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Betting
Richie Baccellieri faces “Fat” Jack Ross in Week 7 of the Friday Football Showdown.
Matt, Kelly and Tony break down Week 7 and give you their picks from the Golden Nugget sports book.
Review-Journal Football Contest
What’s most important to bettors is how to cash tickets this week and, in the big picture, how to handicap explosive offensive teams such as Oregon. The Ducks scare the heck out of bookmakers, who are not setting lines high enough, and sharp bettors, who usually prefer to buy underdogs when the price appears inflated.
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A game up for grabs came down to an unlikely play. A perfectly thrown ball into the back of the end zone, a great catch and a comeback win. Drew Brees had pulled a rabbit out of his helmet and beat the New England Patriots again.
Despite a losing record, the Oakland Raiders qualify as an early-season surprise team. The positive vibes are mostly due to Terrelle Pryor’s rapid progress.
Utah State’s Chuckie Keeton might not have been the best player in college football, but it’s tough to name someone who meant more to his team than the junior quarterback.
It has been bad, it can get worse, and it could become humiliating. How low can Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers go?