Vegas veteran Benjamin Eckstein, author of Americas Line, brings three decades of experience to create weekly??picks in hisEcks & Bacon column.
LAS VEGAS — Maybe not Waiting na brag about hitting 80 percent four. OOPS! I will attempt to do better this past week.
Born and raised in the Bronx and that I bleed pinstripes. So, the Yankees-Twins is a no-fly zone because my heart always triumphs over my head. However, my mind says are the Astros SO cheap against the Rays??? Get that Tampa is the Cinderella team, along with the MLB story that is feel-good, however, man, we are talking Justin Verlander! Were speaking DOMINATION! We are talking Cy Young! Were talking 21-6 with 300 Ks and a 2.58 ERA! And of course, do not forget his inspiration… Kate Upton. The Rays trot out Tyler Glasnow, yeah, who? OK, hes 6-1 with a lanky 1.78 ERA, but were still discussing VERLANDER!
And we would not mind if the Cardinals were tickled by you using Jack Flaherty, who has been well, Verlander-like down the stretch. Hes won seven of his past nine, and allowed just 11 earned runs within a 106-inning stretch for a stunning 0.93 ERA. And yeah, in those 106 innings, he published the letter K 130 times! Considering that St. Loo won , we will keep it real light.
On the college football board you have a matchup between Rutgers, Maryland and two groups, that were outscored a week with a total of 111-0. Into ZERO, ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN for actual! And the Terps are a 13-point favorite. What? OK, I am purchasing. Why? With this season because the Knights have been outscored play!
And at the top-10 SEC struggle, were gonna roll up with Auburn over Florida. You have 5-0 vs??5-0. Along with the Tigers will be the favorite. Why? Theyre gont win.
On to Sunday, and we are all over the Cowboys -3.5 points within the Packers. This is the week which Im not off or on Baltimore, after hitting four straight best bets. Why? Since the Ravens have seemed awful the past two games, and I am not sold on the brand new QB of Pittsburgh. Dallas was not awful although only awful at a loss that is lackluster at New Orleans last week. So why theBoys? A lot of reasons, but most important is the game that is running. Ezekiel Elliott is done after four games, and ought to be prepared to rumble.
Why? Since Green Bay has been horrible against the run, allowing 176 yards to the Eagles 149 into Denver in Week 3 and 198 into Minny in Week 2. The Cheeseheads do not succeed on the street, winning just two of the 11. Dallas posting 10 wins in the last 11 at Jerry World and has been exceptional at home, on a 7-0 run. And that is why this is my BEST BET, BAABBEEE!!!
Also Taking a Look at the Titans -3 points within the Bills. This game almost made it into their bet territorys rarefied air. But without a handle on the Josh Allen injury (concussion), we cannot make it a BESTIE. But just as we did last week, when we requested you to pump Buffalo around best bet standing if Dontthat a Hightower was out (he was, and it was a winner), please perform exactly the exact same here. Matt Barkley gets the start at QB for the Buffs and if Allen does not perform , Double M, Marcus Mariota and Titans become a BEST BET BAABBEEE!!!
Benjamin Eckstein is a syndicated sportswriter/oddsmaker. His column, Americas Line, together with all the Ecks & Bacon appetizer, has conducted at the New York Daily News and over 100 other newspapers since 1988. You can follow him on line at??www.americasline.com. He is loved by most, when winners are picked by him, and detested by others, when he chooses the failure. If you wanna piece of Eck, hit his email…ben@americasline.com.
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