The Yankees-Angles game 2 did end eventually and MLB and NFL weather tops what NFL point spread and MLB odds players are checking. Sports fans await the first 2009 BCS standings.

The free pick section has NFL spread picks posted today and look back earlier in the week. Sharp bettors check that section several times a day. Most importantly, the elite handicappers have week 6 NFL expert picks against the spread up now.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Vikings host the Ravens, the Saints get a visit from the Giants, and the Dodgers and Phillies play Game 3 of the NLCS.

The Saints and Giants will each be trying to knock the other out of the ranks of the unbeaten on Sunday afternoon when they take the field in New Orleans. The Saints (4-0 SU, 4-0 ATS) had a bye last week; they last played two weeks ago, when they got past the Jets 24-10. The Giants (5-0 SU, 4-0-1 ATS) bounced the Raiders 44-7 last Sunday. The oddsmakers have made New Orleans a small 3-point favorite at home for this matchup, with the game’s total listed at 47 points.

Other 1:00pm ET games for Sunday: Houston at Cincinnati (-5), Detroit at Green Bay (-13.5), St. Louis at Jacksonville (-9.5), Cleveland at Pittsburgh (-14), Carolina (-3) at Tampa Bay, Kansas City at Washington (-6.5), and Baltimore at Minnesota (-3). The Vikings (5-0 SU, 4-1 ATS) will be trying to run their Favre-led winning streak to six games on Sunday; they beat the Rams 38-10 last time out.

The late-afternoon games on Sunday are Philadelphia (-14) at Oakland, Arizona at Seattle (-3), Buffalo at the Jets (-9.5), and Tennessee at New England (-9), with the primetime matchup featuring Chicago at Atlanta (-3). The Bears (3-1 SU, 3-1 ATS) had no trouble with the lowly Lions in their last contest, cruising to a 48-24 home win. The Falcons (3-1 SU, 3-1 ATS) romped to a 45-10 road win over the Niners last week; Matt Ryan threw for 329 yards and two scores in that game.

As well, there are two Canadian Football League games on the Sunday slate, with Hamilton at Montreal (-12.5), and then British Columbia at Winnipeg (-1.5).

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The Dodgers and Phillies will play Game 3 of the National League Championship Series in Philadelphia on Sunday, with Hiroki Kuroda taking on Cliff Lee in the mound matchup. Righthander Kuroda will be making his 2009 postseason debut in this contest; he last pitched on September 28, giving up seven runs in four innings vs. the Pirates. Lefthander Lee pitched twice against the Rockies in the NLDS, surrendering four runs over 16 1-3 innings in those two victories for Philly. BetUs Sportsbook has the Phillies -170.

Roaring around the track . . .

Finally, the drivers of the Formula 1 series race for the second-last time this season when they hit the track in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon. Jenson Button holds a 14-point lead on Brawn-Mercedes teammate Rubens Barrichello in the drivers championship heading into Brazil, while RBR-Renault’s Sebastian Vettel is 16 points back in third place. Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix last time out, and Felipe Massa took the checkered flag in this race last year.

Matt Rivers who was the winningest handicapper ever on a large network of handicapping sites before being promoted to The Show at OffshoreInsiders.com   

He has the sportsbooks backpedaling following yet another sweep in football Saturday. Today he has a comp winner on the Steelers (minus 14 at BetUs) vs. Cleveland
 
No doubt it’s extremely hard for me to pull the trigger on laying such a gaudy number in the NFL but with Troy Polamalu and Rashard Mendenhall expected to be playing today and after seeing the Browns just complete two whole passes in Buffalo how can this thing be competitive? Seriously? This is the epitome of a mismatch.
 
Derek Anderson is not close to the same guy from a few seasons back and the Browns all in all are horrific and inept. They finally did win that last game in Buffalo but this team has nothing at all after trading away Braylon Edwards and this is the game that the reigning champions get healthy in. Josh Cribbs can be electric but that’s it, period and if you don’t thin one of the best defenses on the planet will not let Cribbs get off than you are crazy.
 
