Clemson vs GA Tech and the Titans vs.Steelers open up the biggest betting weekend of the year so far. Click on those previews for the colloidal silver bullet to beating the sportsbooks.

Allen Iverson says God chose the Grizzlies as his new home. The exciting run of Melanie Oudin in the US Open tennis ended last night.

Now the overnight sensation is already in the tabloid thanks to her father John filing for divorce from Leslie Oudin. Leslie is allegedly having an affair with Melanie’s coach Brian de Villiers.

The latest US Open odds has Roger Federer as the overwhelming favorite with the men and Kim Clijsters in between the Williams sisters as the favorites on the women’s side.

Brady Quinn is the reported starter for the Cleveland Browns as QB, beating out Derek Anderson. The USC Trojans and Matt Barkley take on Ohio State and Terrelle Pryor.

In reality TV betting the Big Brother 11 final takes center stage.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The National Football League launches its regular season on Thursday night, with Tennessee at Pittsburgh. The oddsmakers like the defending champs at home in this contest, listing them as 6-point favorites. The total for the game has been set at a stingy 35 points. Kickoff is set for 8:30pm ET on NBC. The Titans and Steelers met in Week 16 last year, with Tennessee winning 31-14 at home. The Titans went 3-2 during the preseason, while the Steelers posted a 3-1 mark.

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There’s also one college football game on tap for Thursday night, with Clemson at No. 15 Georgia Tech. The Tigers got past Middle Tennessee 37-14 last week, with Kyle Parker going 9-of-20 for 159 yards passing and two touchdowns. The ranked Yellow Jackets dispatched Jacksonville State 37-17 in Week 1; Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 95 yards and a pair of first-quarter scores in that contest. The oddsmakers have Georgia Tech listed as a 5-point home favorite for Thursday.

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Ryan Rowland-Smith (3-2, 3.88 ERA) takes on John Lackey (9-7, 3.74 ERA) on Thursday night as the Mariners and Angels conclude their series in Los Angeles. Lefthander Rowland-Smith is coming off a win over the Athletics in which he gave up three earned runs over eight innings. Righthander Lackey dominated the Royals in his last trip to the mound, giving up just one earned run over his nine innings of work. The Angels, however, are just 3-4 in Lackey’s last seven outings.

There are just two other games on the American League schedule for Thursday, with Minnesota at Toronto and Detroit at Kansas City. Over in the National League on Thursday it’ll be Cincinnati at Colorado, Florida at the Mets, Atlanta at Houston, and Philadelphia at Washington. Joe Blanton (9-6, 3.80 ERA) will take on Livan Hernandez (7-10, 5.44 ERA) in that Phillies/Nats matchup. Righthander Hernandez has gone 0-5 with two no-decisions over his last seven trips to the hill.

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

Four games make up the WNBA schedule for Thursday, with New York at Detroit, Indiana at Chicago, San Antonio at Sacramento, and Phoenix at Seattle. The Mercury (22-10 straight-up, 22-10 against-the-spread) and the Storm (19-13 SU, 14-17-1 ATS) are the top two teams in the Western standings heading into next week’s playoffs. Those two clubs last met in Seattle back on August 4, with Phoenix winning 101-90. Diana Taurasi had a team-high 19 points in that victory.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Finally, the PGA Tour’s FedExCup playoffs continue on Thursday with the opening of the BMW Championship at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Illinois. Steve Stricker, who has jumped ahead of Tiger Woods in the FedExCup standings, is tied with Padraig Harrington at 15/1 on the Vegas odds board for this event. Woods, though, remains the tourney favorite – he’s been pegged at 9/5 to win. Phil Mickelson, Retief Goosen, and Ernie Els all sit back at 20/1 odds.

Clemson vs. GA Tech opens up the betting weekend, but it’s also the debut of regular season NFL betting picks as the Tennessee Titans take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bodog has the Steelers -6 with a total of 35.

Handicapping notes: There are plenty of sports betting subplots in this contest. Last year, the Titans got off to a 10-0 straight up start before finishing the year 13-3 and losing to Baltimore in the first round of the NFL playoffs.

