Check out some news and notes and computer trends for
Friday NCAA football and the final day of NFL preseason football. Normally
these reports are separate, but with just two games tonight, we will combine
the two. Let’s start out with the computer trends, where all records are
against the spread unless of course, over/under is specified.

CFB

Temple-Army

Trends: Temple
is 6-2 their last eight against Independents. Army is 3-8 on fake surfaces and
the Black Knights have gone over 8-2 on turf.

Notes: Army debuts their new turf and they have not won a
home opener since 1996. Army must replace four of their top five tacklers from
last year. This could be a high scoring game as each team does return their
starting quarterback. 

SMU-Rice

SMU is 4-9 their last 13
overall. Rice has won 11-of-14 conference games and the Owls have exceeded the
total at a staggering 40-11 rate.  Rice
is 39-17 in conference play going back even further.

Throw out the SMU game films
from previous years and June Jones makes his debut as the Mustangs coach. Jones
of course is the man who rebuilt his alma mater Hawaii.
Wow, Rice’s defense allowed more than 42 points per game. Rice has won nine
straight at home in the series.

NFL

Chargers-49ers

The Niners starters will only
play a series. No surprise, but the Chargers will certainly be without
LaDainian Tomlinson and Shawne Merriman. San
Francisco color analyst Gary Plummer claims this game
is much more important to San Francisco.

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Raiders-Seahawks

Again, no surprise, but Seattle will sit Matt Hasselbeck, Lofa Tatupu, Bobby Engram, Deion Branch, and Sean Locklear—basically anyone
who is good and claims to be hurt.

Seattle should
run the ball a lot. As mentioned, their No. 1 quarterback, Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s brother-in-law is out and won’t face any of
the charging Rosie O’Donnell look-alikes. Backup Seneca Wallace is limited and
third stringer Charlie Frye missed their only practice. Dalton Bell (who?) will
throw most of the passes.

Oakland
starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell sits. Andrew Walter starts behind center
and Marques Tuiasosopo follows.

Broncos-Cardinals

Kurt Warner starts at quarterback Friday for the Rams. For
those who love to bet on teams with quarterback battles, this game is for you.
Head coach Ken Whisenhunt has not said whether Warner on Matt Leinart starts
opening week. Both are expected to get snaps behind the starting offensive
line.

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All quoted records are against the spread unless we specify totals. Check out
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news and notes for tonight which includes quarterback rotations.

Thursday

UTEP-Buffalo

The Bulls are 4-12 in non-conference games and have gone
under 11-of-13 outside the conference.

Vanderbilt-Miami Ohio

Commodores are 10-4 the last 14 road games. Miami
is 3-9 at home. Vanderbilt has gone under 10-2 at home.

Troy-Middle Tennessee State

The Trojans are 8-2 on the road their last 10 and have
covered 7-of-9 within the conference.

NC State-South Carolina

Wolfpack are 1-5 in the conference. The Gamecocks have
gone over 23-9 their last 32.

Wake Forest-Baylor

The Demon Deacons are on a 7-1 run. Baylor is 4-13 their
last 17 against the spread. Wake Forest
has gone under 15-4 their last 19.

Oregon State-Stanford

The Beavers are 6-1 the last seven in the conference and
they are 9-2 in the series. The Cardinal have failed
on 10-of-13 home games. Stanford has gone under 45-16 the last 61. Stanford is
5-19 on the road in the first month of the season.

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Panthers-Steelers

Carolina is
expected to allow third string quarterback fight for his life and play most if
not all of the second half. It is uncertain whether the Panthers will carry two
or three quarterbacks. Jake Delhomme and Matt Moore are locked in as one and
two.

The Steelers are expected to give a lot of playing time to
backup QB Byron Leftwich to allow the newly acquired vet learn the offense. Rookie
Dennis Dixon should also get a long look-see.

The Steelers starters will play about a quarter but no
longer. This includes Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu.

Titans-Packers

Tennessee is
expected to play their starters into the third quarter while Green
Bay’s first stringers will get about 10 snaps. This
means the Packers will have two rookies at QB for the remainder of the game:
Brian Brohm and Matt Flynn.

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Bears-Browns

The Bears starters will get a token appearance. Sources
say Brian Urlacher and Mike Brown may not play at all.

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Lions-Bills

Lions coach Rod Marinelli said a
“few” starters may sit out tonight. Newly signed QB Drew Henson is expected to
play about a quarter behind center for Detroit.

