The Ravens will be looking to run their record to 3-0 on the season on
Monday night when they go to Pittsburgh
to play the rival Steelers. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

Baltimore is 2-0 on the year,
thanks to games against struggling division rivals Cincinnati
and Cleveland and an unexpected,
hurricane-imposed bye in Week 2. The Ravens began the year by beating the
Bengals 17-10 at home, and followed up that result by topping the Browns 28-10
at home last week. Baltimore
managed to pick up an ATS win in both of those contests, while the OVER/UNDER
is at 1-1 for them this year.

Pittsburgh was tagged with their
first loss of the year last weekend, falling 15-6 in Philadelphia
as 3.5-point underdogs. The Steelers began the campaign by thumping the Texans
38-17, and they then squeaked past the Browns 10-6 in Week 2. That puts Pittsburgh
at 2-1 straight-up and 1-2 against-the-spread on the season, and only their
easy victory over Houston in Week 1
has provided an OVER result for their supporters.

The Ravens and Steelers split their season series 1-1 last year, with each
team winning and covering at home (in a pair of OVER results). For Monday night
the oddsmakers have Pittsburgh listed
as a 5-point home favorite, with the total pegged at just 34 points. Steelers
RB Willie Parker will miss Monday’s game with a knee injury, leaving Rashard Mendenhall as their starter. Ravens DB Samari Rolle (shoulder/neck) is
OUT as well.

Other Notable Events

There’s a single baseball game on the schedule for Monday, with Gavin Floyd
(16-8, 3.91 ERA) and the White Sox hosting Freddy Garcia (1-1, 4.50 ERA) and
the Tigers in a makeup contest. If Chicago
manages to beat Detroit in the
Monday matinee they’ll then play a one-game playoff against the Twins on
Tuesday to decide the AL Central title.

As well, the New York Liberty and the Detroit Shock will play the third and
deciding game of the WNBA’s Eastern Conference Finals
on Monday night (at Eastern Michigan
University). The Shock rallied to
avoid elimination on Sunday afternoon, with Deanna Nolan pouring in a team-high
22 points in their 64-55 win over the Liberty
in Game 2.

Divisional Championship Odds

The live game
odds at press time have not been posted for the respective Game 1 matchups, nor have the series odds, though both will be up
very shortly and likely by the time you read this. Of course the Tigers-White
Sox contest will help determine the matchups. Check
the link shortly for the Vegas odds on the Brewers-Phillies, Dodgers-Cubs and
Red Sox-Angels.

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The Rest of the Schedule

There’s nothing else on the schedule on a light Monday around the world of
sports, unless you’re into preseason hockey (the NHL regular season gets
started Saturday).

News from the Wire

Each of Rolle, DT Kelly Gregg (knee), S Dawan Landry (neck), and QB Troy Smith (illness) are OUT
for Baltimore. WR Yamon Figurs (hamstring), LB Nick
Greisen (thigh), and T Adam Terry (ankle) are
QUESTIONABLE, while LB Tavares Gooden (hip), LB Ray Lewis (foot), RB Le’Ron McClain (migraine/ankle), RB Willis McGahee (eye),
CB Fabian Washington (neck), and TE Daniel Wilcox (shoulder/ankle) are PROBABLE
. . . Parker, DT Casey Hampton (groin), and DE Brett Keisel
(calf) are OUT for Pittsburgh, while LB Donovan Woods (hamstring) is DOUBTFUL,
and CB William Gay (ankle), S Troy Polamalu (quadricep),
and CB Deshea Townsend (heel) are all PROBABLE.

All reports are that Jim Haslett is in and Scott Linehan
out with the Rams.

A Peek at the Future

The MLB playoffs and the WNBA Finals both get
rolling this week, while the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series will head to
Talladega for Sunday’s Amp Energy 500 . . . those first NHL regular season
games will take place in Europe over the weekend, with the Rangers and
Lightning in Prague, and the Penguins and Senators in Stockholm . . . college
football gets started again Tuesday, with Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee.

