The Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs match two teams big on offense and small on defense. They Browns have played 6-2 to the over when the total has been 48 points or higher and the 2 games that stayed under were against top tier defenses in Baltimore and Pittsburgh. They were otherwise 6-0 to the over. All 8 of the games showed an average of 64.38 points being scored. Kansas City has played just 6 games over the total this season, but all 6 of those games were to a total of 50-58. NFL playoff games don`t often have high totals, but when there has been a playoff game with a total of 56 or higher they have gone 5-1 to the over with the average points scored at 63.33. Andy Reid is now 7-1 to the over to a total of 55.5 or more. Make the play on the over.

This game fits a situation that is 123-82-6 ATS and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that is 122-82 ATS, and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that is 122-82 ATS, and the play is on the over.

This game fits a total situation that is based in part on both teams coming off blowout wins. The situation is 295-214-9 ATS, and the play is on over the total.

These teams have battled 18 times since Russell Wilson was drafted by Seattle. Outside of a 4 game stretch of shootouts, the rest of the games have been tight, physical, brawls. Those 14 games have seen the under prevail 12-2. Just twice did these teams top 40 total points between them in the 14 games.The losing team has scored 17 or fewer points in 12 of the 14 games. The loser has also scored 10 points or fewer in half of the 14 games. The wildcard round has seen the under cash at a 51-34-1 rate, with a qualifying subset that fits this game of 28-6 and 15-1. Make the play on the under.

This game fits a totals situation that is based in large part how these teams performed last game. It plays on certain road teams that fit the criteria. This situation has performed very well and is now 227-149-13 ATS. Make the play on the over.

This game fits a late season division total situation that is 117-68 ATS. Make the play on the under.

This game fits my mega total system, and the play is on the under.

While there is some low sample size situations on the under in this game, I have a couple large sample size situations (195-105 ATS, and 148-96 ATS) on the over, and the game caps out to 53.5 points scored. I always trust large samples over small ones, and with this game capping out at 53.5, make the play on the over.

This game fits a total situation that is 178-113 ATS and the play is on the under.

This game fits a total situation that is 96-57 ATS and the play is on the over.

This game fits a total situation that is 536-297-19 ATS. The play is on the under.

The Washington Redskins have not had a regular season with more than 10 wins since 1991. They are just 4-7 this year, but still in contention in the NFC East. The Steelers look to make it 11 straight wins to start the season. I like the fact that a lot of these teams success has been with effective blitzing, but this match up features a pair of QBs that get rid of the ball very quickly. The Redskins pass rush is probably the strength of the team. Roethlisberger leads the NFL in fastest time to throw, and that will negate the strength of this Washington team. Pittsburgh throws the ball 40 times a contest, and that is even higher recently. Alex Smith is getting rid of the ball very quickly as well, and that will frustrate the strength of the Pittsburgh defense, the defensive line. Pittsburgh is 84-56 ATS in their last 140 games as a home favorite of 7 or fewer points. I think the match up here figures to see the ball in the air a lot which tends to slow games down from a clock standpoint. Make the play on the over.

This game fits a situation that is 236-169 ATS and the play is on the under.

This game fits a total situation that is 195-105 ATS and the play is on the over.

I expected the New Orleans Saints to be one of the top defenses in the league this season. The Saints got off to their annual slow start, and injuries were mounting, and the defense was not performing up to expectations. That has all changed as New Orleans has become dominant on the defensive side of the ball allowing just 225 points in their last 4 games including just 9 vs Atlanta. The Saints offense without Drew Brees under center has become run heavy as they have attempted just 62 passes in the last 3 games, while running the ball110 times. This compares to the previous 3 games with Brees as QB passing 113 times. This certainly shortens the game with the clock in motion significantly more than previously. Todd Gurley has been ruled out for Atlanta, and Julio Jones looks like a game time decision, so the Atlanta offense is not nearly at full strength. Make the play on the under.

The Minnesota Vikings have had issues on defense all season long. They held an inept Bears offense to 19 points and very little ball movement. Their other most recent 5 games has seem them allow an average of over 400 yards per contest. The Minnesota offense should have no trouble moving the ball vs a depleted Jacksonville defense, as the powerful Viking offense coupled with a horrible defense has led them to 5 games over the total in their last 6. This is also supported by a situation that is 131-88 ATS. Make the play on the over.

This game is from a mega total system that is 529-295-19 ATS. The play is on the under.

This game is from a mega total system that is 529-295-19 ATS. The play is on the under.

This game is from a mega total system that is 529-295-19 ATS. The play is on the under.

No, write ups this week

Play is on the over

No, write ups this week

Play is on the over

This game fits a total situation that is 117-54 ATS, and the play is on the over.

