Cubs Look to Sweep Diamondbacks Tonight

Cubs Trying to Take Control of the NL East

The Chicago Cubs look to complete a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. They would also win for the sixth time in seven contests in the Wednesday series finale. Chicago delivered a 9-1 thrashing on Tuesday. The Cubbies have won the first two games by a cumulative 14-2 score.

The Cubs have a 3.5 game lead in the NL East entering Wednesday's action. The Diamondbacks have fallen 6 games behind the NL West leading Dodgers. The DBacks are also 5.5 games out of the last Wildcard spot.

TV: 9:40 p.m. ET, NBCS Chicago, FS Arizona

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs LH Cole Hamels (9-9, 3.67 ERA) vs. Diamondbacks LH Robbie Ray (5-2, 4.14)

Odds: Arizona is a -112-moneyline favorite. The total is 8 -110.

Tonight's Pitching Matchup Should be a Good One

Hamels is 4-0 with a 1.57 ERA in nine starts since being acquired from Texas. He hasn't received a decision in his last four outings despite posting a 2.70 ERA. Hamels also had 25 strikeouts in 23 innings during that stretch.

Hamels is 4-2 with a 3.47 ERA in nine career starts against the Diamondbacks. He has shut down Paul Goldschmidt (1-for-8) and A.J. Pollock (0-for-8).

Ray has gone 2-0 in 11 starts since suffering a loss to Colorado on July 12. He has posted a 1.93 ERA over his last five starts. Ray has picked up  two victories in that span.

Ray allowed one run and four hits over seven innings in a no-decision against the Cubs on July 25 and is 0-1 with a 2.50 ERA in three career starts versus the team.

PREDICTION: Cubs 8, Diamondbacks 3

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Chi Cubs	89-62	$375.00	21-12	68-50	78-45	10-17	65-82-4	0.81
Arizona	78-74	-$210.00	27-26	51-48	53-51	25-22	69-77-6	0.32

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

C Hamels (9-9) ERA: 3.67

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Sep 14, 2018	CIN	W	3-2	U	6.2	$51.00
Sep 8, 2018	WSH	L	5-6	O	5.2	-$100.00
Sep 3, 2018	MIL	L	3-4	U	6	-$100.00

Robbie Ray (5-2) ERA: 4.14

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Sep 14, 2018	HOU	W	4-2	U	5.1	$165.00
Sep 9, 2018	ATL	L	5-9	O	6	-$100.00
Sep 4, 2018	SD	W	6-0	U	6.1	$57.00

Bullpen

Chi Cubs's relievers have pitched 7.1 innings in the last 3 games.
Arizona's relievers have pitched 11.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Chicago Cubs - C Hamels

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Aug 23, 2013	4-3	PHI	7	6	3	3	1	4	No Decision
May 9, 2013	2-1	ARI	6	6	2	2	5	3	Loss
Apr 25, 2012	7-2	PHI	8	4	2	2	1	7	Win
Apr 27, 2011	8-4	PHI	7	4	3	3	1	8	Win
Jul 27, 2010	9-5	PHI	5	6	3	3	4	8	No Decision

Arizona Diamondbacks - Robbie Ray

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jul 25, 2018	2-1	CHC	7	4	1	1	1	6	No Decision
Apr 8, 2016	3-2	ARI	6	4	2	2	4	3	No Decision
Sep 5, 2015	2-0	CHC	5	4	2	2	3	8	Loss

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.72	8	4.00	6
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.65	9	4.09	10
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.32	19	3.91	5
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.49	16	3.55	2

