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NFL Picks

Philadelphia Eagles logo PHI @ New England Patriots logo NE Sat, Aug 22 • 7:00 PM ET
2 LEG PARLAY
New England Patriots logo
NE
Moneyline
Philadelphia Eagles logo New England Patriots logo
u36.5
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Pick made: 21 hours ago
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Philip Wood
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With the Eagles managing just 159 yards and six first downs, and the Patriots scoring just 13 points despite forcing four turnovers, this should be a low-scoring game. But there are more positive takeaways from the Patriots' Week 1 performance than the Eagles'.

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Philadelphia Eagles logo New England Patriots logo u36.5 (-108)
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Pick made: 21 hours ago
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Philip Wood
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Neither of these offenses topped 13 points last week, and the Eagles managed just 159 yards and six first downs.

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New England Patriots logo NE (+108)
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Pick made: 21 hours ago
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Philip Wood
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The Patriots only scored 13 points last week, but I don't understand why they're 2.5-point underdogs against a team that allowed 440 yards and managed just 159 against the Ravens.

Kansas City Chiefs logo KC @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers logo TB Sat, Aug 22 • 7:30 PM ET
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Kansas City Chiefs logo Tampa Bay Buccaneers logo o37.5 (-102)
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Pick made: 2 days ago
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Liam Fox
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The Chiefs are 8-2 to the Over across their last 10 preseason games. I expect a second-half scoring surge between K.C. and the Bucs this weekend to finish above this total.

Spread
Tampa Bay Buccaneers logo TB -5.5 (-110)
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Pick made: 2 days ago
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Liam Fox
Publishing Editor

The Chiefs practically mail it in when it comes to the preseason. Kansas City hasn't won an exhibition contest since 2023, losing the last seven preseason games by an average of 8.14 points.

MLB Picks

Pittsburgh Pirates logo PIT @ Los Angeles Dodgers logo LAD Sat, Aug 22 • 7:15 PM ET
2 LEG PARLAY
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Shohei Ohtani o0.5 Total Hits
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Nick Gonzales o0.5 Total Hits
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Pick made: 7 hours ago
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Matt MacKay
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Shohei Ohtani gets a favorable matchup against Jared Jones, recording 1+ hits in 4 if his last 5 starts. Nick Gonzales has a 3 game hit-streak, including two multi-hit starts. 

Total Home Runs
Rafael Flores Jr. logo Rafael Flores Jr. o0.5 Total Home Runs (+586)
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Pick made: 7 hours ago
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Matt MacKay
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Rafael Flores has 6 home runs since joining the Pirates' lineup in June. He's logged 5 of these home runs in August. 

Hits+Runs+RBIs
Max Muncy logo Max Muncy o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (+100)
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Pick made: 8 hours ago
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Matt MacKay
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Max Muncy has cashed O 1.5 H+R+RBIs in 4 of his past 5 starts. 

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Pittsburgh Pirates logo PIT +1.5 (-102)
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Pick made: 8 hours ago
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Matt MacKay
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Tarik Skubal has failed to cover -1.5 in all three starts with the Dodgers.

San Francisco Giants logo SF @ Boston Red Sox logo BOS Sat, Aug 22 • 7:15 PM ET
3 LEG PARLAY
Willson Contreras profile picture
Willson Contreras o0.5 Total RBIs
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Rafael Devers o1.5 Total Bases
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San Francisco Giants logo Boston Red Sox logo
o8.0
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Pick made: 10 hours ago
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Mike Spector
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If the Over is to cash in this Giants-Red Sox tilt, each team's biggest sluggers will likely have to produce. Devers has gone Over this projected total in five of the last seven games, while Contreras drove in a run in four straight, while homering yesterday. Thus, I am comfortable ignoring Devers' poor lefty-lefty splits, since five of his last six hits have gone for extra bases.

Total Bases
Rafael Devers logo Rafael Devers o1.5 Total Bases (+149)
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Pick made: 10 hours ago
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Mike Spector
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Sandoval has reverse splits with a 1.324 OPS allowed to left-handed batters, and a much more manageable .730 OPS to righties.

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San Francisco Giants logo Boston Red Sox logo o8.0 (-114)
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Pick made: 11 hours ago
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Mike Spector
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Patrick Sandoval is unbeaten in three home starts in a Red Sox uniform while pitching to a 3.68 ERA. But that is due for regression with a .333 OBA, and he faces a Giants lineup that ranks in the top 10 in BABIP against southpaws.

WNBA Picks

Indiana Fever logo IND @ New York Liberty logo NY Sat, Aug 22 • 7:00 PM ET
Total Points, Rebounds, and Assists
Sabrina Ionescu logo Sabrina Ionescu u28.5 Total Points, Rebounds, and Assists (-105)
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Pick made: 8 hours ago

Sabrina Ionescu has failed to clear this PRA line in 17 of her 25 games this season.

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Indiana Fever logo New York Liberty logo u186.5 (-108)
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Pick made: 8 hours ago

The Fever average nearly eight points per game worse on the road. New York has the second-best scoring defense at home.

Connecticut Sun logo CON @ Los Angeles Sparks logo LA Sat, Aug 22 • 9:00 PM ET
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KB Kennedy Burke o9.5 Points Scored (-108)
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Pick made: an hour ago
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Corey Scott
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I'm somewhat surprised that Burke's line is this low. She's averaging 11.8 points per game (median: 12.5 points) across six games in August and scored 17 points against the Sparks in their last meeting. What's more important, though, is that she's led Sun starters in field-goal attempts in consecutive games.

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Connecticut Sun logo CON +4.5 (-105)
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Pick made: an hour ago
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Corey Scott
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Connecticut just beat L.A. Tuesday in an 85-77 final. And it's not like it was a lucky win. Connecticut had a 50%+ win probability, per ESPN Analytics, since 8:55 remaining in the first quarter. While that one game isn't the end-all-be-all for this pick, it speaks to just how uncompetitive L.A. has been recently. It has failed to cover in each of its last three games, allowing 85 or more points twice in that span.

CFL Picks

Hamilton logo HAM @ Toronto logo TOR Sat, Aug 22 • 7:00 PM ET
Total
Hamilton logo Toronto logo o59.5 (-115)
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Pick made: 4 hours ago
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Corey Scott
Author

The Argonauts scored just 12 points in Week 11, but we can't focus too heavily on that result. Toronto averages the second-most yards per game (417.0) in the league, which means if the offense can continue to be that productive, it will likely score way more points moving forward.

Spread
Toronto logo TOR -4.5 (-110)
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Pick made: 4 hours ago
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Corey Scott
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Not only are Chad Kelly and the Argonauts coming off a season-low 12 points against the Elks - so their offense will be 100% focused today - but they also lost to Tre Ford and the Tiger-Cats in Hamilton in Week 7. Toronto will likely get revenge after losing straight up to the Tiger-Cats as a 4.5-point favorite.

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TeamMoneyline Odds
Knicks–250
Nets+400
  • $100 on Knicks (‑250) → Profit = $100 × (100 / 250) = $40 (total payout $140)
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