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The Eagles took command of the NFC East with a 26-18 victory over the Commanders on Thursday night. Philadelphia covered the closing -4.5 after starting the day -3.5. The Total went Under the closing 49. >>Scroll down for more NFL coverage.
Fight night
The fight may be in Texas, but there is definitely a buzz here in Las Vegas.
Despite the unorthodox rules, the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout is drawing surprisingly heavy action from bettors. >>More from ESPN’s David Purdum.
On Thursday’s VSiN PrimeTime with Tim Murray, Circa owner Derek Stevens said the money was coming in hot on Tyson. That syncs with what we are seeing in the DraftKings splits with 73 percent of the bets on the former champion.
Beyond the 31-year age difference, other handicapping factors include 14-ounce gloves (instead of 10-ounce) and just eight two-minute rounds.
“They are fighting with pillows,” former NHL defenseman Darren Banks, a Circa casino VIP host, told Tim. “They are very big gloves. You will laugh when you see them.”
With Tyson at +200 and Paul at -235 as of Thursday night, Derek pointed out another possible wager: The draw at +1250. “That won’t last long.”
Being a sportsbook owner and all, Derek doesn’t usually call attention to bets like that. The +1250 lasted long enough for me to walk 20 yards to the window from the VSiN studio after Derek’s segment.
The fight will be broadcast on Netflix (main card starts at 8 p.m. ET). I watched the fine three-part Netflix documentary previewing the bout, so you don’t have to. My biggest takeaway came from the last episode: Paul, fighting as a heavyweight for the first time, seemed uncomfortable with the extra pounds.
On Thursday, Paul weighed in at 227 pounds — 27 pounds heavier than he was for his victory over Mike Perry in July — to Tyson’s 228.
But at least the fight is adhering to some conventions — a chaotic weigh-in with Tyson slapping Paul.
We’ve had a lot of good discussions on the fight this week, but I will point you to two:
>>Follow The Money hosts Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard handicap the fight and offer their betting strategies.
>>Pro bettor Bill Krackomberger tells A Numbers Game host Gill Alexander why he will bet on Paul.
As Gill says, though, “Proceed with caution.”
Friday night college football
Adam Burke previews tonight’s four-game menu in college football.
Dave Tuley has plays on the UCLA-Washington and Houston-Arizona among his Best Bets.
Steve Makinen has picks on two of tonight’s games, too.
Everything we do on Week 12 is posted here, including Best Bets from our experts.
Listen now: Tim Murray and Matt Youmans run through their top plays on the VSiN College Football Betting Podcast.
Who will survive this week?
With Circa Survivor down to 105, Adam Burke offers the potential candidates for this week.
Injury news: The Chiefs placed kicker Harrison Butker (knee) on the IR and signed Spencer Shrader off the Jets practice squad. KC is -11.5 vs. the Panthers.
Everything we do on Week 11 is posted here, including Best Bets from our experts.
Listen now: Brent Musburger, The Godfather of VSiN, joins Gill Alexander and regulars Todd Wishnev and Will Hill to make their picks on the Beating The Book megapod.
Tune in for Friday Football Invitational selections
Matt Youmans will announce the Week 11 picks on the Circa Friday Football Invitational show tonight from 9-11 ET.
We are down to 21 handicappers competing for $25,000 put up by Circa owner Derek Stevens in a weekly NFL and college football pick’em contest.
Las Vegas pro bettor Chuck Edel has a two-point lead over pro bettor Chris Piper. Jason Jarvis and Jeff Petch were at the bottom of the standings after Week 10 and were the cuts in the Survivor-style portion of the contest. Two more will be cut after this weekend. >>Standings.
Pro handicapper Marc Lawrence, pro bettor Randy McKay and “Average Joe” Pete Wilder will join Matt on tonight’s show.
The contest selections are posted on VSiN.com and VSiN Pro subscribers get an email with the 147 picks right after the show.
Today in college basketball
Greg Peterson has posted his Best Bets for today’s menu.
Check our College Basketball home page around mid-morning for top plays from Adam Burke.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen will post his Best Bets later today on our NBA page.
NHL: Look for Jonathan Davis‘ picks by mid-morning on our NHL page.
UFC: Lou Finocchiaro has his picks for Saturday’s UFC 309 in New York, featuring Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic.
Horse Racing: 1/ST Bet handicapper Jeff Siegel will post his picks later this morning.
