Today's early best bets to target: Thursday top picks for Broncos vs. Raiders, Sabres vs. Blues, USF vs. UTSA – CBS Sports

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Thursday’s online sports betting options include Broncos vs. Raiders on Thursday Night Football, a pair of college football games, Suns vs. Clippers and nine games in the NHL. The SportsLine Projection Model can help you dial in with its early best bets today. They include sports picks from Thursday Night Football, Sabers vs. Blues in the NHL and USF vs. UTSA in college football.
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Whether you’re looking into NFL betting, NHL betting and college football betting or anything else on the Thursday sports schedule, there are a number of online sports betting options, and our team can help point you in the right direction. Our computer model and experts will weigh in on all of the biggest events every day, and they’re offering their top sports betting picks right now.
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“The Broncos won both games last year after a long succession of Raider wins, and the last three have gone over the total. The Raiders have lost six of their last seven games, losing two of them by one point, but they still didn’t cover. I love tight end Brock Bowers, but Geno Smith is hard to watch,” SportsLine NFL handicapper and former bookmaker Micah Roberts said. “The Raiders have the 30th-ranked offense, averaging 283 yards per game, while Denver has the No. 3 defense, allowing 279 yards per game. Denver also leads the NFL with the least amount of yards per play allowed at 4.8. Where I think the Raiders are in trouble is that Geno Smith is going to get punished by the No. 1 sack team in the NFL.”
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Alex Golesh and USF are having a breakthrough season but there is likely to be some letdown after a loss to Memphis that effectively ended their College Football Playoff chances two weeks ago and then a bye week to stew in it. Meanwhile, UTSA has won four of six and the offense is showing flashes of dynamism, as the Roadrunners have scored 48 and 61 in their last two victories. The model predicts that UTSA covers the spread in 66% of simulations.
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“San Jose on the road routing Seattle 6-1 last night has me feeling that the Crazytown ferry might be approaching the NHL dock for the first time this season,” SportsLine NHL handicapper Matt Severance said. “We absolutely must fade Blues goalie Joel Hofer — definitely not a future HOFer — he of the 5.02 GAA. Give me a bowl of ramen and a sports section, and I can do better than that in front of an NHL net just sitting there. OK probably not but you get my point.”
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