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MLB Weekend Cheat Sheet

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Tens days and counting. That’s what remains on the 2009 MLB season. While the majority of pennant races are all but settled this season, handicapping edges still abound.

With that here is a preview the top four series this weekend. Remember, all results are within the series and all pitcher records are ‘team starts’ (the team’s record in games in which the pitcher starts) versus this opponent.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 WAC Conference Football Preview

Western Athletic Conference 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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Here’s another bar bet guaranteed to stack a few extra shot glasses in front of you’re your seat at the bar.

Next to the PAC 10, the SEC and the ACC, name the conference with the 4th best all-time win percentage in bowl games.

It’s not the BIG 10. Not the BIG 12, nor the BIG EAST. It’s the WAC, whose current team members’ .522 percentage in post-season play ranks the conference 4th best in the land.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 Sun Belt Conference Football Preview

Sun Belt Conference 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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If the SUN BELT CONFERENCE was a racetrack, they would running low-level claiming races.

Sure, one or two thoroughbreds surface each season and find their way to a stakes race (read: bowl game), but in sport where breeding is key, the SBC is a league filled with geldings.

Entering its 33rd season as a conference, the Sun Belt has had a modicum share of success of late.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 SEC Conference Football Preview

SEC 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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SECond to none.

That’s the SEC’s mantra and it’s hard to argue.

Consider, the SEC: has lead the nation in total attendance the last 27 seasons; owns the best non-conference win percentage 18 of the last 29 seasons, including 43-13 last year;

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 Pac 10 Conference Football Preview

PAC 10 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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On the heels of a brilliant 5-0 bowl season last year, the PAC 10 CONFERENCE features 146 starters (out of a possible 240, including kickers) returning for the 2009 campaign.

The league spotlights five 1000-yard running backs, including the top-three from 2008. New to the scene will be a pair of first-year head coaches, Chip Kelly at Oregon and Steve Sarkasian at Washington.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 MWC Conference Football Preview

MOUNTAIN WEST 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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Just in case you missed it last year… a geography refresher: Ranging in altitudes from 7 feet to 7,220 feet, the MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE looks to be growing to new heights.

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Weekend Baseball Gambling Tips

MLB Weekend Cheat Sheet

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The MLB All Star game is on the history books as the American League extended it’s mastery over the National League with a 4-3 victory, improving its mark to 12-0-1 the last thirteen meetings in this event.

Interestingly, history reminds us that the first set of games immediately following the All Star break generally do not play to form.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 MAC Conference Football Preview

MAC Conference 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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Entering its 63rd year of gridiron competition, the MID AMERICAN CONFERENCE will once again play a balanced schedule, meaning each team will play eight conference games in 2009. Let’s hope the results are more balanced that last year when Buffalo was the only team in the MAC East Division to finish the season with a winning record.

This is definitely a league that is wide open and one that likes to mix things up.

Seven different teams that have appeared in the last four MAC Championship games while nine different MAC schools that have appeared in a bowl game in the last four seasons.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 Independents Football Preview

INDEPENDENTS 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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Like last year, just three teams make up the INDEPENDENTS, yet all three will have a strong say on the participants in the 2009 National Championship BCS game when they take on no less than 20 combined opponents that landed bowl bids last season.

Rest assured, without a conference affiliation, this self-governing group holds plenty of veto power when it comes to dashing the dreams of many BCS Championship Game aspirants.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 Conference USA Football Preview

CONFERENCE USA 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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The CONFERENCE USA is 12 years old and like a youngster about to enter puberty, they are breaking out all over.

Four teams from the league reached the 70-point scoring plateau in a game last year. That represented twice as many that had scored that many points in CUSA history.

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Weekend Baseball: Interleague Cheat Sheet

MLB Weekend Cheat Sheet

The final round of Interleague play for the 2009 season concludes this weekend and the MLB BETTING CHEAT SHEET is here to guide you through.

This week we key in on four intra-state rivalries, all of who will be meeting for the second time this season.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 Big 12 Football Preview

BIG TWELVE CONFERENCE 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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For all intents and purposes, the BIG 12 CONFERENCE has become a main player in the BCS picture.

The conference has proven that quality, not quantity, earns national championships while the loop continues to get stronger by the season. However, Oklahoma’s loss to Florida in last year’s BCS title game perpetuated a problem that has officials in the conference concerned.

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Marc Lawrence MLB Gambling Tips:

MLB Weekend Cheat Sheet

Another round of Interleague play resumes this weekend and the MLB CHEAT SHEET is right here to guide you through as intra-division play between both circuits continues on the MLB front.

This guide is designed to help you isolate a few key best bets as we focus on four different series on this weekend’s Interleague card.

Keep in mind that all pitcher records are ‘team starts’ unless noted otherwise.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 Big 10 Football Preview

BIG TEN CONFERENCE 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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As we reported last year, the BIG 10 CONFERENCE has been an Ohio State love fest the last four seasons where the Buckeyes have gone 29-3 in conference play while capturing four straight titles.

That puts Ohio State in elite company, tying Michigan with four consecutive crowns. Better yet, OSU is the only team in its 112-year history to have stood alone atop the BIG 10 CONFERENCE four straight years.

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Marc Lawrence MLB Tips: Interleague Betting

MLB Weekend Interleague Cheat Sheet

Round 2 in Interleague play resumes this weekend as the American League looks to improve on its domination this weekend. American League certainly holds a 724-591 record against its National League cousins over the last five-plus years (including 22-20 overall this season).

In this week’s edition of the Cheat Sheet, a guide designed to help you isolate a few key best bets, we focus on two rivalry series.

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Marc Lawrence’s 2009 Big East Football Preview

BIG EAST CONFERENCE 2009 FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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While BIG EAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL continues to come up big in bowl games (12-4 SU the last three years), the fact of the matter is the league continues to shrink in stature. That’s because a dismal 15-25 ATS performance mark outside the conference last season watered down a sparkling 81-37 ATS effort the prior three years.