Conversely, Pittsburgh got off to a sluggish start, but won nine of their final 10 regular season games and of course every postseason contest. Their only loss in that span was to Tennessee. As far as “bulletin board” motivation: Titans RB LenDale White stomped on a Terrible Towel after the contest.

Each team returns 20 starters, though the Titans had arguably the biggest loss in the NFL as their best defensive favorite Albert Haynesworth fled via free agency.

Against the spread records: The Titans are 7-0 as underdogs of 3.5-10 points and 8-0 in the month of September. Tennessee is 11-4 on grass.

Pittsburgh is 6-1 their last seven to the AFC and 24-8 as home favorites of 3.5-10 points.

Over/under angles: The Steelers have gone over seven straight opening weeks. Seven of the last eight meetings at the confluence of the Three Rivers have gone over

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NFL betting players are well aware that the NFC East is the toughest division in the league, and there isn’t a lot separating all four teams. The action begins at Giants Stadium on Sunday, when the New York Giants host the Washington Redskins, who have struggled in the “Big Apple” lately.

Redskins vs Giants odds – Sunday, September 13, 4:15 PM ET

Jason Campbell looked alright during the preseason, but it’s not difficult to see why the Redskins were courting other pivots in the offseason. This could mean another heavy workload for Clinton Portis in the backfield. Santana Moss would benefit from some more downfield throws. The defense should be even better with Albert Haynesworth in the fold, and he’s already made a name for himself by driving New England‘s Tom Brady into the turf during a preseason meeting. 

The Giants didn’t look good in the preseason, and the defense is still getting used to life without Steve Spagnuolo, who left to coach St. Louis. But they still have talent on that side of the ball, and the pass-rush duo of Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora could be the best in the league once they get on the same page. Hakeem Nicks was thought to be one of the sleeper NFL picks of the first round, and he got off to a slow start, but got better as he got used to the speed of the NFL. This means huge things for quarterback Eli Manning, who just signed a massive contract that he has to live up to.

Your offshore sportsbook has the Giants as a 6.5-point favorite at home, where they’ve beaten the Redskins in four of their last five meetings, covering the spread each time. Considering that these are two of the toughest defenses in the league, it’s no surprise that the last five games they’ve played at Giants Stadium have gone under the posted total. The Giants have had a troublesome offseason, and they have to be dying for regular-season action. A weak offense like the Giants may be the beest thing for their confidence.  The Giants should be the online betting pick in your gambling software.

While everyone is excited for NFL Week 1 matchups, the FedEx Cup playoffs are heating up heading into the third of four events, the BMW Championship at Cog Hill. Camilo Villegas is the defending champion, and he’ll be one of our five (or six) to watch this weekend.

BMW Championship odds – Thursday, September 10

Tiger Woods (+150): the world’s No.1 player won here in 2007 before missing last year’s event due to injury. His putter let him down all weekend at the Deutsche Bank Championship before he blistered the TPC Boston for a final-round 63, which gave him a T-11. Woods trails Steve Stricker by 909 points in the standings, but anytime he tees it up, he’s the online sports betting favorite.

Steve Stricker (+1400): Stricker’s final-hole birdie gave him his third win of the season, and he has six top-10s in 10 FedEx Cup events. He’s also not bad at Cog Hill, where he finished third in 2007, and T-10 in 2008. Stricker seems to know how to win now, but can he hold off Woods in the standings?

Padraig Harrington (+1400): Paddy’s T-4 was his fourth top-10 in a row, and third top-five in four starts. He stumbled here last year, finishing T-55, but like Stricker, he’s playing with as much confidence as anyone on the PGA Tour. Golf may be a game where momentum counts more than any other sports, so watch out for the three-time major winner in your offshore sportsbook.

Jim Furyk (+2000): Furyk improved on his T-14 finish at Cog Hill from 2007 with a T-3 last year at Bellervie, and he finished T-8 at the Deutsche Bank Championship last week. However, this was his first top-10 since early July, so you may want to avoid him in this year’s sports picks. 

