Despite reports that this was blackFriday 2010 for the Auburn Tigers, indications are their Heisman Trophy candidate QB will have a stay of execution for now.

Elite football betting service ScoresOddsPicks will have their free football pick in a moment, but we did want to give the latest on Cam Newton as we’ve clearly been ahead of the curve.

He will likely play against Georgia, though there is still a movement in the Auburn administration and even athletic department to cut their losses. While there is zero doubt that Cam Newton will eventually be ruled ineligible, head coach Gene Chizik and his staff would like to win as many games as possible and are of the school of thought they would rather win the SEC title and get stripped than to concede it now.

We have been asked if Auburn could get the death penalty as a result. Frankly we are not experts on the NCAA regulations and how severe the punishment is, but when we assured you long before the lamestream media that severe violations were forthcoming, obviously we knew what we were talking about.

We believe he will play so Auburn can bleed out as many wins as possible, even knowing they will eventually be expunged. From ScoresOddsPicks.

No. 19 Mississippi State at No. 12 Alabama (-13.5) – Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET

Mississippi State (7-2, 5-3 ATS) has excelled under absurd pressure this year. Last week, the team mourned the loss of Nick Bell, who succumbed to cancer just five weeks after the team’s win over Georgia. Mississippi State has also been linked to the Cameron Newton fiasco. Despite the distractions, the Bulldogs have won six straight, including a 3-1 run against the spread.

Alabama (7-2, 5-4 ATS) choked at LSU, losing 24-21 despite being a seven-point favorite. With the loss, the Crimson Tide’s title hopes faded.

The Bulldogs have covered six of their past 10 games against Alabama, though the Tide have covered two straight. There’s no doubt ‘Bama is the better team, but it will be a mentally battered one this week after blowing its BCS Championship hopes. Mississippi State should be in worse mental shape, but the team seems to be rallying together when it matters most.

The Bulldogs will make this too close for comfort for Alabama, covering the game—and maybe even winning outright.

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Three things are inevitable: Cam Newton will be declared ineligible, though he will likely be benched first as a “good will gesture” by a desperate Auburn. Brad Childress will get fired by the Vikings and Erik Spoelstra will be fired by the Miami Heat so Pat Riley can present himself as the knight in shining armor to rescue the team.

Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy, CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com, the top sports betting site in the world has set the odds on what will happen first:

Cam Newton benched (does not include official permanent banning): -190

Erik Spoelstra fired by Miami Heat: +110

Brad Childress fired by Minnesota Vikings: +120

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The college basketball season gets rolling, the Thunder get a visit from the Trail Blazers, and the Vandals look to weather the Broncos.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

There are two college football games on the Friday schedule, with Ball State at Buffalo (-3), and No. 4 Boise State (-34.5) at Idaho. The fourth-ranked Broncos (8-0 SU, 6-2 ATS) demolished Hawaii 42-7 at home last week, with Kellen Moore throwing for 507 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Jeremy Avery ran for three scores for Boise State in that contest. The Vandals (4-5 SU, 3-5 ATS) are coming off an ugly 63-17 home loss to Nevada, as Nathan Enderle was held to 224 yards and one TD pass. Boise State bounced Idaho 63-25 when the teams met on the field last November.

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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up nine games on Friday, with Utah at Atlanta, Houston at Indiana, Toronto at Orlando, Charlotte at Washington, New York at Minnesota, Philadelphia at Dallas, Sacramento at Phoenix, Detroit at the Clippers, and Portland at Oklahoma City. The Trail Blazers (6-3 SU, 5-3-1 ATS) are coming off an easy 100-78 home win over the Pistons on Tuesday night, with LaMarcus Aldridge leading the way with 19 points and 17 rebounds. Brandon Roy had 11 points for the Blazers that day. Portland hosted the Thunder last Thursday, falling 107-106 in overtime. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 28 points for the Thunder that day. Aldridge had 22 points for Portland.

As well, the college basketball schedule gets underway in earnest on Friday, with eight games involving Top-10 teams: N.C. Wilmington at No. 9 Florida, Lipscomb at No. 8 North Carolina, N.C. A&T at No. 4 Ohio State, Northern Iowa at No. 10 Syracuse, Bucknell at No. 6 Villanova, Longwood at No. 7 Kansas, James Madison at No. 3 Kansas State, and Eastern Michigan at No. 2 Michigan State. The second-ranked Spartans are listed at 9-1 odds to come out on top at the NCAA Tournament this season.
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Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are six games on the National Hockey League schedule for Friday, with Edmonton at New Jersey, Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, Minnesota at Florida, Calgary at Phoenix, Dallas at Anaheim, and Colorado at Columbus. The Avalanche last played on Tuesday night, falling 4-2 at home to Calgary. Brandon Yip and Chris Stewart scored for Colorado in that contest, while Peter Budaj stopped 21 of 24 Calgary shots. Colorado played host to Columbus back on October 30, picking up a 5-1 victory. Stewart, David Jones, David Liffiton, Paul Stastny, and Cody McLeod scored for the Avs in that win, and Derick Brassard replied for the Jackets. Budaj made 33 saves to record the victory.

