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Las Vegas - If you follow 'celebrity boxing' then you might wanna take a look at the Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort extravaganza this Saturday in Florida. Holyfield stepped in to replace Oscar De La Hoya who is sitting at home with COVID-19. If you're wondering about 'The Real Deal,' he is 58 years old for another month when he'll turn 59. He HAS NOT fought since 2011. And yet, he still opened as a small favorite, -$130, in the match against Belfort.
Read MoreLas Vegas - Anyone wanna lay $6,000 bones to win back one stinkin' Benjamin? That's the going rate if you wanna buy Novak Djokovic over Jenson Brooksby in the round of 16 at the U.S. Open. Would love to see the 20 year old from Sacramento shock the world, but NAH!
Read MoreLas Vegas - Gonna be emotional tonight down in Tallahassee as Florida State honors legendary coach Bobby Bowden. Notre Dame opened up at -9.5 and has dropped to -7. The Over/Under total hasn't really moved that much, opening at 56 and now sitting at 55.5. Which word are you hanging on? Emotion or talent? If you're hanging on emotion, then the Seminoles plus a TD are your side. If it's talent, then you gotta look at the Fighting Irish.
Read MoreLas Vegas - First stop today is Oklahoma. Lemme throw some scores at you from the last 10 years for the Sooners opening game at home. In 2011, they crushed Tulsa 47-14. In 2012, it was a 69-13 blowout against Florida A&M. In 2013, they threw a 34-0 bagel at UL-Monroe. In 2014, it was a 48-16 W against Louisiana Tech. In 2015, how about a 41-3 W over Akron. In 2016, they saw UL-Monroe again, and blasted 'em 59-17. In 2017, they squashed UTEP 56-7.
Read MoreLas Vegas - As we get ready for the first YUGE weekend of college football, we're hearing rumors about the next celeb fight. The chatter is that Conor 'The Notorious' McGregor is gonna step into the ring against Jake 'The Problem Child' Paul. Sure Paul is 4-0, but he has fought, as my Dad used to say, TOMATO CANS! His first win was against AnEsonGib, who I'm researching, and trying to find out if it's actually a real person or a new drink from Starbucks.
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