Dancing With the Stars Vegas Betting
Line

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The betting
odds say there is not clear-cut favorite. Lance Bass, Toni Braxton, Brooke
Burke, Maurice Green, Cody Linley, Susan Lucci, Misty May-Treanor and
Warren Sapp all have odds of between +400-500.

The Chicago Bears host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday
Night Football. The bookmaker has Philadelphia
has a three-point favorite with a total of 39 or 39.5.

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injury report. Here is the latest: Eagles QB Donovan McNabb will play, but star
running back Brian Westbrook is considered questionable to doubtful.

The Bears DT Tommie Harris will be a game time decision.
He is less likely to play than return man Devin Hester and WR Brandon Lloyd, both also considered game time decisions.

The Eagles are 2-1 straight up and 3-0 to the number. Chicago
is 1-2 straight up and 1-1-1
versus the Vegas NFL line. Each team has gone under the total two of their
three games.

Chicago
defense is allowing just 69 yards rushing per game on 21 carries and they are
holding foes a full yard below their normal yards per carry average.

Even with Brian Westbrook, the Eagles are getting just 3.2
yards per rush against teams normally allowing 4.2, but 7.6 yards per pass
against teams normally allowing 6.7. Defensively, they allow a mere 2.4 yards
per carry to teams normally getting 4.1. 

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Philadelphia is 5-1 their last six straight up, going back
to last season, just when Donovan McNabb seemed to show he was fully recovered
from injury. They are 5-2 straight up their last seven on the road, and have
won four straight on the road in the series including the NFL playoffs.

Chicago has
two losses of three-points, one in overtime, after upsetting the Indianapolis
Colts in week 1.

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Chargers-Raiders

Darren McFadden, the Raiders rookie sensation RB is
questionable with a toe injury, but Cy McCormick of
the online betting syndicate MasterLockLine.com
says he will start. He will not get his full workload though. This is key because fellow RB Justin Fargas
is out. Michael Bush is the only other tailback.

Oakland is
going to be short-handed on defense as starters Nnamdi
Asomugha, Derrick Burgess, and Gerald Warren are all
banged up. The Bolts LaDainian Tomlinson is close to 100 percent, but remember he is off a short week because of playing Monday
night to the Jets.

Eagles-Bears

There are a ton of injuries for tonight. Eagles QB Donovan
McNabb will play, but star running back Brian Westbrook is considered
questionable to doubtful.

The Bears DT Tommie Harris will be a game time decision. He
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49ers-Saints

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Cardinals-Jets

Jets QB Brett Favre is listed as questionable but will
start. CB Justin Miller missed the first three games for the Jets but is a game
time decision to return.

Texans-Jaguars

The Jags will likely be without two defensive starters, S
Reggie Nelson and LB Justin Durant. Also out C Brad Meester
and G Crhis Naeole.

RBs Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred
Taylor are probable and WR Jerry Porter will make his much anticipated debut. Washed
up RB Ahman Green may be available but rookie Steve
Slaton gets the start for the Texans.

Bills-Rams

The Rams will have to avoid sundry distractions and head
coach Scott Linehan attempting to save his job,
benched QB Marc Bulger and will start aged Trent Green. Star RB Steven Jackson
expressed discontent at the move. Jackson,
by the way, should be at full-speed for the first time all year.

Packers-Buccaneers

The Packers are without one of their most valuable
defensive players CB Al Harris. “Considering he played 83 straight games, it
would be foolish to underestimate the impact of this injury,” says the world’s
top NFL betting expert Mike Godsey of GodsTips,
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They will also be without S Atari Bigby.
However RB Ryan Grant will be as healthy as he has been any game this season.

Vikings-Titans

Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson is listed on the injury
report, but NFL insider Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com
says he will play.

Browns-Bengals

Cincinnati’s
overrated QB Carson Palmer will play, but he has a sore elbow. Browns WR Braylon Edwards was limited early in the week in practice
but will play and practiced fully Friday.