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
Sep 18, 2018	CHC	9	ARI	1			O	Mike Montgomery (L)	Matt Andriese (R)	12	4	2	1	14	12
Sp 17, 2018	CHC	5	ARI	1	-136	7.5	U	Kyle Hendricks (R)	Patrick Corbin (L)	9	3	1	1	10	8
Jul 26, 2018	ARI	6	CHC	7	102	9.5	O	Zack Godley (R)	Tyler Chatwood (R)	9	9	9	2	7	8
Jl 25, 2018	ARI	1	CHC	2	-104	8.5	U	Robbie Ray (L)	Jon Lester (L)	5	5	0	3	9	6
Jul 24, 2018	ARI	5	CHC	1	-159	9	U	Clay Buchholz (R)	Kyle Hendricks (R)	12	6	4	3	13	11
Jl 23, 2018	ARI	7	CHC	1	-110	8.5	U	Patrick Corbin (L)	Luke Farrell (R)	9	7	4	0	5	10
Aug 13, 2017	CHC	7	ARI	2	-105	9	P	Jake Arrieta (R)	Zack Godley (R)	9	4	5	5	12	12
Ag 12, 2017	CHC	2	ARI	6	-114	9.5	U	Jon Lester (L)	Patrick Corbin (L)	9	12	2	3	10	11
Aug 11, 2017	CHC	8	ARI	3	-118	10.5	O	John Lackey (R)	Taijuan Walker (R)	11	5	5	5	6	9
Ag 3, 2017	ARI	10	CHC	8	-141	9	O	Zack Greinke (R)	Jose Quintana (L)	13	11	3	6	13	15

MLB Betting Odds & Trends

Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona

Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Chicago Cubs

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	89-62	47-27	42-35	78-43	14-18	64-82-4	21-12	68-50
Last 10	6-4	3-3	3-1	4-4	1-0	1-8	2-1	4-3
vs Div	37-32	21-11	16-21	37-22	2-9	26-40-3	4-2	33-30
vs AL	11-6	7-3	4-3	10-4	1-2	8-9	3-0	8-6
vs NL	78-56	40-24	38-32	68-39	13-16	56-73-4	18-12	60-44

Arizona Diamondbacks

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	78-74	37-37	41-37	53-47	26-25	68-77-6	27-26	51-48
Last 10	2-8	0-3	2-5	1-3	1-4	5-4	1-2	1-6
vs Div	36-31	17-15	19-16	25-19	12-11	31-34-2	21-18	15-13
vs AL	10-10	6-4	4-6	5-5	5-5	7-11-2	2-2	8-8
vs NL	68-64	31-33	37-31	48-42	21-20	61-66-4	25-24	43-40

Team Last 5 Games

Chicago Cubs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Sep 18, 2018	ARI	9-1	W			Mike Montgomery	6	M Andriese	A
Sp 17, 2018	ARI	5-1	W	126	7.5	K Hendricks	8.2	P Corbin	A
Sep 16, 2018	CIN	1-2	L	-150	8	J Quintana	5	Luis Castillo	H
Sp 15, 2018	CIN	1-0	W	-208	8.5	J Lester	7	Cody Reed	H
Sep 14, 2018	CIN	3-2	W	-197	8.5	C Hamels	6.2	M Harvey	H

Arizona Diamondbacks

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Sep 18, 2018	CHC	1-9	L			M Andriese	2	Mike Montgomery	H
Sp 17, 2018	CHC	1-5	L	-136	7.5	P Corbin	6	K Hendricks	H
Sep 16, 2018	HOU	4-5	L	177	7.5	Z Greinke	6.1	J Verlander	A
Sp 15, 2018	HOU	4-10	L	153	8	Zack Godley	3.2	C Morton	A
Sep 14, 2018	HOU	4-2	W	165	8	Robbie Ray	5.1	D Keuchel	A

 

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Red Sox and Yankees Clash on Tuesday

Red Sox Can Clinch AL East Against Yankees

The Yankees host the Red Sox as the MLB regular season nears conclusion. Every game goes toward clarifying the playoff picture. It’s a foregone conclusion that Boston will take the AL East title. The Red Sox will have the opportunity to rub it in the Yankees face.

They can officially celebrate clinching by winning two of three from the Yankees this week. Beginning on Tuesday, New York will welcome the Red Sox to Yankees Stadium for the first of a three-game set.

TV: 1:05 p.m. ET, MLB Network, Facebook Watch, NESN (Boston), WPIX (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Red Sox RH Nathan Eovaldi (5-7, 4.22 ERA) vs. Yankees LH J.A. Happ (16-6, 3.75)

Odds: Yankees are -165-moneyline favorites. Total is 9 Under -115.

Should be a Good Pitching Matchup

JA Happ will take the mound for New York to open the series. The veteran lefty has arguably been the Yankees’ best starter since his acquisition from the Toronto Blue Jays in July.

