NFL betting players are well aware that the NFC East is the toughest division in the league, and there isn’t a lot separating all four teams. The action begins at Giants Stadium on Sunday, when the New York Giants host the Washington Redskins, who have struggled in the “Big Apple” lately.

Redskins vs Giants odds – Sunday, September 13, 4:15 PM ET

Jason Campbell looked alright during the preseason, but it’s not difficult to see why the Redskins were courting other pivots in the offseason. This could mean another heavy workload for Clinton Portis in the backfield. Santana Moss would benefit from some more downfield throws. The defense should be even better with Albert Haynesworth in the fold, and he’s already made a name for himself by driving New England‘s Tom Brady into the turf during a preseason meeting. 

The Giants didn’t look good in the preseason, and the defense is still getting used to life without Steve Spagnuolo, who left to coach St. Louis. But they still have talent on that side of the ball, and the pass-rush duo of Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora could be the best in the league once they get on the same page. Hakeem Nicks was thought to be one of the sleeper NFL picks of the first round, and he got off to a slow start, but got better as he got used to the speed of the NFL. This means huge things for quarterback Eli Manning, who just signed a massive contract that he has to live up to.

Your offshore sportsbook has the Giants as a 6.5-point favorite at home, where they’ve beaten the Redskins in four of their last five meetings, covering the spread each time. Considering that these are two of the toughest defenses in the league, it’s no surprise that the last five games they’ve played at Giants Stadium have gone under the posted total. The Giants have had a troublesome offseason, and they have to be dying for regular-season action. A weak offense like the Giants may be the beest thing for their confidence.  The Giants should be the online betting pick in your gambling software.

While everyone is excited for NFL Week 1 matchups, the FedEx Cup playoffs are heating up heading into the third of four events, the BMW Championship at Cog Hill. Camilo Villegas is the defending champion, and he’ll be one of our five (or six) to watch this weekend.

BMW Championship odds – Thursday, September 10

Tiger Woods (+150): the world’s No.1 player won here in 2007 before missing last year’s event due to injury. His putter let him down all weekend at the Deutsche Bank Championship before he blistered the TPC Boston for a final-round 63, which gave him a T-11. Woods trails Steve Stricker by 909 points in the standings, but anytime he tees it up, he’s the online sports betting favorite.

Steve Stricker (+1400): Stricker’s final-hole birdie gave him his third win of the season, and he has six top-10s in 10 FedEx Cup events. He’s also not bad at Cog Hill, where he finished third in 2007, and T-10 in 2008. Stricker seems to know how to win now, but can he hold off Woods in the standings?

Padraig Harrington (+1400): Paddy’s T-4 was his fourth top-10 in a row, and third top-five in four starts. He stumbled here last year, finishing T-55, but like Stricker, he’s playing with as much confidence as anyone on the PGA Tour. Golf may be a game where momentum counts more than any other sports, so watch out for the three-time major winner in your offshore sportsbook.

Jim Furyk (+2000): Furyk improved on his T-14 finish at Cog Hill from 2007 with a T-3 last year at Bellervie, and he finished T-8 at the Deutsche Bank Championship last week. However, this was his first top-10 since early July, so you may want to avoid him in this year’s sports picks. 

Scott Verlplank (+5000)/Camilo Villegas (+6600): Verplank has top-10 finishes in each of the first two FedEx Cup events, and he has finishes of T-28 and T-30 in this event. Meanwhile, Villegas hasn’t broken into the top 10 since March, but he followed up a T-7 in 2007 at Cog Hill with last year’s two-stroke win. If you’re looking for longshots, put this pair into your gambling software.

ESPN televises a game that’s becoming a bigger Labor Day tradition than the Jerry Lewis Telethon: Miami Florida versus Florida State. FSU ranges from a six-point favorite at SportsBook to 6.5 at Bet Online. The over/under is 47. Here is the official betting preview of Miami-FSU. 

Handicapping notes: This begins a brutal four-game stretch for Miami in which each of the first four foes were ranked to start the year, though two Virginia Tech and Oklahoma already have a loss.

Florida State had a fall practice season that was never interrupted by weather, a phenomenon that head coach Bobby Bowden says he can not remember happening before in the notorious Florida heat, lightning, and rain.

