The experts examine this weekend’s college and NFL games.
Betting
It’s no cinch Connor Cook will be a quality starter in the NFL, a league desperately in need of a few good quarterbacks. But he’s about to audition for the role, and the stage he gets to take on New Year’s Eve is about as big as it gets.
The Rebels are 13-point favorites when they host South Dakota at the Thomas & Mack tonight.
Underdogs were 11-3 against the spread this season on “Monday Night Football” before the New York Giants covered as 2½-point favorites in last week’s 31-24 win over the Miami Dolphins.
If anyone wonders why NFL wagering is so popular, Ben Roethlisberger is one reason. If he’s on the field, he’s never out of a game. When the Pittsburgh Steelers are down, only a fool counts them out.
With smoke, mirrors and a Hail Mary from Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers seem to have turned their season back in the right direction.
The Rebels are 11-point underdogs when they face No. 12 Arizona tonight at the McKale Center.
As an encore to last season’s improbable run to the national title, many well-informed observers assumed it was a foregone conclusion that Ohio State and coach Urban Meyer would be part of college football’s four-team extravaganza again this season.
If this is the end, it’s sad. What appears to be the Chargers’ final season in San Diego is coming to a forgettable conclusion. Philip Rivers has spent his 12-year NFL career as the quarterback for one team.
Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the college football bowl season.
It never has been easier to reach a bowl game, which is not a good thing.
Five handicappers compete in a 10-game college football bowl contest. All picks are made against the spread according to lines at the Westgate and William Hill sports books.
For track announcer Trevor Denman, we were told he is retiring as the voice of Santa Anita Park. That’s true. But then I got a Del Mar press release saying Denman will call the races there in 2016.
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