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SPORTS BETTING SPOTLIGHT: Week 1

Matt and Kelly are back, along with Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller, to give you their top football picks for the weekend.

FRIDAY FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN: Week 1

Week 1 picks from Chuck Edel and Ken Thomson of Pregame.com and Erin Rynning and Ted Sevransky of Sportsmemo.com.

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Hundley, Bruins make great first impression

Preseason hype is often a lot of hot air. But anything that has been said or written to pump up UCLA and its sophomore quarterback, Brett Hundley, was not an error.

LSU’s loaded backfield should overpower TCU

After 10 underclassmen left for the NFL and eight players from the defense got drafted, few publications put LSU in the preseason top 10. But it says here the demise of the Tigers is greatly exaggerated.

Opening-night lightning has bettors praying

Lightning strikes lit up the opening night of the college football season, and there was a threat of point-spread shenanigans after a severe weather delay chased Steve Spurrier off the field.

Lukas’ aversion to padding win percentage often pays off

I am old enough to recall when statistical data was bare bones in the Daily Racing Form. Old-school handicappers, who kept their own records, had a big edge over those who relied solely upon past performances.

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