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ATH at BOS — August 8, 2026, 4:10 PM ET

Projected score: BOS 5.4, ATH 3.3

Saturday’s lineups remain projected pending official submission. Friday’s series opener was in progress during final calculation, creating additional bullpen-availability uncertainty.

Game profile

Boston has won eight consecutive games and 31 of 36. The Athletics have lost eight straight, including five consecutive losses by scores of 11-0, 8-6, 5-4, 3-2 and 6-5.

Starting-pitcher analysis

Gage Jump enters with a 4-7 record, 4.59 ERA and 1.47 WHIP over 66⅔ innings. Jump’s 67 hits, 31 walks and 73 strikeouts produce a strong strikeout rate but an unstable 4.2 BB/9. Over Jump’s last seven starts: 31⅓ innings, 43 hits, 26 earned runs, 21 walks, 38 strikeouts, 7.47 ERA and 2.04 WHIP. Current pitching record.

Jump faced Boston on July 28 and delivered six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks while striking out seven. The result deserves weight, although the eight baserunners and three double plays indicate substantially more traffic than the zero-run result suggests. Boston’s current lineup also owns excellent recent production against left-handed pitching. July 28 matchup.

Jake Bennett enters with a 7-4 record, 2.90 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 71⅓ innings. Bennett has allowed 59 hits, 13 walks and 50 strikeouts. Over seven recent starts: 44⅔ innings, 34 hits, 12 earned runs, eight walks and 28 strikeouts, producing a 2.42 ERA and 0.94 WHIP. Bennett’s .254 opponent wOBA and .271 expected wOBA support the underlying run prevention. Current pitching record, batted-ball profile.

Bennett faced the Athletics on July 28: 6⅓ innings, six hits, three earned runs, two walks and four strikeouts. Tommy White, Henry Bolte and Brian Serven generated most of the damage. Nick Kurtz, who appeared in that game, is currently unavailable.

Wager & Probability Analysis — Model-Driven

Consensus market: BOS -226, ATH +184, total 9 with over -122 and under +101. Current consensus market.

Boston moneyline carries the clearest projected advantage. Jake Bennett’s superior command, Boston’s extreme recent offensive advantage, Athletics injuries and the large bullpen disparity outweigh Gage Jump’s six shutout innings against Boston on July 28.

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This is a free play on TCU.

If you can still get a -6.5, grab it now because I don't expect that number to be available as we get close to kickoff. While the hire of Bobby Petrino could be impactful for the Tar Heels offense, it may take some time. The Horned Frogs have a new QB, and given he played at Harvard last year, there will be doubters. I expect to see a successful transition as he will be playing behind one of the best offensive lines in the BIG12, surrounded by returning talent at WR and RB. Davis Warren has more of an uphill battle in my opinion.

GL,

Jesse Schule

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FREE PICK on BC Lions (ATS) | Good until -7.5.

Coming into the season, there were very big expectations for the British Colombia Lions. Because they weren't able to begin the season in their home stadium and with the injury bug hitting the roster, it hasn't been the best start. There's still lots of season remaining to get back though. Hamilton, who hasn't scored more than 24 points in five straight games (1-4 over that time), should not pose too much of a threat here. Go with BC at home.

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Washington Commanders Over/Under 7.5 Regular Season Wins

4% Washington Commanders UNDER 7.5 Regular Season Wins (+105)

Washington went 5-12 last year, and I’m not buying a three-win jump.

Jayden Daniels played only 7 games in 2025 and dealt with a knee sprain, hamstring injury and dislocated elbow. He also led all NFL quarterbacks with 8.3 rushing attempts per game. After 148 carries as a rookie, his style continues to expose him to significantly more contact than the average QB. Durability has to be priced into this number.

Washington also replaced both coordinators. David Blough takes over the offense and Daronte Jones takes over the defense, and both will be first-time NFL play callers.

They’ve added some names on defense, but per PFF, only 2 projected defensive starters carry grades over 70. This was a bad defense last year, and I’m not convinced the makeover fixes it overnight.

They also have only 8 true home games, with the Colts “home” game being played in London, and they open @ Philadelphia and @ Dallas.

Looking at the first 11 games, I project Washington to be favored in only 1 or 2 of them.

