Does anyone want to win the Pac-10?
The conference’s ticket to the Rose Bowl is still up for grabs with the Pac-10’s contenders dropping games week after week.
The Oregon Ducks appeared to have their BCS bowl dreams shattered with a 51-42 loss to Stanford in Week 10, opening the door for the Arizona Wildcats to control their destiny at the top of the conference.
The Texas Longhorns are all but guaranteed a spot in the BCS Championship – that is, if they take care of business in their remaining schedule. Standing in the way of Texas and a shot at the national title are just two regular season contests and the Big 12 title game, starting with the Kansas Jayhawks in Week 12.
AFC North rivals looking to gain some traction within the division get it on at Cleveland Browns Stadium in ESPN’s Monday Night Football telecast! Bookmaker.com customers will love to get their hands on the match-up between the Baltimore Ravens (4-4, 5-3 ATS) and the Cleveland Browns (1-7, 3-5 ATS).
With 2010 just around the corner there will be plenty of Top 10 lists covering the decade’s most memorable moments in sports. Some will focus on big games, others on individual players. But no matter the theme, you can be sure the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts will be on those lists. More specifically, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.
A trip to the Rose Bowl will likely be at stake when the Southern California Trojans head to Eugene to face the Oregon Ducks in a Pac-10 battle between one-loss conference foes.
Oddsmakers have tagged the Ducks as 3-point home underdogs for Saturday’s contest. The Trojans have won three of the last four meetings with Oregon, including last year’s 44-10 beating at Los Angeles Coliseum.
College football betting heads to Raymond James Stadium, where Big East bragging rights will be on the line Friday night. The West Virginia Mountaineers (6-1, 2-4 ATS) will get it on with the South Florida Bulls (5-2, 3-3 ATS). South Florida badly needs a victory to stay alive in the Big East race, while the Mountaineers still control their own destiny in the chase for the Orange Bowl.
Bob will not be offering NBA selections until the second week of the season (Monday, November 9), because the teams will be starting to show some form by then.
In Pro Basketball, winning and losing are often not the final criteria in judging a team. When one team plays better in defeat, than another does in winning, you can gain real value by seeing through the misleading results. When handicapping Pro Basketball, some fundamentals and considerations are not just the venue.
On Wednesday night, the entire baseball betting world will be tuned to Fox for coverage of the 2009 World Series. The Philadelphia Phillies (100-71, +$908) will invade Yankee Stadium looking to steal Game 1 of the Fall Classic from the New York Yankees (110-61, +$1,677).
This is familiar territory for the Phillies, who entered last season’s World Series as decided underdogs against the Tampa Bay Rays. They took Game 1 of that series en route to their first championship since 1980. Manager Charlie Manuel will hope to repeat that script yet again starting with the first game of the Fall Classic tonight.
It’s a battle of the NFC’s Yin and Yang when the New York Giants head to the Big Easy to face the New Orleans Saints.
Oddsmakers have set the Saints as 3.5-point home favorites in the Super Dome.
While the Giants are known for their relentless pass rush and hard-nosed defense, and the Saints are the closest thing NFL fans will get to a free-wheeling college football offense, these two teams haven’t been stuck in these general roles.
One of college football’s greatest rivalries takes center stage this weekend. The infamous Red River Shootout – now known as the Red River Showdown – pits the No. 2 Texas Longhorns against the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
Sunday Night Football betting takes place at LP Field in Nashville for a critical AFC South clash between the Indianapolis Colts (4-0, 3-1 ATS) and the Tennessee Titans (0-4, 1-3 ATS). Bookmaker Sportsbook is your home for all of the great NFL betting action in Week 5 of the season, and this is one of the premier duels of the weekend.
The college football world held its collective breath when Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow was sacked viciously by Kentucky DE Taylor Wyndham in Week 4 of the college football schedule. The hit sent Tebow barreling into UF offensive lineman Marcus Gilbert’s knee, violently snapping Tebow’s head forward and giving the former Heisman winner a nasty concussion.
Sunday Night Football was supposed to be an AFC Championship preview. However, after Week 3, the San Diego Chargers (2-1, 1-2 ATS) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2, 0-3 ATS) are just focused on staying in the hunt in their respective divisions.
Oddsmakers have tagged the Steelers as 6.5-point home favorites for Sunday’s primetime matchup.
The crazy world of Pac-10 football will make a little more sense after the Southern Cal Trojans visit the California Golden Bears in Week 5 of the college football schedule.
Oddsmakers have set the Trojans as early 5.5-point road favorites. Southern Cal has won the last five meeting with Cal, posting a 3-2 record against the spread. Going back over the last 10 years, USC is 7-3 but just 4-6 ATS versus the Golden Bears.
Two teams that have underachieved in the NFL betting season hook up in the Lone Star State to close out the NFL’s third week of play on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. The Dallas Cowboys (1-1, 1-1 ATS) will go in search of their first regular season victory in their new stadium against the slumping Carolina Panthers (0-2, 0-2 ATS).
One quarterback is beginning a very promising pro career. The other quarterback could be in his twilight years following a career-threatening injury. Both playcallers try to lead their teams to victory when the Atlanta Falcons visit the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon.
Oddsmakers have set the Patriots as 4-point home favorites.