Pittsburgh certainly has had some issues closing games out but today they put the hammer down and win this thing going away, I’m talking like 37-3 type of a game. Aaron Smith’s injury obviously is not great, I realize that, but with Polamalu back and Mike Tomlin’s group ready to explode after some late game meltdown/letdowns today is the perfect spot for them to take their frustrations out.
 
Eric Mangini’s squad is going to have a rough rough time just getting a first down no less actually moving the ball and being able to go up the field. If they could only complete two passes against the mediocre at the very very best Bills then I say good luck to them today here against the big bad rested Steelers.
 
On the other side Big Ben is great and will prove it with Santonio Holmes, Hines Ward and all of his other weapons doing their thing.
 
It is certainly very squarish and unlike me to lay such a number but if there was ever a game that was a total woodshed this is it.

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Worry about the BCS standings and balloon boy charges later. It’s time for some NFL picks against the NFL point spread. First it’s a betting bombshell on the Titans and Patriots from LateInfo.

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Now to the handicapper who didn’t invent the NFL odds, just the NFL winner. That’s Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy.

GodsTips goes 10-5 yesterday in football, sweeping Game of the Year picks on Fresno State and Louisiana Lafayette.  It is a fantastic Sunday with 12 NFL burials, three are Wise Guys. Wise Guy plays from Joe Duffy’s GodsTips are widely accepted by high rollers, bookmakers, linesmakers, and fellow handicappers as the biggest play in the handicapping abyss. This is just fact.

Included is the Interconference Total of the Year, the other two Wise Guys are sides. GodsTips is the anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com

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21-4 in the NFL this year going back to NFL preseason: He is the top money won handicapper in the 21^st century is a handicapper out of Philadelphia who rates his plays 5, 7.5 and 10 stars. He is especially rewarding in professional sports, where his NFL and NBA combined units won is No. 1 all-time. Carolina/Tampa side and total, St. Louis/Jacksonville over/under

Mon Valley Sports is the top team specialist in all of sports.  In 14 previous years, they have hit no worse than 53 percent in sides and totals involving the Steelers.  Over the last six years, they hit better than 63 percent and are 62.1 percent lifetime sides, totals in pre, regular and postseason. Only the fourth time the last three years that they have both the side and total on Cleveland/Pittsburgh

Statmaven Sports is No. 1 all-time on as far as plays that have risen to the level to be re-released. Rankings trace back to the 976-LOCK scorephone days through the SuperLockLine and are all-sports combined.  In other words, their highest rated plays have proven since 1980 to be as good as any sports service.   Kansas City/Washington Net Yardage Angle that is +143 units

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There is no more prosperous football handicapper than Joe Duffy of GodsTips. He has today’s free pick on the Houston-Tulane game. Sportsbooks have the Cougars a 17-point favorite.

Never one to lay a large number on the road, America’s only living Grandmaster Handicapper in sports betting says lay the points on the road. Here is the analysis:

Ah the difference between rankings and rankings  are greatly demonstrated here. Rankings make it look like Tulane is excellent against the pass. It helps that they faced an Army team that almost never passes. It helps they also played McNeese State.

Fact is they give up 9.1 passing yards per attempt to teams normally getting 7.9 and are only average against the run. Now they must slow down a Houston team that gets 144 more yards per game than their opponents normally allow.

In fact deceptive ratings make it appear Houston is inferior against the pass, but truth is they are better than Tulane, holding teams to .3 yards per pass below their normal average.

Tulane has lost all three home games to FBS foes by 21 or more points.

The Green Wave can’t possibly keep up with the Cougars. Houston QB Case Keenum is averaging 426 yards passing and his 183 completions this season is 78 more than the number of passes Tulane quarterback Joe Kemp has attempted.

While nothing is dumber than the adage “just pick the team that wins outright” it’s tough to ignore the Green Wave has dropped 36 straight to ranked opponents.

