I am taking Crystal Palace PK (DNB) in this match up against Tottenham. Tottenham has struggled immensely on their home pitch, and I do not see those struggles magically going away here. Tottenham has just one win in eleven home fixtures, with losses in 3 of the L4, conceding a staggering 8 goals in the losses. Crystal Palace has been very modest on the road, going 4-1-4 in their L9, with at least a goal in 4 straight and on the defensive side they are conceding no more than 2 goals in each of the L5 road fixtures. Tottenham’s -5 GD is driven by their high goal concede rate with 43 thus far, making this a bright spot for Crystal Palace to net a few. The Palace defense has been strong all season allowing just 1.14 goals on the road and 67% of their points this season have come on the road. Play it safe and take Crystal Palace PK/DNB. —Joey Tron

I am taking Manchester United ML in this match up against Newcastle. United is playing excellent soccer right now going 6-1-1 their L8 games and have not conceded more than 2 goals dating back to December. Newcastle on the other hand is 1-3 their L4 EPL fixtures and have had little to no defense at all, with a minimum of 2 goals allowed in each. They have a goal differential of -2, which is bad news for them as United sits at the top of the EPL in Shots per game and shots on target per game. Defensively, Man U is just as lethal ranking Top 4 in shots allowed per game and Top 10 in xGDF, showing that not many slip ups get by this defense. Senne Lammens, goalie for Man U has posted at least a 7.4 rating in 3 of his L5 appearances while Nick Pope for Newcastle has defiantly seen better days sub a 6.0 rating in 6 of his L7 matches, and allowed a staggering 3 goals to Everton last game. With both United and Aston Villa sitting tied for the 4 spot in the EPL table, look for the visitors to secure all 3 points to break ahead against a much inferior foe. Take Man U on the ML here. —Joey Tron

I am taking Liverpool here on the ML on the road against Newcastle. Newcastle will be without one of their best players on offense and with two lesser opponents in Leeds and Wolves on deck, I see them overlooking Liverpool here. Liverpool has a 7-2-1 advantage over Newcastle, including wins in 3 of the L4 at Newcastle upon Tyne, outscoring them 8-4. Newcastle failed to create scoring chances in a 0-0 draw on opening day and are winless in their L9 games with 6 losses showing their inability to keep or obtain a lead. Newcastle has conceded a goal in 10 straight matches and I look for Liverpool to get plenty of chances to secure all 3 points today. Play LIVERPOOL ML here. -Joey Tron

I am taking Manchester United here on the road against Fulham in this Match Day 2 fixture. United may have picked up the loss on Opening Day at the hands of Arsenal 1-0, but they played a lot better than that score indicated. They dominated the possession game with 61% and registered 22 total shots (7 on target) along with a 1.52 xG. Fulham picked up a draw in their first game however they had an xG of .76 and are very inexperienced in their lineup. United holds a 7-1-2 advantage over Fulham, including 8 straight victories inside of Craven Cottage. United’s depth and value of players should prove too much and get them back on track. Play MANCHESTER UNITED ML here. -Joey Tron

I am taking Roma here on the ML at home against Bologna to kick the season off. Roma was strong last season at home going 13-2-4 and were Top 5 in the Serie A table. Roma will be out for revenge after taking a 3-2 loss at the hands of Bologna on their home field last season, as that was just one of six road wins for Bologna. Bologna struggled to generate goals on the road scoring more than 2 goals just once while Roma conceded more than 1 goal at home just 3x all last season. This should be a close game however I look for Roma to take all 3 points at home. Play ROMA ML here. -Joey Tron