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LAS VEGAS -- These are ESPN Chalks weekly NFL betting recaps for every Week 15 game -- with an emphasis on the word betting.Sometimes its clear from the opening kickoff that a team is going to win and/or cover the spread. Other times it looks as if one team is going to coast to victory but the other rallies, causing bettors to wonder how they could have possibly lost and leading to them crying Bad beat! Of course, there are also the back-and-forth, 50-50 games that are virtual coin flips.This new column, which also will include my takeaways from each game, will separate the different kinds of point-spread results from each week and is intended to be a quick overview for those who have to work on NFL Sundays or otherwise arent able to watch all the games.So lets run down Sundays Week 15 action (plus Thursdays and Saturdays games). Well also incorporate Rufus Peabodys numbers to give an analytical look at which teams should have covered.Note: Well point out crazy over/under results, but this is primarily a recap of the against-the-spread results.Bad beats (clearly wrong sides)Green Bay (-4.5) in 30-27 non-covering win at ChicagoPacker backers had to feel they had the cover several times. Yes, the Bears did stick around in the first half and actually led 10-7, but then the Packers scored 24 unanswered points to go ahead 27-10 on Christine Michaels 42-yard TD run with 1:03 left in the third quarter. However, the Bears came all the way back to tie the score 27-27 with 1:19 to play. On the ensuing drive, Jordy Nelson broke behind the Chicago secondary and Aaron Rodgers hit him with a 60-yard bomb. Nelson slipped on the frozen tundra of Soldier Field, otherwise he could have taken it in for the spread-covering touchdown. Instead, the Packers ran down the clock and Mason Crosby kicked the game-winning (but non-covering) 32-yard FG as time expired. The Packers found a running game with Ty Montgomery (WR turned RB) rushing for 162 yards and two TDs plus Michaels big run.Massey-Peabody numbers say: Chicago played 2 points better than Green Bay. Nmd Günstig Kaufen Schweiz . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Adidas Nmd XR1 Schweiz .Y. - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. http://www.nmdschweizkaufen.ch/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Adidas Nmd Outlet . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. Nmd r2 Damen Schweiz . Hazard cut in from the left and scored with a swerving right-footed shot for ninth goal of the season, which proved to be enough for the victory despite Chelseas forwards again lacking a cutting edge up front. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois coach Lovie Smith says he does not know much about Murray State.Racers coach Mike Stewart says he resorted to YouTube to watch how Smiths NFL teams went about their business.The season-opener between the two teams on Saturday is shrouded in a bit of mystery for the two coaches, neither of whom has been in place for very long. Smith is an NFL veteran getting ready to coach his first college game in front of a fan base desperate to finally cheer for a winner while Stewart is entering his second season with Murray State after a 3-8 season a year ago.The teams have never played each other, but what is certain is the optimism around the Illinois program with Smiths debut finally here.Illinois has had losing records in seven of the past eight seasons. A year ago, the Illini were getting ready for their opener after coach Tim Beckman was abruptly fired following an investigation that found he interfered in player medical decisions and pushed players to play hurt. Illinois finished the season 5-7 under interim coach Bill Cubit.For Steward, the opener has required some homework based on Smiths background as a head coach of the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Weve been watching Tampa Bay Bucs film. Just type in, like, Tampa Bay versus Atlanta Falcons on YouTube and watching it, he said.Things to look for Saturday when Illinois hosts the Football Championship Subdivision Racers:LOVIES FIRSTSSmith admitted to butterflies this week as he prepared for his opener.Theres a lot of excitement, to put it mildly. Its been a long time since I walked into a stadium with a band playing, he said.CAN ILLINOIS RUN?Smith and offensive coordinator Garrick McGee have said tthe Illinois offense will have to be able to run, and run with power, to succeed.dddddddddddd That plan includes a fullback, something Illinois didnt use last year. Sophomore tailback KeShawn Vaughn likes the idea of running downhill and doing it behind a big fullback.It makes me feel more comfortable back there, Vaughn said.DEFENSIVE PRESSUREIllinois players are looking forward to life in the Tampa 2 defense that Smith and defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson have installed. Thats particularly true for linemen who say their priority is the pass rush, with this weeks target being Racers quarterback KD Humphries.Ive got the green light to just go get the ball, make a play in the backfield, defensive end Carroll Phillips said.MURRAYS AMBITIONSStewart believes that if his young team plays as it has in practice, it can be good. But for that to happen, he says his players cant let a Big Ten opponent and a 60,000-seat stadium overwhelm them.Thats the biggest thing is just calming those kids down and saying, `Hey listen, you do realize that this is the same exact play that weve been running for the last three weeks? Nothing has changed, Stewart said.THE LESS THEY KNOWAs an NFL head coach, Smith was accustomed to league rules requiring a certain level of detail in injury reports.One part of college football I like is you dont have an injury list that you have to go through, Smith joked, adding that the Illini had no serious injuries.---Follow David Mercer on Twitter: (at)davidmercerAP---Online: AP college football coverage: http://www.collegefootball.ap.org/ ' ' '