The Minnesota Twins will be looking to punch their ticket to the postseason
\non Tuesday night by beating the Chicago White Sox. Here\u2019s a look in your Daily
\nSports Roundup.<\/p>\n

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

You won\u2019t want to shine the spotlight too brightly on Tuesday\u2019s college
\nfootball matchup, as it\u2019s an underwhelming affair between 1-3
\nFlorida Atlantic<\/span> and 1-3 Middle Tennessee. The Owls managed to beat UAB<\/span> a few weeks ago, but they couldn\u2019t get much going
\nagainst any of Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Michigan<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, or Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.
\nThe Blue Raiders\u2019 lone win came against Maryland<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>,
\nand they\u2019ve been beaten by Troy<\/st1:City>, Kentucky<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>,
\nand Arkansas<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<\/p>\n

When these Sun Belt teams met last season Florida Atlantic came away with a
\n27-14 home win as 2.5-point favorites. Middle Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nhad won the previous two meetings between these teams by identical scores of
\n35-14 (one at home, one on the road), covering the spread twice. The Blue
\nRaiders opened as 1.5-point favorites for Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Who to bet on to beat the Vegas odds on FAU<\/span> and MTSU<\/span>? The power of 620 sports
\nservices<\/a><\/span> behind every selection is on a 43-23 run in football
\nbetting. <\/p>\n

Kal<\/span><\/span> Elner<\/span><\/span>, a handicapper out of Reading<\/ST1:CITY><\/st1:City>,
\nPA<\/ST1:STATE><\/ST1:PLACE><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> hits
\na consistent 65 percent when \u201cwaiving his normal star rating system\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span>He is also the all-time top NBA totals
\ncapper. He waives the rating with his \u201c<\/b>Added
\nRotation Game of the Year\u201d on Florida Atlantic\/Middle Tennessee State. Click now to
\npurchase<\/a> \u00a0<\/span>for just $16 sports betting
\npicks from the top sports services or you can get more information<\/a> and a free sports
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Other Notable Events<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nto market accounting and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act has you
\nlooking<\/span> for a bailout, the top betting experts at OffshoreInsiders.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nare always here for you. Forget the nihilism radio touts or Paul Perrault<\/span> to get your money back. Get the best sports handicappers<\/span><\/a> here. <\/span><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The White Sox managed to beat the Tigers in their makeup game on Monday, so
\nnow they\u2019ll battle the Twins in a one-game playoff for first place in the AL
\nCentral and MLB\u2019s<\/span> final postseason berth on Tuesday.
\nThe winner of this game will move on to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS<\/span>, with that series getting underway Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The Twins will send Nick Blackburn (11-10, 4.15 ERA) to the mound on
\nTuesday, and the White Sox will counter with John Danks<\/span>
\n(11-9, 3.47 ERA). Righthander<\/span> Blackburn beat the
\nWhite Sox in his last outing, surrendering just two earned runs on eight hits
\nover five innings. Lefthander Danks<\/span> wasn\u2019t as sharp
\nin his last start, as he was knocked around for seven earned runs on seven hits
\nover four innings of work by the Indians.<\/p>\n

Survivor <\/b>Gabon<\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> on CBS<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

One of the best sportsbooks<\/a> for
\nexotic odds Sportsbook.com has posted Ace Gordon as the Survivor Gabon favorite
\nat +300. Crystal Cox and Matty<\/span> Whitmore are next at
\n+500. Dan Kay and Marcus Lehman are<\/span> just a notch
\nbehind at +550. <\/p>\n

The same bookmaker has the betting odds posted for the Amazing Race on CBS.
\nNick\/Starr is the prohibitive favorite at +200. Andrew and Dan as well as
\nKen\/Tina and Terenace<\/span>\/Sarah are +440. Personally we
\nlike Heidi Strobel<\/span>. <\/p>\n

In the past, the oddsmakers have foreseen the success of Mike Boschetti<\/span> from \u201cLast Comic Standing\u201d and the winners of
\nAmerican Idol. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

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

It\u2019s another slow day for sports on Tuesday, so your only other options are
\npreseason hockey or whatever football games you have saved on your TiVo<\/span> from the weekend. <\/p>\n

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

Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has a strained oblique, and his next start won\u2019t
\ncome any earlier than Game 3 of the ALDS against the Angels . . . Angels
\npitcher Joe Saunders seemed to be recovered from his kidney stone on Sunday –
\nhe tossed six scoreless innings in a win versus the Rangers . . . the Ducks
\nhave finally brought veteran winger Teemu Selanne back into the fold, signing him
\nto a two-year contract over the weekend\u2026Alonzo Mourning has written a book \u201cResilience<\/a>\u201d
\nthat is sure to make waves\u2026.perhaps not as much as LA Times blogger<\/span>
\nthe photogenic Lisa Guerrero, who calls New England Patriots fans fair weather.
\nPhiladelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> writer Phil Sheridan
\nangers Phillies fans for a bizarre column today claiming the same thing about
\nhis hometown baseball squad. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Political Ticker<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Barack Obama maintains his lead according to the political betting
\nodds<\/a>. Bruce Elliott, an opportunist apparently is big into painting nude
\nportraits, the latest of VPILP<\/span> Sarah Palin<\/span>. It can be obscene and not heard at Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\ndive bar the Old Town Ale House. He apparently is also a collector of nude
\nphotos of Janet Jackson and Britney Spears. Do we really want to see Britney
\nSpears nude? \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The opening game of three baseball divisional playoff series are on the
\nschedule for Wednesday, with Milwaukee at Philadelphia, the Dodgers at the
\nCubs, and Boston at the Angels. The league championship series are slated to
\nget underway on October 9 and 10,<\/span> while the first game
\nof the World Series will be October 22 . . . the WNBA<\/span>
\nFinals get underway on Wednesday night in San Antonio and continue through the
\nweekend. <\/p>\n

Football handicappers are going over the updated NFL power rankings for Week
\n5 and the sharpest are checking out the college football power rankings as
\nwell. <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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