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College Football Daily Line: UConn-Rutgers Prediction Info

OffshoreInsiders.com has issued a point spread alert for the Connecticut vs. Rutgers contest.

SportsBook has the odds for this game at UConn -5 and they are 5.5 in some other shops.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Huskies are 15-4 ATS in their last 19 games overall, 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a S.U. win, 7-2 road, 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS win.

Scarlet Knights are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0. On the other hand, 18-38-3 ATS in their last 59 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game.

Over/under trends: Over is 6-0 in Huskies last 6 conference games, over 8-1 as favorite. Under is 9-2 in Scarlet Knights last 11 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game, under 11-3 ast 14 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.

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Bodog.net Previews Reds-Phillies, Giants-Braves, Oklahoma State-UL Lafayette

It’s week 5 NFL picks and week 6 college football betting, plus MLB playoff action: Phillies vs. Reds radio broadcast and Giants vs. Braves tickets.  Bodog.net previews tonight’s action.

The Braves and Giants will hook up on MLB playoffs odds this Friday, as they play Game 2 of the NLDS.

Pitching was expected to be a major factor in this series, and that proved to be the case in Game 1. San Francisco won the series opener 1-0 thanks to a complete-game shutout by Tim Lincecum. Cody Ross drove in the lone run for the Giants.

San Francisco will go with Matt Cain (13-11, 3.14 ERA). Cain has been excellent this season, though he lost focus a bit in his final start of the year, allowing six runs through four innings against the Padres. That’s particularly concerning since the Giants were battling San Diego for the division title, so Cain was pitching in a playoff-like atmosphere. The righty had been fantastic in the last few weeks before that, surrendering three or fewer runs over four outings (including a pair of shutouts).

Cain faced the Braves just once this season, losing after allowing three runs through five innings. He’s never been great against Atlanta, going 2-2 with a 4.03 ERA in five career starts.

Atlanta will counter with Tommy Hanson (10-11, 3.33 ERA). The righty was on fire heading into the playoffs but had little to show for it. Despite allowing just one run over his last three starts, Hanson didn’t get a single win. Run support — or lack thereof — plagued Hanson throughout the second half of the year, as he went 2-6 with a 2.51 ERA in 16 starts.

Hanson pitched against San Francisco once this season, and he threw a gem. The youngster allowed just three hits and one run over seven innings. He’s faced the Giants just one other time in his career and was fantastic in that game too, giving up three runs in seven innings while striking out 11 batters.

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MLB playoff odds continue Friday as the Reds visit the Phillies for Game 2 of their NLDS matchup. Philly is a -200 favorite at the sportsbooks

Philadelphia is coming off a 4-0 victory in Game 1. As you’ve probably heard, Roy Halladay was absolutely unconscious, pitching a no-hitter in his first ever playoff appearance. Doc also helped his cause by driving home a run. Shane Victorino chipped in with two hits and a pair of RBI.

On Friday, Philadelphia will start Roy Oswalt (13-13, 2.76 ERA), who obviously has a tough act to follow. The right-hander is no slouch, though. He’s been a quality ace in Houston for a decade, and he’s been lights-out since joining the Phillies mid-season: 7-1 with a 1.74 ERA in 13 appearances. Oswalt allowed a run during a tune-up inning against Atlanta in his final appearance of the regular season, but he’s allowed one run or less in six of his last seven starts.

Oswalt struggled against Cincy in two starts this year, though, going 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA. There’s not much cause for concern, as he normally dominates the Reds. In 34 career appearances (32 starts), he’s 23-3 with a 2.81 ERA.

Bronson Arroyo (17-10, 3.88 ERA) will get the nod for Cincinnati. The lanky right-hander enjoyed a nice season, and he’s pitching pretty well heading into the postseason. Arroyo has allowed just six runs in his past four starts, and three of those starts were wins. He’s prone to the home run ball, though — he allowed 29 this year — so the Phils will have a chance to go yard.

Arroyo has faced Philly eight times in his career, going 1-5 with a 5.51 ERA. It gets worse; in his lone career starts at Citizens Bank Park, Arroyo was torched for five runs and three homers.

