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Friday, Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies travel on the road to face the Miami Marlins. In five of Wheeler’s last six starts the under has cashed on Philadelphia games. On the other side for the Marlins the under has cashed in three straight outings with starter Edward Cabrera. Take the under in this spot.

San Diego State is a team that has very little expectations for 2024. Yet, being a six point home underdog is a bit to high in my opinion against Oregon State. The Beavers have had a lot of moves including their former coach heading to Michigan State. Take the Aztecs to have a ball control game plan under quarterback Danny O’Neil.

After week one the books adjusted the win total of Arizona State from three to six wins. That’s as drastic of a shift as you will see, and that means bigger spreads as favorites for the Sun Devils. The students are back in Tempe, as last week’s student section crowd set a record since 2010. Look for the crowd to be fired up once again, as Arizona State starts off the season a surprisingly 2-0.

Each of the last four seasons the road team has won in the Iowa-Iowa State series. Additionally, the games are typically low scoring by the nature of both teams styles. Expect the Cyclones to focus on limiting the Iowa rush attack, as they limited Kaleb Johnson to just twenty eight yards on fifteen carries last season. Grab the points here with Iowa State.

Both Texas State and UTSA had close calls in their week one games. The Roadrunners nearly blew a double digit lead against Kennesaw State, and Texas State defeated Lamar by just a touchdown. Expect Texas State to clean up the issues they had defensively in the second half against Lamar. Led by quarterback Jordan McCloud look for the Bobcats to pile up the yards in the win.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have lost consecutive games, and are just 4-7 over their last eleven. I’m not expecting a shutout loss like Friday for the Dbacks, but there are high concerns with Eduardo Rodriguez. The Mets got to him for five runs two starts ago, and his last start he went just four innings against the Dodgers. Grab Houston to get to the Diamondbacks pen early, and get another win over Arizona.

The season for the Michigan Wolverines at one point may hit a wall. Their offense has a lot of work to do, but in week two they can still live off their defense. A defense that has given up just 9.5 points over their last eight home games. Going into Ann Arbor is always tough, and will give the Texas Longhorns problems. Back the Wolverines.