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Saturday’s South Carolina-Florida game at the Swamp has something that no other college football matchup has this week: it’s a winner-take-all for a trip to the conference championship game. The Gators are 6.5-point favorites on Bodog’s NCAA Football Odds and there is live play-by-play betting available.

Indeed, the winner here will claim the SEC’s East Division and earn a trip to Atlanta to likely face Auburn. It’s the first winner-take-all game in the Swamp since Tennessee upset Florida in December 2001.

South Carolina has never won the East and thus obviously never reached the SEC Championship Game. Think Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier would like to stick it to his old team? However, South Carolina enters off its worst showing of the season, a 41-20 home loss to Arkansas last week.  That was USC’s most lopsided loss of the year and the most points it has allowed.

Florida has followed a three-game losing streak with wins over Georgia and Vanderbilt. Last week’s 55-point outburst against the Commodores was UF’s highest-scoring game of the year. But the Gators have lost two straight at home; they haven’t had a three-game skid there since 1989.

The key Saturday probably will be South Carolina freshman RB Marcus Lattimore, the SEC’s second-leading rusher at 94 yards per outing. When Florida has lost this year, it was pummeled by the run. Alabama rushed for 170 yards on the ground in a 31-6 rout of UF on Oct. 2. The following week, LSU ran for 161 yards in a 33-29 victory. Mississippi State made it three UF losses in a row in a 10-7 win by rushing for 212 yards.

UF holds a 23-4-3 all-time edge in this series and is 4-1 against the Gamecocks under head coach Urban Meyer. The Gators are looking to sweep their SEC East slate for the third consecutive season. South Carolina is 0-12 in Gainesville. But this is the first time the Gamecocks (No. 22) have ever been ranked higher than the Gators (No. 24) when the two teams met.

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Saturday’s Oklahoma State-Texas game figured to involve one team looking to get closer to a Big 12 South title when the season started, it’s just that not many people thought it would be the Cowboys. But they control their own destiny with three games left, starting with last-place Texas. No. 12 OSU is a 6-point favorite on Bodog’s NCAA Football Odds

That the Horns are in last in the South is a complete shock after UT reached the national title game last year and was a preseason favorite to get back this year. Last week Texas was embarrassed by Kansas State 39-14 for its third straight loss. At 4-5, the Longhorns might have the worst follow-up season by a team that played for a national championship the previous season. In the BCS era, that infamy previously belonged to the 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers, who finished 7-7 the year after winning a title. UT must win two of its final three to avoid the first losing season under Mack Brown and reach a bowl.

Horns QB Garrett Gilbert still has his starting job for now. He threw five interceptions last week in the loss to KSU – they led to 17 Wildcats points — and Brown said he was on the brink of pulling the sophomore. Texas coaches deliberated after the game and decided to stay with Gilbert for now even though he has a Big 12-high 13 picks in six conference games. No other Big 12 QB has thrown more than six. Freshman backup Case McCoy is probably one more Gilbert mistake from getting in the game.

OSU has no offensive problems, ranking third in the nation in passing and in scoring. The Cowboys have one of the best sets of triplets in the nation in QB Brandon Weeden, RB Kendall Hunter and WR Justin Blackmon.

A win Saturday would be historic for OSU. The Cowboys haven’t beaten the Longhorns on the road since 1944 and just twice in Austin overall. Since the inception of the Big 12, Oklahoma State has never gone 4-0 against the South Division’s Texas schools and OSU already has beaten the other three.

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Who would have believed the hottest team heading in Saturday’s game between Mississippi State and Alabama would have been the up-and-coming Bulldogs? Still, the Crimson Tide are 14-point favorites on Bodog’s NCAA odds.