The Cleveland Browns have seen their last 2 games played score a combined 39 points vs Houston and Vegas. Th Browns offense also struggled against a pair of elite defenses in Baltimore and Pittsburgh, scoring a combined 13 points in the 2 games. I see a lot of hidden value in this game regarding the total. The last 2 games the Browns have played were both in impossible conditions with rain and extremely high winds. While their is rain in the forecast in Cleveland, the winds will not be a factor. Cleveland outside of 2 games vs elite defenses, and 2 extremely poor weather games has averaged 37.4ppg in their other 5 games. The Eagles should get their share here as they have scored 17-29 points in every game. Make the play on the over.

This game is from my totals system and the play is on the under.

This game fits a total situation that is 195-108 ATS, and the play is on the over

This game features a weather alert with winds sustained at 30 MPH during the game, with gusts to 45 MPH. The market has adjusted but not enough. Make the play on the under.

This game fits a 103-47 ATS situation, and the play is on the over.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens are heated rivals, and this is a huge game as the winner will certain be viewed as a high rated Super Bowl caliber team. Division games are wars, and this one has always been an intense battle. Intensity is often a synonym for defense and that is what I expect here in this one. These games virtually never meet scoring expectations, and in the last 17 meetings in Baltimore just one game has seen both teams combine for more than 46 points (48), and it has been 12 years since these teams have gotten to even 43. The Steelers are 28-2 to the under on the road to a total of fewer than 49 points in their last 30. Make the play on the under.

The Kansas City Chiefs are arguably the best team in the NFL, and Pat Mahomes has been special. The Chiefs offense is still very potent, but it hasn't been quite as explosive as it was a year ago to this point. Kansas City closed last season in top form averaging 37ppg in their final 4 games, but have yet to top the 34 point mark this season. Doing so in Denver won't be easy. The Broncos always play tough defense, and currently have the longest streak in the NFL of not allowing more than 30 points, as they have gone 32 straight games without doing so. They have more impressive numbers at home allowing 2 of their lst 59 opponents to top the 30 point mark. Broncos offense is a disaster, and the KC defense is vastly underrated because the offense gets all the ink. This is all topped off by the fact that the game time temperature for Sunday is expected to be in the teens, with snow falling through the game. make the play on the under.

This game fits my mega totals situation, and the play is on the under.

This game is part of the mega total system that I have. Make the play on the under.

This is a system play that plays under the total on a division home favorite with a total of 44 or more if they are on regular rest and their opponents last opponent scored fewer than 32 points. This is 195-115 ATS to the under. Make the play on the under.

division=o:division and HF and total>43.5 and rest=6 and opo:points

Duke has one number that is difficult to wrap around. Through 5 games they have turned the ball over 19 times. That means the offense has forfeited possession 19 times, yet they have scored 31 and 38 points in the last 2 games, and had 102 offensive snaps in their last one despite 4 turnovers. NC State has scored 137 points and allowed 137 points through 4 games, or on average close to 70ppg. I think the points will be flowing in this game, and would project this one closer to 70 than 60. Make the play on the over.

This game fits a totals system that is a ridiculous 432-211-14 ATS at 67.2% winners on 657 games. Make the play on the under. (5-1 under so far this year)

This game fits a totals system that is a ridiculous 432-211-14 ATS at 67.2% winners on 657 games. Make the play on the under. (5-1 under so far this year)

This game fits a totals system that is a ridiculous 432-211-14 ATS at 67.2% winners on 657 games. Make the play on the under. (5-1 under so far this year)

This game is part of my monster total algorithm, that has crushed totals in NCAA Football for years, and is 66% over 800+ games. Make the play on the under.

This game fits a situation that is 106-47-4 ATS to the under. Make the play on the under.

It seems like a team playing on Monday Night just opens the playbook and let's it fly if they have a bye coming up the following week. Perhaps the defense doesn't focus as well looking forward the 2 weeks without another game. Whatever the reason or theory, when a team plays on Monday Night and has a bye the following week the over is 58-31-2 ATS. It helps if they are a good team as .600 or better teams in this situation are 31-13-2 ATS to the over. (14-2-1 ATS to the over since 2009). Make the play on the over.

The 3 military schools Army, Navy, and Air Force run the triple option almost every play. That leads to short games, and defenses that practice against it every day, and always do a good job against it when they face each other. the 3 schools are now 33-9 to the under when facing each other the last 14 years. Make the play on the under.

