Here is the ultimate report for NFL bettors and fantasy
football (fantasy
football betting odds) for Sunday’s NFL.

Early games

Seattle-NY Giants

Giants WR Plaxico Burress is suspended. Seattle
gets back two big targets in Deion Branch and Bobby Engram.

Chargers-Dolphins

TE Antonio Gates practiced fully Thursday and Friday and
will start.

Titans-Ravens

The Ravens RB Willis McGahee is a game time decision but
“did not practice well this week,” reports the top NFL handicapping expert in
the world Mike Godsey of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com

Lendale White is probable for
the Titans, but Chris Johnson will get most of the carries.

Falcons-Packers

All indications are that Aaron Rogers is a true game time
decision. Cy McCormick of MasterLockLine.com
assures us, “All of my sources indicate even the Packers are not sure.
He is a true 50/50 decision, but I’d be shocked if he’s 100 percent affective.”

Redskins-Eagles

Eagles RB Brian Westbrook is probable. TE L.J. Smith will also likely play, but the Eagles will be
without WR Kevin Curtis and Pro Bowl G Shawn Andrews. Donovan McNabb will also
start.

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Chiefs-Panthers

Some may argue the relevance of who starts at QB for the
Chiefs, but starter Brodie Croyle
is out, meaning Damon Huard starts. Carolina’s
Jake Delhomme was also on the official NFL injury report earlier but will
start.

Late games

Bills-Cardinals

Arizona will
be without WR Anquan Boldin.
Buffalo will be without starting CB
Terrence McGee.

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Bengals-Cowboys

Desperate for offense, the Bengals activated WR Chris
Henry following his drug suspension. Carson Palmer is probable to start at QB
for Marvin Lewis’ boys. However, a sore elbow is likely to affect Cincinnati’s
play calling. Chris Perry is probable at RB for Cincinnati.

Steelers-Jaguars

Jacksonville
will be minus half of their starting secondary as S Reggie Nelson and CB
Drayton Florence are out. This means rookie Leodis McKelvin and nickelback Ashton Youboty split time. This means Will James and Gerald Sensabaugh get the start. Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com
says that Jacksonville is in
trouble because James has been beaten deep several times this year and key
backup Scott Starks is also out.

The Jags though should get back the services of LB Justin
Durant. Yikes, things are much worse for Pittsburgh
as they are out their top two running backs Willie Parker and rookie Rashard Mendenhall. Journeymen Mewelde
Moore gets the nod.

The Minnesota Twins will be looking to punch their ticket to the postseason
on Tuesday night by beating the Chicago White Sox. Here’s a look in your Daily
Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

You won’t want to shine the spotlight too brightly on Tuesday’s college
football matchup, as it’s an underwhelming affair between 1-3
Florida Atlantic and 1-3 Middle Tennessee. The Owls managed to beat UAB a few weeks ago, but they couldn’t get much going
against any of Texas, Michigan
State, or Minnesota.
The Blue Raiders’ lone win came against Maryland,
and they’ve been beaten by Troy, Kentucky,
and Arkansas State.

When these Sun Belt teams met last season Florida Atlantic came away with a
27-14 home win as 2.5-point favorites. Middle Tennessee
had won the previous two meetings between these teams by identical scores of
35-14 (one at home, one on the road), covering the spread twice. The Blue
Raiders opened as 1.5-point favorites for Tuesday.

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Other Notable Events

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The White Sox managed to beat the Tigers in their makeup game on Monday, so
now they’ll battle the Twins in a one-game playoff for first place in the AL
Central and MLB’s final postseason berth on Tuesday.
The winner of this game will move on to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS, with that series getting underway Thursday afternoon.

The Twins will send Nick Blackburn (11-10, 4.15 ERA) to the mound on
Tuesday, and the White Sox will counter with John Danks
(11-9, 3.47 ERA). Righthander Blackburn beat the
White Sox in his last outing, surrendering just two earned runs on eight hits
over five innings. Lefthander Danks wasn’t as sharp
in his last start, as he was knocked around for seven earned runs on seven hits
over four innings of work by the Indians.

