Chuck Franklin
Friday Plays
1500♦ NAVY
There are some great trends supporting the Midshipmen in this game. First and foremost is their 41-15 record ATS the last 56 games played. Even as a visitor they are impressive, covering the spread in 13 of their last 15 road games. Conceding the fact that the Midshipmen offense will completely overpower the Owls’ crumbling defense and get the victory, it’s good to know that Navy has covered the spread an amazing 29 of their last 30 road wins.
Not enough can be said for how truly bad the Temple Owls have performed in recent years. They have been SU winners in only one of their last 23 games, while being outscored by an average of over 30 points in that time period. The one good thing they have going for them is covering five of their last eight games last year. Still not enough to steer me away from siding with Navy, who beat Temple 42-6 last season, gaining over 300 yards on them in the first half alone! No way are the Owls getting even close to the spread in this one. Take Navy in an absolute blowout!
1500♦ PHILADELPHIA w/KENDRICK over Florida w/Mitre
These Phillies are surging right now, winning each of their last five games and sweeping the first place NY Mets in the process. They have way more confidence than they will need against the Florida Marlins, who have lost 13 of their last 15 games overall and eight of their last nine at home. The pitching match-up puts Kyle Kendrick for Philadelphia against Sergio Mitre of Florida. Kendrick is a winning 7-3 on the season and is looking for his third straight win in tonight’s game. The Phillies are 8-2 in his last 10 starts as the listed favorite. Mitre is a losing 5-7 on the season and has lost his last two starts. The Marlins have been losers in 12 of his last 15 home starts. Go with the streaking Phillies in this one. <table style="table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="smalltext" width="100%">
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Friday Plays
1500♦ NAVY
There are some great trends supporting the Midshipmen in this game. First and foremost is their 41-15 record ATS the last 56 games played. Even as a visitor they are impressive, covering the spread in 13 of their last 15 road games. Conceding the fact that the Midshipmen offense will completely overpower the Owls’ crumbling defense and get the victory, it’s good to know that Navy has covered the spread an amazing 29 of their last 30 road wins.
Not enough can be said for how truly bad the Temple Owls have performed in recent years. They have been SU winners in only one of their last 23 games, while being outscored by an average of over 30 points in that time period. The one good thing they have going for them is covering five of their last eight games last year. Still not enough to steer me away from siding with Navy, who beat Temple 42-6 last season, gaining over 300 yards on them in the first half alone! No way are the Owls getting even close to the spread in this one. Take Navy in an absolute blowout!
1500♦ PHILADELPHIA w/KENDRICK over Florida w/Mitre
These Phillies are surging right now, winning each of their last five games and sweeping the first place NY Mets in the process. They have way more confidence than they will need against the Florida Marlins, who have lost 13 of their last 15 games overall and eight of their last nine at home. The pitching match-up puts Kyle Kendrick for Philadelphia against Sergio Mitre of Florida. Kendrick is a winning 7-3 on the season and is looking for his third straight win in tonight’s game. The Phillies are 8-2 in his last 10 starts as the listed favorite. Mitre is a losing 5-7 on the season and has lost his last two starts. The Marlins have been losers in 12 of his last 15 home starts. Go with the streaking Phillies in this one. <table style="table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="smalltext" width="100%">
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BURNS's & Ness' CFB TV games PLEASE