THE PATRIOTS' AFC title game shenanigans are also taking some air out of sports wagering.
Vegas Vic reports that a number of sportsbooks in his town, as well as many international websites, are no longer taking wagers on New England's Week 1 opener against visiting Pittsburgh.
"The game has been taken off the board at a number of sportsbooks here in Vegas, because the line swing would be dramatic," said Vic, the Daily News' gambling authority. "With Brady, we're looking at the Pats minus 6. If Brady was to be suspended, it would probably be Jimmy Garoppolo quarterbacking the Patriots, and the line would drop to minus 1 or maybe even a pick 'em.