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Friday night’s game between high-powered Oklahoma State and mid-major Louisiana-Lafayette looks like a potential trap game for the Cowboys, who are 24-point favorites on Bodog’s NCAA Football Odds.

How could the Cowboys get too jazzed up to face the Ragin’ Cajuns of the Sun Belt Conference? After all, OSU is ranked and enters off a thrilling Big 12 opening win over Texas A&M, 38-35, in which the Pokes both rallied from a 14-point deficit and let the Aggies do the same. Plus this is the team’s first road game of the season. OSU still hasn’t scored less than 38 points in a game this season and ranks second in scoring and third in passing in the nation. Cowboys QB Brandon Weeden (1,259 yards passing, 13 TDs) has made OSU fans forget about Zac Robinson and receiver Justin Blackmon, who leads the NCAA in scoring (60 points), receiving yards per game (139.5) and TD catches (9), has done the same about Dez Bryant.

Oklahoma State’s defense has struggled this year, including giving up 35 points to Troy, another Sun Belt team. But it seems like UL-Lafayette will have trouble scoring regardless. The Ragin’ Cajuns average only 2.8 yards per rush attempt, while quarterback Chris Masson has completed only 52 percent of his passes. Louisiana-Lafayette is 103rd nationally in rushing offense, 95th in total offense, 93rd in total defense and 103rd in pass defense. The Ragin’ Cajuns are 2-2, but during the second halves of their four games, they were outscored 68-14.

OSU is the first ranked team to visit Lafayette in 14 years, although Kansas State did make the trip last year and lost. UL-Lafayette traveled to then-ranked Georgia to open this season and was bombed 55-7.

UConn vs. Rutgers Pointspread Pick

Your comp winner for Friday in on UConn against Rutgers laying laying five points with a total of 44, though some books have 43. The free pick is from Matt Rivers.

It’s almost blasphemy to lay points like this in-conference on the road at night but Greg Schiano’s Rutgers program is reeling a bit of late and all in all are just not very good. The Scarlet Knights were the second ranked team in the entire nation, literally, about four years ago and ever since things have gone downhill a bit. I definitely like Schiano and his chopping wood mentality but the talent for whatever reason just does not really seem to be there. Plus quarterback Tom Savage is banged up and may or may not play tonight.

Connecticut had high hopes in the beginning of the season and then they were flattened in Ann Arbor in the opener. That looked to be an awful loss but after seeing Denard Robinson and the Wolverines a month later we now realize how Rich Rodriguez’ squad is a lot better than anybody thought they were. Therefore that defeat is not as bad as it appeared. A 20-point loss is still not good at all but it’s not as bad of a reflection as we once thought and we have been seeing just that pretty much ever since. I say “pretty much” because the defeat at Temple wasn’t great either but Al Golden has a much-improved squad and the road is never easy. The other three games were really easy for Randy Edsall’s boys and I think that high quality group will show up today.

Jordan Todman is a star running back and Zach Frazer is a solid enough signal caller who has hooked up a bunch with Michael Smith. This thing isn’t going to be easy in New Jersey as Ray Rice’ alma mater will be all sorts of fired up to get after it but they are lacking a lot as the dreadful last home loss to Tulane showed and we may be seeing the bottom start to fall out of this program.

Expect a semi defensive game and a 23-10 UConn type of a victory.

The pick: Connecticut -5

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J.A. Cavalier, Jonathan Stone, Jeff Allen, and Ray Palmer Group? OSU-UL Lafayette ATS411

Turn off the J.A. Cavalier, Jonathan Stone, Jeff Allen, and Ray Palmer Group ads. This week’s football schedule includes a contest between Oklahoma State vs. Louisiana Lafayette.

OffshoreInsiders.com takes a look at the football betting match-up using key numbers employed by professional gamblers.

In comparing yards per rush on offense, the better numbers belong to Oklahoma State by a humungous 2.3.

As far as passing yards per completion on the offensive side of the ball, the upper hand is for UL Lafayette by 1.0.