Of course Alabama was the preseason No. 1 team and the favorite to repeat as national champ. Well, another title is out of the question after last week’s 24-21 loss at LSU.  It was Alabama’s first loss to an SEC West team since 2007, ending a streak of 12 straight wins. An SEC title is still a mathematical possibility but highly unlikely. The Tide have to win this game and then the Iron Bowl against Auburn. The Tide need Auburn to lose this week to Georgia and then obviously in the Iron Bowl. And then Bama needs LSU to lose to Arkansas to basically force a three-way tie atop the West. Alabama would win that tiebreaker because while all three teams would be 1-1 against each other, both Alabama and Auburn defeated Arkansas, while LSU lost to Arkansas. That would eliminate LSU and would then revert to head-to-head between Alabama and Auburn, in which Alabama would have won the game.

Mississippi State can’t win the SEC West but is having a resurgent season at 7-2 and currently ranked 17th in the AP poll. The Tigers have won six games in a row, their longest winning streak since 1999. The Bulldogs have turned the football over just four times during the winning streak. If Mississippi State wins Saturday, it will match the fifth-longest winning streak in program history. In a bad omen, Alabama has snapped three of the Bulldogs’ five longest winning streaks at Bryant-Denny Stadium, including the longest in program history.

One of MSU’s signature wins this year came at Florida, where Coach Dan Mullen used to be offensive coordinator. The MSU offense is very similar to Florida’s when Mullen was there. The Bulldogs average 218.7 yards per game on the ground, ranking third in the SEC and 14th in the country. Over the past five weeks, the Mississippi State running game has accounted for 1,336 yards and 13 touchdowns. Through the air, the Bulldogs struggle a bit, ranking 10th in the SEC (164.6 yards per game) and 101st nationally.

The Tide lead the all-time series a whopping 72-18-3 (39-9-1 in Tuscaloosa) and have won the past two meetings.

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Sport Bet College Football: Kansas State-Missouri

Proline TV’s Scott Spreitzer has his Game of the Year on Kansas State vs. Missouri among a great card on the MasterLockLine.

The nation’s best sports handicappers make the most of these key performance indicators in predicting the against the spread picks with the performance gap breakdowns.

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Contrasting the yards per rush figures on offense, the facts give the edge to neither as they are tied.

Insofar as passing yards per completion on offense, the computations favor Kansas State by .8.

So many professional bettors make the most of yards per point. Offensively the more productive numbers are owned by the Wildcats by 1.0.

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Defensively the more tightfisted unit against the run according to yards per rush is Missouri by a whopping 1.5.

Yards per reception digits favor Mizzou by 2.1.

Calculations on the yards per point math gives the upper hand to Missouri by 4.6.

Now to net turnover margin, the better squad has been K State but by just one.

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.

BYU vs. Colorado State Against the Spread

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

The Vegas odds on this game are posted at BYU -6.5 or seven with a total of 47.

Commencing with the yards per carry data, the higher rated offense is BYU by .4.

On the same side of the line of scrimmage, yards per reception gives the upper hand to Colorado State by 1.1.

Sharp football bettors exploit yards per point. The more productive unit with the ball in their hands is BYU by 2.5.

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In stopping rushing attacks, the higher ranked defense according to rushing yards per attempt is the Cougars by .5.

The stingier defense in terms of yards per pass catch would be BYU by .6.

The more disruptive defense making use of yards per point enlightenment is that of the Cougars by 1.5.

On the better side of turnover ratio is CSU but by just one.

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.

Free Football Picks Against the Spread

Yes Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy, CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com, the top sports betting site in the world says that Cam Newton is probable to Georgia. That’s only part of the story for today’s best picks against the spread.

Now from Matt Rivers of OffshoreInsiders.com is a huge pick for today.

The pick is California +20 hosting Oregon.

I can’t possibly go against the Oregon Ducks in any real sort of a way but to get around 20 at home with Jeff Tedford’s California Golden Bears is too much to completely pass up. Oregon is great and in my opinion the best team in the country. Comparing Auburn to them is even nonsense as Darron Thomas and LaMichael James are beyond amazing and a duo which should be able to put up another 35 plus points tonight, if not more. Meanwhile Cal is without their starting quarterback in Kevin Riley and appears to be a program that is regressing.