The Army has started at 2-0, after a disappointing 5-8 season in 2019. I don`t think the 2-0 record says they are back, as they were 3-1 last yer, before finishing 2-7. This year they have faced 2 brutal opponents, and it has made them look a lot better than they really are. The offense is going to struggle against a Cincinnati defense that allowed 20.6ppg a year ago and return 10 starters. Those 10 starters shutout Navy allowing 124 rushing yards on 52 carries. Army tends to have an edge running the triple option, but Cincinnati has defended the option vs Navy with the returning starters, and I don`t think Army is going to score much at all here. The Army defense is pretty solid and Cincinnati is not an explosive offensive team. Army will milk a lot of clock running on just about every down, and Cincinnati runs a lot as well. This game fits an extremely strong under indicator, that is 40-6-6 ATS, that plays in part on two teams off 4 TD or better wins. Make the play on the under.

This gam fits a situation that has an ROI of +13.9% and the play is on the over.

If you are a Packers fan, it was good to see Aaron Rodgers have a big day. Many thought the Packers loading up on running backs, and not addressing the pass catchers Rodgers needs meant the Packers were going to turn to the running game. That certainly wasn't the case vs a depleted and weak Minnesota secondary, and likely we will see the same thing vs Detroit, who has a depleted secondary due to injuries.The Packers put up over 500 yards of offense, but also gave up 34 points themselves. Matthew Stafford completed 24-of-42 attempts for 297 yards, one touchdown, and averaged 7.1 yards per attempt.Those are strong numbers against a pretty good Bears defense. I think Stafford can put up similar numbers against Green Bay, and the fast pace offense of the Bears was too much for the Lions. There was 7 points lost in that game as D"Andre Swift dropped a wide open pass in the end-zone that would have won the game for the Lions with just a few ticks on the clock. Make the play over the total.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +11.4% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that is 104-64-4 ATS. Make the play on the under.

Notre Dame will be a member of the ACC in the strange year of covid-19. This has long been a team predicated on defense. Over the last 179 Irish games the under has prevailed 100-74-5 ATS, with just an average of 49 total points having been scored despite the average total being posted in their games having been 53.2. There is a long term bias on this team's posted totals. It may be attributable of the huge following this team has, and square bettors opting for the over the majority of the time. Once again I see that bias at work in the total here as I see 6-7 points worth of value. Notre Dame in its last 350 games has allowed 18.4ppg. that drops to 15.1ppg in game 1. Duke averaged a misleading 25ppg a year ago, but against the better defensive teams they were extremely limited, and managed just 7 vs ND. Former Clemson QB Chase Brice will be the Duke QB, but with limited practice time, and a strong defense, I'm not believing he will have a whole lot of success. This total is quite tainted in history, and as it stands now. Make the play on the under.

This is a game 7 and ther is a long history o game 7's playing under the total, however that has been baked into the line here. This game fits a situation that is 186-100-10 ATS, which is 32-16 ATS if it is a playoff game, including 2-0 if it is game 7. Make the play on the over.

The Arkansas Red Wolves have a long history of being a very strong team at home, but a very weak one on the road. When it comes to playing outside the conference the numbers only get worse. Arkansas St. is 40-24 SU at home outside the conference, and over the same period of time they are 7-103-5 SU on the road. The average score of the games at home have been 31.7 to 21.6 on the road just 13.7 to 35.7. This has led to an abundance of games failing to get to the total, as the under is cashing just 27.2% of all games. One huge change in the Red Wolves offense is the loss of WR Omar Bayless and his 17 TDs and 1,653 yards. He averaged nearly 12 yards per target, and that simply will not be replaced. The Memphis defense should be better this year with 8 returning starters and the entire secondary. A high total like this in game 1 and the situation here tends to look inflated. Make the play on the under.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +13.0% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.2% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.2% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.2% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +11.4% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.3% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +16.7% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +16.7% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.4% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.4% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.4% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of 14.2% and the play is on the over

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of 14.2% and the play is on the over

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.2%, and the play is on the over.

The Denver Nuggets needed overtime in game 1, and came away with a 10 point win. Donovan Mitchell was immense for the Jazz as he scored 57 in the loss. The game saw 230 points scored prior to overtime despite the fact the Jazz connected on just 16-49 from deep, turned the ball over 15 times, and could not get stops when needed the most. I think the best offensive matchup for the Jazz is Rudy Gobert, and look for him to get a lot more touches in game 2. These teams have played all close games this season with the last 2 going to overtime, so there could be a lot of free throws in the final 1-2 minutes off this one. This game also fits a situation that is 563-403-17 ATS to the over, which is also 62-34-2 ATS to the over in the playoffs. make the play on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.2% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.2% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a totals situation that has an ROI of +14.1% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a totals situation that has an ROI of +14.1% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +16.5%, and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of +14.1%, and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that has an ROI of 16.4% and the play is on the over.

This game fits a total situation that is 1072-705-85 ATS, and the play is on the over.

This game fits a total situation that is 563-402-17 ATS, and the play is on the over.

This game fits a total situation that is 446-312-22 ATS, and the play is on the over.

