Johnny Banks

PREMIER LEAGUE MORNING MASSACRE (10* TOTAL TOP PLAY)

Crystal Palace are desperate for points after a poor start to the season. I think they'll be happy to leave Goodison Park with a point and we're likely to see the visitors enter this contest with a very cautious approach. We can also note that they've scored just two goals through their last five games and six of their last eight games have seen two goals or fewer. Everton are inconsistent and I think they'll struggle to create chances against Palace.

10* play on UNDER. 

NBA PLAY OF THE DAY (TOP RATED 10*)

The Golden State Warriors have opened their title-defending campaign with a pair of wins, but got a real scare at Utah Friday night, winning only thanks to a tip-in at the buzzer. The Jazz were hitting 3-pointers at an amazing rate but were still unable to beat Golden State, which says a lot about this team.

Here the Warriors will take on a Denver Nuggets side playing on back-to-back nights following a matchup with Phoenix Saturday night.

Playing on no rest is never easy, particularly not in the Mile High City; Nuggets are 2-13 SU and ATS playing on no rest at home since the beginning of the 2014 season. 

10* play on Golden State Warriors. 

NEVADA @ HAWAII MIDNIGHT MASSACRE

The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors took a 49-23 beating at BYU last week, but they are a perfect 4-0 SU (2-2 ATS) home at Aloha Stadium this season. Here they'll host a Nevada team which is 1-2 SU and ATS on the road. 

The Wolf Pack rank 105th against the pass and are likely to struggle to slow down Rainbow Warriors' QB Cole McDonald and the 16th ranked passing offense of Hawaii. McDonald has thrown for 2,348 yards with 26 TDs and just three INTs on the season. 

Trends supporting Hawaii: Wolf Pack are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games and the home team is 4-1 ATS in their last five head-to-head meetings.

8* play on Hawaii-.

SAINTS @ RAVENS GRIDIRON GOLDMINE

The Baltimore Ravens defense shut out the Titans in a 21-0 road win last week. They enter Week 7 as top three in the NFL in most major defensive categories and are limiting opponents to an NFL best 12.8 points per game.

New Orleans heads to Baltimore riding a four-game winning streak and will be fresh off a bye week but it relies heavy on QB Drew Brees to move the chains as the Saints running game ranks 21st in the NFL. We can however note that Baltimore leads the NFL with 26 sacks on the season (11 sacks on Titans' Mariota last week), so Brees is likely in for a tough one here. 

On the other side of the football, the Saints are allowing an average of 28 points, 26th overall in the NFL and I believe the better defense and home field advantage will be enough for Baltimore to claim this game.

Trends supporting Baltimore: Ravens are 6-1-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record and 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings with the Saints.

8* play on Baltimore Ravens. 

BROWNS @ BUCS PIGSKIN PUNISHER

The Cleveland Browns laid an egg with a 34-14 loss to the Chargers in Week 6, but I think they'll come up with a better performance at Tampa Bay Sunday afternoon. 

The Bucs are coming off a 34-29 loss to the NFC South rival Falcons and fired defensive coordinator Mike Smith on Monday. On week earlier, Tampa Bay allowed Mitchell Trubisky to throw six touchdown passes in a 48-10 rout by the Bears. Through five games this season, Smith’s defense was giving up a league-worst 34.6 ppg and an average of 439.8 yards, the 2nd worst mark in the league. 

Cleveland's offense didnt' show up last week, but I expect the Browns to put enough points on the board to keep this a close game. 

8* play on Cleveland Browns. 

GAME OF THE WEEK (NFL): MIKE'S TOP RATED 10* ATS ANNIHILATOR *BEST BET*

The reigning Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles found their groove last week and delivered a 34-13 beatdown at New York Giants. Here they'll face a Carolina Panthers team which took a 23-17 loss at Washington in Week 6, and I like Philly to win and cover the spread in this matchup. 

We can note that Carolina is 0-2 on the road this season while Philly is 2-1 at home, the lone loss a 23-21 setback to Minnesota in Week 5. 

Philly QB Carson Wentz has been getting better and better throughout the season and finally looks fully recovered from a devastating knee injury that he suffered last year. Wentz threw for three TDs last week and owns an 8-to-1 TD/INT ratio on the season. 

The Panthers can do plenty of damage on the ground with their 4th ranked rushing offense, but the Eagles are 2nd at stopping the run and I think Philly has the edge in this game, particularly with the momentum from last week's blowout win. 

10* play on Philadelphia Eagles.