It’s the football betting examination in collating key success indicators form a betting point of view on the matchup between Boise State vs. Idaho.

The Vegas odds on this game are posted at Boise State -35 with a total of 65.

Commencing with the yards per carry data, the higher rated offense is Boise State by a wide 2.6.

On the same side of the line of scrimmage, yards per reception gives the upper hand to Boise State by 2.1.

Sharp football bettors exploit yards per point. The more productive unit with the ball in their hands is Boise State by 2.9.

We differentiate the information on defense in a moment but first of all, the biggest sports handicapper betting pick in the handicapping industry on this game is Ball State vs. Buffalo, Boise State vs. Idaho. This is big. Really, really big. The Great One Stevie Vincent is 13-6 overall and 9-2 in football. Get the Friday Night Parlay of a Lifetime up now. Both collegiate sides are up. Click now to purchase

In stopping rushing attacks, the higher ranked defense according to rushing yards per attempt is Boise State by 2.1.

The stingier defense in terms of yards per pass catch would be Boise State, again by 2.1.

The more disruptive defense making use of yards per point enlightenment is that of the Broncos by 3.5.

On the better side of turnover ratio is Boise by six.

Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.

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Your comp winner for Friday is on the Jazz +3.5 points at Atlanta.

If this is the game that Jerry Sloan’s team runs out of gas in then so be it but I’m going to ride the Jazz at another solid enough underdog price.

What Utah has been doing of late is simply amazing. These guys have won three straight games and were trailing by double digits at the half in all of them. Okay so coming back and downing the Clippers isn’t all that. But then carrying out that feat on the road in a back-to-back situation against Lebron and the Heat and then Dwight Howard and the Magic is almost defying all logic. But it just happened and to see the winning continue here at Philips Arena is not all that far fetched.

I like the 53 win Hawks as they are a very talented and experienced group which has now been together for a bunch of years. Joe Johnson continues to lead the way with Josh Smith and Al Horford alongside. Larry Drew’s team jumped out of the gate at 6-0 but things have not been as smooth after just getting whacked around at home by the Bucks on Wednesday night by a billion for their third straight loss.

I’m not going to destroy this Atlanta team at all because they are very capable and every single team will have at least one three game losing streak in a season. But with the way that Deron Williams, Paul Millsap and the recently acquired Al Jefferson have been playing I’m going to ride the hot hand and a good thing. The confidence is certainly there for Sloan’s squad unlike the Hawks who have not been playing their best ball and to get some points with a superstar in Williams and his surging mates is enough for me to back this live road dog.

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Time to break down the against the spread predictions information on the game between Ball State vs. Buffalo. The Bulls are -3 with a total of 47.

There is a reason by the best sports handicappers got that way. It’s utilizing the best professional gambler methods

Commencing with running the ball, the better team in terms of yards per rush is Ball State by 1.0.

The key numbers say the better big play team insofar as passing yards per completion is concerned is Buffalo Bulls by .9.

Squares are oblivious to and sharps impose on the bookmakers yards per point. Offensively the more effectual unit is Ball State by 6.9.

Best against the spread football pick sports betting advisors say is Ball State vs. Buffalo, Boise State vs. Idaho. This is big. Really, really big. The Great One Stevie Vincent is 13-6 overall and 9-2 in football. Get the Friday Night Parlay of a Lifetime up now. Both collegiate sides are up. Click now to purchase

Now to the same numbers on defense. Yards per rush gives Buffalo by .9.

Passing yards per completion consequences make the superior defense Buffalo by .9.

The more disruptive defense in terms of yards per point is Ball State by 2.4. Buffalo has a turnover ratio of three better.

Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.

Week 10 in NFL betting features some interesting storylines, including some elite teams going head to head and a few bubble teams fighting for their lives. Here are some key notes for the marquee matchups of the week.

Ravens (6-2) vs Falcons (6-2)

The Ravens and Falcons are both relatively close to full strength entering the Thursday nighter. Roddy White, Matt Ryan’s top target, dinged his knee last week but insists he’ll be back for this matchup. If you can hold off on your pick, you may want to wait until close to game time to ensure he plays before betting on Atlanta. The Falcons are still without rookie linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, who hasn’t recovered from his knee sprain.

