Gridiron Player Club NFL 1-2 Units (8/17/24)

NFL

2 Picks.

1:00PM EST: NYG/HOU Over 39.5 (2 Units).

Experienced QB play on both sides of the ball. With Drew Lock banged up the Giants have Daniel Jones and Tommy Devito at QB, 2 guys who started for NY last season. Jones will run with the starters but then it's the Devito show. Houston will send out Stroud and the 1's but he then hands it off to Davis Mills, Case Keenum, and Tim Boyle. All Veteran backups who were with Houston last year. The Texans are also playing their third pre-season game, scoring 17 in the HOF game and 20 last week. The offenses should be further ahead than the defenses today with QB's who all have a year + in the same offensive system. Specifically, the Red Zone offense that should be more efficient.

1:00PM EST: CIN/CHC Under 36.5 (2 Units).

No Joe Burrow, starters, or even backup QB Jake Browning or CIN today. That leaves them with journeyman Logan Woodside and undrafted rookie Rocky Lombardi to run their offense. Both joined the team this year. Lombardi didn't even play last week, and Woodside had a good 4th quarter against Tampa Bay's eventual roster cuts. Today he’s starting against a number 1 defense. That also means more 2 and 3's and less fringe roster players throughout this game for the Bears Defense.

The Bears scored 33 points against the Bills last week but 20 of those came in the 4th quarter. A Pick-6 to start the quarter and then later on Buffalo went for it on 4th down on their own 35 and failed to convert. That led to another short touchdown drive. Their QB room went 12 for 21 and didn't throw a single touchdown.