There are two big college football games today Kentucky and Louisville as well as Colorado taking on Colorado State (purchase college football tickets). Several elite sports handicapping services are unleashing on tonight’s football and MLB betting.

Let’s start out with the top football service in the land as we give the objective rundown of who is hot and who has the big plays.

The greatest sports service in the land, GodsTips has both the Kentucky-Louisville and Colorado-Colorado State side selections up now. We have just added the Sunday MLB Game of the Year among three MLB sides. Go 5-0 now with the best handicapper in the land. Click now to purchase

The Sunday Game of the Year includes going against a team that is 0-11 off a win. Perhaps too many hints, but it’s a play that will win from Joe Duffy’s GodsTips.

Onwards to MasterLockLine.com, which has the top plays from the top sports service in their highest ranked sports.     

Kongpop Sukhibomrong, head of the famed Pan-Asian Syndicate which dominated Asian and European soccer for years has now taken over the North American sports scene. His group has now merged with Danny Ying of SuperLockLine fame. Pop’s syndicate is the most requested source of winners in the history of the SuperLockLine and MasterLockLine.  Today get both NCAAF totals and the top two pro baseball over/under

The Duke, Jonathan Mardukas built up a large scorephone following over the last dozen or so years.  He now has an elite group of high rolling clients and the Duke is the most expensive sports service in the world.  With a database that goes back to 1980, he is the top ranked college and pro football handicapper EVER. Stats are out of more than 900 current and former services and syndicates monitored, rankings based on total net units won based on ONE unit per play. Get his biggest opening release ever in NCAAF, a one million star winner on Kentucky/Louisville.

The hottest sports betting service both in college football and in college and NFLX combined is a handicapper out of suburban Detroit. He’s 7-0 in college football this year and on a 15-2 run including NFLX. Best Bet of the Week Colorado/Colorado State

Bill Tanner is the No. 3 all-time handicapper all sports combined. He’s having his best MLB season ever and on his greatest run ever. Get four MLB Platinum picks. All the MasterLockLine plays are at OffshoreInsiders.com   

With the short card, the staff of OffshoreInsiders.com will combine the betting primer with the computer trends. All trends are against the spread unless over/under noted.

Colorado-Colorado State

Notes: It’s appropriate that both teams are 0-0 because this may be the proverbial “throw out the records” series. The Buffalos have won 4-of-6 but all six were decided by a touchdown or less and a combined 25 points. Five have been by five or less.

CSU quarterback Billy Farris makes his first start. He has thrown just 39 passes, but look for a lot of running says Cy McCormick of MasterLockLine.com because he is supported by one of the deepest backfields in the nation.

Against the spread trends:

Kentucky-Louisville

Notes: Both teams have a ton of question marks. Louisville will be without WR Trent Guy who was shot. Another WR JaJaun Spillman and CB Rod Council have been kicked off the team.

Against the spread trends: Kentucky is 4-0-1 outside the conference. Louisville is 21-8 outside the conference, but 1-4 their last five on grass overall. The home team has covered four straight in the series.

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How excited am I? It’s the first full weekend of regular season football. I bought a few new televisions for my home office. Ironically, while I wish watch dozens of games this weekend, perhaps off all the football scoring updates I’m most excited about is Division II as I will watch in minutes, my alma mater, the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans put a hurting on the West Chester cheesesteaks.

I have the satellite radio ready as well, but I’ll wait until after the Cal Vulcans game. Don’t forget most sportsbooks have NCAA football halftime betting lines to enhance the winning sports picks you got at OffshoreInsiders.com   

It’ll be Red Sox/White Sox action on Saturday night as Boston plays host to Chicago at Fenway Park in a key American League series.  Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup . . .

Event of the day . . .

Josh Beckett was supposed to start the opener of the Sox/Sox series for Boston on Friday, but he was scratched and Daisuke Matsuzaka was moved up in the rotation instead. That meant the Red Sox needed to find a pitcher for a spot start against the White Sox on Saturday night - and they seem to have settled on Michael Bowden for the job. Righthander Bowden will be making his Major-League debut in that contest.

The White Sox will send veteran Mark Buehrle (11-10, 3.86 ERA) to the mound on Saturday night. Chicago has managed to pick up the win in each of the lefthander’s last four starts. That includes an outing against the Red Sox back on August 8 when Buehrle gave up just a single earned run on four hits over his seven innings pitched.

Sports betting event of the day…

It’s tough to single game out one, as the world’s best handicappers have sundry sports picks. Sports bettors are checking out betting news and notes for Saturday (exclusive) computer against the spread trends (exclusive) and a free betting winner up.

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Non-event of the day . . .

Hands up if you missed the WNBA during its Olympic break. Ok, hands up if you even knew the WNBA had an Olympic break. The summer’s afterthought-of-a-league has four games on its Saturday schedule, including San Antonio at Los Angeles. Also on the slate: Atlanta at Indiana, Washington at Minnesota, and Houston at Sacramento.

