20.8.09

2009 NFL Preseason Week 2 (Thu)

Cincinnati at New England (-7, 36), 7:30 PM ET
All the trends say go against any team favored by a TD or more in the preseason. The Pats have never been a TD or more favorite in the Belichick era. QB Carson Palmer of the Bengals won't play forcing J.T. O'Sullivan and Carson's brother Jordan Palmer to compete for the scraps. Randy Moss already looks to be in regular season form. Wes Welker is a coin flip. Look for LOTS OF RUNNING as HC Belichick didn't like what he saw last week in Philly.
We like.... CIN (+7) 1*
We like UNDER (36) 2*

Philadelphia at Indianapolis (+3, 36), 8:00 PM ET
No Vick tonight as he is not eligible to play yet. Look for McNabb and company to rebound from the 2 point loss to New England. Indianapolis is still working on making the HC transition. We like the situation this game presents where we PLAY ON ANY ROAD TEAM IN WEEK 2 of PRESEASON THAT LOSS IN WEEK 1 BY 3 OR LESS (NEP 27 - PHI 25). These teams are 14-6 (70%) ATS. We expect lots of blitzing from Philly to finalize their front 7 as well as limited time from Manning as HC Caldwell wants to play it safe in his first season.

We like... PHI (-3) 3*