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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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Meeting up on the diamond . . .
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.