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  • Sunday, October 15, 2023

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Las Vegas - Kicking off the day in the NFL and looking at the Bills over the Giants. Two things. Buffalo does not like to lose at home, winning 12 of 13. And the Buffs LOVE to run up the score at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park. They beat Vegas 38-10 and squashed a very good Miami team, 48-20. You have probably read or heard about the Stefon Diggs kerfuffle, so expect Josh Allen to hit Diggs at least 10 times. And if you're wondering about Allen's stats at home, you're looking at 31 of 37 for 274 yards and 3 TDs against the Raiders, then 21 of 25 for 320 yards with 4 TDs against the Dolphins. That's 52 of 62 which is ONLY 84%, STUNNING, for 594 yards with SEVEN TDs and ZERO INTs. Just got dizzy reading those numbers. WOW! The New York Giants are a lousy team and a team that is dealing with crazy injuries. Starting QB Daniel Jones is gone and will be replaced by Tyrod Taylor. Upgrade? Nah. The NYG will also be without T Andrew Thomas (hamstring), T Matt Peart (shoulder) and C John Michael Schmitz (shoulder). That's just a few of the reasons why the Giants are ranked 31st in the NFL in scoring with an average of 12.4 points per game. And the defense AIN'T much better, clocking in at 29th. They are 1-4 straight up and OH & FIVE against the spread. CIRCLE the WAGONS BAABBBEEE because the Bills should win this by at least 20 points.

Then we turn to the American League Championship Series, and despite my intense hatred, will try the Astros over the Rangers. And the reason is FIRST BALLOT HALL OF FAMER, Justin Verlander. Of course we have heard all the chatter about Verlander losing a few miles on his fastball, but C'MON, have you seen his last three outings. Justin has pitched a total of 19 innings and allowed only 1 earned run, which works out to a 0.47 ERA. Yea, hold your ears 'cause I'm gonna scream, ZERO POINT FOUR SEVEN! Texas starter Jordan Montgomery has been throwing extremely well since coming over from St. Louis, but his last playoff outing was kinda ugly. He was lit up for 9 hits and 4 earned runs in just 4 innings. Not exactly what you wanna see. Holding my nose but opening my wallet and putting a small package of cash on Houston in the opener.

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*EckSTATS*
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For your wagering pleasure, here are your spread stats of the day. The American League Championship Series kicks off tonight and we can tell you that the Astros have won seven of the last eight, while the Rangers roll into Houston on a 5-0 run.

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