Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Capitals meet the Sharks, South Florida hosts Cincinnati, and the National League Championship Series begins in L.A.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
The college football schedule offers up a ranked matchup on Thursday night, with No. 8 Cincinnati at No. 21 South Florida. The Bearcats and Bulls have identical 5-0 records on the season; Cincinnati is 2-2 against-the-spread, while South Florida has a 2-1 ATS mark. The Bearcats got past Miami-Ohio 37-13 last time out, with Jacob Ramsey rushing for three scores. The Bulls beat Syracuse 34-20 last game. Cincinnati is a 3.5-point road favorite for Thursday’s matchup at BetUs Sportsbook .
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Meeting up on the diamond . . .
On the day of the NLCS Jamie McCourt announced that she is separating from Dodgers owner Frank McCourt.
The NLCS gets started on Thursday night, with the Dodgers playing host to the defending-champion Phillies. Philadelphia will send Cole Hamels to the mound in Game 1. Lefthander Hamels is coming off a shaky LDS outing against the Rockies, surrendering four runs on seven hits over his five innings of work. The Dodgers will counter with Clayton Kershaw. Lefthander Kershaw took a no-decision against the Cards last round, giving up two runs over his 6 2-3 innings.
The NLCS odds: Bodog has the Dodgers -125 to win the NLCS and -137 to win tonight.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, there are six NHL games on Thursday, with Los Angeles at Detroit, Colorado at Montreal, TampaBay at Ottawa, Chicago at Nashville, St. Louis at Phoenix, and San Jose at Washington. The Sharks were blanked 1-0 in a shootout by the Coyotes on Monday night, with EvgeniNabokov making 30 saves. The Capitals head into Thursday’s matchup on a four-game losing skid. Washington fell 3-2 to the Devils on Monday; Alex Ovechkin collected two assists.
The Cincinnati Bearcats and the South Florida Bulls will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Raymond James Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bearcats listed as 3-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game’s total is sitting at 49.
Jacob Ramsey ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns in Cincinnati’s pass-oriented offense for a 37-13 victory over Miami-Ohio in Week 5.
The Bearcats failed to cover the large 29.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 59.5.
B.J. Daniels hit Carlton Mitchell on scoring passes of 33 and 85 yards, Jason Pierre-Paul returned an interception 18 yards for another score, and South Florida remained unbeaten, 34-20, over Syracuse in Week 5.
The Bulls won as 7.5-point favorites, while the final score played OVER the posted total of 47.5.
Current streak: Cincinnati has won 5 straight games. South Florida has won 5 straight games.
Team records: Cincinnati: 5-0 SU, 2-2 ATS South Florida: 5-0 SU, 2-1 ATS
Cincinnati most recently: When playing in October are 7-3 When playing on grass are 3-7 After outgaining opponent are 8-2 When playing within the conference are 8-2
South Florida most recently: When playing in October are 4-6 When playing on grass are 8-2 After being outgained are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 5-5
A few trends to consider: Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing South Florida Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing South Florida South Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games South Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of South Florida’s last 6 games when playing Cincinnati South Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Next up: Cincinnati home to Louisville, Saturday, October 24 South Florida at Pittsburgh, Saturday, October 24
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The Los Angeles Dodgers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium.
The Phillies will trot ace Cole Hamels out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Hamels has a 10-12 record and a 4.39 ERA this season.
The Dodgers will counter Hamels with Clayton Kershaw. Lefthander Kershaw has a 2.82 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.
Jayson Werth’s run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Phillies to the NLCS with a 5-4 victory over the Rockies on Monday night.
Philadelphia cashed as a -105 road pick ’em, while the teams played OVER the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.
The Dodgers advanced to the NL championship series with a 5-1 win over the Cardinals and a sweep of their first-round playoff series last time out.
The Dodgers won the game as +150 underdogs, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Andre Ethier belted a two-run homer with two runs scored, and Manny Ramirez also drove in a pair of runs. Vicente Padilla tossed seven scoreless innings for the victory.
Team records: Philadelphia: 93-69 SU Los Angeles: 95-67 SU
Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After playing Colorado are 8-2 After a win are 4-6
Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 7-3 After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games on the road Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games LA Dodgers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Next up: LA Dodgers home to Philadelphia, Friday, October 16
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On the NBC Sunday Night football game it’s the Chicago Bears at the Atlanta Falcons. The Dirty Birds are -3.5 on the NFL point spread with a total of 45.5.
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It’s the Tennessee Titans vs. New England Patriots. New England is -9 with a total of 43 according to the NFL point spread.
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Sensational sports handicapper Matt Rivers has a free pick for the weekend. It’s Stanford (plus 5 ½) at Arizona at BetUs. Here is what he says:
How did Stanford play as pathetic as they did in the first half at OregonState on Saturday? I don’t know and I never will know. All I can say is that will happen to every team every season in at least a half. The Cardinal werethroughlyembarassed in the first 30 minutes trailing 31-7 at the break and the game was over at that point. Jim Harbaugh’s squad though did show some character and heart in rallying back for only the 10 point loss, 38-28.
I am going to throw that last game out because Stanford is a better team than they showed and Harbaugh will certainly have his players attention and have them focused today. The Cardinal can definitely rise up and win today in Arizona making me just fine with grabbing a full handful of points. Toby Gerhart is an absolute beast running the rock and I really like young Andrew Luck.
It is not going to be easy for the 4-2 Cardinal as going on the road in-conference against Mike Stoopes quality Wildcats shouldn’t be but Arizona does not overly scare me as they have been alright this season but nothing more.
The ‘Cats are back home after three straight roadies in which they lost two of those. This has been a difficult stretch where they went to Iowa, OregonState and Washington and now just may be a little fatigued from this rough past month. Plus they completely wet the bed late blowing that 12 point lead with around four minutes to play at Huskie Stadium. Sure Stoops’ squad could be focused and rally from that rough beat but they also could be a little depressed and somewhat pack it in ala Cal a few weeks back against USC after getting drubbed by Oregon.
Stud tight end Rob Grankowski is done for the season and this Arizona team is minus a lot of last season’s pieces including talented quarterback Willie Tuitama. They now have a sophomore quarterback in Nick Foles calling the signals and the guy has put up impressive numbers for sure since being deemed the starter a few games ago. Foles is complimented by a solid running game with Antolin and Grigsby in the backfield but all in all this is a fairly even game and after getting blasted last week Gerhart and Stanford are too good to not rebound with a vengeance.
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The Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders has an Eastern Time zone team laying two touchdowns on the west coast. Philadelphia is a prohibitive 14-point favorite on the NFL Vegas odds with a total of 40.5.
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The Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers contest could get ugly says the NFL point spread. Green Bay is as low as a 13 point favorite at some sportsbooks but 14 at most such as BetUs Sportsbook. The total is 48-48.5.
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