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Top Vegas Insider Previews WVU-Colorado

It’s time for the official bettor’s preview of tonight’s West Virginia and Colorado battle. Sportsbooks have West Virginia a three-point favorite with a total of 56.5.

The road favorite West Virginia can certainly be beaten. East Carolina held Heisman candidate QB Pat White to 72 yards passing and 97 rushing.

While Colorado is 2-0 straight up, they needed a late pick six to defeat Eastern Washington 31-24. West Virginia is allowing 392.5 yards per game. However, they will get back a key player tonight, MLB Reed Williams. How good is he? He was last year’s leading tackler and MVP in the Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma.

WR Wes Lyons will also likely play for the Mountaineers. West Virginia will face their toughest test defensively against the pass says ScoresOddsPicks.com‘s Brian Gould.

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Now let’s take a peak at some betting trends, all against the spread: West Virginia is 26-11 if they gained 125 or less passing yards last game and 5-1 off ATS loss.

Colorado is 13-27 after allowing 75 or less rushing yards last game and 7-19 if they allowed more than 280 yards passing last game.

As far as over/under NCAA trends, West Virginia has exceeded the posted total at a 13-3 rate off a loss of 20 or more. They’ve gone under 19-7 on the road versus teams with a winning home record.

The Buffalos have gone over five straight after allowing more than 280 yards passing last game, but under 10-2 outside the conference.

White Sox-Yankees Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Yankee Stadium.
The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Javier Vazquez in this game. Vazquez has a 12-13 record and a 4.13 ERA this season.
The Yankees will counter Vazquez with Mike Mussina. Righthander Mussina has a 3.63 ERA to go along with a 17-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Yankees scored all their runs in the seventh and eighth innings in Wednesday’s 5-1 win over the White Sox, as -145 favorites. The game’s six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10.5).
Johnny Damon belted a two-run dinger to lead the Yankees. Brian Bruney picked up the win in relief and improved to 3-0.
Jermaine Dye drove in the lone run for the White Sox, who were +130 underdogs. Clayton Richard gave up two runs over 6 2-3 innings in the loss.
Team records:
Chicago: 84-67 SU
New York: 81-71 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Baltimore are 4-6
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Chi White Sox are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games when playing NY Yankees
Chi White Sox are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
NY Yankees are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
NY Yankees are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox
Next up:
Chi White Sox at Kansas City, Friday, September 19
NY Yankees home to Baltimore, Friday, September 19

 

Phillies-Braves Pointspread Pointers

The Philadelphia Phillies will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
Ace lefthander Cole Hamels will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Hamels is 12-9 this season with a 3.11 ERA.
Hamels’s opponent in this one will be Mike Hampton. The Braves lefthander has a 5.34 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
J.A. Happ tossed a three-hit shutout through six innings on Wednesday, as the Phillies defeated the Braves 6-1. The Phillies won the game as +115 underdogs, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Matt Stairs homered and Carlos Ruiz drove in two runs, while Happ collected his first win for the Phillies.
Greg Norton drove in the lone run for the Braves, who were favored at -128 in that game. Jair Jurrjens gave up four runs off five hits in five innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Philadelphia has won 6 straight games.
Atlanta has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 85-67 SU
Atlanta: 67-85 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 9-1
After a win are 6-4

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 1-9
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Next up:
Philadelphia at Florida, Friday, September 19
Atlanta home to NY Mets, Friday, September 19

 

West Virginia-Colorado Preview

The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Colorado Buffaloes will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Folsom Field.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mountaineers listed as 3-point favorites versus the Buffaloes, while the game’s total is sitting at 56.
West Virginia fell 24-3 to East Carolina in Week 2, as 7.5-point underdogs. The 27 points went UNDER the posted total of 47.5.
Pat McAfee kicked the only field goal in a losing effort for West Virginia.
Current streak:
Colorado has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
West Virginia: 1-1 SU, 0-1 ATS
Colorado: 2-0 SU, 1-0 ATS
West Virginia most recently:
When playing in September are 8-2
When playing on grass are 8-2
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing outside the conference are 9-1

Colorado most recently:
When playing in September are 4-6
When playing on grass are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing outside the conference are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
West Virginia is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games on the road
West Virginia is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
West Virginia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of West Virginia’s last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
West Virginia home to Marshall, Saturday, September 27
Colorado at Florida State, Saturday, September 27

 

Sports Advisors Betting Information Louisville-Kansas State Official Gambler’s Preview

It is quite clear that the expert picks say that tonight’s Louisville and Kansas State contest is a great game for the bettors. For those who prefer to tackle the sportsbooks on their own, we go inside the Vegas betting lines for bettors.

The college football odds have Kansas State as a four-point favorite with a total of 56. This will be Kansas State‘s first test following two creampuff home games to North Texas and Montana State.

Louisville lost to Kentucky, but passed the creampuff task by taking out their frustrations on Tennessee Tech. Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman has no interceptions and has completed 75.6 percent of his passes, but for the first time all year he will face a pass rush.

Also, defensively, the Wildcats faced spread offenses the first two weeks; something the speed based defense of Kansas State matched up well against says Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com. However, Gould warns Louisville is so much more physical, a test K State has not gotten yet.