Miami has their fourth defensive coordinator in four years. Topping the list of Hurricanes who have been ruled out are defensive back Ryan Hill and safety Vaughn Telemaque.

Both teams are banged up on the defensive line. Canes DE Eric Moncur, who started when the two met last year, is out. FSU DT Justin Mincey is out and other members of the two-deep front four are nursing injuries.

According to Cy McCormick of The MasterLockLine, has the top plays from the top sports services in their highest ranked sports, several scouts told him that UM should be able to exploit several holes in FSU’s secondary.

Against the spread records: The Hurricanes are 9-3 as underdogs of 3.5-10. However, they are 7-18 inside the conference.

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It’s ESPN college football with Cincinnati versus Rutgers. BetUs Sportsbook has the Scarlet Knights -5 with a total of 47. Here is the official betting preview.

Handicapping notes: The Bearcats lost 10 starters on defense. The transition is made even tougher as they are switching from a 4-3 front to a 3-4.

However Rutgers lost QB Mike Teel and WRs Kenny Britt and Tiquan Underwood, three big cogs of their offense. They may use three signal callers today. Nevertheless, freshman Tom Savage is the likely heir apparent to eventually capture the starting nod.

The Scarlet Knights will depend on an offensive line that brings back all five starters.

Rutgers coach Greg Shiano has expressed concerns about such a tough game to open the year as last year they lost to Fresno State on Labor Day en route to a 1-5 straight up start.  

Rutgers will have plenty of fan support as all 52,454 seats have been sold in their expanded Rutgers Stadium.

Greg Schiano is 5-3 straight up in openers as Rutgers head coach, but three wins came against Buffalo, which was one of the worst teams in Division I.

Against the spread records: The Bearcats are 9-1 as an underdog and 20-6 their last 26 as underdogs of 3.5-10. The Scarlet Knights are on a 5-0 grass run.

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Fox Sports Network will televise the Colorado State vs. Colorado contest. The Buffaloes are -10.5 at BetUs Sportsbook with a total of 50.5.  Here is the official betting preview compiled by the top college football handicappers

Handicapping notes: CSU has the most experienced offensive line in the country with 125 career starts combined. However, they have a new QB and a committee of running backs.

The Buffaloes meanwhile have three offensive linemen making their first career start. They are very deep in the backfield led by Darrell Scott, who is expected to live up to his potential as the top running back recruit in the land last year. At least eight CU players will make their first career start.

Will this be motivation for CU to run up the score? This is the final series meeting in Boulder for at least 10 years as the series moves to neutral Denver next year for at least a decade.

Colorado does have uncertainty at QB where Cody Hawkins and Tyler Hansen are still battling for playing time. Who starts won’t be announced until game time.

As far as injuries Rams OG Shelley Smith is a game time decision. He is a preseason all-MWC selections.

Against the spread records: The Rams are 3-9 as road underdogs, but 4-1 their last five on grass. The Buffaloes are 1-6 their last seven on grass.

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The ESPN odds for Mississippi vs. Memphis has the Rebels a 17.5 favorite at BetUs Sportsbook  with a total of 55. Here is the official betting preview.

Handicapping notes: Memphis has the size advantage when passing the ball. The Tigers have 6-4 and 6-9 receivers going against 5-9 and 5-11 CBs.

Memphis has their third defensive coordinator in three years. Ole Miss faces high expectations with their highest ranking in 40 years. The Rebels averaged 37.0 points per game in their final six games last year.

Memphis must replace four offensive linemen. That does not bode well as Ole Miss has one of the best defensive lines in the country. They had 111 tackles for a loss last year and the key cogs are all back.

Ole Miss is 46-10-2 straight up including 13-4 the last 17.

Ole Miss allowed just 20 sacks last year, but All-American tackle Bradley Sowell is gone to protect Heisman candidate Jevan Snead, the Rebels signal caller.

Against the spread records: The Rebels are 7-1 their last eight road games and 6-1 as double digit favorites. However as a favorite of any kind, they are 6-13 their last 19. Memphis is 7-2 as double digit home underdogs. The Tigers have dropped 5-of-6 outside the conference.

