Friday was another mixed bag of errands and sports in and out of the Tuley’s Takes home office.
We did some more work on VSiN’s upcoming NFL Betting Guide, signed up as proxy for some friends in some Vegas football contests, went to the post office to enter some columns in the Pro Football Writers of America writing contest and, of course, followed the action in MLB and NFL Preseason Week 2 and fell asleep before posting this column after a very exhausting week! Note: we'll be back up early Saturday morning to post our “Team Tuley's Thoroughbred Takes” as me and my handicapping friends have plays on Saturday's big races. Back to Friday, we lost our Best Bet on the Pirates 1st 5 + 100 vs. the Reds as the Bucs’ bats didn’t get going until the 6th inning as we trailed 3-0 through 5 innings but at least went on to win 5-4 at + 110 for those of us who also put a little on the full-game money line. We also lost our 2nd pick on the Rangers 1st 5 + 115 as they also didn’t score until the 6th inning and trailed 2-0 through 5 and lost 2-1 overall. Finally, in the late game, we also lost our lone NFL preseason wager of the day on the Rams + 3 as they lost 24-20 to the Texans, who got a Houdini act from backup QB Jeff Driskel to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. It wasn’t the best way to end a profitable week, but we look forward to the rest of the weekend. Let’s recap the rest of Friday’s (full-game) betting results and then look for more 1st 5 plays on Saturday along with NFL Preseason Week 2 picks.Friday’s recaps
NFL: Faves went 3-0 SU and ATS Friday night as the Patriots (-6.5 in 20-10 win vs. Panthers), Packers (-3.5 in 20-10 win vs. Saints) and Texans (-3 in 24-20 win at Rams) all won and covered. Home teams went 2-1 SU and ATS. Unders went 2-1 with Texans-Rams the lone Over.
More NFL: Faves took an 11-9 SU lead overall with 1 pick-'em (MIA-TB), but faves/dogs tied 10-10 ATS (50 percent). Home/road teams tied 10-10 SU while home teams lead 11-9 ATS (home/road stats don't include neutral-site Hall of Fame Game). Overs dipped to 15-6.