Jimmy Adams

THE PLAY: Kansas City Royals -104 Action

Not only are the Royals in the thick of the Wild Card race, but they sit just 3 games back in the AL Central. After an 8-3 win over Pittsburgh to open their weekend series, KC will turn to Michael Wacha to help them on their quest to the playoffs. Wacha didn’t allow a run on just 4 hits over 7 innings in his last start as he’s put together a very nice season. The Pirates have lost 5 of Mitch Keller’s last 6 starts, and with the Bucs firmly out of the race, expect another Kansas City victory early Saturday. Take the Royals. 

THE PLAY: Washington Commanders -135

The Commanders may have lost in Week 1, but make no mistake, the Giants are the worst team by a fairly wide margin in the NFC East. New York managed just 6 points and gave up 28 to a lower level NFL team playing their backup quarterback. Daniel Jones had 2 picks and a QBR of 17.4 behind a weak, retooled offensive line. They couldn’t pressure the quarterback either, so this could be a breakout game for rookie Jayden Daniels, who has plenty of weapons around him and also the ability to escape the pocket. He rushed for 88 yards in the Bucs game. Washington needs to tighten things up on the defensive end, but that won’t be a problem against this inept group. Take the Commanders. 

THE PLAY: South Carolina +8.0 (-110)

It's yet to be determined just how good this LSU team is, as thus far we’ve seen them lose to USC on a neutral and pick up a win against Nicholls. What we do know is they have some in game “maturity” to work on as far as focus, which HC Brian Kelly talked about after week 1. It’s hard to win on the road in the SEC against any opponent, but South Carolina just went to Lexington and won 31-6, putting them at 2-0 on the young season. The Gamecocks have a talented and athletic quarterback in LaNorris Sellers, and the defense is holding opponents to just 12.5 points per game on 3.61 yards per play. Give me the home team catching a touchdown in Columbia on Saturday. Take South Carolina.