Jim Feist

The Dodgers continue their assault over both leagues as they have now won their 11th-game in a row after Friday’s win over the Royals, 8-3. Tony Gonsolin had a no hitter into the 7th before a pair of his drove him from the game. Today, it looks to be a repeat of yesterday as Andrew Heaney takes to the mound for his 7th start of the season. Heany has been excellent with a 1-0 record and 0.64 ERA his his six starts. Only the Giants and Indians cracked the scoreboard against his thus far. The Royals counter with Brad Keller who is 6-12 in his 21 starts with a 4.60 ERA. Really doesn’t matter who the Royals throw on the hill here today, they won’t be stopping this offense of the Dodgers. I’ll lay the Run Line with LA.

The Washington Commanders have shook up their defense by firing their defensive line coach Sam Mills III just weeks before the season starts. Jeff Zgonina will take over for him. Usually coaching changes are done during the off season, not weeks before a new season starts. Both these teams looking to rebound from losing 2021 campaigns. Washington Coach Ron Rivera is 20-17 S/U and 19-16-1 ATS in his preseason career as a head coach. Panthers head coach Matt Rhule looks to have made some decent off season moves to a team that already has a very good defense. Baker Mayfield comes over to Carolina from Cleveland to compete with Sam Darnold for the starting spot. That could be good for bettors in preseason as the team needs to see which QB gels with the team. I’m going to take the Panthers here today as I expect to see one of these QB’s get some decent playing time and that will be good for us bettors. Your free play for Saturday is on the OVER.

Matt Nagy returns to Chicago on Saturday, this time on the other sideline as the Chiefs QB Coach. Nagy was head coach for the Bears since 2018. The Chiefs have little to prove, having won the AFC West for six consecutive seasons. Andy Reid usually doesn’t play starters in the preseason as he looks to keep them healthy. However, not the case for Bears new HC Matt Eberflus. Look for Eberflus to set the tone early that he’s in Chicago to win games. Expect the Chiefs to play Chad Henne and Trevor Siemian a lot at QB with Shane Beuchele and Dustin Crum to also get some snaps. The Bears likely will play some starters here today, at least more than the Chiefs. This is one of those preseason games that I expect to see a lot of points. The Bears will be out to score here tonight and get a tone going early in the season. Play the OVER.

The Washington Commanders have shook up their defense by firing their defensive line coach Sam Mills III just weeks before the season starts. Jeff Zgonina will take over for him. Usually coaching changes are done during the off season, not weeks before a new season starts. Both these teams looking to rebound from losing 2021 campaigns. Washington Coach Ron Rivera is 20-17 S/U and 19-16-1 ATS in his preseason career as a head coach. Panthers head coach Matt Rhule looks to have made some decent off season moves to a team that already has a very good defense. Baker Mayfield comes over to Carolina from Cleveland to compete with Sam Darnold for the starting spot. That could be good for bettors in preseason as the team needs to see which QB gels with the team. I’m going to take the Panthers here today as I expect to see one of these QB’s get some decent playing time and that will be good for us bettors. Play Carolina plus the points.

These Florida teams meetup here in week 1 of the NFL preseason as the Bucs host the Dolphins. Some bad blood here in this matchup as the Dolphins were recently found to have had impermissible contact with Tampa QB Tom Brady. This might cost Miami a 2023 1st Round and 2024 4th round draft picks. We know that the Brady led Bucs will once again be a offensive force, but we won’t likely see Brady between the lines tonight. One thing you need to look at in preseason are the coaches. You get some coaches who care about winning these games and others that could care less. Miami head coach Mike McDaniel has no track record in preseason. Same goes for Tampa coach Todd Bowles. So for me, this game with two you rookie head coaches. Both these coaches are in their first year at the top spot. I believe this will play good for the under as both will play backups primarily and concentrate more on players then on pushing the ball and winning. With these two rookie coaches I’m taking the UNDER here tonight.