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Game: Kansas City at Toronto (1:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: Toronto -111 (moneyline) at Bookmaker
You have to be impressed with the development of the Kansas City Royals. The young team has come of age as they sit four games over .500 as we head for the clubhouse turn. The same can't be said for Toronto, as they have disappointed and fallen out of the race, but have executed a better than .500 mark at home. The AL East is impossible with 72 games against four winning teams. The Royals have slipped on the road where they are a meager 2-8 in their last 10 when facing a team with a winning home record. This young team has not been able to get off the mat after a loss of late at 1-6 in their last seven. The Jays have not quit and stand at 6-1 in their last seven at home vs. a team with a winning record, and have taken three of four from the Royals this season. KC is an ugly 17-35 in their last 52 here. Play this one on Toronto.
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Point Train's CFB Saturday 6-Unit - Oklahoma State
6-Unit - #182 Oklahoma State (-12) over Mississippi State – 2:30 PM CST
MSU is replacing seven starters on the defensive side of the ball from 2012. That includes two starting cornerbacks who went early in the NFL draft. Now in the first game of the season the Bulldogs have to face the nation’s sixth best passing attack in 2012 (331.7 YPG). Oklahoma State QB’s Clint Chelf (15 TD) and JW Walsh (13 TD) both return along with five of the top six receivers and a veteran offensive line. This offense caught fire over the final five games of last season. The Cowboys scored 55, 59, 48, 34, and 58 points over those final five weeks. For the season they averaged 45.7 PPG and 547 yards per game. The biggest improvement for this team in 2013 will be its defense. The Cowboys return seven starters to a unit that allowed 28.2 PPG and 422 YPG. Five of the top seven defenders return and there are seven seniors in the starting lineup. This defense will be fierce and we don’t expect Mississippi State to roll over them. Mississippi State stumbled to close out last year. The Bulldogs dropped five of the final six games (their only victory was over a hapless Arkansas squad). Each of those five losses was by 14 points or more and they didn’t enter the offseason with much momentum after a big loss to Northwestern in the Gator Bowl. QB Russell returns after a solid 2012 campaign, but gone are his four top receivers. This wasn’t an explosive offense last year and it won’t be this year. OSU scored 30 points or more in every game but one last season while Mississippi State only scored more than 30 points four different times. Expect the Cowboys to put up a ton of points and leave Mississippi State in the dust. Take Oklahoma State minus the points.
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