You’ve no doubt heard by now that rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez, the No. 5 overall pick out of Southern Cal in this year’s draft, already has agreed to a deal with the New York Jets.

Big deal, you say? The world’s best football handicappers are coming up with the answers.

Well, it probably is to fellow Jets signal-caller Kellen Clemens. That’s because new Jets coach Rex Ryan has been saying all offseason that the Jets’ QB competition would be “fierce.” But that’s more like farce now. With Sanchez signed and guaranteed not to miss any of training camp and fall behind, Clemens’ chances to win the job just disappeared.

It’s clear the Jets wanted Sanchez in the mix at camp, as he is just the second first-rounder to sign (as of this writing), joining No. 1 overall pick Matthew Stafford of the Lions. Kudos to Sanchez, too, as he told his reps right from the start that he wanted to be signed early to send the “right message.” That’s leadership, although he did get the richest contract in Jet history ($28 million guaranteed over five years, $50 million possible through incentives).

New York, which is 35/1 odds to win Super Bowl XLIV on Bodog, wrapped up its final full-team offseason workout on Thursday, and Sanchez punctuated it by completing his final five passes in 11-on-11 drills, capped by a TD pass. It was his best day of practice to date according to reports. However, Clemens has spent most of the time with the first team in workouts and has looked better than Sanchez, at least until Thursday.

“We probably won’t know (the starter) until … who knows?” said Ryan to reporters. “Whenever it becomes obvious to us, we’ll make the decision.”

That’s coachspeak, and even Ryan has admitted he has a gut feeling of who his No. 1 will be. Let’s see, will it be the marketable rookie with the big upside or the guy entering his fourth season with a career TD/INT ratio of 5:11 and a QB rating of 59.3? Not to mention that Clemens is entering the final year of his contract.

Don’t bother waiting around until August to hear Ryan’s decision. It already has been made, barring an injury or Sanchez turning into Akili Smith overnight. Since Ryan will get a free pass in his first season in the Big Apple and has nothing to lose and everything to gain, Sanchez will become the third quarterback drafted in the top 10 in the past decade to start on Opening Day.

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The College World Series odds are in full swing and we’ve already seen a few surprises after the first few games. What will Tuesday’s action bring? Let’s make some picks.

North Carolina vs Southern Miss, Tuesday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m. ET

In their College World Series betting opener, the Tar Heels got their hearts broken against fellow contender Arizona State. Kole Calhoon hit a three-run homer in the top of the 10^th inning to seal North Carolina’s fate. The Tar Heels’ supposedly potent offense needs to bounce back if North Carolina wants to keep its tournament hopes alive and remain a popular sportsbook pick. Josh Spence shut down a North Carolina offense that was average 10 runs per game and hitting .401 in the postseason. Slugger Dustin Ackley, whom the Seattle Mariners took second overall in last week’s MLB draft, needs to show why the Mariners think he’ll boost their MLB odds. He had two hits against ASU but couldn’t drive in any runs and struck out in the ninth.

Thankfully for the Tar Heels, they get to face the underdog Southern Mississippi next. Southern Miss is coming off a dismal game in which its pitchers threw 94 of 171 pitches for strikes and walked nine batters—including the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. The UNC bats won’t stay dormant for long.

Online sports wagering pick: North Carolina

Arizona State vs Texas, Tuesday, June 16 at 7:00 p.m. ET

Thanks to some smart coaching—manager Pat Murphy held Mike Leake back and went with Josh Spence in the tourney opener—Arizona exploited a good matchup and scored a big win over North Carolina. They should send Leake, who went 16-1 this season, to the hill against Texas. The Longhorns squeaked past plucky Southern Miss 7-6 but faced a pitching staff that couldn’t hit the plate that night. The story will be different against Arizona State. Expect the Sun Devils to shoot Texas down. If the game is close in the late innings, Texas usually turns to Austin Wood, but who knows how what mental state he’ll be in after he blew a lead—and almost the game—against Southern Miss.

Offshore sportsbook pick: Arizona State

Is Tom Brady going to return to form in 2009? The sportsbooks certainly think so as the New England Patriots are the odds-on favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV. Despite the fact they didn’t even make the playoffs last season, Bill Belichick’s team is +550.

The defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers are next at +900, followed by a couple of teams with a quarterback named Manning.

A year removed from their magical playoff run and Super Bowl victory, the New York Giants lead NFC contenders at +1000. The Indianapolis Colts are at +1200. Indianapolis enters year one of the post Tony Dungy era as Jim Caldwell takes over as head coach for the retired mentor.

While not exactly touting a long shot, Gary Cliborne, of the online casino site CasinoBettingNews.com, believes that Dallas at +1400 should be the favorites. “Terrell Owens wore out his welcome and will be addition by subtraction,” said Cliborne of the disposed controversial receiver. “But with Marion Barber, Felix Jones, and Tashard Choice, they have a running back rotation that could bring back memories of the 1972 Miami Dolphins” the only undefeated Super Bowl Champions in NFL history.

One of the top NFL betting odds experts ever Stevie Vincent, Senior Handicapping analyst for OffshoreInsiders.com said that if LaDainian Tomlinson returns to form the Chargers at +1400 are “the most talented team in the NFL.”

Those looking for possible value will want to grab the Minnesota Vikings at +1800, a number that will go down if they sign Brett Favre.

For more information: For the odds to win the 2010 Super Bowl not to mention NCAA football National Championship, NFL free picks,  the NFL spread, and now online casino tips, it’s the Offshore Insiders Network. 

