Mike Tierney
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A veteran sportswriter whose work appears periodically in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Mike Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. Mike does not consider himself a pet lover. But he likes 'dogs, preferring to evaluate each game from the underdog's point of view. Mike is 320-271-16 in the NFL the past four seasons, returning $1,867 to $100 players. That includes Mike going 130-101 ATS (56.3 percent) the past two seasons. And over the past two college football seasons, Mike is 121-103 (plus $741 for $100 players). For Mike Tierney media inquiries, contact SportsLine@CBSInteractive.com.
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There are numerous reasons to side with the warm-weather
Florida is keeping the scoreboard operator
The Patriots' offense will awaken one of
QBs who started in Weeks 2 and 3 after being on the
While acknowledging that we should be skeptical of
Both teams can score, which is partly attributable to opposing
Stanford might be pining for the good 'ol days
The Cougars have coasted to three wins so far...
San Diego State is dealing with a mumps outbreak...
Iowa at home vs. ranked opponents has been a winning ATS formula...
Cincinnati is playing its first road game on Saturday...
By suffocating the New York Giants following the unfulfilling getaway to Australia. L.A. restored its status as the league’s best team — at least on American soil. Small spreads like this will be rare on the Rams' schedule. For Denver, while two games is a small sample, the 25th-ranked offense figures to get the brick-wall treatment from the Rams’ D, especially with three of the four rostered RBs ailing and DT Aaron Donald sure to get more than the 33 snaps he had in his un-retirement game last weekend. The mile-high challenge is real, but the Rams prefer it to the one Down Under.
Anybody want to play on the San Francisco's defensive line? When Nick Bosa went down Thursday with a bum calf in practice, he became the sixth injured Niner on the D-line the past two weeks. The Cardinals have fared reasonably well recently against their division bully, taking two of the last four outright. As an underdog of 12 points or fewer, 'Zona is 6-0-1 against teams coached by Kyle Shanahan. Count on the Cards to call the number of the heretofore ignored WR Marvin Harrison (one reception, four targets) more often.
Most sportsbooks as we write this are offering a line of 2.5, so let's grab the extra half-point. Carolina did win SU as a fave last Sunday but had dropped a dozen in a row in that scenario. QB Bryce Young, off to a blazing start, confronts a better defense than the pair he whipped. Cleveland figures to rev up its so far listless ground game against a D that has yielded the most rush yards in the league. The Browns displayed some gumption by enduring a lengthy weather delay at Tampa Bay and securing a win, which might change the crowd’s mood toward unpopular QB Deshaun Watson from chilly to lukewarm in the home opener.
The rookie-laded Dolphins were dealt a tough hand to start the season with two games in the Pacific Time zone sandwiched around a week's stay out west. They are back home in South Florida, while K.C. travels for the first time. Look, Miami is clearly the league's lousiest team to date, but this is a heap of points to spot an opponent that is prone to close games on the road. In fact, the Chiefs have covered in just two of the last 10 outings. As Miami's kids get adjusted to playing against football's big boys, they will become competitive and steal ATS wins with sizable spreads.