A college football betting odds alert has just been issued on the battle between North Carolina vs. Rutgers.

Currently the best available line on the underdog Scarlet Knights is +2.5 +110

Meanwhile, the best shop to bet the favorite Tar Heels is -2.5 at Sportsbook

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Tar Heels are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games as a favorite of 0.5-3.0, 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.

Scarlet Knights are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games after accumulating less than 275 total yards in their previous game, but  1-9 ATS in their last 10 games in September.

Over/under trends: Under is 7-1 in Scarlet Knights last 8 non-conference games, over 12-3 off bye week.

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Las Vegas betting odds are up for NCAA football picks and predictions on Middle Tennessee State vs. Louisiana Lafayette.

The bookmaker’s point spread is MTSU -2, though -1.5 is at some places.

The posted online sportsbook’s total is 51.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): MTSU is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 conference games. Blue Raiders are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game, but 0-5 off a bye week.

UL Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS win.

Over/under trends: Under is 21-8 in Blue Raiders last 29 games after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game, under 22-10 off straight up loss.

Over is 15-4 in Ragin’ Cajuns last 19 vs. a team with a losing record, over 9-3 last 12 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

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This week’s college football schedule features a matchup between Nevada vs. BYU.

The NCAA football predictions experts at Sportsbook have posted the odds on this game as Nevada -4, though SBG Global has BYU getting 4.5.

The most beneficial line on the favorites is at BetUs online sportsbook where the total lies at 63.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Wolf Pack are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. win, 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game, and 19-9 ATS in their last 28 games on grass.  On the other hand, Wolf Pack are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite of 3.5-10.0.

Cougars are 21-8-1 ATS in their last 30 games after accumulating less than 275 total yards in their previous game.

Over/under trends: Under is 11-5 in Wolf Pack last 16 vs. a team with a losing record. Under is 6-0 in Cougars last 6 games as a home underdog, yet over 5-0 accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. However, the under is 16-4 in Cougars last 20 games after accumulating less than 275 total yards in their previous game.

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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Giants look for a win over the Rockies in Colorado, while the Rangers do battle with the Athletics, and ranked TCU takes on SMU.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The lone college football game on the schedule for Friday has No. 4 TCU playing on the road against SMU. The ranked Horned Frogs (3-0 SU, 1-1 ATS) rolled past Baylor 45-10 at home last week, with Andy Dalton good on 21 of 23 pass attempts for 267 yards and two touchdowns. Ed Wesley ran for 165 yards and two scores for TCU in that win. The Mustangs (2-1 SU, 2-1 ATS) beat Washington State 35-21 at home last time out, as Kyle Padron went 19-of-34 for 280 yards and four touchdowns. The Horned Frogs are listed as 18.5-point road favorites against SMU on Friday, with the total set at 55.5.

As well, there’s one Canadian Football League game on tap for Friday, with Montreal at Winnipeg. The Alouettes (8-3 SU, 6-5 ATS) ride a two-game winning streak into this Friday matchup; Montreal got past Edmonton 31-14 at home last week, with Anthony Calvillo going 24-of-42 for 327 yards and an interception. The Blue Bombers (3-8 SU, 5-6 ATS) are coming off a 17-13 road loss against Toronto, and they’re pegged as 5.5-point home underdogs by the oddsmakers for Friday. The total for the contest is at 54.5.

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Meeting up on the diamond . . .

On the American League schedule for Friday it’s Kansas City at Cleveland, Minnesota at Detroit, Boston at the Yankees, Baltimore at Toronto, Seattle at Tampa Bay, the White Sox at the Angels, and Texas at Oakland. The Rangers are expected to send Tommy Hunter (12-4, 3.92 ERA) to the mound in that last contest, with the Athletics going with Bobby Cramer (2-0, 2.45 ERA). Righthander Hunter lost to the Mariners in his most recent trip to the mound, allowing two runs on six hits over his six innings of work. Lefthander Cramer is perfect so far in his Major League career, beating the Twins and the Royals in his two starts. Cramer has given up just three runs over his 11 innings.

Meanwhile, the National League on Friday offers up St. Louis at the Cubs, Houston at Pittsburgh, the Mets at Philadelphia, Atlanta at Washington, Florida at Milwaukee, the Dodgers at Arizona, Cincinnati at San Diego, and San Francisco at Colorado. Tim Lincecum (14-10, 3.60 ERA) takes the hill for the Giants on Friday, while the Rockies respond with Jhoulys Chacin (9-9, 3.30 ERA). Righthander Lincecum was beaten by the Brewers last time out, surrendering two runs on six hits over his five innings of work. Righthander Chacin blanked the Dodgers in eight innings of work in his last mound trip.

