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Stan Lisowski

3* Colts +3.5

Despite the short week will shade the Colts here as Buffalo appears to be awful. Without RBs, WRs, and stability at quarterback, the Bills may be in for a long season. Coach Gailey is 1-10 in preseason play, with Buffalo going 12-28 as an exhibition chalk. Indy has covered 26 of 40 as a preseason dog.

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Rocketman

5* LA Dodgers -140

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KELSO

25 Units Minnesota Twins -150

15 Units LA Angels +135

10 Units Cincinnati Reds -125

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Power Play Wins

LA Dodgers -145

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Vince Akins

Rays at A's
Pick: A's

The contrast in pitchers in this game is stark, as Trevor Cahill has been great both this season and recently while Andy Sonnanstine is in his third outing of the year, and has been unable to get through the sixth inning so far. We’ll take the strong starter at home on this cheap price.

Sonnanstine is 1-1 on the season and is lucky that the bullpen has gone six and two-thirds scoreless innings in his starts. However the bullpen has not been as good recently, five runs the past two games. The Rays are 0-12 since July 10, 2008 when Andy Sonnanstine starts on the road when the bullpen has allowed at least one run for two straight games for a net profit of $1250 when playing against.

Sonanstine particularly was not good last season starting as a dog. The Rays are 0-6 since May 27, 2009 when Andy Sonnanstine starts as a dog for a net profit of $600 when playing against.

Cahill lost his last start, 2-0, despite working seven, one run innings. The Athletics are 7-0 since August 16, 2009 when Trevor Cahill starts after his team lost the last time he started for a net profit of $820. Also, the Athletics are 7-0 since June 06, 2009 when Trevor Cahill starts after his team scored a total of fewer than three runs in his last start for a net profit of $780.

Cahill allowed six hits and no home runs in that game. The Athletics are 7-0 since June 11, 2009 when Trevor Cahill starts as a favorite after going at least 6 innings and giving up no home runs for a net profit of $700.

Tampa Bay won yesterday, 8-6, over Texas and it could have been even more if not for 19 left on base individually. The Rays are 0-7 since June 16, 2010 on the road after a win in which they left 18+ men on base for a net profit of $745 when playing against.

Tampa Bay jumped out to a 5-1 lead in that game and never trailed. The Rays are 1-7 since May 21, 2010 on the road when they are off a win in which they never trailed for a net profit of $755 when playing against.

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CRAIG DAVIS

30 Dime SD Padres
30 Dime Texas Rangers -1½
30 Dime Buffalo Bills

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Maddux Sports

Colts +3 1/2

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Jason Sharpe

Take #402 Buffalo (-3.5) over Indianapolis (7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19)
Each week of the NFL preseason has a different type theme to it when looking at things from a handicapping angle. Week 2 of the NFL preseason is about teams who played bad in Week 1 of the preseason. You can expect these teams to play much better and try and get that bad taste out of their mouth from their week 1 embarrassment. No team took a bigger whipping in preseason Week 1 then the Buffalo Bills as they were manhandled by the Washington Redskins, 42-17, in the preseason opener. The Buffalo media has been piling on new head coach Chan Gailey all week as its obvious his honeymoon is now over. He was quoted as saying he couldn't wait to get back on the field after the ugly game his team played in Week 1. When you have a team that actually cares in these preseason games, that's half the battle. Now we just need to find out exactly what the other team is thinking and the Bills couldn't have asked for a better team to play, a team that cares less about these g! ames then anyone else, the Indianapolis Colts. The preseason is really nothing more then a big waste of time for the Colts over the years. A few minor spots may be up for grabs but all in all this veteran group is ready to starts things for real right now. In fact the only goal the Colts have in these preseason games is too stay healthy and they tell you that every year. So with that being the case this game sets up perfectly for the Buffalo Bills.

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ROBERT FERRINGO

Take Over 9.5 L.A. Angels at Boston (7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19)
Take Under 9.5 Detroit at N.Y. Yankees (1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19)
Take Under 8.0 San Diego at Chicago Cubs (2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19)
Take Over 8.5 Florida at Pittsburgh (7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19)

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INDIAN COWBOY

4 UNIT Kansas City Royals -115 over Cleveland Indians

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SPORTPICKS365

REGULAR PLAY Celtic (soccer) -134
TOP PLAY Houston Astros OVER 8.0 -114

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The Duke's Sports

LA Dodgers (-140) 2.5 Units

Good spot for the Dodgers to grab a win here; after all, the Rockies have been consistently inconsistent coming off wins over their last 15 games. And Jorge De La Rosa, who sports a 4.58 ERA over his last 3 starts, controls an 0-8 team mark with a bloated 6.56 ERA in 7 starts and 1 relief appearance vs Los Angeles. And he won't have the Rockies' best hitter (Carlos Gonzalez - bruised knee) in the lineup to give added run support. We'll look for Ted Lilly, who has been in great form since acquired by Dodgers, to win his 4th straight team start. The Rockies' lineup is batting a meager .206 vs lefties this month; over the same time span, the Dodgers are batting a healthy .333 vs lefties. We'll look for them to jump on De La Rosa and give Lilly enough run support to overcome the shaky relief that the Dodgers are currently experiencing.

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Bob Balfe

Buffalo Bills -3.5

We all know that the Colts never care about preseason football, but I think there is more to that then them just not wanting to win. The truth is that the Colts are not a very good football team without Peyton Manning. Without Manning in the lineup, the defending AFC Champions would not win a single game. Buffalo was destroyed last week and we obviously know how their season is going to go. This is a very important game for Buffalo. Forget the fact that they are really thin at wide receiver and running back.

This game is being played in Toronto and the Bills will now be playing a few regular season games in Canada over the next few years. The NFL first and foremost is a business. Teams have to sell tickets. This preseason game, which doesnt count for anything, means a whole lot for Buffalo and the NFL. What a better way to sell interest and some tickets for the regular season then to have the Bills beat the AFC Champs. Canadians don't care that it is preseason football, they just want to see the Bills win. Lookout for C.J. Spiller to showcase his talents tonight to the world how good he really is. Take Buffalo.


Atlanta Falcons -2.5

The Patriots will have to be careful with this game, as Atlanta is an artificial turf dome.. Brady hurt his finger last week (not serious) but why take a chance at playing him with the potential to get banged up even more? The Falcons have a lot of offensive weapons and, at home on turf in the preseason, have a huge advantage. New England just recently placed two veterans on injured reserved and can't afford to get any other valuable personnel hurt. Take the Falcons in an easy home win.


Tampa Bay Rays +118

The Rays have been on fire in the last week and are historically a good road team. Trevor Cahill has pitched great for Oakland but will have to face Andy Sonnanstine who is a slightly better and fresher hurler. Cahill has pitched a lot of innings this year and might start to fade a bit down the stretch. Look for the Rays to out muscle the A's on offense behind a better outing from their starting pitcher. Take Tampa Bay.

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Mike Neri Sports

1 Unit LA Dodgers -140

1 Unit Minnesota -155

1 Unit Oakland -130