Dave Price

6* National League *MOUND MISMATCH* on St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (+115) 

The Key:  The Cardinals should have no problem winning by 2 runs or more today over the hapless San Francisco Giants.  The Cards have won 5 of their last 6 as they try to make the postseason as either a wild card or an NL Central title.  And now they have a big edge on the mound over the Giants, who have nothing to play for.  Miles Mikolas is 7-4 with a 2.23 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 15 home starts this year.  Andrew Suarez is 3-6 with a 5.38 ERA and 1.51 WHIP in 14 road starts.  Mikolas is 10-1 in day games this season with the Cards winning by 2.4 RPG on average.  Take St. Louis on the Run Line. 

Dave’s Sunday Free Play: 

1* on Washington Redskins +3 

The Key: The Green Bay Packers will be hitting the road for the first time this week.  They were fortunate to beat the Bears at home in Week 1, and they were also fortunate to tie the Vikings at home in Week 2 due to all of Minnesota’s kicking woes.  The Packers were outgained by 129 yards by the Vikings last week.  And road teams off a tie have been terrible.  In fact, in the last 13 instances, road teams off a tie are 0-13 SU & 2-11 ATS.  The Redskins are better than they are getting credit for here.  They won 24-6 in Arizona in Week 1 and their 6-17 loss to the Colts at home last week was misleading.  They outgained the Colts by 53 yards a week after outgaining the Cardinals by 216 yards.  The home team is 6-2 SU & 5-2-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings in this series.  The Redskins are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a loss.  Take Washington.

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6* Broncos/Ravens AFC *CA$H COW* on Baltimore -5 

The Key: The Ravens are in a supreme spot here.  They have an extra 3 days of rest and preparation after losing to the Bengals on the road last Thursday.  Now they return home fresh and ready to go.  They beat the Bills 47-3 at home in Week 1 and have a big home-field advantage.  The Broncos will be hitting the road for the first time after narrow home wins over the Raiders and Seahawks by a combined 4 points.  I believe the Broncos to be overvalued off their 2-0 start.  The Ravens are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games off a loss.  The Broncos are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 road games.  The Ravens are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home meetings with Denver.  Take Baltimore. 

6* Bengals/Panthers Non-Conference *CA$H COW* on Carolina -3 

The Key: The Cincinnati Bengals are getting too much love now after their 2-0 start.  But they were outgained by 50 yards by the Colts and by 52 yards by the Ravens.  They are fortunate to be 2-0.  The Panthers will be hungry for a win here off their loss to the Falcons last week.  They beat the Cowboys 16-8 at home in Week 1 and are a great home team.  RB Joe Mixon, LB Vontaze Burfict and C Billy Price will all beat out for the Bengals this week.  The Panthers are 58-35 ATS in their last 93 games off a road loss.  Ron Rivera is an incredible 20-3 ATS off a road loss as the coach of Carolina.  The Panthers are winning by 7.8 PPG in this spot.  Take Carolina. 

7* Chargers/Rams *HEAVY HITTER* on Los Angeles Chargers +7 

The Key: The Rams are getting too much hype right now.  They beat two bad teams in the Raiders and Cardinals and now everyone is crowning them Super Bowl champs already.  And they’re being priced like is as they are now the Super Bowl favorites, and they are 7-point favorites here against a good Chargers team.  The Rams won’t have much of a home-field advantage in this one as both of these teams are based in Los Angeles.  And the Chargers have notoriously been a better road team than home team.  The Chargers are 41-23 ATS in their last 64 games as a road dog of 3.5 to 7 points.  The Chargers are 15-7-1 ATS in their last 23 road games.  The Rams are 5-11-1 ATS in their last 17 home games.  Take the Chargers. 

6* National League *CA$H COW* on St. Louis Cardinals -150 

The Key: The Cardinals have a one game lead on the Rockies for the 2nd wild card spot and trail the Brewers by 2 games for the top spot.  They have a big week ahead of them, starting with Game 1 here against the Brewers tonight.  I like their chances of getting a win with ace Jack Flaherty on the mound.  He is 8-8 with a 3.02 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 26 starts this year with 174 strikeouts in 143 innings.  Flaherty is 4-4 with a 2.74 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 11 home starts.  He is 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 4 lifetime starts against the Brewers as well.  Dan Jennings will be making his first start of the season for the Brewers.  They will use their bullpen for this game.  St. Louis is 15-2 in home games off 2 or more consecutive overs this season.  The Cardinals are 6-1 in their last 7 games overall, and 4-0 in their last 4 home games.  Take St. Louis. 

7* Steelers/Bucs MNF *HEAVY HITTER* on Pittsburgh -1 

The Key: Before the season, the Steelers would have been close to a touchdown favorite here at Tampa Bay.  But after two weeks, the perception of the Steelers is way down because they tied the Browns and lost to the Chiefs.  But it’s clear the Chiefs are one of the best teams in the NFL, and the Browns are one of the most improved teams in the league.  The Bucs are 2-0 out of nowhere with upset wins over both the Saints and Eagles.  Their perception is through the roof right now.  They are overvalued.  Pittsburgh is still the better of these two teams.  They have the better defense and the better offense.  And now they are playing extra hungry looking for their first win of the year.  Expect the Steelers to come out like gangbusters in this one.  Mike Tomlin is 17-6 ATS after allowing 30 points or more last game as the coach of the Steelers.  The Steelers are 23-9-2 ATS in their last 34 road games vs. a team with a. Winning home record.  The Steelers are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.  The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.  Take Pittsburgh.