Jim Feist Handicapper Review & Free Sports Picks

 The Astros took game 1 of the ALCS on Saturday, 7-2, behind World Series MVP Justin Verlander. The Astros can leave Boston with a commanding lead today. I gave out the Astros yesterday as a small road dog. I'm going with Houston here again on Sunday evening. Gerrit Cole gets the start for the Astros with a 16-5 mark this season and 2.82 ERA. Cole has allowed just two total runs over his last 13 innings with one walk and 16 KO's. In his two starts vs the Sox this year, Cole allowed five earned runs over 13 innings with 15 KO's. David Price will start today for the Sox. Price is 16-8 on the season with a 3.70 ERA. Price hasn't had the same success as Cole. He's allowed 10 runs over his last 12 innings of work. In his start in the ALDS vs the Yankees, he went just 1 2/3 innings and gave up three runs. The Astros are my play here as they have the better pitcher on the hill and are playing very well. Take the Astros in game 2.

Both of these teams are offensively challenged. Jacksonville is 1-4 O/U in their last five road games and 1-5 O/U their last six following a straight up loss. Dallas is 0-5 O/U following a straight up win, 0-4 O/U last four vs a winning team and 2-12 O/U their last 14 games overall. Defense will be the ruler in this matchup. Play UNDER.

The Titans come into today's game with a 3-2 S/U and ATS record. They are coming off a last second loss at Buffalo last week, 12-13. If not for that last second loss, the team would be 4-1 and alone at the top of the AFC South standings. As it is now, the Titans are tied with the Jaguars for the AFC South lead, one game ahead of Houston. The Ravens are in 2nd place in the AFC North, one game behind the Cincinnati Bengals. The Ravens are coming off their OT loss at Cleveland last week, 9-12. The Ravens could manage just three field goals against a under rated Browns defense. The Ravens are now 1-2 S/U and ATS on the road. The Titans are now 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 on the grass. Tennessee is 5-2-1 ATS in their last eight games vs the Ravens and 3-1-1 ATS in their last five at Tennessee. I like the Titans here against a Ravens team that has struggled on the road. Play Tennessee.

Huge matchup here as the 5-0 Kansas City Chiefs take on the New England Patriots. The Chiefs have had an amazing first quarter of the season, covering all five games and going over in three of the five. The Chiefs offense has scored at least 27 points in each game. As good as their offense is, the defense is ranked last in the NFL in yards with 462 per game. That will be tested here this week against Tom Brady and Company. The Patriots started the season 1-2, but since then have beaten Miami 38-7 and last week the Colts 38-24. The offense has scored 76 points over the last two weeks and should do well again here vs the last place defense of the Chiefs. The Chiefs have gone OVER in four of their last five road games. The Chiefs also will be missing some key cogs on defense, including CB Eric Berry (heel) who has downgraded to doubtful, LB's Justin Houston (doubtful) and Tanoh Kpsassognon (questionable). Not sure how the Chiefs, with one of the worst defenses, will stop the Patriots here. Their only hope as I see it is to outscore New England. I'm taking the OVER.

Carolina's offense has gotten better with each week, opening with 16 vs the Cowboys, 24 against the Falcons, then 31 against both the Bengals and Giants last week. It's a bit surprising that the Panthers' defense is ranked just 20th in the NFL, with 376 yards per game allowed. The Panthers have now gone over in four of their last five games and 4 of their last five road games also. Washington is 6-2 Over/Under in their last eight overall and 22-9 O/U in their last 31 vs the NFC. I look for both these teams to put up plenty of points here on Sunday and go OVER the total.

Atlanta has now gone over in their last four games this season after getting trounced in Pittsburgh last week, 17-41. The defense has been horrible, ranked 28th in the NFL in yards allowed. Now the Falcons defense will have to face the 2nd ranked offense in the league in Tampa Bay. The Bucs also have a terrible defense, ranked 31st in the league. So what we have here today are two terrible defenses that really can't stop anyone. And it's not like these teams can't score, they both have done so in bunches this year. These teams have gone over in four of the last five meetings in Atlanta. That's just what I like here today. Both these teams should score plenty of points. Take the OVER.

The Seattle offense looked very good last week at home vs the Rams, scoring 31 points and coming close to the big upset. Seattle rushed for 190 yards against a very good Rams defense and also added 183 passing yards by Russel Wilson. Today they face a Raiders defense that got torched last week by the Chargers, 10-26. The Raiders were never in that contest and allowed 333 yard passing to Phillip Rivers. Oakland continues to struggle this season, winning just one game in their five and that could have easily been a loss. Jon Gruden has to be shaking his head as to what is wrong with this team. Maybe it all stems back to not signing Khalil Mack. Seattle has been a good over team on grass, going 5-2 their last seven. These teams have also gone over 13 of the last 18 times they have met. I don't see the Raiders defense stopping anyone at this point. I'm taking the OVER here today.

 The Seattle Seahawks gave the LA Rams all they could handle last week, barely losing 31-33. After opening the season 0-2, the Seahawks have put together three straight impressive games. Now they have to travel to Oakland to take on the reeling Raiders. Oakland got its first win of the season two weeks ago, but came away with a very poor performance last week at the Chargers, losing 10-26. The Raiders have the 6th ranked offense, but the 30th ranked defense. Seattle is 11-4-2 ATS in their last 17 games following a straight up loss. The Raiders are 5-12-2 ATS int heir last 19 games overall. The Raiders have the offense to play with anyone, but their defense is a liability. Maybe they should have signed Khalil Mack? Ya think? I'm taking the Seahawks here on Sunday.

 Huge matchup here as the 5-0 Kansas City Chiefs take on the New England Patriots. The Chiefs have had an amazing first quarter of the season, covering all five games and going over in three of the five. The Chiefs offense has scored at least 27 points in each game. As good as their offense is, the defense is ranked last in the NFL in yards with 462 per game. That will be tested here this week against Tom Brady and Company. The Patriots started the season 1-2, but since then have beaten Miami 38-7 and last week the Colts 38-24. The offense has scored 76 points over the last two weeks and should do well again here vs the last place defense of the Chiefs. The Pats are laying 3.5 points here and while that may seem like a great take for the undefeated Chiefs, I like the Patriots. Once Tom Brady and Bill Belichick get rolling, they steam roll over teams. I think this is the week for the Chiefs to come back to earth and lose. Take New England.