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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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.

BetUs Sportsbook will
likely post odds on whether Yves Rossy, the rocket
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
appearance be if it’s so heavily rumored? Than again, the
media scribes called Tina Fey as Palin
a “surprise appearance”.  See the latest political betting
odds.

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
GodsTips, the anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com   

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.

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Seattle-St. Louis UNDER 44

St. Louis has averaged less than
14 points per game in their last six. Seattle
would have had a good offense, but the unit they are putting on the field is
horrible. I could start at wideout for Seattle.

They already lost six receivers due to injury, including Nate
Burleson, Ben Obomanu and Logan Payne for the season.
Veterans Deion Branch and Bobby Engram have yet to
play, and are not expected to return until after the bye week later this month.
Backup quarterback Seneca Wallace – pressed into service as a receiver – will
miss the next month after injuring his calf last week during pre-game warmups.

Of all units in the NFL, the one that is clearly better than their stats is Seattle’s
defense, which features 11 returning starters and four Pro Bowlers. Of course,
yes our Golden Rule applies how amazing it is when allegedly great defenses
turn out to not be so good when they are on the field.

However, the Rams don’t have the talent to exploit that and in fact with
Steven Jackson now rid of the rust, we look for the
Rams to go full ball control.

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Early games

Panthers-Vikings

Adrian Peterson, the superstar running back of the Vikings
is considered a game time decision with a hamstring injury. Bob Warner of Lines-Maker.com says his staff will
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sundry other sources and update anything new as it comes in on said site.

Ancient QB Gus Frerotte takes over for incompetent
Tarvaris Jackson for the Vikings. Vikings WR Sidney Rice is questionable.

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Texans-Titans

With always injured Ahman Green out for Houston,
the Texans will start rookie Steve Slaton at RB. Remember, Hurricane Ike
postponed the Texans game last week, but in their only game so far Slaton got
43 yards on 13 carries and also caught three passes.

The rookie goes up against a defense allowing just 60.5
rushing yards per game. Tennessee WR Justin Gage is a game time decision and is
considered doubtful.

Raiders-Bills

Rookie RB Darren McFadden is expected to play with a toe
injury. With Justin Fargas out, he will be counted in more than in the first
two games.

Late games

Browns-Ravens

Browns WR Braylon Edwards is questionable. Edwards already
has five drops in two games. Also for Cleveland,
OG Eric Steinbach and LB Willie McGinest are doubtful. WR Donte Stallworth, who has yet to make his Browns debut because of
a quadriceps injury, is questionable.

Steelers-Eagles

Two-time Pro Bowl G Shawn Andrews is doubtful for the Eagles.
WR Reggie Brown is probable after missing the first two games. However, he may
not start.

Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers QB, starts despite
various shoulder issues. Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com says that
injury is ever the more reason to expect the conservative approach of the Bill
Cowher days are back and here to stay.

Jaguars-Colts

Jacksonville WR Jerry Porter is doubtful. Acquired in the
offseason to be their big play option, Porter has yet to play for Jacksonville.
They will also be minus LB Justin Durant, WR Troy Williamson, C Brad Meester, and G Chris Naeole.

However RBs Fred Taylor and
Maurice Jones-Drew, as well as S Brian Williams will play. Indianapolis
is without CB Bob Sanders, considered by many to be their most valuable player
on defense.

Night

Cowboys-Packers

The Packers will enter pretty healthy as RB Ryan Grant and
CB Charles Woodson are probable. Only S Atari Bigby
is likely to miss this game for the Pack.

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The Connecticut Huskies host the Baylor Bears and OffshoreInsiders.com has
the official preview for sports
betting and college football spread picks. Sportsbooks have UConn as a 12-point
favorite and a total of 51.

Each team is 1-1 against the spread with both playing a
non-lined game. This is Baylor’s first road game, but no look-ahead as they
have a bye next week. After getting smashed by Wake
Forest in week 1, they disposed of Northwestern
State and Washington
State by combined 96-23.

Connecticut
is 3-0 including a win at rebuilt Temple
and by 35 to Virginia. They are
averaging 40 points in two home games, while allowing 7.3.

The Huskies are led by eight returning starters on defense
from last year’s Big East title. Baylor has been buoyed by Robert Griffin
entering the line-up at QB, but it’s an understatement to say this is his
biggest test in his young career so far. He rushed for 217 yards and threw for
129 to Washington State.

Connecticut
is also led by a Young Turk in Donald Brown II. He rushed for 206 yards and
caught five passes against Virginia.
He has rushed for more than 800 yards in his first two seasons, but Bob Warner
of Lines-Maker.com has close contact
with several NFL draft gurus who tell him this appears to be Brown’s breakout
year.

Baylor winning on the moneyline at BetUs Sportsbook would be
a huge upset. Connecticut has won
nine straight home games, while Baylor has one road win the last two years. The
UConn Huskies margin of victory in the nine games is 20.8 points per game.

Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com says that
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Here are some spread records, all against the spread.
Baylor is 5-0 off straight up win of 20 or more points and 9-2 after allowing
less than 20 points last game. On the other hand, they are 9-24 off spread wins
and 3-14 against teams with a winning record.

The Huskies are 28-12 outside the Big East, but 2-9 after
getting more than 200 yards rushing last game. They have dropped four straight
against teams with a winning record.

