	3/38	L/O	85	230	315	85	292	377	-1	H
Dec 4, 2016	DEN	10-20	L	3.5/38.5	L/U	154	179	333	104	102	206	3	H

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Boxing Odds: McGregor’s Odds vs. Mayweather Get Even Shorter

Mayweather Odds Keep Falling

The action is still rolling in on Conor McGregor. His August 26 superfight in Las Vegas with Floyd Mayweather Jr is right around the corner. At press time, the UFC Lightweight champion is available at +350 odds. That is down from +375 last week. Odds +950 when they first hit the board at Bovada Sports. Mayweather, the former boxing champion in five different divisions, is priced at –500.

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The props market for Mayweather vs. McGregor has also picked up steam. Bovada has more than 34 ways to bet on the big fight. You can now wager on either fighter scoring a knockdown in any of the 12 rounds. McGregor is +1700 to knock down Mayweather in Round 1. The Irshimans' odds get longer from there.  "Moneys" odds peaks at +450 to score a knockdown in Round 5, Round 6, and Round 7.

You’ll also find fresh totals on how many knockdowns there will be on August 26, and how many punches McGregor will land on the night; the Irish superstar is looking at an over/under of 29.5 punches, with the over favored at –130. According to the CompuBox stats, Andre Berto landed 83 punches when he lost a 12-round decision to Mayweather in the latter’s 2015 “retirement” fight.

How Long Will Mayweather & McGregor Last?

It seems unlikely that the upcoming August 26 superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Connor McGregor will go the distance. At press time, there are more than 30 different ways you can bet on the round total at Bovada Sports; if this fight does go the full 12 rounds, it will pay off at +160.

The Mayweather vs. McGregor props market also has totals on the board for each possible number up to 11.5 rounds, where the under is favored at –210. Any stoppage before Round 8 has the over ahead on the odds board, all the way up to –5000 for Round 1. During the promotional tour, McGregor said he would knock Mayweather out inside four rounds, but the over is priced at –400 for Round 4.

McGregor (21-3, 18 KOs in MMA) is still available at +600 on the “Inside 4 Rounds” special, which will pay out if the UFC Lightweight champ scores any kind of victory within that timeframe. The popular Irishman is +1600 to win in Round 4 exactly. Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) is +400 to win inside the first four rounds, compared to +275 in Round 5-8 and +350 for a later stoppage.
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McGregor’s Odds Improve vs. Mayweather

Mayweather Odds Keep Falling Against McGregor

When the odds first hit the board for the August 26 superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor, the reigning UFC Lightweight champion was a heavy +950 underdog. It didn’t take long for McGregor to move down to +400. The Irish sensation is even shorter now at +375. Mayweather is now available at –550.

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McGregor Has Something to Prove

McGregor fans appear to be delighted with how his training camp has unfolded. Former junior welterweight and welterweight champ Paulie Malignaggi was brought in to spar with McGregor. Malignaggi gave McGregor an intense 12-round session. It saw Malignaggi either knocked down or pushed to the ground in physical combat. Clips from that session have been carefully selected to make McGregor look stronger.

While it’s true that McGregor has never fought an officially recognized boxing match inside the squared circle. There is no doubting his knockout power. It has been put on display multiple times inside the Octagon. The charismatic Irishman has won 18 of his 24 lifetime MMA fights by knockout. He has only gone to the judges’ score cards twice. McGregor has also never been knocked out himself, suffering all three of his losses via submission.

Knocking out Mayweather will be a bit more difficult with 10-ounce boxing gloves instead of the four-ounce MMA gloves McGregor is used to wearing. Both fighters have stated their preference for wearing eight-ounce gloves when they meet August 26, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission is sticking with their rule that fighters above 135 pounds must use the 10-ounce gloves. Mayweather vs. McGregor is being fought at junior middleweight (154 pounds).

Mayweather May Be Too Cocky

There hasn’t been as much news coming out of the Mayweather camp. He did recently show off a lean physique while relaxing at the REHAB Beach Club in Las Vegas. Rumor has it that MMA star Nate Diaz could be part of Mayweather’s entourage on August 26. Diaz is the last and only person to defeat McGregor (9-1 UFC, seven KOs) inside the Octagon, although he lost their 2016 rematch by majority decision.

There are currently 49 different ways you can bet on Mayweather-McGregor, including the “Inside 4 Rounds” special, based on McGregor’s prediction that he’ll knock Mayweather out before the start of the fifth round. The odds on McGregor winning by any means inside four rounds are +600, while any other result is the prohibitive favourite at –1200. McGregor is also +600 to KO Mayweather at any point.

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