NBC’s Sunday Night Football presents two of the elite franchises in the NFL facing off at Lucas Oil Stadium, and Bookmaker Sportsbook has all of the great NFL betting action between the New England Patriots (5-2, 3-4 ATS) and the Indianapolis Colts (3-4, 3-4 ATS). The Pats won last year’s meeting 24-20 in the RCA Dome, but the Colts stuck within the 5-point spread. They’ve now covered four straight in this heated rivalry after New England went 5-0-1 ATS in the previous six meetings.

It was touch and go the entire way for the defending AFC Champs, but the Patriots avoided an embarrassing loss to the Rams by picking up a narrow 23-16 victory at Gillette Stadium. Patriots’ bettors never really had a chance to cover the spread even though they only fell two points short of the NFL betting line.

QB Matt Cassel continued his best effort to replace superstar Tom Brady, but only went 21/33 for 267 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He’ll need to do better than that this weekend if he’s going to match wits with the Colts high-powered offense. RB Kevin Faulk did a little bit of everything against the Rams. He ran the ball 13 times for 60 yards and hauled in four passes for 47 yards and the game-winning score with just 3:19 remaining.

Things weren’t so rosy for football betting fans that backed Indianapolis over the weekend. The Colts fell four games behind AFC South division leading Tennessee with a 31-21 loss at LP Field on Monday night.

QB Peyton Manning just hasn’t looked comfortable in the pocket all year and threw two more interceptions on Monday night, bringing his total to nine on the season. RB Domanick Rhodes filled in admirably for the absent Joseph Addai, touching the ball 25 times for a total of 109 yards, but it wasn’t enough to counter the three rushing touchdowns that the Titans put on the board. It marked the second straight week that the Colts failed to beat the NFL betting line.

Indy lost last season to the Pats, snapping its six-game winning streak against the AFC East; they are 4-3 ATS in those seven games though. The Colts have scored at least 20 points in six of the seven games. New England hasn’t been so fortunate against the AFC South, as it’s 0-3 ATS in its L/3 against the Colts’ division.

It should come as no surprise that without Brady in the lineup that oddsmakers have made Indianapolis 6-point favorites in this critical AFC match-up. The ‘total’ has been set at 44.5.

Consider adding the Patriots to your football betting card this weekend though, as the underdog is 10-3-1 ATS in their L/14 meetings, and the Pats are 7-2 ATS in their L/9 games played on turf.

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After missing out on the bowl season for the first time in 16 years back in 2005, Phil Fulmer and the Tennessee Volunteers (3-5 SU, 2-5-1 ATS) find itself needing to win three of its last four to reach bowl eligibility this college football wagering season. The colossal task commences Saturday night in Columbia against the South Carolina Gamecocks (5-3 SU, 3-3-1 ATS).

Tennessee was again toothless as rival Alabama held the Vols offense in check in a 29-9 win last Saturday night. Meanwhile, the Gamecocks had this past weekend off after a disappointing 24-17 loss against the NCAA betting line at the hands of LSU despite leading 17-10 at halftime.

To say that Tennessee’s offense has struggled is an understatement as the Vols have now been held to 14 points or less in five of their eight games. This lack of offensive production has meant a gold mine for gamblers who bet on NCAA football games to go under the ‘total’ with the Volunteers last seven games going ‘under’ the closing college football odds.

Against the Crimson Tide last week, Tennessee’s offense was held to just 173 total yards and 10 first downs all game as boos cascaded down from the Neyland Stadium crowd. These offensive woes have led to the Vols having the second to last ranked offense in the SEC, averaging just 18.4 PPG and 280.6 total yards per game. Vols bettors are hopeful that the offense can return to form against a South Carolina team that they’ve averaged 29 PPG against in their last four meetings.

Pre-season third string QB Stephen Garcia may have won the starting job over Chris Smelley and Tommy Beecher with his performances in the Gamecocks’ past two games. Although South Carolina failed to register a NCAA football wagering win two weeks ago against LSU, Garcia was solid against a very good Tiger defense completing 14-of-26 passes for 215 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Garcia did it with toughness and grit, hanging in the pocket despite being sacked six times on the day.

The Gamecocks have also been friendly with under bettors as five of their seven games have gone under the ‘total’ per the closing NCAA odds. NCAA gamblers should also know that the Gamecocks are 1-14 all-time against the Volunteers and have never beaten Tennessee at home.

Current NCAAF betting trends tell us that all four of the Gamecocks home games have gone under the ‘total’ according to the college football gambling lines, the Volunteers are 10-7-1 ATS over their last 18 road games, and the under is 5-2-1 in these teams last eight meetings against one another.

