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Las Vegas - C'mon over to Qatar for the delicious World Cup Final between Argentina and France. As you know, we have a big FAT ticket on Argentina to win the Cup at 6/1, and the question is, do I hedge? I asked you all that in the last column when La Albiceleste was playing Croatia, and the overwhelming response was, LET IT RIDE. I did, and we all plumped up the bank account. This time, I'm gonna HEDGE! Lets say my ticket is worth five figures if Argentina wins.
Read MoreLas Vegas - On the NFL board, we're looking at the early game between the Vikings and the Colts. And gonna use Minny -3.5 points. Not gonna shoot any poison arrows at interim coach Jeff Saturday, but WHY is he still sending Matt Ryan out as the QB? Matty Ice is leading the NFL in INTs with 13 and fumbles with 14. Indy's defense WILL give up points.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Time to lace up the shoes and go bowling baby. And we're gonna throw down a play on the Cure Bowl, or the Duluth Trading Cure Bowl if you wanna get technical. Not gonna give you the winner between Troy and UTSA, but will throw down on the Over/Under total. Right now, we're looking at 55.5 points and we're gonna go Over, WAY OVER. Why? Because BOTH teams will light up the scoreboard.
Read MoreLas Vegas - My son and I are in a fantasy league and we do the draft together. When I told him that the 49ers should be our #1 team pick, he LAUGHED at me. "Dad, you're always terrible when it comes to the NFL." THX kid. Of course, you can insert a VERY BAD word into that sentence, because my son does have a potty mouth. So, the Niners started off lousy, losing two of the first three, and four of the first seven. And of course, I caught a bunch of grief.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Who will take on Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday? The defending champions from France, or the Atlas lions from Morocco? The French have maybe the BEST player in the world at the moment in Kylian Mbappe while Morocco has NOT allowed an opposing player to score in the tournament. The only goal Morocco conceded was an own-goal against Canada.
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