[jhack704]

whats the best bet tonight? everyone is on n.e. and s.d. i say 7 pt teaser with n.e.-4.5 s.d. -3

Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan Monday's winner ...


Guys, I apologize for an earlier typo that had the Chargers as a 300♦. It was always intended to be a 400♦, and this is an easy fix, as you simply need to add 100♦ to your wager - if you've already made it.

400♦ SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - While everyone seems to be chatty-Kathy about the Patriots tonight in their AFC East battle with Buffalo, I am stuck on the ‘other’ team being touted as Super Bowl-caliber, and their jaunt up North to play AFC West-rival Oakland. Led by all-Pro running back LaDainian Tomlinson, I expect the Bolts to absolutely run roughshod through the beleaguered Raiders tonight.

Adrian Peterson lent plenty of hope to Vikings fans yesterday, not to mention lighting up Fantasy scoreboards across the nation; time for L.T. to do his thing. If Peterson is All Day, consider L.T. to be All Night. As in that’s how long he’s going to bring the spotlight back on to him.

The Broncos had a win tipped into Brandon Stokley’s hands, the Chiefs lost in Baltimore and now there’s these two in the AFC West. Quite frankly, it’s a difference in class. If these were four thoroughbreds, the Chargers would be the only one allowed in a stakes race.

And with Tomlinson fired up to rekindle the flame Peterson has seemingly stole from him, and quarterback Philip Rivers coming off an incredible season that saw him lead the league with a 105.5 passer rating last year while throwing for 34 touchdowns, with just 11 interceptions, I don’t believe Oakland has the personnel to stop the Chargers’ offense.

As for the Raiders’ offense, you might as well dress them all up like Tila Tequila, because according to his ‘tweets’, Shawne Merriman is on a mission to destroy anything in Silver and Black. Enhancing them to appear as an 85-pound Asian stripper look-a-like would only make things better.

I know they used to be King of Monday nights, but let me tell you something, according to reports out of Oakland, owner Al Davis is none too pleased with his careworn Raiders being on national television, especially in Week 1. He said he doesn’t like the fact his team has to board a plane in four days to head to Kansas City, but how is that different from when his organization was 24-3-1 on Mondays back in the 70s and 80s. That tells me one thing – he knows his team has nothing to stand up to the Bolts and heading into this season.

Could it be the Raiders have lost six straight on Monday nights by a combined score of 173-41 – including season openers against these same Chargers (27-0 in 2006) and the Broncos (41-14 in 2008). And oh yes, those were both in Oaktown. The Silver and Black have lost 10 consecutive nationally televised games – the last half-dozen by a combined tally of 151-33, an average final of 25.1-5.5.

One of the aforementioned TV games was a 34-7 loss to the Chargers last season, albeit that one was in San Diego. I doubt much has changed, other than the faces in Oakland. And since the Bolts are 11-0 SU and 10-1 ATS the last 11 meetings in this rivalry, I’m thinking the play tonight is on San Diego.







Monday night RUN LINE winners ...


All three of these plays are on the Run Line

100♦ TEXAS RANGERS (WITH Feldman) - Texas is in must-win mode at this point, as it lost two of three against Seattle over the weekend and is now four games back of Boston in the American League Wild Card race. Normally, I might say it’s a given the Red Sox are a shoo-in at this point, but with 20 games left in the season, and the Crimson Hose playing in the almighty A.L. East, nothing is for sure. The Rangers catch an Oakland team that won’t be able to challenge Scott Feldman, who has been dominating most recently, allowing one run over 26-1/3 innings and winning his last four starts behind a stifling 0.34 ERA. More importantly, Feldman won both of his starts against the Athletics this year, allowing four runs and nine hits in 12 innings. He’ll get the run support, as Brett Tomko toes the slab for the A’s, and the Oakland right-hander is 1-2 with an 8.74 ERA in five starts against the Rangers. Take the home team on the run line.

100♦ L.A. DODGERS (TAKE Garland over McCutchen) - Trust me, the heat is on the Dodgers to win baseball games right now. And I don’t mean squeak games out, I mean blasting folks. This is the perfect chance to distance themselves, as Colorado is in San Francisco, while the Bucs are in L.A. The Dodgers realistically have a fairly easy schedule remaining, with seven games left against the Pirates, the National League Central’s and three against arguably the worst club in baseball, Washington. The Dodgers and Pirates haven’t met this season, but Los Angeles has won five of seven each of the last two years in this series. And since the Dodgers are back in Chavez Ravine after winning series in Arizona and San Francisco during a 4-2 road trip, I think the momentum will guide this team to a sweep of the Bucs. Lay the run line with Los Angeles tonight as it shreds the visiting Pirates.

100♦ S.F. GIANTS (TAKE Lincecum over Hammel) - The Giants couldn’t ask for a better situation if they’re thinking about getting back into the postseason race. Colorado is ahead in the National League Wild Card standings, but the home team has been dominant in this rivalry this season, while the Giants have arguably the best pitcher in the game on the bump tonight. Nothing’s impossible, as San Francisco already pulled into a tie with Colorado for the wild-card lead once, after sweeping three games at home against the Rockies at the end of last month. That was when Tim Lincecum struck out eight over eight innings in a 2-0 victory for the Giants on Aug. 28. San Francisco is 5-1 against the Rockies at AT&T Park this season. Laying the run line is tough in a rivalry game like this, but the Rockies’ Jason Hammel is hittable. Tonight I expect the Giants to put it on him, and Lincecum to pitch a gem.