The crowd was pumped in Oakland on Monday Night, celebrating the return of John Gruden. Beyond that there wasn’t much to celebrate for Raider Nation. The Broncos on the other hand pulled out a nice win versus Seattle. Can Gruden get his first win… Or at least cover that six?
Things didn’t go so great for Jimmy Garoppolo and the Niners in week one, with a 24-16 loss and no-cover at Minnesota. For the Lions, first signs were not good. Matthew Stafford struggled behind a line that might not have come along as far as some have thought. Which QBs bounce back in week 2?
Loot Levinson breaks down the week 2 match-up between the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams. Sportsbooks have the Rams 12.5 points better than the Cards and expect around 46.6 points on the board. Last year the Rams beat the Cardinals both times, by a combined score of 55-16. Will this trend continue?
The Eagles make the trip to Raymond James Stadium on Sunday for a week 2 NFC battle versus the Buccaneers. Both teams won their opener. The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles overcame a slow start to beat a good Falcons team on Thursday, 18-12, showing a lot of what made them so good last season. Tampa, meanwhile, was the surprise of week 1, handing the Saints an earlier than expected L. Who can take it to 2-0 on Sunday in Tampa? Read Loot Levinson’s breakdown.
The LA Chargers rack up some frequent flier miles as they travel to New Era Field to take on the Buffalo Bills in a week two AFC contest. Both teams had an awful week 1. The Chargers, with all the preseason talk about how good they could be, fell to the Chiefs at home, 38-28, in a game that wasn’t as close as the final suggests. Not to be outdone, the Bills, fell harder in their opener, with a 47-3 loss on the road against the Ravens. Who can get that first win of the season this week in Buffalo? Loot Levinson breaks down this game and the sportsbook’s growing line of 7.5.
The Boise State Broncos visit Stillwater in week three to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday. The sportsbooks have this game at 2 or 2.5. Loot Levinson believes both teams will put up offense but who shows up on D?
Granted, the Conor vs. Khabib main event gets a lot of the heat, but leading up to that is a healthy card, both in terms of entertainment value and wagering appeal.
Loot Levinson breaks down the top Bellator 208 matchup between Fedor Emelianenko, 37-5 (11 KOs, 17 Submissions), (-290) vs. Chael Sonnen, 31-15-1 (7 KOs, 5 Submissions), (+245). Get his in-depth analysis and prediction to win.
Loot makes his selection for the final week 1 game of 2018 between the Raiders and the Rams. LA comes to town bearing gifts, giving 4 points to the Raiders.
Loot Levinson analyzes the USC Trojans vs. Stanford Cardinal game, to be played at Stanford on Saturday 9/8/2018. Loot reviews week 1 and helps put it in context before making his football pick.