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StatFox Super Situations

CFL | CALGARY at OTTAWA
Play On - Home underdogs or pick (OTTAWA) after failing to cover the spread in 4 or 5 out of their last 6 games, when playing on a Sunday
26-4 since 1997. ( 86.7% | 21.6 units )

CFL | CALGARY at OTTAWA
Play On - Underdogs of +140 to +325 vs. the money line (OTTAWA) after failing to cover the spread in 5 or 6 out of their last 7 games, a terrible team (<=25%) playing a team with a winning record
17-10 since 1997. ( 63.0% | 0.0 units )
0-1 this year. ( 0.0% | 0.0 units )

CFL | SASKATCHEWAN at BRITISH COLUMBIA
Play On - Underdogs vs. the 1rst half line (SASKATCHEWAN) versus division opponents, off a no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite
35-10 since 1997. ( 77.8% | 24.0 units )

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Sunday, 8/24/14

San Diego at San Francisco 04:05 EST
Chargers 0-3-1 L4 vs 49ers in preseason
49ers 6-1 ATS L7 during WK3

Cincinnati at Arizona 08:00 EST
Bengals 2-11 ATS skid WK3
Cardinals 5-1 ATS L6 preseason

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NFLX 25 Dime Play - Arizona Cardinals

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Today's MLB Picks

LA Angels at Oakland

The A's go for the series sweep tonight against an Angels team that is 2-10 in Jered Weaver's last 12 starts as an underdog of +110 to +150. Oakland is the pick (-150) according to Dunkel, which has the A's favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-150).. Here are all of today's MLB picks.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST

Game 901-902: Atlanta at Cincinnati (1:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Harang) 16.014; Cincinnati (Simon) 13.807 Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2; 9 Vegas Line: Atlanta (-120); 8 Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-120); Over

Game 903-904: St. Louis at Philadelphia (1:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Masterson) 14.414; Philadelphia (Williams) 15.322 Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 8 Vegas Line: St. Louis (-135); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+115); Under

Game 905-906: San Francisco at Washington (1:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Vogelsong) 14.581; Washington (Strasburg) 15.966 Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: Washington (-185); 7 Dunkel Pick: Washington (-185); Under

Game 907-908: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Worley) 16.199; Milwaukee (Fiers) 14.574 Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-145); 8 Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+125); Over

Game 909-910: NY Mets at LA Dodgers (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Colon) 13.877; LA Dodgers (Correia) 16.164 Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 2 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-130); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-130); Over

Game 911-912: Miami at Colorado (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Hand) 14.156; Colorado (Bergman) 15.081 Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 12 Vegas Line: Miami (-120); 10 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+100); Over

Game 913-914: San Diego at Arizona (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Kennedy) 15.292; Arizona (Anderson) 13.807 Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: San Diego (-120); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-120); Over

Game 915-916: Houston at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Oberholtzer) 16.452; Cleveland (Bauer) 15.337 Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 7 Vegas Line: Cleveland (-160); 8 Dunkel Pick: Houston (+140); Under

Game 917-918: Tampa Bay at Toronto (1:07 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Archer) 14.246; Toronto (Hutchison) 15.538 Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1 1/2;9 Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-125); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+105); Over

Game 919-920: Chicago White Sox at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Sale) 13.754; NY Yankees (Capuano) 15.834 Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 2; 8 Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-130); 7 Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (+110); Over

Game 921-922: Seattle at Boston (1:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Iwakuma) 16.729; Boston (Webster) 13.453 Dunkel Line: Seattle by 3 1/2' 9 Vegas Line: Seattle (-160); 8 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-160); Over

Game 923-924: Detroit at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 16.338; Minnesota (Gibson) 14.960 Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Detroit (-175); 8 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-175); Under

Game 925-926: Kansas City at Texas (3:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Vargas) 17.170; Texas (Baker) 14.192 Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 3; 7 1/2 Vegas Line: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 927-928: LA Angels at Oakland (8:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 14.640; Oakland (Kazmir) 16.122 Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: Oakland (-150); 7 Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-150); Under

Game 929-930: Baltimore at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gonzalez) 16.159; Cubs (Wada) 14.580 Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1 1/2; 6 1/2 Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-110); No Run Total Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-110); N/A

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WNBA Basketball Picks

Phoenix at Los Angeles

The Sparks look to stave off elimination as they face a Phoenix team that is 0-4 ATS in its last 4 games playing on 1 days rest. Los Angeles is the pick (+4) according to Dunkel, which has the Mercury favored by only 1. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+4). Here are all of today's WNBA picks

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST

Game 613-614: Atlanta at Chicago (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 107.191; Chicago 113.020 Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 6; 152 Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 4; 155 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-4); Under

Game 615-616: Phoenix at Los Angeles (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 116.355; Los Angeles 115.345 Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 151 Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 4; 155 Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+4); Under

