Seldom do Sundays disappoint. From betting and entertainment angles, the NFL season made a grand entrance morning to night, beginning with an exciting rookie quarterback and finishing with Peyton Manning’s triumphant comeback.
Matt Youmans
One game into the NFL season, everything is already upside down. Underdog bettors are winners and Eli Manning, quarterback of the New York Giants and conquering hero of the Super Bowl seven months ago, is the biggest loser.
In his third year at Notre Dame, coach Brian Kelly still is trying to wake up the echoes, shake down the thunder from the sky and do a few other things that have been missing for quite a while.
It took one preseason game for the Denver Broncos to become a popular team with the betting public, and that must mean Peyton Manning was working his old magic, right?
As entertaining as it is to bet the horses, the game is equally tough to beat. So in that aspect, horse racing is similar to football wagering.
If the leaderboard after one round is a true indication of what’s to come, and often it’s not, this British Open packs the potential for an intriguing ending. Just don’t expect early leader Adam Scott to be holding the claret jug come Sunday.
If the Los Angeles Lakers play the Miami Heat on a neutral court in Las Vegas, which side would be favored and by how many points? Keep in mind that Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are not playing and both teams consist of guys with little or no NBA experience.
At the end of this tunnel, we finally can see light. Five months ago, Tom Brady walked off as a two-time Super Bowl loser, his New England Patriots again getting taken down by the underdog New York Giants. Some dark, boring days followed.
It was not a fixed fight, so forget the fun conspiracy theories. Manny Pacquiao lost a decision he deserved to win Saturday night because boxing’s scoring system is broken, and when something is left in the hands of judges, we can end up with a mess on our hands.