San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals Preview & Free Pick

NFL Preseason Preview: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday August 22, 2015
Where: University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
Televised: NFL Network

Odds: The Arizona Cardinals opened up as 1 point favorites and it has been bet up to -2.5. Th O?U line opened at 38.5 and it has been bet up to 39.5.

The San Diego Chargers played a very good game in their opening 17-7 win over Dallas. Mike McCoy was particularly happy with the performance of their defense, which allowed Dallas just 238 yards of total offense, including just 70 on the ground. The Cowboys also hit just 21 of 34 passes for 168 yards. On offense the Bolts threw for a measly 64 yards, but they ran for 135 yards, with both Brandon Oliver and Jahwan Edwards each churning out 53 yards in the game. Prized rookie Melvin Gordon was in their sparingly and had just 11 yards on 6 carries, but he should get more of a workload in this one. Rivers went 2-2 for 20 yards and should also get more time in there.  

The Arizona Cardinals did not have a god opening game as they were thrashed by a score of 34-19 by the Chiefs. In the game the Cardinals did jump out to a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, but after that it was all the Chiefs. A bright spot for the Cards was the play of Carsom Palmer, who went 4-4 for 77 yards in that first quarter. This offense should be okay this year when he is in there. The need him to stay healthy as the other 3 QBs that played went a combined 12-30 for 156 yards. Not good. The first team defense really played good vs the Chiefs first team offense, but depth may be an issue here as the backups allowed 34 points over the final 3 quarters. I would expect the Cards to try and get longer looks as their backups in this one.

The chargers this year will not have a fully explosive offense. They only threw for 64 yards in their opener and may not do a whole lot of damage vs an angry Arizona offense. The Charger will be a run first offense and conservative as well, which is how they played last week and will play throughout the year. They have solid defense and they know that, so why take chances on offense. Gordon should get more reps in this one and that should help eat the clock. The Arizona Cardinals will not be a conservative offense team, especially when Palmer is in there, but in the preseason he won’t be playing the whole game and the backup QBs on this team showed that they will struggled this year. I look for the Chargers to continue to work on their ground attack, while the Cards will really look to lock it down on defense. Arizona may score early, but when paler is out the scoring should stop and that that will really help keep the scoring down.

I say go Under 39.5 in this one.

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NFL Preseason Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City Chiefs Odds & Free Pick

NFL Preseason Preview: Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City Chiefs

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday August 21, 2015
Where: Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City Missouri.
Televised: NFL Network

Odds: The Kansas City Chiefs enter the game as 3 points favorites, while the total has been set at 40.5.

This is a game that I feel would make a good regular season game, but we will just have to settle for watching it in the preseason.

The Seattle Seahawks are the favorites to win the NFC West again this year and with good reason. Sure they lost DC Dan Quinn, but still this defense will be solid once again. On offense they have added a big piece in Jimmy Graham, who has been Drew Brees’ favorite target the last few years. Yes this is still one of the best teams in the NFL, but they will be down just a touch from last year, while both Arizona and St Louis are improving on a yearly basis. In their opening game they loss 22-20 to the Broncos at home. The Seahawks were thoroughly outplayed in the game as the Broncos outgained them by 175 yards. Wilson only played 1 series and was just 1-1 for 12 yards. Overall in the game the Seahawks had a mere 181 yards of total offense.

The Kansas City Chiefs are also an improving team and they actually have a shot at taking down the Broncos in the West, as Denver is a team that looks to be on the decline some. The defense for this team was their strength last year, but it did struggle down the stretch as injuries started to take their toll. This year they are healthier on defense, have upgraded their offense with the addition of WR Maclin and in the 3^rd year of Reid’s system. This could be a dangerous team in the AFC this year. In their preseason opener they took on Arizona and fell behind 10-0, before outscoring the Cardinals 34-9 the rest of the way to win 34-19. Chase Daniel had a big game as he hit 17 of 21 passes for 189 yards with 3 TDs and 0 Ints. Alex Smith hit 6 of 10 passes for just 42 yards and he had 1 INT as well.

This game should be interesting as they Chiefs really played over their heads on the road in game one, while the Seahawks were outplayed at home by Denver. I know that the line has moved in favor of the Chiefs, but I have to feel that Pete Carroll is not happy about last week’s performance and he will have his team ready for this game. I can’t see them playing any worse than they did vs Denver and I can’t see Chase Daniels having the big game he did vs an Seattle defense that will be really fired up. The Seahawks are deeper and should be more motivated for this one and that is a good combination, especially for a team that is getting points

Take Seattle +3 in this one.  

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NFL Preseason: Buffalo Bills vs Cleveland Browns Odds & Free Pick

NFL Preseason Preview: Buffalo Bills vs Cleveland Browns

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, August 20, 2015
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
Televised: NFL Network

Odds:  The Cleveland Browns come in favored by 3, while the total has been set at 40.

The Buffalo Bills went 9-7 last year and they have hopes of bigger things this year as they have a new head coach in Rex Ryan, they have a pretty stout defense and have added some solid skill players on offense. LeSean McCoy is one of those added skill player, but he did hurt his hamstring in Practice and will most likely be held out of this game so that he is ready for the regular season opener vs the Colts. The Bills will be in the mix for a playoff berth this year, but they can't let what happened in their first preseason game happen too often or they will not make the playoffs. Buffalo had a lead late in the game, but just let a less than average Carolina offense march down the field and score a touchdown with less than a minute to play and then allowed the two point conversion to give the Panthers a 25-24 win. Buffalo will look for better results in this one.

There aren't really high expectations for the Brows this year as they will be looking to just hit the 8-8 mark. I really don't see that happening. they have no QB, very littles in the war of a ground attack and their WR corps is not that strong. Their defense is solid, but they just won't be able to score enough on a weekly basis to compete. The Browns showed that in their opening week 20-17 loss to Washington. The Redskins defense will not be strong this year and still the Browns could muster just 17 points and 170 yards in the game. The Browns were outgained by 198 yards in that game as well. It was not a god showing for hem at all. They will look for a better outing tonight.

I'm not sure that the Browns offense is capable of a much better showing that they had in week 1 vs the Skins, where they had just 45 yards on the ground and 145 yards through the air. Now that was vs a weaker defense than they will face in this one. The Bills looked solid on offense last week, so I really expect them to try and shore up their defense and this is a team that you don't have to try to hard against. This OU line is at 40 and I'm not sure why. Both teams do have solid defenses and only one team really has a shot at scoring. I will take the Under 40 in this game.  

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