In the spirit of Jimmy the Greek, there is not a hotter sports handicapper in the world then Matt Rivers. The Carrie Prejean sex tape video is not as hot.

Tonight he comes strong with a winner on the Pistons at home against Charlotte. Detroit is laying -4 at Bodog
 
The Detroit Pistons are certainly far from being anything better than a mediocre squad right now. Plus both Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince are expected to miss once again but with that said the Hornets just played last night at home against Dwight Howard and the Magic and now are in some more trouble on this back-to-back with travel.
 
Larry Brown’s boys do have some talent with Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw, Ray Felton and a few others but they are still not a good team and certainly not a group which should go on the road in a situation like this and be all that successful in.
 
This Pistons’ franchise is in a bit of a decline as the glory years are well behind them but they have already beaten both Philadelphia and Orlando at home and with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva in the fold this season along with the improving Rodney Stuckey and Will Bynum I will take my chances on them here at the Palace. It’s tough to ever win on the road and especially in this situation for the visitors.
 
The Pistons have had the last two days off after disposing of the 76ers at home and should be as fresh as a daisy. I can see Gordon filling it up and the boys from Motown taking care of business somewhere in the neighborhood of eight points.

For more information: I had 12 of 14 winning days now after the Ohio Bobcats. That includes a perfect 7-0 over the last four days on the gridiron for 675,000* of profit and five straight 75,000* winners. 

And today my Monster 100,000* is on the hardwoods which should tell you something about how easy that game is. I am the hottest man alive, bar none. I have the NBA Game of the Year plus Toledo vs. Central Michigan. Click now to purchase

It’s the Wednesday sports roundup from super sportsbook Bodog sports online.

World Series of Poker Main Event

After eight days of play back in July, three months of waiting and 18 hours of play on Saturday, the 2009 WSOP Main Event has finally come to a conclusion, breaking records on the way. At 2am local time this morning, Joe Cada became the youngest player to ever win a WSOP Main Event, pocketing $8,547,042 for that win, and it came on the final hand of the longest Main Event final table ever played.

Just eight days shy of his 22^nd birthday, Cada beat out the record set by 2008 WSOP Main Event champ Peter Eastgate, who himself bested the record set by Phil Hellmuth 20 years prior. This was the first WSOP that Cada had been eligible to play due to his age, and during the course of the summer cashed in two other events along with his monumental, record-breaking win at the 2009 WSOP Main Event.

Entering the final table just fifth in chips, Cada had an uphill struggle to reach the heads-up match, especially against a table that included several experienced players, like Jeff Shulman and Eric Buchman, and the widely acknowledged “best player in poker” Phil Ivey. However, Cada was able to catch the right cards at the right times – causing Hellmuth to dub him the “luckiest poker player in WSOP history” at one point – to meet Maryland logger Darvin Moon heads-up for the title.

Moon came into the final table with an impressive chip lead and found himself at or near the top for most of the final table, experiencing swings down to as low as third and then back up to the lead. However, by the time he was to face Cada for the title, Moon was at a distinct disadvantage, not only with almost two-thirds less chips than his opponent, but also with much less experience playing heads-up poker.

The heads-up battle lasted 87 hands over two hours and 21 minutes and came down to a classic race situation in which Cada’s pocket nines went up against the Q-J suited of Moon. The board blanked out for Moon, giving Cada the title, bracelet and a place in the history books and Moon some great stories to tell his logging friends back in Maryland. Oh, and $5,182,928.

Ohio-Buffalo ESPN2 Odds

If you are a fan of or regular bettor on Mid-American Conference football, this week is heaven for you: There is a at least one nationally televised MAC game on each weeknight beginning Tuesday with Ohio at Buffalo, with the Bulls -2.5 on Bodog’s college football spread.  

Buffalo (3-6) has dropped two games in a row overall and hasn’t covered in its past two at home – it must win out to get bowl eligible. Ohio (6-3) has won four of five and is 3-0 in conference road games but hasn’t covered in its past two games overall and has dropped three of the past four in Buffalo.

The Bulls will be a bit shorthanded for the game. Starting quarterback Zach Maynard will sit for the first quarter because of a violation of team rules; redshirt freshman Jerry Davis will start at quarterback and has attempted only 10 passes in mop-up duty this year. Meanwhile, starting running back Ike Nduka, the team’s leading rusher with 598 yards on 6.2 yards per carry, and cornerback Joe Petit both have been ruled out due to injury. True freshman Jeffvon Gill, who ran for 172 yards last week against Bowling Green, will earn his first start at tailback.

Ohio’s defense is tops in the nation in turnovers forced with 27 and in fumbles recovered (14). Don’t overlook this stat when pondering the college football odds on this one: The Bobcats are fourth in the country in kicks/punts blocked, and Buffalo had two punts blocked in its last game – Bulls coach Turner Gill has switched punters in the wake of that.

Nuggets-Bulls Preview

Joakim Noah and the Chicago Bulls look to open 4-0 at home for the first time since the team’s last championship season tonight, when they host a Denver Nuggets club that’s dropped two in a row.

