The fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum will be treated to a preseason game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Oakland Raiders when they take their seats on Thursday. Oddsmakers currently have the Raiders listed as 2-point favorites versus the Cowboys, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. 2009 team records: Dallas: 9-7 SU, 7-9 ATS Oakland: 5-11 SU, 7-9 ATS Next up: Dallas home to Tennessee, Friday, August 21 Oakland at San Francisco, Saturday, August 22

The Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Heinz Field in preseason action. Oddsmakers currently have the Steelers listed as 3-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. 2009 team records: Arizona: 9-7 SU, 9-7 ATS Pittsburgh: 12-4 SU, 9-7 ATS Next up: Arizona home to San Diego, Saturday, August 22 Pittsburgh at Washington, Saturday, August 22

The Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Ravens will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at M & T Bank Stadium in preseason action. Oddsmakers currently have the Ravens listed as 3-point favorites versus the Redskins, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. 2009 team records: Washington: 8-8 SU, 6-8-2 ATS Baltimore: 11-5 SU, 12-4 ATS Next up: Washington home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, August 22 Baltimore home to NY Jets, Monday, August 24

The New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Lincoln Financial Field in preseason action. Oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 3-point favorites versus the Patriots, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. 2009 team records: New England: 11-5 SU, 9-7 ATS Philadelphia: 9-6-1 SU, 10-6 ATS Next up: New England home to Cincinnati, Thursday, August 20 Philadelphia at Indianapolis, Thursday, August 20

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Pedro Martinez in this game. Martinez has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it’ll be Jeff Samardzija who starts for the Cubs. Righthander Samardzija is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. Ben Francisco’s dinger in the top of the 12th inning lifted the Phillies past the Cubs 4-3 on Tuesday night. Philadelphia won as +105 road underdogs as the game played UNDER the 7.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run blast for the Phillies, while Scott Eyre picked up the win after coming into the game for starter J.A. Happ for Philadelphia. Jake Fox was 2-for-5 with a run batted in for Chicago, as Kevin Gregg was hit with the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning. Current streak: Chicago has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 62-48 SU Chicago: 58-53 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Chi Cubs are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Philadelphia Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games Next up: Chi Cubs home to Philadelphia, Thursday, August 13

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Thursday, August 13

Arizona-Pittsburgh

Arizona prized rookie Chris “Beanie” Wells is doubtful though he is getting close to full activity in practice. This is of course the Super Bowl rematch. The Cardinals will also be extra careful with WR Anquan Boldin and will likely not play because of minor swelling in his knees.

Redskins-Ravens

Second year WRs Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly have been slowed by nagging injuries, but both “have to play. They’ve got some distance to come,” head coach Jim Zorn said of the last year’s second round picks. They are competing for the No. 2 job behind Santana Moss, also slowed by minor injuries. If both youngsters are healthy for Thursday, each will likely get long looks.

Patriots-Eagles

Eagles backup QB Kevin Kolb and former Pro Bowl DE Trent Cole will both miss Thursday’s game. The Eagles already lost starting MLB Stewart Bradley and rookie TE Cornelius Ingram for the year. Kolb likely was counted on for a lot of snaps Thursday.

Philadelphia will likely be without their best OL Shawn Andrews who has missed a lot of practice time because of a bad back.

Though Pats head coach Bill Belichick has been his usual secretive self, starting QB Tom Brady believes he will get more than “a guest appearance.” Recovering from a season ending injury, Brady has not missed any practice time.

Friday, August 14

Broncos-49ers

Top draft WR Michael Crabtree is a holdout for the Niners. Denver head coach Josh McDaniels is making his debut and will be breaking in a new offense with the departure of disgruntled signal caller Jay Cutler.

San Francisco has a major QB battle between Shaun Hill and Alex Smith. Head coach Mike Singletary may not announce until Thursday who starts, but both will get ample playing time.

Bob Warner of NFL betting blog Lines-Maker.com said that reports are that Smith has matured and relaxed. “Look for his coming out party Thursday night,” the betting guru promises.

Denver‘s defensive coordinator Mike Nolan was the Niners head coach until he was fired late last year.

Minnesota-Indianapolis

The Vikings have a major QB battle as Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson, two mistake prone signal callers will contend.

Colts head coach Jim Caldwell will be making his debut. Indianapolis LT Tony Ugoh should have a chip on his shoulder. He started 23 games the last two years, but lost his starting job.

Indianapolis starting QB Peyton Manning will get little playing time, backup Jim Sorgi is out meaning rookie QB Curtis Painter will see significant playing time. Head coach Caldwell said he has not decided on how long front line players will play.

