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Las Vegas - Closing out the Wild Card round tonight in Los Angeles with the Rams against the Cardinals. These two NFC West rivals met twice during the regular season and here are the particulars. Arizona flew into L.A. back in October, and posted a rather easy 37-20 win as a +4 point underdog. The total on the game was 54 and the calculator tells me it went Over. In the second game down in Arizona, the Rams got their revenge, picking up a 30-23 victory as a +3 point underdog.
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Las Vegas - Gonna kick off this delicious Sunday with Tampa vs. Philadelphia. Well, guess it's over. Rob Ninkovich says that the Eagles DON'T HAVE A CHANCE against the Bucs on Sunday. Just for clarification, Ninkovich played with Tom Brady and won two Super Bowls with TB12. BIAS? Just asking. If you looked at the last game for each team, maybe NINK was right and it IS over. Tampa blasted the Panthers 41-17, while Philadelphia was mauled by the Cowboys 51-26.
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Las Vegas - So, here's a little Ecks & Bacon wisdom. Okay, I call it wisdom, you might have another word or two. Looking at all six NFL games on this extended weekend and NOT gonna take a position on all of 'em. Quality over quantity. Just like last week's column when we had only two selections, and ran away with a sweet 2-0 bank job. Back in the day, we used to rate our selections for the New York Daily News with helmets.
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Las Vegas - Picking up the tennis racket and heading to Australia for the Open. Obviously, the men's side of the tournament is a little discombobulated, with Novak Djokovic's status still possibly up in the air. So, we turn to the women, and gonna drop a few chips on Elena Rybakina. She is currently ranked #13 and can hit the ball through a brick wall, especially her serve. Elena can reach 119 miles per hour, and LED the tour in aces, serving 192 last year.
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Las Vegas - Quick NBA note. The Nets were -9.5 or -10 on the overnight line, but have dropped all the way to -7 over the Thunder, and, it could go lower. Why? Kyrie Irving can NOT play at any of the home games in Brooklyn, and coach Steve Nash said he might also rest Kevin Durant and James Harden.
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