Will Rogers

At 7:08 ET, my selection is on Milwaukee. The Astros couldn't do it. Neither could the Orioles. These Brewers are different though. Of the 3 home teams which dropped Game 1, the Brewers were the only ones who forced a deciding Game 3. That was even after falling behind to start the game. As Brewers manager Pat Murphy said before the game: "This team has responded in all those. Remember, the Dodgers beat the daylights out of us twice. We responded. The Yankees beat the daylights out of us twice. We responded. I think we'll respond." Off the comeback victory to save their season, the Brewers will seal the deal today. The Brewers just won this same Myers vs. Quintana matchup last week. Myers has an ERA below 3 since the All Star Break. Playing at home and not having played a double-header, as the Mets had to, on Monday will all help to send the Brewers to the next round.

At 3:00pm, my Europa League Game Of The Month is on Athletic Bilbao. There will be added excitement at San Mames as Athletic Bilbao host their first European match in over six years. Athletic earned a 1-1 draw at Stadio Olympico in its first European match. This is a less formidable opponent and now they play at home, where they are very difficult to defeat. Az Alkmaar was beaten 2-1 at home to Utrecht on the weekend and that loss will kill their momentum for this match. Az Alkmaar has lost five straight road games in Europe and has lost its last 3 in Spain. That result against Roma shows how series Bilbao is going to be in this tournament. They will make the most of this very winnable match and come away with full points.

At 9:00pm ET, my CUSA Total Of The Year is on Sam Houston St vs UTEP Over. The Bearkats returned 8 starters on the offensive side of the ball this season. The veteran unit has scored 40, 31 and 31 points its last 3 games. They've gone over the 30 mark in 4 of 5 games. They also allowed 39 points last week and they gave up 45 the last time that they were on the road. The Bearkats should absolutely exceed the 30 mark for the 5th time in 6 games as UTEP has allowed 27 or more points in every game. The Miners scored 24 in their only home game. These teams combined for 71 points against each other last October. UTEP's 37 points was the most it scored all season. The Miners arguably have a better offense than they did last year and last year's big showing against Sam Houston State will provide confidence. This game will finish well over the total. Play on the over.

At 8:15 ET, my NFC South Total Of The Month is on Atlanta/TB under the total. The pattern the past 2 seasons between these divisional rivals has been to play a low-scoring game against each other early in the season and a higher scoring rematch later on. Last year, the first meeting between these teams finished with a score of 16-13. The previous year, the first meeting finished at 21-15. This will be another low-scoring battle. Tampa just held the Eagles to 16 points last game. The Eagles only had 227 total yards and 16 first downs. As a matter of fact, the 227 yard effort was the Eagles fewest yards since October 14, 2021, when they gained just 213 yards. (That was also against the Bucs.) The Eagles' 114 net passing yards was also their fewest since that same game in 2021. In their only road game, the Bucs held Detroit to just 16 points. Atlanta has also playing solid defense. The Falcons last game went over but their first 3 all stayed under the total. Overall, Falcon games are averaging only 40 combined points. Play on the under.