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Complimentary Picks and Analysis------------------------------------------------------------Game: Buffalo at New England (Monday 9/14 7:00 PM Eastern) The Patriots welcome back Tom Brady at QB here, and the hopes are very high for a team that went undefeated during the regular season with a healthy Brady behind center in 2007. They are laying double-digits here to a Buffalo team that they have dominated recently. New England has won ten of the last twelve games between these two teams here at home, going 8-3 ATS in the process. The public is jumping on New England asl 79% of the public is betting the Pats tonight. The Bills offense prior to this season was missing one big player, and they hope that Terrell Owens will be that player. Yes, Marshawn Lynch is out for their first three games, but Fred Jackson has proven to be a very competent back, getting lots of carries even when Lynch was in the lineup. But can they compete with a team that was able to go 11-5 last year without their best player, and 16-0 with him the year before? Remember, they don't need to win this game, just keep it to 10 points or less. The total is set at47.5. The UNDER has hit in 16 of the last 20 games in this series and under Bill Belichick, the Pats are 40-27 UNDER as a home favorite. My computer matchup for this game (not my official pick) has New England winning 28-19. I have a premium pick on this game, with analysis, which you can get here.
Game: San Diego at Oakland (Monday 9/14 10:15 PM Eastern) It doesn't get much worse in professional sports than the Raiders. This team has lost more games in the past five years than any other, and they can't seem to get above five wins in a sixteen game season. In the preseason this year they have looked horrid again, losing by a collective score of 79-109. So, it's not too much of a surprise that they are a big home dog in their opener. Especially when you consider who they are facing. The Chargers went just 8-8 last year but they still made the playoffs. Their offense is as good as it gets and many expect them to have a cakewalk to the playoffs this season. Is there any hope for Oakland here? Well, at the end of last season, they showed signs of hope, putting up three very good games offensively (26, 27, 31 points in final three games). This should be the season that JaMarcus Russell and Darren McFadden do some damage. This Oakland team is just 13-33 ATS over the past six seasons at home, but they are getting double-digits here. Thetotal is set at 43. My computer matchup for this game (not my official pick) likes San Diego to win 25-18. I have a premium pick on this game which you can get tonight here.