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College Football Preview: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Bodog - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:18pm

Georgia Tech is the reigning ACC champion, but the Jackets lost four of the key members off last year’s team as early entrants to the NFL draft so can the Jackets realistically repeat? It will be difficult considering the ACC’s Coastal Division is loaded this season – Tech opens with a cakewalk against South Carolina State on Saturday. Bet on Georgia Tech’s game on Bodog’s NCAA odds this season.

The Jackets may have one of the best coaches in the country in Paul Johnson, who has been named back-to-back ACC Coach of the Year. Thanks to his triple-option offense, Tech finished second in the nation in rushing offense with 295.4 yards per game last year and third in average time of possession.

There are six starters back on offense, but star RB Jonathan Dwyer and WR Demaryius Thomas are both in the NFL now. But QB Josh Nesbitt is back for his senior year after rushing for 1,037 yards and passed for 1,701 more last year. He also accounted for 28 touchdowns (18 rushing, 10 passing). Tech runs the ball on average more than 82 percent of the time. Dwyer will be tough to replace, Anthony Allen averaged 9.7 yards per carry last season (he moves into Dwyer’s B-Back role), while Roddy Jones has rushed for more than 600 yards in each of the past two seasons. There is no receiver back with much experience, however. Thomas helped keep defenses honest last year; no other Tech player had more than eight catches or one touchdown reception.

There are six starters back on defense, which lost ACC Defensive Player of the Year Derrick Morgan and star safety Morgan Burnett. Tech is switching from a 4-3 scheme to a 3-4 under new coordinator Al Groh, the former Virginia coach.

Georgia Tech’s over/under win total on Bodog is 7.5. Think you know the answer? Be a player and bet at Bodog

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McIlroy is the Golf Wager Favorite to Be Top European - Deutsche Bank Championship

Bet US - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:15pm
Rory McIlroy, the mop-haired youngster from Northern Ireland, is the golf wager favorite in the sportsbook to be the Top European at this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship. Although McIlroy has the overall talent to win every single week on the PGA Tour, he doesn’t often put a check mark into his “W” column. Maybe, it’s his notoriously stiff back.
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Golf Odds: Deutsche Bank Championship

Bodog - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:13pm

The PGA Tour’s second leg of its four-event FedEx Cup playoffs begins Thursday at TPC Boston with the Deutsche Bank Championship, and things seem back to normal in the golf world because Tiger Woods is the betting favorite this week at 7/1 to win on Bodog’s golf odds.

Tiger finished tied for 12th at The Barclays last week for his first Top-20 finish since the U.S. Open back in June. And even more promising was that Tiger had had just one round in the 60s since Pebble Beach but had two such rounds last week: a first-round 65 and final-round 67, in which he needed just 27 putts in each. If Tiger’s putter is working, look out. Tiger is currently 65th in the FedEx Cup points standings and needs to finish likely at least T54 this week to advance to the next tournament. Tiger is a former winner at the TPC Boston, taking home the trophy in 2006 and tying for runner-up a year later. Last year he was T11.

Steve Stricker is the defending champion and is the second-favorite on Bodog’s golf odds at 11/1 this year. Stricker has never missed a cut in 13 tries in FedEx Cup playoff events and finished 17-under 267 here last year. His worst finish at this tournament in the past four years was a T13 and he was third last week at The Barclays.

Can Matt Kuchar win in back-to-back weeks? Kuchar, who is 22/1 this week, leads the PGA Tour with 10 top-10 results and is tops on the money list in scoring average and in all-around ranking. Right now, he’s probably the leading candidate for Player of the Year. Last week in winning at The Barclays, Kuchar played his final 25 holes at 10 under. He was T15 in this tournament last year.

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Washington Redskins vs Arizona Cardinals 2010 NFL Preseason Picks Week 4

Sports-Odds - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:00pm
Washington Redskins vs Arizona Cardinals 2010 NFL Preseason Picks Week 4: The NFL betting preseason is in full swing and...
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USC vs Hawai'i 2010 College Football Picks, Odds & Predictions

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:00pm
USC vs Hawai'i 2010 College Football Picks, Odds Predictions: The embattled USC Trojans kick start a new era tomorrow night as they take on the WAC's Hawai'i Warriors in Honolulu. The game, which caps off college football's opening night, is scheduled to get underway at 11:00pm ET on ESPN. 2010 College Football Picks, Odds Predictions at Sportsbook.com (http://affiliates.commissionaccount.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_4061b_843) have the Trojans listed as a -21.5 against the spread road favorite and the game total set at 54.USC has received a great deal of attention of late, but for all the wrong reasons. The athletic department...
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NHL Decision on Kovalchuk Contract Sets Benchmark for Future Deals

Bet US - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:00pm
The offseason for Ilya Kovalchuk has been full of ups and downs, for his bank account at least. The winger inked a 17-year, $102-million contract in July only to have that revoked by arbitrator, Richard Bloch.
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Nevada vs Boise State – NCAA Football Betting Steals

