Football, both NFL and NCAA, dominates the slate this week, with a pair of NFL season openers and one College clash. And with MLB playoffs approaching, we?ve got a battle between AL division leaders. In the NFL, the New York Jets face the Miami Dolphins on the road Sunday, and NFC North division rivals Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers square off on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field. In College Football, the Ohio Bobcats take on the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. In MLB, the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels visit the Chicago White Sox, who sit atop the AL Central, on Friday night. In Hot Props, it?s UFC 88 on Saturday.
TRIVIA:
Which of the following players was not selected first overall in the NFL draft?
1. Earl Campbell
2. Bruce Smith
3. Dan Marino
4. Bo Jackson
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL:
Sunday
NEW YORK JETS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS
1 pm ET, CBS
Brett Favre and the New York Jets visit the Miami Dolphins in the season opener for both teams Sunday at Dolphin Stadium.
The Jets have had the edge head-to-head over the past 10 meetings, going 7-3 SU and 8-1-1 ATS in that span. The teams last squared off on Dec. 2 last season, when the Jets won 40-13 as 1?-point road underdogs.
Last season, New York was 4-12 SU and 6-9-1 ATS, while Miami was a league-worst 1-15 SU and 5-9-2 ATS.
New York is 7-1 SU in the past eight meetings, a perfect 5-0 ATS in the past five meetings in Miami, and 8-0-1 ATS in the past nine meetings overall. The total has gone over in four of Miami's past five.
betED Line: Jets (-3)(-110) (-155) Total: 36
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Monday
MINNESOTA VIKINGS @ GREEN BAY PACKERS
7 pm ET, ESPN
NFC North division rivals Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers clash in their season opener on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field.
Green Bay has a big edge straight up, going 7-3 over the past 10 meetings, but the teams have each covered the spread five times over that span. They last met on Nov. 11 last season, when Green Bay hammered the Vikings 34-0 as a 5?-point home favorite.
Minnesota was 8-8 SU and 7-7-2 ATS last season and Green Bay was 13-3 SU and 12-3-1 ATS.
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in the past eight meetings in Green Bay, and 5-2 SU in its past seven overall. The total has gone under in four of Minnesota's past five on the road, and in four of the past five meetings in Green Bay.
betED Line: Packers (-2.5)(-110) (-130) Total: 38
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NCAA FOOTBALL:
Saturday
OHIO BOBCATS @ No. 3 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
12 pm ET, ESPN
State bragging rights will be up for grabs when the Ohio Bobcats and the Ohio State Buckeyes square off Saturday.
The teams haven?t met since 1999, when Ohio State won 40-16, failing to cover the huge 43-point spread.
In Week 1, Ohio was 0-1 SU and 1-0 ATS, while Ohio State was 1-0 SU and 0-0 ATS.
Ohio is 4-1 ATS in its past five, but 1-5 SU in its past six on the road. The total has gone over in five of Ohio's past seven. Ohio State is 20-2 SU in its past 22 at home.
betED Line: Buckeyes (-35)(-110) Total: 46.5
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MLB:
Friday
LOS ANGELES ANGELS @ CHICAGO WHITE SOX
8:05 pm ET, CSNCH, FSW
The Los Angeles Angels visit the Chicago White Sox in a clash of AL division leaders at U.S. Cellular Field on Friday.
The Angels will start righthander Dustin Moseley, who is 1-2 this season with a 6.60 ERA. Starting this game for the White Sox will be ace Mark Buehrle. The lefthander has a 4.11 ERA to go along with an 11-11 record.
Mark Teixeira and Juan Rivera drove in two runs apiece in leading the Angels to a 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers in the rubber match on Thursday, as -160 favorites. The score went under the total of 9.5. The White Sox avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, as -130 favorites. The score was under the total of 9.5.
The total has gone under in all five of the past five meetings, and in seven of the past eight meetings in Chicago. The Angels are 5-2 SU in their last seven, while the White Sox are 7-2 SU in their past nine at home.
betED Line: White Sox (-170) (-1.5)(+110) Total: 10
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Hot Props:
The main event at UFC 88 ?Breakthrough? Saturday night at Philips Arena in Atlanta will be a heavyweight bout between Rashad "Sugar" Evans and Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell.
If Liddell wins, he?ll likely get a heavyweight title fight against current champ Forrest Griffin.