With all of the above this is still too many points, even for Oregon, on the road against a major program in a conference semi rivalry type of a situation. Cal is still an athletic team that can make some plays. Shane Vereen is a high quality running back and a guy that could wreak a little havoc today. The Oregon defense has been good this season and is certainly one of the best in the conference, but it is still ripe for the picking a bit and the Bears have enough to do a thing or two.

At home Cal has actually been money this season. They are a perfect 4-0 and have won by scores of 52-3, 52-7, 35-7 and 50-17. The competition hasn’t been very good at all but UCLA and Arizona State are at the very worst capable programs with major head coaches and Colorado is still Colorado, even if this isn’t 1990.

This game is going to be a bit harder for the Bears without Riley and being up against the best team in the land. It also is not going to be fun as fading Oregon will always keep you wondering if you’re going to get screwed by a five minute barrage of Ducks points but Vereen, Marvin Jones, Keenan Allen and the fellas at home plus this much is just too much against anybody, period.

The pick: California +20 at home.

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ESPN College Football Picks

ESPN schedule starts out with Iowa vs. Northwestern. The Vegas odds has Iowa -9.5 or 10 with a total of 50.

We contrast the key success indicators used by pro bettors against both the college football schedule and in successful wagering on the NFL.

The superior team in terms of rushing yards per attempt on offense is the Iowa Hawkeyes by 1.0.

Also on offense, when it comes to yards per reception the figures give the eminence to Iowa by 1.9.

Vegas sharps exploit yards per point. Data says the more adroit team in that classification is Iowa by 3.1.

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Defensively on yards per rush, the disparity favors Iowa by 1.5.

The better team at stopping the air attack according to passing yards per completion is Iowa by 1.4.

Yards per point dictates the shrewder defense belongs to Iowa by 2.8

In net turnovers, the preeminence is Iowa by seven.

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.

Betting on College Football Odds: Utah vs. Notre Dame

One of the best Vegas scores and odds contests this week in football is the clash between Utah vs. Notre Dame. There is a sharp players bet on this game so strong that OffshoreInsiders.com has issued a Wise Guy betting advisory for this contest.  The top betting service in the world GodsTips has their NBC Game of the Year on this game.

The current Vegas point spread is Utah -5.5 or six with a total of 53.5-54.

The best sports picks experts use different key handicapping numbers than the square player. Here is a preview of that game from a handicapping standpoint.

In comparing yards per rush on offense, the superiority from a statistical standpoint goes to Utah by 1.4.

Passing yards per completion is another gauge utilized by bettors. The advantage is possessed by the Utes by .8.

Possibly the most utilized number by professional bettors is yards per point. From the offensive viewpoint the positive checkmark is in the column of the Utah Utes by 5.2.

Now go to the key numbers on the defensive side of the ball. The yards per rush guide says the better run defense is Utah by 1.3.

The superior passing yards per completion data on defense give the upper hand to the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame by 2.5.

In terms of yards per point, the better defense is Utah by 1.1.

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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Gamblers Win With Ball State and Boise State

Live college football scores were kind again to the gamblers. Only Kevin Love has a better night than gamblers.

What a day for pro gamblers as the top sports service picks were all over Ball State and Boise State.

Here is what ScoresOddsPicks had:

Ball State at Buffalo (-3) – Friday, 6:00 p.m. ET

Buffalo (2-7, 1-7 ATS) has lost four straight after a 34-17 defeat at Ohio last week. The Bulls have also failed to cover in four consecutive games. True freshman Alex Zordich is struggling under center; he can run a little bit, but he was just 8-26 for 84 yards, one touchdown and two picks in last week’s loss.

Ball State (3-7, 3-5 ATS) has been victimized by turnovers. It gave the ball away five times in last week’s 37-30 double-overtime win over Akron, bringing the total to 14 in three games. Still, the Cardinals snapped a four-game losing streak, though they failed to cover (1-4 ATS in the past five games). The Cardinals have run the ball well (156 yards per game) but finally got a great performance from quarterback Keith Wenning. He was 14-27 for 217 yards and three scores, though he also threw three picks.

The Cardinals have been turnover prone, but their offense looks much sharper than Buffalo’s. Ball State should be able to pound the ball while getting the occasional big play from receiver Jack Tomlinson (seven catches, 175 yards, three touchdowns last week).

