Matt Fargo – Sports Handicapper

This is a play on the ATLANTA BRAVES for our MLB Saturday Sweet Spot. Baltimore erupted for six runs in the ninth inning and eventually won in extra innings last night to avoid its 30th loss on the road but it still possesses the worst road record in baseball at 11-29. The Orioles have won consecutive games only twice in the last five weeks and going back, they are 7-23 in their last 30 games following a win. Atlanta has now lost two straight games which is just the second time this month the Braves have dropped consecutive games. Their lead in the National League East is down to 2.5 games over the Phillies and we expect a bounce back here at a short price as the Braves are 24-8 in their last 32 games following a loss. Dylan Bundy is having a fine season, but he remains inconsistent on the road with just three quality outings in six starts. The Orioles are 0-5 in his last five road starts against teams with a winning record while the Braves are 9-1 in their last 10 home games against right-handed starters. Julio Teheran gets the ball for Atlanta and while he has been better on the road than at home, he has been much better of late. In his last five home starts, four have been quality outings and overall, the Braves are 6-1 in his seven home starts on the season while the Orioles are 12-39 in their last 51 games against right-handed starters. 10* (930) Atlanta Braves

This is a play on the TORONTO ARGONAUTS for our CFL Game of the Week. Week Two finds the rematch of the Grey Cup Final from last season and Calgary will be out for revenge but playing this game on the road is a different story. Calgary got away with one last week as Hamilton was trailing by a touchdown with less than two minutes remaining in the game and the Tiger-Cats were on the march to at least tie the game when Calgary defensive back Brandon Smith intercepted Jeremiah Masoli and the Stampeders added on a long touchdown run to cement the cover. The Stampeders were inefficient on offense as on the first five trips into the redzone, the Stampeders generated just four field goals and an interception. Toronto lost at Saskatchewan in its opener on the road, but it is back home where it went 7-3 last season and it looking to show that last season was no fluke. Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray did not play in the preseason and it looked like he was a little behind game speed until the second half against Saskatchewan. That lack of offense is giving Toronto some value here with Calgary once again being a public favorite. Toronto falls into a couple solid situations. First, we play on underdogs of 3.5 to 10 points that averaged 385 or more total ypg the previous season. This situation is 26-6 ATS (81.2 percent) since 1996. Additionally, underdogs of three or more points coming off a loss are 57-30-3 ATS (65.5 percent) since 2005. 10* (368) Toronto Argonauts