Taking the TITANS here. Man oh man. Not that I tortured myself watching a Titans/Jets preaseason game. But 7-3! We knew the Jets were going to struggle on offense. But for Tennessee to allow 8 sacks. They will have to get another QB on the roster by the end of August if this keeps up. When a coach uses a word like 'catastrophic' when describing plays on defense. Even in preseason you have to take notice. Panthers scored a nice home win (we had the over) last Wednesday so they are well rested as the Titans played early Saturday. But they looked awful and I expect a better their coaches will be on them for a much better execution of plays today. 4* Money Maker TENNESSEE TITANS

Going UNDER the total. I guess the easy thing to do here would be to fade KC since they are a little 0-14 ATS run in Preseason Week 2s. But I think the UNDER holds the real value. We know that Marvin Lewis wants a better effort from his starters. They had a bend don't break game vs TB. But the coach is looking for better tackling. At home, I like the chances of a good overall defensive effort. Enter Andy Reid who says that the Chiefs are looking to run the ball in this game. 13 rushing attempts and 21 yards from your RB corps won't win you many games in any season. So the run game will churn the clock. The home team is looking to swarm on defense and tackle better. And we want nary a point. 4* Total Money UNDER Chiefs/Bengals

Going UNDER the total here. 100% Certain that these guys play on 9/24. Not a chance that the Pats put out any kind of plays. Whenever I see team matched up in preseason and they meet in the regular season. It is always an auto play on the UNDER. When it is a coach like 'The Hoodie', fuhgedaboutit. Pats will get their wheels going next Week 3. For this one. I don't see them cracking 10 points. 8* Sure Shot UNDER Patriots/Texans

Going OVER the total here. Reds have gone over in 11 of their last 13. This team packs a lot of pop, with 5 players crushing 20 or more HRs this year. And another going to get their with 17. Teheran has been terrible this year at home sporting a 1-8 record in 12 starts and 7.07 ERA as opposing hitters are hitting nearly .290 off him. Robert Stephenson has pitched primarily in the pen as this is just his 4th start of the year, 18th total appearance. You can say, well, his 6.64 ERA is skewed from a bad start. Not really. 5 in 5.1, 3 in 4.2 and 1 in 5.2 isn't really get hammered. In 4 of his 13 relief spots he gave up 3,5,4 and 7. 11 walks in his 3 starts over those 15+ innings. Those will help put runs on the board. 10 HRs in just 42 innings. 1.79 WHIP. This game should be at 10 runs by the 5th inning. 4* Total Money OVER Reds/Braves

Taking the VIKINGS here. Might even go +140 ML like we did with SF the other night. Both teams in off wins. Minny on the road in Buffalo. Seattle spanking the Chargers in LA. Both of these coaches win in preseason. Zimmer is 12-2 since coming to the Vikes. He said he didn't like their performance last week. Guy is still punishing the team for going 3-8 after their 5-0 start! Pete Carroll is now 31-14-1 in preseason action. Now. It is tough to fade either one of these guys. I just think that getting points, we have to take the team with an unhappy coach who likes to win. As a final piece. We can't discount that Minny last played Thursday, while Seattle is on the short week playing Sunday night. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Taking TAMPA BAY tonight. From everything I am reading and seeing, Winston is going to play the entire first half for the Bucs. Sign me up no questions asked. Then we might get Ryan Fitzpatrick for a bit. They lost their 3 starter Griffin so undrafted QB from Colorado Sefo Liufau will get a bunch of action. Jags have some QB problems. Man, I hate to say that since I like Bortles. But he is in real danger this year if he doesn't have huge improvement. That being said. We know that TB is going to roll out starters for nice stretch. Jags had some big, fluky type plays in their win over that Pats. Can't count on big plays like that every week. Bucs get it done for us. 5* Best Bet TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Taking the ROYALS here. What a terrible loss for KC, and our bankroll last night. Normally, after something like that I would shy away from the team. But this Royals bunch is scrappy. B2B World Series runs, plus 1 Championship. Small market team adds payroll for one last push as they will lose veterans at the end of the year. This team plays gritty. They don't sit on their heels waiting for the next year or day. I think the A's are a lousy team. The got us last night though. KC is an experienced club. They know they let a change to grab a Wild Card slip away. Won't happen with their ace on the hill today. I like Duffy. He's a tough lefty. Not so much love for Paul Blackburn. Ok. He has 3.02 ERA in 8 starts. It is 4.50 at home. He doesn't strike many guys out. 20 in 50 innings with 15 walks. A pitch to contact guy should be ripe for the Royals to get runs off of. Blackburn has allowed 4-0-5-0-4 runs his last 5 starts. I guess the line is telling us he gets another 0 today. Coming into the year he wasn't even in the A's Top 20 prospects but pushed himself into the top 30 with a strong Triple A showing. Again. This play is more on KC and their veterans knowing what needs to be done. 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS

Taking the BREWERS. Part of me wants to go RL +150,160 here. But after losing on KC the way we did last night, I just want to get back in the win column. So I look at this line and think why. Nelson is off his worse start of the year by far. So I expect a bounce back. But the Pirates have won all 3 of Cole's starts vs Milwaukee already this year and 4 of his last 5 starts vs the Brewers. Pitt is 6-1 his last 7 starts. Pitt has already dropped 3 straight. They are now 3-8 their last 11 on the road. If we get the normal Nelson and Cole, we will be looking at a 3-3 game in the 7th. And the Brewers have the bullpen edge for me. 4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Going UNDER the total here. Houston in a slide the last couple weeks. The offense is sputtering along. Peacock has been a strike out machine. 112Ks in 88+ innings. Banda has 3 starts under his belt, and though not with overwhelming numbers. He does have 16Ks in 15+ innings so he misses bats. So we have a pair of guys who can K their way out of jams. Offenses missing some pop. (Correa, McCann, Gattis, Peralta) An afternoon getaway day game. I'm in. 4* Total Money UNDER Houston/Arizona

Taking the ROYALS here. I had KC in my free pick video yesterday. I will say this is one of those easy, lowing hanging fruit type games for me. The A's are bad. They are looking at the future. But does that future include a 36 year old pitcher? Chris Smith hasn't won a game since 2008! He has a 5 ERA in 3 home starts, 5.29 on the year 6 games, 5 starts. He doesn't strike out many, 19 in 34 innings, but also has 12 walks. Hammel will keep us in the game as he has allowed 3 or less in 11 of his last 12 starts. Royals still alive, hunting for the playoffs and the Central crown. He has 48Ks in 51 road innings. KC has won 3 straight and are in no position to lose to last place teams. 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS