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Las Vegas - Super Bowl packages, oops, Big Game packages, are starting to roll across our desk. In normal times, Vegas would be the second best place to watch the Super Bowl. Changed my mind. Make it THE BEST!!! Obviously, these times are anything but normal, but if you're planning to fly out, here's what you can expect.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Saw this press release.
Budweiser will not be running a commercial during the Super Bowl for the first time in 37 years. Instead, the brand is using its marketing dollars to support COVID-19 vaccine awareness and access. WOW!!!
And Bud is not the only company. Looks like Coke, Pepsi and Hyundai will also be skipping the party, as well as Olay, Avocados From Mexico, Little Caesars and Ford.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Wycombe Wanderers is not a name that comes across my desk too often, so naturally, we had to dig in. They play in the town of High Wycombe, not sure if there is a LOW Wycombe, which is in Buckinghamshire, which is only 35 miles from London. The Wanderers play in the Championship, which is the second tier of English Football, just below the Premier League. Think Triple A baseball. Their nickname is truly one of the greats, 'The Chairboys,' and they've been playing since 1887.
Read MoreLas Vegas - FOOTBALL BAABBBEEE!!!
Start out up in the almost Frozen Tundra, and grab the Packers -3.5 points over the Bucs
Here are your vital spread stats, just in case you have not had the time. Looking at the Packers, they are 14-3 straight up and 11-6 against the spread. They are 6-3 ATS at home and 9-5 as a favorite. They went Over 10 times and Under 7 (5-4 to the Over at home).
Read MoreLas Vegas - On the college hoop board, we're gonna throw down our first 6-point two team teaser. Starting with Minnesota, and taking the Golden Gophers down from -6 to a pick'em against Maryland. Minny is sitting at 11-4, which is pretty solid, but after looking at the four losses, we noticed they all came on the road. The Gophers are pitching an 11-0 PERFECTO at home, including last week's stunning 75-57 victory over Michigan.
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