New hotties…

Thanks to those who have sent in nominations for the OffshoreInsiders.com top hottie. Recent accepted proposals including CBS correspondent Lara Logan (somebody come up with a good joke that her husband’s name is Jason Siemon), buxom bombshell Amy Sedaris, ageing but still attractive actress Tanya Roberts. As far as 40-plus women, even liberals can agree that Sarah Palin is one fine looking middle aged woman.  

Also on the schedule . . .

Francisco Liriano (4-3, 3.83 ERA) will be looking to continue his impressive comeback when he pitches in Oakland for the Twins on Saturday night. Also on the American League schedule: Toronto at the Yankees (at 1:05pm ET), Baltimore at Tampa Bay, Seattle at Cleveland, Kansas City at Detroit, and Texas at the Angels.

Over in the National League the top pitching matchup is in Arizona, where it’ll be the Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley (12-10, 3.15 ERA) vs. the D-Backs’ Dan Haren (14-6, 3.10 ERA). Rounding out the NL slate: Philadelphia at the Cubs, Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Houston, Atlanta at Washington, the Mets at Florida, San Francisco at Cincinnati, and Colorado at San Diego.

Finally, college football stages its first Saturday of wall-to-wall action, with No. 1 Georgia playing Georgia Southern in an expected blowout. Other notable matchups for the day include Hawaii vs. No. 5 Florida (-34.5), No. 24 Alabama vs. No. 9 Clemson (-4.5), No. 20 Illinois vs. No. 6 Missouri (-8.5), and No. 3 Southern California (-19.5) vs. Virginia.        

The top football handicapper in the world Joe Duffy has his first Wise Guy play on Utah and Michigan. Will there be mutiny on the bounty for Rich Rodriquez, the new Michigan head coach?

The impending Hurricane Gustav has already affected the sports world as LSU has moved their game up to early Saturday to aid those who want to participate in their favorite event before fleeing the Gulf Coast on the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

News from the wire . . .

Outfielder Mark Kotsay made his debut for the Red Sox on Thursday, collecting one hit in four at-bats . . . the Blue Jays have sent veteran outfielder Matt Stairs to the Phillies and recalled top prospect Travis Snider . . . Tight end Todd Heap returned to action for the Ravens on Thursday . . . Colts head coach Tony Dungy fully expects quarterback Peyton Manning to be ready to play for the team in its season opener next week.

Peek at the future . . .

The Sunday night baseball game this week is Los Angeles at Arizona, with Derek Lowe (10-11, 3.81 ERA) facing Brandon Webb (19-5, 2.96 ERA) . . . Coverage of the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway begins at 7:00pm ET on Sunday . . . the Giants are listed as 3.5-point home favorites against the Redskins in next Thursday’s NFL kickoff game.

Featured handicapper on a Seattle based website has hit 11-of-12 “Rolex Releases”. He has a Rolex Release for Saturday college football and he’s charging $50. We have it part of the $16 package. Florida Atlantic-Texas

A long time handicapper says for the first time in his 39 years in the business he is releasing a 100-unit play in the opening week in college football. He says this side should win by about 50 points because they have the edge in all 47 categories in their handicapping process. He’s charging $50 as well. Get this historic release on Michigan State-California

The top ranked satellite radio handicapper in the business has his 20* NCAAF Upset Special and he’s charging $49. Ah, you thought we’d tell you the play didn’t you? Well we will tell you that there will be an upset on one of the following games: Ohio-Wyoming, Boston College-Kent, USC-Virginia, or UL Lafayette-Southern Miss.

Statmaven Sports is No. 1 all-time on as far as plays that have risen to the level to be re-released. Rankings trace back to the 976-LOCK scorephone days through the SuperLockLine and are all-sports combined.  In other words, their highest rated plays have proven since 1980 to be as good as any sports service.   Their second best college football super system is +194 units. It’s on the game you will watch, Alabama-Clemson

Bo Eason is the No. 2 all-time sports service, all sports combined. He has two of his highest rated 10* going Saturday on Virginia Tech-East Carolina and another major contest.

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It’s not often that the Center of the Handicapping Universe GodsTips releases a big chalk, but 1-0 with free plays so far, they have Arizona -27 against Idaho. Here is what the top service in football betting says about the game:

The Wildcats have the talent advantage and motivation to blow this game wide open. How bad is Idaho? Out of 120 FBS teams, they are ranked 119^th by MRatings.com and 155^th by Sagarin ratings which includes subdivision teams and ranked below teams like Lehigh and Eastern Kentucky.

The Vandals have lost 18-of-19 to the Pac-10 by an average of 42-15. Arizona has an easy schedule, so no need to overlook Idaho. Last year their non-conference opener saw them humiliated by LSU, so motivation should not be an issue reports

Arizona is considered by some a sleeper, so head coach Mike Stoops would love to make a statement.