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Maryland-Clemson

Since Ralph Friedgen took over as coach at Maryland,
they have won 2-of-3 straight up at Death Valley. That
included a huge GodsTips moneyline winner +1800 last trip. Clemson has won
three straight games by a combined 126-26, but two were to Subdivision squads.

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the top football handicapper of all time, the big mismatch is Maryland’s
experiences defensive line going against Clemson’s patchwork offensive line.

Kent State-Ball State

The Cardinals are 0-4 but this is their first game without
star WR Dante Love, whose career is likely over.

TCU-Oklahoma

The Sooners have a 20-game home winning streak, but TCU stunned Oklahoma
in their last trip to Norman. They
are also 11-2 their last 12 to BCS conference teams. In fact, the Mountain West
is 7-3 straight up to the BCS conferences this season.

Oklahoma is
the highest scoring team in the country at 54.6 points per game.

Wisconsin-Michigan

Michigan is
a big home underdog even though the last time they lost their Big 10 opener in Ann
Arbor was 1966. Is it a trap game for the Badgers?
They have home games the next two weeks against Ohio
State and Penn
State.

Arkansas-Texas

Texas won
their first three games by a combined 146-33 with Colton McCoy tossing 11
touchdowns. Arkansas is 2-1 but
struggled in both of their wins to Western Illinois and
Louisiana Monroe.

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South Florida-North Carolina State

This is USF’s first game outside
the state of Florida. QB Matt Grothe has talked about “making a statement”. They are 4-0,
but have three wins to Subdivision teams by an average of six points.

NC State is off a big upset over East Carolina,
then undefeated and ranked. But the Wolfpack are banged up, with 11 starters
already missing playing time. QB Russell Wilson and their best defensive player
Nate Irving is out.

Penn State-Ohio State

Penn State
has averaged 52.8 points per game in their 4-0 straight up start but gets their
biggest test in the conference opener for both teams. The Illini
won last year against the Nittany Lions and are off a bye week.

Penn State
will get back two key defensive players from a suspension Maurice Evans and Abe
Koroma.

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The Presidential Debates are on and there are some interesting
wagers for both the Barack Obama-John McCain and Joe Biden
Sarah Palin debates. One can bet on when and/or how
many times there are mentions of Washington Mutual, Iran,
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Survivor Gabon
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Baseball’s pennant races and a Big East matchup on the gridiron highlight
the Friday night schedule, with some WNBA playoffs as
well. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

Connecticut has done nothing
but win so far this season, rolling past Hofstra, Temple,
Virginia, and Baylor to a 4-0 record. That
doesn’t mean the Huskies have been profitable, however, as they’re just 1-2 ATS
in games that have received lines. Louisville
lost their opener 27-2 to Kentucky,
then knocked off Tennessee Tech and Kansas
State to get to 2-1 on the season.
The Cardinals are 1-1 against-the-spread in those games.

The Huskies have the 4-0 record, but the oddsmakers are going with Louisville
at home in this game. The Cardinals are listed as 3.5-point favorites, with the
total at 50 points. 

Other Notable Events

The Brewers will be looking to get a win out of Jeff Suppan
(10-10, 5.06 ERA) when they host the Cubs and Ryan Dempster
(17-6, 2.99 ERA) on Friday night. The Mets, Milwaukee’s NL Wild Card rival, is
expected to go with Mike Pelfrey (13-10, 3.70 ERA) in their home game against
the Marlins and Chris Volstad (5-4, 3.10 ERA) on
Friday.

Francisco Liriano (6-3, 3.39 ERA) will start for the Twins on Friday as they
try to keep pace in the race for top spot in the AL Central; his opponent will
be the Royals and Kyle Davies (8-7, 4.21 ERA). The White Sox are set to go with
John Danks (11-8, 3.20 ERA) in their Friday night
matchup against the Indians and Scott Lewis (3-0, 1.42 ERA).

As well, golf’s THE TOUR Championship will continue at East
Lake in Atlanta
on Friday.