The Bears have exceeded the total in 8-of-10 road games
while the Huskies have gone under the sportsbook
total 7-1 off a win of 20 or more.

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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
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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.

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

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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
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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 20^th 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.

The big matchup on Monday will take place in Dallas,
where the Eagles and Cowboys will clash in the NFL’s primetime contest. Here’s
a peek in your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Eagles were the only NFC East team to miss the playoffs last season, but
they served notice about a resurgence when they
slapped the Rams 38-3 in Week 1. Philly, though, will get a much tougher test
on Monday night when they battle the Cowboys.

Dallas beat Cleveland
28-10 on the road in Week 1, and even though they flamed out in the playoffs
last season they’re still the favorites to win the NFC this year. And the
oddsmakers like the Cowboys’ chances of tagging the Eagles with a loss on
Monday night, as they’ve been listed as 6.5-point home favorites (with the
total at 46.5 points).

The Cowboys, though, will be specifically looking to avoid a repeat of last
year’s matchup with the Eagles in Dallas.
Tony Romo and company fell 10-6 to Philadelphia
in that game, despite the fact that they were listed as big 10-point home
favorites. Overall Dallas and Philadelphia
are tied with five ATS wins apiece over their last 10 meetings.

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Other Notable Events

If the Red Sox are going to overtake the Rays in the AL East race they’re
going to have to take advantage of the three-game series that the teams will
play starting on Monday night. Boston
will send Daisuke Matsuzaka (16-2, 2.97 ERA) to the mound on the road in the
series opener on Monday, and he’ll face Tampa’s
Scott Kazmir (11-6, 2.99 ERA).

The Rest of the Schedule

There are four other games on the American League schedule for Monday: Minnesota
at Cleveland, the White Sox at the
Yankees, Detroit at Texas,
and Seattle at Kansas
City. Chicago
and Minnesota are jockeying for
position atop the AL Central standings.

Over in the National League on Monday it’s the Dodgers at Pittsburgh,
the Mets at Washington, San
Diego at Colorado,
San Francisco at Arizona,
and the Cubs vs. Houston. That
Cubs/Astros game will be played in Milwaukee,
thanks to Hurricane Ike.

Finally, the Monarchs and the Comets will play a WNBA
makeup game in Houston on Monday to close out the league’s regular season. The
playoffs will begin on Thursday.

Celebrity news…

Oh no, we hear the lovely Laura Ingraham is losing 18 radio stations because
the Salem ownership group. I guess
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News from the Wire

Eagles WR Kevin Curtis (hernia) is listed as OUT
for Monday, while WR Reggie Brown (hamstring) is
QUESTIONABLE . . . Cowboys WR Sam Hurd
(ankle) is OUT for Monday, while RB Marion Barber
(rib) is PROBABLE . . . Phil Hughes will finally return to the Yankees’
rotation this week, as he’s scheduled to face Chicago
on Wednesday.

A Peek at the Future

Josh Beckett (12-9, 4.10 ERA) and Andy Sonnanstine
(13-7, 4.47 ERA) are scheduled to duel in Game 2 of the BoSox/Rays
series on Tuesday night . . . Team Europe is pegged as the -125 Vegas favorite
to win the Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club this week, with Team USA the +105
underdog . . . next week’s Monday Night Football primetime matchup features San
Diego hosting Brett Favre and the New York Jets.

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They say take the points and bet on San Francisco
49ers plus the seven against the Seattle Seahawks. Sportsbooks have the Niners getting seven points.

Seven is available most places, though some places you have to play a little
juice. At 6.5 or less, it’s a Major.

Seattle is banged up. The
position that has been hit the hardest is wide receiver, where the team
currently is operating without its top four pass catchers — Bobby Engram, Deion
Branch, Nate Burleson and Ben Obomanu.

With Engram (broken shoulder bone) and Branch (knee) widely expected to be
unavailable until after the Week Four bye week (although we hear Branch could
be a Week Three long shot), and both Burleson and Obomanu suffering
season-ending injuries, the team is trying to get by with a real hodgepodge,
consisting primarily of Courtney Taylor, Logan Payne and newcomers Billy
McMullen and Samie Parker.

At running back, meanwhile, team sources tell us Maurice Morris will miss at
least two games with a knee injury suffered in Week One, which means newcomer
Julius Jones will be the workhorse (“He’s the guy,” the insider said.
“Everybody else is purely situational.”).

If all this wasn’t bad enough, the Seahawks also have lost starting ORG Rob
Sims for the season with a torn pectoral muscle suffered against the Bills in
Week One.
Sims, who was getting overpowered by Bills DT Marcus Stroud before going down
for the count, will be replaced by Floyd “Pork Chop” Womack, who has had big
problems staying healthy throughout his eight-year career in Seattle.

And Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Trufant will face the 49ers with a cast on
his left hand because of a cracked bone.

Three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck looked rusty against the
Bills after missing most of the preseason with a back injury. He completed one
of his first eight passes and finished 17-for-41 for 190 yards.

Frank Gore dominates Seattle,
averaging 126.4 yards per game rushing in his last four to them.

Laying eight, Western Michigan wins
by 22 as the Non-BCS Nonconference Game of the Year. GodsTips is 7-3 in football Saturday,
25-13 the last two week and it looks like winning week 6-of-7 is assumed. This despite some heart-breaking losses.

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