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Las Vegas - How you gonna bet on tonight's NFL game? Truly a conundrum. New Orleans opened up as a -3 point favorite and the line has swung all the way around to Miami -3. Why? Apparently, the Saints are gonna roll with their FOURTH STRING QB, Ian Book. Jameis Winston tore up his knee while Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian are both in the COVID-19 protocols. Back to Book. This will be his first ever NFL start, and after watching him for a few years at Notre Dame, not really impressed.
Read MoreLas Vegas - A little housekeeping. The Chiefs/Steelers game jumped back up from Kaycee -8 to -10.5 points against Pittsburgh after it was announced that Tyreek Hill is now probable. The Bengals rocketed four points from -3 to -7 when news hit that Josh Johnson would start at quarterback for Baltimore. Johnson was the FOURTH string QB on the Jets before heading to Baltimore, and with both Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley OUT, Double J gets the start.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Starting Christmas Day up in Green Bay and we'll look at the NFL action, starting with the Packers vs. the Browns. Just checked all the COVID-19/injury lists and counted 30, yea THIRTY Cleveland players either out, questionable, or in the protocols. Green Bay didn't list as many, but MAN, this is impossible. We know what the Packers can do with Aaron Rodgers, but the real question is, what about the Baker? Mayfield missed the Raiders game, but is now listed as probable.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Had a few words about the Hawaii Bowl but it's not gonna happen...
Have a few more words....
We're gonna decorate the tree tonight, drink a few glasses of Baileys Irish Cream with egg nog, and listen to 'Pretty Paper' by Willie Nelson. Those are our traditions. Hope you enjoy yours!!!
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Read MoreLas Vegas - After the 49ers drafted Trey Lance with the third overall pick, everyone was shoving Jimmy Garoppolo out the door. Well, Lance is holding the clipboard while Jimmy G is rowing the boat. He is hitting on 67.4% of his passes and has gobbled up 3,172 air yards, with 18 TDs and 8 INTs. Garoppolo also leads the NFL in both yards per pass attempt (8.5) and yards per completion (12.6).
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