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Week 3 of the NFL preseason rolls along with four more games on Friday, Aug. 22. That's not the only thing on the schedule, however, as there are also 15 MLB games in addition to three WNBA contests. Top games of the day include the Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs in NFL preseason action, the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the San Diego Padres in a key National League showdown and the Indiana Fever hosting the Minnesota Lynx on the hardwood.

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Friday features four NFL preseason games in the third and final week of the exhibition season. The Eagles take on the Jets to start things off at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Falcons and Cowboys square off at 8 p.m. ET, the Titans host the Vikings at 8 p.m. ET and the final game of the day sees the Bears visit the Chiefs at 8:20 p.m. ET. Most of these teams are expected to rest top starters, such as their quarterbacks. The game between Chicago and Kansas City will feature some notable stars, however, as both sides are expected to play their starters. That means we'll see Patrick Mahomes under center for the Chiefs and 2024 No. 1 pick Caleb Williams starting for the Bears ahead of his first season with new head coach Ben Johnson. Also keep an eye on the Titans, who are expected to again play many of their top starters. That includes 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward, who started each of Tennessee's first two preseason contests. 

There's a massive NL West series taking place this weekend when the Padres host the Dodgers. These teams met last weekend in Los Angeles, with the Dodgers leaving Sunday with a three-game sweep to take control of the National League West. The Padres now enter this series one game back of the Dodgers, but still hold a Wild Card spot.

This matchup features two All-Star hurlers who pitched for the opposing team before. Blake Snell (3-1, 1.80 ERA) starts for Los Angeles while San Diego counters with Yu Darvish (2-3, 5.97 ERA). Snell, a two-time Cy Young winner, is making just his sixth start of the season after joining the Dodgers in free agency in the offseason. He was in San Diego for the 2021-23 seasons, winning the Cy Young in 2023. As for Darvish, he pitched for Los Angeles back in 2017 after being traded at the deadline. The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every MLB game 10,000 times, has issued a 'B' grade on the spread as it's backing Padres +1.5. San Diego covers in 64% of the SportsLine Projection Model's simulations, bringing value at -167 odds.

The WNBA regular season is inching towards its conclusion, and with many teams still in the thick of the playoff chase, each game from here on out is of extra importance. The Fever, who have been without Caitlin Clark for most of this season due to various injuries, have the sixth-best record in the league so far this year and they face the Lynx, who have the league's best record, on Friday. WNBA experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai have issued their WNBA best bets for Friday's Fever-Lynx matchup, which includes a prop bet for Minnesota star Napheesa Collier.

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Brandon Gustafson