He’s a perfect 6-0 with a 2.70 ERA over his brief stint with the Bronx Bombers. Happ will look to further improve upon his already impressive 16-6 season record with an important game against the AL East rivals.

Boston will tap starter Nathan Eovaldi to counter against Happ. Eovaldi hasn’t won a game since August 4 when he faced these same Yankees at home. Since then, he’s 0-3 over seven starts. He has failed to get out of the fifth innings in five of those appearances.

While Eovaldi is a depth starter for Boston, they’ll be expecting him to improve upon his recent performances. Especially in a playoff-like atmosphere in New York.

PREDICTION: Yankees 7, Red Sox 3

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Boston	103-47	$2,096.00	21-14	82-33	92-37	11-10	68-72-10	1.48
NY Yankees	91-58	-$457.00	28-14	63-44	87-51	4-7	66-74-9	1.05

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

N Eovaldi (5-7) ERA: 4.22

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Sep 3, 2018	ATL	W	8-2	O	3.1	$80.00
Aug 31, 2018	CHW	L	1-6	U	2	-$100.00
Aug 26, 2018	TB	L	1-9	O	4	-$100.00

J Happ (16-6) ERA: 3.75

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Sep 10, 2018	MIN	W	7-2	O	6	$58.00
Sep 4, 2018	OAK	W	5-1	U	6	$81.00
Aug 30, 2018	DET	L	7-8	O	4.1	-$100.00

Bullpen

Boston's relievers have pitched 17 innings in the last 3 games.
NY Yankees's relievers have pitched 13.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Boston Red Sox - N Eovaldi

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Aug 4, 2018	4-1	BOS	8	3	0	0	1	4	Win
Jun 15, 2018	5-0	NYY	7.1	8	5	5	1	5	Loss

New York Yankees - J Happ

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jul 12, 2018	6-4	BOS	3.2	5	5	0	1	6	Loss
Apr 24, 2018	4-3	TOR	7	4	1	1	0	10	No Decision
Sep 26, 2017	9-4	TOR	7	4	1	1	0	9	Win
Sep 4, 2017	10-4	TOR	5.2	6	3	1	3	3	Win
Aug 30, 2017	7-1	BOS	6	4	1	1	4	2	No Decision

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.33	1	4.07	9
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	5.07	4	4.29	15
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.12	2	3.85	3
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.57	2	3.89	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
Aug 5, 2018	NYY	4	BOS	5	102	9	P	Masahiro Tanaka (R)	David Price (L)	6	10	6	6	8	17
Ag 4, 2018	NYY	1	BOS	4	-162	9.5	U	Chance Adams (R)	Nathan Eovaldi (R)	5	6	3	2	6	8
Aug 3, 2018	NYY	1	BOS	4	114	9	U	Luis Severino (R)	Rick Porcello (R)	1	7	0	4	9	3
Ag 2, 2018	NYY	7	BOS	15	-106	10	O	CC Sabathia (L)	Brian Johnson (L)	8	19	3	6	13	4
Jul 1, 2018	BOS	1	NYY	11	-182	8.5	O	David Price (L)	Luis Severino (R)	4	16	3	3	9	3
Jun 30, 2018	BOS	11	NYY	0	140	8.5	O	Chris Sale (L)	Sonny Gray (R)	17	2	3	2	9	12
Jun 29, 2018	BOS	1	NYY	8	-120	9.5	U	Eduardo Rodriguez (L)	CC Sabathia (L)	6	11	1	2	8	2
May 10, 2018	BOS	5	NYY	4	-127	9.5	U	Eduardo Rodriguez (L)	CC Sabathia (L)	10	5	1	7	11	11
My 9, 2018	BOS	6	NYY	9	-138	8.5	O	Rick Porcello (R)	Masahiro Tanaka (R)	12	12	5	4	10	6
May 8, 2018	BOS	2	NYY	3	-224	8.5	U	Drew Pomeranz (L)	Luis Severino (R)	8	6	0	5	14	8

MLB Betting Odds & Trends

Boston Red Sox
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Red Sox are 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees

New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home
NY Yankees is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Yankees is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Boston Red Sox

