{"id":2958,"date":"2008-12-07T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-07T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/sunday-who-covers-the-spread\/"},"modified":"2008-12-07T10:29:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-07T15:29:00","slug":"sunday-who-covers-the-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/sunday-who-covers-the-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, Who Covers the Spread?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The winning is not over. As we await the Vegas odds on Florida-Oklahoma, let’s continue to endless winning in football betting<\/font><\/a> from Germany<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:COUNTRY-REGION> to Gilroy<\/st1:PLACENAME> Gardens<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE>. <\/o:P><\/p>\n

A Cowboys\/Steelers clash in Pittsburgh<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> highlights the National Football League’s Week 14 slate. Here’s Sunday’s complete lineup in your Daily Sports Roundup.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

The Gridiron Spotlight<\/strong><\/o:P><\/p>\n

The Cowboys and Steelers will both be looking for their fourth straight win on Sunday afternoon when they meet at Heinz Field. Dallas<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (8-4 straight-up, 6-6 against-the-spread) trounced the Seahawks 34-0 last week. Pittsburgh<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (9-3 SU, 6-6 ATS) had no trouble getting past the Patriots 33-10 in their last outing. The oddsmakers have Pittsburgh<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> as a 3-point favorite, with the total at 38.5 points.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

The Ravens have won two straight games, and they’ll be hoping to gain some ground on the rival Steelers in the AFC North standings with a win over the Redskins in the Sunday night game. Baltimore (8-4 SU, 9-3 ATS) beat the lowly Bengals 34-3 in their last game. Washington<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> (7-5 SU, 5-6-1<\/st1:DATE> ATS) fell 23-7 to the Giants last weekend. Baltimore<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> is a 5-point favorite, with the total at 35.5 points.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

The other two NFC East teams will play each other on Sunday, as the Giants host the Eagles as 7-point favorites. Elsewhere it’s Jacksonville<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Chicago<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-6.5), Minnesota<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> (-10) at Detroit<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, Houston<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Green Bay<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-5.5), Cleveland<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Tennessee<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> (-14), Cincinnati<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Indianapolis<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-13.5), Atlanta<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at New Orleans<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-3), Kansas City<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Denver<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-9), the Jets (-4) at San Francisco<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, New England<\/st1:PLACE> (-4.5) at Seattle<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and St. Louis<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Arizona<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> (-14). Finally, the Dolphins and Bills will meet under the roof at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, with the matchup listed as a pick’em<\/span>.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

Other Notable Events<\/strong><\/o:P><\/p>\n

New Toronto Raptors head coach Jay Triano<\/span> will have to contend with Greg Oden<\/span> on Sunday afternoon (1:00pm ET<\/st1:TIME> tipoff<\/span>) when the Portland Trail Blazers come to town. And the team might have to deal with less attention than usual as well, since the Bills\/Dolphins game will take place just up the street later in the day. At least the NHL’s Maple Leafs aren<\/span>‘t<\/span> back on the ice until Monday evening.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

The Pistons and Knicks will also meet in matinee action on Sunday, with a noon<\/st1:TIME> tipoff<\/span> at Madison<\/st1:PLACENAME> Square<\/st1:PLACENAME> Garden<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE>. The league’s marquee teams will then take the floor on Sunday night, with Boston<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Indiana<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, and the Lakers hosting Milwaukee<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

The Rest of the Schedule<\/strong><\/o:P><\/p>\n

The NHL will stage just five games Sunday, including Alexander Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes and their new (old) head coach Paul Maurice. As well, Phoenix<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> is at Chicago<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, Calgary<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> visits the Rangers, Vancouver<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> is at Colorado<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, and Anaheim<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> will host Columbus<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

Finally, there are six ranked college basketball teams in action on Sunday, including No. 6 Oklahoma taking on Tulsa<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> on the road. Also on the slate: Ohio at No. 11 Louisville, CSU Northridge at No. 12 UCLA, Bradley at No. 13 Michigan State, Nebraska at No. 19 Arizona State, and No. 23 Florida at rival Florida State.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

A Peek at the Future<\/strong><\/o:P><\/p>\n

Monday Night Football will feature a key NFC South matchup between Tampa Bay at Carolina this week, with the Panthers set as 3-point home favorites (and the total at 38.5 points) . . . a four-game slate in the NBA on Monday night includes Houston playing in Memphis and Orlando on the road against the Clippers . . . the Sabres<\/span> will face off against the Penguins in NHL action Monday.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

Sports and Headlines<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

As predicted by GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b>, Manny Pacquiao<\/span> puts a hurting on Oscar De la Hoya\u2026Heisman Trophy winner O.J<\/span>. Simpson is heading to jail finally, but does he lose his Heisman vote?…Norm Coleman appears to be ahead in the Minnesota Senate race but certainly if Franken loses, there will be a legal challenge. The sportsbooks<\/a> will await<\/span> to see who cashes the entertainment and political betting odds<\/a> on the Franken-Coleman race. <\/p>\n

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The winning is not over. As we await the Vegas odds on Florida-Oklahoma, let’s continue to endless winning in football betting from Germany to Gilroy Gardens. A Cowboys\/Steelers clash in Pittsburgh highlights the National Football League’s Week 14 slate. Here’s Sunday’s complete lineup in your Daily Sports Roundup. The Gridiron Spotlight The Cowboys and Steelers … Continue reading Sunday, Who Covers the Spread?<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2958\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}