Vikings (3-5) vs Bears (5-3)

It was no Randy Moss, no problem for the Vikings passing attack last week; Brett Favre threw for a season-high 446 yards. He’ll have another favorite weapon of his back at his disposal this week, as Sidney Rice (hip surgery) will make his season debut. According to Brad Childress, however, Rice’s snaps will be limited. His return comes at a good time since his fellow wideout, Percy Harvin, is reportedly dealing with migraine issues again. The Bears enter this matchup fairly healthy. It appears Chester Taylor will again steal goal line work from Matt Forte should the Bears drive Minnesota.

Titans (5-3) vs Dolphins (4-4)

Early buzz around Titans camp suggests newly acquired Randy Moss has been a quick study. Reportedly, he’s learned the playbook well enough that he has a solid number of routes he can run. He’s expected to start opposite Nate Washington, filling in for injured Kenny Britt. Vince Young (ankle) is on track to start for the Titans, though he didn’t practice on Wednesday.

As for the Dolphins, where do we start? First off, there’s the quarterback situation. Tony Sparano has officially benched Chad Henne, largely because of Miami’s minus-7 turnover margin. He hopes replacement Chad Pennington can help the team protect the ball better with his accurate (but weak) arm. The Dolphins also cut starting corner Jason Allen this week and signed Green Bay castoff Al Harris to replace him.

Patriots (6-2) vs Steelers (6-2)

It’s easy to take special teams moves for granted when we make our sportsbook bets, but the Pats really shook up their special teams this week. They signed kicker Shayne Graham to replace injured Stephen Gostkowski and brought in a new long snapper, Matt Katula.

But let’s face it; guys like Tom Brady get the glory when it comes to doing our sports betting blog notes. And the truth is that Brady is worth watching closely before game time this week. He missed practice with a foot injury and the severity is totally unknown.

Ben Roethlisberger has to be sweating about his pass protection a little this week. He lost right tackle Willie Colon before the season started; he lost left tackle Max Starks for the season this week with a neck injury; left guard Chris Kemoeatu has a sprained MCL, too, and tight end Heath Miller has fluid in his knee. Who will make the blocks for Pittsburgh?

OffshoreInsiders.com has issued a point spread alert for the Lakers vs. Nuggets game on TNT.

The NBA spread on this game has the Lakers -3 with a total of 211.5.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Lakers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game, 5-1 off spread loss. On the other hand they are 7-16-1 ATS in their last 24 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5 and 1-8 on Thursdays.

Nuggets are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 home games vs. a team with a winning road record, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing more than 125 points in their previous game, 3-8-3 ATS in their last 14 games as an underdog, 3-12-2 ATS in their last 17 games playing on 1 days rest.

Over/under trends: Under is 11-2 in Lakers last 13 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5, under 25-9 on Thursdays.

Under is 7-1 in Nuggets last 8 games as a home underdog of 0.5-4.5, under 47-21 as home underdogs.

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OffshoreInsiders.com has issued a point spread alert for the Celtics vs. Heat. This game is so strong that a Vegas sports betting alert has been issued. Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy, CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com, the top sports betting site in the world has a Wise Guy on this contest, thus the worldwide betting advisory.

The NBA spread on this game has Miami -7 with a total of 184.5.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Celtics are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog, 6-0 with two days rest, 39-19 ATS in their last 58 games as a road underdog of 5.0-10.5, 9-3 ATS in their last 12 vs. NBA Southeast.

Heat are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 Thursday games, 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.  Favorite is 12-4 ATS in the last 16 meetings, but Boston 8-2 in Miami.

Over/under trends: Under is 12-3-1 in Celtics last 16 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. Over is 8-3 in Heat last 11 games following a S.U. loss.

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Your free pick in the NBA for Thursday is on the Celtics +6.5 at Miami from Matt Rivers.

Why not back the defending Eastern Conference champions? Yes the Heat have a score to settle after the dreadful opener in Beantown and are the superior overall team in terms of talent with Lebron, D-Wade and Chris Bosh but things have not been as smooth as some expected and right now Erik Spoelstra’s team has been nothing better than good. At some point these guys are too good to not go on a monster run and win 10 or 11 in a row but until that happens I’ll certainly grab the points with a highly motivated Boston squad.

The Celtics are a veteran laden club led by KG, Rondo, Pierce and Allen and have been there and done that. Doc’s squad is getting up there in age and therefore may take a night or two off every now and then in a letdown type situation but traveling to South Beach is anything but that. The men in green are going to once again look to make a statement here against the team that has been getting all of the hype and therefore to get a touchdown or so back is a total must play in some capacity.

The C’s just competed very hard in Oklahoma City and Dallas. Against any other team we could see a bit of a subpar effort in this spot but no way no how tonight. The Heat players have a huge target on their chests and frankly are a bit overrated and snake bitten right now. What the Jazz were able to do in that amazing comeback win on Tuesday was mind boggling and until we see the Heat crank up that heat I will gladly take back this generous number with what is clearly still an elite Boston team.

The pick: Boston +6.5.

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