Week 5 NFL injuries for fantasy football and week 6 NFL picks, but first it’s about winning Monday Night Football and the NLDS baseball Giants at Braves.
Your free pick winner for Monday, from handicapper Matt Rivers, is on the Braves.
Wow what a loss that was for Bobby Cox’ squad yesterday, just a beyond crushing defeat that could mean the season when all is said and done. But I don’t think it will end today and in a small comp type play I’ll eat a little chalk with the home Bravos.
Atlanta has been phenomenal all season long at Turner Field and losing a second straight against a bad offense and a rookie pitcher is asking a lot. It’s possible but unlikely in my opinion. Yes the Braves are a banged up club without Chipper and Prado and now Billy Wagner but I do believe they will respond here in a positive manner as teams normally do after terrible beats the day before. Brooks Conrad certainly needs some fielding lessons as the guy destroyed the team in game three.
As for the important matchup on the mound Derek Lowe is up against Madison Bumgarner. I like the young Giants’ lefthander as he has a world of upside but this is the playoffs and who knows how he will respond. Meanwhile on the other side is an experienced veteran in Lowe who has been on-fire for a while now. He was bested in game one by Tim Lincecum’s unreal performance and is on short rest but it’s not always a bad thing for a sinkerballer to have a little bit of a tired arm as that can help get some sink.
I can’t say that laying money with this struggling Atlanta offense is a steal but San Francisco’s bats aren’t exactly the 1917 Yankees themselves and behind Lowe we should see this series extended to a fifth game.
The pick: Atlanta -145 at BetUs.
Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The National League Division Series continue, while the Devils host the Pens, and Monday Night Football takes the field in New Jersey.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
This week’s Monday Night Football matchup has Minnesota at the Jets, with the Vikings (1-2 SU, 2-1 ATS) looking to build on last week’s 24-10 home win over the Lions. Brett Favre threw for 201 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for the Vikings in that contest, while Adrian Peterson ran for 160 yards and two scores. The Jets (3-1 SU, 3-1 ATS) have won three straight games, getting past Buffalo 38-14 on the road last time out. Mark Sanchez threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over the Bills, and LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 133 yards and two scores. Oddsmakers have the Jets pegged as 4-point home favorites for Monday night, with the total set at 38 points.
As well, there are two CFL games on the schedule on Monday for Thanksgiving Day up in Canada: Calgary at Montreal, and British Columbia at Winnipeg. The Alouettes (9-4 SU, 6-7 ATS) are 3.5-point home favorites in that first matchup against the Stampeders (10-3 SU, 9-4 ATS), with the total pegged at 58 points. The Bombers (3-10 SU, 7-6 ATS) are then 3.5-point favorites against the Lions (5-8 SU, 5-8 ATS), with that total set at 52.
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Meeting up on the diamond . . .
It’s Game 4 of the Giants/Braves NLDS in Atlanta on Monday night, with San Fran’s Madison Bumgarner (7-6, 3.00 ERA) expected to take on Atlanta’s Derek Lowe (0-1, 1.69 ERA in the playoffs). Lefthander Bumgarner won his last two starts of the regular season, holding the Diamondbacks and Cubs to one run on 14 hits over those 12 innings of work, while striking out 16 batters. Righthander Lowe lost Game 1 of this series despite giving up just one run on four hits over his 5 1-3 innings of work that day.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, there are seven games on the National Hockey League schedule for Monday, with the Rangers at the Islanders, Anaheim at St. Louis, Chicago at Buffalo, Colorado at Philadelphia, Ottawa at Washington, Florida at Vancouver, and Pittsburgh at New Jersey. The Penguins gave up two late goals to fall 3-2 to the Canadiens on Saturday night, while the Devils are coming off an ugly 7-2 road loss to the Capitals on Saturday.