Free pick: Houston -17 at BetUs Sportsbook  

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Expert football picks are locked and loaded for Saturday. The Dodgers score two in the eighth to tie the NLCS at 1-1. The Yankees destroy Anaheim to take a 1-0 series lead.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Oklahoma takes on Texas, USC meets Notre Dame, and the Yankees host the Angels in the second game of the ALCS.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

WR Ryan Broyles is in for Oklahoma as is S Quinton Carter. No. 20 Oklahoma will take on No. 3 Texas at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday for the annual Red River Rivalry. The Sooners (3-2 SU, 1-3 ATS) are coming off an easy 33-7 win over Baylor last time out, with Sam Bradford throwing for 389 yards and a TD in his return to action. The Longhorns (5-0 SU, 1-4 ATS) had no trouble with Colorado last game, winning 38-14 behind 265 yards and a score from Colt McCoy. Texas is pegged as the 3-point favorite at BetUs Sportsbook for Saturday’s matchup.

Meanwhile, No. 6 USC will be at Notre Dame on Saturday to take on the No. 25 Fighting Irish. The Trojans (4-1 SU, 2-3 ATS) thumped California 30-3 in their last contest, as Joe McKnight ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns. The Irish (4-1 SU, 1-4 ATS) got past Washington 37-30 in their last game, as Jimmy Clausen continued his Heisman campaign with 422 yards passing and two TDs. The oddsmakers have sided with the Trojans for Saturday, favoring them by 10 points.

There are two other ranked matchups on the Saturday college football slate, with No. 4 Virginia Tech (-3) at No. 19 Georgia Tech, and No. 22 South Carolina at No. 2 Alabama (-17.5). As well, it’ll be No. 7 Ohio State (-13.5) at Purdue, No. 9 Miami (-14) at UCF, and Arkansas at No. 1 Florida (-24.5). The top-ranked Gators (5-0 SU, 2-2 ATS) slipped past LSU 13-3 last week. Tim Tebow went 11-of-16 for 134 yards passing and a TD, while rushing for 38 yards in that victory.

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As well, there is one Canadian Football League game on the Saturday schedule, with Saskatchewan at Calgary. The Stampeders are a 3.5-point home favorite.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

It’s Game 2 of the American League Championship Series  between the Angels and Yankees in New York on Saturday night, with Joe Saunders taking on A.J. Burnett. Lefthander Saunders has yet to pitch in the playoffs this year, but he picked up the win in seven of his final eight regular-season outings. Righthander Burnett took a no-decision in his start against the Twins in the ALDS, surrendering just one run on three hits over his six innings of work in that outing.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

A busy night around the National Hockey League on Saturday has 13 games on tap, including Tampa Bay at the defending-champion Penguins. The Lightning will be looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss to the Senators on Thursday night, as they fell 7-1 on the road. Mike Smith allowed all seven goals on 35 shots. The Penguins improved their record to 6-1-0 on the season by beating the Hurricanes 3-2 last game in a shootout. Evgeni Malkin had two points.

Also on the ice on Saturday: Atlanta at Buffalo, Nashville at Washington, Los Angeles at Columbus, San Jose at the Islanders, Carolina at New Jersey, Ottawa at Montreal, Colorado at Detroit, Dallas at Chicago, Boston at Phoenix, Minnesota at Vancouver, St. Louis at Anaheim, and the Rangers at Toronto. New York beat up on the winless Maple Leafs 7-2 on Monday night, with Sean Avery and Daniel Girardi each scoring twice. Henrik Lundqvist saved 27 Toronto shots.

Roaring around the track . . .

Finally, the Sprint Cup Series takes the track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday night for the NASCAR Banking 500. Pole sitter and points leader Jimmie Johnson is listed as the 4/1 Vegas favorite to visit victory lane on Saturday night, with Jeff Gordon (11/2), Juan Montoya (8/1), and Mark Martin (8/1) following him on that odds list. Tony Stewart is next at 11/1 while David Reutimann, who won a rain-shortened race at Lowe’s in May, is set at 28/1 odds.

The college football odds have been beaten for four decades by the world’s top sports handicappers. Saturday is likely to be the rule, not the exception.

Here is who is hot and who has the big plays for Saturday. There is no better place to start than at the top. The world’s most successful football betting picks expert is Grandmaster Handicapper Joe Duffy.

As professional gamblers well know, the Center of the Handicapping Universe owes a great deal of success to underdog mastery. That’s what makes the College Football Blowout of the Year so special. A rare case of GodsTips laying double digits and utterly shocking that’s it’s among four Wise Guys. Also get 11 Majors.

