Sean Murphy – Sports Handicapper

My selection is on Chicago plus the points over Indiana at 7 pm et on Sunday.

Tough spot for the Fever here after they just played (and lost) against the Liberty in New York last night. The Sky on the other hand are rested and feeling pretty good about themselves off three straight wins including two in a row ATS. The Sky dropped a four-point decision at home against the Fever earlier this month and while we have seen an adjustment to the pointspread in this rematch, I'm not convinced it will be enough. Look for Chicago to take this one down to the wire at the very least. Take Chicago (8*).

N.L. Total of the Week. My selection is on the 'over' between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles at 4:10 pm et on Sunday.

We'll back the 'over' as the Pirates and Dodgers wrap up their series on Sunday. I actually like the setup for the Pirates offense here as they look to salvage the finale before heading to San Diego. Blake Snell has been solid but not spectacular since returning from injury for the Dodgers. When he's on he can be tough to hit but there are obviously times where his command can get away from him. I do feel the Pirates have a lineup that can jump all over him should that turn out to be the case on Sunday and we're being given a reasonable total to work with. Los Angeles will see Pirates rookie Lake Bachar for the second time after he faced six batters in a relief appearance on Friday. He threw just 16-of-32 pitches for strikes in that contest. We'll likely only see 1-3 innings from him here but I don't have a lot of faith in the Pittsburgh bullpen behind him. Take the over (10*).

My selection is on the 'over' between Seattle and Tennessee at 8 pm et on Sunday.

These two teams have two of the better preseason quarterback rotations as the Titans trot out Mitchell Trubisky, Will Levis and Hendon Hooker after Cam Ward and the Seahawks go predominantly with Drew Lock and Jalen Milroe - with the latter having shown flashes in last year's preseason. We didn't necessarily see much in the way of offensive fireworks in either of their games last week, however, as the Titans won on the road against the 49ers in a game that totalled 32 points and the Seahawks dropped a 17-7 decision at home against the Cowboys. That's helping to keep this total in check on Sunday. I look for both teams to open up their offensive playbooks a little more for the backup QB's in their second preseason game. There's no need to over-analyze these preseason contests - I simply feel this total will prove too low. Take the over (8*).