Betting
THE HOT CORNER [MAL VAN VALKENBURG REVIEW-JOURNAL, 61-53-3 (overall record)]
Nothing can save the New Orleans Saints now. No matter how many passing yards Drew Brees piles up over the next three months, there is no resuscitating a corpse.
Las Vegas casinos think this weekend’s National Football League games will be the highest-scoring ever thanks to the league’s replacement officials.
On his best days, Nick Saban is as mean as a rattlesnake. But we always know what to expect from the Alabama coach and his team, and that’s a good fight from a legitimate heavyweight.
Matt Youmans, Review-Journal, 45-42-3 (overall record)
Too many bettors took the bait with the Dallas Cowboys, thinking the Tony Romo on display in the opener would be the same hot-handed quarterback to show up for the season’s second Sunday. Think again.