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Today's CFL Picks

Saskatchewan at BC

The Roughriders head to BC tonight and come into the contest with a 4-1-1 ATS record in their last 6 road games. Saskatchewan is the pick (+3 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Lions favored by only 1. Dunkel Pick: Saskatchewan (+3 1/2). Here are all of this week's CFL picks.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST (8/19)

Game 295-296: Calgary at Ottawa (3:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 120.005; Ottawa 106.237 Dunkel Line: Calgary by 14; 53 Vegas Line: Calgary by 8 1/2; 48 Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-8 1/2); Over

Game 297-298: Saskatchewan at BC (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Saskatchewan 116.826; BC 117.979 Dunkel Line: BC by 1; 55 Vegas Line: BC by 3 1/2; 50 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Saskatchewan (+3 1/2); Over

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Today's NFL Picks

Cincinnati at Arizona

The Bengals head to Arizona tonight in search of their first preseason victory after dropping contests against the Chiefs (41-39) and Jets (25-17). Cincinnati is the pick (+2) according to Dunkel, which has the Bengals favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+2). Here are all of this week's NFL preseason picks.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST (8/20)

Game 279-280: San Diego at San Francisco (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Diego 115.806; San Francisco 124.394 Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 8 1/2; 37 Vegas Line: San Francisco by 6; 42 Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-6 1/2); Under

Game 281-282: Cincinnati at Arizona (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati 121.517; Arizona 120.477 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 40 Vegas Line: Arizona by 2; 43 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+2); Under

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Preview: Angels (75-52) at Athletics (76-51)

Game: 3
Venue: O.co Coliseum
Date: August 24, 2014 8:05 PM EDT


After defeating the Los Angeles Angels again, the Oakland Athletics are looking to reclaim sole possession of first place in the AL West.

The Athletics go for a second consecutive three-game home sweep of the Angels on Sunday night with the best record in baseball on the line.

While Oakland (76-52) lost control of the division following a 2-8 slide, it's since climbed back into a tie after taking the first two in this series. The A's, who held on for a 5-3 win Friday, pulled out a 2-1 victory the following night after Coco Crisp scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch with two outs in the eighth inning.

"We can't get caught up in the standings or the playoff picture," closer Sean Doolittle said.

The A's have taken eight of 11 from Los Angeles this year, including all five home meetings by a combined 33-15 score. Oakland hasn't posted six consecutive home wins against the Angels in the same season since 1991.

Los Angeles (76-52), which went a combined 2 for 9 with runners in scoring position in the two defeats, has only three extra-base hits in the series.

"The A's do a lot of things well. They pitch well and they have a good bullpen. It was another close game and we didn't get a couple of things done," manager Mike Scioscia said. "We have to keep moving forward."

Oakland now turns to Scott Kazmir (14-5, 2.73 ERA), who beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Tuesday to set a new career high for wins. The left-hander struck out six over six innings of one-run ball, improving to 7-1 with a 2.19 ERA over his last nine home starts.

"Where we are right now, that's the last thing I'm thinking about," he said. "We have to take care of business. All you can think about is tomorrow, what we have to do tomorrow."

Sunday's start could have extra meaning for Kazmir, who spent two-plus seasons with Los Angeles from 2009-11. He's only faced them once since, yielding all five runs over three-plus innings in a 5-2 defeat last Aug. 9 while with Cleveland.

The Angels counter with Jered Weaver (13-7, 3.70), who owns a 5.40 ERA over his last five starts. The right-hander yielded three runs, seven hits and a season high-tying four walks over 5 1-3 innings but didn't receive a decision in Tuesday's 4-3 win at Boston.

Weaver went 8-1 with a 0.87 ERA in 11 starts against the A's from 2011-13 before struggling in two matchups this year. After surrendering six runs and a season-worst 11 hits over six innings in a 6-3 road loss June 1, Weaver gave up four runs over 5 1-3 innings in a 7-1 home defeat 10 days later.

John Jaso and Josh Donaldson are a combined 2 for 28 versus Weaver. Coco Crisp is a career .175 hitter against him despite going 4 for his last 12 in their matchups.

Donaldson, 3 for 27 with 10 strikeouts in his last eight games, is hitless in his last 19 at_bats against Los Angeles.

Albert Pujols is 2 for 19 with just one RBI in Oakland this year.

These division co-leaders open another crucial four-game set at Angel Stadium on Thursday.

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POD
ATL -110

Money Generator plays
COL -105
TOR +105
NYY +110

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

Free play Sun: WhiteSox w/ Sale -130

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Free Plays Sunday

Brewers -140

Tampa Bay -125

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MLB COMP

1* 2-TEAM PARLAY SEA & DET

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Hondo

The Padres couldn’t solve the great Victor Nuno on Saturday in Phoenix, which helped cause a setback for Hondo that increased the deficit to 1,580 guras.

