AMERICA’S LINE

LAS VEGAS — Was looking at the underdog Iowa State side in the intrastate brawl against the Iowa Hawkeyes Friday night, but then we got the news that Cyclones guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was suspended.

Since Dejean-Jones is one of State’s main weapons and averages 17.1 points per game, we have to close the wallet and make this a NO play.

Nothing looks too attractive on the NBA hardwood and the ice is kinda EH. So maybe you can get some Christmas shopping done.

Was up in Spokane Wednesday night and wound up grabbing half a Benjamin when Washington State covered a +24-point spread (the game actually closed at +221/ 2) in an 81-66 loss to Gonzaga. After doing the math and pressing the proper buttons, the calculator says that +$93 is the current figure.

JOHNNY FOOTBALL REPORT: Now that the Browns have named Johnny Manziel as the starting QB against the Bengals, what does Vegas think?

Cincy opened up as a 1-point favorite but some “Manziel Money” has flowed into the sportsbooks, and Cleveland is now a 1-point fav.

BOXING REPORT: In the WBA junior welterweight title fight Friday in San Antonio, Texas, Erislandy Lara is -$1300 vs. Ishe Smith at +$750; in the WBC welterweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada, Amir Khan is -$220 vs. Devon Alexander at +$180; in the welterweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada, Timothy Bradley is -$800 vs. Diego Chaves at +$550.