Arizona averaged 28 points and 372 yards in 2007, up 12 points and nearly 130 yards from the previous season.  They have 10 starters on offense back. Idaho gave up 37 points and 419 total yards per game in 2007.

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Here is an early look at the first week of college football betting for 2008 found the staff of OffshoreInsiders.com These news and notes go with our previously released computer against the spread trends.   

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Bowling Green-Pittsburgh

For those looking for a moneyline upset, perhaps not here is not the place to look. The Panthers are 10-1 in season openers the last 11 years and 25-5 the last 30. They are 25-2 to the MAC, but both losses were on the road.

Utah-Michigan

Don’t let the non-BCS tag fool you, Utah is tough. Based on “others receiving votes” Utah is No. 28 in the coaches’ poll and No. 29 in the AP. They do well in non-conference marquee games winning seven straight bowl games and are 10-1-2 straight up on ABC and 10-4 on ESPN2.

Utes quarterback Brian Johnson is as healthy as he’s been since 2005 when he finished No. 4 in the nation in total offense.

Arkansas State-Texas A&M

Aggies running back Jorvorskie Lane is questionable because of lingering effects of a neck injury. He rushed for 780 years and 16 touchdowns last year. His backup Nick LaMantia has a sprained ankle but it probable.

Hawaii-Florida

Florida returns eight starters on defense, but will likely be without firs-team All-SEC LB because of an injured foot. Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow could be without his speedster WR Percy Harvin.

Hawaii lost star QB Colt Brennan and head coach June Jones.

Alabama-Clemson

Clemson has had to replace 4-of-5 starters on the OL. Stevie Vincent, the founder of forensic sports handicapping has his first Level 5 play of the NCAA football season and it goes Saturday. It’s a Blue Ribbon play, which are 77 percent lifetime in collegiate football. Get Vincent’s Saturday card Click now to purchase.

Virginia Tech-East Carolina

Virginia Tech will almost definitely be without their top defender Macho Harris. Tech is also rebuilt at WR, where they have little or no proven talent.

Idaho-Arizona

How bad is Idaho? Out of 120 FBS teams, they are ranked 119^th by MRatings.com and 155^th by Sagarin ratings which includes subdivision teams and ranked below teams like Lehigh and Eastern Kentucky.

The Vandals have lost 18-of-19 to the Pac-10 by an average of 42-15. Arizona has an easy schedule, so no need to overlook Idaho. Last year their non-conference opener saw them humiliated by LSU, so motivation should not be an issue reports Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com  

USC-Virginia

We will keep an eye on the latest weather as rain is expected. Virginia has just 10 starters back, but no clear choice at quarterback and they lost their best player, Chris Long, the second pick in the NFL draft.

Washington-Oregon

Washington will not have the services of starting TE Michael Gottlieb, though starting QB Jake Locker has overcome a hamstring injury and will be available.

Syracuse-Northwestern

This is one of Northwestern’s better teams, though there are questions on the offensive line, where they have three new starters. The good news is they play a Syracuse team that was last in the country last year in sacks.

Oklahoma State-Washington State

Washington State is going to a brand new no-huddle offense. Indisputable fact is that GodsTips is the single greatest football betting service of all-time. They have five college football sides going today and if they have late steam, those plays are of course inclusive in the $17 price. So will MLB, which are pending at press time. Get at least five college football betting winners now. Click now to purchase GodsTips, led by Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy, the only American to ever achieve said status.  

Memphis-Ole Miss

The Tigers receivers Duke Calhoun and Carlos Singleton combined for 113 catches last year and have a huge height advantage over Memphis smallish secondary. However, new Mississippi coach Houston Nutt will have all four starters back in the secondary. They ranked 10^th out of 12 teams in pass defense.

Check out some news and notes and computer trends for Friday NCAA football and the final day of NFL preseason football. Normally these reports are separate, but with just two games tonight, we will combine the two. Let’s start out with the computer trends, where all records are against the spread unless of course, over/under is specified.

CFB

Temple-Army

Trends: Temple is 6-2 their last eight against Independents. Army is 3-8 on fake surfaces and the Black Knights have gone over 8-2 on turf.

Notes: Army debuts their new turf and they have not won a home opener since 1996. Army must replace four of their top five tacklers from last year. This could be a high scoring game as each team does return their starting quarterback. 

SMU-Rice

SMU is 4-9 their last 13 overall. Rice has won 11-of-14 conference games and the Owls have exceeded the total at a staggering 40-11 rate.  Rice is 39-17 in conference play going back even further.

Throw out the SMU game films from previous years and June Jones makes his debut as the Mustangs coach. Jones of course is the man who rebuilt his alma mater Hawaii. Wow, Rice’s defense allowed more than 42 points per game. Rice has won nine straight at home in the series.

NFL

Chargers-49ers

The Niners starters will only play a series. No surprise, but the Chargers will certainly be without LaDainian Tomlinson and Shawne Merriman. San Francisco color analyst Gary Plummer claims this game is much more important to San Francisco.

