Friday Preseason Plays & One More Prop

1. Carolina Panthers (+3 @ +100) @ Philadelphia Eagles (0.5 Units)

John Fox loves to win preseason games, having lost only 2 out of his last 13 games in August. On top of that, McNabb comes back tonight for the first time since his knee injury last season, so don't expect to see him for very long. Getting 3 points and not having to lay juice is just too sweet.

2. Tennessee Titans @ New England Patriots (-4.5 @ -110) (0.5 Units)

Let's back the patriots one more time. Vince Young is all that Tennessee has, and he will probably play a little longer than usual tonight given that he was suspended for last week's first game. But, that said, New England has better starters, who will probably play about a quarter, and they definitely have better backups.

2007 Touchdowns Scored - Reggie Bush (-2 @ -150) vs Ronnie Brown (1 Unit)

Reggie scored 9 TDs last season after putting forth what many would call a decidedly sub-par first half of the season. He scored 7 of those 9 touchdowns in december and 2 more in the playoffs. Ronnie Brown had a mediocre season, but did endure some injuries.

This bet is mostly a wager on Reggie's potential in the New Orleans offense (I think he will do at least as well as he did a year ago) and against Ronnie Brown's potential in the Miami offense. I think Brown is a fine running back, but he is about the only thing that offense has going. He's going to have to score around 10 TD to have a shot at knocking this bet off, and I don't think he can get there.