The NCAA gambling odds in this game find the Gamecocks sitting as a six-point home favorites with a game ‘total’ of 37.5.

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Online sports gambling gets its annual shot in the arm on Tuesday night, as the NBA betting season gets underway. On tap is an intriguing game for NBA handicappers, as the new-look Milwaukee Bucks take on the Chicago Bulls. Basketball sportsbooks have set the Bulls as 6-point favorites in this contest, with the total at 194.

Chicago is coming off a disappointing season that ended up paying big dividends, as the Bulls’ futility landed them the NBA Draft’s No. 1 pick, which they used to select Chicago native Derrick Rose. The former Memphis Tigers star, who led them to the national championship game in his only collegiate season, is expected to come off the bench for the Bulls under new head coach Vinny Del Negro. The rookie head coach has the difficult task of leading Chicago to the basketball playoffs after a one-year hiatus. Betting lines should be interesting on the Bulls this season because Del Negro is an unknown quantity in the NBA sportsbook world, so it should be interesting to see what trends develop early in the season.

In addition to Rose, the Bulls return a talented young core for Del Negro to work with, including Ben Gordon and Luol Deng. Gordon is expected to play despite being hampered by a toe injury which caused him to miss several preseason games, something to take into consideration before making your sports wager. Also, guard Larry Hughes suffered a dislocated right shoulder late in the preseason and will be out 4-6 weeks, which means Rose should see more playing time than initially thought, which has surely affected the sports betting line.

Interestingly enough, Milwaukee enters its season opener under the direction of new head coach Scott Skiles who, ironically, was Chicago’s head coach the past few seasons before being fired in the midst of last season’s disappointment. Skiles’ presence could have a profound effect on the game totals for the Bucks this year. He is well-known for his emphasis on defense, and Milwaukee was one of the worst defensive teams in the league last season, so the Bucks NBA lines could be advantageous out of the gate.

Skiles will have a shiny new toy to play with, as Milwaukee reshaped its roster in the off-season with the acquisition of former New Jersey Nets All-Star Richard Jefferson. The talented forward should alleviate the pressure on sharpshooter Michael Redd to carry the load offensively for the Bucks. Jefferson will not, however, take the heat off Charlie Villanueva. The talented-but-lackadaisical power forward is rumored to be on the trading block, and is sure to be moved if he doesn’t show dramatic improvement on the defensive end for Skiles. Having Andrew Bogut alongside him in the frontcourt should help, as the Australian big man cleans the glass at a high rate and is a physical defender who plays with intensity. Whether that will eventually rub off on Villanueva remains to be seen, but if it doesn’t happen soon, he’ll be packing his bags shortly.

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Smart and Fancy: Shuffled back inside near turn, raced ninth and last more than seven lengths behind after three-eighths of a mile, swung wide into stretch, rallied from fifth to make up two lengths and finished second by a neck at five furlongs on a good turf course Sept. 27 at Philadelphia Park. (Raced five lengths behind in third after a half-mile, rallied in tandem with winner during stretch drive, made up nearly 1 ½ lengths, led for a couple of jumps near wire and finished second nosed out at six furlongs on the inner turf Oct. 12.)

American Cruiser: Stalked pace three wide a head and a length back in third after a half-mile, rallied to draw clear by two lengths in stretch and prevailed by three-quarters of a length at six furlongs on a yielding turf course Sept. 12; returned $12.20 on the front end. (Raced 6 ½ lengths behind in third after three-eighths of a mile, closed slowly in stretch nearing sixteenth pole and edged away to win by two lengths at five furlongs on the turf Oct. 14.)

Hard to Explain: Raced more than two lengths behind after a half-mile, moved to second in stretch, rallied between rivals and prevailed by a half-length at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Sept. 1 at Monmouth. (Raced 10th more than six lengths behind after a half-mile, advanced wide to night in stretch and closed fast to finish second by a neck at 1 1/16 miles on Oct. 4.)

CALDER

Super Whipper: Raced inside more than 5 ½ lengths behind in fifth after three-eighths of a mile, angled outside winner in stretch, rallied to make up nearly four lengths and finished second beaten a head at 5 ½ furlongs on a good surface Oct. 25.

Casa Mimaty: Raced third early, dropped to fourth more than two lengths behind after a half-mile, steadied on far turn losing several lengths, dropped to seventh and last, swung out for the drive, closed well from sixth to make up more than 2 ¾ lengths in stretch and finished second beaten three-quarters of a length at a mile on a sealed sloppy surface Oct. 11.

