The Duke

Welcome to Week 9, Sports360 fans and here’s to an early start Monday morning!

Let’s lead off with the televised game on 7Mate at 4 am Queensland time, the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Baltimore Ravens.  Normally, I would give this game to the Steelers, but Big Ben just had knee surgery on October 17th.  There is a possibility he may start, but that will be a game time decision.  The early line has the Ravens -3, but most books are not taking bets yet, due to Roethlisberger being questionable.  Take the Ravens whether Ben plays or not.

The next game on Mate (7:25 am) features the Indianapolis Colts at the Green Bay Packers.  The Cheeseheads have something to cheer about even though they lost a close one in the last minute to Atlanta last week.  Aaron Rodgers is looking a bit more like the Rodgers of old.  Some of the Packers defense are coming back from injury so I think Andrew Luck is going to get pummeled some more.  The Packers are -7 (1.90) on Luxbet.  I like Green Bay covering that spread.

The last game on Mate is the best of the week and the toughest to call.  The 6 and 2 Denver Broncos at the 6 and 2 Oakland Raiders.  Vegas has the Raiders -1.  Derek Carr is playing like the franchise player the Raiders expected him to be.  He’s got a great receiving tandem in Crabtree and Cooper, but they are up against that Super Bowl winning defense led by Von Miller.  This game will have a playoff feel to it, especially being televised nationally on a Sunday night.  Watch this one just to see the crazy outfits in the stands.  If you are betting, take the Raiders at 1.85 head to head on Luxbet.  11:30 am on 7Mate.

Value play of the week: Detroit Lions 3.25 on Luxbet.  4 am start.

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