Thursday Betting Roundup


The No. 1 USC Trojans will be looking to hold on to that lofty ranking on
Thursday night when they go to Oregon
State
to battle the Beavers. Here’s
your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Trojans are coming off a convincing 35-3 win over Ohio
State
which solidified their No. 1
ranking. USC quarterback Mark Sanchez went 17-of-28 for 172 yards passing in
that contest, with four TD strikes and one interception. Oregon
State
is coming off a 45-7 win over
Hawaii, but that was their first
victory in three attempts this season. Lyle Moevao
threw for 268 yards and three scores for the Beavers against the Warriors.

The oddsmakers don’t expect the Trojans/Beavers matchup to be close; USC has
been pegged as a 25.5-point favorite. The other game on the college football
docket for Thursday is expected to be a bit tighter, as Tulane is favored by 18
points versus SMU.

Betting on Tonight’s NCAA Football

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More Nominees Coming In

We continue to get suggestions for the top OffshoreInsiders.com
hottie. Some of the latest include Gina Carano, known as Crush to fans of American Gladiators.
Apparently Maxim is showing some nude pics of her. We
have to admit that SMU lesbian former hoopster Jennifer Colli is also
quite the attractive babe.

Other Notable Events

The fight over the final playoff spot in the American League continues on
Thursday night, with the White Sox at rival Minnesota.
Chicago will send Gavin Floyd
(16-8, 3.84 ERA) to the mound in that contest, while the Twins will counter
with Kevin Slowey (12-11, 3.85 ERA). The first pitch
for that game is set for 8:10pm ET
at The Metrodome.

As well, THE TOUR Championship gets underway at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta
on Thursday, with the Top 30 golfers in the FedExCup
standings all participating. Vijay Singh is the 6/1 Vegas favorite to win the
tournament, followed by Sergio Garcia at 7/1, and Phil Mickelson at 8/1. Jim Furyk is just behind that top three at 10/1 odds to win.

The Rest of the Schedule

The Cubs and Mets will finish out their series in New
York
on Thursday night, with Rich Harden (5-1, 1.66
ERA in the National League) going up against Pedro Martinez (5-6, 5.50 ERA).
Also on the NL schedule for Thursday: Arizona at St. Louis, Florida at
Washington, Cincinnati at Houston, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, San Diego at the
Dodgers, and Colorado at San Francisco.

Making up the rest of the AL schedule on
Thursday:
Tampa Bay at Detroit, Cleveland at Boston, the Angels at Seattle, and the Yankees at Toronto. That last matchup will see the Blue Jays pulling out all
the stops to get Roy Halladay his 20th win of the season.

Finally, the WNBA’s Western Conference Finals get
underway on Thursday night, with San Antonio
at Los Angeles. The Eastern
Conference Finals will start on Friday night.

News from the Wire

Yankees starting pitcher Mike Mussina won his 19th game of the
season on Tuesday night against the Blue Jays, giving him a shot at win No. 20
on the weekend . . . Packers quarterback Brett Favre hurt his ankle on Monday
night, but he’s expected to be able to play this weekend against the Cardinals.
. . Blues defenseman Erik Johnson could miss up to nine months after suffering
a knee injury during a golf tournament.

A Peek at the Future

Notable series for the last weekend of baseball’s regular season: the
Yankees at Boston, Tampa Bay at Detroit, Kansas City at Minnesota, Cleveland at
the White Sox, Washington at Philadelphia, Florida at the Mets, and the Cubs at
Milwaukee . . . Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle,
and Jimmie Johnson are all listed as the 6/1 Vegas co-favorites to pick up a
Sprint Cup Series victory at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

BetUs Sportsbook will
likely post odds on whether Yves Rossy, the rocket
man or flying man, will cross the English Channel.

Entertainment Betting Line

The latest rumors have both radio shock jock the Greaseman
as well as Criss Angel dead. Angel’s reported death
is considered a publicity stunt as David Blaine is getting all the attention.

Also check out the latest Hollywood
and entertainment betting
odds
. Speaking of Hollywood,
come on now David Letterman. John McCain was excoriated because he didn’t know
how many houses his wife had. But Letterman, with 10s of millions of dollars in
the bank, believes McCain should appear on his show rather than protect
Americans against a Depression.

Among the latest speculation is that Sarah Palin
will make a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live. Of course how
surprising can a Palin SNL
appearance be if it’s so heavily rumored? Than again, the
media scribes called Tina Fey as Palin
a “surprise appearance”.  See the latest political betting
odds
.


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