Monday Night Football, Oliver Williamson, Elinor Ostrom

Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson beat the sportsbooks odds to win their resective Nobel Prize awards. It’s a happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends and Columbus day in the United States. Are the banks open on Columbus Day? They are for bettors.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Jets and Dolphins play under the lights in Miami, and the Phillies and Rockies continue their division series in Colorado.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

It’s the Jets at Miami in the NFL’s primetime matchup for Monday night. New York was beaten 24-10 by the Saints last time out, with Mark Sanchez throwing for just 138 yards and getting picked off three times. The Dolphins had no trouble with the Bills in their last game, winning 38-10 at home. Chad Henne had one touchdown strike in that victory, while Ronnie Brown ran for a pair of touchdowns

Oddsmakers at Bodog have the Jets (3-1 ATS) listed as 2-point road faves for Monday’s matchup with the Dolphins (1-3 ATS). The total for the contest is pegged at 36.5 at BetUs Sportsbook  .

 

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As well, there are two CFL games on tap for Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday, with Calgary at Montreal and Winnipeg at Hamilton. The Als are 5.5-point home favorites for their game, with the Tiger-Cats favored by 5.5 points as well at home

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

It’ll be Cliff Lee (7-4, 3.39 ERA) taking the mound for the Phillies on Monday as they play Game 4 of their NL division series against the Rockies in Colorado. Lefthander Lee won Game 1 of their series last week, holding Colorado to one run on six hits over nine innings of work. Ubaldo Jimenez (15-12, 3.47 ERA) gets the ball for the Rockies for Monday’s matchup. Righthander Jimenez took the loss in Game 1 of the series, allowing five runs on nine hits over his five innings.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are nine games on the NHL’s schedule for Monday night, including Colorado at Boston. The Avalanche fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Blackhawks on Saturday, with Kyle Quincey chipping in with two assists in the loss. The Bruins were down 3-0 to the Islanders on Saturday, but scored three third-period goals and eventually won 4-3 in a shootout. Tuukka Rask stopped 35 shots in the win.

Elsewhere on the ice: Los Angeles at the Islanders, New Jersey at Washington, Pittsburgh at Ottawa, Florida at Tampa Bay, Calgary at Chicago, Edmonton at Nashville, Phoenix at San Jose, and Toronto at the Rangers. The Maple Leafs remained winless at 0-3-1 with a 5-2 home loss to the Penguins on Saturday night. Vesa Toskala gave up five goals on 33 Pittsburgh shots in Saturday’s loss.

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