Royals +105 over Angels
Guthrie/Richards
The Angels had a lot of chances to put last night’s game away, but ended up with a runner left of 3rd in numerous extra inning frames. This is a team that played long last night and had to jump on a plane to head to Kansas City. Richards is pitching better than Guthrie this year, but it won’t do him much good when his team is not plating runs in key spots. This Kansas City team is excellent at home and I like them in this spot tonight. Take the Royals.
Chargers -4 over Cowboys
When it comes to betting preseason you really can be prepared and have all the stars align only to get beat by the most random of events in the final quarter. Just remember that these games are exhibitions and do not mean anything.
The Cowboys come into this game with a banged up group of running backs. Randle, McFadden and Dunbar are all dealing with injuries. You are going to see a lot of 5th string RB Gus Johnson tonight. The Cowboys are also a mess in the secondary which means guys who are backups will be playing up one level. The Chargers have more talent at the skill positions tonight. The Cowboys are going to be holding out a lot of their offensive weapons. This Cowboys 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] team offensive line only has one player that ever took a rep in the NFL and he is listed as day to day. San Diego had a ton of injuries last season and it’s expected that they themselves will take it easy, but I just can’t get over the talent gap on the field tonight. If the Cowboys can beat you with a fifth string running back as the starter and later on in the game with two rookie QB’s then so be it. Take San Diego.
