Harvard started enjoying soccer in 1873.
Phillips first performed Exeter in 1878.
The Wellesley-Needham highschool rivalry dates again to 1882.
The NFL expanded to Boston 91 years in the past.
George Marshall and his three companions have been awarded an growth NFL franchise. The workforce, composed of leftovers from the Cleveland Tornadoes, have been incarnated because the Boston Braves for the 1932 season. The Braves turned the Redskins in 1935 due to “so much confusion” brought on by them sharing the identical identify as Boston’s National League baseball workforce.
The workforce’s coach, Lone Star Dietz, was “an Indian” and the workforce had “several Indian players,” so Marshall stated the upgraded moniker was a pure.
The 1933 Boston Redskins completed 5-5-2. The 2023 Patriots would do effectively to match that mediocrity.
The Boston Redskins reached the NFL Championship Game in 1936. Marshall shifted the sport from Fenway Park to the Polo Grounds in New York as a result of poor dwelling attendance. The Redskins bolted to Washington, D.C., in 1937.
A full season of professional soccer wouldn’t return to Boston till the Patriots arrived with the AFL in 1960.
Every recreation performed by each workforce talked about above had one factor in widespread:
Gambling.
Gambling on soccer has existed since soccer has existed.
If you can’t settle for that historic actuality, you may not be emotionally outfitted to deal with the reality in regards to the Tooth Fairy, Hogwarts, or something on the Disney Channel.
What is new in 2023 is that anybody over 21 is ready to legally guess on the NFL in Massachusetts for the primary time.
Thousands of authorized NFL wagers have already been made on the eight cell and three retail sports activities books in Massachusetts.
Team futures. Player futures. Playoff futures.
There are betting traces accessible on every of the Patriots 17 regular-season video games this season, relying on the place you selected to speculate, er wager, your cash.
Here is the rundown, through DraftKings. And our decide for every recreation towards the unfold.
In my different life (shameless plug alert), I’m a Senior Betting Analyst with bookies.com. That doesn’t essentially imply I’ve any concept I do know what I’m doing after I decide video games. But it does sound fairly cool to somebody who used to guess parlay playing cards when he was 11 years outdated and spent his teen years at Wonderland and Raynham Park.
Our solely assure right here is … enjoyable.
Week 1
Sept. 10 – Gillette Stadium
Eagles at Patriots (+4.5)
Pick: Patriots +4.5
Buzz: Tom Brady Day – Take 1. Bill Belichick can’t take one other “L” with Brady watching in Foxboro. He’ll have his protection prepared for Philly. Think Super Bowl 36.
Week 2
Sept. 17 – Gillette Stadium
Dolphins at Patriots (+2.5)
Pick: Patriots +2.5
Buzz: Heartburn. Profanity. Angina. It’s all right here.
Week 3
Sept. 24 – MetLife Stadium
Patriots (+4.5) at Jets
Pick: Jets -4.5
Buzz: The Patriots have gained 13 in a row (straight up) towards the Jets. But Aaron Rodgers is 128-88 ATS since 2009. He’ll get the duvet right here.
Week 4
Oct. 1 – Jerry World
Patriots (+4.5) at Cowboys
Pick: Cowboys -4.5
Buzz: If Dak & Co. can maintain on to the ball, this can be a straightforward dwelling cowl for the ‘Boys.
Week 5
Oct. 8 – Gillette Stadium
Saints at Patriots (-2.5)
Pick: Patriots -2.5
Buzz: Derek Carr and the Saints are simply considered one of three groups which are underdogs to the Patriots this season. After a brutal first 4 weeks, the Patriots ought to win and canopy at dwelling, particularly at this quantity.
Week 6
Oct. 15 – Allegiant Stadium
Patriots (+1) at Raiders
Pick: Patriots +1
Buzz: All the Ghosts of Hoodie Past are on the marquee in Sin City this week. Coach Josh McDaniels. QB Jimmy Garoppolo. DE Chandler Jones. Part-owner Tom Brady. Redemption for 2022.
Week 7
Oct. 22 – Gillette Stadium
Bills at Patriots (+3.5)
Pick: Bills -3.5
Buzz: This line may balloon between now and kickoff. If you’re within the temper to again Buffalo right here, wager now and beat the push.
Week 8
Oct. 29 – SunLife/Jimmy Buffet/Publix/Hard Rock Stadium
Patriots (+4) at Dolphins
Pick: Dolphins -4
Buzz: The Patriots haven’t been the identical in South Florida since they tore down the Orange Bowl.
Week 9
Nov. 5 – Gillette Stadium
Commanders at Patriots (-3.5)
Pick: Patriots -3.5
Buzz: No comfortable homecoming for the Redskins, er, Commanders this week.
Week 10
Nov. 12 – Frankfurt Stadium
Patriots (-4) vs Colts
Pick: Patriots -4
Buzz: Bill Belichick’s protection vs. a 21-year-old, rookie quarterback who performed simply 24 video games at Florida? Anthony Richardson ist kaputt.
Week 11
BYE WEEK
Buzz: No days off. Rake these leaves.
Week 12
Nov. 26 – MetLife Stadium
Patriots (+1.5) at NY Giants
Pick: Giants -1.5
Buzz: Two feeble offenses serve up a leftover turkey on Thanksgiving Day weekend.
Week 13
Dec. 3 – Gillette Stadium
LA Chargers at Patriots (+1.5)
Pick: Chargers -1.5
Buzz: The Bolts and their high-voltage offense have their phasers set on “cover.”
Week 14
Dec. 7 – Heinz Field
Patriots (+2) at Steelers
Pick: Patriots +2
Buzz: The Steelers have gone from “Terrible Towels” to “Just Terrible.” A Thursday night time recreation that would effectively be flexed again to Sunday, or 2025.
Week 15
Dec. 18 – Gillette Stadium
Chiefs at Patriots (+4)
Pick: Chiefs -4
Buzz: We’re being requested to consider – factoring within the 3 factors routinely given to the house workforce – that the Patriots could be only a 1-point underdog to the Chiefs on a impartial discipline this Monday night time. Perhaps oddsmakers consider Patrick Mahomes II may have homefield clinched.
Week 16
Dec. 24 – Empower Field at Mile High
Patriots (+2) at Broncos
Pick: Broncos -2
Buzz: Who can consider a greater technique to spend Christmas Eve than watching Sean Payton and Russell Wilson tear up the Patriots protection? “Ho! Ho! Ho! Now I have a real coach.”
Week 17
Dec. 31 – Highmark Stadium
Patriots (+6.5) at Bills
Pick: Bills -6.5
Buzz: The Patriots finish a 12 months to overlook by getting blown out in Buffalo.
Week 18
Jan. 7 – Gillette Stadium
Jets at Patriots (+1)
Pick: Patriots +1
Buzz: The Jets might have a win right here to succeed in the playoffs. All the extra motive they’ll discover an inconceivable technique to lose.
Bill Speros (@RealOBF and @BillSperos) may be reached at [email protected].
Source: www.bostonherald.com