The Cubs and Pirates will play the rubber match tonight at PNC Park. The Cubs appear to have a large edge in starting pitching with Jose Quintana starting, but Mitch Keller has looked better in his last two allowing three earned runs over a combined ten innings. Read on to see how Zank is betting game.
Sunday NFL Preseason action has the Saints visiting the Chargers. Last preseason these two squads met with New Orleans walloping San Diego 36-7. Will we see a repeat again this season or will the Chargers exact some revenge and get the win and the point spread cover?
The Braves will look to even the weekend series and cool out the Dodgers who have taken all four meetings this season. It won’t be easy with the sizzling Hun-Jin Ryu getting the start. Ryu has recorded a quality start in all but three of his 22 starts this season and tossed a complete game shut out last time he faced Atlanta. Read on to get Zank’s prediction on the game.
In Saturday night preseason NFL action, we have the Cowboys taking on the Rams in Hawaii. Neither squad put up much yardage or points in their openers with Dallas tallying nine points and the Rams three. Preston played just one series and Goff didn’t take the field. While we expect the starting QBs to see more action this week is either team worthy of a point spread bet? Read on to see how Zank is playing this game and get his free pick.
The Bears are the healthier of the two teams, but how much time are the first stringers going to play? You’d have to figure that the motivational factor would lie with the Giants after last season’s debacle and this is their last home game of the preseason. Will our NFL prognosticator be on the same side of the point spread? Read on to get Dan’s free NFL pick.
Early betting action has driven the spread on this game up to Cards -4, but should they even be favored? The Raiders looked much better in their preseason opener out gaining the Rams both on the ground and through the air. NFL handicapper Zank gives his opinion on how the game will unfold and his free pick against the spread.
The Red Sox looked like they may be turning a corner after a nasty slump taking the first two of a four-game set against the Angels, but then dropped the next two. They send out Eduardo Rodriguez but he like his club is not in in his best form. Zach Plesac goes for the home side and the Indians have taken the money in his last six starts. Is Cleveland the play here? Read what our capper is on with today’s free MLB pick.
The Phillies will look to get the split of the four-game series with a with a win tonight over the Giants at Oracle Park. It hasn’t been vintage Jake Arrieta, but he has been pitching better as of late. The Giants go with rookie Conner who will make his third career start. Get Zank’s stats break down and prediction.
If this game was played in the regular season the Cowboy’s would likely be a small road favorite at Levis Stadium, but it’s not. This is the preseason where depth and motivation are typically the key angles to use when handicapping the game. The ‘Boys QB Prescott may see a series or two max and there isn’t much behind him and there certainly isn’t a plethora of talent in the backfield with Zeke Elliott holding out. This looks like an easy 49ers win and cover. Let’s see if our NFL capper is on the same page with his ATS pick.
The Bucs with a new head coach Bruce Arians may be looking to build some confidence after last season’s dismal 5-11 record. The key skill players on offense remain and potentially have two starters to use in preseason games. The Steelers traded troublemaker Antonio Brown to the Raiders in the offseason and head into this game banged up in the receiving corp. Tomlin was 3-1 in the preseason in each of the last two seasons. Get Zank’s take and predicted point spread winner.