Perhaps for the non-bettor (is there such an animal?), it’s one of the slowest sports nights of the entire year. If you are a non-bettor, go play Pogo backdoors at Pogo.com. If you want to profit in a struggling economy, skip Wall Street and head to OffshoreInsiders.com. It’s time for crushing the sportsbooks. Here is a look in today’s Daily Sports Roundup.
The Gridiron Spotlight
Tuesday night again features a Florida Atlantic contest this week, as the Owls play host to the Troy Trojans in a Sun Belt matchup. Florida Atlantic suffered their third straight defeat last week, giving up a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 14-13 loss to Middle Tennessee. The Owls at least covered the spread on the road in that game, so they’re 3-2 ATS on the season despite only picking up the victory in one of their five outings.
The Trojans were thumped 55-24 by
The oddsmakers opened the Trojans as 3.5-point favorites to get the win Tuesday night.
Last night, the Saints Reggie Bush helped the MNF game with the Minnesota Vikings go over the total, Martin Gramatica helped
Whether you have a Blackberry Curve,
The NFL power ratings are in and the football specialists at GodsTips are already focusing on the weekend’s NFL (purchase NFL tickets now)
Jerome Corsi Held In
Already running away with the Presidential race according to the political betting odds, Barack Obama’s odds increases and one person likely to vote for John McCain, Jerome Corsi is being detained in
Other Notable Events
Both NLDS finished early, so there’s no baseball to be found on the Tuesday schedule. The ALCS odds have been released and the Boston Red Sox are a hefty -150 favorite to beat the Tampa Rays and advance to the World Series. In the NLCS, it’s the Phillies a slight 120 chalk over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Kevin Love is looking sharp, but his team is 75/1 to win the Western Conference. Check out all the NBA futures odds.
The Rest of the Schedule
There aren’t even NHL exhibition games Tuesday; real games begin on Thursday night.
News from the Wire
Bills quarterback Trent Edwards suffered a concussion in the team’s loss to the Cardinals on Sunday . . . Buccaneers quarterback Brian Griese was also forced out of action on Sunday; he suffered a bruised elbow . . . Penguins forward Petr Sykora missed both of the team’s games in Stockholm over the weekend because of a groin injury . . . Senators forward Mike Fisher missed the contests as well with a sore groin.
A Peek at the Future
A peek at the future for Cubs fans might include another 100 years of misery, but Dodgers and Phillies fans get to see their clubs battle for the National League pennant starting on Thursday; subsequent games are on Friday, Sunday, and Monday . . . there are only four college football games on the schedule prior to Saturday this week, and only one involves a ranked team – Clemson plays No. 21 Wake Forest on Thursday.
Entertainment Odds
Kim Kardashian won’t win Dancing With the Stars, nor will Misty May-Treanor? Stevie Vincent, founder of forensic sports handicapping has volunteered to be a sex surrogate for either/or.
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