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PassRobert Ferringo
No NFLX Plays this week.Craig Trapp
5-Unit Play. Take #307 Over (52.5) Florida State vs New Mexico State (7 pm, Saturday August 29) **Fanduel Odds**The Seminoles are coming off back to back bad seasons and Coach Norvell needs an impressive blowout win to slow down the fire coach talk. Last year FSU started off hot with 3 wins and explosive offensive games, including scoring 77 and 66 against similar less foes. Take the over in FSU / NMSU game week 0.
2-Unit Play. Take #312 Stanford (-3.5) Over Hawaii (7 pm, Saturday August 29) **Fanduel Odds**
The buzz around Stanford is for real, new Coach Tavia Pritchard returns to his alma mater where he played and coach when Stanford was last good. Last year Stanford really should have won the opener against Hawaii but this year they get revenge for that loss. Take Stanford to win and cover the spread.
2-Unit Play. Take #124 Dallas (-2) Over New Orleans (8 pm, Friday August 28) **Fanduel Odds**
The Cowboys 2-0 pre-season is no fluke, the depth of Dallas is just playing at different level. Only play this week in NFL pre-season but do think Cowboys roll, Take Dallas to win and cover the spread.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
NFL: 2 PICKS this week1-Unit Play. Take #108: LA Chargers Money Line -165 vs LA Rams (10:00 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 27)
This line does not make sense as the Chargers opened up as a 3.5 point favorite and it has held there. This is despite the Rams getting some attention from the betting markets plus despite the recent results this preseason. Long-time followers know I am a contrarian thinker and it has served me particularly well in the NFL through the years. Think about it...the Rams are the 3.5 point dog here even though they've won their first two games by a combined score of 54-12. One of the keys for me is that their 20-12 win to open the season featured yardage that was about equal with the Chiefs. So now this is a great situational spot as they are off a blowout 34-0 win while the Chargers are off an ugly 41-17 loss. All of that and yet it is the Chargers who are favored by 3.5 here. I simply love spots like this for a contrarian play! Also, since this is preseason and only a 1-unit play for me, I am going to go with the money line option here as lines are popping up as low as -165 now at big books as of Thursday afternoon. This is a great value. 1* LA CHARGERS Money Line -165
3-Unit Play. Take #119/120: 'Over' 36.5 -105 Cincinnati at Philadelphia (8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 28)
Another one where I am fading the markets. This total was high as a 38.5 and now has dropped to as low as a 35.5 (with some juice on the over) at big books like DraftKings as of Thursday afternoon. Not only are we getting some extra line value here on this total after the move, there are situational elements to this one that are pointing to the over as well. The Eagles have a solid back-up QB battle going between McKee and Dalton. The Bengals also come into this one off a game in which they threw the ball nearly twice as much as they ran it. That is always great news for an over of course. I like the fact the Eagles have allowed 24 points in their two preseason games. Also, the Bengals scored 27 points last week and still have some good battles going on for back-up spots on the offensive side of the ball in particular. Additionally, even though Cincinnati allowed only 9 points last week it was a bit deceiving as they gave up over 300 yards. I expect the Eagles to score well at home here and the Bengals will be right there with them. Yes, the final week of preseason is all about the back-ups but the situational value here based on all of the above is the key with this one. I like some of these key skill position battles on offense (including WR) to key a solid over here. Look for plenty of passing from both sides in this preseason finale. 3* OVER 36.5 -105 in Philadelphia
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
3-Unit Play. NFL Pre-Season GOTY. #130. Take Indianapolis Colts -3.5 over Detroit (Saturday @ 1pm est)We roll with the Colts here as they hook up against the Lions at home. There are a couple of important points here. I am a Falcons fan and I watched the game that was played against my Falcons and they absolutely clobered the Colts and I mean it was flat out ugly. My Falcons won 34-6 and that was because Atlanta had such a horrid game against the Broncos in the opening week of the pre-season that they wanted to win and win big and of course, Matt Ryan wanted to do well with his former team in the Colts as well as he's the new GM of the Falcons. Per this game, the Colts come in here with both QB's needing to prove a lot here and the Lions did win their last ballgame but their backup QB rotation leaves a lot to be desired and given how bad Richardson and Leonard played last week, the fact that this team did not even score the last 3 quarters, we roll with the Colts to get it done this week.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
xxxxxTony George
NFLXFriday 8/28
2 Units
Take #110 Baltimore (-3.5) over Washington
*6 EST
I like the attitude of the Ravens in the Preseason, and new head coach Jesse Minter is taking winning preseason games seriously for lack of a better term. Both QB rotations feature no starters and guys battling for QB2 or practice squad spots, and I think the Ravens situation is better. The Ravens defense held Minny to 3 points and the Eagles to 7 points in their 2 preseason games. Not sure what Washington does here on offense but they are coming up against a team who has performed about as well as anyone on defense in the preseason. There are some -3’s out there but consensus is 3.5
Vernon Croy
2-Unit Play: #104 Cleveland +2.5-110 over New England (Thursday, August 27, 2026, 8:00pm ET)Take Cleveland ATS as my top NFL pick for Thursday night. This pick falls into one of my top NFL systems and I really like Cleveland in this spot to get their first victory of the preseason. The score last week between Buffalo and Cleveland was very misleading and I expect much better quarterback play from Cleveland here at home tonight. New England just wants to get out of this game healthy as they are a Super Bowl contending team while Cleveland wants to get a victory before heading into the regular season. This is a very strong situational play for me, especially since everyone looks at last week's score, which is the only reason we are getting a very good line this week. Play Cleveland ATS.
