NFL Predictions - Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: The National Football League found a fitting matchup to open NFL week 1 of the 2009-10 season Thursday night with the Titans and Steelers, two of the best teams in the AFC. NFL Predictions experts at Sportsbetting.com like the Steelers in this one by almost a touchdown (-6 1/2) with a 35 1/2 total.

College Football Picks Week 2 kicks off Thursday night (Sept. 10) with the Clemson Tigers visiting the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for a crucial ACC battle. This college football picks Clemson/Georgia Tech series has been highly competitive with 10 of the last 13 contests being decided by five points or less. Last year Georgia Tech defeated Clemson for the second straight year in a classic 21-17 battle.

Free MLB Picks - Orioles at Red Sox MLB Odds: The Boston Red Sox will be playing losing teams in 16 of their final 24 games of the 2009 regular season. The weaker schedule will be a feather in their caps as the Red Sox battle the Rangers for the American League Wild Card slot. On Wednesday, the Red Sox will try to pick up a sweep of last place Baltimore when the clubs play at 7:10 pm ET. Getting the starting nod for the Red Sox is veteran Paul Byrd, The righthander is 1-1 with a 7.56 ERA. Countering for the Orioles is Jason Berken who is currently 4-11 this season with a 6.07 ERA.

If College Football Odds Week 2 can bring us the fun Week 1 did, we don't see why it shouldn't, then expect a wild ride. The 2009 College Football Odds season is taking shape as one of the best ever. Already the BCS is a mess with a couple of its darlings, Oregon and Oklahoma going down to non-BCS powers Boise State and BYU. Week 1 showed us the strengths in college football - SEC and BIG 12 - and it showed us some weakness - ACC and BIG TEN. Looking ahead to College Football Odds Week 2 and its matchups, the season should build on what has already begun - a wild ride.

College Football Picks - Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Betting Line Rutgers by 4 1/2 (47 1/2 o/u); ESPN-HD; Kickoff - 4 pm ET; Rutgers Stadium; Piscataway NJ

College Football Picks - Miami vs. Florida State: At least for the Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles, these two ACC college football picks power programs won't have to wait all season to play the "Big Game". For most schools, big rivaly matchups come at the end of the schedule not the beginning. On Labor Day Monday, No. 18 Florida State and unranked Miami will play their season opener and at the same time begin their 2009 ACC football campaign.
 

College Football Picks - Ole Miss vs. Memphis: Since their Jan. 2nd 47-34 victory over Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl, much has been spoken and written about the Ole Miss Rebels football team and how good it will be in 2009. On Sunday (Sept. 6) all will find out how good when the Rebels and Memphis University Tigers open college football picks play at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis with a 3:30 pm ET kickoff.

College Football Picks: No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech Hokies; Betting Line Alabama by -7 (37 o/u); TV - ABC-HD; Georgia Dome; Kickoff 8 pm ET.

College Football Picks - BYU vs. Oklahoma: Two of the nation's best quarterbacks will meet head to head on Saturday as BYU senior Max Hall leads the No. 20 BYU Cougars in a game against the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford and the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners. Kickoff is set for 7 pm ET and will be televised nationally on ESPN-HD.

College Football Picks oddsmakers at BetUS.com have chalked the Sooners as -23 1/2 favorites ATS versus BYU with a 64 total.

Georgia vs. Oklahoma State College Football Picks: Their is concern on the part of the Georgia Bulldogs for their 3:30 pm game with Oklahoma State over the health of their starting quarterback Joe Cox who has flu-like symptons and did not fly into Stillwater with the team. It is reported Cox has arrived via a private plane but the state of his health is unknown. Gamblers will be keeping their eye on the college football picks betting line as this story unfolds.

College Football Picks - Missouri vs. Illinois: The Missouri Tigers of the Big 12 and Fighting Illini of the University of Illinois will kick off their 2009 seasons in the battle ground of St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday Sept. 5 in the Edward Jones Dome. The College football picks Kickoff for the game is set for 3:30 pm ET with the game being televised live on ESPN.
 
College Football Picks experts at SBGglobal.com list the Illini as 6 1/2-chalk favorites with a 60 1/2 total.

Navy vs. Ohio State College Football Picks: The biggest job No. 4 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes have in store for Saturday's 2009 football opener with Navy is not to look ahead to their date with USC in Week-2. For the past two years the Buckeyes have opened their season with FCS Youngstown State and didn't need to worry about losing even on the worst of days. The Midshipmen have some quality talent and even better, they play with heart. While many athletes on the Ohio State roster will play in the NFL, it's unlikely any Midshipmen will suit up on Sundays.

College Football Picks - Nevada vs. Notre Dame: Maybe the greatest past time for college football picks pundits is to over-hype Notre Dame football. Of course these folks, mostly at ESPN, have been sort of embarressed the past couple of years as the Irish have never lost more games in a combined two year period as they did in 2007-08. Last year the Irish managed to squeak into the Hawaii Bowl with an overall 6-6 record and dominated a weak Hawaii team winning 49-21. That win woke up the Irish hype machine trumpeting an Irish return to respectability.

