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There is great anticipation before each team’s opening game. When that season debut is suddenly denied, even if Mother Nature is responsible, it affects the psyche of the entire club. We may have seen that with the Texans last week in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Bucs might be an ascending club but all they’ve had in preparation for this campaign are exhibition games with vanilla game-planning, soft hits and makeshift lineups. Taking the field in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and taking down a Chicago team by more than a converted touchdown after the Bears nearly toppled the heavily favoured Falcons, becomes a demanding task. The Bears are establishing a feisty defence and appear to have some emerging stars on offence. Chicago QB Mike Glennon also knows this opponent quite well after being groomed in Tampa’s system. Buccaneers have also been money guzzlers as home chalk with just one cover in past six when favoured here.
TAKING: BEARS +7
Titans (0-1) at Jaguars (1-0)
LINE: TENNESSEE by 2
With an upgraded roster, perhaps the Jaguars are only a quarterback away from becoming a contender. Trouble is, they are currently stuck with Blake Bortles and that’s a liability. However, by winning handily in Houston there is this false belief that the team can still succeed with its inadequate QB at the helm. Good luck with that. Bortles has thrown 51 interceptions compared to 47 touchdowns in his less than illustrious career. In that 29-7 win last week, his biggest contribution was not turning the ball over after completing just 11 of 21 passes for a measly 125 yards. As if the passing game needed further woes, Jacksonville’s best and leading receiver from a year ago was lost for the season when Allen Robinson tore his ACL in last week’s victory. The Titans are a more complete team. Losing to Oakland last week is nothing to be ashamed of. Look for big bounce back from the more potent squad.
TAKING: TITANS -2
Browns (0-1) at Ravens (1-0)
LINE: BALTIMORE by 8
We should thank the Bengals for this bloated line. By shutting out Cincinnati on its own field, the Ravens are being afforded tremendous respect here. Unfortunately, the Bengals aren’t much of a team this year. It would not surprise us to see these Browns surpass them in the AFC North standings this season after Cleveland’s lengthy occupation of the basement. The Browns have some solid pieces in place, namely on the offensive line. Cleveland’s revolving door at quarterback has another rookie as its pivot but DeShone Kizer was game against a respected Pittsburgh defence last week and he won’t back down here. Kizer is surrounded by equal or better players on offence than counterpart Joe Flacco. As bad as Cleveland has been, only two of previous seven games between this pair has seen Baltimore win by more than six points. Ravens have also been bankroll busters when favoured, covering just five of past 22 games when spotting points.
Stephen Nover's MLB Sunday Top Ticket Sep 17 '17, 1:10 PM Pirates - G. Cole -R vs Reds - R. Stephenson -R
Pirates -108
This low price gets me involved with the Pirates here in a pitching matchup of Gerrit Cole versus Robert Stephenson. Cole isn't back to the ace status of two years ago, but he's been very solid. Cole has been especially strong on the road where his ERA is 2.90 during his past nine away starts. This includes a 1-0 win against the Reds on Aug. 26. Cole won't have to deal with the most feared basestealer in baseball as Billy Hamilton is on the DL with a broken thumb. The Reds seem to be pitching rookies every day. Today they are going with Robert Stephenson, who has a 5.45 ERA and remains a work-in-progress with control problems.
Marc Lawrence's Preferred Picks All Sports Service
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Game 287 - Packers (+3)
Game 271 - Eagles (+6)
Game 281 - Redskins (+3)
Marc Lawrence Jaw Dropping 100% Perfect NFL Perfect System Club Play! - Sunday
Play - Philadelphia Eagles (Game 271).
Edges - Eagles: 9-1 ATS Game Two as road dogs; and 15-5 SUATS following the Redskins… Chiefs: 1-9 ATS in home openers; and head coach Andy Reid is 1-9 ATS as a favorite of 7 or less points against NFC East foes off a win; and the last five teams to beat a defending Super Bowl champion in a season opening game are 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS… We cement the call with this from our Perfect System Club as it tells us to: PLAY AGAINST any NFL dog or favorite of 6 or less points in Game Two of the season if they are off a SU underdog win in Game One in which they scored 35 or more points. That’s because these teams were 0-15-1 ATS in this role entering this season since 1985.
Marc Lawrence Never Lost NFL Power Play! - Sunday - $45
Play - Washington Redskins (Game 281).
Edges - Redskins: 8-1-1 ATS away versus NFC West opponents that are off a win; and 4-1 ATS following SU home loss; and 4-1 ATS off a home game versus foe off a home game… Rams: 2-10 SUATS last 12 versus NFC East opponents… The clincher is the fact that NFL teams who scored 40 or more points in a season opening games are 2-12 SUATS in Game Two, including 0-7 SUATS if they won 8 or fewer games last season.
Marc Lawrence 4* NFL Game Of The Week Sunday Night Super Play! - Sunday
Play - Green Bay Packers (Game 287).
Edges - Packers: 4-0 ATS last four game when seeking double revenge-exact (lost twice to the Falcons last season, including NFC title game); and 6-0 SU following Seattle, including 2-0 SUATS as dogs; and 6-1 ATS Sunday night road dogs with revenge… Falcons: 0-10-1 ATS as regular season home favorites following a win when facing avenging opponents. .
NFL (4-3 +.80)
9/17
Kansas City Chiefs -5.5 Philadelphia Eagles (1PM)
Atlanta Falcons -155 Green Bay Packers (830PM)
Washington Redskins +3 LA Rams (425PM)
NFL
LARRY- Season Record (12-10-0 -.01)
9/17
New York Jets /Oakland Raiders UNDER 43.5 (4PM)
Washington Redskins /Los Angeles Rams UNDER 46 (425PM)
JEFF- Season Record (1-1-1 -.05)
9/17
Tennessee Titans /Jacksonville Jaguars OVER 41.5 (1PM)
New York Jets +13 Oakland Raiders (4pm)
CFL
JEFF- September Record (4-2-0 +1.70)
9/17
Ottawa Redblacks /Montreal Alouettes UNDER 48 (1PM)
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