Nevada vs. California and Kansas vs. Southern Mississippi point spread picks are up.

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Golden Bears play on the road in Nevada, the Rangers begin a series out in Seattle, and the Rockies seek a win at Dodger Stadium.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

College football offers up a pair of games on Friday, with Kansas at Southern Miss and California at Nevada. The Jayhawks are 1-1 SU and 1-0 ATS so far this season, while Southern Miss sits at 1-1 SU and 0-2 ATS. Oddsmakers like the Golden Eagles at home in that contest, pegging them as the 5.5-point favorites. Meanwhile, the Golden Bears are 2-0 SU and 1-0 ATS through the first two weeks of the season, and Nevada is at 2-0 SU and 1-0 ATS. California is pegged as a 3-point road favorite against the Wolf Pack.

As well, there is one Canadian Football League game on tap for Friday night, with Calgary at Saskatchewan. The Stampeders (9-1 SU, 8-2 ATS) ride a seven-game winning streak into Friday’s matchup, and they trounced Edmonton 36-20 on the road last week. The Roughriders (6-4 SU, 5-5 ATS) will be looking to bounce back from an ugly 31-2 road loss to Winnipeg last week in which they managed just a pair of singles. Oddsmakers have Calgary listed as a 2.5-point road favorite for Friday night’s matchup.

Top expert pick on tonight’s card…

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Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule for Friday has the Yankees at Baltimore, the Angels at Tampa Bay, Toronto at Boston, Oakland at Minnesota, Cleveland at Kansas City, Detroit at the White Sox, and Texas at Seattle. C.J. Wilson is expected to get the ball for the Rangers in that last contest, while the Mariners send Felix Hernandez (11-11, 2.39 ERA) to the mound. Lefthander Wilson is coming off a short outing against the Yankees in which he gave up four runs on six hits over just three innings of work. Righthander Hernandez lost to the Angels last time out, surrendering seven runs in his 6 1-3 innings.

Over in the National League on Friday it’s then Arizona at Pittsburgh, Washington at Philadelphia, the Cubs at Florida, Atlanta at the Mets, Cincinnati at Houston, San Diego at St. Louis, Milwaukee at San Francisco, and Colorado at the Dodgers. Ubaldo Jimenez (18-6, 2.75 ERA) is slated to pitch for the Rockies on Friday night, with Hiroki Kuroda (10-12, 3.32 ERA) taking the hill for Los Angeles. Righthander Jimenez was stuck with a no-decision against the Diamondbacks last time out despite giving up just one run on six hits over his six innings of work. Righthander Kuroda is also coming off a hard-luck no-decision, surrendering one run on four hits in six innings against Houston.

Free pick…

Matt Rivers, who was the winningest handicapper ever—nobody came close—on a large network of sites says Friday is on the Mariners in the first 5 innings at 5 Dimes

A little unconventional play here as this is a first five inning play on the home M’s. Here is my logic and it’s fairly simple, Felix Hernandez is amazing. Yup that’s it, no rocket science, no crazy algorithms, that’s it.

Certainly Seattle’s offense has been awful and the team overall is a complete disaster. Ichiro has not even been very good this season and what appeared to be a promising season that started with a pitching staff that had three studs in Hernandez, Cliff Lee and Erik Bedard turned into a dreadful underachieving piece of garbage. With that said though Hernandez has been the best pitcher in baseball over the past few months and that is including everybody. The last start wasn’t good as King Felix allowed four earned but in the previous six starts the guy allowed a grand total of one earned run. Yes that’s right in the previous 45 innings he allowed one run. I know mind-boggling.

I don’t trust anything about this Seattle club including their offense, bullpen and pretty much everything else, save Hernandez, and the M’s are up against a very tough lefty in CJ Wilson and a first place Texas club that is well superior. But the King is truly amazing and very possibly will not allow a run in the first five innings. Granted Wilson may not either but to not really lay anything with Hernandez in this situation is well worth it. Think about it this guy has not allowed a run in five of his last seven starts.

We could be looking at a 0-0 push after five and if that is the case then so be it. But to get the best pitcher in the game on his home mound in Seattle and not really lay anything is a must play, period.

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Wait, what’s that? Calvin Johnson didn’t catch a touchdown pass? Well, that one’s up for debate. Let’s try some more NFL betting props for Week 2 and hope referees don’t rob us this time.

