We are in the middle of August.
The NFL preseason is in full swing, the MLB season’s divisional races are heating up, the WNBA’s regular season is about a month away and we’ve said goodbye to the Olympics.
There’s a lot happening in sports, and tonight we have the first NFL preseason game of Week 2.
Below, I’ll discuss an NFL point spread and two MLB bets: a run line and a pitcher prop.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots
The Eagles and Patriots have spent time together during joint practices. If this is an indication of how the game will go, the Patriots are in trouble.
Hunter Henry was absent due to injury, Jacoby Brissett threw four consecutive red zone incompletions, Jaelin Polk had one catch, the offensive line gave up 10 “sacks,” and, oh yeah, the team just traded edge rusher Matthew Judon to Atlanta.
With Vic Fangio as the Eagles defensive coordinator, the starters will need some practice to get used to the new system he is installing. In the first week of the preseason, the Patriots offense mostly did not perform well against the Carolina Panthers backups.
The Patriots forced 17 runs, averaged just 4.3 yards per play, and converted just five of 15 third-down attempts.
Hopefully the Eagles keep it close.
Best Bet: Eagles +2.5 (-108 on DraftKings)
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Oakland Athletics vs. New York Mets
The Athletics are averaging 4.06 runs per game, while the Mets are averaging 4.78, but the Mets are sending Jose Quintana to the field, who been having some tough times latelyHe has given up 15 runs, six home runs and 13 walks in the last five games.
Their HR/9 is 1.37, which is 12th worst in the league. The Athletics are hitting 1.26 home runs per game, which is fifth most in the league, and they are averaging six runs per game over their last three games.
The A’s offense will hopefully do a little better against Quintana. A’s starter Mitch Spence has pitched well in his last four starts, giving up two runs or fewer each time.
Best Bet: Athletics +1.5 (-140 at FanDuel)
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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals
Wheeler is 12th in MLB in K/9 with 9.84 in 142.2 innings this season. The Nationals are fifth in the league with 7.50 strikeouts per game. That number goes up to 8.16 on the road.
The prop line here is just 6.5, and Wheeler has topped that total in five of his last six starts. He has made just one start this year, against Washington, that resulted in more than seven innings, and he has six strikeouts.
In addition to the Nationals being more unsuccessful on the road, Wheeler has also fared better at home, striking out 87 batters and holding batters to a .187 batting average while striking out 69 batters on the road.
At 6.5 this will be a close contest, but getting a +104 strikeout line in over half of his starts this season is appealing.
Best Bet: Zack Wheeler over 6.5 strikeouts (+104 on FanDuel)
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