NFL betting players would have never guessed that the defending Super Bowl champions from Pittsburgh would be 1-2 heading into Week 4, but that’s the scenario as the Steelers will host San Diego, who haven’t been that great either. 

Chargers vs Steelers odds – Sunday, October 4, 8:20 PM ET

The Chargers did just enough to beat Miami 23-13 at home, and that was even with Miami going to a backup quarterback (Chad Henne) for the second half. Philip Rivers was 18-of-33 for 303 yards and a five-yard touchdown scramble, which was only the second rushing touchdown of his career. He may need to run more, because the Chargers’ ground game is struggling badly. Darren Sproles ran for 41 yards as the Chargers averaged 2.5 yards per carry, which isn’t going to give sportsbook players much confidence.

The Steelers lost an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter of a 23-20 loss in Cincinnati, and this year’s Pittsburgh team is having some problems. Willie Parker finally has a decent game with 93 yards, but he injured his toe and may not play this week. Ben Roethlisberger was 22-of-31 for 276 yards, a touchdown and a pick that was returned for a score, but it was the defense that suffered late, which was unlike the Steelers we know.

Betting services are backing the Steelers by six points at home, where they’ve won seven straight games. The Chargers definitely aren’t fans of the “Steel City“: in their last 10 trips to Pittsburgh, San Diego has lost nine times, including a 35-24 loss to the Steelers in last year’s playoffs. Pittsburgh needs a big performance to show that they’re still the team to beat in the AFC, while the Chargers haven’t showed much this season either. Both used to have good ground games, but the rushing attacks have stalled, meaning that it could turn into a shootout between Rivers and Roethlisberger. Normally, the home team would get the nod, but the Steelers haven’t looked the same without Polamalu, while Rivers is unquestionably one of the top three pivots in the league. Go with the Chargers in an upset for your NFL picks.

While it does not appear that any sportsbook has posted odds, ScoresOddsPicks.com Bill Gould says the odds are 1/5 that Oregon head coach will reinstate Legarrette Blount, their troubled but talented running back.

Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy agrees. “Oregon has a chance to win the Pac 10. Kelly would rather lose his integrity than to lose football games.”

Stephanie Birkitt, the David Letterman extortion bimbo is learning that one cannot steal money. The Chicago 2016 Olympics bid was told by the IOC Olympic vote, there is not a lock in sports.

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Pittsburgh-Louisville and BYU-Utah are in major college football betting battles. It’s the Pitt Panthers -6.5 and Brigham Young -24 at BetUs Sportsbook, ranked No. 1 based on client feedback.

You have the top sportsbooks, now it’s time for the top picks. Here is the objective rundown of which handicappers are hot and who has the big plays.

The power of 620 sports services behind every selection, the MasterLockLine is 77-41 in football betting this year. 

Service out of Chicago is No. 1 since 1992 in all sports combined. They are No. 1 in MLB all-time. Their highest rated plays are Prime Plays. A sweep last night in Prime Plays with UAB and the St. Louis Cardinals. Utah State/BYU side

Mark the Shark, the top handicapper west of the Mississippi hits 60-65 % of his Game/Total of the Month or higher plays.  He is without question the top Pac 10 and Mountain West tipster in America. He’s been offered nearly seven figures per year to join a famed Las Vegas sports handicapping marketing giant, but has spurned offers because they demanded marketing concessions that would negatively affect his modules.  College Football Total of the Month

Leo Getz is the premier Big East handicapper in football and basketball as well as the top A-10 hoop analyst. Well appropriately enough it’s his Cable TV Game of the Month Pittsburgh/Louisville side

Mike “the Toe” Crow is the top technical handicapper in the business. He has a “100 percent angle” going on the Pitt-Louisville over/under

A newer service out of San Diego has recently qualified and become just one of two sports betting services ranked in the Top 10 in each and every sport: MLB, NCAAF, NCAAB, NFL, NBA, and overall. (Minimum 1,000 bets each sport and 5,000 overall). Their top play is a 1000-star Perfect Storm.   Two MLB sides are Perfect Storms

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Simply put, and there really frankly is no debate in the football betting industry that GodsTips is the top betting expert ever.  