NBA basketball betting odds have the Nuggets listed as 2-point road favorites.

With Tyrus Thomas out for up to six weeks with a broken left forearm, Noah has stepped up his game in 2009-10, averaging a career-best 11.3 points, while ranking in the league’s top 10 in rebounding and blocked shots.

Luol Deng has also been working hard, averaging 16.7 points and 10.0 boards after missing the last 22 regular-season games of 2008-09, and the playoffs, with a stress fracture in his right tibia.

After opening 5-0 for the first time in 24 seasons, the Nuggets are looking to avoid a three-game skid following losses at Miami and Atlanta.

Get your NBA Odds in the Bodog Sportsbook

Wizards-Heat Spread

Coming off their best win of the season, the Miami Heat look to continue their best start in 10 years tonight and extend the recent woes of the visiting Washington Wizards.

NBA basketball betting odds have the Heat listed as 6.5-point favorites.

Miami is holding opponents to a league-low 41.6 percent from the field and ranks among the league leaders in points allowed at 90.7 per game.

The result has been the best start for the Heat since opening 6-1 in 1999-2000. They achieved that feat Friday with a 96-88 victory over a Denver team which had been unbeaten.

The Wizards, on the other hand, are not playing well together

They’ve lost four straight, getting held under 40 percent from the field in each contest while failing to score more than 90 points.

The Wizards have lost the last five meetings with the Heat, dropping two trips to Miami last season by a combined 42 points.

Get the top expert picks on these games at OffshoreInsiders.com   

It’s a big night with college football odds betting as Buffalo hosts Ohio. Handicapper Matt Rivers not only has a free pick but his premium selections have been hotter than the Carrie Prejean video and the gap between Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy and the rest of the world continues to widen. Here is today’s objective rundown of who is hot and who has the big plays.

We start out with Matt Rivers who was the winningest handicapper ever on a large network of handicapping sites before being promoted to The Show.

I’ve had 11 of 13 winning days after the Steelers. Now a perfect 6-0 over the past three days on the gridiron for 600,000* of profit. I am the hottest man alive, bar none. 75,000* Tuesday it’s an EZ Money Lock on Ohio-Buffalo and a 50,000* lock on Oklahoma City-Sacramento. Rivers plays are now exclusively on OffshoreInsiders.com

It’s time for the power of 620 sports services behind every selection, the MasterLockLine:

Biggest Play  

There are about a dozen or so handicappers who are true conference or regional specialists and dominate that area of expertise. Vic “Buddy” Pirnick is just that in the MAC and tonight it’s his 2009 NCAA Football Game of the Year on Ohio-Buffalo.    

Game of the Day

Luther Wade is the former right-hand man of Oscar Dooley.  When Wade was making his picks, Dooley had 4 straight Top 10 finishes all sports combined ’97-’00.  Wade is his best on college basketball conference play and with totals plays in all sports. He is the No. 1 all-time money winning totals handicapper. This year he is again No. 1 with college football totals based on units won. Intangibles Total of the year on Buffalo vs. Ohio

Hottest Handicapper

Service out of Chicago is No. 1 since 1992 in all sports combined. Their highest rated plays are Prime Plays. They are on a stunning run of 20-2 overall to finally enter the Top 10 this year in all sports and that includes 6-0 with Prime Plays. Just one Prime Play tonight and it’s on Denver/Chicago side

Bill Tanner is one of just two handicappers who is Top 10 in each sport and overall, all-time based on at least 1,000 picks per sport and 5,000 overall, units won. Get an NBA side and total as Platinum Plays tonight

The single greatest handicapper in world history is Joe Duffy of GodsTips, anchor of the Offshore Insiders Network.

Non-stop football continues from the non-stop winner and top football service of all-time GodsTips. As always we have the complete analysis. All handicappers who actually research their picks are happy to post analysis. Rest assured if no rationale is posted, it’s a coin flip. Wait until you see tonight’s intel. You will be even more impressed when we win for the reasons stated.

Get four NBA winners up now, three sides and a total in the NBA. We are 20-12 in the NBA, a cool 62.5 percent Click now to purchase

What a handicapper the Great One Stevie Vincent is. His latest run is 27-15, which is below his mean. Tonight he gets back towards his lifetime baseline of about 70 percent with two pro basketball over/unders and the Ohio/Buffalo side.

UNIVERSAL PASS: Get total access to the “Bet It Trinity”: Stevie Vincent’s BetonSports360, and the MasterLockLine, and Joe Duffy’s GodsTips for just $64 per pick and even less for long-term pick packs.

All the above picks are up now at OffshoreInsiders.com   

Week 10 NFL odds are up. Jacksonville is at the NY Jets and the Jaguars are prohibitive underdogs. The Jets are laying 6.5 with a total of 40 at Bodog.

Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers. He is among those who may have a huge bet on this game

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Wizards travel to Miami to meet the Heat, the Mavericks host the Rockets, and the Penguins get ready for the Bruins. The NFL power rankings week 10 are out to compare to the NFL point spread.

