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NFL Week 4 Game Capsules

NFL Betting – Week 4 Roundup

The theme of Week 4: horrifically blown leads. Hope you didn’t change the channel or go work in the garden, as you would’ve missed some dandy second halves (and faced the embarrassment of telling your friends you were working in the garden).

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MLB

MLB Playoff Betting – New York vs. Detroit Game 4 Preview & Pick

MLB Betting – Yankees vs Tigers Game 4 NLDS Preview & Pick

Will Tigers closer Jose Valverde’s prophecy that “the series is already over” after Game 2 come true? Detroit followed up with a 5-4 win over the Yankees last night to take a 2-1 stranglehold in the American League Division Series.

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MLB

MLB Playoff Betting – Philadelphia vs. St. Louis NLDS Preview & Pick

MLB Betting – Phillies vs Cardinals Game 3 NLDS Preview & Pick

The Phillies cruised past the Cardinals in Game 1 of the National League Division Series but the message was loud and clear after Game 2: St. Louis will not go quietly.

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Fight Club

Free UFC Picks – UFC 136 Lines | Edgar vs. Maynard

UFC 136 Edgar vs Maynard III Preview & Picks

Even if you’re a casual MMA fan, you won’t want to miss UFC 136 this Saturday night. One of the most stacked cards in while features two title fights, including the rematch between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard following their draw last January.

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NHL

2011-12 NHL Team Preview: St. Louis Blues

Season Gambling Preview: St. Louis Blues

The St. Louis Blues have settled in as that perennially hyped team of youngsters, projected to break out every year but never doing so. They had a cup of coffee in the 2009 playoffs, when they were swept by Vancouver in four games, but haven’t sniffed the postseason since. It’s time to ask, once again: this is the year?

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NHL

2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Chicago Blackhawks

Season Gambling Preview: Chicago Blackhawks

After winning the Stanley Cup in 2009-10, the Chicago Blackhawks crawled into the eighth playoff seed on the final day of the 2010-11 regular season. We all understood why they regressed; totally maxed out with their salary cap, they traded away half their team.

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NHL

2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Detroit Red Wings

Season Gambling Preview: Detroit Red Wings

Sigh. Do I really have to write a new Detroit Red Wings preview?

I should just use a template. Nothing changes. Two years ago or one year ago, the Red Wings had an ageless wonder on “D” in Nicklas Lidstrom, two of the game’s best all-around players in Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom, a bonecrushing hitter in Niklas Kronwall, and a rising star goaltender in Jimmy Howard. Guess what?

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NHL

2011-12 NHL Team Preview: Florida Panthers

Season Gambling Preview: Florida Panthers

Arguably, there was no busier team this offseason than the Florida Panthers in terms of sheer volume. General manager Dale Tallon got busy, acquiring Jose Theodore, Brian Campbell, Ed Jovanovski, Scottie Upshall, Tomas Kopecky, Tomas Fleischmann, Kris Versteeg and Sean Bergenheim.

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NFL

Panthers vs. Bears NFL Preview: Week 4 Free Pick

NFL Football Previews – Carolina Panthers vs Chicago Bears

In the Carolina Panthers’ first two games, rookie quarterback Cam Newton dominated but his team lost. Last week against Jacksonville, Newton came back to Earth but the Panthers won. Which version of Newton – and the Panthers – will we see when they visit Soldier Field and the Chicago Bears this week?

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MLB

MLB Playoff Betting – St. Louis vs. Philadelphia NLDS Preview & Pick

MLB Betting – Cardinals vs Phillies Game 1 NLDS Preview & Pick

Everything about Game 1 of the Cardinals-Phillies National League Division Series screams David versus Goliath, doesn’t it?

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MLB

MLB Playoffs Gambling – Arizona vs. Milwaukee NLDS Preview & Pick

MLB Betting – D-Backs vs Brewers Game 1 NLDS Preview & Pick

Make no mistake; of the eight teams to reach the 2011 postseason, the Arizona Diamondbacks are the most forgotten and the biggest underdog.

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NCAA Football

Clemson vs. Virginia Tech Betting | Week 5 Free Pick

CFB Football Previews – Clemson Tigers vs Virginia Tech Hokies

The ACC isn’t messing around this week. Its two highest-ranked teams, Clemson and Virginia Tech, clash in a crucial matchup this Saturday. Can Clemson keep riding the high of last week’s win over Florida State?

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NFL

2011 NFL Predictions – NFL Week 4 Lines

NFL Betting – Week 4 Picks, Part II

The pickings don’t look very easy in week for of NFL betting, so here’s a bonus four-game set to choose from in case yesterday’s picks didn’t float your boat.

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MLB

MLB Playoff Power Rankings: September 29

Shea’s MLB Power Rankings (as of 9/29/2011)

This week’s MLB power rankings showcase a few teams unexpectedly on the ropes and a few teams unexpectedly clawing their way back into the playoff hunt.

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NFL

Online NFL Football Betting? – Week 4 Picks

NFL Betting – Week 4 Picks

Week 3 showed how dangerous the dreaded double-digit point spread can be, as I got burned by picking San Diego and Pittsburgh to cover huge numbers. I won’t make that same mistake this week.  

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Fight Club

UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Preview & Picks

UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson Preview & Picks

Behold, the beauty of the UFC’s seven-division format! A week after the light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson, another belt goes on the line in a free-TV event this Saturday. Time to make some picks.