Jim Feist

5-Star TV Preseason Pounder!

NFL (403) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES VS (404) INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Take: 5-Star (403) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Reason: Philadelphia rolled up 420 yards (304 passing) against the Patriots, but lost 27-25 with sloppy play (98 yds of penalties). Andy Reid made it clear he wants to see improvement. The Eagles have excellent depth, especially at QB with Donovan McNabb and A.J. Feeley. McNabb will play the entire first hald and Feeley will start the 3rd quarter. The Eagles are 10-0 ATS the last 10 years in Week 2 of preseason! Indy had a stark history of not caring about preseason under Tony Dungy, who took it easy on his veterans, and new coach Jim Caldwell appears to be of the same ilk, showing nothing in a 13-3 home loss to the Vikings. The Colts had 142 TOTAL yards! Just as bad, the defense allowed 351 and was gouged for 198 rushing yards. QB Peyton Manning was sacked three times (6 sacks for all their QBs). The rotation has QB Peyton Manning, then a pair of rookies in Chris Crane (Boston College) and Curtis Painter (Purdue). The team signed rookie QB Chris Crane to compensate for the hamstring injury that likely will keep backup veteran QB Jim Sorgi out for a couple of weeks. Indy had 11 starters out of the opener, with a lot of defensive injuries. The loss was the Colts' 17th in their past 20 preseason games. Play the Eagles.



3-Star TV Grand Slammer!

MLB (963) CHICAGO CUBS VS (964) LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Take: 3-Star (963) CHICAGO CUBS

Reason: Chicago could use a good performance on the mound, and they have gotten that with newcomer Tom Gorzelanny (5-2). The team is 2-1 in his three starts. Gorzelanny struck out eight and walked three while holding the Pirates to one run on three hits over five innings on Saturday. He earned his first win against his former club, needing just 83 pitches to get through the fifth inning. Gorzelanny also helped his own cause with an RBI single off Zach Duke in the bottom of the second inning. The Dodgers have been in a second half funk and are now trying to hold on in the NL West. The Cubs have faces Jeff Weaver once this season and smacked him around, allowing 8 base runners in less than 3 innings. Play the Cubs.