Jimmy The Greek…

ESPN will do a profile of handicapping pioneer Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder on their “30 on 30” show. Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy widely accepted as the top sports handicapper since Jimmy the Greek has praised Snyder for making sports betting mainstream.

Week 11 of the college football season gets underway on Tuesday night with a Mid-American matchup between Ohio and Buffalo in western New York. The Bobcats (6-3 SU, 4-4 ATS) are coming off a 20-17 road win over Ball State in their last contest, with Theo Scott going 17-of-27 for 161 yards passing on the day. The Bulls (3-6 SU, 3-5 ATS) fell 30-29 to Bowling Green in their last contest. Zach Maynard completed 13-of-27 pass attempts for 149 yards in that matchup.

Matt Rivers picks are even hotter than the Carrie Prejean Sextape video or Bill Simmons wife picture. From Matt:

I’ve had 11 of 13 winning days after the Steelers. Now a perfect 6-0 over the past three days on the gridiron for 600,000* of profit. I am the hottest man alive, bar none. 75,000* Tuesday it’s an EZ Money Lock on Ohio-Buffalo and a 50,000* lock on Oklahoma City-Sacramento. Click now to purchase  

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA has six games on the schedule for Tuesday, including Washington at Miami. The Wizards dropped to 2-5 on the season on Sunday, falling 102-90 at home to the Suns. Gilbert Arenas had 20 points in that defeat for Washington, while Brendan Haywood picked up 10 points and 10 boards. The Heat sit at 5-1 on the year after getting past Denver 96-88 at home on Friday night. Dwyane Wade had a team-high 22 points in that win, and Jermaine O’Neal had 18 points.

Rounding out the action on the hardwood for Tuesday: Orlando at Charlotte, Denver at Chicago, Portland at Memphis, Oklahoma City at Sacramento, and Houston at Dallas. The Rockets are 4-2 on the season after getting past the Thunder 105-94 at home on Friday night. Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry each had 24 points in that win. The Mavs, also 4-2, knocked off the Raptors 129-101 at home Saturday. Dirk Nowitzki poured in 29 points and had nine boards that day.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, the NHL offers up a half-dozen games on Tuesday, including Pittsburgh at Boston. The 12-5-0 Penguins were blanked 5-0 in San Jose in their last game on Saturday night, with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury giving up three goals on 14 shots before getting yanked. The 7-7-2 Bruins doubled up Buffalo 4-2 at home last time out, with Tuukka Rask making 28 saves in the victory. Mark Recchi, Zdeno Chara, Byron Bitz, and Marco Sturm had the Boston markers on Saturday.

Also on the ice on Tuesday: Calgary at Montreal, Edmonton at Ottawa, Vancouver at St. Louis, Nashville at San Jose, and Minnesota at Toronto. The 6-10-0 Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Stars on Saturday, with Cal Clutterbuck, Mikko Koivu, and Marek Zidlicky all scoring. The 3-7-5 Leafs won their second straight game last time out, blasting Detroit 5-1. Phil Kessel picked up his first marker as a Maple Leaf in that contest, while Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves.

Week 10 NFL has perhaps the best game this year for the football fan and perhaps the sports bettor. It’s Sunday night football when the Patriots vs. Colts take place. The home team Indianapolis is -3 across the board though the juice varies as for example to take New England at BetUs Sportsbook a bettor must risk -120 but it’s even for the Colts.

The total is 50. Who will have the biggest pick? Perhaps forensic sports handicapping founder Stevie Vincent.

Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty.  His plays are exclusively on OffshoreInsiders.com

No handicapper in the world is hotter than Matt Rivers. Last night’s win on the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Denver Broncos meant he swept the entire weekend in football and has had winning days 11-of-13. Today he has a free pick.   

Superstar Matt Rivers complimentary winner is to take the Trailblazers minus the points in Memphis. According to BetUs Sportsbook, Portland is now laying 5.5 points.   
 
To back a road chalk is certainly not the road to long-term success and the Grizzlies are a fairly talented team with guys like Mayo, Gay, Gasol and Randolph but in the end today this is not a good spot for the home dog.
 
Memphis comes home from this rough five game winless road trip with a 1-6 overall record. If you didn’t know it, statistically the first game back from a three plus game roadie is many more times than not a road cover. For whatever reason the teams come home a little bit tired and out of sorts needing a game to regroup and get back into it. This is actually a theory that a former NBA Head Coach once told me and I have followed and watched it succeed to the umpteenth degree.
 
I am not saying that this theory is foolproof because it isn’t but to get Brandon Roy and the Blazers in this spot is fine with me. Portland is becoming a semi force these days and even outside of the Rose Garden should outclass the road weary Grizz. Look for Roy to pour in about 30 and LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Oden, Andre Miller and the Blazers to improve to 5-3 and do so in fairly emphatic fashion.

For more information: I’ve had 11 of 13 winning days after the Steelers. Now a perfect 6-0 over the past three days on the gridiron for 600,000* of profit. I am the hottest man alive, bar none. 75,000* Tuesday it’s an EZ Money Lock on Ohio-Buffalo and a 50,000* lock on Oklahoma City-Sacramento. Click now to purchase