Wise Guy plays from Joe Duffy’s GodsTips are widely accepted by high rollers, bookmakers, linesmakers, and fellow handicappers as the biggest play in the handicapping abyss. This is just fact.

80 percent isn’t so bad. That’s the recent run by the Center of the Handicapping Universe GodsTips with football Wise Guys. Get a Wise Guy total for Friday night Utah State-BYU. We added the side at 11:12 AM EST, so now get the side and total for Utah State-Brigham Young. Click now to purchase GodsTips for $17.

There is a reason that the Great One has the most expensive picks in the industry: you get more than what you pay for. Superstar Stevie Vincent hits his only NCAAF play so far this week on WVU over the total last night. He enters the weekend 18-7 with football totals for the year as mastering over/under is a major staple of forensic sports handicapping. 

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The football lines college for ESPN2 Louisville and Pittsburgh has the Panthers -6.5 across the board including at BetUs Sportsbook. The total is ranging from 52.5-53.5.

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For the side: Leo Getz is the premier Big East handicapper in football and basketball as well as the top A-10 hoop analyst. Well appropriately enough it’s his Cable TV Game of the Month Pittsburgh/Louisville side. He is one of the top conference specialists in all of sports betting.

Mike “the Toe” Crow is the top technical handicapper in the business. He has a “100 percent angle” going on the Pitt-Louisville over/under. Both picks, plus the top MLB sports picks on the MasterLockLine now for $16. Click now to purchase sports betting picks from the top sports services or you can get more information and a free sports pick   

Utah State plays at Brigham Young tonight. Those Mormons know how to party. Sometimes they bring the girls early, sometimes late, but they always Brigham Young.

Shop around the sportsbooks as BYU is 23.5 to a 24 point favorite. Heck, the total ranges from 53.5-54.5.

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Sportsbooks have Chicago the prohibitive favorite to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Ranked BYU meets Utah State, the NHL stages games in Europe, and two pitchers take the hill in search of 20^th victories.

Barack Obama’s Chicago Olympics bid…

Late this morning the world finds out of charismatic US President Barack Obama was able to charm the International Olympic Committee. Obama and First Lady Michelle gave last minute pleas on behalf of the Windy City to the IOC. Chicago is a prohibitive favorite of 10/11 to win the bid.

Rick Pitino should have warned David Letterman…

In entertainment and political betting odds late night talk show host David Letterman admitted to having affairs with several staff members in response to a $2 million extortion attempt. He recently married his long-time girlfriend Regina Lasko, with whom he had a bastard child with. 48 Hours” producer Robert “Joe” Halderman and his bimbo girlfriend Stephanie Birkitt are at the center of the extortion attempt.

A cool 70-41 against the NFL point spread and college football odds this year, the MasterLockLine has the top side and total on both of tonight’s college football games.

There are two college football games on tap for Friday, with Pittsburgh at Louisville and Utah State at No. 20 BYU. The oddsmakers like the Panthers on the road in that first matchup, pegging them as 6.5-point favorites (with a total of 53.5 points). Meanwhile, the ranked Cougars are big 24-point home favorites against the visiting Aggies on Friday. BYU had no trouble pounding Colorado State in their last contest, getting three TDs from Harvey Unga in a 42-23 victory.

From the MasterLockLine: Service out of Chicago is No. 1 since 1992 in all sports combined. They are No. 1 in MLB all-time. Their highest rated plays are Prime Plays. A sweep last night in Prime Plays with UAB and the St. Louis Cardinals. Utah State/BYU side. Click now to purchase sports betting picks from the top sports services or you can get more information and a free sports pick  

As well, there are two Canadian Football League games on the Friday schedule. First up is Edmonton at Winnipeg, with the Eskimos sitting as 4-point road favorites (and the total at 51 points). The late game is then Saskatchewan at British Columbia, with the Lions a slim 1-point home favorite (and the total at 54 points). The Lions currently sit in the cellar of the West division standings, but with a mark of 5-7 they’re just a couple games back of the first-place Roughriders.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

Adam Wainwright (19-8, 2.58 ERA) will try to pick up his 20^th win of the season on Friday night when his Cardinals host the Brewers. Righthander Wainwright got win No. 19 last time out, holding the Rockies to two earned runs over his eight innings of work while fanning 11 batters. St. Louis has won eight of Wainwright’s last 10 outings. Braden Looper (13-7, 5.10 ERA) is slated to start for the Brewers; Looper has surrendered 15 earned runs over his last 15 innings.