1. Evans +220
2. Liddell -280
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TRIVIA ANSWER:
3. Dan Marino
Now considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, Marino was picked by the Miami Dolphins late in the first round of the 1983 draft. Bruce Smith was picked first overall in 1985, Bo Jackson first in 1986, and Earl Campbell first in 1978.
TRIVIA:
Which of the following players was not selected first overall in the NFL draft?
1. Earl Campbell
2. Bruce Smith
3. Dan Marino
4. Bo Jackson
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL:
Sunday
NEW YORK JETS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS
1 pm ET, CBS
Brett Favre and the New York Jets visit the Miami Dolphins in the season opener for both teams Sunday at Dolphin Stadium.
The Jets have had the edge head-to-head over the past 10 meetings, going 7-3 SU and 8-1-1 ATS in that span. The teams last squared off on Dec. 2 last season, when the Jets won 40-13 as 1?-point road underdogs.
Last season, New York was 4-12 SU and 6-9-1 ATS, while Miami was a league-worst 1-15 SU and 5-9-2 ATS.
New York is 7-1 SU in the past eight meetings, a perfect 5-0 ATS in the past five meetings in Miami, and 8-0-1 ATS in the past nine meetings overall. The total has gone over in four of Miami's past five.
betED Line: Jets (-3)(-110) (-155) Total: 36
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Monday
MINNESOTA VIKINGS @ GREEN BAY PACKERS
7 pm ET, ESPN
NFC North division rivals Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers clash in their season opener on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field.
Green Bay has a big edge straight up, going 7-3 over the past 10 meetings, but the teams have each covered the spread five times over that span. They last met on Nov. 11 last season, when Green Bay hammered the Vikings 34-0 as a 5?-point home favorite.
Minnesota was 8-8 SU and 7-7-2 ATS last season and Green Bay was 13-3 SU and 12-3-1 ATS.
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in the past eight meetings in Green Bay, and 5-2 SU in its past seven overall. The total has gone under in four of Minnesota's past five on the road, and in four of the past five meetings in Green Bay.
betED Line: Packers (-2.5)(-110) (-130) Total: 38
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NCAA FOOTBALL:
Saturday
OHIO BOBCATS @ No. 3 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
12 pm ET, ESPN
State bragging rights will be up for grabs when the Ohio Bobcats and the Ohio State Buckeyes square off Saturday.
The teams haven?t met since 1999, when Ohio State won 40-16, failing to cover the huge 43-point spread.
In Week 1, Ohio was 0-1 SU and 1-0 ATS, while Ohio State was 1-0 SU and 0-0 ATS.
Ohio is 4-1 ATS in its past five, but 1-5 SU in its past six on the road. The total has gone over in five of Ohio's past seven. Ohio State is 20-2 SU in its past 22 at home.
betED Line: Buckeyes (-35)(-110) Total: 46.5
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MLB:
Friday
LOS ANGELES ANGELS @ CHICAGO WHITE SOX
8:05 pm ET, CSNCH, FSW
The Los Angeles Angels visit the Chicago White Sox in a clash of AL division leaders at U.S. Cellular Field on Friday.
The Angels will start righthander Dustin Moseley, who is 1-2 this season with a 6.60 ERA. Starting this game for the White Sox will be ace Mark Buehrle. The lefthander has a 4.11 ERA to go along with an 11-11 record.
Mark Teixeira and Juan Rivera drove in two runs apiece in leading the Angels to a 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers in the rubber match on Thursday, as -160 favorites. The score went under the total of 9.5. The White Sox avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, as -130 favorites. The score was under the total of 9.5.
The total has gone under in all five of the past five meetings, and in seven of the past eight meetings in Chicago. The Angels are 5-2 SU in their last seven, while the White Sox are 7-2 SU in their past nine at home.
betED Line: White Sox (-170) (-1.5)(+110) Total: 10
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Hot Props:
The main event at UFC 88 ?Breakthrough? Saturday night at Philips Arena in Atlanta will be a heavyweight bout between Rashad "Sugar" Evans and Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell.
If Liddell wins, he?ll likely get a heavyweight title fight against current champ Forrest Griffin.
1. Evans +220
2. Liddell -280
Bet UFC 88 at betED.com
TRIVIA ANSWER:
3. Dan Marino
Now considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, Marino was picked by the Miami Dolphins late in the first round of the 1983 draft. Bruce Smith was picked first overall in 1985, Bo Jackson first in 1986, and Earl Campbell first in 1978.
