It?s Thanksgiving and that means lots of action for sports bettors. This week we highlight two NFL tilts, an NCAA Football matchup, an NBA contest and an NHL game. In the NFL, it?s divisional-rival weekend as the New York Giants visit the Washington Redskins, and the Chicago Bears battle the Minnesota Vikings, both games Sunday. In College Football, the Oklahoma Sooners take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday night. In the NBA, the Phoenix Suns host the Miami Heat on Friday night. In the NHL, the San Jose Sharks visit the Dallas Stars, also Friday night. In Hot Props, bet on ?Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya?s upcoming welterweight boxing match against Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao.
TRIVIA:
How many Super Bowl rings does former San Francisco 49ers QB Steve Young have?
1. 3
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL:
Sunday
NEW YORK GIANTS @ WASHINGTON REDSKINS
1 pm ET, FOX
The New York Giants visit the Washington Redskins in a battle of NFC East division rivals Sunday.
New York beat the Arizona Cardinals 37-29 as a 3-point favorite last week. The score went over the total of 48.5. Eli Manning passed for 240 yards with three touchdown passes for New York and Derrick Ward rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.
The Redskins defeated Seattle Seahawks 20-17 as a 3-point favorite last week, with the score going under the total of 40. Clinton Portis rushed for 143 yards on 29 carries for Washington, while Jason Campbell passed for 206 yards with a TD.
New York is 10-1 SU and 9-2 ATS, and has won six straight. Washington is 7-4 SU and 5-5-1 ATS.
The Giants are 5-0 SU and ATS in their past five, and are 15-1 SU in their past 16 on the road. The total has gone over in six of the past seven meetings in Washington.
betED Line: Giants (-195) (-4)(-110) Total: 42
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Sunday
CHICAGO BEARS @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS
8:15 pm ET, NBC
Old-time rivals the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings meet at The Metrodome on Sunday Night Football.
The Bears beat the St. Louis Rams 27-3 as a 7.5-point favorite last week, with the score falling below the total of 44. Matt Forte rushed for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 20 carries for Chicago and Kyle Orton passed for 139 yards with a touchdown.
The Vikings defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 30-12 as a 2.5-point underdog last week. The score went over the total of 41. Adrian Peterson rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries for Minnesota, while Gus Frerotte threw for 120 yards.
Chicago is 6-5 SU and 5-5-1 ATS, and Minnesota is 6-5 SU and 4-7 ATS.
Chicago is 6-3 ATS in the past nine meetings. The total has gone over in four of the past six meetings. Minnesota is 5-1 SU in the past six meetings at home.
betED Line: Vikings (-170) (-3.5)(-110) Total: 42
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NCAA FOOTBALL:
Saturday
No. 3 OKLAHOMA SOONERS @ No. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
8 pm ET, ABC
The No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners visit state-rival No. 21 Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday night.
Oklahoma scored five touchdowns in the second quarter as they bombed unbeaten Texas Tech 65-21 in Week 13. Oklahoma covered the 7-point spread and the 86 points went well over the total of 76.5.
Oklahoma State beat Colorado 30-17 in Week 12. Oklahoma State failed to cover the 17-point spread and the score went under the total of 55.5.
Oklahoma is 10-1 SU and 8-2 ATS and has won five straight, while Oklahoma State is 9-2 SU and 8-2 ATS.
The total has gone over in five of Oklahoma's past five. Oklahoma State is 5-0 SU in its past five at home. Oklahoma State is 4-1 ATS in the past five meetings at home against Oklahoma.
betED Line: Sooners (-7.5)(-110) Total: 75
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NBA:
Friday
MIAMI HEAT @ PHOENIX SUNS
8 pm ET, ESPN
The Phoenix Suns host the Miami Heat in NBA action Friday night.
The Suns are 7-3 SU and 4-6 ATS in the past 10 meetings. The teams last squared off on Dec. 10 last season, when Miami won 117-113 as 12.5-point road dogs.
The Suns have won three straight, including Wednesday's 110-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
Miami is on a five-game Western road trip tonight and have dropped two straight overall and six of their last 10 contests. The Heat opened the road trip with Wednesday's 106-68 defeat at Portland.
Both teams split a pair of meetings a year ago, but the Suns have won five of six and 13 of the last 20 in the series. Phoenix is 16-4 all-time at home versus the Heat.
betED Line: Suns (-400) (-8.5)(-110) Total: 199
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NHL:
Friday
SAN JOSE SHARKS @ DALLAS STARS
8:30 pm ET, CSN-BA+, FS-SW
The Dallas Stars will try again for back-to-back victories for the first time this year when they host the San Jose Sharks in NHL play Friday night.
Dallas stopped a three-game losing skid on Wednesday with a 4-3 win over the Wild in Minnesota. But the Stars have lost their last three at home (0-2-1) and are 2-3-3 as the host club this season.
The Sharks are coming off a 3-2 overtime win Against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. Joe Thornton scored the game-winner 45 seconds into overtime, as the Sharks extended their winning streak over Chicago to 13 straight games.
The teams split four regular-season meetings last year, but the Stars eliminated the Sharks in six games in last year's Western Conference semifinals. San Jose won 2-1 the last time the teams met on Nov. 8.
betED Line: Sharks (-155) (-1.5)(+180) Total: 5.5
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Hot Props:
Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion "The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya will face current Ring Magazine No. 1-ranked Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao on December 6 in a highly anticipated welterweight boxing match.
