The fans at STAPLES Center will be treated to a game
between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles
Lakers when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 8-point
favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's
total is sitting at 196.
Last year's team records:
Portland: 41-41 SU, 43-39 ATS
Los Angeles: 57-25 SU, 47-34-1 ATS
Portland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing San Antonio are 3-7
After playing Phoenix are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing LA Clippers are 5-5
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5
games on the road
Portland is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games when playing
LA Lakers
Portland is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games when playing
on the road against LA Lakers
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers are 16-1 SU in their last 17 games at home
LA Lakers are 16-2 SU in their last 18 games when
playing at home against Portland
LA Lakers are 18-7 SU in their last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the LA Lakers last 10
games when playing at home against Portland
Next up:
Portland home to San Antonio, Friday, October 31
LA Lakers at LA Clippers, Wednesday, October 29

The division rival Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls
are set to renew hostilities on Tuesday when they meet
at United Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 6-point
favorites versus the Bucks, while the game's total is
sitting at 195.
Last year's team records:
Milwaukee: 26-56 SU, 34-47-1 ATS
Chicago: 33-49 SU, 36-46 ATS
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Oklahoma City are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 1-9

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 9-1
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a win are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5
games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5
games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5
games when playing on the road against Chicago
Milwaukee is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games when
playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at
home against Milwaukee
Chicago is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7
games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5
games at home
Next up:
Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, Wednesday, October 29
Chicago at Boston, Friday, October 31

The fans at TD Banknorth Garden will be treated to a
game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston
Celtics when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as
6½-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the
game's total is sitting at 180.
Last year's team records:
Cleveland: 45-37 SU, 37-45 ATS
Boston: 66-16 SU, 52-28-2 ATS
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Charlotte are 5-5
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

Boston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Chicago are 5-5
After playing LA Lakers are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing
Boston
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing
on the road against Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at
home against Cleveland
Boston is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
at home
Next up:
Cleveland home to Charlotte, Thursday, October 30
Boston home to Chicago, Friday, October 31

The Philadelphia weather forecast calls for high winds tonight, though there is a possibility of rain subsiding tonight. Ironically for Game 5 of the World Series between the Rays and the Phillies, the cold and wind could be a bigger factor than the rain. Will the infield fly rule become a factor tonight?

While baseball bettors bemoan their bet being washed out because of the suspended World Series Game 5, we have the objective rundown of college football and NBA betting picks for Tuesday night.

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A Wise Guy play on the Titans wraps up another winning week in football for GodsTips. Since preseason, we have had winning weeks 11/13 in the NFL and 10/13 in all football. We have a Tuesday night college football winner to start out another winning week, plus the Cavs-Celtics side to start out another winning year in hoops. Steam very possible as well. Click now to purchase for $17 from GodsTips.

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In NBA and college basketball, Bill Tanner and Castlegate Sports are beyond debate the top 2 services.  They rank 1-2 in ROI, total net units won, and winning percentage in the NBA and overall going back any time period of at least three years.  Only Statmaven Sports has a higher ranking in college. To say the least, we will ride these services for your benefit again this basketball season as we have in previous years.  

New No. 1 CFB for 2008. One of the greatest all-around handicappers ever is No. 1 in college football betting for this season. Bill Tanner is the No. 1 college and NBA handicapper combined since 1995.  About 10 years ago, he lapped dinosaur “Doc” as the top Big 10 handicapper in the land. Oct. 25 it was Oregon and Penn State sweeping.  Oct. 18 he hits his only Platinum Play of the week in CFB on SMU, on Oct. 11 he goes 2-1 with Minnesota and Oklahoma State, Oct. 4 he sweeps with Wisconsin, Iowa, and Temple. On the greatest NCAAF run of his career, Tanner has another Platinum Play tonight on Houston/Marshall side

Bo Eason is the No. 2 ranked handicapper all sports combined since 1990 and No. 1 in MLB.  His 10*s have turned a profit in every sport (college and pro counted separately) literally every year since 1990. 10* Parlay of the Year wins on Oregon and Penn State Saturday Oct. 25. Weeknight Game of the Year  is on Buffalo/Ohio.