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Raiders-Seahawks

Again, no surprise, but Seattle will sit Matt Hasselbeck, Lofa Tatupu, Bobby Engram, Deion Branch, and Sean Locklear—basically anyone who is good and claims to be hurt.

Seattle should run the ball a lot. As mentioned, their No. 1 quarterback, Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s brother-in-law is out and won’t face any of the charging Rosie O’Donnell look-alikes. Backup Seneca Wallace is limited and third stringer Charlie Frye missed their only practice. Dalton Bell (who?) will throw most of the passes.

Oakland starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell sits. Andrew Walter starts behind center and Marques Tuiasosopo follows.

Broncos-Cardinals

Kurt Warner starts at quarterback Friday for the Rams. For those who love to bet on teams with quarterback battles, this game is for you. Head coach Ken Whisenhunt has not said whether Warner on Matt Leinart starts opening week. Both are expected to get snaps behind the starting offensive line.

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Here are computer trends and angles for college football betting Week 1 compiled by the staff of OffshoreInsiders.com. All quoted records are against the spread unless we specify totals. Check out the NFL news and notes for tonight which includes quarterback rotations.

Thursday

UTEP-Buffalo

The Bulls are 4-12 in non-conference games and have gone under 11-of-13 outside the conference.

Vanderbilt-Miami Ohio

Commodores are 10-4 the last 14 road games. Miami is 3-9 at home. Vanderbilt has gone under 10-2 at home.

Troy-Middle Tennessee State

The Trojans are 8-2 on the road their last 10 and have covered 7-of-9 within the conference.

NC State-South Carolina

Wolfpack are 1-5 in the conference. The Gamecocks have gone over 23-9 their last 32.

Wake Forest-Baylor

The Demon Deacons are on a 7-1 run. Baylor is 4-13 their last 17 against the spread. Wake Forest has gone under 15-4 their last 19.

Oregon State-Stanford

The Beavers are 6-1 the last seven in the conference and they are 9-2 in the series. The Cardinal have failed on 10-of-13 home games. Stanford has gone under 45-16 the last 61. Stanford is 5-19 on the road in the first month of the season.

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The top sports handicapping site OffshoreInsiders.com takes a look at news and notes, which includes NFL preseason quarterback rotations, plus our first look at a windfall of a college football season. All games are for Thursday action to beat the sportsbooks.

Panthers-Steelers

Carolina is expected to allow third string quarterback fight for his life and play most if not all of the second half. It is uncertain whether the Panthers will carry two or three quarterbacks. Jake Delhomme and Matt Moore are locked in as one and two.

The Steelers are expected to give a lot of playing time to backup QB Byron Leftwich to allow the newly acquired vet learn the offense. Rookie Dennis Dixon should also get a long look-see.

The Steelers starters will play about a quarter but no longer. This includes Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu.

Titans-Packers

Tennessee is expected to play their starters into the third quarter while Green Bay’s first stringers will get about 10 snaps. This means the Packers will have two rookies at QB for the remainder of the game: Brian Brohm and Matt Flynn.

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Bears-Browns

The Bears starters will get a token appearance. Sources say Brian Urlacher and Mike Brown may not play at all.

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Lions-Bills

Lions coach Rod Marinelli said a “few” starters may sit out tonight. Newly signed QB Drew Henson is expected to play about a quarter behind center for Detroit.

Patriots-NY Giants

Middling handicapper Oscar Dooley will note this is a rematch of the Super Bowl, but we don’t expect any revenge factor. New England is very deep and running back and will likely keep the ball on the ground as they decide final roster spots.

Bengals-Colts

Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is out. However both RB Rudi Johnson and WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh are expected to get their first snaps of the preseason. Often confused head coach Marvin Lewis is not sure how much each will play. WR Chad Johnson is not expected to play.

Vikings-Cowboys

Minnesota is not expected to play starters on either side of the ball. Neither of their top two QB Tarvaris Jackson or Gus Frerotte is expected to play. That means two big question marks will play tonight: struggling rookie John David Booty and journeyman Brooks Bollinger.

The Pokes starters are expected to play little if any, including playboy Tony Romo, who is unlikely to suit up. In fact, third-string QB Richard Bartel is expected to play the whole game.

Jets-Eagles

Starting QB for the Jets, Brett Favre, are not expected to play at all. However, the Eagles may actually play their starters as head coach Andy Reid claims he’s undecided. History says they won’t play according to Cy McCormick of MasterLockLine.com

Jaguars-Redskins

Jacksonville will likely play their starters one or two series. New head coach Jim Zorn reports that he will play the Redskins starters so they can get in a groove for the regular season.

As we reported yesterday, it was only a matter of time before the sportsbooks posted odds on the new season of Dancing With the Stars. Also, as you watch the Democratic National Convention, please note that most online casinos have taken the Republican choice for Vice President off the board.