Matt Rivers free pick Friday is on the Houston Astros.

Somehow, someway Brett Myers has found himself and quite possibly is finishing up his best season ever. After the issues he had the last few seasons in Philadelphia it’s hard to imagine that Myers would have gotten back to this point but he has. The guy has been flat out nasty all season long and goes six plus innings every single game. It’s uncanny how Myers continues to be great start after start after start. I never thought this was possible, I really didn’t, but hurling like this the entire season just cannot be a fluke and thinking that all of a sudden tonight the lowly Pirates are going to jump on him is fairly unrealistic.

I’m not even saying that Pittsburgh won’t plate a few runs because at PNC they are alright and have played much better in the past week but at around a pick with Myers and a semi surging Astros club I am just fine with this small road chalk.

James McDonald has shown some flashes of what the Dodgers thought they had a few years back and certainly can put up some zeroes but all in all he is no Myers right now and the Buccos are not as solid overall as the ‘Stros. Lee, Pence, Bourne, Johnson and the visitors have stepped it up a ton after trading away both Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt and right now are a pretty formidable team. To even be anywhere near .500 is pretty amazing with this club and in this spot I think they take another step towards the break-even mark.

The pick: Houston +102

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One of the strongest games for football betting Saturday is the Oklahoma vs. Cincinnati contest on ESPN2.

Oddsmakers have the Sooners big road favorites, with the point spread ranging from 13.5 to 14 points with a total of 52 to 52.5.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Sooners are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a road favorite of 10.5 or greater, 7-2 versus an opponent with a losing record. On the other hand, Oklahoma is 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a S.U. win.

Sports betting experts note that the Bearcats are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Not all spread marks are good though as the Bearcats are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog of 10.5 or greater, 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss, 0-6 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games, 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. In fact, they enter with a six game point spread losing streak overall.

Over/under trends: Under is 7-2 in Sooners last 9 non-conference games, under five straight road games, under 13-4 overall, under 7-3 off straight up win.

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SportsBook has the odds for this game at TCU at 17, but they are as high as 18-point favorite with a total of 55.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Horned Frogs are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a S.U. win, 20-8-1 ATS in their last 29 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game, 0-9-1 ATS in their last 30 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game, 4-10 ATS in their last 14 vs. C-USA.

Mustangs are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog of 10.5 or greater, but 9-23 ATS in their last 32 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.

Over/under trends: Under is 19-6-2 in Horned Frogs last 27 vs. a team with a winning record. Over is 17-5 in Mustangs last 22 games following a S.U. win, under 15-5-1 last 21 games as an underdog of 10.5 or greater.

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ESPN college football has Pitt vs. Miami, plus there is pennant race MLB. Super book Bodog takes a peek at tonight’s card.

An old Big East rivalry is rekindled Thursday night for the first time since the Miami Hurricanes left that conference for the ACC as UM visits Pittsburgh in a game that both teams need to prove they were as good as they were expected to be heading into the season. Miami is a 4-point favorite on Bodog’s NCAA Football Odds with live betting available.

Pitt opened the season at No. 15 in the rankings but was knocked out of the polls following a 27-24 overtime loss at Utah. The Panthers then beat New Hampshire on Sept. 11 but that didn’t prove much. A rebuilt offensive line has had trouble opening holes for star sophomore running back Dion Lewis. Last year, Lewis was probably the best freshman in the country when he rushed for 1,799 yards and 17 touchdowns. But Lewis had only 27 yards against New Hampshire, an FCS team, and was held to 75 yards on 25 carries against Utah. Pitt is breaking in both guards and a center this year, not to mention a new quarterback in Tino Sunseri, who has completed 64.5 percent of his passes for 459 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. So defenses are gearing up to stop the run.

Miami, meanwhile, opened at No. 13 in the polls and had no trouble in an opening 45-0 win over FCS team Florida A&M. But the Canes blew a chance on the national stage on Sept. 11 by losing 36-24 at Ohio State in which Jacory Harris threw four interceptions – picks were a big problem for Harris last season. Plus the Miami defense allowed 414 total yards to the Buckeyes. UM does lead the nation in tackles for loss and in punt return average – the Canes ran both a kickoff and punt back for a TD against Ohio State.

However, history shows that UM should win tonight, considering Miami has won six in a row in this series since 1998. The Hurricanes also have won 32 consecutive games against unranked non-conference opponents, while the Panthers are 1-10 in their past 11 against ranked non-conference teams. These two have met four times on ESPN’s Thursday night football and Miami is 3-1.

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Yes, both the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees are going to the playoffs, but tonight’s finale of a four-game set in the Bronx has huge seeding implications for the AL playoffs. New York is a -140 favorite on Bodog’s MLB Odds and there will be live betting available.

