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Matt Rivers says your comp winner for Friday is on the Saints in the first half of tonight’s NFL preseason schedule against the San Diego Chargers on CBS NFL football coverage.

Yes this is a first half comp play, not a game but for the first half. Both the Chargers and Saints are upper eschelon teams in the NFL and I expect both first units to come to play in the first 30 minutes with all guns ablazing. Philip Rivers and the Bolts are extremely capable but they did lose LT in the offseason and have had a bunch of holdout issues affecting the team. Ryan Matthews may turn out to be a really good player but the jury is still out on him making the running game still a semi question mark. Now the Chargers go to quite possibly the toughest place to play in the league, in that Superdome and I can’t help but believe that Drew Brees and the reigning champions will be leading at the break.

The Saints are not 100% by any means but they will feed off of that crowd as they did last week in blitzking a prety darn solid Houston Texan squad. Brees by the way was traded away from San Diego a few years back and you know there has to be something there, even if a little, something, as these guys have a ton of pride and Brees has as much as anybody.

When the fourth quarter rolls around weird things can happen in this thing as I don’t trust the New Orleans backups all that much including the fairly weak quarterback trio behind the All-Pro signal caller.

Look for the Who Dat’s to come out emotional and play with some passion in that opening half. The crowd doesn’t care that it’s preseason, it’s their team playing for them as they did last season and Brees, Bush and the fellas will be somewhat of a well oiled machine early on and get us that first half cash.

The pick: New Orleans -2 -115 on the first half line

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A very possible Super Bowl preview tonight in Green Bay when the Packers, who are the chic sleeper pick to win the NFC, face the reigning AFC champion Indianapolis Colts on ESPN, which means there will be live betting available on Bodog’s NFL odds. Green Bay is a 4-point betting favorite.

The Colts are one of the worst preseason teams every year – 0-2 this year and 4-21 in their past 25 — and they don’t care what their exhibition record is because it clearly hasn’t mattered since Indy has won at least 12 games in the regular season for an NFL-record seven seasons in a row. But tonight’s game will “feel” the most like a regular-season game because starters on every NFL team play the most in the third preseason game.

Thus we should see Peyton Manning probably into the third quarter. Last week in a loss to Buffalo, Manning was 8-for-15 for 91 yards and a TD pass but also an interception that was returned for a Bills score. The following players are out tonight for Indy: TE Dallas Clark, OT Charlie Johnson, DB Marcus McCauley, RB Devin Moore, DB Jerraud Powers, C Jeff Saturday and DB Kevin Thomas. The Colts’ No. 1 defense has played nine possessions and has two takeaways and forced five punts on seven but allowed to big scoring plays on the other two.

Meanwhile, Green Bay’s No. 1 offense has very good in the first two games, scoring four touchdowns in barely more than two quarters of play. But the Packers plan to run a bit more tonight because No. 1 RB Ryan Grant has just eight carries in two games and needs the work. The No. 1 unit, behind a sharp Aaron Rodgers, has passed the ball 66.7% percent of the time.

The Green Bay defense will be without a few key players tonight in S Atari Bigby, LB Clay Matthews, DE Cullen Jenkins and CB Al Harris. The big concern for the season is Harris, who had reconstructive surgery on his left knee and couldn’t pass his physical Monday. He is on the PUP list and if he stays on it to start the regular season – a definite possibility – he would miss the first six games.

These teams last met on October 19, 2008, with Green Bay winning at home, 34-14. They haven’t met in the preseason since 1996.

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The big storyline for tonight’s apparent mismatch between St. Louis and New England is that 2010 No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford will make his first start for the Rams. However, the Pats are 8-point favorites on Bodog’s NFL odds, which is by far the biggest spread on the board for Week 3 of the preseason.

This will be Bradford’s first start since he was hurt last October in the Red River Rivalry loss to Texas. But he is still considered the No. 2 QB on the roster behind A.J. Feeley, who is out with thumb and elbow injuries. Bradford hasn’t looked great so far, completing just 44.4 percent of his passes and yet to throw a touchdown but he also hasn’t played yet with Rams star RB Steven Jackson. Bradford is expected to play at least a half tonight as are all the Rams starters. If the former Heisman winner wants to start Week 1, this is his last chance because starters don’t play much at all in the final preseason game.