According to yards per point, the more efficient offense is OSU by an overwhelming 5.7.

Defensively the more stingy team based on yards per rush is the Cowboys by 1.2.

The superior defense in terms of passing yards per completion OSU by 1.2

The yards per point statistic used by the best sports handicappers says the superior defense is the Pokes by 2.4.

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Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.

ESPN College Football Picks: UConn vs. Rutgers Predictions

On ESPN it’s Connecticut vs. Rutgers. Here is dissection of the key metrics used by sports betting experts in football handicapping.

The team that is better running the ball according to rushing yards per attempt is UConn by an exorbitant 1.7.

Passing yards per completion says the more productive passing squad is the Scarlet Knights by a slim .4.

Betting specialists employ yards per point, a number that on the offensive side of the ball favors the Huskies by 4.2.

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Now it’s time to focus on the numbers that the betting counselors cherish from a defensive standpoint. Yards per rush says the tougher defense is Rutgers by 1.3.

In juxtaposing yards per reception statistics, the margin on defense puts the positive checkmark in the column of Rutgers by .3.

The often-overlooked yards per point defensive advantage is possessed by Rutgers as well by 6.1.

Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.

Hot Stocks on Wall Street and Sportsbooks: Nebraska vs. Kansas State

OffshoreInsiders.com has issued a point spread alert for the Nebraska vs. Kansas State contest.

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SportsBook has the odds for this game at Nebraska -11 with a total of 48.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Cornhuskers are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games as a road favorite of 10.5 or greater and are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game. On the other hand, the Cornhuskers are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games as a favorite, 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite of 10.5 or greater.

Wildcats are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.

Over/under trends: Under is 7-1 in Cornhuskers last 8 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game. Over is 7-1 in Wildcats last 8 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game. The series has gone over 10-2.

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NHL Regular Season, MLB Playoffs, Thursday Night ESPN Football Top Best Betting

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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The NHL season hits the ice, while Nebraska looks for a win over Kansas State, and baseball’s Division Series continue with three games.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

Thursday features one college football matchup, with Kansas State playing host to No. 7 Nebraska. The ranked Cornhuskers (4-0 SU, 1-3 ATS) had to settle for a 17-3 home win over South Dakota State last time out, as QB Taylor Martinez went 6-of-14 for 140 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. The Wildcats (4-0 SU, 2-1 ATS) topped UCF 17-13 at home in their most recent contest, with QB Carson Coffman going 11-of-22 for 189 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Oddsmakers have Nebraska pegged as the 12-point road favorite for Thursday, with the total at 51 points.

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Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The MLB playoffs continue on Thursday, with the NLDS between the Braves and Giants  kicking off in San Francisco. Atlanta will send Derek Lowe (16-12, 4.00 ERA) to the mound in that contest, while San Francisco counters with Tim Lincecum (16-10, 3.43 ERA). Righthander Lowe faced the Giants back on August 8, giving up two runs on five hits over 5 1-3 innings of work in a victory. Righthander Lincecum pitched against the Braves on August 5, surrendering three runs on six hits over 6 1-3 innings in that defeat.

As well, it’s Game 2 of both ALDS on Thursday, with Texas at Tampa Bay and the Yankees at Minnesota. The Rangers will send C.J. Wilson (15-8, 3.35 ERA) to the mound on Thursday, while the Rays counter with James Shields (13-15, 5.18 ERA). Meanwhile, the Yankees hand the ball to Andy Pettitte (11-3, 3.28 ERA) as he takes on the Twins’ Carl Pavano (17-11, 3.75 ERA). Lefthander Pettitte pitched against the Twins twice back in May, winning both games (two runs over 14 1-3 innings). Righthander Pavano is coming off a no-decision against the Jays, allowing two runs in seven innings.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, the National Hockey League season gets underway on Thursday with five games on the schedule: Carolina at Minnesota (from Helsinki, Finland), Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Montreal at Toronto, Calgary at Edmonton, and Chicago at Colorado. The defending-champion Blackhawks will have new starting goaltender Marty Turco between the pipes in their Thursday matchup, and they’ll be looking to work in some new depth players after jettisoning the likes of Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd, and Kris Versteeg in the offseason. Those moves dropped the Hawks from 5/1 Cup favorites on the opening line to 7/1 odds. The Avalanche are set at 40/1 odds to win the Stanley Cup.