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	103-47	54-21	49-26	92-36	12-11	68-72-10	21-14	82-33
Last 10	7-3	6-3	1-0	6-2	1-1	3-5-2	2-0	5-3
vs Div	48-19	27-6	21-13	44-12	5-7	29-32-6	5-8	43-11
vs AL	87-43	47-18	40-25	79-32	9-11	59-62-9	19-14	68-29
vs NL	16-4	7-3	9-1	13-4	3-0	9-10-1	2-0	14-4

New York Yankees

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	91-58	49-26	42-32	87-49	4-9	66-74-9	28-14	63-44
Last 10	4-6	1-2	3-4	4-6	0-0	5-5	1-1	3-5
vs Div	35-28	19-12	16-16	35-23	0-5	28-31-4	11-7	24-21
vs AL	80-49	44-21	36-28	76-40	4-9	59-61-9	24-12	56-37
vs NL	11-9	5-5	6-4	11-9	0-0	7-13	4-2	7-7

Team Last 5 Games

Boston Red Sox

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Sp 16, 2018	NYM	4-3	W	-173	7	C Sale	3	J deGrom	H
Sep 15, 2018	NYM	5-3	W	-258	9.5	R Porcello	5	Corey Oswalt	H
Sp 14, 2018	NYM	0-8	L	-117	9	William Cuevas	2	N Syndergaard	H
Sep 13, 2018	TOR	4-3	W	-215	9	Eduardo Rodriguez	6	Sam Gaviglio	H
Sp 12, 2018	TOR	1-0	W	-285	9	D Price	7	A Sanchez	H

New York Yankees

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Sep 16, 2018	TOR	2-3	L	-215	10	L Lynn	5	Tom Pannone	H
Sp 15, 2018	TOR	7-8	L	-225	9.5	C Sabathia	2.1	Sean Reid-Foley	H
Sep 14, 2018	TOR	11-0	W	-305	9	Masahiro Tanaka	6	M Estrada	H
Sp 12, 2018	MIN	1-3	L	-220	9	Luis Severino	5.2	J Odorizzi	A
Sep 11, 2018	MIN	5-10	L	-177	9.5	S Gray	3	Tyler Duffey	A

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Rockies vs. Dodgers MLB Betting Preview and Pick

Dodgers and Rockies in 3 Way Battle for NL West Title

The Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers continue a huge three-game series on Tuesday. The Dodgers beat the Rockies 8-2 last night to take first place in the National League West by half a game.

Tuesday, September 18 at 10:10 PM ET

Dodger Stadium

Clear 63°F

Wind: 2mph

Out to L

Odds: Dodgers are -220-moneyline favorites. The total is 7 Under -125.

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Freeland wins fourth straight start

Kyle Freeland (15-7, 2.96 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) allowed three earned runs on four hits (one home run) in his last outing. He also had a walk with six strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings in a 10-3 win against the Diamondbacks last Thursday.

Freeland improved to 5-0 with a 2.68 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP in his last seven starts. 

The Rockies have scored 703 runs (10th in the majors). They are putting up 4.69 runs per game (10th). The offense is hitting .256 (8th) with 187 home runs (11th).

Colorado ranks 21st with a 4.48 ERA, 19th with a 1.32 WHIP. They are 13th with 1294 strikeouts. Their bullpen ranks 26th with a 4.70 ERA. 

Nolan Arenado leads the Rockies with a .297 batting average, 34 home runs and a .377 OBP. He is second on the team with 101 RBI. Trevor Story has 33 home runs and a team-best 102 RBI. Charlie Blackmon has 26 home runs, 64 RBI and a team-best 165 hits.

Kershaw wins fifth straight decision

Clayton Kershaw (8-5, 2.51 ERA, 1.01 WHIP) gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits (one home run) last time out. He also had two walks with eight strikeouts over six innings in a 9-7 win against the Cardinals last Thursday.

Kershaw has pitched well at home, posting a a 2.70 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP in 12 starts at Dodgers Stadium. He's 3-0 with a 2.44 ERA and an 0.90 WHIP in his last seven starts.

The Dodgers have scored 727 runs (5th in the majors). They are putting up 4.81 runs per game (6th), hitting .247 (17th) with 215 home runs (2nd).

Los Angeles ranks 2nd with a 3.44 ERA, 2nd with a 1.17 WHIP and 3rd with 1451 strikeouts. Their bullpen ranks 12th with a 3.77 ERA. 