Bet US - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:30am
Every NCAA football betting fan is already looking forward to the biggest encounters of the season. Even though we are used to discussing the biggest names in the game to determine the National Championship, the clash between the Boise State Broncos and Nevada Wolfpack might not only decide the WAC and a spot in the BCS, but Boise State could be playing for a National Championship as well. Boise...
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Apuestas Deportivas: Jets vs Eagles En Pretemporada

Bet US - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:29am
En la última semana de pretemporada los New York Jets visitan a los Philadelphia Eagles este jueves a las 7:30 PM, hora del Este, en un juego donde los  mariscales de campo titulares no verán nada de acción. Líneas de Apuestas NFL: New York Jets +1.5 Philadelphia Eagles -1.5 O/U 34 El coach Andy Reid informó que Kevin Kolb no...
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PGA Betting - The Deutsche Bank Championship

Bet US - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:23am
The PGA Tour’s playoffs got off to an exciting start at The Barclays last week with Matt Kuchar topping Martin Laird in a playoff to win the event. With just three tournaments remaining before the FedExCup champion is crowned, golf betting is really heating up.
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Bills vs Lions Spread Alert 2010 NFL Preseason Week 4

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:20am
Point-Spreads.com is issuing a NFL Point Spread Alert at 4:20 PM EST on Wednesday September 1st, 2010 on the NFL Preseason Week 4 match-up between the Bills vs Lions for Thursday Night Football. The opening NFL point spread had the Detroit Lions -5 (-110 odds) against the Buffalo Bills. Currently, the best NFL point spreads to bet the Lions is at SPORTSBOOK.com, you can get Detroit -4 (-120 odds). (http://affiliates.commissionaccount.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_4061b_1103) The best NFL point spreads to bet the Bills is at BOOKMAKER.com, you can get Buffalo +4 ½ (-110 odds). (http://www.bookmaker.com/?cmpid=5864_376) That's the key to success, is be...
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Cincinnati Bengals vs Indianapolis Colts 2010 NFL Preseason Picks Week 4

Sports-Odds - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:00am
Cincinnati Bengals vs Indianapolis Colts 2010 NFL Preseason Picks Week 4: The NFL betting preseason is now into Week 4...
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Panthers vs Steelers Lines 2010 NFL Preseason Week 4

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:00am
Panthers vs Steelers Lines 2010 NFL Preseason Week 4: A pretty nice game to follow this Thursday features de Carolina Panthers taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the last game of the preseason at 7:30 PM ET. The Panthers vs Steelers NFL Betting Point Spread have the Steelers -5.5 at SPORTSBOOK.com (http://affiliates.commissionaccount.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_4061b_1103). Both teams had different outcomes in the week as the Panthers got their first win of the year with a 15-7 win over the Tennessee Titans and the Steelers lost 34-17 against the Denver Broncos. Carolina looked good on defense pressuring Vince Young and not letting him...
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NHL Odds: Offseason Update: Buffalo Sabres

Bodog - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:54am

After a surprising third-place finish in the Eastern Conference during the regular season last year, the Buffalo Sabres mostly stood pat during the offseason. That didn’t do much to help their Bodog NHL futures odds, as their chances at winning the Stanley Cup are a ho-hum 26/1. This is Buffalo’s offseason update.

The Sabres ranked fourth in goals against, mostly thanks to the stellar play of Ryan Miller. Miller enjoyed a career year, going 41-18-8 with a 2.22 GAA and .929 save percentage. That doesn’t even factor in his incredible play during the Olympics, when he led Team USA to a silver medal. Miller should be expected to regress slightly, if only because it’s near-impossible to play as well as he did for a sustained period of time.

It also won’t help that Buffalo lost a few bodies in its defensive corps. Toni Lydman (Ducks) and Henrik Tallinder (Devils) vacated during free agency, leaving Buffalo searching for depth on the blue line. Jordan Leopold and Shaone Morrisonn were both signed this summer, and the Sabres might look to the farm system, too; Mike Weber, a late-season call up a few years ago, has a shot to crack the lineup in 2010-11.

Buffalo also added a defensive presence up front in the form of Rob Niedermayer. The veteran center comes over from New Jersey and is a great role player; he’ll play special teams, shut down opposing forwards and add a leadership element to the locker room. He’s not a star by any stretch of the imagination, but Niedermayer is a useful player.

The Sabres ranked 10th in scoring last season despite lacking a bonafide superstar up front. Still, six players had between 42 and 69 points. The team is hoping for a breakout from former first-round pick Drew Stafford, who managed just 14 goals in 71 games last year.

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MLB Odds: Athletics (Anderson) at Yankees (Burnett)

Bodog - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:49am

This game may not mean much to the Oakland Athletics on Bodog’s MLB odds, but the New York Yankees are in a heated battle with the Tampa Bay Rays for the American League East title. New York (+125) is 7-1 against Oakland (-145) this year.

New York will send the disappointing A.J. Burnett (9-12, 5.17 ERA) to the hill. Burnett never got it going this season. The hard-throwing righty was prone to brutal slumps, like a 0-5 June and 0-4 August. Burnett has allowed at least six runs in three of his last five starts, including a nine-run, 3.1-inning effort in his last outing. He has faced Oakland once this year, allowing a pair of runs through seven innings. That brought Burnett’s career numbers to 3-3 with a 3.81 ERA in eight career starts against the A’s.

