Fans have plenty of questions — most of them regarding an unproductive running game — as the Raiders prepare for their home opener against the Carolina Panthers.
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The Raiders can’t slip up in Week 3 at home against the Carolina Panthers. Not if they’re serious about being taken seriously this season.
The Golden Knights have a lot of questions to answer this training camp after some significant free-agent departures. They staretd to provide answers Thursday.
Longtime athletic director Jim Livengood and former Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson don’t understand how UNLV was left out of Pac-12 expansion.
The Aces rested their stars in Thursday’s regular-season finale against the Dallas Wings with their first-round playoff matchup set.
The 49ers have the better defensive team, especially up front, and a much better running game, which should allow them to control the clock in the fourth quarter.
The Chiefs have the edge at quarterback. But if San Francisco’s defensive front harasses Patrick Mahomes, the 49ers can control the game with their ground attack.
Bettors waited in line Thursday at the Westgate to place up to two wagers at a time at a limit of $2,000 each. Most of them then would go to the back of the line and wait their turn again.
After paying out millions of dollars on Chiefs-49ers teasers and parlays, the books took a little solace in a compelling Super Bowl LIV matchup.
Brent Musburger says the Chiefs will cover the 7-point spread against the Titans, and the 49ers will win but not cover the 7½-point spread vs. the Packers.
The Titans are the surprise team in the NFL’s final four. But the cosmic tumblers appear to have clicked into place for the Chiefs to go to the Super Bowl.
“(Tennessee’s upset) ranks up there with one of our best decisions ever outside of the Super Bowl,” Westgate vice president Jay Kornegay said. “(Sunday) was a different story.”
VSiN columnist and talk-show host Brent Musburger likes the 49ers and Packers as home favorites and the Titans and Texans as road underdogs in the NFL playoffs.
Sharp bettors liked that the Vikings covered as 7-point underdogs at New Orleans, and they’re backing Minnesota again as a 7-point underdog at San Francisco.
“I would make the odds that he’ll play for the Patriots minus 500 or he’ll retire,” said Ed Salmons, Westgate sportsbook vice president of risk.
Nothing is more difficult to handicap than the NFL’s wild-card weekend. Three seasons ago, all four favorites won and cashed against the spread. Underdogs are 8-0 ATS since.
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The Aces rested their stars in Thursday’s regular-season finale against the Dallas Wings with their first-round playoff matchup set.
Raiders running back Dylan Laube isn’t discouraged about being inactive the first two games of the season. He’s content to learn and wait for his opportunity.
The Raiders’ best defensive player gave an unexpected lift to the offense in Sunday’s comeback win against the Ravens.
“There are unique circumstances surrounding this situation that the NHL, the NHLPA and the club are currently working through,” Golden Knights GM Kelly McCrimmon said Wednesday.