The Rays won a rain-delayed game 7-2 on Wednesday night to cut the Yankees’ lead in the AL East to 1.5 games. After tonight’s game, Tampa Bay has 10 games left and New York nine. A Tampa Bay win would be especially big because it would not only cut the division lead to a half-game but give the Rays the season series at 10-8. Remember, there will be no 163^rd game this year in baseball – now if two teams in a division are tied after 162 games, the division goes to the club that won the season series. Obviously if New York wins tonight it ties the season series – in that case, the tiebreaker would be record within the AL East. The Rays are 40-28 and the Yankees are 35-27 in the division. And you also have to throw possible home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs into the mix. Entering tonight the Yanks and Twins are tied with the Rays obviously 1.5 games back. Should the AL East winner end up tied with Minnesota record-wise, the Twins lose out because they lost both season series to Tampa Bay and New York.

It should be noted the Rays have a much easier schedule the rest of the way, so it’s probably fair to say tonight’s winner is your AL East champ and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

The pitching matchup couldn’t be better as it matches the two best lefties and the top two Cy Young candidates in the AL: Tampa Bay’s David Price (17-6, 2.79) and New York’s CC Sabathia (20-6, 3.05). Those two met last Monday in St. Petersburg and both matched zeros through eight innings in the Rays’ 1-0, 11-inning victory. Price is 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA in four career appearances including three starts at Yankee Stadium. Sabathia has a 1.84 ERA this season against Tampa Bay.

Let’s continue our look at the Week 3 betting trends with the late games. That includes new Eagles starter Michael Vick in action.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Eagles (1-1) vs Jaguars (1-1)

The Eagles have failed to beat their last five spreads but could the trend reverse with Vick starting against a suspect Jacksonville secondary in Week 3? The Jags are a pitiful 4-13 ATS over their last 17 home games. It seems nothing comes easily for them.

Colts (1-1) vs Broncos (1-1)

First things first: bet the OVER, as this series has gone over total in six straight meetings. The Colts have beaten spread against the Broncos four straight times and are 7-2 ATS over their last seven road games. Meanwhile, the Broncos are a tough sportsbook play at home when the spread is involved these days; they’re 9-21 ATS over their last 30 home games.

Chargers (1-1) vs Seahawks (1-1)

San Diego’s easy-as-pie start to the season continues with a road game in Seattle. The Chargers are 1-6 ATS over their last seven after allowing 15 or fewer points the previous game. However, the road team is 5-1-1 ATS over the last seven games in this series and the Seahawks are 1-8 ATS over their last nine when allowing 350-plus total yards in the previous game.

Jets (1-1) vs Dolphins (2-0)

While the New York Jets have beaten the spread in six of their last seven trips to Miami, sports betting sharps shouldn’t underestimate the impact of Darrelle Revis’ absence. Especially considering the Dolphins are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games against AFC East opponents.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Packers (2-0) vs Bears (2-0)

Based on trends, this sports betting blog has to recommend Green Bay strongly in this matchup. The Pack are 4-0 ATS over the last four meetings and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 trips to Chicago. The Pack are also 10-3 ATS over their last 13 against the NFC North and 8-1-1 ATS over their last 10 on grass. Meanwhile, the Bears are 3-8 ATS over their last 11 divisional games, 1-5 ATS over their last six at home and 1-7 ATS over their last eight on grass.

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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Ranked Miami meets Pittsburgh on the gridiron, while the Yankees battle the Rays, and The TOUR Championship gets going in Atlanta.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The fourth week of the college football season kicks off on Thursday with No. 19 Miami at Pittsburgh. The Hurricanes (1-1 SU, 0-1 ATS) will be looking to bounce back from a 36-24 road loss to Ohio State last time out. Jacory Harris went 22-of-39 for 232 yards passing with one touchdown and four interceptions for Miami in that defeat. The Panthers (1-1 SU, 0-1-1 ATS) picked up an easy 38-16 home win over New Hampshire in their most recent game, as Tino Sunseri went 24-of-34 for 275 yards with two TDs and one INT. Miami is a 3-point road favorite for Thursday’s game, with the total at 50.5 according to BetUs.

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Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule for Thursday has Seattle at Toronto, Kansas City at Cleveland, Texas at Oakland, and Tampa Bay at the Yankees. David Price (17-6, 2.79 ERA) will take on CC Sabathia (20-6, 3.05 ERA) in that Rays/Yankees matchup. Lefthander Price had to settle for a no-decision against the Yankees back on September 13 despite giving up just three hits over eight shutout innings. Tampa Bay is 8-2 in Price’s last 10 starts. Lefthander Sabathia also picked up a no-decision in that September 13 contest, giving up only two hits over his eight scoreless innings. Sabathia fanned nine batters in that matchup, and New York has won seven of his last 10 games.

