The Patriots and Chargers will meet on the gridiron in San Diego on Sunday night to conclude a busy weekend in sports. Here’s a look at it all in your Daily Sports Roundup. While Lines-Maker.com will keep an eye or deactivations, right now check out breaking NFL injury report, the early game betting NFL notes, rundown of NFL betting picks and a free pick are all part of the famed Tailgate Party .
The Gridiron Spotlight
The Patriots will play their first game of the season as an underdog on Sunday night when they battle the Chargers. The Vegas oddsmakers opened San Diego as 6.5-point home favorites in that contest, a line which has since fallen to as low as 5 points at some books. New England is 2-2 ATS so far this season, while San Diego is 2-2-1 ATS.
The Ravens have managed to cover the spread in three of their four games so far this season, and they’re listed as 4-point road underdogs against the Colts on Sunday (that line opened at Indy -7). Peyton Manning and company are just 1-3 ATS on the season.
Other matchups on the schedule for Sunday include Chicago (-2.5) at Atlanta, Detroit at Minnesota (-13), Oakland at New Orleans (-7), Cincinnati at the Jets (-6), Carolina at Tampa Bay (-1.5), St. Louis at Washington (-13.5), Miami at Houston (-3), Jacksonville at Denver (-3.5), Philadelphia (-5) at San Francisco, and Green Bay at Seattle (-2). As well, the Cowboys are pegged as 5-point road favorites in their game against Arizona.
Other Notable Events
Game 3 of the NLCS will be played in Los Angeles on Sunday night, with the Dodgers down 2-0 in the series. Los Angeles will send Hiroki Kuroda to the mound in that contest, and he’ll be looking to duplicate his success from their NLDS against the Cubs. Kuroda tossed 6 1-3 scoreless innings for a victory in that series, giving up just six hits.
The Phillies will look to Jamie Moyer to try and give them a stranglehold on the series. Moyer took a loss in their NLDS against the Brewers, giving up two earned runs on four hits over four innings of work. The lefthander had previously won his last seven outings.
The Rest of the Schedule
There are three NHL games on the schedule for Sunday, all of them involving Western Conference clubs. Edmonton will host Colorado and Phoenix will visit Anaheim in a pair of 8:00pm ET contests, while San Jose will meet the Kings in Los Angeles at 9:00pm.
As well, the Formula One circuit remains in Asia for Sunday’s running of the Japanese Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton has a seven-point lead over second-place Felipe Massa in the drivers championship heading into his event, with Robert Kubica 20 points back in third place in the standings. Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix by eight seconds over Heikki Kovalainen last year, while Kimi Raikkonen was nine seconds back in third.
A Peek at the Future
All four of baseball’s postseason teams will be back in action on Monday, with Game 3 of the Rays/Red Sox series and Game 4 of the Dodgers/Phillies series . . . it’ll be the 4-0 Giants travelling to Cleveland to take on the 1-3 Browns on Monday Night Football; the perfect Giants are pegged as 8-point road favorites, with the total set at 43 points . . . the CFL will stage two matchups on Monday afternoon for Canadian Thanksgiving, with the Tiger-Cats playing a contest in Montreal, and the Roughriders visiting Calgary.