Appealing Runner: Raced more than seven lengths behind in eighth after a half-mile, swung wide for drive, rallied to make up more than four lengths in stretch and finished third beaten a half-length and a neck at six furlongs on Sept. 26. (Raced more than 4 ½ lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, rallied to make up more than 3 ¾ lengths in stretch and finished third beaten 1 ¼ lengths at 6 ½ furlongs on Oct. 13.)

Silver Bayer: Raced more than 2 ½ lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, rallied four wide into stretch, made up 2 ½ lengths and finished second beaten a length at five furlongs on the turf Sept. 6. (Raced 4 ½ lengths behind in fourth after a half-mile, rallied inside to gain second and finished in that position by two lengths at 5 ½ furlongs on Oct. 18.)
Amazo’n: Raced eighth more than six lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied four wide into stretch and finished third by 9 ¼ lengths at 1 1/16 miles on Sept. 19. (Raced eighth more than 6 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, swung out wide for drive and finished third at a mile and 70 yards on Oct. 20.)
CHURCHILL DOWNS

Masrawy: Broke a step slow 11th and next to last on rail, raced seven lengths behind in 10th after a half-mile, circled field five wide for drive, bumped repeatedly with rival entering stretch, continued with good energy from fifth, made up six lengths and finished third beaten a length at seven furlongs on Oct. 26.

Fort Apache Star: Raced eighth and last early, moved to sixth seven lengths behind after a half-mile, angled in saving ground for drive, split rivals in stretch from fifth, bumped with third-place finisher, made up 2 ½ lengths and gained second by a nose at six furlongs on Oct. 26.

DELAWARE

Etrain: Raced fourth early, dropped back to eighth and last through the turn, rallied from seventh in stretch and finish third beaten a neck for place at six furlongs on Oct. 20; ran final quarter in 24 4/5.

Irish Chestnut: Broke ninth and last, moved to eighth more than 8 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, advanced outside rivals to sixth in stretch, finished willingly to make up 4 ½ lengths and ran third beaten two necks at 1 1/16 miles on Aug. 10.

FAIRPLEX

Tahoe Kid: Bumped at break, chased three deep more than 1 ½ lengths in third after a half-mile, lost ground to fourth in stretch, split rivals, made up two lengths and finished third beaten less than a length at six furlongs on Aug. 14 at Del Mar. (Raced fifth early, took command by 1 ½ lengths after a half-mile and drew off in stretch to win by four lengths at six furlongs on Sept. 13.)

FORT ERIE

East Face: Raced more than six lengths behind in eighth after a half-mile, angled out in final furlong, rallied from fifth in stretch, made up three lengths and finished second beaten a neck at six furlongs on Oct. 10 at Woodbine. (Broke sixth and last, raced more than 1 ½ lengths behind in fourth more than three lengths behind after a half-mile and finished third by 2 ½ lengths at 6 ½ furlongs on a sloppy surface Oct. 27.)

HAWTHORNE

Sky High Spirit: Raced more than five lengths behind in eighth after a half-mile, rallied through traffic from fifth in stretch and finished second beaten a half-length at six furlongs on Oct. 22.

Snoose Goose: Raced sixth early, dropped to seventh more than 6 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, angled out in sixth seven wide for the drive, exchanged brushes with winner several times, dropped to seventh in stretch and drifted out while closing fast to finished third beaten a neck and a head at 1 1/8 miles on the turf Oct. 11; ran final three furlongs in 37 2/5.

Bar Hoppin: Broke 12th and last, trailed by more than 7 ½ lengths after a half-mile, rallied three wide into stretch to third, closed steadily to make up six lengths and finished second beaten a half-length at six furlongs on Sept. 27; ran final quarter in 24 1/5. (Raced more than four lengths behind in sixth after a half-mile, swung six wide into stretch, rallied from third to make up two lengths and won by three-quarters of a length at six furlongs on a good surface Oct. 24.)

KEENELAND

Dragum: Raced seventh and last more than five lengths behind after a half-mile, shifted out for drive and rallied from fifth in stretch to gain third beaten a length at about 7 ½ furlongs on a good turf course Sept. 12 at Louisiana Downs. (Raced sixth more than 2 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, came four wide into stretch, rallied to make up more than two lengths and finished second beaten a neck at 1 1/16 miles on Oct. 16.)

Gilded Memory: Raced eighth more than 8 ½ lengths behind after a half mile, circle four wide into stretch, rallied from sixth to make up more than five lengths and gained second by three-quarters of a length at a mile on the turf Aug. 14 at Ellis Park. (Raced 9 ½ lengths behind in ninth after a half-mile, rallied to third in stretch and finished second by 3 ¼ lengths at seven furlongs on Oct. 16.)

