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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rays look for a win in Toronto, the Crimson Tide battle the Nittany Lions, and the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series race in Richmond.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
No. 1 Alabama (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS) will play host to No. 18 Penn State (1-0 SU, 0-1 ATS) to highlight the busy college football schedule for Saturday. The top-ranked Crimson Tide warmed up for this game with a 48-3 pounding of San Jose State in their opener last week. Tide QB Greg McElroy went 13-of-15 for 218 yards passing and one TD in that game, while star RB Mark Ingram sat out to nurse his knee injury (he’s doubtful for Saturday). The Nittany Lions had no trouble with Youngstown State in their opener, winning 44-14 behind QB Robert Bolden (20-of-29 for 239 yards and two touchdowns). Alabama is listed as the 12-point favorite for this Saturday contest, with the total at 44.
There are three other ranked matchups on the college football schedule for Saturday, with No. 22 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina (-3.5), No. 17 Florida State at No. 10 Oklahoma (-7.5), and also No. 12 Miami at No. 2 Ohio State (-8). In other Top 25 action on Saturday it’ll be San Jose State at No. 11 Wisconsin (-38), No. 15 Georgia Tech (-14) at Kansas, South Florida at No. 8 Florida (-15), Idaho at No. 6 Nebraska (-28), James Madison at No. 13 Virginia Tech, Iowa State at No. 9 Iowa (-13.5), UNLV at No. 20 Utah (-22), Tennessee Tech at No. 4 TCU, Wyoming at No. 5 Texas (-29), No. 19 LSU (-10) at Vanderbilt, No. 7 Oregon (-12) at Tennessee, Louisiana-Monroe at No. 14 Arkansas (-34), Virginia at No. 16 USC (-19.5), and finally No. 25 Stanford (-6) at UCLA.
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As well, there are two Canadian Football League games on tap for Saturday, with Montreal at Hamilton and Toronto at British Columbia. The Alouettes (6-3 SU, 4-5 ATS) were beaten 38-17 at home by B.C. last week with starting QB Anthony Calvillo on the sidelines, while the Tiger-Cats (5-4 SU, 5-4 ATS) have won four games in a row. The Argos (5-4 SU, 5-4 ATS) are looking to put an end to a two-game losing skid, with the Lions (2-7 SU, 3-6 ATS) pegged as the 5-point home favorites for their Saturday game.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The American League schedule for Saturday has Minnesota at Cleveland, Kansas City at the White Sox, Baltimore at Detroit, the Yankees at Texas, Boston at Oakland, Seattle at the Angels, and Tampa Bay at Toronto. Wade Davis (11-9, 4.39 ERA) is expected to take on Ricky Romero (12-8, 3.51 ERA) in that Rays/Jays matchup. Righthander Davis beat the Blue Jays in his August 30 outing, holding them to two runs on six hits over 7 2-3 innings of work. Lefthander Romero pitched against Tampa Bay on August 31, allowing five runs (four earned) on three hits over 7 1-3 innings in that win.
Over in the National League on Saturday it’s then Florida at Washington, Philadelphia at the Mets, San Francisco at San Diego, the Dodgers at Houston, the Cubs at Milwaukee, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Arizona at Colorado, and St. Louis at Atlanta. The Cardinals are slated to send Jake Westbrook (7-10, 4.46 ERA) to the hill in that last contest, while the Braves counter with Tommy Hanson (9-11, 3.58 ERA). Righthander Westbrook had to settle for a no-decision against the Brewers in his last trip to the mound, giving up two runs on five hits over his six innings pitched. Righthander Hanson was tagged with a loss by the Pirates last time out, surrendering three runs (two earned) over six innings.
Roaring around the track . . .
Finally, the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series will get their last shot at qualifying for the Chase on Saturday when they take to the track in the Air Guard 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Kyle Busch, won won at Richmond earlier in the season, is the oddsmakers’ 7/2 favorite to get the win on Saturday night, with defending champion Denny Hamlin pegged at 11/2 odds. Clint Bowyer, who is sitting in the 12th and final Chase spot heading into Richmond, is at 28/1 odds to visit victory lane, with 13th-place Ryan Newman at 30/1, and 14th-place Jamie McMurray at 30/1 as well. Jimmie Johnson has won three of the past seven Cup races at Richmond, and he’s listed at 7/1.
US Open odds…
| PLAYER TO WIN US OPEN 2010 (ALL IN) | |
| 9401 R. Federer | +131 |
| 9402 R. Nadal | -103 |
| 9404 N. Djokovic | +871 |
| 9422 M. Youzhny | +5625 |