That primal scream you just heard came from Atlantic City . . .

Yes, there’s a chance we may casinos some day soon in New York City. It’s certainly not definite. At this point it’s just a proposal in Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed state budget, but this could have huge repercussions across the East Coast. New York state recently launched app-based sports betting, so the trend in the state is certainly for gambling expansion. It will be fascinating to see what kind of reception this gets and how far this goes.

Atlantic City won’t implode of course, but the entire dynamic from a lifestyle and travel point of view will change in this region. New York is already a huge destination spot, but adding casino gambling really shakes things up. Imagine a night on the town that ends at a casino at 3 AM? The possibilities are endless. High rollers will flock to New York to get their gambling fix while also having the rest of this dynamic city and its nightlife at their disposal.

The NFL Wildcard Weekend saw most of the favorites advance, we have some pretty good matchups heading into the Divisional Round. The Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs are still the favorites to meet in the Super Bowl, but neither team has an easy matchup this weekend.

Cincinnati Bengals +3½ at Tennessee Titans

The Bengals are riding high behind the golden arm of Joe Burrow. Meanwhile, nobody is talking about the Titans who managed to grab the top seed in the AFC and now have a healthy Derek Henry back in the backfield. I like the Titans in this game, but Borrow would make me nervous. The kid is special and he won’t be intimidated by playing on the road. That said, the Titans have a big edge when it comes to experience and coaching, and they can tear apart the Cincy defense with their running game.

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It’s only January, but the Cleveland Cavaliers already have 27 wins, and many sportsbooks had their season win total at 26.5. Over/under bets at the sportsbooks are fun, but you generally have to wait a long time to see if you’ve won. Unless of course you pick an underdog team like the Cavs who emerge as a real contender. The Evan Mobley pick and Ricky Rubio signing should have been enough to get people to pick the Cavs. Now we’ll see how far they can go . . .

Clemson was favored by 9.5 points and was up only 4 with seconds left while Florida State had the ball. So the Florida State betters were feeling pretty good. But on their last, desperation play, while trying trying laterals to get a touchdown, they fumbled and Clemson scooped it up for a touchdown. An epic bad beat . . .

Darren Rovell shared the details of Marco Piemonte’s epic parlay bet where he laid down $30K to win over $1.3 million!

Piemonte had the Browns money line on Thursday night football and he must have loved it as the Browns closed out the game with a methodical drive to run out the clock against the Broncos. What a win!