{"id":2349,"date":"2008-10-17T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-17T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/friday-betting-2\/"},"modified":"2008-10-17T09:16:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-17T14:16:00","slug":"friday-betting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/friday-betting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ranked Boise<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> returns to the gridiron on Friday night, while the National Hockey League gears up for the weekend. Here’s a peek at it all in your Daily Sports Roundup.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

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

No. 15 Boise State will be looking to keep their perfect record intact on Friday night when they play host to Hawaii<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> in a Western Athletic matchup. The Broncos are 5-0 (3-1 ATS) on the season, and they’re coming off an easy 24-7 win over Southern Miss. The 3-3 (1-3-1<\/st1:DATE> ATS) Warriors beat Louisiana Tech 24-14 last time out, and they knocked off then-No. 22 <\/span>Fresno<\/span><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> State back on October 4.<\/span> The oddsmakers have pegged Boise<\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE> as big 24.5-point home favorites in this contest, with the total sitting at 52.5 points.<\/p>\n

Who covers the college football spread? Stevie Vincent, the founder of forensic sports handicapping<\/a>,  <\/span>knows<\/span> for sure. Surely you have a weekend warrior package as The Great One<\/span><\/i><\/b> has hit nine straight NCAAF<\/span><\/span> plays. He’s swept four of six Saturdays. He’s on a 12-2 overall football run. Now, he sweeps with  <\/span>the<\/span> Friday Night PARLAY of the HALF CENTURY, the side and over\/under on <\/span>Hawaii<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE><\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> and Boise<\/st1:PLACENAME><\/st1:PLACENAME> State<\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACETYPE><\/st1:PLACE>. <\/span>Click now to purchase<\/font><\/a> for just $40. <\/o:P><\/p>\n

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

There are seven games on the ice on Friday night, including 2-1-0<\/st1:DATE> Phoenix<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at 1-1-1<\/st1:DATE> Ottawa<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. The Coyotes beat the Blue Jackets and Ducks to start the season before falling to the Blackhawks<\/span> on Wednesday. The Sens<\/span> went 1-0-1 against the Pens in Sweden<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:COUNTRY-REGION> before returning home and losing to Detroit<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> last Saturday. Puck drop is at 7:00pm ET<\/st1:TIME>.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

The rest of the league’s Friday slate: Toronto<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at the Rangers, Nashville<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Columbus<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, Edmonton<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Calgary<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, Vancouver<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Buffalo<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, Carolina<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Los Angeles<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>, and San Jose<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> at Anaheim<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY>. The Ducks are looking for their first win of the season; they sit at just 0-4-0.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

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

There’s one game in the Canadian Football League on Friday night, with Edmonton<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:CITY> getting a visit from British Columbia<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE>. The 9-6 (8-5-2<\/st1:DATE> ATS) Eskimos knocked off the 9-6 (6-8-1<\/st1:DATE> ATS) Lions 27-20 on the road last time out. For Friday’s meeting the Eskimos have been pegged as 4-point home favorites, with the total for the game at 56 points.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

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

The Blackhawks<\/span> fired head coach Denis Savard<\/span> on Thursday afternoon; he’ll be replaced behind the team’s bench by veteran coach Joel Quenneville<\/span> . . . Suns guard Steve Nash suffered a sprained ankle on Wednesday night, and he’ll miss the team’s preseason game against the Nuggets on Friday . . . Lions quarterback Jon Kitna<\/span> was placed on injured reserve this week, which now makes Dan Orlovsky<\/span> the team’s starter.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

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

Top-ranked Texas<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> is pegged as a 5.5-point home favorite against No. 11 Missouri on Saturday night. Other lines for Top-5 teams on Saturday: Mississippi<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> at No. 2 Alabama (-13), Michigan<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:STATE> at No. 3 Penn State (-23.5), and No. 16 Kansas at No. 4 Oklahoma (-20.5). No. 5 Florida is off this week . . . the Bucs are 10.5-point favorites against the Seahawks on Sunday night, while it’s currently the Pats -3 vs. the Broncos on Monday.<\/o:P><\/p>\n

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

We always take out hat off to hotties<\/span> and some of the latest suggestions including Julie Peterson, the hottest chiropractor in America<\/st1:PLACE><\/st1:COUNTRY-REGION>.<\/p>\n

Presidential Betting Line<\/o:P><\/b><\/p>\n

We don’t believe John McCain kowtowing to David Letterman will hurt him much, but the latest political betting odds<\/font><\/span><\/a> says<\/span> he’s all but out of the race anyway. <\/p>\n

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