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The most likely Super Bowl LI matchup at this point is Falcons vs. Patriots, according to the oddsmakers at SportsBettingDime.com.
They put 11/8 odds on those two teams meeting, compared to 3/1 on Patriots vs. Packers, 4/1 on Steelers vs. Falcons and 15/2 on Steelers vs. Packers.
And here are few other props provided by SportsBettingDime:
Odds to throw the most touchdown passes in the conference championship games: Falcons’ Matt Ryan 2/1, Packers’ Aaron Rodgers 7/3, Patriots’ Tom Brady 7/2 and Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger 11/2.
Odds of scoring a touchdown on the opening drive of the game: Falcons 1/1, Packers 5/4, Patriots 5/3 and Steelers 7/3.
Odds Rodgers throws a successful Hail Mary Pass vs. the Falcons: 80/1.
Odds the Falcons-Packers game produces zero punts: 149/1.
Odds to record the most sacks in the conference championship games: Falcons’ Vic Beasley 11/2, Packers’ Nick Perry 7/1, Steelers’ James Harrison 8/1, Falcons’ Dwight Freeney 9/1 and Packers’ Julius Peppers 10/1.
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Some Palm Beach County leaders are unhappy about the Braves' decision to enter exclusive negotiations with Sarasota County for a new spring-training facility, The Palm Beach Post reports here.
Sarasota County officials announced Tuesday that the county and the Braves will seek to finalize a deal for the team to move its spring home from Disney World to the southwest Florida city of North Port in 2019. County, state and perhaps city tax dollars will be involved if a deal is completed.
For the past two years, the Braves have held discussions with a number of locations in Florida, including Palm Beach County, where the team held spring training from 1963 through 1997. Although a return to that area had strong appeal to some Braves executives, discussions with Palm Beach County never seemed to gain much traction.
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