DOLPHINS @ SAINTS

Miami had to outscore Atlanta 21-8 in the 4th quarter to pull out their 34-27 win and last week beat a punchless Jacksonville 22-7. Both wins were at home while they have lost their last 5 straight on the road and have been held to 22 points or less in 5 of their last 6 games. The Saints have won their last 2 games while the defense held both opponents to 17 points or less. Miami is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games while the favorite is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings.

Take New Orleans

                                                      EAGLES @ JETS

In Philadelphia's 2 losses they scored 15 points or less and in their win scored 24 against the 2nd worst scoring defense from last season the Bucs who averaged allowing 29 points a game. They had have been held to 15 points or less in 2 of their 3 preseason games while in the 3rd scored 24 against Tampa who had the 2nd worst scoring defense last year allowing 29 a game. They've been outscored in their 2 loses 53-25. NY is 1-2 but the Saints needed 12 unanswered 4th quarter points to seal the game in 1 of the losses. They were beaten last week by the Giants as they were held to 7 points in a close game. Look for the home field to help with the win.

Take New York

    PACKERS @ RAIDERS

The Raiders are getting a lot of negative press due to the Antonio Brown situation, but so far what they have done on the field has been quite impressive. The young talent on defense was on display in last week's win over Arizona. John Gruden is likely to be far more aggressive than his counterpart here in this Week 3 matchup. The Raiders look good getting points.

Take OAK.

                                                JAGUARS @ DOLPHINS

The Jaguars who had the 2nd worst offense in the league averaged 15 points a game are continuing to have problems on offense. They are 0-2 with a combined 52-10 loss in both games. They managed just 8 first downs and only112 yards in total offense against Baltimore. Miami lost their 1st game 16-14 to Tampa before coming back with a 34-27 win over the Falcons at home wher the loss was on the road. This is a tough place for the Jaguars to pull out a win.

Take Miami

            DALLAS @ LA RAMS

Jason Garrett didn't let any of his starters see the field in Week 1, and we expect him to be very conservative again in Week 2 in Hawaii. The same can be said of Sean McVay, who has a similar philosphy when it comes to pre-season games. The location here is also key, as neither team is under any pressure to perform well at home. We should see the backups for both teams going through the motions in a pretty boring display of pre-season football.

Take Under.

                                                        BEARS @ GIANTS

Chicago showed signs of a good team last year but lost their last 2 games scoring 15 points or less in both games. They play the Giants who won their game last week 31-22 over the Jets. The Giants averaged over 23 points and over 350 yards a game. There is a lot of rumor about Manning's demise and there should be some good competition at QB which should make NY dangerous to play.Their defense should be enough to shut down the Bears team that was ranked 21st last year in offense.

Take New York

                                                         BILLS @ PANTHERS

Buffalo is coming off a season where their offense picked it up a notch and their defense started to give way. They were just 2-6 in road games losing their last 2 of the season. they beat Indy 24-16 blast week but now they face Carolina on the road where they were 5-3 last season while winning their last 2 games. They beat the Bears 23-13 last week on the road and have the home field advantage today.

Take Carolina

                                                  EAGLES @ JAGUARS

The Eagles were down by just 4 heading into the 4th quarter in last week's 27-10 loss to Tennessee. Jacksonville has had a lot of trouble with their offense as they were shut out 29-0 last week and averaged just 15.3 points a game which was 31st in the NFL. The Eagle offense won't be under much pressues to score points just to catch up and with their tough defense should be abe to hold a lead.

Take Philadelphia