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The Rest of the Schedule

The Red Sox will host the Yankees at Fenway Park
on Friday, while Tampa Bay
will be in Detroit, and the Angels
will get a visit from Texas. The
rest of the American League schedule: Toronto
at Baltimore, and Oakland
at Seattle.

Philadelphia is hoping the Mets
continue to hit the skids this weekend as they try to lock down the NL East
title; the Phillies host Washington
on Friday. Making up the rest of the National League
schedule: Atlanta at Houston, Cincinnati at St. Louis, Colorado at Arizona, Pittsburgh at San Diego, and the playoff-bound Dodgers at San Francisco.

In the WNBA the Eastern Conference Finals get
underway on Friday night, with Detroit
at New York. The Liberty
opened as 1.5-point favorites to win Game 1, but the Shock opened as -250
favorites to win the three-game series (which continues on Sunday).

And finally, there’s one game on the Canadian Football League’s schedule for
Friday, as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers get a visit from the Edmonton Eskimos. The
oddsmakers have the Bombers as 1.5-point favorites, with the total at 54
points.

News from the Wire

The Brewers would like to use Ben Sheets to start a game at some point over
the weekend, but his sore elbow makes him questionable . . . Key Eagles
offensive players Donovan McNabb (chest) and Brian Westbrook (ankle) may both
come down to game-time decisions this weekend . . . Steelers running back
Willie Parker (knee) is now expected to miss two games . . . Derek Anderson
will remain the Browns’ starting QB.

A Peek at the Future

Early games on Saturday involving ranked college football teams include
Minnesota at No. 14 Ohio State, Mississippi at No. 4 Florida, Arkansas at No. 7
Texas, No. 9 Wisconsin at Michigan, and Tennessee at No. 15 Auburn . . . the
top matchups, though, are going to take place on
Saturday night, with No. 24 TCU at No. 2 Oklahoma,
No. 8 Alabama at No. 3 Georgia, and then finally No. 22 Illinois at No. 12 Penn
State.

We have the official betting preview of Connecticut
and Louisville. The sportsbooks have Louisville
a 3.5 point favorite with a total of 51.5. Connecticut
is 4-0 straight up, but just 1-2 against the spread going over 2-of-3. The
Cardinals are 2-1 straight up and 1-1 to the Vegas betting odds.

The Huskies have been very successful on offense getting
5.8 yards per rush against teams normally allowing 4.7. Their defensive numbers
are average, allowing 4.5 yards per play to teams normally getting 4.6.

That describes the Louisville
offense: average. They get 5.4 yards per play to teams allowing that same
amount. This is not your Petrino’s Cardinals. Their
strength is on defense, allowing 1.9 yards per rush to teams normally getting
3.8 and 5.7 yards per pass to teams normally getting 6.1. That comes out to
giving up 4.2 yards per play against teams normally allowing 5.1.

For those who bet college football quarter
lines, note that Louisville
fades late. They’ve allowed 27 points combined in the first three quarters, but
39 in the final quarter.

Keep in mind that this is only the Huskies second road
game of the year, while Louisville
has yet to play a road contest making this their fourth straight home game.

Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com says the key
for Louisville is to be more
careful with the ball. Their signal caller Tyler Lorenzen
has already thrown six interceptions.

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Friday Night Big East Game of Two Centuries.

As far as Vegas betting trends are concerned, all records
are against the spread: Louisville
is 9-1 at home to opponents who average more than 200 rushing yards per game.
They are 18-6 on the road after two straight nonconference
games. The Cardinals are 20-8 after getting more than 200 yards rushing last
game.

UConn is 8-2 on grass.

The SMU Mustangs take on the
Tulane Green Wave. We have already given you the official college football
handicapping preview of USC and Oregon State, now it’s the Southern
Methodist and Tulane preview.

The sportsbooks
have Tulane as an 18 to 18.5 point favorite with the total a solid 49 across
the board.

