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Three NFL underdogs pulled off outright upsets in Sundays late games, turning another ho-hum winning day into a monster day for Las Vegas sportsbooks.The Atlanta Falcons beating the Oakland Raiders 35-28 and the St. Louis Rams upending the Seattle Seahawks locked up a winning day for several sportsbooks. The Minnesota Vikings added to the books haul with a 17-14 upset of the Green Bay Packers in the prime-time game.Jason Simbal, vice president of race and sports for CG Technology, said the Falcons win over the Raiders produced his books biggest win, heading into the night game. CG Technology took a mid-to-high five-figure money-line bet on the Raiders to beat the Falcons straight-up and another five-figure bet in the same range on Oakland -4.Were looking at a winning day no matter what, Simbal said right before kickoff of the prime-time game. But itll be a huge day if the Vikings get there.Caesars Palace, MGM Resorts, Stations Casino and the Westgate SuperBook also said their days hinged on the late game. And they all needed the Vikings.MGM reported taking a six-figure money-line bet on the Packers. Caesars Palace had six times as many bets on Green Bay as Minnesota leading up to kickoff. And at the Westgate, nearly four times as much money had been bet on the Packers than the Vikings.Saturday was good, not great, William Hill director of trader Nick Bogdanovich told ESPN. Sunday was very good, close to great. All in all, a very good start for the books. Knock on wood.Patriots home underdogsThe New England Patriots, the consensus Super Bowl LI favorites, are underdogs for the second time in three weeks.The Patriots opened as 2.5-point home underdogs against the Houston Texans on Thursday in a battle of 2-0 teams at Gillette Stadium. Its the third time New England been a home underdog since 2006.With quarterback Tom Brady suspended and backup Jimmy Garoppolo injured, rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett could start against the Texans. New England had been listed as a 3.5-point favorites over Houston prior to Garoppolos injury, but now begin the week as underdogs.Dating back to Bradys first start in 2001, the Patriots have won seven of their past nine games outright as home underdogs. They are 8-1 against the spread in those games.Garoppolo injured his right throwing shoulder in the second quarter of Sundays home win over the Miami Dolphins. According to ESPN sources and multiple media reports, Garoppolo suffered a sprained AC joint and will be assessed on Monday. ?Brissett replaced Garoppolo against Miami and completed 6 of 9 passes for 92 yards in the Patriots 31-24 victory.Garoppolo has been impressive in his two starts this season. He threw three touchdown passes without an interception in two and half quarters against the Dolphins, before being injured.Westgate SuperBook football oddsmaker Ed Salmons said the difference between Brady and Garroppolo to the point spread could be as low as 3-4 points.Canelo delivers blow to MGMCanelo Alvarez won his WBO light-middleweight title fight Saturday with a ninth-round TKO of the United Kingdoms Liam Smith at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.Alvarez also delivered a couple of body shots to MGMs sportsbook along the way.Alvarez closed as high as a -1,600 favorite and attracted some large bets. Rood said his book took a loss on Alvarezs victory and saw lighter-than-normal handle overall on what has historically been a busy holiday weekend featuring a big fight.It was Mexican Independence Day, and if [Alvarez] would have been here, that would have been a huge weekend for us, Rood said. The fight being held in Texas instead of in Las Vegas reduced the handle on the bout at MGM sportsbooks by as much as 20 times, Rood said.It also limited the amount of money bet on the underdog.We lost, because anytime you have that scenario where you have a really strong favorite, youll have a couple of guys who bet the favorite big, Rood explained. And you dont have any offsetting square money on the dog. Thats the bad part of it. You get a lot of that dog money that walks up to the gate.$179,940 parlay hitsA bettor won $179,940 Saturday, when his three identical $20, 12-leg parlays hit. The bets -- each featuring the same dozen college football teams -- were placed at the Buffalo Bills Resort and Casino, in Primm, Nevada, near the California state line.The bettor took Western Michigan -3.5 (vs. Illinois), Colorado +20.5 (vs. Michigan), Toledo -20.5 (vs. Fresno State), Virginia Tech -5.5 (vs. Boston College), South Florida -14.5 (vs. Syracuse), San Diego State -10.5 (vs. Northern Illinois), Oklahoma State -5.5 (vs. Pittsburgh), Ohio State -1.5 (vs. Oklahoma), Navy -5.5 (vs. Tulane), California +7.5 (vs. Texas), Nevada -10.5 (vs. Buffalo) and Utah -13.5 (vs. San Jose State).The bettor asked to remain anonymous, but did tell the William Hill marketing department that he plays a 12-leg parlay every week during football season and had never hit one before Saturday. William Hill operates the sportsbook at Buffalo Bills. 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Jahlani Tavai Youth Jersey . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well. Will Harris Lions Jersey . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new.EDINBURG, Texas -- Antonio Green scored 24 points, all from behind the arc, and Nick Dixon added 22 points with seven assists to lead Texas-Rio Grande Valley to a 98-84 win over North Florida on Monday night.Green missed just four 3-point attempts and it marked the second game this season he finished in double figures all from long range. Lew Stallworth had 12 points for UTRGV (4-8), which lost the rebounding battle 43-35 but clinched it with 49.3 percent shooting from the field.North Florida (3-9) pulled too within four midway through the first half with Wajid Aminus layup but Dixons bucket at the other end stretched it back to 26-20 and UTRVG pulled steadily away, taking a 50-29 advantage into the break.dddddddddddd North Florida outscored UTRGV 55-48 in the second half but never got closer than 10.Dallas Moore scored 24 points to lead three North Florida players in double figures. ' ' '