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The US Open odds are updated following Maria Sharapova getting shocked by teenage prodigy Melanie Oudin. Rafael Nadal is 6/1, Andy Roddic 11/1, well behind Roger Federer at even money.

The golf odds are updated for the Deutsche Bank Championship with Tiger Woods at 5/1 on the morning line Sunday.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rebels and Tigers meet on the gridiron, the Red Sox play the White Sox, and the Padres try to grab a win in Los Angeles.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The LSU vs. Washington game ended with the Huskies covering, VA Tech football comes up short against Alabama as does Maryland football against California. The best college football handicappers continue to roll.  

The college football slate provides two contests on Sunday, with Colorado State at Colorado, and No. 8 Mississippi at Memphis. The oddsmakers like the Buffaloes in that first contest, pegging them as 10-point home favorites (with a total of 51.5 points). Meanwhile, the ranked Rebels are big 17-point favorites in their matchup with the Tigers on Sunday afternoon. That total sits at 54.5 points.

As well, there’s a single Canadian Football League game on the schedule for Sunday, with Winnipeg at Saskatchewan. The Roughriders sit at 4-4 straight-up and 5-3 against-the-spread on the season, and they’re 7-point home favorites for Sunday (with a total of 51). The Bombers are 3-5 SU and 5-3 ATS on the season.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

Jon Lester (11-7, 3.58 ERA) will take on John Danks (12-8, 3.82 ERA) on Sunday afternoon as the Red Sox continue their series in Chicago. Lefthander Lester beat the Rays in his last outing, giving up just two earned runs over six innings of work; Boston is 4-0 in Lester’s last four starts. Lefthander Danks fell to the Twins in his last outing, surrendering three earned runs over seven innings. Danks beat the Red Sox back on August 27, allowing two runs over six innings.

Also on the American League schedule for Sunday: Minnesota at Cleveland, the Yankees at Toronto, Texas at Baltimore, the Angels at Kansas City, Seattle at Oakland, and Detroit at Tampa Bay. Edwin Jackson (11-6, 3.09 ERA) will get the ball for the Tigers against his former team; righthander Jackson beat the Indians last time out and has won three of his last four starts. The Rays will counter with righthander Wade Davis, who will be making his Major League debut on Sunday.

Over in the National League, the Sunday night matchup has San Diego at Los Angeles, with Tim Stauffer (3-6, 3.76 ERA) taking on Hiroki Kuroda (5-5, 4.08 ERA). Righthander Stauffer is coming off back-to-back wins over the Nationals and Braves, surrendering just four earned runs over 11 2-3 innings in those outings. Righthander Kuroda is slated to return from the DL for Sunday’s start; Kuroda last pitched August 15 vs. the D-Backs, allowing one run in five innings.

Rounding out Sunday’s NL slate: the Cubs at the Mets, St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Florida at Washington, Philadelphia at Houston, San Francisco at Milwaukee, Arizona at Colorado, and Cincinnati at Atlanta. The Reds’ Johnny Cueto (9-10, 4.51 ERA) takes on the Braves’ Tim Hudson (1-0, 3.38 ERA) in that matchup. Righthander Cueto beat the Pirates in his last start (one run over five innings), while righthander Hudson beat the Marlins last time out in his ’09 season debut.

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

There are two WNBA games on the schedule for Sunday, with Chicago at Detroit and Washington at Indiana. The East-leading Fever were beaten 70-63 by Detroit on Friday night, with guard Katie Douglas missing the game with a sprained ankle. The Mystics fell 92-86 to Chicago in their Friday contest. The Fever and Mystics last met in Indiana back on August 2, with the Fever pulling out an 87-79 road win. Douglas poured in a game-high 24 points in that victory.

Roaring around the track . . .

Finally, the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series return to the track on Sunday night in the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson, who won a pair of Atlanta races in 2007, is pegged as the 5/1 Vegas favorite to take the checkered flag on Sunday. Kyle Busch is next on that list at 7/1 odds, with Mark Martin sitting at 15/2, and points leader Tony Stewart at 8/1. Kurt Busch (12/1) won the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta back in March. Carl Edwards (10/1) is the defending champion. The 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup begins in two weeks.