Over in the National League on Thursday it’s St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Houston at Washington, San Francisco at the Cubs, Florida at Milwaukee, San Diego at the Dodgers, and Colorado at Arizona. Jeff Francis (4-5, 4.61 ERA) is slated to get the ball for the Rockies in that last matchup, while the Diamondbacks counter with Ian Kennedy (9-9, 3.79 ERA). Lefthander Francis was tagged with a loss by the Padres last time out, giving up two runs on five hits over just three innings of work. Righthander Kennedy is coming off a no-decision against the Pirates in which he gave up two runs in six innings.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Finally, the PGA Tour wraps up its FedExCup playoffs starting on Thursday with The TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Phil Mickelson is pegged as the oddsmakers’ 7/1 favorite to win this tournament, and he’s also the defending champion. Steve Stricker and Dustin Johnson are tied for second at 9/1 odds to grab the win, with Matt Kuchar just behind that trio at 10/1 odds. Kuchar sits atop the FedExCup standings heading into the event, with Johnson, Charley Hoffman, Stricker, and Paul Casey rounding out the Top 5. Each of those five golfers can win the FedExCup with a victory in Atlanta this week. Mickelson sits in 10^th place in the FedExCup standings right now.

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It’s sort of akin to the NFL holding Super Bowl XLII without the 2007 New England Patriots, who were 18-0 heading into that game (only to lose to the Giants). Well, it’s not really the same at all but the PGA Tour is holding its presumed Super Bowl this weekend in the season- and playoff-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. And it doesn’t feel right because Tiger Woods, the world’s No. 1 player, isn’t there.

But in reality Tiger doesn’t deserve to play for the FedEx Cup’s $10 million check, which is the big prize on the line this week. Woods didn’t win a tournament this season and a mediocre finish at the BMW Championship two weeks ago meant he wouldn’t be in the 30-man field at the Tour Championship.

Mathematically, a large chunk of all 30 players in the field can win the FedEx Cup and that nice chunk of change but not realistically. The Top 5 players in the points, Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson, Charley Hoffman, Steve Stricker and Paul Casey, all will get the $10 million by taking this tournament. If Kuchar or Johnson wins, he likely will be named the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year.

The Bodog betting favorite is Phil Mickelson at 7/1 despite the fact he hasn’t come close to a win since the Masters. But Lefty seems to have put some late-season troubles behind him with a T25 at the Deutsche Bank Championship three weeks ago and a T8 at the BMW Championship. Mickelson won this tournament last year with a 9-under 271 total and no player has ever repeated. For Mickelson to win the FedEx Cup, he must win the tournament and have Kuchar finish fifth or worse, Johnson fourth or lower, Hoffman and Stricker third or worse and Casey second or lower. A win or a three-way tie for second would enable Mickelson to overtake Tiger as the No. 1 player in the world for the first time in his career.

Overall there are 10 players competing in the Tour Championship for the first time in their career, including Kuchar, Hoffman and Casey. Kuchar has 11 Top-10 finishes on Tour this year and is probably the leading candidate for Player of the Year.

Mickelson, Camilo Villegas, Adam Scott and Retief Goosen are the only players in the field this week who have won this tournament. Goosen has four top-five finishes in five starts at East Lake.

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Let’s not pretend the preseason hockey is a very big deal –Bodog doesn’t even offer NHL odds on the games because there are simply too many variables. But tonight’s preseason schedule is a bit unique because the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks take to the ice against an opponent for the first time since winning the franchise’s first title since 1951. You may remember the moment: Patrick Kane scoring at 4:06 of the first overtime in Game 6 at Philadelphia last June to give the Hawks a 4-3 win and the series.

Chicago is in Winnipeg on Wednesday to face the Tampa Bay Lightning. This is our first chance to see the semi-gutted Hawks, who had to trade or release several key players off last year’s team due to salary-cap issues. But the Hawks are still the Stanley Cup favorites on Bodog and while some important players were lost, including Dustin Byfuglien, Kris Versteeg and Antti Niemi, they still bring back the likes of Jonathan Toews, Kane, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook. Overall five 20-goal scorers return.

Tonight’s game will be the first with Chicago for goalie Marty Turco, the former Dallas Star who signed a one-year contract during the summer to replace Niemi as the Hawks’ No. 1 goaltender. Turco will get the start against the Lightning and likely will play half the game.

This is the first of seven preseason games for Chicago. How much does it matter? Chicago was 2-3-1 last preseason and went on to record a franchise-record 112 regular-season points and of course then winning a certain famous trophy.