{"id":2734,"date":"2008-11-20T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/11\/nfl-and-ncaa-football-locks\/"},"modified":"2008-11-20T12:48:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-20T17:48:00","slug":"nfl-and-ncaa-football-locks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/11\/nfl-and-ncaa-football-locks\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL and NCAA Football Locks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Steelers will be looking to win – and secure the payday – on Thursday night when they play host to the division-rival Bengals. Here’s a look in your Daily Sports Roundup as well as the rundown of tonight’s top sports bets in football and basketball<\/a>.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

The Gridiron Spotlight<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pittsburgh<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> picked up an 11-10 victory in their Week 11 matchup against the Chargers, although a referee’s error on a Steelers scoring play at the end of the game prevented them from covering the posted spread. That puts Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at 7-3 straight-up but just 4-6 against-the spread through 10 games. Ben Roethlisberger went 31-of-41 for 308 yards passing with no touchdowns, while Willie Parker ran for 115 yards on 25 carries.<\/p>\n

Not be outdone the Bengals also turned in a strange result last week, as they ended up in a 13-13 tie with the Eagles. Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 29-of-44 pass attempts for 261 yards in the game for <\/span><\/font>Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, with one touchdown strike, while Cedric Benson ran for just 42 yards on 23 carries. T.J<\/span>. Houshmandzadeh had 12 catches for 149 yards and a score. The Bengals are now at an ugly 1-8-1<\/st1:date> SU on the year, and they’re 4-6 ATS.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> met back on October 19, with the Steelers rolling to a 38-10 win as a 9-point road favorite. The combined score of that contest went OVER the posted total of 36.5 points; Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is 5-5 on the OVER\/UNDER this season, while Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is 3-6-1<\/st1:date>. Last season the Steelers were 2-0 SU and ATS against the Bengals.<\/p>\n

Other Notable Events<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are only two games on the NBA schedule for Thursday night, but they’re both marquee matchups<\/span> – <\/span><\/font>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and the Lakers at Phoenix<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Suns had their modest two-game winning streak snapped on Monday night as they fell 109-97 on the road versus the Jazz. Amare<\/span> Stoudemire<\/span> scored 30 points in that loss, and Steve Nash picked up 14 points and eight assists. The Suns are now 8-4 SU and 6-6 ATS this year.<\/p>\n

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

There are eight games on the ice on Thursday, including Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks<\/span> playing on the road in <\/span><\/font>Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Rounding out the NHL<\/span>‘s slate for Thursday: <\/span>Florida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Atlanta<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Montreal<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Ottawa<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Vancouver<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span>Detroit<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Edmonton<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Calgary<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and <\/span>Washington<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <\/span>Los Angeles<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/span> <\/p>\n

Thursday’s college football action sees No. 23 Miami taking on Georgia Tech. The Hurricanes have won five straight games, slipping past Virginia Tech 16-14 in their last outing; that put <\/span><\/font>Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at 7-3 SU and 5-4 ATS on the season. The Yellow Jackets fell 28-7 to North Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> in their last game, and they’re now at 7-3 SU and 6-2 ATS. The oddsmakers have Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> Tech listed as a 3.5-point home favorite, with a total of 40.5.<\/p>\n

Finally, the top college basketball action on Thursday will take place at <\/span><\/font>Madison<\/st1:PlaceName> Square<\/st1:PlaceName> Garden<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, where they’ll stage the semi-final round of the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament. The 7:00pm ET<\/st1:time> contest sees Duke taking on Southern Illinois<\/st1:place>, while UCLA and Michigan<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> will meet up in the 9:00pm ET<\/st1:time> game. The championship is set for Friday night.<\/p>\n

News from the Wire<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bills are going to stick with Trent Edwards as their starting QB this week despite his poor play of late . . . Rangers forward Scott Gomez is expected to be out a few more days with his ankle injury, while Avalanche forward Joe Sakic<\/span> is day-to-day with a sore back . . . Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia<\/span> was named the American League MVP this week; Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols<\/span> was voted as his NL counterpart\u2026the Bengals will not have Chad Johnson against the Steelers because of a suspension. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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

There are three college football games on the schedule for Friday, with Miami-Ohio at Toledo (-3), Buffalo at Bowling Green (-3.5), and Fresno State (-2.5) at San Jose State . . . the NBA has 13 games on the schedule for Friday, including Utah at San Antonio and Denver at the Lakers . . . the Cowboys and the Broncos are the big NFL favorites for Sunday; the openers were San Francisco at Dallas (-11) and Oakland at Denver (-10).<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Political Odds<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

It looks like Penny Pritzker<\/span> will get a spot in President Barack Obama’s Administration. There appears little chance that Chris Cuomo, son of Mario, will be offered a position. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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