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Vegas Vic: Vikings will continue hot start with win over the Eagles

Vikings (-3) over EAGLES Oh, my! - as the great Dick Enberg would say. Story lines here are so delicious. Sam Bradford was traded away for two draft picks and is now playing for the best team in the NFL. Bradford - are you sitting down Philly? - leads the league in completion pe

Vikings (-3) over EAGLES

Oh, my! - as the great Dick Enberg would say. Story lines here are so delicious. Sam Bradford was traded away for two draft picks and is now playing for the best team in the NFL. Bradford - are you sitting down Philly? - leads the league in completion percentage (70.4), is second in passer rating (109.8) and does not have a turnover yet this season. What about Wentzylvania? Carson Wentz has still looked really good, but a little more like a rookie. Now he has to face a defense that is miles ahead of any he has seen in his first five NFL games. To be exact, the Purple People are the No. 2 "D" in the league, and sit third on the sack chart, with 19. And here's one of the most amazing stats I have seen in the last 30-plus years on the gambling beat: The Vikings are 5-0 so far this season, and have covered 17 of the last 19, a 90 percent return on your money. Cannot buck that number, so it's Minny flying home at 6-0 with a 24-17 victory over the Birds.

BENGALS (-10) over Browns

Gotta roll back to last Sunday, as we were looking to go 6-0 on our Best Bets. Had the Texans, and they were down 14 points with less than 3 minutes in the game. Bye-bye, Best Bet streak, hello to some very, very nasty emails. Not gonna go 17-0 on my BBs, but thought six was doable. Well, Houston roared back with 14, went to OT, and squeezed out a FG for a push. That was some serious agita! Gotta accept 5-0-1, with win No. 6 coming Sunday in Cincy. The Bengals were embarrassed Sunday at New England (35-17), but the Brownies are coming to town, and that should be a tasty meal. Last season, Cincinnati ripped the Browns at home (31-10) and busted 'em up in Cleveland (37-3). And the Bengals have been money coming off a loss of more than 14 points, with a gorgeous 4-0 spread mark the last few years. That makes this the Best Bet.

CHIEFS (-6.5) over Saints

Kinda feel like a big dope not rocking Kansas City last week, with Andy Reid coming off the bye. Claiming temporary insanity. This week, it should be another win for the Chiefs as they put the clamps on Drew Brees. KC held Derek Carr and the normally prolific Oakland offense to only 10 points and will do the same to New Orleans. And speaking of the bye week, Andy's kids won eight straight after their one-week vacay last season, and five in a row back in 2014.

Raiders (+1) over JAGUARS

Out in Oakland, the whole Raiders-moving-to-Vegas deal is eating up the fan base. The Silver & Black have only one win in three outings at home, while they own a spotless 3-0 mark on the road. How good has the road been? The Raiders have been a money machine, a virtual ATM away from Oakland, covering nine of the last 11 (82 percent). And with 10 wins in the last 15 as a 'dog (67 percent), ya gotta come to the counter with me and drop some cash on the soon-to-be Las Vegas Raiders.

Colts (+3) over TITANS

Even though it was a great push for me, Indy was just sick about giving up 17 straight points to lose the game at Houston. Bounce-back time, baby. And why? First up, Tennessee is a favorite, and, as a fave, the Titans have been, can we say, pathetic. They have covered only one of the last nine (11 percent). The Horseshoes ain't gonna need OT this week, cause Andrew Luck will have this game in hand in the fourth quarter and not let the lead slip away.

49ERS (+1.5) over Buccaneers

Don't care how bad the Niners are, and don't care about all the hubbub surrounding Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. What I do care about is this: Tampa Bay is a favorite on the road? Are you kidding me?

BRONCOS (-7) over Texans

Not sure what Denver LB Brandon Marshall meant when he said, "We know Brock. He came from here and we just want to kill him." Guess the Broncs are still steaming about Osweiler's sudden departure. That anger translates into a cover.

Giants (-3) over Rams

Beckham, the football Beckham, has a bad hip. If he's out, no play. If he's in, lean on the New Yorkers, even in London.

LIONS (-1.5) over Redskins

Whatever size wager you normally throw down, cut it by half. Neither team deserves much love in this spot.

Bills (-3) over DOLPHINS

Even without LeSean McCoy, Buffalo has more than enough to circle the wagons, and post the "W."

JETS (-2) over Ravens

New QB for the New Yorkers (Geno Smith) plus bad-shoulder QB for Baltimore (Joe Flacco) equals "stay away."

FALCONS (-6.5) over Chargers

Atlanta comes in on a 5-0 spread run and will fly past a San Diego team that has only one win in the last 12 on the road.

Patriots (-7) over STEELERS

Without Big Ben it's impossible to grab Pittsburgh, or even take a serious position on this game.

CARDINALS (-1.5) over Seahawks

Still not sure how healthy Seattle's Russell Wilson is, so it's only a tickle to Arizona.