Max Muncy leads the Dodgers with 33 home runs and is third on the team with 68 RBI. Cody Bellinger, Yasmani Grandal and Joc Pederson have 23 home runs each.

 

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MLB Trends:

The Colorado Rockies are:

10-1 in Freeland's last 11 starts against a team with a winning record

5-1 in Freeland's last six road starts

20-6 in Freeland's last 26 starts

21-8 in Freeland's last 29 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance

The Los Angeles Dodgers are:

No key trends

I'm leaning towards the Rockies in the 1st 5 innings. Kyle Freeland has a stellar 2.70 ERA over his last six starts. He's limited the Dodgers to six earned runs in 19 1/3 innings this season.

The current Rockies roster is hitting a combined .261 against Clayton Kershaw and Nolan Arenado. Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu are all hitting .294 or more against him.

MLB Pick: Rockies 1st 5 innings +215 at Jazz Sports

Check odds here: https://goo.gl/dVwAAb

Odds as seen on ESPN Chalk: https://goo.gl/ji6GJZ

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MNF Betting Preview & Pick: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears

Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears Monday Night Football Betting Preview

 The Seattle Seahawks visit the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football, with both teams looking to bounce back and get on the win column.

Monday, September 17 at 8:15 PM ET

Soldier Field

Odds: Chicago is 4-.5-point favorites. The total is 42.5

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Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks suffered a tough 27-24 road loss against the Broncos last week. but What's more concerning for them is that their star wide receiver Doug Baldwin went down in the first quarter. 

Baldwin apparently suffered a Grade 2 partial MCL tear. His return date remains unknown. His absence hurts the Seahawks, who were already lacking explosive playmakers. 

Running back Chris Carson had just seven carries for 51 yards. Rookie tight end Will Dissly had three receptions for 105 yards and a touchdown. No Seahawks player caught more than four passes.

Russell Wilson completed just 19 of 33 passes for 298 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Chicago Bears

The Bears were cruising in the first half of Sunday's game against the Packers. Aaron Rodgers led the way in an epic 24-23 come-from-behind win. Rodgers had left the game with a leg injury in the second quarter.

Newly acquired linebacker Khalil Mack intercepted backup quarterback Deshone Kizer to score a 27-yard touchdown. He showed the Raiders what they're missing.

Rodgers returned in the third quarter and the Packers outscored the Bears 24-6 in the second half. Chicago played solid defense for most of the game but they couldn't prevent a 75-yard catch-and-run by Randall Cobb that made the difference.

The Bears should have beat the Packers but it was still an encouraging loss. Mitchell Trubisky completed 23 of 35 passes for 171 yards. and He added 32 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Jordan Howard rushed for 85 yards on 15 carries and their running backs averaged 5.1 yards per carry.

 

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NFL Trends:

The Under is:

6-1 in Seattle's last seven games in Week 2

9-3 in Seattle's last 12 games against NFC opponents

5-2 in Seattle's last seven road games

5-2 in Seattle's last seven Monday games

5-2 in Seattle's last seven road games against a team with a losing home record

4-0 in Chicago's last four games after an ATS win

6-1 in Chicago's last 7 games overall

5-1 in Chicago's last six games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game

9-2 in Chicago's last 11 games after allowing more than 250 yards passing in their previous game

4-1 in Chicago's last five games against a team with a losing record

4-1 in Chicago's last five Monday games

4-1 in Chicago's last five games following a straight up loss

4-1 in Chicago's last five games against NFC opponents

6-2 in in Chicago's last eight home games

The Seahawks forced three turnovers against the Broncos in Week 1. The Bears looked like one of the best defensive teams in the NFL for one half against the Packers.

Khalil Mack and Roquan Smith were eased into action last week but they should see more snaps tonight, so I'll lean towards the Under here.

NFL Pick: Under 42.5 (-110) at Jazz Sports

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NFL Week 2 Preview and Free Pick- Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons

Banged up Falcons Take on Dangerous Panthers

This Sunday’s early games in the NFL feature an important NFC South showdown between the Carolina Panthers and the Atlanta Falcons in a 1 p.m. start on FOX.