This game fits a situation that is 1070-704-85 ATS with an ROI of +14.1%. Make the play on the over.

This game fits a situation that is 94-43-3 ATS, and the play is on the over.

Saturday August 8th, 2020

  Top Total Play · Under   [715] Utah Jazz vs. [716] Denver Nuggets
    Sat Aug 8th, 2020 3:35pm EDT   Win/Loss Undecided

This game fits a totals situation that is 188-116 ATS, and the play is on the under.

This game fits a totals situation that is 178-96 ATS, and the play is on the over.

SCORING UP FOR BOTH TEAMS = OVER:

When there is a game between a pair of teams in MLB that have played a week worth of games, and the runs their games are producing has averaged pretty high, and they are facing each other to a high total, the tendency is for them to play over the total. Today in the newsletter we will illustrate exactly that theory, and call on a game that applies on tonight's card. Let's take a look:

1)  Both teams are averaging a combined score of more than 9 runs a game over their last 7 games.

2)  Total is greater than or equal to 10

3) I will insert this is a road game just to stop the games from being counted twice:

As you can see there are tons of games with a sample size of over 1,850 games a win rate on the over of 60.3%. that is about as solid as it gets. Tonight consider SF/COLO OVER the total.

This game fits a totals situation that is 290-215-26 to the under. Make the play on the under.

This game fits a totals situation that has a 58.6% win rate. Make the play on the over.

This game fits a total situation that has produced 58.4% winners over the last 11 years. The play is on the over.

The Charlotte Hornets are a woeful 22-42 on the season. The offense has really struggled but thy have recently found a few more answers as their last 4 games have seen this team average 115.3ppg, which is their highest 4 consecutive game average of the season. They have issues with the better teams on the road where their usually good defense has been torched for 115.6ppg against a team .500 or better. Miami has been a hidden gem playing them on the over where they are now 46-15-1 ATS to the over as a home favorite of more than -3 points, to a total of greater than 206 in their last 62 beating the total on average by +5.48ppg. make the play on the over.

This game fits a totals situation that is 107-47-2 ATS and the play is on the under.

This game fits a situation that is 63-31 ATS (which is also 37-14 ATS in March games) to the under. I also see a couple points of line value here. Make the play on the under.

This game fits a totals situation that is 81-47 ATS, and the play is on the under.

Most of the NCAA Conference Tournaments are played at a neutral site. There are 2 things at work here, that assist the total going under. First there are the nerves that have to be settled down, and 2nd a neutral court means that neither team has a lot of experience shooting in a background that they are not accustomed to. When you add to the mix that the total isn't exceedingly low, and the favorite is a low volume shooting team (55 shots a game or fewer), we have all the elements in play to put our thumbs on the scales and have an advantage over the odds-makers. This can be depicted like this:

1)  Neutral court

2)  Conference tournament

3)  True favorite of -3 or more

4)  total is 129 or higher

5) Favorite averages 55 shots per game or fewer.

site = neutral and total >= 129 and tA(FGA)

The Lakers have scored 111 or more points in 15 of their last 16 games. That includes 12 straight at home. they have also scored 117 or more in 14 of 17 games at home vs a team with a losing record, where they average 120ppg. This game fits a situation that is 202-147 ATS to the over (22-4 ATS the last 26). Make the play on the over.

The Spurs mantra over the past 2 decades was built on defense, but things have changed. They have allowed 7 of the last 13 teams they faced to shoot over 50%. This game fits a situation that is 202-147 to the over (22-4 lately). Make the play on the over.

March Madness has begun as Conference Tournaments have already seen plenty of upsets. The neutral court sometimes creates problems for a team offensively as they have a different shooting background and in many cases that takes time for the players to get used to. Higher scoring teams off a pair of over games to help elevate the total seem to be an area of impact for these games. Let's take a look:


1) Neutral site

2)  Favored by -4 or more points

3)  The team is off at least 2 games over the total

4)  team averages 80+

5) Opponent averages at least 70+
 

These games have produced 58.7% of 157 games UNDER the total. Tonight consider San Francisco and Gonzaga UNDER the total.

The Vermont program gas been very consistently good over the years. They have posted 20+ wins for 12 straight years. They have played to a lower posted total on average than any of the previous 6 years. They are scoring and allowing fewer points than any of the precious 5 seasons. The defense is allowing 59.2ppg, while the offense is at just 71.1ppg, the lowest mark in 6 yrs. Albany is a slow-down team that is 64-37 to the under in its last 101 games (20-7 this year). I expect this game to play in the 120s, or less. make the play on the under.

This game fits a totals situation that is 347-211-12 ATS and the play is on the UNDER

This game fits a totals situation that is 196-139-7 ATS and the play is on the UNDER

This game fits a totals situation that is 347-211-12 ATS and the play is on the UNDER