deskgameBassil Hafez nearly pulled off the upset of the year in 2023 against Jack Della Maddalena. He bounced back with a great win over Mickey Gall and should manage to earn the win over Oban Elliott at UFC 309.
deskgameAmong the players the Eagles have shut down are Malik Nabers (41 receiving yards) and CeeDee Lamb (21). That does not bode well for Terry McLaurin on Thursday night. McLaurin is great. He has eclipsed this yardage prop in three of his last four games, but this pick is about the tough matchup against Philadelphia.
deskgameWhen I proposed to legalize sports betting and online gaming in New Jersey, five of Atlantic City casinos had closed and 16,000 jobs had been lost. Our racetracks at Monmouth Park and The Meadowlands were in jeopardy of closing, threatening another 5000 jobs.
deskgameThat minor bump is likely because we have seen Buffalo make regular work of Kansas City in the regular season, winning the last four meetings. But the Chiefs have exacted regular revenge in the playoffs, by taking each of the last three postseason matchups.
deskgameThe Longhorns only surrender 105 rushing yards per game, and it’ll be a long day for the Sun Devils if Skattebo can’t find room to run. Texas would be happy to force Arizona State to air it out against a defense that ranked second in the FBS against the pass. The Longhorns (41 sacks) are great at pressuring the QB.