The Pats will also play their starters into the second half tonight. This will be a big test for Wes Welker as he continues to work his way back from that knee injury as his workload will be amped up with an eye on the season opener. He made his post-surgery debut last week against the Falcons, making two catches for 20 yards and playing six of the first eight offensive plays. And running back Laurence Maroney should get plenty of carries after having played just 12 snaps this preseason. Pats linebacker Gary Guyton (who might lose his job to rookie Brandon Spikes) and cornerback Leigh Bodden both should play after missing the first two preseason games with injuries.

The last time the two teams played was in 2008 when the Rams loss 23-16 in their first visit to Gillette Stadium on Oct. 26, 2008. They haven’t met in the preseason since the Rams moved to St. Louis.

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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Packers get a visit from the Colts, the Rangers play host to the Twins, and the PGA Tour begins the FedExCup playoffs at Ridgewood.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The National Football League offers up a pair of Week 3 preseason games on Thursday night, with St. Louis at New England, and Indianapolis at Green Bay. Oddsmakers have the Patriots listed as 7.5-point home  Bodog  favorites at in that first matchup as they look to improve on their 2-0 exhibition record. The Rams are 1-1 so far in the preseason, beating Cleveland 19-17 last week. The Colts are winless through the first two weeks of the preseason, while the Packers beat Seattle 27-24 last week for their first win of the exhibition schedule. Green Bay has been pegged as the 3.5-point favorites at SportsBook  for Thursday.

Metting on the diamond . . .

There are four games on the American League schedule for Thursday, with Oakland at Cleveland, Detroit at Toronto, Baltimore at the White Sox, and Minnesota at Texas. Francisco Liriano (11-7, 3.45 ERA) is set to take on Cliff Lee (10-7, 3.09 ERA) in that Twins/Rangers matchup. Lefthander Liriano last pitched against the White Sox back on August 18, picking up a no-decision after giving up five runs on six hits over his five innings of work. Lefthander Lee was pounded by the Orioles in his last trip to the mound, surrendering eight runs (and four home runs) on 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings of work.

Over in the National League on Thursday it’s then Houston at Philadelphia, the Dodgers at Milwaukee, Arizona at San Diego, Florida at the Mets, and St. Louis at Washington. Chris Carpenter (14-4, 2.88 ERA) will get the ball for the Cardinals in that last matchup, while Jordan Zimmermann (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will come up from the minors to pitch for the Nationals. Righthander Carpenter beat the Giants in his last trip to the mound, allowing just one run on five hits over 7 1-3 innings of work. Righthander Zimmermann spent most of the year on the disabled list with an elbow injury; he’s been pitching in Syracuse.

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Rounding out the Roundup . . .

The PGA Tour kicks off its FedExCup playoffs on Thursday morning with The Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. Mickelson have been listed as the 12/1 co-favorites to win The Barclays this week, with Rory McIlroy sitting third on that odds list at 14/1. Ernie Els, the FedExCup points leader, is back at 30/1, while Steve Stricker, who sits second on that leaderboard, is pegged at 18/1 odds. Jim Furyk had been listed at 25/1 to win The Barclays; he was disqualified on Wednesday for missing the pro-am. Defending champ Heath Slocum is set at 100/1.

Finally, the first round of the WNBA playoffs continue on Thursday, with Indiana at New York and San Antonio at Phoenix. The Fever (21-13 SU, 18-16 ATS) stumbled into the playoffs on a three-game losing streak, while the Liberty (22-12 SU, 18-15-1 ATS) slipped past Connecticut 88-87 last time out. Oddsmakers have New York pegged as a 3.5-point home favorite for Thursday, with the total at 146.5. The Silver Stars (14-20 SU, 14-18-2 ATS) are riding a two-game winning streak, while the Mercury (15-19 SU, 16-18 ATS) have been tagged with a loss in each of their last two games. The oddsmakers have Phoenix listed as the 8.5-point home favorite for Thursday, with that total at 186.5.

