death star

Las Vegas - Opening night in Vegas where the Raiders will be throwing the doors open to their new stadium, a $2 BILLION palace now known as the DEATH STAR! Plus for the home team. The Saints will be without ALL-WORLD WR Michael Thomas. Plus, plus for the home team. So, of course, we should be picking Vegas, right? NAH. We leaned that way four days ago, but got a bunch of ugly injury news since last Friday, and it AIN'T pretty. And it's mainly up front on the offensive line. Trent Brown (calf) and Sam Young (groin) are both listed as doubtful. As if that news is not bad enough, the leaky line has to face FIVE-TIME Pro Bowl end, Cameron Jordan. Cam led the D that sacked Tom Brady three times and intercepted him twice last week, and while we like Vegas QB Derek Carr, he is NO TB12! Teddy Bridgewater and the Panthers put 30 points on the board against the porous Silver & Black defense last week, and even without Thomas, we're thinking that Drew Brees just might be okay.

Made a few bucks over in England yesterday when Leicester City squashed Burnley 4-2. Looking to add a few more Euros to my bank account and will try Aston Villa over Sheffield United. You can call 'em The Villa, The Lions, or, The Claret & Blue Army. I'm calling Villa my next W in the Premier League.

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