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The same bookmaker has the betting odds posted for the Amazing Race on CBS.
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American Idol.

The Rest of the Schedule

It’s another slow day for sports on Tuesday, so your only other options are
preseason hockey or whatever football games you have saved on your TiVo from the weekend.

News from the Wire

Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has a strained oblique, and his next start won’t
come any earlier than Game 3 of the ALDS against the Angels . . . Angels
pitcher Joe Saunders seemed to be recovered from his kidney stone on Sunday –
he tossed six scoreless innings in a win versus the Rangers . . . the Ducks
have finally brought veteran winger Teemu Selanne back into the fold, signing him
to a two-year contract over the weekend…Alonzo Mourning has written a book “Resilience”
that is sure to make waves….perhaps not as much as LA Times blogger
the photogenic Lisa Guerrero, who calls New England Patriots fans fair weather.
Philadelphia writer Phil Sheridan
angers Phillies fans for a bizarre column today claiming the same thing about
his hometown baseball squad.

Political Ticker

Barack Obama maintains his lead according to the political betting
odds. Bruce Elliott, an opportunist apparently is big into painting nude
portraits, the latest of VPILP Sarah Palin. It can be obscene and not heard at Chicago
dive bar the Old Town Ale House. He apparently is also a collector of nude
photos of Janet Jackson and Britney Spears. Do we really want to see Britney
Spears nude?    

A Peek at the Future

The opening game of three baseball divisional playoff series are on the
schedule for Wednesday, with Milwaukee at Philadelphia, the Dodgers at the
Cubs, and Boston at the Angels. The league championship series are slated to
get underway on October 9 and 10, while the first game
of the World Series will be October 22 . . . the WNBA
Finals get underway on Wednesday night in San Antonio and continue through the
weekend.

Football handicappers are going over the updated NFL power rankings for Week
5 and the sharpest are checking out the college football power rankings as
well.

It’s time for the official betting preview of the
Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football. The sportsbooks have Pittsburgh
as the five-point favorite with a total of 34-34.5. Based on yards allowed per
game, these are statistically the league’s top two defenses.

Because of Hurricane Ike, the Ravens had an unscheduled
bye week and have played just two games, winning and covering both. This is
their first road game and their toughest foe.

The Steelers are 2-1 straight up and 1-2 versus the
number. This is their only home game in a five game stretch in which
four-of-five are on the highway. The won and covered their only home game so
far crushing Houston 38-17. Their
last two games have produced a total of 16 and 21 points combined.

The Steelers defense has carried them. According to Bob
Warner of Lines-Maker.com, they are
allowing just 2.8 yards per rush against teams normally allowing 3.8, 4.9 yards
per pass to 5.8 and 4.1 yards per play to 5.0.

There are several key injuries for tonight’s game. The
Steelers will be without their leading rusher Willie Parker, meaning rookie
first-rounder Rashard Mendenhall gets his first
career start. In the past four series meetings, no Pittsburgh
running back has exceeded 42 yards rushing.

Two key players will start but could be less than 100
percent: Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and Ravens RB Willis McGahee.

Out for Baltimore
is key defender Samari Rolle.
They will start Corey Ivy or Frank Walker, two players who looked horrible in
the preseason according to Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com.

The Steelers rush defense has also been great in the
series, allowing just 81.8 yards rushing per game and 3.4 yards per carry in
the last five meetings at Heinz Field. The Steelers are a stunningly
spectacular 13-0 straight up on MNF since 1992. Baltimore
meanwhile is trying to snap a six-game primetime losing streak.

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The Ravens will be looking to run their record to 3-0 on the season on
Monday night when they go to Pittsburgh
to play the rival Steelers. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

Baltimore is 2-0 on the year,
thanks to games against struggling division rivals Cincinnati
and Cleveland and an unexpected,
hurricane-imposed bye in Week 2. The Ravens began the year by beating the
Bengals 17-10 at home, and followed up that result by topping the Browns 28-10
at home last week. Baltimore
managed to pick up an ATS win in both of those contests, while the OVER/UNDER
is at 1-1 for them this year.

