Some comparative thoughts heading into Monday's doubleheader:
- Scoring up almost two points a game. 24 more points scored in the first 14 games this year than last. Even with the 13 Thursday night and the 36 Sunday night.
- Only 5 games went under 48.
- Vegas books, according to VegasInsider, won small based on Cleveland getting exposed and I don't know which back-door helped 'em too, but favorites so far are 6-7-1 against the number and 9-4-1 straight up (2018 had the same result exactly, including the straight-up draw, AS WELL AS the 8-6 for the Over.)
- Home teams 8-5-1 last year, 6-7-1 this year, and that took 4-1-1 after the early games.
- Supplemental Discipline will be busy in New York -- there's a chance of three suspensions at least from Sunday, two of them could easily be multiple games.
- If you're in Las Vegas (and I urge all regular disclaimers apply -- only gamble for entertainment and what you can lose, taking this advice is your own responsibility, etc.): According to VegasInsider, the opening line after the Sunday nighter for New England vs. Miami is NE -14 1/2. If that's not license to print... They will have to literally rig that game to keep it within 28.
- If New England is that good, we just call it all off now and the only question is if someone takes Brady out at the knees. I have no dispute the NFL would like to get Brady 19-0 one season to literally make him Greater Than Jordan, but that was a New England massacre and a Pittsburgh surrender.
- (Other) teams on the up:
- Green Bay (only on the D for the moment, but if Rodgers hits stride and the gamble of him taking no preseason snaps works...)
- Baltimore (I just don't know what you do with that against a Miami team that probably can't beat a Top 5 college team.)
- Kansas City (You could say "Karma, bitch!" to the Tyreek Hill injury, and it's clear the league is painting Patrick Mahomes as the One Great Hope to unseat Brady.)
- Dallas (Probably the biggest rig-job recipient of the week. If the NFC is as wide open as things may indicate, maybe they just figure Dallas and they'll just job to New England anyway.)
- (Other) Teams who might want to keep a close eye on their rosters:
- Cleveland. Nuff said. That was not only an embarrassment, but a quit-job.
- Chicago. Too many more weeks of that, and they'll be scouting situations for a new QB to save what might be ANOTHER lost season for that defense.
- Both New York teams, Arizona, Detroit, Tampa Bay They are what you think they are. They stink.
- Pittsburgh. Need I say more? And that's three subreddits I've now been banned from in the last 36 hours. Steeler fan... Truth fucking hurts. That was an exposition, a surrender, and an indication we all but should cancel the season and crown 'em unless someone finally has enough and takes Brady out at the knees.
Someone should do a Charles Martin job on Brady and Antonio Brown. I am sick of the NE Pats. This is just like the 49ers in the 90's when they were the league's preferred team, and they could get away with anything.
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