Also on the NL schedule for Friday: Arizona at the Cubs, Florida at Philadelphia, Houston at the Mets, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Washington at Atlanta, San Francisco at San Diego, and Colorado at the Dodgers. Ubaldo Jimenez (14-12, 3.52 ERA) is slated to take on Randy Wolf (11-6, 3.22 ERA) in that last matchup.

CC Sabathia (19-7, 3.21 ERA) also goes for win No. 20 on Friday night, as the Yankees play on the road against the Rays. Lefthander Sabathia blanked the Red Sox over seven innings in his most recent start, giving up just one hit while fanning eight batters. Sabathia is 8-0 with two no-decisions over his last 10 starts. David Price (9-7, 4.60 ERA) gets the ball for Tampa Bay on Friday; lefthander Price gave up five runs over five innings vs. the Rangers last time out.

Rounding out the American League slate for Friday night: Toronto at Baltimore, Cleveland at Boston, Kansas City at Minnesota, the Angels at Oakland, Texas at Seattle, and the White Sox at Detroit. It’ll be Jake Peavy (2-0, 2.25 ERA in the AL) vs. Edwin Jackson (13-8, 3.36 ERA) in that Chicago/Detroit contest on Friday.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

The second day of the National Hockey League’s regular-season schedule features four more matchups, including two over in Europe. Florida and Chicago get things going at 12:00pm ET with a game at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, while Detroit and St. Louis will drop the puck at 3:00pm ET at Globe Arena in Stockholm. The stateside contests on Friday night then have Philadelphia at Carolina and the Rangers at Pittsburgh, with the Pens starting their Cup defense.

OffshoreInsiders.com say that one of the top European sportsbooks William Hill says that Chicago is the 4/5 favorite to get the 2016 Olympics bid. Rio de Janeiro is next at 13/10 and Madrid a long shot at 10-1.  Former Chicago community organizer, US President Barack Obama gave the Windy City a last minute pitch to the IOC.  

It’s time for a Friday winner from handicapper Matt Rivers. It’s to go with Arizona plus 145 at Chicago at BetUs Sportsbook.

Yes Bill Buckner is not very good at all and the Diamondbacks are a poor ballclub that is finishing up a fairly disastrous season. Arizona is also on the road here at Wrigley Field which is never easy but the way that Lou Pinella’s team has been playing, or not playing I should say, how can you not back any dog on this planet right now against them!?!?!?
 
The Cubs are thee single most pathetic/disgusting team in the world right now. It has been an absolutely disastrous season for a club that was expected to win about 93 games and compete for a World Series. But Alfonso Soriano turned into a joke, Aramis Ramirez had been hurt for awhile and is once again banged up and the supporting cast has done nothing to try and help out Derrek Lee as he did his thing once again. Also factor in how the bullpen has been awful with neither Kevin Gregg not Carlos Marmol being able to truly close out games.
 
Tom Gorzelanny has regained a little of that quality form from the Pirates circa 2006 or whatever. In that one season the lefty was an All-Star calibre pitcher who was no joke. But ever since something happened and he became a joke until being traded a few months ago to the Cubbies. Even with that said he’s still not very good and is not a guy that will go north of five innings or be all that feared.
 
Justin Upton and Mark Reynolds are quality ballplayers that can wreak some havoc. Arizona as a whole is fairly light hitting and not very good but this is a play about going against the dismal Cubs and to get anything back is more than enough.
 
The Cubs are as I like to say in my favorite analogy are a 16 if you are playing blackjack. Sure we may be backing a 6 in the snakes which is terrible, but our hand is irrelevant per say when up against the dealer’s mush 16, aka the Cubs.

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