Today’s college football preview from Bodog begins with the Michigan Wolverines (12/1 Big Ten odds). Rich Rodriguez’s defection to the Wolverines managed to screw over not only one but two teams; he left West Virginia in a lurch while winning just eight games for the Wolverines over the past two years. Now his job might be on the line.

The Michigan offense did make tremendous strides last year, finishing seventh in the country in yards per game. Quarterback isn’t settled heading into 2010, but whoever wins between Tate Forcier, Denard Robinson, and Devin Gardner should be very effective. They’ll have a pretty talented receiving corps to work with.

After struggling mightily on “D” last year, Michigan is switching to the 3-3-5. The Wolverines are desperate to find answers against the run after allowing over 170 yards per game last year. The secondary is green.

Get your NCAA Football Odds in the Bodog Sportsbook! Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy’s expert take: The one-time powerhouse is destined for a 7^th place finish. None of our models have them finishing higher than a 5^th place tie and some have them tied for eighth.

Bring back Lloyd Carr.

The Texas A&M Aggies aren’t favorites to win the Big 12 (16/1 odds), but they should show some improvement after a 6-7 campaign. They’re next in today’s college football preview.

The Aggies were very, very young last season—they played 18 freshmen in at least one game, the second-highest total in the country. Quarterback Jerrod Johnson should be in Heisman contention; he’s a threat to throw and run the football. The line has some holes that need plugging, however, and Johnson was sacked 29 times last year.

The defense will be transitioning to a 3-4 base scheme. There are some great toys to play with, namely senior Von Miller; he racked up 17 sacks last year and will fit nicely into a fantastic linebacking corps. The pass defense leaves much to be desired, however. The poor effort is all the more perplexing considering how strong the pass rush was.

Get your NCAA Football Odds in the Bodog Sportsbook! Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy’s expert take: It is one heck of a battle for No. 3 in the Big 12 South. Texas Tech and Texas A&M will battle for the right to finish behind the Big 2 Texas and Oklahoma.

We have Tech third and A&M fourth in a photo finish.

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rays continue their series against the Angels in Los Angeles, while the Reds look for a victory over the Giants out in San Francisco.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule for Tuesday offers up Oakland at Cleveland, Kansas City at Detroit, the Yankees at Toronto, Seattle at Boston, Minnesota at Texas, Baltimore at the White Sox, and Tampa Bay at Los Angeles. Wade Davis (9-9, 4.45 ERA) will get the ball for the Rays on Tuesday, while the Angels counter with Ervin Santana (13-8, 3.93 ERA). Righthander Davis (sore shoulder) is expected to come off the disabled list for Tuesday’s start; he was knocked around by the Twins in his last outing on August 5, allowing six runs over six innings of work. Righthander Santana has picked up the win in each of his last three starts, holding the Red Sox to two runs on four hits over seven innings last time out. Los Angeles is 5-1 in Santana’s last six starts.

Over in the National League on Tuesday it’s then St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Houston at Philadelphia, the Cubs at Washington, Florida at the Mets, the Dodgers at Milwaukee, Atlanta at Colorado, Arizona at San Diego, and Cincinnati at San Francisco. Tim Wood (4-1, 2.51 ERA) is slated to go up against Jonathan Sanchez (9-8, 3.47 ERA) in that Reds/Giants matchup. Lefthander Wood won for the fourth straight time in his last start, surrendering just one run on four hits over 6 1-3 innings against the Diamondbacks. Lefthander Sanchez dazzled the Phillies in a win last time out, giving up just one run on two hits over his eight innings of work. Sanchez walked two and fanned seven that day.

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Super handicapper Matt Rivers has a free winner for Tuesday is on the Orioles +159 at BetUs against the Chicago White Sox.

Honestly, I may be getting the better team here plus a boatload. Is Chicago even a good team right now? Seriously? Sure the “good guys” had a great great 6-8 week stretch where they came back from 9 games out to claim the division lead but that is now a thing of the past as the Twins have seized control of the division and right now the ChiSox are just not very good.

Baltimore’s record may be atrocious and I’m not saying that the Orioles are good but they have been playing a lot better ball since Buck Showalter arrived and with at least a professional hurler in Jerremy Guthrie on the bump today why can’t they win another game? Gavin Floyd has been great for a few months now but this last two starts have been a disaster against the good hitting but not great hitting Twins and right now I wouldn’t consider Floyd great or am too afraid of him.

