The Tennessee Titans were awful their game against the Houston Texans this past Sunday. Now, they have to face the Pittsburgh Steelers. Strangely enough, the Titans haven’t secured home field advantage throughout the playoffs. That’s why the loss against the Texans means so much. The Steelers are 11 and 3 straight-up. They have a chance to secure home field advantage in the playoffs should they beat the Titans and then win in Week 17.
The Midshipmen of Navy (8-4 SU, 6-5 ATS) are coming off two straight shutout wins as they cruise into the first-ever Eagle Bank Bowl. They will take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-5 SU, 5-7 ATS), a team they vanquished during the regular season, in NCAA college football sports betting action scheduled to take place at 11 AM ET on December 20 (Saturday) at RFK Stadium (natural turf) in Washington, DC.
For the first time all season, there is a new team in the top-2. That’s right, a team known for grit, tenacity and guts has climbed to the top as our season-favorite Titans and Giants hit massive stumbling blocks. The race for the Wildcard has never been more exciting, with sixteen teams grinding out for a shot at the Superbowl in Tampa Bay, Week 16 and 17 have all the relevance that you’ve been waiting for.
Is this typical of these guys or what? For the first time in a long time the PGA tour had a tougher than usual decision to make when it came to naming the player of the year for 2008.
And they blew it.
Since 2002 The College bowl game “The Emerald Bowl” has been played at the 40,800-seat AT&T Park (home of the San Francisco Giants) in San Francisco, California. The 2007 Emerald Bowl saw Oregon State defeat Maryland by a 21-14 score.
This will mark the 27th straight bowl game for the Florida State Seminoles – the longest active streak in the nation. The ‘Noles will square off against the Wisconsin Badgers for the first time in program history. Since the 2006 football season, the bowl has matched teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference.
The University of North Carolina has accepted a bid to play in the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl, it was announced today by bowl officials. The Tar Heels, representing the Atlantic Coast Conference, will face the West Virginia University Mountaineers from the Big East Conference.
Okay, college football fans. Recess is over; time to get back to work. The 2008-09 bowl season starts this Saturday with four games, and while this foursome may feature some of the lightweights on the bowl scene (will there be a second St. Petersburg Bowl?), we’ve got at least two games that promise to be both entertaining and potentially lucrative. The first bowl down the runway kicks off this week’s Top 5 list (all times Eastern; for current lines, visit Bodog’s online sportsbook).
The Houston Rockets (15-9 SU, 12-12 ATS, 14-10 O/U) have failed to find their new identity so far this season after acquiring combustible forward Ron Artest in an offseason transaction. The streaking Denver Nuggets (16-7 SU, 14-8-1 ATS, 13-10 O/U) have almost literally taken off since getting former NBA Finals MVP, Chauncey Billups in a trade for Allen Iverson earlier this season.
Chicago Blackhawks @ Edmonton Oilers 9:35 PM ET
We’re now a third of the way through the regular season schedule and the race for one of the 16 playoff spots is heating up. This Tuesday night showcases an interesting sports betting showdown when the Chicago Blackhawks (15-6-7) head to Alberta to take on the Edmonton Oilers (14-12-2).
The Mike D’Antoni coached New York Knicks continue their west coast swing when they travel up from Phoenix to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers. The Lakers were one of the best teams in the NBA against the spread going 6 and 1 in their first eight games but since then they’ve been somewhat of a disappointment for sports betting fans.
The Sacramento Kings (7-18 SU, 12-13 ATS), under new leadership, go after another win on Tuesday night as they visit the Portland Trail Blazers (15-10 SU, 11-14 ATS) in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is scheduled to tip off at 10 PM ET at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR.
The first-round of College Football Bowl games occurs on Dec. 20th! Sports betting fans had better start getting their bankrolls together for what promises to be a very profitable online college football bowl betting season.
The Indianapolis Colts (10-4 SU, 6-7-1 ATS, 7-7O/U) have won seven consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook and look like they’re gearing up for an extended postseason run at this point. The Jacksonville Jaguars (5-9 SU, 4-10 ATS, 5-8-1 O/U) snapped their four-game losing streak the last time they took the field.
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UFC 92 is here and the bad blood is about to boil over in a serious way. Three huge fights headline the card, and BetUS.com sportsbook is here to provide the knowledge you need to make the smart plays. An Axe Murderer will try to stop a Rampage.
