Matt Fargo

This is a play on the PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES for our MLB Saturday Sweet Spot. After their dramatic walk-off grand slam on Thursday, the Phillies were able to carry that into Friday with an 8-4 win over the Padres in the series opener. They have now won four straight games to take over the second Wild Card spot from the Cubs in the National League. The Phillies are 13-6 in their last 19 games when their opponent allows five runs or more in their previous game. San Diego has lost four of its last five games to fall to nine games under .500 on the season yet are priced tonight like a much better team. Yet, the Padres have struggled in this spot as they are 3-12 in their last 15 games against National League teams with a batting average of .255 or worse. Part of the reason for the number is the pitching matchup as Zach Eflin has been brutal of late. He returns to the rotation for the first time since July 27, when he gave up six earned runs in 2.2 innings as part of a 15-7 loss to the Braves. He has appeared in four games out of the bullpen since then, allowing one run in 5.2 innings, striking out seven. San Diego counters with Dinelson Lamet who has been solid of late but has faced no one. The Padres are 0-11 in his last 11 starts against teams with a winning record. Here, we play on National League favorites with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 4.20 to 4.70 on the season and whose WHIP is 2.00 or higher over his last three starts. This situation is 106-40 (72.6 percent) since 1997. 10* (906) Philadelphia Phillies

This is a play on the OTTAWA REDBLACKS for our CFL Game of the Week. Though the RedBlacks fell short of picking up their second-straight win in Edmonton last weekend, the team put on one of its best defensive efforts of the season, while quarterback Dominique Davis threw for 289 yards and a touchdown. While they are 3-5, they could be 5-3 and right in the mix for the East Division lead. The Ottawa pass protection has improved tremendously. In the first six games, they allowed 14 sacks; in the past two games, it has been just one. The RedBlacks have lost three straight games at home and they have not lost four in a row at home since 2014, their expansion season. Hamilton is being deemed a Grey Cup contender but the record is skewed when digging deeper. The Tiger-Cats are 6-2 with four of those wins coming by one possession but they have been outgained in five straight games. When mentioning Ottawa last week, we said that they rank at or near the bottom in both offense and defense but a lot of that was due to early poor play and the RedBlacks have improved immensely and come into Saturday in the rare role of home underdog. Here, we play on home underdogs or pickems after one or more consecutive straight up losses, in weeks 10 through 15. This situation is 97-54 ATS (64.2 percent) since 1996. 10* (694) Ottawa RedBlacks

This is a play on the DALLAS COWBOYS for our NFLX Game of the Week. The Rams were dominated by the Raiders in their preseason opener as they were outgained 407-190 while committing a massive 19 penalties. They should be better this week with another week of prep but there will be plenty of unfamiliar faces and a lot of the guys that will be on the field likely will not be on the roster come Week One. Los Angeles head coach Sean McVay confirmed that RB Todd Gurley, QB Jared Goff and other starters will stay home while the team travels to Hawaii. After playing most of their available starters for one series in their preseason contest against the 49ers in Week One, fans should see increased snaps for the Cowboys starters in this matchup. Dallas lost to San Francisco in its preseason opener but it was nearly as lopsided as the Rams/Raiders game. It was outgained by just 45 total yards and the Cowboys were very disciplined by committing just five penalties. Even though the full Rams roster will not be here, Dallas will be playing with a chip on its shoulder following getting ousted by Los Angeles in the playoffs last season. 10* (421) Dallas Cowboys