TODAY AT SANTA ANITA by Richard Eng
Betting
Doug Kezirian, former sports director for KTNV (Ch. 13) in Las Vegas, is an ESPN SportsCenter anchor. He also fills in on “NBA Tonight” and co-hosts the “NBA Lockdown” podcast.
LeBron’s return to Cleveland is overshadowing Derrick Rose’s return from injury in Chicago. Oddsmakers only really give five teams a shot to win it all — the Cavs, Bulls, Spurs, Thunder and Clippers.
As bad as it was, it’s not as if the Chicago Bears hit rock bottom. But, after another embarrassing performance, it’s obvious Jay Cutler is a quarterback who can lead them there.
Joe D’Amico
When Michigan State running back Jeremy Langford scored his third touchdown of the game with 28 seconds left Saturday to punctuate a 35-11 rout of rival Michigan, it was a clear case of the Spartans running up the score.
Houston has holes — particularly quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. But the running of Arian Foster and a defense led by J.J. Watt should be enough to cover against a Titans team led by rookie Zach Mettenberger.
Each Friday throughout the football season, two handicappers go head to head in a bracket contest with a $50,000 prize pool.
The Rebels have risen into national title contention for the first time since the ’60s with a great quarterback and a stingy defense. Take them to cover against LSU.
A federal judge has granted a request from the four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA to at least temporarily stop New Jersey from allowing legalized sports betting.
In what seemed like the blink of an eye, Peyton Manning turned a traffic jam into a drag race. A painfully slow game became another Manning passing clinic and a wide-open shootout.