{"id":29766,"date":"2013-08-24T11:29:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T16:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=29766"},"modified":"2013-08-24T11:29:48","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T16:29:48","slug":"nfl-preseason-week-3-picks-buffalo-bills-vs-washington-redskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-preseason-week-3-picks-buffalo-bills-vs-washington-redskins-29766\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Preseason Week 3 Picks: Buffalo Bills vs. Washington Redskins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bills vs. Washington Redskins
\nSaturday, 8\/24\/13, 4:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NFL Network
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Washington -3.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Washington PK
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 43
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 42.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Buffalo Bills are 2-0 ATS in the 2013 NFL preseason<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Buffalo has won and covered its firs two NFL preseason games, including a 20-16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings as 3.5-point home favorites on Aug. 16, while going UNDER the betting total of 43.\u00a0 The Bills\u2019 quarterback competition is in full swing entering Week 3\u2014something that can\u2019t be ignored when looking over the pro football odds page.\u00a0 Former Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles signal-caller Kevin Kolb will get the start in this affair, with rookie EJ Manuel sitting out the rest o the exhibition schedule with a knee injury.<\/p>\n

The Bills lead the NFL with 23 flags through two games, which could be an important factor to handicap when making your pro football picks in this matchup.\u00a0 Buffalo is looking for consistent play from the starters knowing it\u2019s their final lengthy dress rehearsal for the regular season.\u00a0 \u201cThis is the last time we\u2019ll play against until September,\u201d commented Bills running back C.J. Spiller.\u00a0 For the first time this preseason two of the team\u2019s top receivers will be in the lineup together, including No. 1 wideout Stevie Johnson.<\/p>\n

Washington isn\u2019t expected to have its top two quarterbacks at FedExField, with Kirk Cousins and Robert Griffin III both battling injuries.\u00a0 \u201cI know we\u2019ll evaluate it day by day,\u201d commented Redskins coach Mike Shanahan.\u00a0 The Redskins\u2019 main goal is to avoid the type of injuries that will jeopardize players in making future contributions to the team.\u00a0 The franchise will likely only have Rex Grossman and Pat White available under center\u2014an opportunity for both to try and win the No. 3 spot on the depth chart.<\/p>\n

The Redskins have never played their starters in the fourth preseason game under Shanahan, which means this is likely the last time running back Alfred Morris will see some action.\u00a0 Potential backup Roy Helu Jr. has looked good in the early going\u2014gaining 57 yards on 13 carries in the first two games.\u00a0 On the other side of the ball, linebackers London Fletcher, Brian Orakpo and Ryan Kerrigan will lead the defense.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Bills due to their motivation of continuing to play well under first-year head coach Doug Marrone.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bills vs. Washington Redskins Saturday, 8\/24\/13, 4:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NFL Network Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Washington -3.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Washington PK Opening Total:\u00a0 43 Current Total:\u00a0 42.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Buffalo has won and covered its firs two NFL preseason games, including a 20-16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings as 3.5-point home […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":29534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[127,5388,5620,3005,1293,31,5331,345],"class_list":["post-29766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-ej-manuel","tag-fedexfield","tag-kevin-kolb","tag-mike-shanahan","tag-nfl","tag-rex-grossman","tag-washington-redskins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29767,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29766\/revisions\/29767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}