Miami travels to New England today on “Thursday Night Football” and The Gold Sheet handicapper Bruce Marshall likes the Dolphins, who are getting 8 points at most Las Vegas sports books.
Betting
A reminder that horses are flesh and blood, just like humans, was the scratch of Beholder from the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. The 5-year-old mare was to be Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s main foe.
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Daily fantasy sports operators, facing increased scrutiny from state officials and gaming authorities, announced plans to form an industry regulatory agency headed by a former secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor.
If a slow start trips up the Cleveland Cavaliers, overreactions will be sure to follow. But the NBA season is a marathon, not a sprint, and LeBron James might not be fit to run either right now.
A company called MyTopSportsBooks.com has posted its World Series odds. Also listed are World Series prop bets, which run the gamut from the ridiculous to the sublime. Or just ridiculously sublime.
Quality quarterbacks are in short supply in the NFL these days, which is why the good ones make around $20 million a year. The Dallas Cowboys got what they paid for when they picked up Matt Cassel by the cheap at a garage sale.
A high-powered offense always attracts the betting public, and the Atlanta Falcons have one. First-year coach Dan Quinn is taking the team to the next level by adding a solid defense to the equation.
Even before the trick-play debacle, Chuck Pagano’s job was in jeopardy. Under his leadership, which now appears clumsy at best, the Indianapolis Colts are getting as stale as month-old bread.
Seven weekends ago, just one game into his fourth season, Mike Leach was under siege. His record as Washington State’s coach had dipped to 12-26.