Intrade still gives Barack Obama a 61 percent chance of being elected President of the United States say the political betting odds.  

Dancing With The Stars has become an absolute phenomenon with fans watching in record numbers to watch, and old stars looking for a re-boost in their career jockeying for position to get picked to be on the show.  From retired athletes to “where are they now?” actors – the show offers a plethora of familiar faces in odd places which adds to the allure.

With speculation building to an all-time high for the show as to who will win this next competition, and the field being set for the dance-off, the largest most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com posted odds on which star will be judged the best dancer.

Analysts at BetUs Sportsbook posted the following odds on Dancing With The Stars:

Lance Bass    5/1
Toni Braxton  3/1
Brooke Burke  12/1
Rocco Dispirito 20/1
Maurice Green  9/1
Kim Kardashian 8/1
Cloris Leachman 18/1
Cody Linley  8/1
Susan Lucci 15/1
Misty May Treanor  7/1
Ted McGinley  15/1
Jeffrey Ross  25/1
Warren Sapp  20/1

Here are computer trends and angles for college football betting Week 1 compiled by the staff of OffshoreInsiders.com. All quoted records are against the spread unless we specify totals.

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Thursday

Buffalo-UTEP

The Bulls are 4-12 in non-conference games and have gone under 11-of-13 outside the conference.

Vanderbilt-Miami Ohio

Commodores are 10-4 the last 14 road games. Miami is 3-9 at home. Vanderbilt has gone under 10-2 at home.

Troy-Middle Tennessee State

The Trojans are 8-2 on the road their last 10 and have covered 7-of-9 within the conference.

NC State-South Carolina

Wolfpack are 1-5 in the conference. The Gamecocks have gone over 23-9 their last 32.

Wake Forest-Baylor

The Demon Deacons are on a 7-1 run. Baylor is 4-13 their last 17 against the spread. Wake Forest has gone under 15-4 their last 19.

Oregon State-Stanford

The Beavers are 6-1 the last seven in the conference and they are 9-2 in the series. The Cardinal have failed on 10-of-13 home games. Stanford has gone under 45-16 the last 61.

Friday

Temple-Army

Temple is 6-2 their last eight against Independents. Army is 3-8 on fake surfaces and the Black Knights have gone over 8-2 on turf.

SMU-Rice

SMU is 4-9 their last 13 overall. Rice has won 11-of-14 conference games and the Owls have exceeded the total at a staggering 40-11 rate.

John McCain should be the heavy favorite to be next President of the United States. I’ve never said that before. If “Barack America” chose Hillary Clinton as his running mate, Obama would and should remain as the favorite for the White House. In fact, the political betting odds would likely have gone up.

Am I oblivious to history which states emphatically that voters chose between presidential candidates and not the entire ticket? No.

The American public is not going to vote for or against Biden or the eventual McCain running mate choice. But Biden is on record forcefully questioning Obama’s qualifications for president and praising McCain’s. Barack Obama’s highly questionable VP decision gives those soon-to-be-fatal comments a stronger voice.

When asked by George Stephanopoulos on the ABC program This Week about questioning Obama’s lack of experience, the verbose Biden gave a terse, “I stand by my statement.”

The American public is fair. They generally distinguish when a candidate is distorting his opponent’s words. One look at Biden’s criticism of Obama and praise of McCain will make it virtually impossible for Biden to claim he was taken out of context. Biden left nothing to misinterpretation or misrepresentation.

While Barack America still has the ability to win over the Hillary Clinton base that he disenfranchised, the fact he bypassed the person the polls and primary electorate clearly preferred as veep opens the door for a powerful question.

A big selling point by Obama was that he was willing to meet face-to-face with the vilest enemies of the country his wishes to represent. Yet the undecided may ask why he is so eager to find common ground with sworn enemies of the United States, yet he couldn’t even achieve accord with Hillary Clinton?

Just as Obama started to put the Jeremiah Wright controversy behind him, Barack’s choice was another gift horse.

Surely Republican partisans are looking to piggy back Wright’s racist and anti-American comments, Michael Pfleger’s inflammatory bigoted ranks and perhaps Michele Obama’s ill-fated “first time in my adult life I’m proud to be an American” with Biden’s shocking “In Delaware, the largest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India. You cannot go to a 7/11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.” Perhaps the most devastating words followed, “I’m not joking.”

Hurry bet John McCain now as the big underdog (political betting odds) at one of the sportsbooks that have not adjusted to the fact the Joe Biden makes McCain the “Wright” favorite.

The author, Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy is not only the top sports betting expert in the world, but a widely accepted authority in political handicapping. He can be reached at joeduffy@joeduffy.net

We have gotten a few emails at the MasterLockLine.com regarding Joe “The Factsman” Apricena. According to Cy McCormick, Apricena highest finish ever in any sport was in 2002 when he ranked 97^th out of 620 sports handicappers in college football. That year was also his highest overall finish in all sports when he came in at 202 out of 620.

