{"id":2009,"date":"2008-09-17T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-17T14:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/wednesday-sports-betting-and-other-wagering-options\/"},"modified":"2008-09-17T09:28:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-17T14:28:00","slug":"wednesday-sports-betting-and-other-wagering-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/wednesday-sports-betting-and-other-wagering-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Sports Betting and Other Wagering Options"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A single college football game shares the spotlight with baseball’s pennant races on Wednesday, while golf prepares for the Ryder Cup. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup.<\/p>\n

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

Louisville<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> will host Kansas<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> on Wednesday night, with the Wildcats looking to run their record to 3-0 after blasting lesser opponents in their first two games of the season. The Wildcats began the year with an easy 45-6 win over North Texas<\/st1:PLACE>, and they then rolled past Montana<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> 69-10 in their second outing. The Cardinals started their season with a 27-1 loss versus Kentucky<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> before beating up on Tennessee Tech 51-10.<\/p>\n

The oddsmakers opened the Big 12’s Kansas<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> as 3-point favorites against the Big East’s Louisville<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> (college football odds<\/font><\/a> , and that line increased to four points early in the week. The total for the game is sitting at 56 points, and kickoff is set for 8:00pm ET<\/st1:TIME> on Wednesday night. <\/p>\n

Entertainment Events<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

One of the top approved sportsbooks<\/a> and certainly one of the original is BetUs Sportsbook<\/a>. They have just released the betting line on both the Emmy Awards and the Bristol Palin<\/span> pregnancy. <\/p>\n

Among the odds<\/a> are on Outstanding Drama series, where Mad Men is the favorite with Boston Legal, Dexter, Damages, House and Lost. It seems one or two word titles are the key. <\/p>\n

The Outstanding Actor candidates are Alec Baldwin, Steve Carrell<\/span>, Tony Shalhoub<\/span>, Charlie Sheen, and Lee Pace. See all of the odds for the Emmy Awards and Bristol Palin’s<\/span> child.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Welcome Aboard<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

It’s been a big week for newcomers to OffshoreInsiders.com<\/font><\/a><\/span><\/b>. Some are wisely investing in the sports betting<\/font><\/a> market after losing with the reserve primary fund. Others are jumping ship after cable television Proline<\/span> tout Jim Feist downgraded his site. Either way, welcome to the rest of your gambling life and enjoy the winning from the world’s best sports handicappers<\/font><\/a>. <\/p>\n

Best Betting Event<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

Of course it’s the Kansas State-Louisville game. All Stevie Vincent has done since last Friday is hit 87.5 percent of his football betting<\/a> picks. What a year it continues to be for the groundbreaking science of forensic sports handicapping<\/a>. The Great One<\/span><\/i><\/b> unloads with a Level 4 game side on the Wildcats and Cardinals on the collegiate gridiron. Click now to purchase<\/a><\/o:P><\/p>\n

Top hotties<\/span><\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

Thanks for the suggestions we are getting for top hottie<\/span>. Among the latest are MSG Network’s Jill Martin, our favorite Olivia Wilde. As always, check out the Hollywood<\/st1:PLACE> betting odds<\/a><\/p>\n

Political Odds<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

Influential Hillary Clinton supporter Lynn Forester de Rothschild is supporting John McCain as the disenfranchised women’s vote continues to swing to Sarah Palin<\/span>. The political betting odds<\/span><\/a> has<\/span> InTrade<\/span> with Barack Obama in a dead heat with McCain.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Other betting odds<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

Will OJ<\/span> Simpson get convicted in his memorabilia trial? Will Ryan Howard win the NL MVP? Check out the approved sportsbooks<\/a> for the betting line on just about everything such as the Ryder Cup. <\/o:P><\/p>\n

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

The Brewers (minus Ned Yost) will continue their series in Chicago<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> on Wednesday, and they’ll send Ben Sheets (13-8, 2.97 ERA) to the mound. Sheets was<\/span> knocked around for five earned runs over six innings by the Phillies in his last outing, and he was beaten by the Cubs back on July 29. Jason Marquis (10-8, 4.36 ERA) will get the ball for Chicago<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>; he is coming off a win over the Reds in which he gave up two runs in 7 1-3 innings.<\/p>\n

It’ll be Tim Wakefield (9-10, 3.92 ERA) taking on Matt Garza (11-9, 3.60 ERA) when the Red Sox and Rays play in Tampa<\/st1:PLACENAME> Bay<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> again on Wednesday. Wakefield<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> blanked the Blue Jays over eight innings in his most recent trip to the mound, giving up just three hits. Garza settled for a no-decision versus the Yankees last time out, allowing three earned runs on six hits over his five innings of work in that contest.<\/p>\n

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

Rounding out the AL<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> slate for Wednesday: Minnesota<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> at Cleveland<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, the White Sox at the Yankees, Baltimore<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Toronto<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, Detroit<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Texas<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, Seattle<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Kansas City<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and the Angels at Oakland<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. Indians starter Cliff Lee (22-2, 2.36) will look to continue his incredible campaign by beating the Twins; he’s won each of his last eight starts.<\/p>\n

Making up the rest of the NL slate: <\/span>San Diego<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, the Dodgers at <\/span>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>Houston<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Florida<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, the Mets at <\/span>Washington<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, <\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Cincinnati<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, <\/span>Philadelphia<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Atlanta<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and <\/span>San Francisco<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at <\/span>Arizona<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>.<\/span> Diamondbacks starter Brandon Webb (20-7, 3.28 ERA) finally won his 20th<\/sup> game last time out, throwing eight scoreless innings.<\/p>\n

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

Rays outfielder Carl Crawford is hoping to return from hand surgery by the end of next week, while fellow Tampa outfielder B.J<\/span>. Upton is still recovering from a quad injury . . . Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith is finally eligible to return from his team-imposed suspension this weekend . . . Cardinals wide receiver Anquan<\/span> Boldin<\/span> still wants to be traded, but the team says they have no interest in moving him this season.<\/p>\n

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

The WNBA<\/span> playoffs get underway on Thursday night in New York<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> and Sacramento<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. First-round matchups<\/span>: Detroit<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Indiana<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, Connecticut<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> at New York<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>, San Antonio<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Sacramento<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and Seattle<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Los Angeles<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> . . . the Europeans are still pegged as the -125 Vegas favorites heading into play at the Ryder Cup on Thursday, with the USA<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:COUNTRY-REGION> at +105. <\/p>\n

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