Week 5 NFL Picks and College Football Handicappers Hotter Than Rachel Glandorf

Rachel Glandorf, the significant other of Heisman Trophy candidate Colt McCoy is not as hot as the top football picks. Captain Lou Albano dies at age 76 and a strange cloud hangs over the future of Jim Feist’s Proline TV show. Week 6 NFL picks will include a 300,000 star from Matt Rivers who was the winningest handicapper ever on a large network of handicapping sites before being promoted to The Show at OffshoreInsiders.com.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Ranked Boise State takes on Tulsa, the Wild attempt to pick up a win in Anaheim, and the Stars welcome the Preds to Dallas.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The lone college football game on the Wednesday schedule has unbeaten No. 5 Boise State on the road against Tulsa. The Broncos (5-0 straight-up, 4-1 against-the-spread) took out cupcake opponent California-Davis last time out, winning 34-16 on the strength of three Kellen Moore TD passes. The Golden Hurricane (4-1 SU, 3-1 ATS) knocked off Rice 27-10 in their last contest. The oddsmakers prefer ranked Boise State in this contest, as they’re listed as 10-point road faves.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

There are five games on the National Hockey League’s schedule for Wednesday, including Minnesota at Anaheim. The Wild dropped to 1-3-0 on the season last time out with a 4-2 loss to the Sharks. Andrew Brunette and Owen Nolan had the Minnesota goals in that game, while Niklas Backstrom made 25 saves. The Ducks are 2-2-1 on the season after getting blanked 3-0 by the Rangers on Sunday. Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 35 of 37 New York shots in that defeat.

Also on the ice on Wednesday: Pittsburgh at Carolina, Los Angeles at the Rangers, Edmonton at Chicago, and Nashville at Dallas. The Stars fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Canucks in their last game, getting goals from Mike Ribeiro, Jamie Benn, and Brad Richards in regulation time. Marty Turco stopped 22 of 25 Vancouver shots in a losing cause, and winger Jere Lehtinen returned from injury.

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