Scott Verlplank (+5000)/Camilo Villegas (+6600): Verplank has top-10 finishes in each of the first two FedEx Cup events, and he has finishes of T-28 and T-30 in this event. Meanwhile, Villegas hasn’t broken into the top 10 since March, but he followed up a T-7 in 2007 at Cog Hill with last year’s two-stroke win. If you’re looking for longshots, put this pair into your gambling software.

ESPN televises a game that’s becoming a bigger Labor Day tradition than the Jerry Lewis Telethon: Miami Florida versus Florida State. FSU ranges from a six-point favorite at SportsBook to 6.5 at Bet Online. The over/under is 47. Here is the official betting preview of Miami-FSU. 

Handicapping notes: This begins a brutal four-game stretch for Miami in which each of the first four foes were ranked to start the year, though two Virginia Tech and Oklahoma already have a loss.

Florida State had a fall practice season that was never interrupted by weather, a phenomenon that head coach Bobby Bowden says he can not remember happening before in the notorious Florida heat, lightning, and rain.

Miami has their fourth defensive coordinator in four years. Topping the list of Hurricanes who have been ruled out are defensive back Ryan Hill and safety Vaughn Telemaque.

Both teams are banged up on the defensive line. Canes DE Eric Moncur, who started when the two met last year, is out. FSU DT Justin Mincey is out and other members of the two-deep front four are nursing injuries.

According to Cy McCormick of The MasterLockLine, has the top plays from the top sports services in their highest ranked sports, several scouts told him that UM should be able to exploit several holes in FSU’s secondary.

Against the spread records: The Hurricanes are 9-3 as underdogs of 3.5-10. However, they are 7-18 inside the conference.

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It’s ESPN college football with Cincinnati versus Rutgers. BetUs Sportsbook has the Scarlet Knights -5 with a total of 47. Here is the official betting preview.

Handicapping notes: The Bearcats lost 10 starters on defense. The transition is made even tougher as they are switching from a 4-3 front to a 3-4.

However Rutgers lost QB Mike Teel and WRs Kenny Britt and Tiquan Underwood, three big cogs of their offense. They may use three signal callers today. Nevertheless, freshman Tom Savage is the likely heir apparent to eventually capture the starting nod.

The Scarlet Knights will depend on an offensive line that brings back all five starters.

Rutgers coach Greg Shiano has expressed concerns about such a tough game to open the year as last year they lost to Fresno State on Labor Day en route to a 1-5 straight up start.  

Rutgers will have plenty of fan support as all 52,454 seats have been sold in their expanded Rutgers Stadium.

Greg Schiano is 5-3 straight up in openers as Rutgers head coach, but three wins came against Buffalo, which was one of the worst teams in Division I.

Against the spread records: The Bearcats are 9-1 as an underdog and 20-6 their last 26 as underdogs of 3.5-10. The Scarlet Knights are on a 5-0 grass run.

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Fox Sports Network will televise the Colorado State vs. Colorado contest. The Buffaloes are -10.5 at BetUs Sportsbook with a total of 50.5.  Here is the official betting preview compiled by the top college football handicappers

Handicapping notes: CSU has the most experienced offensive line in the country with 125 career starts combined. However, they have a new QB and a committee of running backs.

The Buffaloes meanwhile have three offensive linemen making their first career start. They are very deep in the backfield led by Darrell Scott, who is expected to live up to his potential as the top running back recruit in the land last year. At least eight CU players will make their first career start.

Will this be motivation for CU to run up the score? This is the final series meeting in Boulder for at least 10 years as the series moves to neutral Denver next year for at least a decade.

Colorado does have uncertainty at QB where Cody Hawkins and Tyler Hansen are still battling for playing time. Who starts won’t be announced until game time.

As far as injuries Rams OG Shelley Smith is a game time decision. He is a preseason all-MWC selections.

Against the spread records: The Rams are 3-9 as road underdogs, but 4-1 their last five on grass. The Buffaloes are 1-6 their last seven on grass.

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