Patriots-NY Giants

Middling handicapper Oscar Dooley will note this is a
rematch of the Super Bowl, but we don’t expect any revenge factor. New
England is very deep and running back and will likely keep the
ball on the ground as they decide final roster spots.

Bengals-Colts

Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is out. However both RB Rudi Johnson and WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh are expected to get their first snaps
of the preseason. Often confused head coach Marvin Lewis is not sure how much
each will play. WR Chad Johnson is not expected to
play.

Vikings-Cowboys

Minnesota is
not expected to play starters on either side of the ball. Neither of their top
two QB Tarvaris Jackson or Gus Frerotte is expected to play. That means two big
question marks will play tonight: struggling rookie John David Booty and
journeyman Brooks Bollinger.

The Pokes starters are expected to play little if any,
including playboy Tony Romo, who is unlikely to suit
up. In fact, third-string QB Richard Bartel is
expected to play the whole game.

Jets-Eagles

Starting QB for the Jets, Brett Favre, are not expected to
play at all. However, the Eagles may actually play their starters as head coach
Andy Reid claims he’s undecided. History says they won’t play according to Cy McCormick of MasterLockLine.com

Jaguars-Redskins

Jacksonville
will likely play their starters one or two series. New head coach Jim Zorn
reports that he will play the Redskins starters so they can get in a groove for
the regular season.

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Thursday

Buffalo-UTEP

The Bulls are 4-12 in non-conference games and have gone
under 11-of-13 outside the conference.

Vanderbilt-Miami Ohio

Commodores are 10-4 the last 14 road games. Miami
is 3-9 at home. Vanderbilt has gone under 10-2 at home.

Troy-Middle Tennessee State

The Trojans are 8-2 on the road their last 10 and have
covered 7-of-9 within the conference.

NC State-South Carolina

Wolfpack are 1-5 in the conference. The Gamecocks have
gone over 23-9 their last 32.

Wake Forest-Baylor

The Demon Deacons are on a 7-1 run. Baylor is 4-13 their
last 17 against the spread. Wake Forest
has gone under 15-4 their last 19.

Oregon State-Stanford

The Beavers are 6-1 the last seven in the conference and
they are 9-2 in the series. The Cardinal have failed
on 10-of-13 home games. Stanford has gone under 45-16 the last 61.

Friday

Temple-Army

Temple is 6-2 their
last eight against Independents. Army is 3-8 on fake surfaces and the Black
Knights have gone over 8-2 on turf.

SMU-Rice

SMU is 4-9 their last 13
overall. Rice has won 11-of-14 conference games and the Owls have exceeded the
total at a staggering 40-11 rate.

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I’ve never said that before. If “Barack America”
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favorite for the White House. In fact, the political betting
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Am I oblivious to history which states emphatically that
voters chose between presidential candidates and not the entire ticket? No.

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Here are quarterback rotations, news and notes and key
gambling advice for the weekend’s preseason NFL betting.

Friday

Eagles-Patriots

Already a weakness, the Eagles are hurting out wide
receiver. Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown are both out for this game. Curtis was
the leading receiver last year.

Saturday

Ravens-Rams

Troy Smith starts at quarterback for the Ravens. He may
play as much as three quarters. “Head coach John Harbaugh
knows that Kyle Boller is terrible. He will give Smith every chance to win the
job,” says NFL betting guru Mike Godsey of GodsTips. Godsey seems to imply a
lot of passing will be done by the normally ball control Ravens.

However Smith has been terrible so far completing just
8-of-17 for no touchdowns and one pick. Rams
star running back Steven Jackson is still a holdout. Though reports say that
may end soon, it is extremely unlikely he would play Saturday.

Wide receiver Torry Holt is
questionable because of a tight back.

Saints-Bengals

New Orleans TE Jeremy Shockey is practicing and may get
his first action of the preseason.

Sunday

Bills-Colts

The Bills will be without RB
Willis McGahee. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is out. Stevie Vincent Senior
Analyst of OffshoreInsiders.com
says that Manning may now miss the start of the season, hence “We expect Jim Sorgi to air it out as there is a very good chance that he
will get playing time this regular season.”

Sports betting
insiders are keeping an eye on Buffalo
starting QB Trent Edwards, who suffered a contusion on his quadriceps.

Monday

Seahawks-Chargers

Seattle
starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is doubtful. They are also without their
top two receivers Bobby Engram and Deion Branch and
are adjusting to the departure or running back Shaun Alexander.

Backup Seneca Wallace has been limited, so third stringer
Charlie Frye has been taking many of the snaps. Though Chargers TE Antonio
Gates returned to practice, he is not expected to play.