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Las Vegas - We know that the Washington Commanders are now up for sale. We know that the owner, Dan Snyder, has had all sorts of issues. We know Amazon's gazillionaire, Jeff Bezos, is the frontrunner to buy the club. We know that they've won three in a row. But we also know that they have an UGLY offense. Nothing against Taylor Heinicke, but scoring 87 points in the last six games for an average of 14.5 points per game just AIN'T gonna get it against Minnesota.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Does not get any better than #1 vs. #2. If you're looking at the AP Top 25, then Georgia is your #1. If you're looking at the College Football Playoff Rankings, then Tennessee is your #1. Respect the defending National Champion Bulldogs and the 8-0 record, but gotta look at the lack of quality teams on the schedule. With the exception of Oregon, the slate is NOT very impressive. We're talking Samford, Kent State, Missouri, South Carolina, Florida, Auburn and Vanderbilt.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Gonna lace up the skates tonight, slide out to the mountains, and drop some chips on Colorado over Columbus. Call it the Stanley Cup hangover because the Avalanche have lost two in a row, and four of the last six. But with six days rest to recharge the batteries, expect a gigantic effort from the Avs. It doesn't hurt that the Blue Jackets skate in with a negative hat trick, losing three in a row.
Read MoreLas Vegas - If you're from Philly, you BETTER have two screens tonight! Got the Phillies at home against the Astros in game five, and the Eagles flying down to Houston for a date with the Texans. First we'll look at the bases. Of course, everything depends on last night's result. If the Phils won and are up 3-1, and throw Noah Syndergaard, we might take a pass.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Looks like it'll be Aaron Nola against Christian Javier. So, if the Phillies won last night, which they did, then we gotta tickle the Astros and Javier. Nola has been really UGLY the last two times out in the playoffs. What does ugly look like? How about 13 hits and 11 earned runs in just 9 innings against Houston and San Diego. Those numbers DO NOT make me comfortable. The numbers that do JUMP off the page belong to Javier.
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