Yes, the Eagles are 2-0 to open the season. But those two wins came against Bottom 5 competition, with both the Browns and Bears losing at truly dismal seasons. This is a major step up in class for a team playing on a short week, a mediocre (at best) squad who is feeling pretty good about themselves right now.
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Idaho didn’t look good in a lackluster 20-17 victory against Montana State and was blown out 59-14 at Washington and 56-6 at Washington State. The Vandals’ offense is down from a year ago while UNLV’s defense has improved with more speed and athletic talent.
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The Vols have had this game circled since about this same time last year. The reason being is that the Gators beat Tennessee last year for the 11th consecutive time. Last year, the Vols were up 27-14 in the 4th quarter and the Gators scored the winning touchdown on 4th and 14 with a 63 yd TD pass.
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The Cleveland Indians will try to move one step closer to their first American League Central title since 2007 as they host the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Cleveland won the opener of this three-game set 2-1 last night when Brandon Guyer singled in a run with two outs at the bottom of the ninth to clinch the victory.
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The Toronto Blue Jays will battle it out with the Seattle Mariners in game two of their three-game series at Seattle tonight. The Blue Jays are currently tied with Baltimore atop the wild-card standings, with Seattle trailing by three games. The Mariners had won six of the last seven games in the series at Safeco Field prior to a 3-2 defeat last night.
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Seattle is showing some great value here at basically a pick’em at home against the Blue Jays on Monday. The Mariners have been playing some of their best baseball down the stretch, as they come into this game having won 9 of their last 11 and fresh off a 7-3 win on Sunday.
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The Rams relocated from St. Louis in the offseason and they’ll play their first home game in Los Angeles since 1994 when they host the NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
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This might seem like a big spread for LSU to be laying. The Tigers haven’t exactly looked dominant in their first two games. They lost outright as a double-digit favorite to Wisconsin. They then only won by 21 as a 30-point favorite against Jacksonville State.
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With Mississippi winning at Alabama last year 43-37 in a real shootout, coach Nick Saban sets up in a rare double-revenge situation for the Crimson Tide. Last week Alabama crushed Western Kentucky 38-10 holding the Hilltoppers to 239 yards of total offense (23 on the ground).
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Setting the scene: Tampa looked impressive in its 31-24 win on the road at division rival Atlanta last week, a performance which has made us a believer. For this week at least. It’ll be a tall order to win back-to-back away from friendly confines to open the season, but the young and full of confidence Bucs will take their best shot and try to hit this reeling Cards team while it’s down.
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