SportsForumPicks.com and Bookmaker teamed up for a sensational publicity stunt when they claimed Apricena risked $1,000,000 in a bet. “The worst publicity is no publicity,” said OffshoreInsiders.com CEO Joe Duffy admitting, “I wish I thought of the stunt first.”

As radio touts Sebastian, Larry Dukehart “The Duke” on Sporting News Radio and Jonathan Stone, as well as John Morrison, Sports Betting Champ show, marketing is imperative. The sportsbooks and sports handicappers are often involved in synergy promotions and the previously unknown Apricena and Bookmaker have pulled off the best publicity stunt since Lou Diamond’s HBO gift horse.

Perhaps one of the sportsbooks can say they found Bigfoot or has that idea already been taken?

Here are quarterback rotations, news and notes and key gambling advice for the weekend’s preseason NFL betting.

Friday

Eagles-Patriots

Already a weakness, the Eagles are hurting out wide receiver. Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown are both out for this game. Curtis was the leading receiver last year.

Saturday

Ravens-Rams

Troy Smith starts at quarterback for the Ravens. He may play as much as three quarters. “Head coach John Harbaugh knows that Kyle Boller is terrible. He will give Smith every chance to win the job,” says NFL betting guru Mike Godsey of GodsTips. Godsey seems to imply a lot of passing will be done by the normally ball control Ravens.

However Smith has been terrible so far completing just 8-of-17 for no touchdowns and one pick. Rams star running back Steven Jackson is still a holdout. Though reports say that may end soon, it is extremely unlikely he would play Saturday.

Wide receiver Torry Holt is questionable because of a tight back.

Saints-Bengals

New Orleans TE Jeremy Shockey is practicing and may get his first action of the preseason.

Sunday

Bills-Colts

The Bills will be without RB Willis McGahee. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is out. Stevie Vincent Senior Analyst of OffshoreInsiders.com says that Manning may now miss the start of the season, hence “We expect Jim Sorgi to air it out as there is a very good chance that he will get playing time this regular season.”

Sports betting insiders are keeping an eye on Buffalo starting QB Trent Edwards, who suffered a contusion on his quadriceps.

Monday

Seahawks-Chargers

Seattle starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is doubtful. They are also without their top two receivers Bobby Engram and Deion Branch and are adjusting to the departure or running back Shaun Alexander.

Backup Seneca Wallace has been limited, so third stringer Charlie Frye has been taking many of the snaps. Though Chargers TE Antonio Gates returned to practice, he is not expected to play.

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While gymnast Alicia Sacramone has throbbed the hearts of Americans and Michael Phelps keeps winning Gold, sharp Olympic gamblers continue to crush the sportsbooks.

There is still plenty of money to be made and we don’t mean in selling Sacramone pictures. Rowing has several events still to be decided with Great Britain the favorite in most events.

Bookmakers have the following as the heaviest favorites to win their respective Gold Medals (Olympic Betting Odds): Usain Bolt of Jamaica is 1/12 to win the 200 meter in track and field. The men’s 10,000 meters will go to Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and the 400 meter to Jeremy Wariner of the USA.

The men’s triple jump is more wide open with Philips Idowu of Great Britain a more modest 6/5 favorite. The communist countries will likely get Gold and Silver in the 110 meter hurdles with Dayron Robles of Cuba and Liu Xiang as near co-favorites.

The men’s long jump frontrunner is Irving Saladino of Panama. Many events are considered wide open, but virtual locks also include Blanka Vlasic of Croatia in the women’s high jump and Jamaica in both the women’s and men’s 4x100 relay.

However, Team USA is a Michael Phelps like favorite to win the men’s 4x400 at 1/25.

Either way, the 1/69 favorite of the OffshoreInsiders.com staff is Alicia Sacramone.

The world’s sharpest sports bettors cannot stop laughing at a recent article on Bloomberg.com by Joe Saumarez-Smith that claimed professional gamblers avoid betting NFL preseason football.

Of course there are many who believe Saumarez-Smith is not that naïve, but has plenty of motivation to spread the urban legend. “Joe is a consultant to many sportsbooks. He knows the offshore casinos make a fortune from the square player in the NFL preseason and take a bath from the sharp player,” assures Cy McCormick of the online syndicate MasterLockLine.com

The laughing continues all the way to the bank. Later Joe comments on how most Las Vegas sportsbooks have low limits on betting NFLX. Apparently he is oblivious to the fact this is done to limit the winnings of the professional gamblers who stake large amounts, but encourage the square player who rarely approaches the $1,000 limit.

Saturday is actually one of the best days for NFL handicapping. First off all, forensic sports handicapping founder Stevie Vincent of BetOnSports 360 unleashes his 2008 Pro Football Preseason Game of the Year on the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.

