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1. NCAAF: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Florida (Saturday, 4:00 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n College football isn\u2019t nearly as busy this week, but they\u2019re making up for it in quality. This matchup is for the SEC title, with the winner also going to the BCS Championship game in Miami. Alabama (12-0 SU, 9-3 ATS) will be the underdog despite playing in front of what should be a partisan crowd at the Georgia Dome. That\u2019s how impressive Florida (11-1 SU, 9-2 ATS) has been over the past two months, bagging the cash in blowout fashion every game. Then again, Alabama covered this matchup when they met in 2005 and 2006.<\/p>\n College football lines in Bodog\u2019s online sportsbook.<\/p>\n 2. NFL: Dallas at Pittsburgh (Sunday, 4:15 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n Both these teams have their flaws, but it\u2019s all good for now. Dallas (8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS) hasn\u2019t missed a step since Tony Romo retuned to duty, going 3-0 SU and ATS and rebounding to 8-1 on the Super Bowl futures market. The Steelers (9-3 SU, 6-6 ATS) are also on a three-game winning streak at 2-1 ATS; however, they\u2019re 2-4 ATS at Heinz Field this year, and Dallas will have CB Adam Jones back in the lineup \u2013 a key contributor on punt returns as well. Pittsburgh\u2019s best ally: a 35-percent chance of snow. Dallas played its last two games at home.<\/p>\n NFL odds in the Bodog Sportsbook.<\/p>\n 3. NCAAF: No. 19 Missouri vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (Saturday, 8:00 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n The Big 12 title game is something of an anticlimax. All the action this year was in the South; although the Sooners (11-1 SU, 9-2 ATS) finished behind No. 3 Texas in the AP poll, they\u2019re No. 2 where it counts \u2013 on the BCS computers. A win Saturday will ensure a shot at the national championship for OU. But it\u2019s hardly a given. They\u2019ll meet on neutral ground at Arrowhead, where near-freezing temperatures are expected under clear skies. Sooners QB Sam Bradford will play with an injured non-throwing hand, and starting LB Austin Box is out with a sprained left knee. OU is 5-0 SU and 2-3 ATS in this matchup since 2002.<\/p>\n 4. NBA: Phoenix at Dallas (Thursday, 8:00 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n Once again, even if LeBron James thinks Charles Barkley is stupid, we feature the opening game of Thursday\u2019s TNT doubleheader. Phoenix (11-7 SU, 8-10 ATS) is in a bit of a funk at 3-4 SU and 2-5 ATS; Steve Nash\u2019s considerable skills are underused in the new Phoenix system, and Nash is also dealing with a thigh contusion that kept him out of Friday\u2019s loss to the Miami Heat. Dallas (8-8 SU and ATS) is back up off the canvas, erasing a horrible start by going 6-1 SU and ATS in its last seven. And the Mavs have been doing it without Josh Howard \u2013 he was expected to return from a sprained ankle on Tuesday.<\/p>\n NBA betting in the Bodog Sportsbook.<\/p>\n 5. Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao (Saturday, 11:00 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n Pacquiao is the top-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world, but he\u2019s also a +150 underdog versus the Golden Boy. That\u2019s partly attributable to De La Hoya\u2019s popularity, but also to the extra 30 pounds he\u2019ll be carrying in this 147-pound welterweight fight. Pacquiao is a lightweight; his last fight (a TKO of David Diaz in June) at 134.5 pounds was his heaviest of a career that started in the flyweight division. De La Hoya is four inches taller with a six-inch reach advantage. This is a considerable advantage for the favorite in a matchup of smaller fighters.<\/p>\n Honorable Mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n NFL<\/strong>: Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants (Sunday, 1:00 p.m.) \u00a0<\/p>\n
\n NCAAF<\/strong>: Navy at Army (Saturday, 12:00 p.m.)
\n NBA<\/strong>: San Antonio at Denver (Thursday, 10:30 p.m.)
\n NCAAB:<\/strong> No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 13 Michigan State (Wednesday, 9:15 p.m.)
\n NHL<\/strong>: Vancouver at Detroit (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.)
\n Soccer<\/strong>: Fulham at Manchester City (Saturday, 7:45 a.m.)<\/p>\n
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