Roberts, Markakis, Wieters, Scott and Jones form a squad that is pretty dangerous. Throw these guys in a hitter’s park like US Cellular and we may see a power display for sure. I’m not saying that the O’s can’t get shut down a bit by Floyd if the righthander is on his game but at this price we have too much going for us to not give this thing a go.

The pick: Baltimore at Bodog

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Make no mistake; college football betting fans never forget about the Mountain West Conference anymore. Over the last few seasons, a few upstart schools haven’t simply dominated their own conference competition; they’ve vaulted into the national title discussion. Will schools like TCU finally earn the BCS’ full respect?

Here’s a look at the top sportsbook contenders in the MWC this season.

TCU (1 to 20)

The Horned Frogs are without a doubt the team to beat in the Mountain West. They were undefeated last year and boasted the nation’s top defense in 2009. In 2010, they return quarterback Andy Dalton and four of five starters on their O-line. With a ferocious “D” and competent offense, anything less than another conference title would be a failure for TCU this year.

Utah (10 to 1)

Utah has plenty going for it too and may have a chip on its shoulder as it plays in the MWC for one more year before trying its luck in the Pac-10. Jordan Wynn and Eddie Whide, not to mention a solid O-line, will pace the offense. The problem for Utah is defense; all the Utes’ linebackers are gone. Since they can’t keep opponents off the board like TCU can, they’re behind the eight ball.

BYU (12 to 1)

Sigh. It was fun while it lasted for BYU, wasn’t it? 2009 was thrilling as can be for the Cougars – especially when they earned the MWC major sports betting respect with wins over Oklahoma and Oregon State. But it’s tough to imagine a repeat of their 11-2 record when they have new faces at all their offensive skill positions.

Air Force (20 to 1)

Could Air Force step up and become the MWC’s No. 3 team? It fits the defensive bill, having finished fifth in the country against the pass last season. But I’m not sure Tim Jefferson has the support to carry this offense – even though the triple option is exciting.

Today’s free pick

The MWC is heavy at the top and weak at the bottom, which is why only four teams get mentioned as contenders here. If any other team would challenge them, I’d guess it would be Wyoming. But TCU looks like a great pick to repeat. BYU will take a step back; Air Force is still a project. Utah isn’t a complete enough team on both sides of the ball. That leaves the Horned Frogs to dominate again.

One of the great online sportsbooks for NFL betting previews the ESPN Monday Night Football game between Arizona and Tennessee.

Vince Young has gotten the best of Matt Leinart the past two times the quarterbacks have faced off, so will VY make it three in a row tonight in Nashville when the Titans host Arizona? Tennessee is a 4-point favorite on Bodog’s NFL odds and there will be live betting available.

Of course Young led his Texas team over Leinart’s top-ranked USC Trojans in the 2006 Rose Bowl, and last season Young threw for a career-high 387 yards and the game-winning touchdown as time expired against the Cardinals in a game Leinart started because Kurt Warner was injured. There’s obviously not quite as much at stake tonight as the previous meetings.

The Tennessee starters are expected to play into the second quarter. Young will start, followed by Kerry Collins, Chris Simms and Rusty Smith. Young was 5-for-7 for 78 yards and pick in the Titans’ 20-18 loss to the Seahawks in the preseason opener. Star running back Chris Johnson had five carries in that one and should get more tonight. Defensive end William Hayes (knee), defensive tackle Tony Brown (knee), linebacker David Thornton (shoulder), cornerback Cortland Finnegan (groin) and receiver Justin Gage (thumb) are out. Defensive end Derrick Morgan (calf), the team’s first-round pick this year, is also not expected to play.

For Arizona, star receiver Larry Fitzgerald is out with a knee injury, and fellow WR Early Doucet (abdomen) also is expected to sit. Linebacker Gerald Hayes (back) also is out. The Cardinals’ first-team offense didn’t look good in the opening 19-16 win over Houston. Leinart was 6 of 7 for 49 yards but was sacked a few times and misconnected with Tim Hightower on a handoff for a fumble. He then bailed on the usual starting quarterback post-game news conference. Leinart should play nearly a half tonight and will again be followed by Derek Anderson, who threw two picks against Houston.

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