Monday September, 5th: Z-Code’s MLB Progression Bets for this week’s series These are Z-code’s favorite progression bets to open the week: Arizona at LA Dodgers The Diamondbacks are starting Zack Greinke who is currently 12-4 with a 4.17 ERA. He’ll be facing Kenta Maeda who is 13-8 with a 3.38 ERA. This will be Greinke’s first start in LA on an opposing team since moving to the D-backs in free agency last offseason. The Dodgers have won 3 of their last 6 but have been hitting well- scoring 24 runs in their last 4 games. Arizona has also been hitting ...
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NFL PRESEASON WEEK 3 PART 3: Browns Bucs, Packers 49ers, Chiefs Bears
NFL PRESEASON WEEK 3 PART 3: Browns Bucs, Packers 49ers, Chiefs Bears Here is part three in this week’s series of recaps on last weekend’s preseason NFL games. Browns vs. Buccaneers The Browns played surprisingly well in their week three dress rehersal against Tampa Bay- at least offensively. The stars of the show were quarterback, Robert Griffin III, who earned the starting job in Cleveland after sitting on the bench in Washington for the last year and a half. He had a mildly efficient 8 completions on 14 attempts for 119 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. However, he ...
NFL Preseason Week 3 Roundup Part 2: Patriots, Panthers, Bills, Redskins, Steelers, Saints
NFL Preseason Week 3 Roundup Part 2: Patriots, Panthers, Bills, Redskins, Steelers, Saints Week three of the NFL preseason is considered the dress rehearsal for week 1 and coaches typically let their starters play most if not all of the first half. This article is a roundup of the good things and the bad things we saw from this weekend’s games. Patriots vs. Panthers Tom Brady looked great in his opening drive though he only finished the game 3-9 and a touchdown. Those three completions, however, averaged 25 yards each. Lagarrette Blount bruised his way into a solid preseason stat ...
Royals/Red Sox and Cubs Dodgers- Two MLB Games to Avoid Betting Tonight
Saturday, August 27: Two games we’re avoiding tonight and we recommend you do the same: Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox The Royals are squaring up for the second game of their three game series at Fenway after comfortably winning game one 6-3. Tonights matchup is slotted to be a pitching battle with Royals ace, Danny Duffy (ERA 2.66 11-1), facing David Price (ERA 4.00 12-8). These numbers on paper seem to indicate a hefty pitching edge in favor of Kansas City. The line, however, indicates otherwise with the Red Sox currently at a -164 favorite and KC as ...
NFL PRESEASON WEEK 3: Falcons vs. Dolphins
NFL PRESEASON WEEK 3: Falcons vs. Dolphins Week three of the NFL preseason is by far the most important for viewers in that it almost always represents a “dress rehearsal” for about half the game. By this I mean that most teams will let the staters play the entire first half instead of one drive in the third quarter. This gives us, the viewers, the first bit of relevant insight as to how the season could shape up for our respective teams. Here’s what we learned from Thursday night’s first game. Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins The game was actually ...
2016 NFL Season Preview
2016 NFL Season Preview Here’s a wrap up of our divisional previews with playoff picks. NFC: Packers, Panthers, Cardinals, Cowboys with the Vikings and the Seahawks in as wildcards NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers (11-5) The Packers lost the division to the Vikings last year in the last game of the season. The Vikings will be good again this year, but the Packers are the team to beat and here’s why. Jordy Nelson is back. Without Nelson, Aaron Rodgers was not the same quarterback in 2015. Combine that with a struggling Eddie Lacy and virtually no receiver stepping up to ...
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC NORTH
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers (11-5) The Packers lost the division to the Vikings last year in the last game of the season. The Vikings will be good again this year, but the Packers are the team to beat and here’s why. Jordy Nelson is back. Without Nelson, Aaron Rodgers was not the same quarterback in 2015. Combine that with a struggling Eddie Lacy and virtually no receiver stepping up to the plate in Nelson’s absence and it’s a miracle they made the playoffs at all last year. As long as Green Bay can figure out ...
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC South
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC South Carolina Panthers (11-4) I actually hate the Carolina Panthers. However, they proved last year that they are no longer an ignorable piece of mediocrity in a struggling division. In 2015 the Panthers dominated both sides of the ball never-before-seen fashion- and they did it without their star wideout. Kelvin Benjamin is back this year and there’s no reason to expect anything less than greatness from him. He was an absolute monster in 2014 and Cam Newton has improved tremendously since then. With Funchess, Ginn, and Brown all battling for the second starting job, and ...
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC West
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC West Arizona Cardinals (13-3) The Cardinals were absolute monsters last year and we see no reason why that should change in 2016. For starters, they posses a top-10 defense that allowed just 19.6 points per game last year. Next they have one of the most potent offenses in the NFL that averaged over 30 points a game last year. Second-year veteran RB, David Johnson, showed a lot of promise when he was given the opportunity after injuries to both Andre Ellington and Chris Johnson. This year he’s slated to be one of the most productive ...
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC East
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC East Dallas Cowboys (12-4) Expect a huge turnaround for the Cowboys this year from their 4-12 season in 2015. We’re predicting they bounce back and take the division for essentially 4 reasons. First, the Cowboys had a surprisingly competent defense last year (1st in the division in points allowed) and there’s little reason to expect a regression this year. Second, Ezekiel Elliot is slated to jump into the role of a workhorse back and he’s exactly what the Cowboys need. Last year Dallas struggled running the ball and couldn’t find a RB they liked. Over the ...
