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ESPN Chalks Vegas experts are here to provide analysis and best bets for all Week 5 games, including the Houston-Minnesota matchup.Note: All odds courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Friday morning.Home page for all Week 5 gamesSpread: Opened Minnesota -5; now Minnesota -6.5 Total: Opened 39.5; now 40 PickCenter public consensus pick: 77?percent MinnesotaPublic perception: The public is overwhelmingly on the Vikings, which is understandable as they were 13-3 ATS last season and are off to a 4-0 SU and ATS start this year. The Texans are 3-1, but have lost a lot of public support after their embarrassing Week 3 Thursday night shutout against the Patriots and with J.J. Watt now lost for the season.Peter Moylan Jersey . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. Joe Torre Jersey . After the whistle, Thornton skated the length of the ice, pulled Orpik to the ice from behind and punched him in the face several times. https://www.cheapbraves.com/303o-ender-inciarte-jersey-braves.html . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Ralph Garr Jersey . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. Atlanta Braves Gear .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check.LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw is unlikely to need back surgery for the herniated disk that sidelined the Dodgers ace for 2 + months during the season, according to president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.Kershaw returned in early September, but never publicly went into detail about his back injury. In his absence, the team went 38-24 and overtook the rival Giants for first place in the NL West, eventually winning their fourth straight division title.Like all of our guys, we have exit physicals and conversations with trainers and doctors, Friedman said Monday. Im sure that will take place and I dont expect it to be anything thats newsworthy.The Dodgers season ended in a 5-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Saturday, in which Kershaw got pummeled.After the World Series ends, closer Kenley Jansen and third baseman Justin Turner are among 11 potential free agents on the team.Jansen, a first-time All-Star, notched a career-high 47 saves, second-best in the majors.Hes been a big part of our past success and we hope hes part of our future success, Friedman said.Turner turns 32 in November and underwent surgery on his knee last offseason. If he were to leave, manager Dave Roberts said potentially moving rookie shortstop Corey Seager to third base is not even on our radar.Asked if the team would look similar or much different next year, Friedman said there are definitely scenarios in which we look pretty similar.We have a lot of talented players that are free agents and I expect well have ongoing dialogue with essentially each and every one of them, he said.dddddddddddd There are so many different ways the offseason can play out. Its so hard to try to corral it at this point.Friedman was vague on the future status of outfielder Yasiel Puig, who was demoted to the minors for a month before returning late in the season, mostly in a bench role.As far as how the winter unfolds on a number of different fronts, obviously, remains to be seen, he said when asked about Puig.Roberts, a contender for NL manager of the year honors, credited Puig for his improved accountability upon his return to Los Angeles.Obviously including him on the postseason roster was a credit to him, he said. I enjoyed getting to know him and obviously you cant ignore the skill set. He impacts the game in a lot of different ways.Rookie pitcher Julio Urias will remain under restrictions next year and Friedman said he had no idea whether that would prevent the left-hander from opening the season in the rotation.He was obviously a major part of our success this year, and we were also able to build him up in a way that was extremely helpful as we look forward, Friedman said. Next year well probably still have some type of restrictions and things well need to be mindful of. But this year definitely kind of hit the mark with what we wanted to do. ' ' '