by Doc – 10/15/2008
I wish I could have started this column out with some good news as far as last week’s selections are concerned. However, that is not the case. We did nail a nice 5-unit winner with Penn State, as they completely destroyed Wisconsin, 48-7. We also had a nice winner with Mississippi State ending Vanderbilt’s perfect season, but those two wins did not come close to covering the disappointing losses that we had.
Oddsmakers like the Boston Red Sox chances at extending the ALCS and heading back to Tampa Bay for a Game 6 on Saturday.
Behind starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Red Sox are a -150 favorite to win Thursday’s Game 5; the Tampa Bay Rays are a +140 with Scott Kazmir on the mound.
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Phoenix Coyotes (2-0-0) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-1)
If the Blackhawks are trying to prove that they’re the up and coming future of the NHL, they’re not off to the kind of start that proves it. Chicago has been outscored 3.67 goals against to 2.00 goals for in their first three contests. Though Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews usually generate some betting confidence, they’re not a safe pick right now for our NHL betting community.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-1 SU, 4-0 ATS) are doing better than expected under new coach Paul Johnson. On Saturday they will be facing a team in upheaval, as they travel to face the Clemson Tigers (3-3 SU, 0-4 ATS) in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in NCAA college football action, slated to begin at Noon ET at Memorial Stadium (natural grass) in Clemson, SC.
The San Diego Chargers are the Jekyll and Hyde of the NFL this season. I don’t understand this team. It’s been difficult as an online football betting fan to get a bead on a team that for some reason can look awesome against good competition and then tries to mail it in against bad competition.
The Pittsburgh Steelers finally get to play a game on a Sunday afternoon. How crazy has the Steelers’ schedule been so far? They’ve played on Sunday night twice and then they had that Monday nighter against the Baltimore Ravens just a couple of weeks ago. The Steelers haven’t played on a Sunday afternoon since their first game of the season. It will be nice to see the Steelers in the morning here on the West Coast.
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San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills
The Chargers looked OK on Sunday night, but it was a closer game than the final score showed. The San Diego secondary is still suspect and not playing up to its talent level. The Bills on the other hand have been playing solid football and are at home. They will sneak out a victory in a close one.
It’s like being a kid in a candy store. Everywhere you turn, there’s a game being played: NFL, college football, the MLB playoffs, hockey, NASCAR’s Chase for the Cup – and there’s more where that came from. We’re here this and every week to highlight the biggest games and the best betting opportunities on the sports calendar.
The Texas Longhorns are fresh off an upset of #1 Oklahoma, but there’s no time to rest on their laurels as they host Missouri this Saturday night.
The new #1 in the polls, the Longhorns have been installed as seven-point favorites for this Saturday’s Big 12 showdown. This just one of the Week 8 early lines you can find at Sportsbook.com.
Jimmie Johnson will be looking to make it four wins at Martinsville Speedway in the past five races on Sunday afternoon when he hits the track in the TUMS QuikPak 500. However, those that did any NASCAR betting on Johnson last weekend weren’t happy.
The series standings leader started from the top spot on the grid last time out in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but he then had to settle for a sixth-place result.
The Blazers of Alabama-Birmingham (1-6 SU, 2-3-1 ATS) will try to end a three-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon when they play host to the Thundering Herd of Marshall (3-3 SU, 1-4 ATS) in NCAA college football action that is scheduled for a 4 PM ET kickoff at Legion Field (artificial turf) in Birmingham, AL.
Cole Hamels has been lights out in two postseason starts and oddsmakers like his chance of sending the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series.
Hamels and the Phillies are listed at -121 odds for Game 5 of the NLCS against the L.A. Dodgers on Wednesday night. Philadelphia leads the series 3-1 and can advance to the World Series with a win.