Sunday: Mr. Aitch expects the Royals to flush Mikolas and the Rangers — 10 units on Vargas.

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NFL Preseason Point Spreads and Picks
By: Craig Williams

The NFL's preseason, this long, snaking line in which we wait for the regular-season roller coaster, is just about over.

The final two games of consequence come Sunday, with the 49ers hosting the Chargers and the Bengals visiting the Cardinals. These are the NFL's final major tune-ups.

Yes, every NFL club plays one more exhibition on Thursday, but all 16 games are shoehorned into one night. This is just a way for the NFL to give every team two exhibition contests at home. It is your season-ticket money at work for owners who don't need more of it.

But enough about that. Let's talk about Sunday's games, which are actually quite interesting:


San Diego at San Francisco (-6, 41.5,)

In two preseason games, the 49ers have been outscored 57-3, and they are on a two-game exhibition losing streak for the first time under coach Jim Harbaugh. Incredibly, the Niners have not scored since quarterback Colin Kaepernick led the club to a field goal on their first series of the preseason.

Kaepernick will likely play extended snaps for the only time all summer on Sunday, which could help the Niners snap out of the doldrums. Also, the 49ers are 2-1 in third preseason games in Harbaugh's tenure.

Nevertheless, the 49ers haven't exactly inspired much confidence in the exhibition season. Making matters worse, Levi's Stadium has already had to be re-sodded because of footing concerns. All things considered, can the 49ers really be counted upon to deliver a strong performance?

The Chargers are a tricky read, too, with a blowout win vs. Dallas and a lopsided loss at Seattle on their summer ledger. Quarterback Philip Rivers figures to get double-digit passing attempts for the first time in the exhibition season. He draws a San Francisco defense that's been horrible on third downs thus far, allowing 19-of-32 conversions in two games.

These teams annually meet in the preseason, and the 49ers have had the Chargers' number in recent years, winning the last four exhibitions. However, the meetings usually occur in the final preseason game, not in the penultimate one. The teams haven't met earlier than the final week of the exhibition slate since 2001.

According to multiple line-movement websites, the 49ers opened as six-point favorites throughout Nevada, and nothing has changed since.

The Linemakers' lean: It looks like Jim Harbough, 8-4 ATS in the preseason coming into this season, couldn't care less about these games anymore. Both teams look like they want to play slow, stay healthy, rely on the defense, and get the game over as quickly as possible. We're siding with the UNDER.


Cincinnati at Arizona (-2.5, 43)

Those who have banked on the Bengals in next-to-last preseason games under Marvin Lewis are deep in the red. Since 2003, the Bengals are just 2-9 straight-up in these dress rehearsals.

While the Bengals are winless in the preseason, quarterback Andy Dalton has been sharp, completing 11-of-13 passes for 215 yards and one TD in limited action. Wideout A.J. Green (five catches, 131 yards) is also in good form.

The Cardinals (1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS in the preseason) have to be pleased with the play of their starting quarterback, too, with Carson Palmer off to a solid start (9-of-13, 175 yards, one TD). The Cards have been outstanding on third downs, moving the chains 18-of-32 times (56.3 percent).

Arizona is 5-1 against the number in exhibition play in Bruce Arians' time as head coach, including a 2-0 mark in 2014. Cincinnati, for the record, is 23-22-2 ATS in preseason games under Lewis (51.1 percent). The Bengals, who have covered at least once in each of the last 11 preseasons, are 0-1-1 ATS in 2014.

The Cardinals opened as two-point favorites at the South Point, but the line has gone up a half-point, according to VegasInsider.com line movement records.

The Linemakers' lean: Andy Dalton is the key. He's looking good as the season approaches, but the quarterbacks that will follow aren't impressive. The Cardinals on the other hand will trot out better backups once Carson Palmer exits for the night. Lay the points with the Cardinals here.

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StatFox Super Situations

WNBA | PHOENIX at LOS ANGELES
Play Under - Road teams where the total is greater than or equal to 140 top caliber team - outscoring their opponents by 9+ points/game, after scoring 75 points or more
67-31 since 1997. ( 68.4% | 32.9 units )
4-4 this year. ( 50.0% | -0.4 units )

WNBA | PHOENIX at LOS ANGELES
Play On - Road teams vs. the money line (PHOENIX) off a win against a division rival, top level team, winning 75% or more of their games, after 15 or more games
82-34 since 1997. ( 70.7% | 0.0 units )
7-2 this year. ( 77.8% | 0.0 units )

WNBA | ATLANTA at CHICAGO
Play Under - Home teams where the first half total is greater than 65.5 in a game involving two average three point shooting teams (30%-35%), in a game involving two average rebounding teams (+/-3 reb/game) after 15+ games
121-66 since 1997. ( 64.7% | 48.4 units )
21-11 this year. ( 65.6% | 8.9 units )