2-Unit Play: #120 Philadelphia Moneyline -140 over Cincinnati (Friday, August 28, 2026, 8:00pm ET)
Take Philadelphia ML as my top NFL pick for Friday. This pick falls into one of my top NFL systems and I really like Philadelphia in this spot to get their first victory of the preseason. Obviously both teams want to get out of this game healthy but Philadelphia also wants to get a victory under their belt before heading into the regular season, especially at home here Friday. I also feel like this is a very bad situational spot for Cincinnati on the road. McKee has played solid in the preseason and I definitely expect a much better game from Andy Dalton here Friday. Play Philadelphia ML
2-Unit Play: #130 Indianapolis -3.5-110 over Detroit (Saturday, August 29, 2026, 1:00pm ET)
Take Indianapolis ATS as my top NFL pick for Saturday. This pick falls into one of my top NFL systems and I really like Indianapolis at home in this spot here Saturday afternoon. This is a Detroit team that just wants to get out of this game healthy and ready to start the regular season. Meanwhile, Indianapolis would like to get at least one victory heading into the regular season. I expect Richardson to play much better and he will start the first quarter, and the starters are going to play a couple of series, except Jones and Taylor, who will not be in this game for Indianapolis. However, the Colts have something to prove heading into the regular season, especially after scoring only 6 points last week. Play Indianapolis ATS
5-Unit Play: #305 North Carolina +9.5-110 over TCU (Saturday, August 29, 2026, 12:00pm ET)
Take North Carolina ATS as my top college football pick for Saturday. This pick falls into one of my top college football systems and this is a neutral field game played in Dublin, Ireland. This is also a much-improved North Carolina team coming into this season with several key additions at critical positions. I really feel like we are getting a great line with North Carolina and I definitely expect extremely good quarterback play from them especially with the additions to their offensive line which will give their quarterback plenty of time. This North Carolina team is night and day compared to last season and this is also a big revenge spot for them after losing at home against TCU by 34 points last season despite being just 3.5 underdogs. This line opened to favor TCU by just 6.5 points and has been bought all the way up to 9.5 points for this game so we are getting a tremendous line thanks to lopsided action coming in on TCU. Play North Carolina ATS
4-Unit Play: #311 Hawaii +4-110 over Stanford (Saturday, August 29, 2026, 7:00pm ET)
Take Hawaii. ATS as my top college football pick for Saturday. This pick falls into one of my top college football systems and I would not be shocked to see Hawaii win this game outright on the road here Saturday night. Hawaii does have the better quarterback under center and they are also improved with their receiving corps coming into this season. Hawaii will be able to put up points against the Stanford defense and I definitely expect some big-play capability. Hawaii did take their last meeting against Stanford winning that game by three points and holding Stanford to just 20 points in that victory and now I believe Hawaii is improved coming into this season. I definitely look for Hawaii to step up defensively here as well like they did last season against this Stanford offense. Play Hawaii ATS
Scott Spreitzer
Next NFL: Week-1 Regular Season.August Young
August will be providing his premium NFL picks once the regular season begins on September 9.Strike Point Sports
No NFL PlaysJason Sharpe
NFL-Saturday August 29th 2026-
3 Unit Play Take #131 Chicago +2.5 over Tennessee (6:00pm est):
I have been very impressed with how competitive Chicago head coach Ben Johnson has been since taking over this Bears franchise last year. Johnson was visibly upset after last week's ugly 27-9 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. This was the first preseason loss in five career games for Johnson in Chicago. I think he pushes extra hard here in this one to finish up the exhibition season with a victory in this one. I expect we see Johnson opens things up as the Bears passing offense has been great so far in the preseason as they're easily leading the NFL in yards passing per game overall along with attempts per game also.
On the other side of things Chicago faces off here against a Tennessee team that's 2-0 overall this preseason but the Titans are not a deep team at all (which is a huge factor in these games). They somehow managed to comeback and win last week after Seattle dominated them early on leading 16-3 after the 1st quarter. The Titans passing offense has been awful so far with zero touchdowns thrown the first two preseason games and also rank near the bottom of the league in yards passing per game.
Play Chicago plus the points.
Griffin Murphy
NoneNick Menken
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