Yes we know that NFL preseason football picks are at the top of the Vegas scores and odds ledger, but there is plenty of money to be made wagering baseball.

Matt Rivers has a Thursday baseball pick is on the LA Dodgers getting 165 at Milwaukee.

When Yovani Gallardo is on the guy is awesome. The problem with the Milwaukee righthander is that he just isn’t on enough to live up to his superstar potential. When getting some money Gallardo is always worth a shot and at the end of the year he is going to have solid enough numbers. But he never equals his upside consistently enough and is at times a bit overvalued with this being that case once again. In his last four starts he has been pretty awful in three of them and can’t exactly be exuding confidence right about now.

I’m not at all saying that the Milwaukee ace won’t be great because he can any time he takes the bump but things have not come easy of late and to get Joe Torre’s club with all of their big boppers plus a pretty penny is worth a small stab.

Ethier, Furcal, Loney, Kemp and maybe Manny plus a few other solid enough sticks like Casey Blake and Ryan Theriot are a total no-brainer today at Miller Park. Carlos Monasterios is no Gallardo but believe it or not the Dodger righty has an era in the 3’s and is a fairly capable enough spot starter. He won’t go more than five or so innings but LA has a decent enough pen with some depth so this team is better equipped to come in the game earlier than most.

Gallardo has the ability to right the ship in a hurry and throw a gem but at this price I’ll take my chances that this 180 type of a turnaround does not occur.

The pick: LA Dodgers +155

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OffshoreInsiders.com has issued a point spread alert for the St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots contest. The best place to bet the Rams is BetUs at +7.5 +115

The best place to bet the Patriots is at Bodog -7.5 -105. The total is 44.5.  St. Louis is 1-1 straight up in exhibition play, New England 2-0.

Rookie Sam Bradford starts his first game at quarterback for the St. Louis Rams.  He’s completed 44 percent of his passes for 81 yards and a QB rating of 51.6.  St. Louis has six DBs questionable for this contest.

Tom Brady will play the first half at QB for Bill Belichick’s crew. Brian Hoyer and the second stringers will follow. The preseason series is tied at 4-4 straight up.

NFL power ratings have New England -10 making the Patriots a very strong power pick.

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An NFL betting odds alert has just been issued on the battle between the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers.

Indianapolis is 0-2 straight up, Green Bay 1-1.

Currently the best available line on the underdog is at 5 Dimes where the Colts are getting four-points. Meanwhile, the best shop to bet the favorite Packers is at SportsBook -3.5. The total is 44.5.

Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers has a 154 rating, completing 20-of-24 passes in the preseason. He will play the first half, with Matt Flynn taking over.

Green Bay has several LBs questionable. The Colts are 4-20 straight up in exhibition football. They are expected to get WR Pierre Garcon back. Indianapolis leads the preseason series at 5-3 straight up.

One of the reasons for this alert is that the power ratings for the NFL say that the NFL power line has Green Bay -6 making the Packers a power play.

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NCAA Football Odds investors know time is running out to prepare for the upcoming season. Here is the Bodog preview of the Mizzou Tigers.

The Missouri Tigers’ defense didn’t have a ton of bite last year but, if they can turn it around, another Big 12 North title is possible. Missouri kicks off today’s college football preview.

The Tigers (12/1 Big 12 odds) won eight games last year in spite of a brutal pass defense. The starting corners will be seniors in 2010, though, so a turnaround is possible. The linebackers look very sharp and should help stuff the run. Mizzou has some quality pass rushers, too, like Aldon Smith (11.5 sacks last season). That should help improve the pass “D.” Overall, nine starters return.

Blaine Gabbert will try building on a great sophomore campaign. He racked up 3,593 yards and 24 touchdown passes last season, though he’ll be without his top two receivers from 2009. That might mean a little more focus on the running game.

Get your NCAA Football Odds in the Bodog Sportsbook! Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy’s expert take: Every single one of our projections has the Nebraska Cornhuskers as the best in the Big 12 North. Most of our models have Missouri a strong second.

Then again finishing runner-up in the North is like having the second nicest lawn on the trailer park.