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Mark the Shark, the top handicapper west of the Mississippi hits 60-65 % of his Game/Total of the Month or higher plays. He is without question the top Pac 10 and Mountain West tipster in America. He’s been offered nearly seven figures per year to join a famed Las Vegas sports handicapping marketing giant, but has spurned offers because they demanded marketing concessions that would negatively affect his modules. Underdog NFL Exhibition Game of the Year, a play he has now hit an industry best nine straight years.

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Here is your famed “Tailgate Party” for Saturday preseason NFL, including quarterback rotations.

Redskins-Jets

Remember, this is the Redskins third preseason game, but just the second for the Jets. Jason Campbell starts at QB for the Skins, but Todd Collins comes in and may play most of the first half. Derek Devine leapfrogs Colt Brennan and starts the third, with Brennan mopping up. A fellow by the name of Brett Favre starts at QB for the J-E-T-S, though he reports a tired arm. He will take 8-12 snaps.

Either way, his presence means a sellout is likely. With more than 7,000 people in attendance for practice Thursday, Favre is expected to bring life into the crowd despite his cameo appearance reports the top football handicapper ever Mike Godsey.

Colts-Falcons

Indianapolis will be minus Peyton Manning, Bob Sanders, and Dwight Freeney, three of their best players. They will be minus six starters in all.

Atlanta is expected to put a lot of emphasis on winning in preseason, but they are off a loss. MasterLockLine.com impresario expects a very motivated Bird team in front of the home crowd.

Journeyman Joey Harrington starts at quarterback for Atlanta, with touted rookie Matt Ryan expected to get a lot of playing time,

Chargers-Rams

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San Diego is expected to play their starters less than they did last week against the Dallas Cowboys. Shawne Merriman is not expected to play for the Bolts. Steven Jackson is out for the Rams, still a contract holdout. The Rams were humiliated by the Tennessee Titans last week 34-13.

Cowboys-Broncos

This game has bettors abuzz as it’s Stevie Vincent’s NFL Preseason Game of the Year. Vincent is the groundbreaking founder of forensic sports handicapping.

Texans-Saints

New Orleans is expected to turn the Deuce loose as running back Deuce McAllister is probable. Reggie Bush is doubtful and Jeremy Shockey is out for the Saints.

Packers-49ers

Green Bay will have their starters, including quarterback Aaron Rogers, go 30-35 plays. J.T. O’Sullivan gets the start in his three-way battle with Alex Smith and Shaun Hill for starting QB.

Bears-Seahawks

Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck is very doubtful. Charlie Frye is getting the start.

Dolphins-Jaguars

Jacksonville is down several key receivers. Jerry Porter and Reggie Williams are out and Troy Williamson is doubtful.

Vikings-Ravens

Baltimore gives former Heisman winner Troy Smith the start at QB. Baltimore has several injuries on the offensive line including TE Todd Heap. They are also without RB Willis McGahee.

It’s time that our handicappers take a look at the Thursday card with news and notes from the standpoint of the sports bettor. We have quarterback rotations as well as the same for key players.

Steelers-Bills

This “home” game for Buffalo is being played across the border in Toronto and has not generated the interest that promoters expected. Though there is very likely be more Bills fans, sports handicappers should evaluate the game more as being on a neutral field.

Key backup QB Charlie Batch is out for Pittsburgh leaving Dennis Dixon and Mike Potts, two rookies as Ben Roethlisberger’s backups. The Steelers signed veteran Byron Leftwich who despite not knowing the playbook much, will probably get some time in this game.

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Motivation? Bills starting quarterback Trent Edwards has a precarious hold on the No. 1 spot ahead of former starter J.P. Losman, who outplayed him last week. Edwards should have plenty of motivation and some pressure tonight.

Buffalo is ravaged on the offensive line and the remaining starters on offense are not expected to see more than the nine snaps they got against Washington though head coach Dick Jauron said they may play “a little more.”

Panthers-Eagles

The Panthers will play their starters into the second quarter. Jake Delhomme, the Cats starting quarterback will get most if not all of the snaps with the first team. Carolina is minus only four starters for the game, a pretty small number for the err on the side of caution approach of the preseason. However it includes starting DBs Chris Gamble and Ken Lucas.

The two biggest surprises of camp for Carolina are skilled position players Jason Carter and Chad Upshaw. Motivation: the Eagles are off a loss and Carolina a win.

The Eagles may play their starters the entire first half. Kevin Kolb will get most of the second half snaps at QB for the Birds. Stevie Vincent says hitting 100 percent never gets old. That’s what we’ve done in pro football so far. Get both over/under burials tonight in pro football at OffshoreInsiders.com

Will Michael Phelps get his eight Gold Medals? The bookmakers seem to think so (Olympic Betting Odds). Phelps is a stunning 1/25 favorite to win the Men’s 200 meter butterfly.

For betting novices, that means a gambler would have to risk $100 for every $4 he would win. Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy said only half-jokingly, “I think most bookies would give you better odds to wager on an NFL game after it’s over.”