This week, Bodog.com hooks us up with the props.

Michael Vick: What will he do first versus Lions?

Throw a touchdown pass: -170

Rush for a touchdown: +400

Throw an interception: +200

Free pick: Rush for a touchdown. Vick loves calling his own number and, given his throwing accuracy woes, I suspect he’ll be more comfortable taking the ball in himself early in Sunday’s matchup against Detroit.

Arian Foster: Total rushing yards versus Redskins

Over 85.5: -125

Under 85.5: -105

Free pick: Over 85.5. Houston will get its passing game more involved this week but the Redskins allowed 4.7 yards per carry to the Cowboys in Week 1. I don’t think Arian Foster will go off for 200-plus yards again but 100 or so seems reasonable.

Peyton Manning vs Eli Manning: Who will have more passing yards?

Peyton Manning -50.5

Eli Manning +50.5

Free pick: Eli Manning +50.5. With the 50.5-point spread, this isn’t an easy pick. On one hand, I expect the Giants to rely on the run game more. On the other, I think they’ll fall behind and have to throw a bit in the second half. I see 250-plus yards for both Manning brothers.

LaDainian Tomlinson vs Shonn Greene: Who will have more rushing yards vs Patriots?

Tomlinson +10.5

Greene -10.5

Free pick: Tomlinson +10.5. Love this play. Even if Greene cures his fumbling problems and stays out of the dog house, I’m not sure the Jets will run like crazy in this one. They could be trailing against Tom Brady and Mark Sanchez would then have to try dink-and-dunk check downs rather than handing off to Shonn Greene. I don’t think he’ll rack up too many yards.

How many of these players (Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Jerome Bettis, Willie Roaf, Curtis Martin, Dick Vermeil) will get inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame on the first-year ballot?

Over 2.5: -200

Under 2.5: +200

Free pick: Over 2.5. At first, I leaned toward the UNDER as I figured Sanders and Faulk were the only locks to make it. But pairing Faulk with his Super Bowl-winning coach, Dick Vermeil, makes sense as a sentimental decision for Canton.

ScoresOddsPicks.com has released a Las Vegas odds bulletin on the California vs. Nevada contest.

The best value on betting on the Golden Bears is SportsBook at -2. College football odds are most beneficial for wagering on the Wolfpack  5 Dimes is +3

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Golden Bears are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games following a SU win of more than 20 points, 6-1 in September. However, they are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 vs. WAC.

Wolf Pack are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win, 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a winning road record, 26-12 ATS in their last 38 home games.

On the other hand, Wolf Pack are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 non-conference games, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game.

Over/under trends: Over is 12-3-1 in Golden Bears last 16 non-conference games. Over is 10-4 in Wolf Pack last 14 games following a S.U. win, yet they’ve gone under 16-4 last 23 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game.

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OffshoreInsiders.com has issued a point spread alert for the Kansas vs. Southern Mississippi contest.

For NCAA football point spreads the best place to bet the Jayhawks is Bodog where they are getting six.

The best place to bet Southern Miss is Bet Guardian at -5.5. The total ranges from 51 to 53.5, so shop for the best odds.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Jayhawks are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games, 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games in September, 19-7 ATS in their last 26 games following a S.U. win, 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games following a ATS win.

But not everything is positive for rock chalk Jayhawk supporters. Kansas is 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games overall, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.

Golden Eagles are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. However, Southern Miss is also are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a SU win of more than 20 points.

Over/under trends: Over is 7-0 in Jayhawks last 7 games following a ATS win and over 16-4 last 20 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game. Under is 8-1 in Golden Eagles last 9 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

(6) Florida (2-0) vs. Tennessee (1-1)

The Florida Gators usually bounce back if their defense struggles the week prior. They’re 7-1 against the spread over their last eight games after allowing more than 200 rushing yards the previous game. But Tennessee is 5-1 ATS after throwing for less than 170 yards the previous game. Maybe the under is the safe betting play here; it’s 4-1 in the last five meetings.

(8) Nebraska (2-0) vs. Washington (1-1)

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are a national title contender but sometimes they slip up after blowout wins; they’re 21-44-2 ATS over their last 67 games following a straight-up win of more than 20 points. Jake Locker and the Washington Huskies usually cover the spread at home; they’re 5-1 ATS over their last six there.