I don’t need Washington to be bad.

7-10 cashes this ticket.

Coming off 5 wins, with Daniels’ injury history and rushing workload, two first-time play callers, a questionable defense and this schedule, 7.5 is too high.

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This matchup represents a true battle of the ages.... meaning both these guys are getting old for fighting. Diego Ferreira enters at 41 years old while Billy Quarantillo comes in at 37. Neither man has stayed particularly active in recent years yet both now prepare to face one another on Saturday night. Diego remains a well-rounded competitor whose high-level Brazilian jiu-jitsu continues to stand out. He's very opportunistic with his submission attempts and pairs that threat with solid striking power. His combinations can be explosive and he tends to push the pace aggressively in the early going. Billy Quarantillo makes his first career move up to the lightweight division after a difficult 1-3 stretch that ended with a knockout loss to Cub Swanson. I do believe that loss has pushed the odds wider making Billy Q an underdog. Quarantillo thrives as a high-volume striker who loves to exchange heavy in the pocket. He pressures forward relentlessly and overwhelms opponents with pure output. The weight class change looks like a smart adjustment for him. Billy built his reputation on a durable chin and excellent cardio yet those qualities appeared to fade while he struggled to make featherweight. Competing at a more natural weight should leave him fresher and allow a rejuvenated version of his game to emerge. He's going to be the quicker fighter on the night, while recent performances suggest Diego’s overall skills have declined noticeably. Cardio has become a recurring concern for him and Billy’s constant pace could exploit that weakness. When fights start going against Diego he has shown a tendency to wilt under sustained pressure. Billy’s high-volume approach forces continuous activity and that demand may drain Ferreira’s gas tank even faster. Although Diego holds the superior ground game he has struggled to force the action to the mat. Across his last seven contests he secured only three takedowns and those all came in a single fight. Billy therefore carries the wrestling edge and can use it to control rounds from dominant positions when needed. The combination of relentless pace, forward pressure and striking volume should prove too much for the 41-year-old. Will be a scrappy fight and one Billy should edge out the victory at a plus money price tag.

Billy Quarantillo +150

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Kansas Under 5.5 Wins (+135)

Kansas has finished 5-7 in back-to-back seasons, and they've got a real shot to make it three in a row.

Does a two-time 5-win team suddenly find a sixth? I don't see where it comes from. The Jayhawks are hanging around the bowl bubble once again and falling just short. This year they've got a harder path with a downgrade at the position that matters most, quarterback.

Jalon Daniels is in the NFL after six years in Lawrence, and the job now belongs to Cole Ballard, a redshirt junior who arrived as a walk-on, worked his way up, and started two games back in 2023. His stat line: 108 passing yards, one touchdown, one interception, and a QBR under 40. Even the reporting that has him winning the job frames him as the safe game-manager over higher-ceiling Isaiah Marshall.

This is a team that can’t finish close games. They stalled in the red zone and misfired in the two one-score losses that would've made them bowl eligible last season and now they're handing the keys to a game-manager with a sub-40 career QBR. That's not how a 5-7 team finds a sixth win.

Their schedule does them no favors. Five true road games, and Arizona State in London. We see how losing that “across the pond” game fared last season for my Wildcats. The middle of the year stacks three road games in four weeks, and they close with two of their last three away from Lawrence. LIU and Middle Tennessee,  two wins. After that, the road to a sixth runs through Missouri, the London trip, at Utah, at Kansas State, at TCU, at West Virginia, and home dates with Baylor, UCF, and a high caliber BYU. There are potentially two coin flips in that mix. 4-8 is the ceiling for the Jayhawks in 2026.

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Oklahoma to Win SEC +1200

If you want a longer shot further down the board to win the SEC, Oklahoma stands out.

With a healthy Jackson Arvidson, John Mateer and 16 returning starters, they'll be a prime contender in this conference. The schedule at first glance looks tough, with road games at Michigan, Georgia in September. But they get the Red River versus Texas coming off the bye week and middle of the pack SEC from there on out. I’ve always been told it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish in the SEC… Oklahoma very well could be playing in the championship game in Atlanta in December.

