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Carolina Panthers vs San Francisco 49er's

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Carolina Panthers over San Francisco 49er’s: Car lost their first 2 of the year and has now won 4 in a row since Allen has taken over at QB. Allen has not been spectacular but he has ben steady and he has not thrown an interception. When you have a potential MVP in McCaffrey that obviously helps. Car provides an excellent pass rush and they are 2nd in the league for sacks. SF has injuries along the offensive line and this will be an issue throughout the game. Garoppolo has ben OK but nothing great as the SF rush attack has been excellent.

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

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New York Giants over Arizona Cardinals: Ariz has won 2 in a row over Cinci and Atl who are a combined 1-11. Nyg have extra rest/prep off a Thurs night loss to NE. Barkley is expected to return and go up against a 26th ranked rush defense of Ariz. Although CB Peterson will return for Ariz they are the only team to not have an interception yet. Nyg has played the 12th strength of schedule while Ariz comes in at 26th. Ariz travels east with an early start. I have this game at 4.5 giving us excellent value. 

Northern Illinois Huskies vs Miami Ohio Redhawks

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Northern Illinois Huskies #363 over Miami Ohio Redhawks: We successfully played on N.Ill last week stating they are an undervalued team and they remain so this week. N.Ill was good last year and this team is not much different than 2018. Mi Oh has a decent defense but they will simply not be able to keep pace in this one given their offense is bad. The path to beating N.Ill is to pass the ball on their weak secondary but Mi Oh has no pass offense. I made the line 4.0 giving us excellent value.

Charlotte 49er's vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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Charlotte 49ers #411 over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers: The market has really been impressed with W. Kent and rightfully so. However that has inflated the price on this game. W.Kent offense is OK but to be spotting this much wth a total this low is always a challenge. CHarl is a decent team with balance on offense. They should be able to create enough offense to stay well within this number. I have this game at 7.5 giving us excellent value. 

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

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New York Jets over New England Patriots: Divisional road game spotting double digits on Monday night football. That sums up the Patriots where you always pay a premium if you bet on this team given their success and reputation. No the return of Darnold does not turn the Nyj into a contender. However it does give them a spark and renewed energy especially off last weeks win over Dall. We will get a full effort out of Nyj for this game in prime time. The back door should remain wide open if necessary.

New Orleans Saints vs Jacksonville Jaguars

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Jacksonville Jaguars over New Orleans Saints: The No stock is high with wins over Sea, Dall and Tb. No has Chic up next so they could get caught looking ahead. Bridgewater had a good game against Tb but their pass defense is ranked last. Jax lost lat week in Car with a -3 turnover margin. Look for a heavy dose of Fournette which should open up play action for Minshew. I have this game at 3.5 giving us excellent value.

Northern Illinois Huskies vs Ohio Bobcats

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Northern Illinois Huskies #161 over Ohio Bobcats: This line is an over reaction from last week. N.Ill lost at home to an underrated Ball St. team. Oh won a tough OT battle on the road vs. Buff. Oh lost much production on offense in the skilled positions from last year. Although N.Ill is just 1-4 s/u they are 3-2 ATS. N.Ill should have success running the ball in this game. In my opinion N.Ill can win this game outright with the points offered providing a substantial cushion. I have this game at 4.0 giving us excellent value.

Penn St. Nittany Lions vs Iowa Hawkeyes

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Iowa Hawkeyes #204 over Penn St. Nittany Lions: Big game for both teams which shapes up to be a defensive battle. I will prefer SR QB Stanley at home over Clifford for Penn St. 2 similar teams both rely on the defense give me home field adv and throw in a big field goal on Saturday night for value. I have this game at pick giving us excellent value.

San Francisco 49er's vs Los Angeles Rams

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Los Angeles Rams over San Francisco 49er’s: Let us start with the fact Sf is a very good team not great. They are 4-0 mostly on the success of their ground game where they are ranked #1. However now they are facing injuries to the offensive line and FB which will make the rush offense more challenging. The football world watched Monday night as Sf destroyed an over-rated Clev team. Now on a short week they travel to take on a Lar team which has lost 2 in a row. A clunker to Tb and a game they should have won in Sea on Thurs night has the Lar stock low.

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