Pittsburgh was tagged with their
first loss of the year last weekend, falling 15-6 in Philadelphia
as 3.5-point underdogs. The Steelers began the campaign by thumping the Texans
38-17, and they then squeaked past the Browns 10-6 in Week 2. That puts Pittsburgh
at 2-1 straight-up and 1-2 against-the-spread on the season, and only their
easy victory over Houston in Week 1
has provided an OVER result for their supporters.

The Ravens and Steelers split their season series 1-1 last year, with each
team winning and covering at home (in a pair of OVER results). For Monday night
the oddsmakers have Pittsburgh listed
as a 5-point home favorite, with the total pegged at just 34 points. Steelers
RB Willie Parker will miss Monday’s game with a knee injury, leaving Rashard Mendenhall as their starter. Ravens DB Samari Rolle (shoulder/neck) is
OUT as well.

Other Notable Events

There’s a single baseball game on the schedule for Monday, with Gavin Floyd
(16-8, 3.91 ERA) and the White Sox hosting Freddy Garcia (1-1, 4.50 ERA) and
the Tigers in a makeup contest. If Chicago
manages to beat Detroit in the
Monday matinee they’ll then play a one-game playoff against the Twins on
Tuesday to decide the AL Central title.

As well, the New York Liberty and the Detroit Shock will play the third and
deciding game of the WNBA’s Eastern Conference Finals
on Monday night (at Eastern Michigan
University). The Shock rallied to
avoid elimination on Sunday afternoon, with Deanna Nolan pouring in a team-high
22 points in their 64-55 win over the Liberty
in Game 2.

Divisional Championship Odds

The live game
odds at press time have not been posted for the respective Game 1 matchups, nor have the series odds, though both will be up
very shortly and likely by the time you read this. Of course the Tigers-White
Sox contest will help determine the matchups. Check
the link shortly for the Vegas odds on the Brewers-Phillies, Dodgers-Cubs and
Red Sox-Angels.

Best Betting Event

GodsTips does have the Tigers-White Sox winner, but the
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The Rest of the Schedule

There’s nothing else on the schedule on a light Monday around the world of
sports, unless you’re into preseason hockey (the NHL regular season gets
started Saturday).

News from the Wire

Each of Rolle, DT Kelly Gregg (knee), S Dawan Landry (neck), and QB Troy Smith (illness) are OUT
for Baltimore. WR Yamon Figurs (hamstring), LB Nick
Greisen (thigh), and T Adam Terry (ankle) are
QUESTIONABLE, while LB Tavares Gooden (hip), LB Ray Lewis (foot), RB Le’Ron McClain (migraine/ankle), RB Willis McGahee (eye),
CB Fabian Washington (neck), and TE Daniel Wilcox (shoulder/ankle) are PROBABLE
. . . Parker, DT Casey Hampton (groin), and DE Brett Keisel
(calf) are OUT for Pittsburgh, while LB Donovan Woods (hamstring) is DOUBTFUL,
and CB William Gay (ankle), S Troy Polamalu (quadricep),
and CB Deshea Townsend (heel) are all PROBABLE.

All reports are that Jim Haslett is in and Scott Linehan
out with the Rams.

A Peek at the Future

The MLB playoffs and the WNBA Finals both get
rolling this week, while the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series will head to
Talladega for Sunday’s Amp Energy 500 . . . those first NHL regular season
games will take place in Europe over the weekend, with the Rangers and
Lightning in Prague, and the Penguins and Senators in Stockholm . . . college
football gets started again Tuesday, with Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee.

Dancing With the Stars Vegas Betting
Line

Perhaps somebody in the household would rather watch Warren Sapp on Dancing With the Stars than Monday Night Football. Eat that Roshashana meal and win betting both events.

The betting
odds say there is not clear-cut favorite. Lance Bass, Toni Braxton, Brooke
Burke, Maurice Green, Cody Linley, Susan Lucci, Misty May-Treanor and
Warren Sapp all have odds of between +400-500.