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Auto Service “Auto Repair At Its Best” Complete Auto Service, Domestic & Imports 111 Royal 846-5344 Bryan across S. College from Tom's BBQ Page 10/The BattalionTuesday, January 19,1988 Skins, Broncos try to atone for near misses WASHINGTON (AP) first you don’t succeed . . . If at A year ago the Washington Redskins dominated just about everyone — except the New York Giants, who beat them three times, including 17-0 in the NFC title game. V A W D R j b ri * v e TRAIN A year ago, the Denver Bron cos won the AFC title with the kind of drive that fell short for the Cleveland Browns Sunday; then they got steamrollered by the Giants 39-20 in the Super Bowl. Conditions had to be just right, and they were. For one thing, there was no “hot” team this season like the Gi ants and Bears the past two years. Minnesota, which lost to the Redskins 17-10 in the NFC title game Sunday, took care of that. They dispatched San Francisco a week ago after the 49ers had be come everyone’s favorite by fin ishing 13-2 and winning their last three,regular-season games by a combined score of 124-7. IM PO R T D O M E S T IC fi U T O M O TIU E REPAIR With the Giants having been done in by injuries, the strike and the standard post-Super Bowl blahs, Super Bowl XXII in San Diego two weeks from now could also be called the Consolation 268 - 2886 Bowl, an opportunity to make up for past failures. The Broncos, who joined the 1982-83 Redskins as the only team in this decade to make it to two straight NFL championships, were immediately installed as 3- point favorites after their 38-33 win over Cleveland. This is the first time in at least five years that the AFC team was the opening line favorite — the last two years they were double digit underdogs. Moreover, the NFC team romped the last three times — by 22, 36 and 19 points. In this case, the game involves two teams who, in a season inter rupted by the 24-day strike, may not be as good as they were a year ago when they could not get by the Giants. “We’ve been very spotty,” the Redskins’ Charles Mann said be fore the victory over Minnesota that sent Washington to San Diego for its third Super Bowl ap pearance in six years. “Sometimes we’ve played well but we seem play in half's rather than in full games.” Mann played well, emerging from Dexter Manley’s shadow to have his best season. “It’s seemed like we’re always in a hole that we have to climb out of,” said Joe Gibbs, whose 1986 team was 14-5 overall, with of the losses to the Giants. This year’s team isnowl3{ But three of those vii were by the replaceiti Redskins and four others quired late comebacks. Moreover, Jay Schroetj whose 4,109 yards a year were the 10th most in hi completed just 48 percento! passes this season. He has replaced by Doug Williams, has been inconsistent himsell was just 9 of 26 for 119 against Minnesota, although of the nine completions wert touchdowns. Denver, 13-5 before its Bowl loss a year ago, is a different team with onecoi thread —John Elway,aont team in at least half the Brc 12 victories. The Broncos art 4-1 going into the Super Bokfi a Bot 3 6 6 5 - C S . C O L L E S E Bookies make Broncos even bigger favorites ree eni< smoot gethei ifniat if ^I )e Richa c 3—=5 ItsTwice AsFutt c Drive in to SONIC and treat the whole family with Brown Bag Specials. They're only $3.99 each. And they’re only at SONIC. 2 Regular Burgers 2 Orders of Fries 2 Medium Cokes* LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Gamblers, impressed with John Elway, put their money on the Broncos Monday and made them even stronger favorites to win the Super Bowl than the oddsmakers did when they opened Denver as a three-point choice over the Washington Redskins. Most legal sports books had the Broncos a 3‘/2-point favorite by Monday, after bettors jumped on the three-point spread with some large wagers. “They’re betting the hell out of it,” said Vic Salerno, owner of Le roy’s sports and race book. “The public is making a comparison of quarterbacks and they feel Elway is the better quarterback and can beat them in so many different ways.” “Elway is without a doubt the best quarterback in football and the bettors know that,” agreed Sonny Reizner of the Frontier Hotel sports book. Several sports books reported some unusually big bets soon af ter the first lines were put up fol lowing Sunday’s games, and odd smakers were delighted with the pace of betting for the big game. “This year there was more ac tive than normal,” said Scott Schettler, manager of the sports book at the Stardust hotel-casino. “Usually, the bettors just look at the number and ignore it for a week or so.” sports book at Harrah’s Reno, said he opened his line at three points, then moved it up a half point when several “high-limit players” bet on the Broncos. Schettler said he, foront,»| all that impressed by theBri' and thinks the line istoohisl Senati “I think Denver has a certain appeal to the public,” said Cox. “They’ve got a lot of personalities with Elway and the Three Ami gos. I think that will help make it a good betting game for us.” The heavy early betting had oddsmakers optimistic that this year’s Super Bowl will match or exceed last year’s game, when an estimated $25 million was wa gered legally on the game be tween the Broncos and New York Giants. Cox said the betting public’s excitement over the matchup is evidenced by the fact the over- under line started at 46‘/a points and is going up, with most people betting that the total score will he higher than that. "Their defense got pt around in the second halfarj Cleveland,” said Schr.f “Cleveland just battered and 1 kind of like Washinpci do the same. I don’t thinkDcf can stop Washington or fense." Schettler said he thinkskl ington will win the gamestr^ up. The odds, he said, simp fleet how the bookmakers i the public will bet the gamt At the Stardust, Schettler said his book alone will do “a couple of million” dollars on the game. Terry Cox, who manages the “They’re expecting a lot of of fense and a lot of good football,” he said. “I think we’ll get away from a drudgery Super Bowl this year and have a good, exciting game.” "We started Denver attij and it’s not because wt a Denver is three points bettr: sale 1. "We th ink the publr ceives them as being inrtoa l>etter, and you have to pr: what the public is going to; ceive to make money in this ness.” Lady Aggies to battle Rice PSWO Hoop action tonight Hot 1 st quarter lifts Lakers to victory over the Rockets, Spark Some Interest! Use the Battalion Classifieds. Call 845-2611 :The Texas A&M women's basket ball team will play Rice tonight in a Southwest Conference contest at 7:30 at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Both teams are 8-4 overall. The Lady Aggies also have a 2-1 confer ence record while the Owls sport a 3- 1 SWC slate. : : A&M is coming off a 60-56 win over Arkansas here last Saturday. The Lady Aggies also beat Baylor m Waco last week. The win over the :RasEorbacks. ended Arkansas'/Tik/ gakie winning streak against A&M, a streak that began in 1975. victories over Texas Tech. TCU and SMU, while its lone SWC defeat came at Lynn Hickey said the Lady Aggies will have to be wary of the Owls. “Rice is off to another good start,” she said. “They depend a great deal on their three-pomt shooting, but you can’t leave their inside people "We will have to utilize our speed the best that we can and work on our inside game on the offensive end of the court.” INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Magic Johnson scored 26 of his season-high 39 points in the first half and the Los Angeles Lakers made 18 straight field goals in the opening quarter Monday en route to a 121-110 victory over the Houston Rockets. The Lakers made 19 of 23 shots overall in the first period. Their 18-of-18 string ended when Johnson missed a layup on a fast break, but he made a hook shot in the closing seconds of the quarter to give Los Angeles a 4 1- 22 lead. 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