🏈 One Down. 271 to Go.
How did you do?
The Seahawks, despite losing Sam Darnold to a hip injury on the opening series, rallied to beat the Patriots 13-10 Wednesday night.
The good news for Seattle: Initial testing reportedly showed no fracture in Darnold’s hip. He’ll undergo further evaluation.
It was a push if you had the closing Seattle -3.
If you got the Patriots at +3.5, Drake Maye’s late interception probably didn’t feel quite as painful.
Good news for you either way:
There’s another one tonight.
The Rams finally arrived in Melbourne around 7 a.m. Thursday local time and will play roughly 28 hours later in the grand sleep experiment.
49ers (+4) vs. Rams (48.5), 8:35 p.m. ET (Netflix)
Zach Cohen likes the improved 49ers defense — and getting +4:
“There’s a real chance the 49ers look like a much-improved unit on defense, and the offense should be spectacular. Not only are Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, and George Kittle back, but San Francisco added a true No. 1 wideout in Mike Evans.”
Steve Makinen expects a low-scoring affair, although one pretty significant piece of the Rams defense won’t be there: the unretired Aaron Donald.
🏈 VSiN Has Picked a Side
The Rams and 49ers can’t agree on how to sleep in Australia.
VSiN’s experts don’t have nearly as much trouble agreeing on who to bet.
As of Wednesday night, seven VSiN hosts and experts have made a spread pick on Thursday’s game. All seven are on San Francisco.
Matt Youmans: 49ers +3.5
Gill Alexander: 49ers +3.5
Dustin Swedelson: 49ers +3.5
Zach Cohen: 49ers +4
Ryan Reynolds: 49ers +3.5
Brad Taylor: 49ers +3.5
John Jastremski: 49ers +3.5
And Jensen Lewis goes one step further: 49ers moneyline +170.
There’s consensus on a prop, too. Kelley Bydlon, Nick Whalen and John Hansen all played Christian McCaffrey Over 4.5 receptions.
🤖 The Robots Want Stafford to Run
I also checked the Opta AI NFL player prop projections for the biggest value in tonight’s game.
It found something I certainly wasn’t looking for:
Matthew Stafford Over 0.5 rushing yards.
Opta projection: 3.56 yards.
>> Opta AI NFL Player Projections
📺 Gimme the Damn Bet
Starting tonight on all VSiN platforms, Keyshawn Johnson joins Patrick Meagher for Thursday Night Betcast (8-11 p.m. ET).
I’ve gotten to know Keyshawn over the last few months. He remains close to the NFL through relationships built during 11 seasons with the Jets, Bucs, Cowboys and Panthers.
He’s new to betting.
But he’s definitely pot committed.
Patrick’s job? Draw the NFL insights out of Keyshawn that can help all of us during the game — and hopefully help Keyshawn become a better bettor along the way.
The show also has a new VSiN sponsor: Mijenta Tequila — an award-winning, additive-free tequila made in the Highlands of Mexico.
🏆 Survivor Week 1 Turmoil
The word around Circa was that the Raiders were shaping up as a popular Week 1 Survivor selection.
That may be changing.
Raiders TE Brock Bowers underwent minor knee surgery and is expected to miss a few weeks. The Week 1 line has moved from Raiders -3.5 to -3.
Meantime, the contest fields keep growing:
Circa Million: 5,003
Circa Survivor: 21,568
Grandissimo: 61
>> Watch All 8 Episodes of Inside Circa Survivor
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🏈 College Football Gets Out of the Way
College football is ceding the stage to the NFL tonight, with just one game on the menu:
Florida A&M at Miami, 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
You don’t often see this combination:
Miami -57.5
Total: 63.5
>> Everything VSiN Has for CFB Week 2
⚾ Greg’s Thursday MLB Card
Football has the stage tonight, but Greg Peterson still has the baseball board covered.
>> Greg Peterson’s Thursday MLB Best Bets
>> More MLB Picks from VSiN Experts
🏈 Strike Point Sports Is Rolling
Strike Point Sports posted a stellar 4-1, +1,270 college football weekend, including a 7-Unit winner Monday.
Strike Point Sports is on a 60-43, +5,790 overall football run (documented here) and is 34-20 (63%), +7,620 on football plays rated 5.0+.
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