NEWARK, N.J. — Four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA filed a court challenge to the state’s latest attempt to offer legal sports gambling on Monday, calling the effort “astounding,” ”specious” and a “blatant violation” of an earlier court order.
It seems Rodgers could beat the Bears in his sleep, and a majority of bettors had that figured out when they woke up Sunday morning. The Green Bay Packers were a hot ticket with the public.
The Bears (2-1) could take a two-game lead over the Packers (1-2) in the NFC North when the teams meet today at Soldier Field, where Green Bay has covered four consecutive times.
Top-ranked Florida State and No. 6 Texas A&M each escaped with wins Saturday to stay undefeated, but neither squad covered the spread, and South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro doesn’t expect either team to remain unbeaten this season.
Columnist backs New Orleans on the road despite the running of DeMarco Murray of the Cowboys.
The Blue Devils are 4-0 and have won 12 consecutive regular-season games, the nation’s second-longest win streak behind Florida State. Look for them to win outright as a 7-point underdog.