Louisville‘s disappointing QB Hunter Cantwell is only 4-2 straight up as a starter but he did come off the bench to defeat the Wildcats in 2006.

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The Cardinals are 50-12 straight up at Papa John Stadium, but lost straight up twice last year in head coach Steve Kragthorpe’s debut season. Keep in mind that Kansas State has just two straight up road wins under Ron Prince.

Here are some betting trends, all records against the spread: Kansas State is 28-14 off a win at home of 28 or more points. They are 4-1 off a bye week, but 5-12 their last 17 road games overall. They are also 5-13 outside the conference.

Louisville is 4-1 after allowing less than 100 yards rushing per game. However, the Cardinals are 2-6 after allowing less than 170 yards passing last game. They have failed in four straight go the Vegas spread after getting more than 200 yards rushing last game.

Wednesday Sports Betting and Other Wagering Options

A single college football game shares the spotlight with baseball’s pennant races on Wednesday, while golf prepares for the Ryder Cup. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

Louisville will host Kansas State on Wednesday night, with the Wildcats looking to run their record to 3-0 after blasting lesser opponents in their first two games of the season. The Wildcats began the year with an easy 45-6 win over North Texas, and they then rolled past Montana State 69-10 in their second outing. The Cardinals started their season with a 27-1 loss versus Kentucky before beating up on Tennessee Tech 51-10.

The oddsmakers opened the Big 12’s Kansas State as 3-point favorites against the Big East’s Louisville (college football odds , and that line increased to four points early in the week. The total for the game is sitting at 56 points, and kickoff is set for 8:00pm ET on Wednesday night.

Entertainment Events

One of the top approved sportsbooks and certainly one of the original is BetUs Sportsbook. They have just released the betting line on both the Emmy Awards and the Bristol Palin pregnancy.

Among the odds are on Outstanding Drama series, where Mad Men is the favorite with Boston Legal, Dexter, Damages, House and Lost. It seems one or two word titles are the key.

The Outstanding Actor candidates are Alec Baldwin, Steve Carrell, Tony Shalhoub, Charlie Sheen, and Lee Pace. See all of the odds for the Emmy Awards and Bristol Palin’s child.

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Political Odds

Influential Hillary Clinton supporter Lynn Forester de Rothschild is supporting John McCain as the disenfranchised women’s vote continues to swing to Sarah Palin. The political betting odds has InTrade with Barack Obama in a dead heat with McCain.  

Other betting odds

Will OJ Simpson get convicted in his memorabilia trial? Will Ryan Howard win the NL MVP? Check out the approved sportsbooks for the betting line on just about everything such as the Ryder Cup.

Other Notable Events

The Brewers (minus Ned Yost) will continue their series in Chicago on Wednesday, and they’ll send Ben Sheets (13-8, 2.97 ERA) to the mound. Sheets was knocked around for five earned runs over six innings by the Phillies in his last outing, and he was beaten by the Cubs back on July 29. Jason Marquis (10-8, 4.36 ERA) will get the ball for Chicago; he is coming off a win over the Reds in which he gave up two runs in 7 1-3 innings.

It’ll be Tim Wakefield (9-10, 3.92 ERA) taking on Matt Garza (11-9, 3.60 ERA) when the Red Sox and Rays play in Tampa Bay again on Wednesday. Wakefield blanked the Blue Jays over eight innings in his most recent trip to the mound, giving up just three hits. Garza settled for a no-decision versus the Yankees last time out, allowing three earned runs on six hits over his five innings of work in that contest.

The Rest of the Schedule

Rounding out the AL slate for Wednesday: Minnesota at Cleveland, the White Sox at the Yankees, Baltimore at Toronto, Detroit at Texas, Seattle at Kansas City, and the Angels at Oakland. Indians starter Cliff Lee (22-2, 2.36) will look to continue his incredible campaign by beating the Twins; he’s won each of his last eight starts.

Making up the rest of the NL slate: San Diego at Colorado, the Dodgers at Pittsburgh, Houston at Florida, the Mets at Washington, St. Louis at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Atlanta, and San Francisco at Arizona. Diamondbacks starter Brandon Webb (20-7, 3.28 ERA) finally won his 20th game last time out, throwing eight scoreless innings.

News from the Wire

Rays outfielder Carl Crawford is hoping to return from hand surgery by the end of next week, while fellow Tampa outfielder B.J. Upton is still recovering from a quad injury . . . Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith is finally eligible to return from his team-imposed suspension this weekend . . . Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin still wants to be traded, but the team says they have no interest in moving him this season.

A Peek at the Future

The WNBA playoffs get underway on Thursday night in New York and Sacramento. First-round matchups: Detroit at Indiana, Connecticut at New York, San Antonio at Sacramento, and Seattle at Los Angeles . . . the Europeans are still pegged as the -125 Vegas favorites heading into play at the Ryder Cup on Thursday, with the USA at +105.