Should he stumble, sports bettors have an opportunity to make a fortune. Countryman Gil Stovall is 10/1 and Greek Ionnnis Drymonakos is next at 16/1.

Phelps is considered more beatable in the 200 meter individual medley at 1/8. Ryan Lochte is 4/1 and medal contender Laszlo Cseh is 20/1.

Oh and the 100 meter butterfly may even have some suspense, says NewBodog. Phelps is 1/3 with fellow Yankee Ian Crocker the most likely spoiler at 9/4. Frenchman Frederick Bousquet is 18/1.

All the posted Olympic Betting Odds are from NewBodog. Another top casino BetUs Sportsbook has sundry Olympic wagering options as well including boxing betting odds.

Raushee Warren of the USA is -145 to win the flyweight title. Italian Clemente Russo is a slight favorite over Rakhim Chakhiyev a Russian.

In depth Olympic betting lines continue to be posted at BetUs.

Georgia is No. 1 in the country in the NCAA Football Coaches Poll and the consensus choice to win the Southeastern Conference East Division, but not so fast say the oddsmakers.

We compare the Stassen.com consensus of 13 publications to the Vegas betting line for college football futures for the SEC divisions.

NewBodog has Florida even money to win the SEC East, with the Bulldogs a close second at 5/4. Georgia is picked to win the division outright by 8-of-13 annals, the Gators in four, with one publication having them deadlocked.

The cumulative prognostications have Tennessee third, followed by South Carolina, Kentucky and Vanderbilt rounding out the East. The oddsmakers agree at 7/2 for the Volunteers, 7-1 for the Gamecocks and 30/1 for the Commodores.

Sports bettors have a sensational opportunity in the West Division. Auburn is the 5/4 favorite at the sportsbooks, LSU at 7/4 and Alabama at 5/2. However, the preseason consensus has the respective Tigers flip-flopped (which reminds us, check out the odds for U.S. President) with LSU first and Auburn second.

Mississippi State is 10/1, Ole Miss 15/1 and Arkansas at 15/1. This perfectly corresponds with the consensus publication selections. Speaking of consensus selections, visit MasterLockLine.com for consensus against the spread winners all football season long.

This time of the year, for the benefit of sports fans and sports bettors alike, we compare the Stassen.com consensus of 13 publications to the Vegas betting line for college football futures.

This article will focus on the Atlantic Coast Conference. The preseason rags and oddsmakers agree that Clemson and Virginia Tech are destined to meet in the ACC Championship game. Clemson is favored to win the Atlantic Division in 12-of-13 publications (Sports Illustrated has them tied with Wake Forest) and they all have powerhouse Virginia Tech winning the Coastal Division.

However, Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy warns that, “Clemson always finds a way to lose games they should win.” The sportswriters and oddsmakers don’t agree on the likely heir to the throne.

While Clemson is a 10/11 favorite to win the division, Florida State is next according to the sportsbooks at 2/1, then Wake Forest at 7/2 and Maryland at 7/1.

However the compilation actually has the Demon Deacons projected to finish second to the Tigers. The Seminoles are third, followed by the Eagles, Terrapins and Wolf Pack.

This is quite dissimilar to the bookmakers who have Boston College given the least chance at 16/1, a notch below North Carolina State at 15/1.

The linesmaker does not necessarily think that Virginia Tech is the living lock in the Coastal Division that the newsstands do. Though the Hokies are 11/1, Miami is just 5/2, and traditional doormat North Carolina is 3/1.

The magazines actually have the Tar Heels projected ahead of the Hurricanes. While the glossies have Virginia fourth and Georgia Tech fifth, the oddsmakers have them inversed. The Ramblin’ Wreck are 13/2 and the Cavaliers 10/1.

Nobody gives Duke much of a chance. Twelve of the 13 fanzines have them destined for last and the linesmakers put their likelihood at 25/1.

OffshoreInsiders.com has all the odds to win each conference not to mention the top college football handicappers.

Sonny LaFouchi of NSA Wins is a well marketed website using some of the hard-sell techniques employed by John Morrison, Sports Advisors, Jonathan Stone and Sporting News Radio, the Duke Wins.

NSAWins sales pitch is the complete opposite of the laid back approach of Don Best handicappers for example. Sonny also operates VegasSI.com, which is an acronym for Vegas Sports Insider.

His sports service has never finished in the Top 100 as monitored by MasterLockLine.com

John Morrison, Sports Betting Champ is a progressive betting system in which he claims to have hit 97 percent winners. While his claims may be a bit exaggerated, the computer plays at MasterLockLine.com has used his system.

His aggressive sales pitch is similar to that of National Sports Advisors (NSAWins.com), not to be confused with the Sports Advisors, Jeff Allen, Stu Feiner, Johnny DeMarco, Blazer Sports, Jack Price, Mike Wynn, and others.

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