{"id":6404,"date":"2009-11-15T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-15T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/sports-picks-sunday-handicapping-and-vegas-odds-preview-and-recap\/"},"modified":"2009-11-15T08:53:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-15T13:53:00","slug":"sports-picks-sunday-handicapping-and-vegas-odds-preview-and-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/sports-picks-sunday-handicapping-and-vegas-odds-preview-and-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Picks: Sunday Handicapping and Vegas Odds Preview and Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pacquiao-Cotto<\/span> results saw Manny Pacquiao destroy and humiliate Miguel Cotto<\/span>. The fantasy football<\/a> NFL injury report will be posted shortly in the free picks<\/font><\/a> section, but first a look at today’s betting. <\/p>\n

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Oilers<\/span> meet the Thrashers, the Rockets take on the Lakers, and the Patriots and Colts renew their rivalry in Indianapolis<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>.<\/p>\n

Colliding on the gridiron . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Colts (8-0 SU, 5-3 ATS) will be looking to keep their perfect mark intact on Sunday night when they get a visit from the Patriots (6-2 SU, 4-4 ATS). Indianapolis<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> held on for a 20-17 win over Houston<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> last time out, with Peyton Manning going 34-of-50 for 318 yards passing with one TD and one INT. New England<\/st1:PLACE> is coming off a 27-17 win over Miami<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, with Tom Brady throwing for 332 yards and a score. Indy is a 3-point favorite for Sunday, with the total at 49 points.<\/p>\n

Early NFL action on Sunday has Atlanta<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-1.5) at Carolina<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, Tampa<\/st1:PLACENAME> Bay<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> at Miami<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-10), Detroit<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Minnesota<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> (-16.5), Jacksonville<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at the Jets (-7), Cincinnati<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Pittsburgh<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-7), Buffalo<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Tennessee<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> (-7), Denver<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-4) at Washington<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, and New Orleans<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-14) at St. Louis<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. The Saints (8-0 SU, 6-2 ATS) got past Carolina<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> 30-20 last weekend, as Drew Brees<\/span> threw for 330 yards and a touchdown. The Rams (1-7 SU, 3-5 ATS) finally picked up a win last time out, getting past Detroit<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> 17-10.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the Sunday afternoon NFL slate: Kansas City<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Oakland<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-2), Seattle<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Arizona<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> (-9), Dallas<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-3) at Green Bay<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and Philadelphia<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at San Diego<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (-1).<\/p>\n

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There’s one college football game on the schedule for Sunday, with East Carolina<\/st1:PLACE> at Tulsa<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. The Golden Hurricane are<\/span> 4.5-point home favorites in that one. Likely by Monday, BetUs Sportsbook<\/a> will post odds on when Charlie Weis gets fired by Notre Dame. <\/p>\n

Also, the Canadian Football League has its division semi-final matchups<\/span> set for Sunday, with British Columbia<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> at Hamilton<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> and Edmonton<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Calgary<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. The Tiger-Cats are listed as 3.5-point home favorites in that first contest, with the total at 51.5 points. The Stamps are then 6.5-point home faves<\/span> with the total listed at 54.<\/p>\n

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The NBA offers up four games on Sunday, with Dallas<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Detroit<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, the Clippers at Oklahoma City<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, Toronto<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Phoenix<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and Houston<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at the Lakers. The Rockets fell to 5-4 on the season with a 109-100 road loss to Sacramento<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> in their last game on Friday night. Trevor Ariza<\/span> poured in 28 points for the Rockets in that defeat. Los Angeles<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> was thumped 105-79 in Denver<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> on Friday night, putting them at 7-2 on the year. Andrew Bynum picked up 19 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers.<\/p>\n

As well, there are four ranked college hoops teams in action on Sunday, with UC<\/span> Irvine at No. 3 Texas, Valparaiso<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at No. 6 North Carolina, Loyola (MD) at No. 8 West Virginia, and Portland<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> at No. 14 Washington. The Huskies slipped past Wright<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> in their season opener on Friday, winning by a score of 74-69.<\/p>\n

Taking a trip around the rink . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Hockey League has three games on tap for Sunday, with Minnesota<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> at Carolina<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, San Jose<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Chicago<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and Edmonton<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Atlanta<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. The 8-9-2<\/st1:DATE> Oilers<\/span> haven’t played since Wednesday, when they dropped a 3-1 decision to the Sabres<\/span>. Patrick O’Sullivan had the lone Edmonton<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> goal in that loss. The <\/span>9-6-1<\/span><\/st1:DATE> Thrashers blasted the Kings 7-0 in their last outing on Friday night.<\/span> Ilya<\/span> Kovalchuk<\/span>, Maxim Afinogenov<\/span>, and Evander<\/span> Kane each scored twice in that win.<\/p>\n

Roaring around the track . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series hit the track at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday afternoon for the season’s second-last race, the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. Standings leader Jimmie Johnson is pegged as the 7\/2 favorite to visit victory lane in Phoenix<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> and sew up the title, with Mark Martin (6\/1), and Tony Stewart (15\/2) trailing him on that list. Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin are both listed at 9\/1 odds on the Vegas chart to take the checkered flag.<\/p>\n

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The Pacquiao-Cotto results saw Manny Pacquiao destroy and humiliate Miguel Cotto. The fantasy football NFL injury report will be posted shortly in the free picks section, but first a look at today’s betting. Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Oilers meet the Thrashers, the Rockets take on the Lakers, and the Patriots and Colts … Continue reading Sports Picks: Sunday Handicapping and Vegas Odds Preview and Recap<\/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-6404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6404","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=6404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}