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And you thought these two dudes were at total odds with each other. Well, that doesn’t appear to be the case at all (and is likely just another cheap rating’s scheme). It seems American Idol judge Simon Cowell and Idol host Ryan Seacrest are spending a bit of time together over in London and were spotted at Stringfellows “The World’s Most Famous Gentleman’s Club” last night.

The Daily Mail reports the pair arrived at around 10 pm and left at around 3:30 am with traces of rubbed off lipstick on their very happy faces.

While this may have been Seacrest’s first visit to the old gentleman’s club, it’s at least Cowell’s second time out. He was caught checking out Stringfellow’s lovely ladies way back in 2003.

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Today is Flag Day in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Magic try to avoid elimination at home, the Cardinals and Indians meet under the lights, and NASCAR races at Michigan. ESPN will have a follow up on Little League World Series cheater Danny Almonte. Speaking of the World Series, it’s the CWS, the College World Series odds.

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

Heading to the Heart Attack Grill to watch the NBA Finals and eat some Annette Funicello cookies?

The Lakers will try to close out the best-of-seven NBA Finals on Sunday night when they play Game 5 in Orlando. Kobe Bryant poured in 32 points (on just 11-of-31 shooting) in Game 4 on Thursday night as Los Angeles pulled out a 99-91 road overtime victory to take a 3-1 series lead. Pau Gasol and Trevor Ariza each picked up 16 points for the Lakers in the win, with Gasol adding 10 boards. Dwight Howard had 16 points, 21 rebounds, and nine blocks for the Magic, but went a costly 6-of-14 from the free-throw line. Hedo Turkoglu tossed in 25 points. Oddsmakers opened Orlando as a small 2.5-point favorite at home for Game 5.

The sportsbooks have the Magic posted as a three to 3.5 point favorite with a total of 198 or 198.5.

America’s only living Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy and company are 28-14 with pro basketball playoff picks. The Lakers-Magic side is joined by seven MLB winners, all underdogs or small favorites.

One game is supported by an angle a stunning 133.8 units on the plus side (one unit per bet) and another that’s +119.4. The latter system applies to another game. Get a sharp versus square winner, a competition consensus and best of all, some great old fashioned handicapping. Click now to purchase

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The primetime matchup on Sunday has St. Louis at Cleveland, with Chris Carpenter (4-0, 1.23 ERA) slated to take on Cliff Lee (3-6, 3.17 ERA). Cards ace Carpenter took a no-decision vs. the Marlins last time out, surrendering three earned runs over six innings of work; the righthander had given up just three earned runs over his previous six outings. Lee is also coming off a no-decision, allowing four earned runs over six innings vs. the Royals on Tuesday; that was the first time the lefthander had surrendered more than three runs since April 11.

The top afternoon game has the Mets’ Johan Santana (8-3, 2.39 ERA) taking on the Yankees’ A.J. Burnett (4-3, 4.89 ERA) at Yankee Stadium. Lefthander Santana was knocked around for five earned runs on eight hits over seven innings by the Phillies in his last trip to the mound, but the Mets still managed to pick up the victory. Righthander Burnett had a two-game winning streak snapped by the BoSox last time out, giving up five runs (three earned) in just 2 2-3 innings.

Also on the interleague slate for Sunday: Florida at Toronto, Detroit at Pittsburgh, Boston at Philadelphia, Atlanta at Baltimore, Washington at Tampa Bay, the White Sox at Milwaukee, Cincinnati at Kansas City, Minnesota at the Cubs, the Dodgers at Texas, Seattle at Colorado, San Diego at the Angels, and Oakland at San Francisco. As well, the Astros will finish off their road set versus the D-Backs.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

The Sprint Cup Series hits Michigan International Speedway for the LifeLock 400 on Sunday afternoon, with Jimmie Johnson pegged as the 5/1 Vegas favorite for the race. Kyle Busch is next at 6/1 odds, with Tony Stewart at 8/1 odds to take the checkered flag; Stewart won the Pocono 500 last weekend and holds a 71-point lead on Jeff Gordon in the driver standings after 14 events. Gordon, Matt Kenseth, and Carl Edwards are all pegged back at 10/1 odds to win at Michigan.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Formula 1 field will be looking to knock off red-hot Jenson Button when that circuit contests the British Grand Prix on Sunday. Button has won six of seven F1 races so far this season for Brawn-Mercedes, and had grabbed the victory in four consecutive races heading into Silverstone. That has Button 26 points up on teammate Rubens Barrichello in the drivers championship. Lewis Hamilton got the win in the British Grand Prix last season.

Finally, there are a pair of WNBA matchups on the schedule for Sunday, with Connecticut playing host to Atlanta, and Seattle playing on the road in Chicago.

India vs. England live streaming headlines international sports news.

Superstar NBA betting service GodsTips looks to continue a spread betting run for the ages as the LA Lakers take on the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Our partners at Bodog take a look.

For those who stayed up late to see it, you now know the NBA Finals could be over as early as Sunday.

The Los Angeles Lakers took a stranglehold on the series following a 99-91 ATS victory.  NBA spread listed the Lakers as +1.5 underdogs in that game) over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

Derek Fisher drained a three-pointer with 4.6 seconds remaining in regulation, then hit the go-ahead three with 31 seconds left in overtime.

The Lakers, who won their second overtime of the final, take a 3-1 series lead with Game 5 set for Orlando on Sunday night.

Dwight Howard did all he could do in Game 4 with 16 points, 21 rebounds, and a Finals-record nine blocked shots. The only blemish on an amazing night for Howard was that he missed eight free throws.

Only eight NBA teams have come back from a 3-1 hole in a best-of-seven series and it would be a shocker if the Magic made it nine.

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