SMU enters 1-3 straight up and
0-2 versus the Vegas spread. Tulane is 1-2 straight up, but has covered all
three games.

The Mustangs are playing their third road game in a six
game stretch in which four are away from home. Conversely, Tulane is in the
third of a four-game home stand.

The top football handicapper in the world, Mike Godsey of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com says that Tulane FB Kasey Stelly is one of the more
underrated players in the country to the football betting
experts. He is a tremendous blocker and his insertion into the starting lineup
last week was big for the ball control aspect according to Godsey and his
enormous contacts.

This could prove fatal for a Mustangs’ defense which is
ranked 116^th nationally. Since SMU joined
C-USA, the road team has won outright all three times.

However, as Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy
preaches time in and time out, rankings
can be a bit deceptive for the sports bettor. SMU’s
defense is bad, but the raw numbers are indicative of pace, not competence.
They allow 5.4 yards per rush to teams normally getting 4.8, 8.1 yards per pass
to 7.4 and 6.7 yards per play to 6.1.

Tulane’s defense has been wonderful, allowing 2.6 yards
per rush to teams normally getting 4.5 and 4.3 yards per play to 5.5. Duffy
says a +1.2 ratio is excellent, though it’s early in the year and stats can
only be so accurate.

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Spread betting information with all records against the
spread: Tulane is 6-1 in the series. SMU is 21-40 to
the Vegas number after scoring three points or less in the first half of their
last game. They are also a rotten 17-35 in September.

The Vegas sportsbooks
say the Green Wave are 6-17 in the conference.

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.

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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 20^th 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 19^th 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.

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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
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media scribes called Tina Fey as Palin
a “surprise appearance”.  See the latest political betting
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Top ranked USC travels to Oregon
State as the Trojans invade the
Beavers. Sportsbooks have the
Trojans as a 25-point road favorite and a total of 51.5-52.

USC is 2-0 straight up and against the spread. Oregon
State is 1-2 straight up and
against the spread but the home team has won and covered all three of their
games this year.

Oregon State
is averaging 3.6 yards per rush, 7.0 passing yards per attempt and 5.5 yards
per play. Defensively they allow just 5.8 yards per pass and 5.2 yards per
play.

Of course those numbers don’t compare to Southern
Cal, which gets 7.8 yards per pass on 6.5 yards per play. They
allow a miniscule 1.9 yards per rush, 4.5 passing yards per attempt and 3.3
yards per play.

“One of the first things a handicapper must evaluate when
there is such a large pointspread, is the motivational factors of each team,” says
Mike Godsey, the world’s top football handicapper and part of the Dream Team at
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Certainly the Trojans can find motivation in what happened
in their last trip to Corvallis. OSU snapped USC’s 38-game winning
streak. In fact, Oregon State
has won 2-of-3 outright at home in the series, though USC has a 58-9-1 all-time
head-to-head advantage.

Godsey, who watches a great deal of game film says that Oregon
State is showing some upside on
offense. QB Lyle Moevao leads the Beavers to the No.
1 spot in the Pac-10 in passing offense at 307.3 yards per game.

USC will be without CB Shareece
Wright with a hairline vertebra fracture.  Also All-American LB Brian Cushing is
suffering from sundry injuries, the latest a hamstring strain suffered Tuesday.
He is questionable.

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Here are some betting trends, all against the spread: Oregon
State is 0-6 off home win of 17 or
more points. However, they are also 12-3 at home off a home win. The Beavers
don’t like to see you in September as they are only 2-11 in the ninth month.

USC is 7-1 following a bye week and 32-15 after allowing
less than 100 rushing yards last game.

The National Football League rolls out its third week of action on Sunday,
with marquee games in Philadelphia
and Green Bay. Here’s a look in
today’s Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Eagles lost a tough game against the Cowboys in Week 2, so they’ll try
to bounce back this week by knocking their state rivals from Pittsburgh
for a loss. The Eagles and Steelers will clash at 4:15pm ET at Lincoln Financial Field, with Philly pegged
as a 3.5-point home favorite (and the total at 45). Despite their loss last
week the Eagles are still 2-0 ATS on the season, while unbeaten Pittsburgh
is just 1-1 ATS over two contests.