Rams-Jets

Two coaches are making their debut: Rex Ryan for the Jets and Steve Spagnuolo for the Rams.

The Jets will be without four starters: CB Darrelle Revis, NT Kris Jenkins, C Nick Mangold and RT Damien Woody. FB Tony Richardson is questionable. The Rams No. 1 WR Donnie Avery is out. He caught 53 passes as a rookie last year. They have very little proven talent at WR. They have nine receivers battling for spots behind Avery. Combined, they caught 43 passes for 524 years last year.

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Saturday, August 15

Bears-Bills

Buffalo has one game under their belt. Bears three-time Pro Bowler Tommie Harris is doubtful with knee and hamstring troubles. He was second on Chicago in sacks last year.

Browns-Packers

Many NFL gamblers like betting on teams with major quarterback battles in the preseason. Not is more intense than in Cleveland where Derek Anderson is clashing with Brady Quinn. Head coach Eric Mangini said there will be no rotating in the regular season, so a clear-cut No. 1 job is up for grabs. Quinn has the early lead according to all reports.

Magini is making his Browns debut but of course has head coaching experience. Cleveland has a lot of question marks at WR behind No. 1 wideout Braylon Edwards.

Falcons-Lions

Detroit‘s Jim Schwartz will be making his coaching debut. Add to that the Lions are coming off an 0-16 season, many would argue if any team desperately needs preseason wins to change the culture, it’s the Lions.

Pro Bowler Roddy White finally ended his holdout and starting practicing Monday. White says he wants to play in this game, and Atlanta could use him. Up-and-coming receiver Harry Douglas is out for the year. Atlanta‘s three best receivers behind White are Michael Jenkins, Eric Weems who has one career catch, and Brian Finneran, who hasn’t started a game since 2005.

Head coach Mike Smith said he will monitor White’s progress before deciding on his status for the preseason opener.

Lions DE Jared DeVries, who started 29 games the last three years, is out for the year. Star wide receiver Calvin Johnson is questionable with a jammed thumb.

Seahawks-Chargers

Jim Mora Jr. will be in his first game as head coach for the Seahawks, but he was assistant head coach for Mike Holmgrem and was previously the head man in Atlanta, so the “new coach theory” may not apply so much here.

Chargers superstar LaDainian Tomlinson said he will play more this preseason then in the past, but he will only get minimal action if any against Seattle.

Buccaneers-Titans

Tennessee will have a game under their belts as they play in the Hall-of-Fame game. It marks the debut for Tampa head man Raheem Morris.

Tampa‘s Antonio Bryant, who caught 83 passes last year, is out.

Sunday, August 16

Panthers-Giants

Four time Pro Bowl WR Steve Smith is out for Carolina.

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The fans at Wrigley Field will be treated to a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs when they take their seats on Tuesday. The Phillies will trot JA Happ out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Happ has a 6-2 record and a 2.80 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Cubs will be Rich Harden. The righthander has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season. Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Phillies lost to Florida 12-3 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Pedro Feliz hit a two-run home run for Philadelphia and Jamie Moyer allowed three runs on 11 hits in five innings. Geovany Soto had a solo shot and two RBIs for Chicago in its 11-5 loss to Colorado on Monday night. Colorado cashed as -150 home favorites as the game played OVER the 9.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Current streak: Philadelphia has lost 3 straight games. Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 61-48 SU Chicago: 58-52 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After playing Florida are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing Colorado are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia’s last 17 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi Cubs’s last 17 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 6 games when playing Philadelphia Chi Cubs are 8-15 SU in their last 23 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: Chi Cubs home to Philadelphia, Wednesday, August 12

The fans at Chase Field will be treated to a game between the New York Mets and the Arizona Diamondbacks when they take their seats on Tuesday. Righthander Livan Hernandez will take the mound for the Mets to start this game. Hernandez is 7-6 this season with a 5.09 ERA. Hernandez‘s opponent in this one will be Max Scherzer. The Diamondbacks righthander has a 4.03 ERA to go along with a 6-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. Miguel Montero was 3-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Diamondbacks dumped the Mets 7-4 on Monday night. Arizona cashed as -165 home favorites as the game played OVER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Chad Tracy went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs for the Diamondbacks, while winning pitcher Doug Davis allowed two runs over seven innings for Arizona. Fernando Tatis knocked in two runs for New York, as Mike Pelfrey was handed the loss after giving up five runs over six innings for the Mets. Team records: New York: 51-61 SU Arizona: 51-62 SU New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Arizona are 4-6 After playing Arizona are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Arizona most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: NY Mets are 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Arizona NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games NY Mets are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games Arizona is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against NY Mets Next up: Arizona home to NY Mets, Wednesday, August 12