I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to football season! I will try and get a fantasy football league set up tomorrow, but for sure by Wednesday I'll have the league set up and posts for the other fantasy games as well.
Now let's get to Streak for the Cash picks! I don't have write-ups for every prop, but I do have picks.
Our top stash pick:
- NFL: Cincinnati Bengals
- Soccer: Stoke City win/draw/lose by 1
- The two results between Liverpool and Stoke City last season were a 0 - 0 draw at Liverpool and a 3 - 1 win for Stoke City at home. In fact, Liverpool hasn't beaten Stoke City by 2+ in their last 5 head-to-head matchups. Liverpool also lost their first game of the EPL last season to West Bromwich 3 - 0. Stoke City is missing a couple of mid-fielders for this match, but that shouldn't make too much of a difference.
- Confidence: 70%
- Golf: Patrick Reed or tie
- Reed's scores for rounds 1 and 2 were 65 and 64 respectively. Huh's scores for the same rounds were 68 and 62 respectively. Reed and Huh are 1 and 2 atop the leaderboard. It's kind of hard to say how the course will play in round 3, but Reed has been consistent over the first two rounds and having the tie option appears to be the safer pick.
- Confidence: 50%
- Soccer: Swansea City win or draw
- Last season's results between ManU and Swansea were a 1 - 1 draw at Swansea and a 2 - 1 win for ManU at home. Manchester United has some key injuries for this match. de Guzman is out due to a concussion, and Ashley Young, Nani, Rafael, and Javier Hernandez are all expected to be sidelined. Swansea is better than most people think, and I think it will take time for ManU to get used to their new manager.
- Confidence: 65%
- Other: Philadelphia Soul win or single digit loss
- Tennis: Any Other Result
- Del Potro and Isner have played each other 3 times in the last 4 years. Del Potro has won every match, but Isner took the most recent one, the final at Washington in early August, to three sets. Isner is coming off of a monstrous upset of Novak Djokovic in three sets. Both of these players have played very well. I think Isner has enough to take at least one set, especially if he continues to serve like he did in the Djokovic match.
- Confidence: 65%
- MLB: New York Yankees
- Man did I get burned taking the Red Sox by 2+ runs yesterday. That was not a good move, so today I'm definitely going with the Yankees, especially with Kuroda on the mound. He is 4 - 1 with a 0.94 ERA in his last seven starts. He's just been on fire! Lackey on the other hand has lost his last four starts, posting a 4.96 ERA over that span. Kuroda and Lackey last dueled it out on July 20, a game the Yankees won 5 - 2. Boston is listed as the favorite at -130 but I just can't pick against Kuroda.
- Confidence: 70%
- MLB: St. Louis Cardinals
- The Cardinals were blanked by the Cubs yesterday 7 - 0. I picked Carlos Beltran on Beat the Streak and he had the Cardinals' only two hits, so lucky me! The Cardinals have been struggling a bit lately, but luckily Wood hasn't had much success againt them or many other teams for that matter, as that Cubs have lost 10 of his last 13 starts. The season series is tied at 7, but I think the Cards win today and take a lead in the season series. The Cubs have played them tough and for some reason are a thorn in the Cardinals' side.
- Confidence: 60%
- NFL: Dallas Cowboys
- Soccer: Valencia Win
- Valencia has won 7 of the last 10 head-to-head meetings with Malaga, 4 of them at home and 3 on the road. This is the first day of the Primera Division season as well as the start of the EPL. Given the past history between these two teams, Valencia winning is a pretty safe bet, especially because they are at home.
- Confidence: 65%
- NFL: Cincinnati Bengals
- The Bengals beat the Falcons in their first preseason game and the Titans lost by 1 to the Redskins. In week 2 of the preseason, the Bengals should win again. They are much more talented offensively than the Titans, and their defense is constantly improving. Plus, the starters should play more this week than last week. The Bengals should be really good this year.
- Confidence: 75%
- Tennis: 19 games or more
- Williams and Na have met 7 times in the last 4 years, though one of those doesn't really count since it was a walkover for Na. Li Na has only taken 1 set out of all of those matches, so don't expect this to go three sets. However, the total games played for each of their head-to-head meetings were as follows: 22, 22, 21, 26, 22, and 31, so none of their previous head-to-head matches has even gone under 21 games, let alone 18. Serena will likely win, but I'd be very surprised if this went under, especially with Serena's lazy play lately.
- Confidence: 75%
- NFL: New York Jets
- The Jaguars lost their first preseason game to the Dolphins 27 - 3. The Jets also lost, but had a much more respectable showing, losing to the Lions 26 - 17. The Jaguars are not good, and although the Jets aren't a premier team either, they are certainly better than the Jaguars. Even though this is preseason, the Jets being at home and needing desperately to get offense going should come out victorious.
- Confidence: 65%
- NFL: St. Louis Rams
- The Packers had a very shocking and disappointing result in week 1 of the preseason, losing to the Cardinals 17 - 0 at home! The Rams also lost, but with a much more favorable result, a 27 - 19 road loss to the Browns. The Rams are at home for this game, and with the Packers still trying to figure things out on offense, the Rams are poised to win in week 2 of this preseason.
- Confidence: 60%
- NFL: Houston Texans
- Miami has played two preseason games already since they played the Cowboys in the Hall of Fame game. They lost that game, but then won the next one, beating the Jaguars convincingly. The Texans also won last week, beating the Vikings on the road 27 - 13. Now the Texans are at home and should get another win. You should watch out for Deandre Hopkins, the Texans' wide receiver. He'll be of great fantasy value this season.
- Confidence: 70%
- MLB: Texas Rangers
- Soccer: Philadelphia Union win or draw
- MLB: New York Mets
- MLB: Cleveland Indians
- Soccer: Vancouver Whitecaps win or draw
- NFL: Seattle Seahawks
- WNBA: Seattle Storm
- Other: Any Other Result
- Other: Mauricio Rua
- Soccer: Real Salt Lake win or draw
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