The Cowboys aim to follow up their win over Philadelphia
with another victory against a big-time NFC team – the Packers. Aaron Rodgers
and company will play host to Tony Romo and the ‘Boys
starting at 8:15pm ET at Lambeau
Field on Sunday night, with Dallas
listed as a 3-point road favorite. Both the Cowboys and Packers are 2-0 to
start the season, with Green Bay
covering twice, and Dallas only
covering in one victory.

The Handicapper’s Report Card

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Other Notable Events

The NFL’s byes don’t start until next week, so that means every team is in
action once again in Week 3. The Patriots will look to stay on a roll behind
Matt Cassel when they host the lowly Dolphins in a 1:00pm ET contest; they’re 12.5-point home
favorites. As well, the Colts will be looking to keep the rival Jaguars winless
when they host them at Lucas Oil Stadium at 4:15pm
ET; Indy has been listed as a 5.5-point home favorite.

Making up the rest of the NFL’s Sunday schedule: Oakland
at Buffalo (-9.5), Tampa
Bay at Chicago
(-3), Houston at Tennessee
(-4.5), Carolina at Minnesota
(-3), Cincinnati at the Giants
(-13), Arizona at Washington
(-3), Detroit at San
Francisco (-4), St. Louis
at Seattle (-9.5), New
Orleans at Denver
(-5.5), and Cleveland at Baltimore
(-2). As well, the least interesting game of the entire day has Kansas
City taking on Atlanta
(-6).

Meanwhile, the Sprint Cup Series will stage their second playoff event on
Sunday, the Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA at Dover International
Speedway. Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards sit tied atop the standings heading
into this race, and they’re at 5/1 and 9/2 odds to visit victory lane. Kyle
Busch, who fell to eighth in the standings with a poor result last weekend, is
also pegged at 9/2 odds to take the checkered flag.

The Rest of the Schedule

Yankee Stadium closes on Sunday night with a matchup between Baltimore’s
Chris Waters (3-3, 4.75 ERA) and New York’s
Andy Pettitte (13-14, 4.57 ERA). The rest of the American League’s slate:
Detroit at Cleveland, Boston at Toronto, Minnesota at Tampa Bay, the White Sox
at Kansas City, the Angels at Texas, and Seattle at Oakland.

The race for the final NL playoff spots continues on Sunday, with Milwaukee
at Cincinnati, Philadelphia
at Florida, and the Mets at Atlanta.
Rounding out the National League schedule: Houston at Pittsburgh, San Diego at Washington, St. Louis at the
Cubs, Arizona at Colorado, and San Francisco at the Dodgers.

Finally, there are two WNBA playoff games on the
Sunday slate – Indiana at Detroit, and Los Angeles at Seattle – while the CFL offers up Edmonton at Montreal (-3).

News from the Wire

Notable players listed as OUT for Sunday’s NFL games heading into the
weekend: Browns S Sean Jones (knee), Cowboys S Roy Williams (forearm), Colts CB
Bob Sanders (ankle/knee), Chiefs QB Brodie Croyle (right shoulder), Saints WR Marques Colston (thumb), Eagles WR Kevin Curtis (hernia), Seahawks WR
Bobby Engram (shoulder), Seahawks RB Maurice Morris
(knee), Rams WR Drew Bennett (foot), Buccaneers WR Joey Galloway (foot), and
Titans QB Vince Young (knee/hamstring).

A Peek at the Future

The Chargers are 8.5-point home favorites against the Jets on Monday Night
Football . . . Monday sees the start of a National League series between the
Cubs and Mets in New York. As
well, Tampa Bay
is in Baltimore and Boston
hosts Cleveland . . . the PGA Tour concludes their FedExCup playoffs this week at The TOUR Championship at
East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta,
with Vijay Singh only needing to finish 72 holes to win the Cup.