Take Ball State to cover as a road underdog as the Friday Night Underdog Best Bet of the Year

No. 4 Boise State (-35) at Idaho – Friday, 9:00 p.m. ET

Boise State (8-0, 6-2 ATS) has dominated all year, but last week was different. The Broncos thrashed Hawaii 42-7, racking up a school-record 737 yards while holding Hawaii to its lowest output (196 yards) since 1999—when the run-and-shoot was installed. Covering a huge spread is nothing new for Boise State; the team is 4-1 ATS in its last five match ups despite being favored by an average of 34 points.

Idaho (4-5, 3-5 ATS), meanwhile, has been completely overwhelmed by quality competition. The Vandals have are 1-3 in their past four games, including 0-4 against the spread. They allowed 844 yards to No. 25 Nevada last week; the week before, they were crushed by Hawaii 45-10.

The Broncos have their eyes set on the BCS Championship. After watching Idaho get crushed by 35 points against Hawaii, followed up by Boise State beating the same team by 35, it’s hard to imagine the Broncos not covering this week’s spread.

Take Boise State to cover in an ugly rout.

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From The Great One Stevie Vincent, it was corroborated.

LEVEL 5 PLAY is on BALL STATE over Buffalo

Friday Night PARLAY of a LIFETIME

Forensic ATS information on this game: Ball State 11-0 when the total is between 42.5 and 49 over the last 2 seasons, 13-4 road, 21-10 off straight up win, Buffalo 0-6 in a home game where the total is between 42.5 and 49 over the last 2 seasons, 0-6 in home games after playing 2 straight conference games over the last 3 season, 1-8 home off straight up loss, 1-7 home favorites, 8-24 in conference, 7-22 off loss

LEVEL 5 PLAY is on BOISE over Idaho

Friday Night PARLAY of a LIFETIME

Forensic ATS information on this game: Boise 59-20 in the second half of the season since 1992, Boise 23-8 opponent allows 4.75 or more yards per play, 49-16 after playing 2 straight conference games since 1992, 30-9 off 3 straight wins against conference rivals since 1992, Idaho 15-29 opponent averages 60 or more penalty yards per game, 4-15 in home games after allowing 24 points or more in the first half last game since 1992, 1-10 in home games after 2 consecutive games with a turnover margin of -1 or worse since 1992

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Ohio State vs. Penn State Predictions Against the Spread

This week’s football schedule includes a contest between Ohio State vs. Penn State. This game is so strong that a Vegas sports betting alert has been issued as the best handicapper in the Big 10 from last century and the best from this century, each of their Big 10 Game of the Year on the same side.

OffshoreInsiders.com takes a look at the football betting match-up using key numbers employed by professional gamblers.

In comparing yards per rush on offense, the better numbers belong to Ohio State by .8.

As far as passing yards per completion on the offensive side of the ball, the upper hand is for the Buckeyes by .3.

According to yards per point, the more efficient offense is OSU by 4.4.

Defensively the more stingy team based on yards per rush is the Ohio State Buckeyes by 1.5.

The superior defense in terms of passing yards per completion Ohio State by 1.2.

The yards per point statistic used by the best sports handicappers says the superior defense is neither as the Nittany Lions at least pull even there.

Who to bet on according to the football betting experts against the spread Scott Spreitzer is the top handicapper on the Proline TV show. His college Game of the Year goes today. Jonathan Mardukas is the top ranked college and NFL handicapper combined ever. His biggest three-team underdog parlay ever goes today.

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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.

Cam Newton Stay of Execution…For Now Versus UGA

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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Georgia at No. 2 Auburn, No. 19 Mississippi State at No. 12 Alabama, No. 25 Texas A&M (-3) at Baylor, No. 10 Oklahoma State (-5) at Texas are the standard plays while No. 23 South Carolina at No. 22 Florida is the ESPN Saturday Night Best Bet of the Year. Click now to purchase

Cam Newton Banning Favorite To Happen First

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.