(24) Brigham Young (1-1) vs. (18) Florida State (1-1)

Do the BYU Cougars have the edge against the spread here?  Many a bettor thinks so if the trends are right. The Cougars are 8-2 ATS over their last 10 following a straight-up loss whereas Florida State is 1-6 ATS in its last seven at home.

Clemson (2-0) vs. (20) Auburn (2-0)

Is Auburn a team to avoid at your sportsbook this week? It’s 3-7 ATS over its last 10 games overall and 2-5 over its last seven at home. Clemson sometimes struggles against the SEC, going 2-6 over its last eight against that conference, but it won big last week and is 4-1 ATS over its last five after winning straight up by 20 or more points the previous game.

(11) Iowa vs. (23) Arizona (2-0)

This weekend’s college football predictions sees Iowa was expected to be a BCS contender this season, but Arizona has defied expectations. Can the Wildcats make a major statement at home this week? They’re 5-1 ATS over their last six at home. However, the Hawkeyes never go down easily in tough away games. They’re 10-1 ATS in their last 11 road games against teams with winning home records. The UNDER seems like a hot sports betting trend in this matchup. It’s 4-1-1 in Iowa’s last six following a straight-up win and 5-1 in Arizona’s last six following a straight-up win.

NC State vs. Cincinnati picks against the spread are up.  They are hotter than April Macie tickets. NFL picks week 2 against the spread information has been posted not to mention week 3 college football breakdowns for bettors.

Zach Collaros, D.J. Woods, Armon Binns and others have prop bets for their performance posted.

Below is a free MLB picks. But first the look at Thursday betting.

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Cincinnati meets N.C. State on the gridiron, while the White Sox play host to the Twins, and the WNBA Finals continue down in Atlanta.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

There’s one college football game on the schedule for Thursday night, with Cincinnati at North Carolina State. The Bearcats (1-1 SU, 0-1 ATS) broke into the win column last weekend with a 40-7 victory over cupcake Indiana State. The Wolfpack (2-0 SU, 1-0 ATS) managed to beat Central Florida last time out, winning by a final score of 28-21 on the road. North Carolina State has been listed as the 2-point favorite for Thursday night.
Player props are up for that game from NCAA point spread

Top expert pick on tonight’s card…

From the Power of 620 sports services behind every selection, the MasterLockLine, the “Biggest Play” feature is on a 30-8 tear in all sports. Tonight it’s the No. 1 the last three years in college and NFL combined. An attorney/law professor/pro bettor turned pro bettor/professional handicapper out of Tri Cities, TN is best known for being the greatest SEC handicapper of all-time. However, he is also the top NFLX totals handicapper, based on all-time units won. Supreme Selections are his highest rated plays. They are 19-8 this year in football (excluding pushes) and all 27 have been released right here. Cincinnati/NC State over/under.

Also GodsTips is the greatest in the land (if winning means anything). Of course we hit our only play on Baltimore. The baseball winning just continues and so does football. We just added night MLB Wise Guy and Major. Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy, CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com, the top sports betting site in the world, is also the top handicapper on the Dream Team of GodsTips.

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Meeting up on the diamond . . .

Baseball has just six games on tap for Thursday, with Arizona at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at the Mets, San Diego at St. Louis, the Dodgers at San Francisco, the Angels at Cleveland, and Minnesota at the White Sox. Carl Pavano (16-11, 3.47 ERA) is slated to take on Mark Buehrle (12-10, 3.99 ERA) in that last matchup. Righthander Pavano was the hard-luck loser in his most recent trip to the mound, allowing just two runs on six hits over eight innings of work against the Indians. Lefthander Buehrle was stuck with his third straight no-decision last time out, giving up three runs on eight hits over seven innings of work against the Royals. Chicago, though, went 3-0 in those Buehrle outings.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Finally, the Seattle Storm will be looking to wrap up the WNBA Finals on Thursday night when they play Game 3 on the road in Atlanta against the Dream. The Storm took a commanding 2-0 series lead with an 87-84 home win in Game 2 on Tuesday night. Lauren Jackson led the way with 26 points for Seattle in that contest, while Swin Cash was good for 19 points. Angel McCoughtry picked up 21 points in the defeat for Atlanta.

