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One of the crown jewels of the college basketball preseason tournaments is the NIT and the semifinals at Madison Square Garden are tonight. Tip time for Game 1 is set for 7:00 pm ET on ESPN2. Here is a quick look at both contests.
Quarterback play could be the key to Sportsbook.com’s Thanksgiving Day Primetime Props as three of the strongest passers in the game play during the holiday tripleheader.
Arizona’s Kurt Warner is second in the league in passing yards and he will be facing the Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Donovan McNabb. McNabb was benched last week against Baltimore for the second half but he will start and is sixth in the NFL in passing yards.
The national title picture remains cloudy but Sportsbook.com oddsmakers have the Florida Gators as the leading candidate to win the BCS Championship.
Fourth-ranked Florida is listed at 3:2 odds to win the Championship, ahead of conference foe and #1 Alabama Crimson Tide, listed at 5:2 odds. The other team at the top of the pile is #3 Oklahoma. At 3:1 odds, oddsmakers expect Oklahoma to emerge from the Big 12 and play for the national title.
Coming off its toughest game, the unbeaten Ball State Cardinals will try to overcome one last obstacle to winning the MAC West when it hosts the Western Michigan Broncos tonight.
Sportsbook.com has Ball State as 10 ½-point favorites with a Total of 53.5. It will be broadcast on ESPN2 starting at 7 pm ET.
The pass-happy San Diego Chargers offense could be the key to them beating the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night and it will have a big effect on our Primetime Prop.
If you back the player who scores the first touchdown in the “Player to Score 1st TD” prop for the Colts @ Chargers game and he scores an additional touchdown in the third quarter, your winning wager will be doubled up to $100.00 for this specific prop.
The New Orleans Saints are small home favorites over the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, but the betting public is squarely against them.
Both of these teams are 5-5 and right in the playoff chase in the NFC. The game starts at 8:30 pm ET game on ESPN and the Saints are 2 ½-point favorites, but only a tiny 17% of bettors are backing them.
Sportsbook.com members love the second-ranked team in the nation in an underdog role on Saturday night.
A healthy 70% of the action for Saturday’s Big 12 collision between the #2 Texas Tech Red Raiders and #5 Oklahoma Sooners is on the visiting Raiders as these two powerhouses meet in an epic battle with conference and national title implications.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Willie Parker could be the key to their Thursday night game against Cincinnati as well as to big payoffs in a number of proposition odds.
The Steelers are 11-point favorites against the Bengals with the Over/Under just 34.5. The game is being broadcast on the NFL Network beginning at 8:15 pm ET. There is about an even split betting wise with 48% backing the home team.
There’s a great TNT doubleheader tonight with Detroit at Boston and the L.A. Lakers at Phoenix and we’ve got the inside breakdown for you.
Detroit is 8-3 (6-5 ATS) and handed the Lakers their first loss of the season on their home court 106-95 this past Friday. Last night, the Pistons clipped Cleveland’s eight-game winning streak 96-89, with a 30-21 final stanza.
The New York Giants may be the best team in football but they have quite the challenge on their hands this week at the desert-hot Arizona Cardinals.
These teams are a combined 16-4 straight-up and 15-5 ATS, so it makes sense that it’s a close spread with the Giants three-point favorites. The early betting for this game is a little surprising with 95% backing New York.
Weather could ground the high-powered Ball State Cardinals offense in Wednesday’s Mid-American Conference game against the Central Michigan Chippewas.
A 25-degree forecast that includes wind and snow could create adverse conditions and make the total a great Under bet.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders have taken on all comers this year and remain unbeaten, but they’re still solid dogs against the Oklahoma Sooners.
The Red Raiders rank second in the BCS Standings after impressive wins over Texas and Oklahoma State, but they’re getting 6 ½-points for this momentous Saturday night showdown in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Buffalo Bills are fading fast with a three game losing streak but they’re still solid home favorites over the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football.
This AFC showdown starts at 8:30 pm ET game on ESPN and it’s a great chance to see one of the most talked about young quarterbacks in the league, Brady Quinn. The Bills are five-point favorites, and 58% of the betting public them.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is expected to return from his finger injury Sunday night at the Washington Redskins and it could have a big effect on our Primetime Prop.
If you back the winning selection for the “Total Points Scored” prop in this game and either team wins by double digit points, winning bets will be doubled up to $100.00 for this specific prop.
It was two years ago in this same spot that South Carolina (7-3, 5-3-1 ATS) almost derailed Florida’s national championship dreams, losing 17-16 as 13-point road underdogs.
That’s not carrying much weight this week as South Carolina is a 22 ½-point underdog this Saturday in Gainesville.
Sportsbook.com has Cincinnati favored by four points with a Total of 47.5. ESPN2 will broadcast this Big East encounter starting at 8 pm ET.
The Cincinnati Bearcats have cracked the Top 25 for the first time this season, but to stay there, they will need to defeat an old nemesis, the Louisville Cardinals.