VietBet opened the Falcons as 4.5-point home favorites with the total set at 44 points. The line is now Atlanta -6, with the total holding steady.

Carolina got off to a winning start both straight-up and against the spread. The Panthers were a three-point home favorite in Sunday’s 16-8 grinder over Dallas. The total stayed UNDER the VietBet closing 41.5-point line.

The Panthers now head on the road with an 8-3 record ATS in their last 11 road games. However, they have lost four of their last five games against the Falcons both SU and ATS.

Cam Newton was efficient with the ball against the Cowboys with 161 yards passing on 17 completions. He also led the offense in rushing with 58 yards and a score on 13 rushing attempts.

Christian McCaffrey got his season off to a good start with 50 yards on the ground on 10 carries. The "Great White Hype" had another 45 yards through the air on six receptions.

A couple of injuries to note: Tight end Greg Olsen is OUT with a broken foot. Linebacker Luke Kuechly listed as questionable for Week 2.

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Injury Bug Has Hit Falcons

The Falcons faced Philadelphia in its season opener last Thursday night. The game was on the road and it closed as a PICK against the spread. They came up just short at the end in an 18-12 loss. It was very reminiscent of last season’s loss to the Eagles in the playoffs.

The total stayed UNDER the VietBet closing 44-point line. Atlanta has now stayed UNDER in their last five games overall. Atlanta is 4-1 both SU and ATS in its last five home games.

Matt Ryan had a number of chances to reverse his team’s fortunes in this second-straight meeting against Philadelphia. In the end, he could not come up with the plays when he needed to the most.

The play-calling in the Red Zone has been suspect since Steve Sarkisian was hired as Offensive Coordinator. Putting all the blame on Matt Ryan is not fair with all the weapons the Falcons have at their disposal.

Julio Jones was kept out the end zone. He did torch the Eagles’ secondary with 10 catches for 169 yards. Atlanta’s running game only managed to gain 74 yards on 18 rushing attempts.

As far as how to bet this game, I would take the Carolina Panthers and the 6-points in what I see as a three-point game either way. These games seem to be close and many times a field goal separates the two teams.

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Utah Utes Host Washington Huskies Saturday Night

Utah Utes Ready for Saturday Night Upset Special?

The 10th-ranked Washington Huskies travel to play the Utah Utes Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Both teams need a good start to the Pac-12 season as the conference is up for grabs this year. ESPN will have the telecast starting at 10 pm EST.

Oddsmakers have Washington as 4-point favorites. The total is at 46.

The early-season schedule continues to do Washington no favors. Two weeks after opening the season with a hard-fought 21-16 loss to No. 7 Auburn in Atlanta, the Huskies kick off Pac-12 play Saturday night with a road game at undefeated Utah.

Washington routed FCS North Dakota 45-3 last week to get in the win column. Now they face a big conference test.

The game also serves as the Pac-12 opener for Utah. The Utes started the season with wins over Weber State (41-10) and Northern Illinois (17-6). Now the competition steps up big time to face the nationally-ranked preseason conference favorite.

Washington has dominated this series. They have won 10 of the 11 meetings. Utah has played the Huskies tough. Winning 34-23 on the road in 2015 and dropping hard-fought 31-24 and 33-30 decisions the last two seasons.

Huskies Have Talent to Win the Pac-12

The Washington Huskies are 1-1 in this young season. You have to tip your hat to them for playing tough early season games. Now they should be ready for conference play. Utah is not the easiest place to go into and play well.

The Huskies are pinning much of their hopes on senior quarterback Jake Browning. He's off to an uneven start so far. He has completed 59.4 percent of his passes. The problem is he has as many as touchdown passes as interceptions so far. That number is THREE. That has to improve.

Tailback Myles Gaskin rushed for 75 yards against Auburn. He was held to 53 on 15 carries against North Dakota while notching his first TD run of the season.

In the loss to Auburn, Gaskin became Washington's all-time leading rusher. He currently ranks 10th in Pac-12 history with 4,183 yards.

On defense, linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven has tallied a team-best 22 tackles. The Huskies are hungry for turnovers after coming away with only one fumble recovery and no interceptions in their first two outings.

The Utah Utes Defense is Tough as Usual

Utah has started the season 2-0. That perfect record is definitely in jeopardy tonight.