Free pick for Thursday is on the Dodgers says OffshoreInsiders.com handicapper Matt Rivers.

No doubt Jonathan Sanchez has blossomed into a very good pitcher as he can strike a lot of guys out and dominate games when on but Ted Lilly is no slouch and in a game that is pretty much 50-50 I’ll back the visiting Dodgers and take back what I can.

Joe Torre’s club has underachieved mightily this season and is obviously going nowhere. But to say they don’t have talent is wrong and with guys like Loney, Kemp, Ethier and a few others I will gladly take the blue in this rivalry spot. It’s not like San Francisco exactly scores all that much with their fairly weak offense so I’ll fade Sanchez and the G-Men even outside of Chavez Ravine and by the bay.

Lilly is a lefty who at times can be phenomenal. The former Yankee southpaw isn’t great but he can be and up against a poor offense very well may go seven of eight strong if not better. Like it always seems to be in this series I expect the pitchers to do their thing today and keep this thing low scoring resulting in one swing or one bounce of the ball determining the winner. I’m looking at 2-1 or 3-2 either way and plus a little bit of coin is enough for me.

Free pick: LA Dodgers +132 to San Francisco

Vegas experts major college football picks against the spread advisory has just been issued for the Cincinnati vs. NC State contest.

The latest offshore betting line on this contest is North Carolina State ranging from a 1.5 point favorite at SportsBook to a two-point chalk at other online bookmakers

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Bearcats are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Thursday games, 7-3-2 ATS in their last 12 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game, 28-13-1 ATS in their last 42 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.

On the other hand, the Bearcats are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win and 0-7 overall.

Wolfpack are 8-2-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS win, 9-3-1 home, 14-5-1 ATS in their last 20 games on grass.

Over/under trends: Under is 8-1 in Bearcats last 9 Thursday games, but they’ve gone over 7-1 last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, yet under 20-8 their last 28 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game. Over is 11-2 in Wolfpack last 13 games overall, but under 13-3 on Thursdays.

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After some wild, unpredictable NFL betting action in week one, doing our homework is extra important this week. Here’s a look at trends for some early games this coming Sunday.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

Steelers (1-0) vs Titans (1-0)

Do oddsmakers overvalue Pittsburgh and undervalue Tennessee early in seasons? The Steelers are just 1-6 ATS over their last seven September games. The Titans are 10-2 ATS over their last 12 in September. However, Pittsburgh does well with momentum, going 4-1-1 ATS in its last six following a straight up win; The Titans are 1-4 ATS over their last five following a straight-up win. The Big Ben-less Steelers could offer value this week, as the underdog is 6-1 ATS over the last seven meetings.

Bills (0-1) vs Packers (1-0)

This is an intriguing betting matchup because the spread is so big by Week 2 standards; it’s around 13 for Green Bay at most books. The Pack do a good job covering the spread thanks to their high-octane offense; they’re 8-1-1 ATS over their last 10 games overall. The lowly Bills can’t be taken lightly, as they’re 8-3 ATS over their last 11 road games, but they struggle when they’re not moving the ball. Buffalo is 2-5 ATS over its last seven after totalling less than 250 yards the previous game.

Bears (1-0) vs Cowboys (0-1)

The trends for this NFC football betting matchup really point to the UNDER. The under is 6-1 in Dallas’ last seven games, 13-3 in the Bears’ last 16 games following an ATS loss and 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams. The Cowboys treat bettors well at their new stadium, going 6-2 ATS in their last eight there.

Dolphins (1-0) vs Vikings (0-1)

The Dolphins are 6-1 ATS over their last seven road games but the Vikings are 5-0-1 ATS in their last six at home. Maybe Miami’s brutal early-season betting record – 2-10-2 ATS over its last 14 in September – can be the tiebreaker. Also, the Vikings respond well after straight-up losses, going 8-2 over their last 10 ATS when that happens.

Ravens (1-0) vs Bengals (0-1)

It seems you don’t go against Baltimore at the sportsbook in September. The Ravens are 7-0 ATS in their last seven September games. But there are several trends against the Ravens in his matchup history. Baltimore is 3-8 ATS in the last seven meetings and 1-4 ATS in its last five visits to Cincinnati. The Bengals are a slight underdog at home right now and the underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.

