There are a pair<\/span> of college
\nfootball games on the schedule for Thursday night, while the Phillies and Rays
\nplay Game 2 of the World Series. Here\u2019s your Daily Sports Roundup.<\/p>\n

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

West Virginia<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nwill host Auburn<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in one of two
\ncollege football games on Thursday night (college football odds<\/a>), and
\nneither of those teams have performed well for their supporters this season.
\nThe Mountaineers beat Syracuse<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 17-6
\nlast time out, but that margin wasn\u2019t big enough to keep them from dropping to
\n1-4 against-the-spread on the season (they\u2019re 4-2 straight-up). The Tigers are
\neven worse at 1-6 ATS (4-3 SU), and they lost 25-22 to Arkansas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nin their last game. West Virginia<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nis pegged as a 3-point home favorite, with a total of 38.<\/p>\n

In the other game it\u2019s New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nat Air Force in a battle between second-tier Mountain West teams. The Lobos
\nabsolutely crushed San Diego<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\n70-7 last time out to improve to 4-4 (5-3 ATS) on the season. The Falcons are
\ncoming off a slim 29-28 win over UNLV which pushed them to 5-2 (4-2 ATS). Air
\nForce is listed as a 5-point favorite.<\/p>\n

The college board<\/span> to us, means
\nwho the sportsbooks<\/a> posts odds on.
\nWe don\u2019t know SAT scores, check out collegeboard.com for that. We know scores
\nand odds at OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b> so
\nyou can avoid having your house on Realtytrac<\/span>.
\n
\nOther Notable Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stevie Vincent wins World Series Game 1 as he has the
\nPhillies. That\u2019s not bad for a handicapper who is 16-3 in college football
\nbetting. <\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be Brett Myers versus James Shields in Game 2 of the
\nWorld Series on Thursday (Purchase
\nMLB playoff tickets<\/a>) night. Myers picked up a victory against the Dodgers
\nin the NLCS in his last outing, but it was an ugly performance – five earned runs
\non six hits and four walks over just five innings of work. The righthander<\/span> gave up just two runs in his NLDS<\/span> win over Milwaukee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/p>\n

Shields was<\/span> tagged with the loss
\ntwice in the ALCS<\/span> against the Red Sox, although he
\nwasn\u2019t pounded in either outing. The righthander<\/span>
\nallowed two earned runs on six hits over 7 1-3 innings in his first start
\nagainst Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and then
\nsurrendered three earned runs on nine hits in 5 2-3 innings. Tampa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nonly scored two runs over those two games.<\/p>\n

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

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

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo<\/span>
\nsays he won\u2019t play against Tampa Bay this weekend . . . the Chiefs added
\nquarterback Quinn Gray to their roster . . . Broncos linebacker Boss Bailey is
\nout for the season with a knee injury, while defensive back Champ Bailey will
\nmiss at least a month with a groin injury . . . Browns tight end Kellen<\/span> Winslow has been suspended by the team for one game,
\nand will sit out this week against the Jags.<\/p>\n

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

The World Series resumes Saturday in Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>,
\nwith the Rays\u2019 Matt Garza battling the Phillies\u2019 Jamie Moyer. Garza allowed
\njust two earned runs on eight hits over 13 innings in the ALCS<\/span>
\nversus the Red Sox . . . the Chargers opened as 3-point favorites against the
\nSaints for their game at Wembley<\/span> Stadium on Sunday,
\nwith the total at 47 points . . . Carl Edwards is the 5\/1 favorite to win this
\nweek\u2019s Sprint Cup race in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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