Chiefs win NFL Opener

Kind of sloppy when it came to tackling, but NFL season is underway.

Football Opening Weekend Lines

People like to bet on football.

According to a couple of online sportsbooks, the betting handle for Austin Peay vs. Central Arkansas this past Saturday was massive.

SportsBetting.ag reported that “the total amount wagered for the game was on par with an early afternoon Saturday SEC game on national TV.”

The brand manager for BetOnline.ag reported on Twitter that the book saw as much action on the FCS game as a mid-range NFL game on Sunday. The game’s spread alone generated as much money in bets as the spread in the Lakers-Blazers game the same night.

Lines for this week’s college football schedule are already on the board, as well as next week, which includes opening games for the ACC and Big 12:

UAB at Miami (-16)

Syracuse at North Carolina (-17.5)

Georgia Tech at Florida State (-11.5)

Western Kentucky at Louisville (-13.5)

Clemson at Wake Forest (+32)

Duke at Notre Dame (-20.5)

Coastal Carolina at Kansas (-3)

UL-Lafayette at Iowa State (-11.5)

UTEP at Texas (-42)

La. Tech at Baylor (-17.5)

Tulsa at Oklahoma State (-21)

Trevor Lawrence remains the odds-on favorite (-275) to be the first overall pick in next year’s NFL Draft (complete odds on same link below), but which team do the bookmakers think will be taking or tanking for him?

Team to earn the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft

Jacksonville Jaguars   3/1

Washington     11/2

Carolina Panthers       8/1

Cincinnati Bengals     9/1

New York Giants        11/1

Miami Dolphins          12/1

New York Jets 12/1

Detroit Lions   18/1

Las Vegas Raiders      18/1

Arizona Cardinals       22/1

Atlanta Falcons           22/1

Denver Broncos          22/1

Los Angeles Chargers 25/1

Chicago Bears 28/1

Houston Texans          28/1

Buffalo Bills   33/1

Cleveland Browns      33/1

Los Angeles Rams      33/1

New England Patriots 33/1

Indianapolis Colts       40/1

Minnesota Vikings     40/1

Pittsburgh Steelers      50/1

Tennessee Titans        50/1

Green Bay Packers     60/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers          60/1

Dallas Cowboys          66/1

Philadelphia Eagles    66/1

Seattle Seahawks        66/1

New Orleans Saints    80/1

San Francisco 49ers    80/1

Baltimore Ravens       125/1

Kansas City Chiefs     150/1

 
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https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/nfl-draft

The NFL's Successful COVID-19 Testing

NFL COVID-19 MONITORING TESTING RESULTS
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The National Football League today announced the COVID-19 monitoring testing results for August 12 – August 20.

During this period, players and Tier 1 and 2 personnel were tested daily. Tier 3 individuals were tested weekly. Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 follow the joint NFL-NFLPA Treatment Protocol. They are immediately isolated, not permitted to travel with the team, access club facilities, or have direct contact with players or personnel. Club medical staff are in regular communication with individuals who test positive to monitor symptoms.

Monitoring Testing results for August 12 – August 20:   

​58,397 tests were administered to 8,573 players and personnel.
 
23,260 tests were administered to players; 35,137 tests were administered to personnel.

There were zero positive tests among players and six new confirmed positives among other personnel.

Redskins Name Retired

Washington will move on finally from "Redskins."

Current 2020 Super Bowl Odds June 30

The Chielfs still the favorite.

Kansas City Chiefs    5-1
Baltimore Ravens    6-1
San Francisco 49ers    9-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers    10-1
New Orleans Saints    11-1
Dallas Cowboys    17-1
Philadelphia Eagles    20-1
Seattle Seahawks    20-1
New England Patriots    20-1
Indianapolis Colts    22-1
Minnesota Vikings    25-1
Buffalo Bills    25-1
Pittsburgh Steelers    25-1
Green Bay Packers    30-1
Tennessee Titans    30-1
Cleveland Browns    33-1
Los Angeles Rams    33-1
Atlanta Falcons    45-1
Chicago Bears    50-1
Denver Broncos    50-1
Los Angeles Chargers    50-1
Arizona Cardinals    55-1
Las Vegas Raiders    55-1
Houston Texans    66-1
New York Jets    80-1
Miami Dolphins    85-1
Detroit Lions    100-1
Cincinnati Bengals    125-1
New York Giants    125-1
Carolina Panthers    150-1
Washington Redskins    150-1
Jacksonville Jaguars    200-1