College Football Picks - Minnesota at Syracuse: College Football Picks Saturday (Sept. 5) offers a smorgasboard of great games to choose from but one of the most interesting kicks off at noon ET between Minnesota and Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. If there is any one person whom Syracuse coach Doug Marrone can look to for inspiraton it's Golden Gophers coach Tim Brewster. And if there is any coach in college football Marrone can relate to it's Brewster. In his first year as coach at Minnesota in 2007, an undermanned Golden Gophers squad went 1-11.

College Football Picks: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Tulane Green Wave; Betting Line - Tulsa by -14; TV - ESPN-HD; Louisiana Super Dome; Kickoff 8 pm ET.

College Football Picks: Utah State Aggies vs. Utah Utes; Betting Line (BetUS.com) - Utes by 20 1/2 ATS, -1800 ml; Television - MTN; Rankings - (AP) USU (Not ranked) Utah No. 19; Kick-off - 9 pm ET; Venu - Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah.

College Football Picks: Oregon Ducks vs. Boise State Broncos; Betting Line - BSU by 3 ATS, +130 ml at Sportsbetting.com; Television - ESPN-HD; Rankings - (AP) BSU No. 14, Oregon No. 16; Kick-off - 10:30 pm ET; Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho.

North Carolina State was virtually pecked to death (34-0) in last years opener versus the Gamecocks,down in Columbia, SC, leaving a bad feeling thats festered in Wolfpack bellies for an entire year. College football picks experts and Wolfpack fans have had today's date (Sept. 3) circled knowing that this is more than just a game. It's redemption - not only for North Carolina State but for the ACC, a league that really took it on the chin from the SEC on the field and in the media.

Free MLB Picks - Giants at Phillies MLB Odds: Tonight in Philadelpha, baseball fans should be treated to an old fashioned pitchers duel when the Giants and home town Phillies battle it out at Citizens Bank Park. A kid they call "the freak", reigning Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum gets the go for the Giants while veteran Pedro Martinez counters for the Phillies.Lincecum is 13-4 this season with a 2.33 ERA while his opponent Martinez is 2-0 with a 4.50 ERA so far this season.
 

College Football Picks: North Texas vs. Ball State: Ball State, a team that set all kinds of Mid-America Conference (MAC) records after going 12-2 in 2008, opens its new season Thursday night when it welcomes the North Texas Mean Green out of the Sun Belt Conference to Muncie, Ind., for a 7:30 pm ET ESPNU-HD televised game.

Free MLB Picks - White Sox at Cubs MLB Odds: The Cubs and White Sox will do battle today at Wrigley Field in a make-up interleague game at Wrigley Field. Originally scheduled for July 16, the game was postponed due to weather. Starting pitcher for the Cubs in this game is ace lefthander Ryan Dempster. The Cubs lefthander is 8-7 on the season with a 4.15 ERA. Countering for the White Sox is rookie Carlos Torres. The White Sox righthander is looking for his first win and has a lofty 6.75 ERA in two starts.

Due to recent developments, college football gamblers might want to keep their eye on the Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Alabama Crimson Tide betting line as it is currently favoring the Crimson Tide by a 6.5-chalk at Sportsbetting.com. Monday it was revealed that two key Alabama players, All-SEC receiver Julio Jones and running back Mark Ingram, were taken on a fishing trip paid for by a businessman possibly violating NCAA rules.

Free MLB Picks - Giants at Phillies MLB Odds: If Brad Penny has the same success over in the National League as other recently discarded American League pitchers, i.e. John Smoltz, the Giants might be a pretty good bet to win todays game versus the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Penny will start todays game, his first in the NL since clearing waivers. Penny struggled with Boston this year going 7-8 with a lofty 5.61 ERA. Getting the call for the home team Phillies is J.A. Happ. The lefthander has been solid all year going 10-3 with a 2.63 ERA.

Free MLB Picks - Astros at Cubs: If you're looking for an afternoon - fun bet - then taking the Cubs SU over Houston should do the trick. The Astros and Cubs will tangle today in the rubber game of a mid-week series at Wrigley Field in Chicago starting at 2:20 pm ET. Chicago will give the ball to veteran Ted Lilly for this game. The lefthander owns a 9-8 record this season with a 3.35 ERA. Houston will counter with Felipe Paulino. Used mostly in reief in 2009, this righthander is currently 2-9 with a 6.96 ERA.

Oregon vs Boise State - College Football Picks: Thursday night (10:30 pm ET) the Oregon Ducks and Boise State Broncos will play the first 'Big Game' of the 2009 college football season at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. So why is this game billed as having such major BCS implications? The potential impact on the BCS has more to do with the Broncos than Ducks. Boise State must win this game if it expects to be a player in the 2010 BCS race. Even if Oregon lost to the Broncos, they have the potential to run the table in the PAC 10 and be in the BCS mix at the end of the season.