Matt Fargo

This is a play on the TORONTO BLUE JAYS as part of our MLB Underdog Double Play. Toronto had its five-game winning streak snapped with a loss to the Yankees and Gerrit Cole who has been unbeatable at home with New York now 16-2 in his 18 home starts. The Blue Jays hold down the No. 3 Wild Card spot by a half-game in the American League with nine games left. Tampa Bay has secured its playoff spot and sits a game and a half behind Baltimore in the American League East with eight games remaining. The Rays are just 2-3 over their last five games and a favorable schedule has gotten them to within striking distance. Chris Bassitt has had a great season and looks to build off three quality outings over his last four starts. He has pitched better at home than on the road but the away numbers are skewed because of three bad starts June and prior. Take those away and his road ERA goes from 4.64 in 15 outings to 2.77 in the other 12 starts. Tyler Glasnow has been the ace of the staff with Shane McClanahan being out since early August. He has not looked the part of late as he has allowed 10 runs in 10 innings over his last two starts and he has allowed four runs or more in three of his last six outings. 10* (965) Toronto Blue Jays

This is a play on the NEW YORK METS as part of our MLB Underdog Double Play. The Mets lost the series opener last night 5-4 as it once again fell to a lefty starter where they are now 15-33 on the season but square off against a struggling righty tonight to look to improve their 56-49 record against right-handed starters. With a losing season record guaranteed, it is time to just play spoiler. The Phillies have won two straight games and five of their last seven following a 5-9 stretch and they are all but guaranteed a playoff spot. They are five games up from the No. 4 spot and are three games ahead of Arizona for the top spot but have a challenge tonight. Tylor Megill got back into the rotation in early August and it was not a good start as he allowed 10 runs in 10 innings over two starts but has settled down and staking a claim for next season. He has a 3.13 ERA over his last six starts, not allowing more than three runs in any of those. Taijuan Walker burst into the rotation with a great stretch through June where he posted a 3.93 ERA over his first 17 starts but he has a 5.12 ERA over his last 12 outings, allowing four runs or more six times. Three of those have been in his last three where his ERA is 7.27. 10* (957) New York Mets

This is a play on the PURDUE BOILERMAKERS for our Friday Free Play. Wisconsin is off to a 2-1 start but it is a misleading one. The Badgers defeated Buffalo is their season opener and the Bulls are one of the worst teams in the FBS as they are 0-3 and ranked No. 128. Wisconsin then travelled to Washington St. where it actually outgained the Cougars but lost because of a -3 turnover differential which was foreshadowing to last week. They picked up a 21-point win over Georgia Southern despite getting outgained 455-451 as they benefitted from six turnovers from the Eagles. There has been at least a two-turnover differential in all three games so there is not a clear picture of how Wisconsin actually is in an equal scenario yet it comes in favored on the road in its Big 10 opener. Purdue is 1-2 as it lost to a very good Fresno St. team to open the season with a late touchdown by the Bulldogs to seal it. The Boilermakers took care of Virginia Tech on the road as they outgained the Hokies by 141 total yards and then last week saw a misleading final as they were outgained only 455-403 against Syracuse but lost the turnover battle 4-1 and were unable to contain the Orange rushing game. 11 penalties for 127 yards did not help matters either. They face another good rushing attack this week but Purdue is still allowing only 3.9 ypc and can slow the Badgers down and the back half of the defense has been good by allowing only 56.6 percent completions. Offensively, the Boilermakers have been efficient through the air with quarterback Hudson Card, a transfer from Texas, upping his completion percentage each game while throwing for three touchdowns and just one interception. Purdue has played the tougher schedule, ranked No. 26 compared to Wisconsin at No. 77 and a cleaner game here can get them the outright win. Play (308) Purdue Boilermakers

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This is a play on the B.C. LIONS for our CFL Friday Enforcer. Once the doormat of the CFL after a 0-9 start to the season, Edmonton has made strides of late to come out of the basement after winning four of its last five games. The offense has picked it up over this stretch and the Elks have scored 30 or more points in three of their last four games but those were all against losing teams as have the four wins during this recent run. One teams they have not been able to solve is B.C. as they have dropped both meetings this season while not scoring a point, getting shutout by a combined score of 49-0. B.C. went through a bit of a rough stretch where it lost three of four games but has since won its last two games to get to 9-4 on the season, which is just a half-game behind Winnipeg in the West Division. The Lions have some momentum on their side as they were up against the ropes last week, trailing Ottawa 37-18 entering the fourth quarter but scored 23 unanswered points in a 41-37 win. B.C. failed to cover for the third time in four games and are catching value here and the goal is to get to Week 18 with a shot to overtake Winnipeg in their final meeting of the season. 10* (683) B.C. Lions

This is a play on the SAN JOSE ST. SPARTANS for our CFB Friday Enforcer. All four games on Friday feature home underdogs and the shortest of the bunch is San Jose St. and it is no surprise that Air Force is dominating the early money but this line is low for a reason and betting on just the record will be the popular play here. San Jose St. is off to a 1-3 start during nonconference action with the only win coming against Cal Poly of the FCS. Two of those losses were against USC and Oregon St. from the Pac 12 with the latter being a sleeper contender, and Toledo, which is a top contender in the MAC. While the talent level in the conference is not top notch, quarterback Chevan Cordeiro is one of the top signal callers in the MWC as he is a Preseason Second Team selection after a very underrated season a year ago where he threw for 3,251 yards with 23 touchdowns and six interceptions. Overall, nine starters on offense are back. Air Force is off to a 3-0 start and has dominated everywhere but it has played no one. The Falcons are a top team in the conference no doubt and have won eight straight games going back to last season but this is definitely a challenge. They have played Robert Morris of the FCS, San Houston St. which is one year removed from the FCS and a rebuilding Utah St. team so this is easily the first real test and it comes in their first true road game. The Falcons are dominating on the ground as per usual but gone from last season is quarterback Haaziq Daniels who was a three-year starter and ran the triple option to perfection. San Jose. St. has five starters back on defense and while it will not be easy, they can slow it down. Here, we play against road favorites of 3.5 to 10 points off a home win by 17 points or more, in the first month of the season, after closing out last season strong with three or more straight wins. This situation is 29-7 ATS (80.6 percent) since 1992. 10* (314) San Jose St. Spartans