The Yankees haven’t hit a great average against Oakland this year, but they’ve done a solid job producing runs. Nick Swisher has been the best of the Bronx Bombers, batting .393. Curtis Granderson and Derek Jeter must both step up; they’re each hitting .154 or less.

Oakland will counter with Brett Anderson (3-5, 3.32 ERA). Anderson has been plagued with brutal run support; despite posting a 3.41 ERA in August, he went just 1-3 and the Athletics lost four of his five starts. Anderson finally lapsed in his last start, allowing four runs in two innings against the Rangers. The young lefty has faced the Yankees three times in his career—all last year—and allowed 12 runs and 24 hits in 19 innings.

The Athletics' lineup has been horrendous against New York this season; Oakland owns a .184 average and 20 runs scored in eight games against the Yanks. In fact, no everyday player is hitting higher than .269 against the Yankees this season.

Bet on the A’s-Yankees series at Bodog

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Boxing Odds: Mzonke Fana vs. Cassius Baloyi

Bodog - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:37am

In a rematch from two years ago, Mzonke Fana and Cassius Baloyi will hook up in the ring to fight for the vacant IBF-junior lightweight crown.

Baloyi got the better of Fana two years ago. Also known as “Mr. Shy Guy,” Baloyi enters the bout with a 37-4-1 record, including 19 victories via knockout. The 35-year-old fighter topped Fana in a 12-round split decision when they met in April 2008. Baloyi defended his title just once, though, before falling to Malcolm Klassen in a seventh-round TKO. Since then, Baloyi earned a unanimous decision over Roberto David Arrieta. In the meantime, the junior lightweight belt has become vacated (Klassen lost it to Roberto Guerrero, who vacated the title to help his wife’s battle with leukemia). Overall, Baloyi is 5-1-1 in his last six bouts.

Fana is chasing one last shot at glory. The 36-year-old fighter was essentially a nobody until 2007, when he surprised Klassen for the World Junior lightweight title in 2007. The South African brings a 27-3 record into his matchup with Baloyi, including 10 victories via knockout. Fana, also known as the Rose of Khayelitsha, has won his past two bouts; a sixth-round TKO over Jasper Seroka in his last bout and a third-round TKO against Victor Manon in August 2008. The fight before that, of course, was the loss to Baloyi. That’s the only loss Fana has suffered in his past eight fights.

Most believe Fana lost the fight in 2008 because of a slow start. Had he been more aggressive from the outset, his backers believe, Fana never would have lost the crown. Baloyi’s team is preparing for just such an approach this time around; his trainers have been touting improved footwork heading into the match.

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2010 College Football Week 1 Predictions

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:15am
2010 College Football Week 1 Predictions: Finally its here, the 2010 college football campaign - beginning Thursday night. Perhaps the most enjoyable activities is making predictions and picks. With all of the top 25 college football teams getting started, we will make a few predictions on what we think will happen.Top-ranked Alabama (SEC) should have an easy time of it with San Jose State (WAC) but giving 37 1/2 points is a bundle. (http://affiliates.commissionaccount.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_4061b_843) Oddsmakers are banking on the public jumping on the Tide and the more than six TD spread. Of course Alabama has the tools to beat...
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Atlanta Falcons vs Jacksonville Jaguars 2010 NFL Preseason Picks Week 4

Sports-Odds - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:00am
Atlanta Falcons vs Jacksonville Jaguars 2010 NFL Preseason Picks Week 4: We are now closing up Week 4 of the...
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2010 NFL Picks, Predictions & 2011 Super Bowl

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:00am
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2010 NFL Picks, 2010 NFL Predictions 2011 Super Bowl: It's hard to see a bright near future when your best player in the roster is a rookie, well, that's the story for the 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they will be looking to have at least a .500 season. The 2010 NFL Predictions Experts at online sportsbook SBGGlobal.com have made the Tampa Bay Buccaneers +9500 odds to win Super Bowl XLV (http://www.sbgglobal.com/b1/10322.html) The rookie defensive tackle Gerald McCoy will try to reestablish the Bucs defensive unit by chasing the opposite QB on every single...
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NFL Betting – Betting Trends For Week Four

Bet US - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:00am
NFL bettors who are paying attention know that they can still make some gains in the preseason, even though this traditionally the game where the "scrubs" play, and toward that end we present you with NFL betting trends that should you in Week 4.
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2010 College Football Betting Odds

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 9:25am
2010 College Football Betting Odds: The 2010 college football season is officially here as the season opens tomorrow evening with a full line up of 18 games. Granted, there are several non-marquee matchups, but the schedule makers are serving up a few choice contests as Southern Mississippi takes on South Carolina and Pittsburgh visits Utah. Visit online bookmaker BetUS.com (http://www.betus.com/ats/1375/sports-betting/ncaa-football/) today for the latest lines on those two games and the best 2010 College Football Betting Odds, including BCS Odds, conference championship odds, and regular season win totals.When two quality teams hook up in the first week of...
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