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Las Vegas - Baby Tua, Taulia Tagovailoa, the Maryland QB, owes me a few bucks. Had him and the Terps a few weeks ago against Illinois, and while they posted a 20-17 win, they failed to cover the seven point spread. Now the Turtles are getting points. Don't think that turtles bark, but this is a very LIVE dog. Double T has been simply magnificent this season, hitting on 111 of 146 for a stupid 75.5% completion rate. He has also learned how to manage the game and take care of the ball. Last season, he threw 7 TDs and 7 INTs in four games. This season, it's 10 TDs and only 1 INT! And if you want, c'mon and sing a chorus of the Beatles 'Getting Better All The Time' for Taulia. Head Terp Mike Locksley seems to finally have the players he wants on offense. And you KNOW that Locks can coach some O. Why? 'Cause he worked the offense under Nick Saban at 'Bama for three seasons (2016-18). If you're worried about Iowa's third ranked scoring defense, take a breath. Yes, the Hawkeyes have great defensive stats, but they've played mediocre to lousy teams so far (Indiana 2-2, Iowa State 2-2, Kent State 1-3 and Colorado State 1-3). Maryland has the eighth ranked scoring defense, but with the exception of West Virginia, the schedule is littered with cupcakes (Howard, Illinois and Kent State). So, we X out the defensive portion of the handicap and look at the offense. NO contest in my book. Gimme Baby T for the money!

If you need some action out West, take a look at the BYU/Utah State game. Don't wanna lay -8.5 with the Cougars, and not thrilled with the Aggies, so here's the plan. If BYU comes out like Mike Tyson and goes into the half with a nice lead, then we would grab State plus the points to win the 2nd half. Light play only. Of course, if Utah State wins the 1st half, we take a hall pass.

And because you asked, here are the Nevada casinos' net winnings in August. And if you're wondering, my world, sports betting, was only half the win of July ($33.3 million). There was $428 million bet on sports, the books won $14.3 million, which translates to a hold/profit of only 3.3%. That's a pretty skinny hold, and just wonder if the big boys that are spending hundred of millions on advertising are getting a true bang for their buck.

- Penny slots $330.8 million

- Blackjack $103.1 million

- Baccarat $93.1 million

- Craps $34.1 million

- Roulette $32.0 million

- Sports $14.3 million

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