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Sports service out of Midwest is the No. 1 all-time CFB service in units won. Their highest rated plays are Executive Plays. They are 17-5 this year. You have not missed any of those picks. Boise under Wednesday was the latest, not to mention Army and GA Tech last Saturday. Wake Forest/Clemson, California/UCLA

Linesmaker out of the northeast, for 12 years produced the odds that appeared in 200-plus newspapers is now the top college and pro football money winner since 1995. (Stats are out of 620 services and syndicates monitored, rankings based on total net units won based on one-unit per play). Lead Pipe Locks are his highest rated plays. They are 7-1 this year with such plays. Baylor/Iowa State

Bill Tanner is the No. 1 college and NBA handicapper combined since 1995. He’s from the basketball crazed state of Indiana and his Platinum Plays in hoops hit around 62 percent.  He also hits above 60 percent in college football with “Plats”.   About a dozen years ago, he lapped dinosaur “Doc” as the top Big 10 handicapper in the land. Ohio State/Purdue side, Louisville/Connecticut over/under, Florida Atlantic/North Texas

Leo Getz is the premier Big East handicapper in football and basketball as well as the top A-10 hoop analyst. College Football Game of the Week Louisville/Connecticut

The top money won handicapper in the 21^st century is a handicapper out of Philadelphia who rates his plays 5, 7.5 and 10 stars. He is especially rewarding in professional sports, where his NFL and NBA combined units won is No. 1 all-time.  Kansas/Colorado, Northwestern/Michigan State

Stevie Vincent is being mentioned in the same sentence with gambling legends Joe Duffy, Roxy Roxborough, Bob Martin, and Pete Axthelm. Betting on sports will never be the same thanks to his groundbreaking forensic handicapping. Here is what he has Saturday.

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These plays are exceptionally rare, yet two apply Saturday. Perfection is on the line. Plus the Arkansas/Florida game side and over/under is the SEC PARLAY of the YEAR. Stevie’s sensational winning card is just $40.

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Big Blue Madness 2009 is taking place both thanks to the Dodgers score and Kentucky basketball, but it’s the sportsbooks are singing the blues.

Rivers has free pick Purdue (plus 13 ½) vs. Ohio State at BetUs Sportsbook. Here is the rationale:
 
I’ll take a stab on the home Boilermakers at this price for sure. It’s not the Lock of my Life at all as Jim Tressel’s Buckeyes have been beyond great defensively of late but Terrelle Pryor and the offense have been far from good and have actually been getting a little worse of late. Pryor is a beast that will mature and really learn how to play the quarterback position but right now he’s sort of grasping for straws. It’s certainly not going to help the signal caller as he will be without Noah Herron in this thing.
 
Purdue is nothing too special at all but if they have proven anything this season it’s that they won’t be intimidated by the big boys and will come out swinging. The Boilers outplayed Oregon in Eugene in an easy cover a little over a month ago and should have beaten Notre Dame if not for some Jimmy Clausen late game heroics combined with Purdue’s inexperienced head coach Danny Hope calling a terrible timeout leading to the late late Irish victory.
 
If you just look at the records then the Buckeyes should win by a billion as they are 5-1 and the home boys are a porous 1-5 but anybody who knows anything about college sports knows that a lot of the times the team’s wins and losses can be fairly meaningless.
 
In case you didn’t realize it OSU managed a whole eight first downs in that last 18 point win and slight cover over Wisconsin. The Bucks also were outgained 368-184 at home to a fairly mediocre Badgers squad and are ranked 108^th of only 120 teams in the FBS in passing, I mean are you kidding me with that? A team with those numbers will not always get the defensive scoring and when they don’t these ridiculously poor stats are going to rear their ugly head and result in not only a non-cover but an outright loss in a situation such as this one.
 
Ralph Bolden, Joey Elliott and Keith Smith are quality players, they really are. Purdue is a ton better than the record indicates but the problem has been their generosity with the football.
 
The Boilers have been done in by an enormous amount of turnovers, six to be precise a few weeks ago against Northwestern and a ton of others throughout. This will slow down as no team can continue such a dubious pace and in the end today do not be surprised to see this game come down to the bitter end. Ohio State has really beeen playing with some fire and now going on the road can lead to an all out catastrophe.

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