{"id":1512,"date":"2008-09-26T14:40:07","date_gmt":"2008-09-26T19:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/weekend-betting-versus-vegas-odds\/"},"modified":"2008-09-26T14:40:07","modified_gmt":"2008-09-26T19:40:07","slug":"weekend-betting-versus-vegas-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/weekend-betting-versus-vegas-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Betting Versus Vegas Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We keep hearing about Bailout Bill, offshore drilling, Bank of America and WaMu<\/span>. Forensic sports
\nhandicapping<\/a> founder Stevie Vincent has been bailing out bettors for years
\nand GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b>
\nhas been drilling the offshore and Vegas sportsbooks<\/a>
\nsince the scorephone Cadillac Club days. <\/p>\n

The Presidential Debates are on and there are some interesting
\nwagers<\/a> for both the Barack Obama-John McCain and Joe Biden<\/span>
\nSarah Palin<\/span> debates. One can bet on when and\/or how
\nmany times there are mentions of Washington Mutual, Iran<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>,
\nor even David Letterman and his Top 10 list. More political betting
\nodds<\/a> are updates on as they come in. <\/p>\n

Survivor Gabon<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nbetting odds and the Vegas line should be up shortly. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Baseball\u2019s pennant races and a Big East matchup on the gridiron highlight
\nthe Friday night schedule, with some WNBA<\/span> playoffs as
\nwell. Here\u2019s your Daily Sports Roundup.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Gridiron Spotlight<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Connecticut<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> has done nothing
\nbut win so far this season, rolling past Hofstra<\/span>, Temple<\/st1:City>,
\nVirginia<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>, and Baylor to a 4-0 record. That
\ndoesn\u2019t mean the Huskies have been profitable, however, as they\u2019re just 1-2 ATS
\nin games that have received lines. Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nlost their opener 27-2 to Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>,
\nthen<\/span> knocked off Tennessee Tech and Kansas<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> to get to 2-1 on the season.
\nThe Cardinals are 1-1 against-the-spread in those games.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Huskies have the 4-0 record, but the oddsmakers are going with Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat home in this game. The Cardinals are listed as 3.5-point favorites, with the
\ntotal at 50 points.  <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Other Notable Events<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Brewers will be looking to get a win out of Jeff Suppan<\/span>
\n(10-10, 5.06 ERA) when they host the Cubs and Ryan Dempster<\/span>
\n(17-6, 2.99 ERA) on Friday night. The Mets, Milwaukee\u2019s NL Wild Card rival, is
\nexpected to go with Mike Pelfrey (13-10, 3.70 ERA) in their home game against
\nthe Marlins and Chris Volstad<\/span> (5-4, 3.10 ERA) on
\nFriday.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Francisco Liriano (6-3, 3.39 ERA) will start for the Twins on Friday as they
\ntry to keep pace in the race for top spot in the AL Central; his opponent will
\nbe the Royals and Kyle Davies (8-7, 4.21 ERA). The White Sox are set to go with
\nJohn Danks<\/span> (11-8, 3.20 ERA) in their Friday night
\nmatchup against the Indians and Scott Lewis (3-0, 1.42 ERA).<\/o:p><\/p>\n

As well, golf\u2019s THE TOUR Championship will continue at East<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nLake<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> in Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\non Friday.<\/p>\n

Top Betting Event<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

The sportsbooks<\/a>
\nare in trouble on the Connecticut-Louisville game thanks to Stevie Vincent. The
\nfounder of the revolutionary science of forensic sports
\nhandicapping<\/a> Stevie Vincent is absolutely unloading on this game. It\u2019s his
\nFriday Night Big East Game of Two Centuries. Get at least the four-day pass for
\n$125 as The Great One<\/span><\/i><\/b> has swept each of
\nthe last two Saturdays. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Also, The Great One<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\nhas just released his Saturday card which included three, yes three PERFECT
\nPLAYS and a BLUE RIBBON. PERFECT PLAY means an angle that is a 100 percent
\nangle, with a minimum of 10 games. You must have a package that includes
\nSaturday to view these plays now. <\/b>Click now to
\npurchase<\/a> Stevie\u2019s<\/span> card. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Rest of the Schedule<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Red Sox will host the Yankees at Fenway<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> Park<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\non Friday, while Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\nwill be in Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and the Angels
\nwill get a visit from Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. The
\nrest of the American League schedule: Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is hoping the Mets
\ncontinue to hit the skids this weekend as they try to lock down the NL East
\ntitle; the Phillies host Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\non Friday. Making up the rest of the National League
\nschedule: <\/span>Atlanta<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Houston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Cincinnati<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at <\/span>Arizona<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>San Diego<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and the playoff-bound Dodgers at <\/span>San Francisco<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

In the WNBA<\/span> the Eastern Conference Finals get
\nunderway on Friday night, with Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. The Liberty<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nopened as 1.5-point favorites to win Game 1, but the Shock opened as -250
\nfavorites to win the three-game series (which continues on Sunday).<\/o:p><\/p>\n

And finally, there\u2019s one game on the Canadian Football League\u2019s schedule for
\nFriday, as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers get a visit from the Edmonton Eskimos. The
\noddsmakers have the Bombers as 1.5-point favorites, with the total at 54
\npoints.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

News from the Wire<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Brewers would like to use Ben Sheets to start a game at some point over
\nthe weekend, but his sore elbow makes him questionable . . . Key Eagles
\noffensive players Donovan McNabb (chest) and Brian Westbrook (ankle) may both
\ncome down to game-time decisions this weekend . . . Steelers running back
\nWillie Parker (knee) is now expected to miss two games . . . Derek Anderson
\nwill remain the Browns\u2019 starting QB.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

A Peek at the Future<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Early games on Saturday involving ranked college football teams include
\nMinnesota at No. 14 Ohio State, Mississippi at No. 4 Florida, Arkansas at No. 7
\nTexas, No. 9 Wisconsin at Michigan, and Tennessee at No. 15 Auburn . . . the
\ntop matchups<\/span>, though, are going to take place on
\nSaturday night, with No. 24 TCU<\/span> at No. 2 Oklahoma,
\nNo. 8 Alabama at No. 3 Georgia, and then finally No. 22 Illinois at No. 12 Penn
\nState.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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