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The pick for Wednesday is on the NY Yankees +105 at Tampa.

The New Yorkers are the better team and at this price, even if Phil Hughes is not the same guy from earlier in the season, I can’t help but once again back Joe Girardi’s Pinstripers. It’s not like James Shields has been even good of late so I will gladly back the visitors here at the Trop. Yes the Yankees have crapped in their pants a bit over the last little bit but they are still awesome and are a great and trustworthy club.

Shields has been scuffling pretty mightily and against Arod, Cano, Tex and the rest of the powerful Bombers I say good luck to the righthander in this situation. The kid can be very good but his confidence is just no longer there as his stuff seems to be failing him regularly of late. Sure Tampa is awesome and led by studs in Crawford, Longoria and Pena but like I have been saying for a while now they are still not the Yankees. New York is the best team in the division and the best team in the entire league, they just are. When push comes to shove they are always going to have my money in a spot such as this one. The Yanks are obviously not intimidated by playing down south in the Trop and are a loaded loaded lineup with more than likely the superior hurler and should be able to smack Shields around a bit.

I’m sure Joe Maddon’s boys will get some licks in against Hughes as the righty is overall pretty mediocre but in the end the Yankees have pretty much the better everything and should show it one more time.

The pick: NY Yankees.

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September 18, 2010

Utah vs. New Mexico

Lines-Maker.com’s Brian Kayma is reporting that Utes starting QB Jordan Wynn is doubtful. However, his backup is last year’s starter Terrance Cain, a much better scrambler than Wynn. The uncertainty is just another worry for the undermanned New Mexico team that doesn’t know which signal caller to prepare for.

Preseason all-conference center Zane Taylor is likely also out for the Utes.

Tulsa vs. Oklahoma State

Cy McCormick of the Power of 620 sports services behind every selection, the MasterLockLine, says his sources assure him that Cowboys starting QB Brandon Weeden’s thumb injury is much worse than he and head Mike Gundy are saying. They have no capable replacement with his two backups having thrown a combined seven passes in their college careers.

Arkansas vs. Georgia

Arkansas RB Dennis Johnson, a member of the Doak Walker watch list, is out with bowel problems. Welcome to the club.

He is also the school’s kickoff return career leader with 2,014 yards and two touchdowns. At running back, he was part of a four-man rotation, so there are experienced players to pick up the slack.

Florida vs. Tennessee

Gators starting WR and PR Chris Rainey may be suspended as a result of an arrest on aggravated stalking.

Ball St. vs. Purdue

Purdue WR Keith Smith, who had 91 catches last year and 18 in the early going this year, is out.

Texas vs. Texas Tech

Injuries continue to thin the Longhorns on the offensive line. All five linemen are starting for the first time this year or playing new positions. They have to face a Texas Tech pass rush that is third nationally with nine sacks.

Houston vs. UCLA

Houston’s QB Case Keenum is a game time decision. His backup Cotton Turner played well against UTEP leading GodsTips to a side and total sweep on the Cougars and over. It’s very unlikely Houston will change their game plan if Keenum is out.

UCLA is dealing with an inept offense, so look for the Cougars to happily engage in a shootout no matter what.

Middle Tennessee State vs. Memphis

Memphis starting QB Cannon Smith is out. He completed 13-of-21 passes this year with one TD and interception. Ryan Williams starts. He’s actually been better this year completing 28-of-42 passes for three TDs and two INTs.

However, MTSU is down to their No. 3 QB. Preseason Sunbelt player of the year Dwight Dasher is suspended. His replacement Logan Kilgore is out. Jeff Murphy, who started last week, went 22-of-36 for 301 yards with no TDs, but one INT.

North Texas vs. Army

Mean Green starting QB Nathan Tune is out for the year. Derek Thompson, who is 30-for-42 over the last two years, gets the start. He has one career TD.

Northwestern vs. Rice

Rice starting QB Taylor McHargue is out. His replacement Nick Fanuzzi started last year, came in last week after McHargue got hurt and led them to a game winning drive to North Texas. He actually has 12 career TD passes, but nine interceptions.

Fresno State vs. Utah State

Fresno is without two key offensive starters RB Robbie Rouse and WR Devon Wylie. The Bulldogs are off a bye week.

For more information: Check out the against the spread trend report for this week’s college football schedule.