Brewers-Cubs Pointers

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Wrigley Field.
The Brewers will give the ball to ace starter Ben Sheets in this one. Righthander Sheets is 13-8 this season with a 2.97 ERA.
The Cubs will counter Sheets with Jason Marquis. Righthander Marquis has a 4.36 ERA to go along with a 10-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Cubs edged the Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Chicago won as +105 home underdogs as the game played over the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
Alfonso Soriano was 2-for-4 with a solo shot for the Cubs, while Ryan Dempster gave up two runs over six innings to get the victory for Chicago.
Prince Fielder went 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs for Milwaukee, as losing pitcher C.C. Sabathia allowed four runs over seven innings for the Brewers.
Current streak:
Milwaukee has lost 5 straight games.
Chicago has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
Milwaukee: 83-68 SU
Chicago: 91-58 SU
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Milwaukee, Thursday, September 18

 

Kansas State-Louisville Preview

The Kansas State Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Wildcats listed as 4-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total is sitting at 56.
Current streak:
Kansas State has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Kansas State: 2-0 SU, 1-0 ATS
Louisville: 1-1 SU, 0-1 ATS
Kansas State most recently:
When playing in September are 7-3
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing outside the conference are 6-4

Louisville most recently:
When playing in September are 7-3
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing outside the conference are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Kansas State’s last 21 games on the road
Kansas State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Kansas State is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Kansas State is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Louisville is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
Louisville is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Next up:
Kansas State home to Louisiana-Lafayette, Saturday, September 27
Louisville home to Connecticut, Friday, September 26

 

Jim Feist New Site: Welcome to Those Who Found Us After Feist Downgrades

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Emmy Odds and Lines on Palin Pregnancy

As if Sarah Palin garnering the Republican nomination for VP of the United States wasn’t enough of a shocker – the news that her seventeen year old daughter was pregnant just days after set off even more media frenzy.

The American public ate it up, and as usual the media didn’t disappoint with their non-stop and often over the top coverage of Bristol Palin and her pregnancy.  With speculation at an all time high, and media scrutiny growing ever more intense, the largest most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com once again beat everyone to the punch and posted odd son all things Bristol Palin pregnancy.

Analysts at BetUs Sportsbook  posted the following odds on the Bristol Palin Pregnancy:

Odds on sex of baby m/f?
1/1 boy 
1/1 girl  
250/1 twins 

Odds on whether she’ll get married before or after the birth of the child
Before  1/1   
After   1/1  
Not marry the father   20/1

Odds on color eyes the baby will have
Brown 4/6
Green 6/4   
Blue 2/1

Weight of Bristol’s baby at birth
Over/Under 7lbs 5 ounces
 5/6 Over   5/6 Under       
 
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BetUs posts latest odds:


60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 2008

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Mad Men     +125    5/4
Boston Legal    +700    7/1
Dexter        +550    11/2
Damages     +450    9/2
House        +650    13/2
Lost        +750    15/2

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock         +175    7/4
The Office        +250    5/2
Curb Your Enthusiasm    +450    9/2
Entourage         +500    5/1
Two and a Half Men    +550    11/2

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock             +150    3/2
Steve Carell, The Office         +250    5/2
Tony Shalhoub, Monk            +400    4/1
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men    +550    11/2
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies        +700    7/1

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine     +225    9/4
Tina Fey, 30 Rock                         +250    5/2
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds                    +350    7/2
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?                +450    9/2
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty                    +500    5/1

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jon Hamm, Mad Men         +275    11/4
Michael C. Hall, Dexter          +300    3/1
Hugh Laurie, House         +325    13/4
James Spader, Boston Legal     +600    6/1
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad    +650    13/2
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment    +700    7/1

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Glenn Close, Damages                     +125    5/4
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters                +500    5/1
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit    +600    6/1
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace                +550    11/2
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer                 +300    3/1

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Ted Danson, Damages         +200    2/1
Michael Emerson, Lost        +550    11/2
Zeljko Ivanek, Damages        +250    5/2
William Shatner, Boston Legal    +600    6/1
John Slattery, Mad Men        +325    13/4

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy     +250    5/2
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment        +275    11/4
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal        +350    7/2
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy         +400    4/1
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters    +450    9/2

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live     +275    11/4
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies     +300    3/1
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men    +325    13/4
Jean Smart, Samantha Who?        +400    4/1
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty         +400    4/1

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Rainn Wilson, The Office             +250    5/2
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother    +275    11/4
Kevin Dillon, Entourage                +350    7/2
Jeremy Piven, Entourage            +400    4/1
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men             +450    9/2

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION
The Amazing Race     +275    11/4
Dancing With The Stars +275    11/4
Project Runway        +325    13/4
American Idol        +400    4/1
Top Chef        +450    9/2

OUTSTANDING HOST, REALITY SERIES
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars    +250    5/2
Heidi Klum, Project Runway        +275    11/4
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol         +325    13/4
Jeff Probst, Survivor             +350    7/2
Howie Mandel, Deal or No Deal        +600    6/1

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report            +300    3/1
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart    +275    11/4
Late Show With David Letterman    +450    9/2   
Real Time With Bill Maher        +400    4/1
Saturday Night Live            +300    3/1