That’s a wrap on NFL Week 3 as the Lions (+4.5) upset the Ravens 38-30 on the road.
VSiN.com senior editor Zach Cohen has his “great and not-so-great” takeaways from the weekend that was for the NFL (and college football).
NFL injury roundup
Some big injuries dominated the NFL news on Monday:
- 49ers: Nick Bosa (ACL) out for the season.
- Cardinals: James Connor (foot) out for season.
- Chargers: Najee Harris (Achilles) out for season.
- Cowboys: CeeDee Lamb (ankle) out for at least two weeks; guard Tyler Booker (ankle) out 4-6 weeks.
QB updates: J.J. McCarthy (ankle) will miss another week; Jayden Daniels (knee) is day-to-day; Brock Purdy (ankle) will practice this week, and Justin Fields (concussion) hasn’t been cleared to return.
Everything we do on Week 4 will be posted here.
New podcast: Patrick Meagher and Mike Somich look back at Week 3 and ahead to Week 4 on Sharp Money. >Watch. >Listen.
One more note on MNF: Our new Opta AI player prop projections for the Monday Night Football went 26-18.
Early CFB Week 5 bets
VSiN contributor Tyler Shoemaker has two early Week 5 plays for your consideration, including the big LSU-Ole Miss matchup.
The market hasn’t caught up to how much lower scoring these teams are than expected and how much better Ole Miss has been than LSU, who is still getting a lot of credit for beating a bad Clemson team in Week 1 and a bad Florida team two weeks ago. Against P4 teams, LSU has only averaged 18.5 points per game and only allowed 10 per game; meanwhile, Ole Miss just destroyed Tulane (who’s basically a power team) by 35, beat Arkansas by a touchdown at home and beat Kentucky on the road by a touchdown. I’m riding the Lane Train this weekend.
Ole Miss -2.5; Under 55.5.
>CFB Week 5 Hub with stories and resources.
Tim Murray and Adam Burke prep for a loaded Week 5 menu on the VSiN College Football Betting Podcast. >Watch. >Listen.
Quick Hits
MLB: Greg Peterson has Best Bets for today’s MLB menu. Adam and Steve Makinenwill post their contributions later this morning.
NHL: The NHL season starts two weeks from today! VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis has posted 32 team previews on our NHL page.
Contest Corner: Circa Survivor is down 30 more with the Ravens’ loss, leaving 13,811 out of the original 18,718 (a respectable 73.8%). . . Circa Grandissimo still at 58. . . . Gary Warner is the Week 3 winner of the EdgeBoost Average Joe Contest. There were four undefeated contestants, and Gary won the tiebreaker. >>Leaderboard.