The Utes' defense is off to an impressive start. It are leading the FBS in total defense with only 143.5 yards allowed per game. It also leads in passing yards allowed with 62.0 ypg.

Linebacker Chase Hansen is a key reason why. The converted safety earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors last week. This was after totaling 12 tackles, a pair of sacks, recovering a fumble and returning an interception 40 yards for a TD. The INT sealed the win over the UNI Huskies.

On the season, dual-threat quarterback Tyler Huntley has thrown for 565 yards, four TDs and one interception. Tailback Zack Moss has totaled 246 yards from scrimmage and has scored a trio of touchdowns.

Special teams looked to be a strength for Utah entering the season. Disappointingly the Utes have had a field goal blocked and a punt return turnover in each of their two games.

PREDICTION: Utah 27, Washington 24

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Washington	1-1	0-2	30.50	12.00	18.5	0-1	0-1	0-2	0-1	0-1
Utah	2-0	1-1	29.00	8.00	21	1-0	0-1	1-1	1-0	0-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WASH	16.89	28.42	-11.53
UTAH	16.59	18.06	-1.48

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WASH	14.96	8.70	6.26
UTAH	12.59	5.39	7.2

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
WASH	4.43	3.95	0.48
UTAH	5.11	2.23	2.88

Team Records

Washington Huskies

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	1-1	1-0	0-1	0-2	0-1	0-1	30.50	12.00	18.50
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	1-1	1-0	0-1	0-2	0-1	0-1	30.50	12.00	18.50

Utah Utes

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-0	1-0	1-0	1-1	1-0	0-1	29.00	8.00	21.00
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	2-0	1-0	1-0	1-1	1-0	0-1	29.00	8.00	21.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	30.50	74	8.00	7
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	296.00	16	13.00	1
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	102.00	61	48.00	10
Hme Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	29.00	81	12.00	21
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	293.00	36	273.00	52
Hme Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	315.00	18	147.00	34

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Washington	4-1	2-3	4-1	30.40	158.20	4.14	31.40	68.15	260.00	418.20	1.40
Utah	1-4	3-2	4-1	23.40	134.20	3.53	28.20	53.19	194.20	328.40	2.20

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
Nov 18, 2017	UTAH	WASH	30-33	117	293	410	1	123	354	477	0
Oct 29, 2016	WASH	UTAH	31-24	199	186	385	1	213	163	376	0
Nov 7, 2015	UTAH	WASH	34-23	191	155	346	3	124	257	381	4
Nov 10, 2012	UTAH	WASH	15-34	133	55	188	2	160	277	437	1
Oct 1, 2011	WASH	UTAH	31-14	185	226	411	1	17	305	322	5

College Football Betting Odds & Trends

Washington Huskies
Wash is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
Wash is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Wash is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Utah

Utah Utes
Uth is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Uth is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Washington

Team Last 5 Games

Washington Huskies

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
Sep 8, 2018	NDKOTA	45-3	W	-46/		195	437	632	161	101	262	1	H
Sep 1, 2018	AUBRN	16-21	L	1.5/50.5	L/U	102	296	398	147	273	420	2	A
Dec 30, 2017	PENNST	28-35	L	3/54.5	L/O	104	227	331	203	342	545	-2	A
Nov 25, 2017	WSHST	41-14	W	-9.5/49	W/O	328	93	421	-24	369	345	-4	H
Nov 18, 2017	UTAH	33-30	W	-17.5/47	L/O	123	354	477	117	293	410	-1	H

Utah Utes

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
Sep 8, 2018	NIU	17-6	W	-12.5/47	L/U	68	286	354	117	111	228	0	A
Aug 30, 2018	WEBER	41-10	W	-29/		315	293	608	48	13	61	4	H
Dec 26, 2017	WESTV	30-14	W	-7/56	W/U	197	165	362	29	124	153	-2	A
Nov 25, 2017	COLO	34-13	W	-9/57	W/U	310	181	491	124	195	319	-1	H
Nov 18, 2017	WASH	30-33	L	17.5/47	W/O	117	293	410	123	354	477	1	A

Next up:
Washington home to Arizona State Saturday, September 22
Utah at Washington State Saturday, September 29

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