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David Banks
Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys
NFL Week 3 closes shop on MNF when the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys line it up to partake in yet another one of their historic rivalry match-ups; kick-off from Cowboys Stadium is set for 8:30 ET on ESPN.
The Redskins got out to a tremendous start to their 2011-12 campaign by getting the best of the division rival New York Giants in Week 1. Rex Grossman proved worthy of being head coach Mike Shanahan’s QB1 by completing 62 percent of his passes for 305 yards and a pair of scores without an interception. Though the former Florida Gator tossed for another 291 yards and two more scores last Sunday versus Arizona, Grossman was picked off twice deep in Arizona territory and had a number of passes either swatted or deflected at the line of scrimmage; it was far from being as crisp an effort as was displayed the previous week. Still, it doesn’t matter how you win them as long you do in this league, and the Redskins currently sit atop the NFC East with an unblemished 2-0 SU mark heading into tonight’s MNF showdown. Washington’s tallied just three wins in its L/19 trips to Big D!
The only way to describe Dallas’ Week 1 effort against the Jets would be a complete and utter meltdown by QB Tony Romo. His 4th quarter fumble and interception thrown allowed the Jets to comeback from a 24-10 deficit and pull out the 27-24 come-from-behind win in the closing seconds. Though head coach Jason Garrett’s squad found itself down 24-14 with just over 11 minutes remaining in last week’s game against the 49ers, QB Tony Romo returned from the locker room, broken rib as well as punctured lung and all, and led the Cowboys to 10 straight points to send the game into overtime. He then wasted no time connecting with WR Jesse Holley from 77 yards out to set K Dan Bailey up for the chip shot from 19-yards out to secure the team’s first win of the season. Dallas has lost each of its last two home openers.
This will be the 103rd meeting of this historic NFC East rivalry; Dallas holds a 60-40-2 SU advantage. The home teams prevailed in each of their 2010 meetings, but Washington beat the closing pointspread in both contests. The underdog has cashed an obscene 21 times in these teams L/27 overall meetings with Washington cashing bettors’ tickets in seven of the L/9 overall clashes. Washington has failed to cover each of its L/4 Monday Night Football appearances, while Dallas has also struggled under the Monday night lights going 1-5 ATS its L/6. The ‘under’ is 4-1 the L/5 meetings, but these teams have played to high scorers at a 3-1-1 clip the L/5 with Dallas as the host.
PICK: DALLAS/WASHINGTON OVERComment
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WUNDERDOG (MLB)
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Game: Philadelphia at Atlanta (7:10 PM Eastern)
Pick: Atlanta +120 (moneyline)
The Atlanta Braves have a slim one-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals for the wildcard spot in the NL. They will go to battle tonight at home vs. the Phillies with Randall Delgado on the mound. Delgado has made six starts down the stretch for the Braves with an impressive 2.70 ERA and has pitched Atlanta to a 4-2 mark. Cliff Lee has pitched brilliantly down the stretch for the Phillies, but he did lose his last start when he allowed 11 hits in 7+ innings vs. the Nationals. The Phillies have played lethargic baseball after clinching, and have been no-shows on their way to a 1-8 mark in their last nine games. The Braves have been at their best against left-hand pitching where they are 8-1 in their last nine. Atlanta gets the call.Comment
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