The Ravens will be looking to run their record to 3-0 on the season on
Monday night when they go to
to play the rival Steelers. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup.
The Gridiron Spotlight
thanks to games against struggling division rivals
and
hurricane-imposed bye in Week 2. The Ravens began the year by beating the
Bengals 17-10 at home, and followed up that result by topping the Browns 28-10
at home last week.
managed to pick up an ATS win in both of those contests, while the OVER/UNDER
is at 1-1 for them this year.
first loss of the year last weekend, falling 15-6 in
as 3.5-point underdogs. The Steelers began the campaign by thumping the Texans
38-17, and they then squeaked past the Browns 10-6 in Week 2. That puts
at 2-1 straight-up and 1-2 against-the-spread on the season, and only their
easy victory over
has provided an OVER result for their supporters.
The Ravens and Steelers split their season series 1-1 last year, with each
team winning and covering at home (in a pair of OVER results). For Monday night
the oddsmakers have
as a 5-point home favorite, with the total pegged at just 34 points. Steelers
RB Willie Parker will miss Monday’s game with a knee injury, leaving Rashard Mendenhall as their starter. Ravens DB Samari Rolle (shoulder/neck) is
OUT as well.
Other Notable Events
There’s a single baseball game on the schedule for Monday, with Gavin Floyd
(16-8, 3.91 ERA) and the White Sox hosting Freddy Garcia (1-1, 4.50 ERA) and
the Tigers in a makeup contest. If
manages to beat
Monday matinee they’ll then play a one-game playoff against the Twins on
Tuesday to decide the AL Central title.
As well, the New York Liberty and the Detroit Shock will play the third and
deciding game of the WNBA’s Eastern Conference Finals
on Monday night (at
avoid elimination on Sunday afternoon, with Deanna Nolan pouring in a team-high
22 points in their 64-55 win over the
in Game 2.
Divisional Championship Odds
The live game
odds at press time have not been posted for the respective Game 1 matchups, nor have the series odds, though both will be up
very shortly and likely by the time you read this. Of course the Tigers-White
Sox contest will help determine the matchups. Check
the link shortly for the Vegas odds on the Brewers-Phillies, Dodgers-Cubs and
Red Sox-Angels.
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The Rest of the Schedule
There’s nothing else on the schedule on a light Monday around the world of
sports, unless you’re into preseason hockey (the NHL regular season gets
started Saturday).
News from the Wire
Each of Rolle, DT Kelly Gregg (knee), S Dawan Landry (neck), and QB Troy Smith (illness) are OUT
for
Greisen (thigh), and T Adam Terry (ankle) are
QUESTIONABLE, while LB Tavares Gooden (hip), LB Ray Lewis (foot), RB Le’Ron McClain (migraine/ankle), RB Willis McGahee (eye),
CB Fabian Washington (neck), and TE Daniel Wilcox (shoulder/ankle) are PROBABLE
. . . Parker, DT Casey Hampton (groin), and DE Brett Keisel
(calf) are OUT for Pittsburgh, while LB Donovan Woods (hamstring) is DOUBTFUL,
and CB William Gay (ankle), S Troy Polamalu (quadricep),
and CB Deshea Townsend (heel) are all PROBABLE.
All reports are that Jim Haslett is in and Scott Linehan
out with the Rams.
A Peek at the Future
The MLB playoffs and the WNBA Finals both get
rolling this week, while the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series will head to
Talladega for Sunday’s Amp Energy 500 . . . those first NHL regular season
games will take place in Europe over the weekend, with the Rangers and
Lightning in Prague, and the Penguins and Senators in Stockholm . . . college
football gets started again Tuesday, with Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee.
Dancing With the Stars Vegas Betting
Line
Perhaps somebody in the household would rather watch Warren Sapp on Dancing With the Stars than Monday Night Football. Eat that Roshashana meal and win betting both events.
The betting
odds say there is not clear-cut favorite. Lance Bass, Toni Braxton, Brooke
Burke, Maurice Green, Cody Linley, Susan Lucci, Misty May-Treanor and
Warren Sapp all have odds of between +400-500.