Handicapper Matt Rivers Giants-Braves Pick Stuns the Pick Nation

Your free pick winner for Thursday comes from Matt Rivers. It’s on the Giants minus 1 ½ runs at SportsBook.

Matt says: When I say this is a bottom of the barrel comp play I mean this is a bottom of the barrel comp play. To lay a run and a half with the mediocre at the very best San Francisco offense against a decent enough sinkerballer in Derek Lowe is asking a lot. Plus one never fully knows which Tim Lincecum will show up each start. But with that said “The Freak” is still a top-notch hurler and better than Lowe, even if not completely on his game.

I would say that these offenses overall are fairly similar in that neither is all that good. Losing Chipper, Prado and a few others has hurt Bobby Cox’ club and right now besides young Jason Heyward and Brian McCann the Bravos don’t have too many threats. Omar Infante has had a nice little season but he is still Omar Infante and therefore I don’t see the boys from the Atl exactly getting off with the bats.

Buster Posey is a total stud and with a few others by the Bay and the potential of Lincecum in a small play I will back the G-Men. If the two time Cy Young award winner brings his A-game then this is a total bargain. I’m not all that sure that will happen so this is a small play. But the Bravos have not been very good away from Turner Field all season long and with the way they come limping into this thing I’ll back that Freak.

The pick: San Francisco -1.5.

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904 Pablo Sandoval -130
Rot# McCann vs Huff Most Total Bases Moneyline
905 Brian McCann -115
906 Aubrey Huff -115
Rot# Infante vs Sanchez Most Total Bases Moneyline
907 Omar Infante -115
908 Freddy Sanchez -115
Rot# Cabrera vs Guillen Most Total Bases Moneyline
909 Melky Cabrera -130
910 Jose Guillen +100

College Football Predictions Against the Spread NU vs. K State ESPN

It’s the football betting examination in collating key success indicators form a betting point of view on the matchup between Nebraska vs. Kansas State.

Commencing with the yards per carry data, the higher rated offense is Nebraska by 1.9 yards per rush, though totals plays will want to note that both teams are outstanding running the pigskin.

On the same side of the line of scrimmage, yards per reception gives the upper hand to the Huskers by 1.6.

Sharp football bettors exploit yards per point. The more productive unit with the ball in their hands is also the Big Red by .5.

We differentiate the information on defense in a moment but first of all, the biggest sports handicapper betting pick in the handicapping industry on this game is the Power of 620 sports services behind every selection, the MasterLockLine. First get a Sports service out of Galveston Bay is widely considered the top Big 12 expert. They are 12th in units won college football this century. NCAA Game of the Week Nebraska/Kansas State.

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In stopping rushing attacks, the higher ranked defense according to rushing yards per attempt is NU by a full yard.

The stingier defense in terms of yards per pass catch would be, yep against Nebraska by 1.5.

The more disruptive defense making use of yards per point enlightenment is that of the Cornhuskers as well by 3.1.

On the better side of turnover ratio is neither team, as they are dead even.

Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.

Official Betting Preview of UAB vs. Central Florida

A Category 5 Vegas scores and odds sports betting pick alert has been releases for the Alabama Birmingham vs. Central Florida.

The NCAA point spread for this contest has UCF laying 11.5, but if taking the underdog, UAB can be had for 12.5.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Blazers are 5-11-2 ATS in their last 18 games in October, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog of 10.5 or greater.

Knights are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. loss, 5-0 versus an opponent with a losing record, 7-1 conference games, 21-6-1 ATS in their last 28 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. However, the Knights are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games following a bye week.

Over/under trends: Over is 5-1 in Blazers last 6 games following a ATS win, also over 5-1 overall.

Under is 10-2-1 in Knights last 13 games as a home favorite, under 19-6 on grass.

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