Jim Barnes
Betting
UNLV is a 7.5-point underdog when they face Stanford in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Barclays Center today at 4 p.m.
Winds of change could be gusting in Honolulu on Saturday night, when Bobby Hauck, a beleaguered football coach on the hot seat, guides UNLV into one of his biggest games of the season.
There is a grand tradition among casual sports fans the day after Selection Sunday of scrambling to find information on college basketball’s smaller conference teams in an effort to decide which upsets to predict in NCAA Tournament games.
Racetracks that are “No. 2” and don’t have the status or resources of the New York Racing Association, Churchill Downs or Keeneland and Del Mar or Santa Anita Park can still bulk up and host an outstanding day of horse racing.
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey could drop its ban on betting on sports entirely, but it cannot legally set conditions as it ends the prohibition, a lawyer for the NCAA and four major sports leagues told a federal judge Thursday.
Nevada’s virtual monopoly on legalized sports wagering could be in danger. But that isn’t necessarily bad for business.
UNLV is a 7.5-point favorite when they host Sam Houston State at 5 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack today.
As the final seconds ticked down Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the Crimson Tide had already essentially secured a victory over No. 1 Mississippi State. But the spread result was still in doubt.
High-scoring games are routine in this era of the NFL, in part due to rules geared to help passing attacks. A quarterback as hot as Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers does not need much help. A coach as aggressive as Philadelphia’s Chip Kelly is sharp enough to stay ahead of the curve.
A passing of the torch might be occurring with the NFL’s elite quarterbacks as Tom Brady fades into the background and the New England Patriots become yesterday’s news. That was the story in late September, anyway.
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