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Las Vegas - A little housekeeping on the college bowl board. The biggest move on the slate comes in the Quick Lane Bowl. Nevada opened -2.5 over Western Michigan, but Western is now -3.5. The total also dropped from 63 to 58.5 and it all revolves around Wolfpack QB Carson Strong. With a nagging knee injury and the possibility of getting selected in the 1st round of the NFL draft, Strong says that he might not play. Why such a big deal?
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Las Vegas - Before we get to the NFL action on the West coast, c'mon over to Spain with me and the Madrid derby. It'll be Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid. Real will be a small favorite, around -$105, or maybe even money. And we are ALL OVER Los Blancos as long as Karim Benzema is in the starting 11. If Benzema is on the bench, we still like Real, but not Really that strong.
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Las Vegas - They're hoopin' it up in the Mountains and gonna take Colorado State -2 points over Mississippi State. Once you leave the Rockies, no one really pays any attention to the basketball teams, but the Rams from Fort Collins are good. Really good. Really, really good. As in 9-0 good! Of course, you'll hear arguments about the SEC being way better than the Mountain West, but NOT this afternoon. Love what head coach Niko Medved is doing with these Rams.
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Las Vegas - Can you name the ONLY coach in any of the major pro sports that has a perfect record? Lemme give you a little help. Vancouver fired Travis Green on Sunday and hired Bruce Boudreau. The Canucks have played twice since Double B took over, and are a PERFECT 2-0! Obviously, that's a small sample, but it looks like Van City is coming back to life. If you're not familiar with Boudreau, he's a hockey lifer, and has made coaching stops in Washington, Anaheim and Minnesota.
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Las Vegas - Watts UP! If there's one player that can wreck a game plan, it's T.J. Watt. The baby Watt makes the most cash of all the brothers, and he is WORTH it. In games that he has played for the Steelers, they're 6-2. Without Watt, Pittsburgh is 0-3-1. OUCH! And T.J. gets to face a Minnesota team WITHOUT superstar WR Adam Thielen. Now we're hearing that superstar RB Dalvin Cook is listed as probable, but one good hit on that shoulder and he's gonzo.
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