Paramountsports.com handicapper Lee Sterling analyzes every NFL Week 17 game, with odds, trends and projected final scores.
Football
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz leads the contest with a 50-28-2 ATS record (64.1 percent), and VSiN host Brent Musburger is in second at 47-33.
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale lost $13 million in bets on the Astros to win the 2019 World Series and won $12.2 million on Kansas to win the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball title.
A FanDuel gambler hit the first 16 legs of a 17-leg same game NFL parlay Sunday, capped by an improbable under 46½ in Buffalo’s 27-17 win over Green Bay on Sunday night.
The apologetic tone the Raiders took after an embarrassing 24-0 loss to the Saints on Sunday was replaced by a more pragmatic one Monday morning.
Alex Leatherwood, cut on Tuesday by the Raiders, was the No. 17 overall pick by former coach Jon Gruden and general manager Mike Mayock.
Had Alex Leatherwood gone unclaimed as expected, the Raiders would have been responsible for the remaining $5.9 million on his contract and he would have been a free agent.
Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels addresses the media after practice.
Raiders tight end Darren Waller had practiced once since July 30, out with what has been reported as a hamstring issue. Also, he signed with longtime agent Drew Rosenhaus.
A look at each of the position groups on the Raiders’ initial roster after Tuesday’s NFL-mandated cuts. Four undrafted rookie free agents made the team.
The Raiders wrapped practice early at the team facility in Henderson on Sunday when the skies opened up and wreaked havoc on the session.
Josh McDaniels returns to Canton, Ohio, where he was a star quarterback at McKinley High. He will lead the Raiders in the Hall of Fame game.
NFL quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen take on Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady on Wednesday in a 12-hole made-for-TV golf match at Wynn Golf Club.
A new coaching staff means a clean slate for Raiders holdovers. But everybody better be ready to compete for their roles.
The Raiders’ new general manager and head coach share similar, but not identical views on how to build a winning organization and have learned how to talk through disputes.