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Las Vegas - Gotta give you more from the German Bundesliga as FC Cologne hosts RB Leipzig. And you can sleep in today because the game doesn't start till 2:30 PM in New York, 11:30 AM here in Vegas. The visitors come in as a hefty -$190 favorite, while the home side is +$475. Leipzig (55 points) is fighting for a spot in the UEFA Champions League, currently sitting in 5th place, only one point behind Monchengladbach (56 points) and Leverkusen (56 points).
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Las Vegas - Heading back to Germany for some Bundesliga action, and gonna take a look at the two favorites today. If you're out in the Pacific Time Zone, it's an early start (6:30 AM) for Borussia Monchengladbach vs. 1. FC Union Berlin. And you will not mind waking up early to add a few bucks to the bank account. But first, a quick word about Borussia. Both favorites on the card today are Borussia teams. What does it mean?
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Las Vegas - The other co-main event tonight is a welterweight fight between Tyron (The Chosen One) Woodley at -$180 vs. Gilbert (Durinho) Burns at +$160.
And of course, we always present the Tale of the Tape. Woodley is 38 years old from Ferguson, Missouri. He tips the scale at around a buck 71, is 5'9" and has a 74.0" reach. His MMA record is 19-4, with 7 wins coming by KO, 7 by decision and 5 by submission.
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Las Vegas - Stepping back inside the Octagon and taking a look at the co-main event tomorrow as Augusto Sakai faces Blagoy (Bagata) Ivanov. This is basically a pick'em bout. Some shops in Vegas are showing Sakai as a -$110/-$115 favorite (Caesars and South Point), while others (Mirage, Westgate and William Hill) have Ivanov at -$110.
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Las Vegas - C'MON people. Stop shooting the poison arrows. Talking to the talking heads and the inksters who are trashing the NHL for the plan to return hockey to a sports-starved public. No plan is perfect. Nothing is EVER perfect, but at least Gary Bettman and the NHL are making an effort. Gotta respect the effort. Maybe there are a few minor tweaks before the NHL gets back on the ice, but from this keyboard, we'll be BETTING BAABBBEE and that's a YUGE plus.
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