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Penn State Over 9.5 +140

Bottom line… They have the softest draw in the conference, no Indiana, no Ohio State, no Oregon. This season's opponents went .407 in Big Ten play last year. They also have zero P4 non-conference games. This screams over and that’s the reason this is a free play as opposed to client play.

Yes, the market has already priced in the soft schedule and is asking you to trust Matt Campbell in his first season at State College, with a new DC, and a defensive line that lost roughly 80% of its production. Let's count the likely wins: Marshall, at Temple, Buffalo, Wisconsin, at Northwestern, Purdue, Minnesota, Rutgers, at Maryland, that's nine games where they'd be favored, several heavily. Small dog at Michigan, coin flips versus USC at home, a team that has faltered in the Eastern Time Zone and at Washington. Are they going to win the Big Ten? Probaly not, but can they win 10 games and possibly be playing in Indianapolis to end the season.

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Texas Tech UNDER 10.5 wins (+185)

Last season I gave out Tech 100-1 on “Bet On It” as a crazy long shot to win the National Championship. This season, I’m doing the opposite.

This 10.5 win total was built around Brendan Sorsby, ESPN's No. 1-ranked transfer and a $5 million-plus signing instead the Red Raiders get Will Hammond, a redshirt sophomore with exactly two career starts, and the number is still priced for a proven eleven-win passer who isn't on the team anymore. Hammond tore his ACL last October and isn't expected to be cleared for full contact until around August 21st. He's been throwing in 7-on-7s, but he'll take his first live hits of the year in a game that counts, and McGuire has hedged the timeline all offseason with "week one, if not for sure week two." ACL returns aren't linear, and a dual-threat whose rushing was a real part of his value is now running behind a repaired knee. Any setback in camp, any cautious week, and the offense leans on Tulsa transfer Kirk Francis.

The schedule looks easy... With the toughest team they face being Houston or Arizona. The Sorsby saga made Texas Tech the sport's villain with every Big 12 opponent circling them. Letdown and revenge spots multiply for a team the whole conference wants to end. Eleven wins demands near-perfection from a first-year starter, in a league gunning for them, with almost nothing going wrong across four months. Ask a good-not-great quarterback to be flawless behind a rebuilt knee and the likeliest outcome is nine wins, not eleven.

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Over the last ten seasons, the Jets have averaged 4.9 wins per year and they have only gone over this 5.5 win total three times. You can point to injuries and in-season trades as a big reason why last season was a failure, but we now have a ten-year sample size of this being one of the worst organizations in the NFL. Geno Smith was brought back to the franchise after a disastrous run in Las Vegas with the Raiders, but we're struggling to see the upside. The Athletic just released a comprehensive QB ranking that was voted on by coaches and front office personnel. Smith was voted as the 30th-best quarterback heading into the 2026 season. One defensive coordinator was quoted as saying, "He looked terrible on the film we saw." Another defensive coach put more blame on the Raiders' system around him, saying "Once you get hit and keep getting hit and hit and hit, how good are you going to be? They had no identity on offense. Geno got a bad rap. He was getting murdered out there." That's fair, but why is there any reason to believe things are going to be any better with this team? Head coach Aaron Glenn was retained, but nearly every assistant coaching position was flipped after last year’s 3-14 campaign. Frank Reich has been brought in to lead the offense, but Reich hasn't coached in the NFL since 2023 when he went 1-10 with the Carolina Panthers. Bill Musgrave was hired as the quarterbacks coach. Musgrave was the Browns' QB coach last season and Cleveland had arguably the worst offense in the NFL. We're really struggling to see how the Jets are going to double their win total from three to six this season. It's not like this team was knocking on the doorstep and suffered a couple heartbreaking losses along the way. They finished with a -203 point differential, allowed the second-most points in the league and suffered eight double-digit losses. When the NFL schedule was released, DraftKings released opening point spreads on every game for every team for the upcoming season. The Jets are not projected to be favored by more than a field goal in any game this season, and only five games have a point spread between -2.5 and +2.5. So in order to eclipse this win total, the Jets would have to go 5-0 in those toss-up games (vs Cleveland, Las Vegas, Arizona and Miami x2) and still would need to pull another upset along the way. We don't see that happening.

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