Who will win?
1. de la Hoya -210
2. Pacquiao +170
Bet Boxing at betED.com
TRIVIA ANSWER:
1. 3
Young won two Super Bowl rings as Joe Montana?s backup and one as a starter.
TRIVIA:
How many Super Bowl rings does former San Francisco 49ers QB Steve Young have?
1. 3
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL:
Sunday
NEW YORK GIANTS @ WASHINGTON REDSKINS
1 pm ET, FOX
The New York Giants visit the Washington Redskins in a battle of NFC East division rivals Sunday.
New York beat the Arizona Cardinals 37-29 as a 3-point favorite last week. The score went over the total of 48.5. Eli Manning passed for 240 yards with three touchdown passes for New York and Derrick Ward rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.
The Redskins defeated Seattle Seahawks 20-17 as a 3-point favorite last week, with the score going under the total of 40. Clinton Portis rushed for 143 yards on 29 carries for Washington, while Jason Campbell passed for 206 yards with a TD.
New York is 10-1 SU and 9-2 ATS, and has won six straight. Washington is 7-4 SU and 5-5-1 ATS.
The Giants are 5-0 SU and ATS in their past five, and are 15-1 SU in their past 16 on the road. The total has gone over in six of the past seven meetings in Washington.
betED Line: Giants (-195) (-4)(-110) Total: 42
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Sunday
CHICAGO BEARS @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS
8:15 pm ET, NBC
Old-time rivals the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings meet at The Metrodome on Sunday Night Football.
The Bears beat the St. Louis Rams 27-3 as a 7.5-point favorite last week, with the score falling below the total of 44. Matt Forte rushed for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 20 carries for Chicago and Kyle Orton passed for 139 yards with a touchdown.
The Vikings defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 30-12 as a 2.5-point underdog last week. The score went over the total of 41. Adrian Peterson rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries for Minnesota, while Gus Frerotte threw for 120 yards.
Chicago is 6-5 SU and 5-5-1 ATS, and Minnesota is 6-5 SU and 4-7 ATS.
Chicago is 6-3 ATS in the past nine meetings. The total has gone over in four of the past six meetings. Minnesota is 5-1 SU in the past six meetings at home.
betED Line: Vikings (-170) (-3.5)(-110) Total: 42
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NCAA FOOTBALL:
Saturday
No. 3 OKLAHOMA SOONERS @ No. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
8 pm ET, ABC
The No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners visit state-rival No. 21 Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday night.
Oklahoma scored five touchdowns in the second quarter as they bombed unbeaten Texas Tech 65-21 in Week 13. Oklahoma covered the 7-point spread and the 86 points went well over the total of 76.5.
Oklahoma State beat Colorado 30-17 in Week 12. Oklahoma State failed to cover the 17-point spread and the score went under the total of 55.5.
Oklahoma is 10-1 SU and 8-2 ATS and has won five straight, while Oklahoma State is 9-2 SU and 8-2 ATS.
The total has gone over in five of Oklahoma's past five. Oklahoma State is 5-0 SU in its past five at home. Oklahoma State is 4-1 ATS in the past five meetings at home against Oklahoma.
betED Line: Sooners (-7.5)(-110) Total: 75
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NBA:
Friday
MIAMI HEAT @ PHOENIX SUNS
8 pm ET, ESPN
The Phoenix Suns host the Miami Heat in NBA action Friday night.
The Suns are 7-3 SU and 4-6 ATS in the past 10 meetings. The teams last squared off on Dec. 10 last season, when Miami won 117-113 as 12.5-point road dogs.
The Suns have won three straight, including Wednesday's 110-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
Miami is on a five-game Western road trip tonight and have dropped two straight overall and six of their last 10 contests. The Heat opened the road trip with Wednesday's 106-68 defeat at Portland.
Both teams split a pair of meetings a year ago, but the Suns have won five of six and 13 of the last 20 in the series. Phoenix is 16-4 all-time at home versus the Heat.
betED Line: Suns (-400) (-8.5)(-110) Total: 199
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NHL:
Friday
SAN JOSE SHARKS @ DALLAS STARS
8:30 pm ET, CSN-BA+, FS-SW
The Dallas Stars will try again for back-to-back victories for the first time this year when they host the San Jose Sharks in NHL play Friday night.
Dallas stopped a three-game losing skid on Wednesday with a 4-3 win over the Wild in Minnesota. But the Stars have lost their last three at home (0-2-1) and are 2-3-3 as the host club this season.
The Sharks are coming off a 3-2 overtime win Against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. Joe Thornton scored the game-winner 45 seconds into overtime, as the Sharks extended their winning streak over Chicago to 13 straight games.
The teams split four regular-season meetings last year, but the Stars eliminated the Sharks in six games in last year's Western Conference semifinals. San Jose won 2-1 the last time the teams met on Nov. 8.
betED Line: Sharks (-155) (-1.5)(+180) Total: 5.5
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Hot Props:
Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion "The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya will face current Ring Magazine No. 1-ranked Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao on December 6 in a highly anticipated welterweight boxing match.
Who will win?
1. de la Hoya -210
2. Pacquiao +170
Bet Boxing at betED.com
TRIVIA ANSWER:
1. 3
Young won two Super Bowl rings as Joe Montana?s backup and one as a starter.