Kal Elner, a handicapper out of Reading, PA hits a consistent 65 percent when “waiving his normal star rating system”.  He is also the all-time top NBA totals capper. Waive the rating Bucks/Celtics over/under.

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. NBA Game of the Week is on the Blazers/Lakers.

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In other betting news, it seems out goes Tony Romo and in comes televisions Dr. Travis Stork dating Carrie Underwood, the American Idol sensation. Check out the latest Hollywood and entertainment betting odds.

Other news sees Lawrence Taylor’s son Brandon committing to play at Purdue and of course Ty Willingham out at Washington. Check out the latest college football odds.

Can Amy Borkowsky raise enough money to buy an ad during the Super Bowl to find a husband? After seeing a few pictures of her, I think she really needs to buy an ad for the sight impaired. We are not sure whether her publicity stunt works but we can tell you the Tennessee Titans are now the favorites to win the Super Bowl according to the Vegas odds.  

Amy looks like she should consult LivingTo100.com to find her date, because she looks like she’s about twice her fortysomething age.

The Tennessee Titans will be looking to keep their perfect record intact on Monday when they play host to the rival Indianapolis Colts and those eating cheesesteaks at Tony Luke’s are planning a Phillies World Series Parade as the Rays take on the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup. To laugh all the way to the bank, no need to put in your Tracy Smith CD, just check out all the betting picks for tonight.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Titans are the last unbeaten team in the NFL, and they’re coming off a 34-10 thrashing of the Chiefs in Week 7. Tennessee has also paid off nicely for bettors so far this season, as they’re now 6-0 against-the-spread. The Colts are three games back of the Titans in the AFC South, as they’re 3-3 (and 2-4 ATS) in 2008. Indianapolis will be looking to forget last week’s losing result – they were pounded 34-14 by the Packers.

The Colts and Titans split their season series last year, with each team winning on the road. Indianapolis started things off with a 22-20 victory in their first meeting; Tennessee then won 16-10 in the second matchup. Both of those contests were UNDER results, and the combined scores of Colts/Titans games have been UNDER plays six straight times. As well, the Titans have picked up the ATS win in each of the last four meetings.

The Titans have been pegged as 4-point home favorites in this contest, while the total for the game is at 40.5 points. The teams are both 3-3 on the O/U through six games.

Other Notable Events

Game 5 of the World Series is set for Monday night in Philadelphia, with first pitch at 8:30pm ET. The Phillies will be looking for another big outing from ace Cole Hamels in this contest. The lefthander is now 4-0 in the postseason, and he picked up a win over the Rays in Game 1 by surrendering just two earned runs over seven innings pitched.

The Rays will counter with Scott Kazmir, who is 1-1 with two no-decisions so far in the playoffs. Kazmir was tagged with the loss in Game 1 against the Phillies, allowing three earned runs on six hits over six innings of work; that bumped his playoff ERA up to 4.15.

The Rest of the Schedule

After taking Sunday off the National Hockey League returns on Monday with six games, including a Big Apple battle between the Rangers and the Islanders. Making up the rest of the schedule: Ottawa at Buffalo, Anaheim at Columbus, Chicago at Minnesota, Boston at Edmonton, and also Detroit at Los Angeles in the lone west-coast matchup.

News from the Wire

Colts WR Roy Hall is listed as DOUBTFUL for the Monday nighter, while RB Joseph Addai is listed as QUESTIONABLE but isn’t expected to see any action. CB Kelvin Hayden, CB Marlin Jackson, S Bob Sanders, and TE Jacob Tamme are also listed as QUESTIONABLE for Indy . . . LB Colin Allred, WR Justin Gage, WR Justin McCareins, and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch are all QUESTIONABLE for the Titans for Monday. DT Tony Brown, CB Nicholas Harper, and CB Reynaldo Hill are all pegged as PROBABLE…New 49ers coach Mike Singletary press conference video is the rage and YouTube as handicappers believe it may be the wakeup call needed.

A Peek at the Future

Tuesday night college football action sees Buffalo at Ohio and Houston at Marshall, while South Florida will play at Cincinnati on Thursday night . . . it’s Cavaliers/Celtics, Bucks/Bulls, and Blazers/Lakers as the NBA tips off their regular season on Tuesday . . . the Sprint Cup Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway for the Dickies 500 this week, while the drivers of Formula One end their season with Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.