LAUREL

Crack the Opus: Broke in air, rushed up inside to chase pace 4 ½ lengths behind in second after a half-mile, eased out for drive, made up nearly three lengths in stretch and finished second beaten a head at six furlongs on a sealed muddy track Oct. 25.

Rescigno: Raced seventh more than nine lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied six wide in stretch, closed willingly despite drifting wide, made up more than 3 ¾ lengths and finished second beaten three-quarters of a length at 1 1/8 miles on the turf Oct. 10. (Broke 11th and last, trailed by more than 20 ½ lengths after a half-mile, advanced between rivals to fifth in stretch, eased outside near sixteenth pole, made up 3 ½ lengths and drove clear to win by a length at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Oct. 23; returned $12 on the front end.)

Wood Alley: Broke 10th and last, advanced to fifth more than 2 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, took over into the lane, drew off in stretch with singled tap of the whip and won by 11 ¼ lengths at seven furlongs on Aug. 9 at Philadelphia Park. (Raced more than 4 ½ lengths behind in sixth after a half-mile, angled out four wide for drive, rallied to take command nearing mid-stretch and won handily by 5 ½ lengths at a mile on Sept. 20.)

MEADOWLANDS

Rise Up Singing: Pressed pace early, took command by a length after a half-mile, shook free in stretch and drew off to win by 5 ¼ lengths at six furlongs on a sealed muddy track on Sept. 6 at Monmouth. (Pressed pace early, grabbed lead by a length after a half-mile, dug in gamely in stretch and finished second beaten a neck at six furlongs on Oct. 1.)

Big Easy: Trailed by more than four lengths after three-eighths of a mile, advanced to second in stretch, angled out and rallied to win by a head at five furlongs taken off the turf Sept. 13 at Philadelphia Park. (Raced more than five lengths behind in sixth after a half-mile, angled out for the drive and rallied in stretch to gain third by 1 ¼ lengths at five furlongs on the turf Oct. 18.)

PHILADELPHIA PARK

Watta Warlock: Raced ninth early, rushed up to grab lead by a head after a half-mile, dropped back to seventh entering stretch, rallied wide to make up more than two lengths and gained third by a nose at six furlongs on Oct. 20.

Wildcattwentyfour: (Broke eighth and last, raced seventh more than six lengths behind after a half-mile, advanced wide to sixth in stretch and finished third at seven furlongs on Oct. 14. (Raced fifth early, dropped to sixth after a half-mile, came three wide into stretch and finished third by a neck at 6 ½ furlongs on Oct. 25.)

RETAMA PARK

Fiesta Margarita: Broke from the outside 10th post, raced 10th and last early, advanced to ninth more than 7 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied four wide to fourth in stretch, closed fast to make up 4 ½ lengths and finished second nosed out at 5 ½ furlongs on Oct. 11.

Bill’s Last Fling: Broke alertly from the outside 13th post, chased leader early in second, took lead by a length after a half-mile, drew clear in upper stretch and won by 6 ½ lengths ridden out at six furlongs on Sept. 27.

Matt’s Cajun Fire: Raced 5 ½ lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, lost ground going wide into stretch, finished willingly to make up more than 4 ¾ lengths and finished second beaten 1 ¼ lengths at six furlongs on Sept. 19. (Raced fifth more than five lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied three wide on far turn, grabbed lead in stretch and drew off to win by two lengths at a mile on Sept. 27.)

Waco Hug: Broke 10th and last, raced seventh more than five lengths behind after a half-mile, swung out three wide for the drive, advanced to second in stretch, closed fast to drew off and won by two lengths at a mile on Oct. 10. (Broke seventh and last, trailed by eight lengths after a half-mile, rallied on far turn to grabbed lead, increased margin to six lengths in stretch and drew off ridden out to win by 12 ¼ lengths at a mile on Oct. 17.)

Ms Classic Seneca: Raced more than four lengths behind in eighth after a half-mile, advanced four wide for drive, steadied off heels of rivals inside quarter pole, rallied from sixth to make up more than 2 ¼ lengths in stretch and gained second by a half-length at six furlongs on Sept. 6. (Raced fourth early, dropped to fifth more than 1 ½ lengths behind after three-eighths of a mile, rallied four wide to second in upper stretch and won by a half-lengths at five furlongs on the turf Oct. 4: returned $12.20 on front end.)

TURF PARADISE

Dante’s Gulch: Raced seven lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, advanced to third in stretch, made up 3 ½ lengths and finished second by 3 ¼ lengths at a mile on Oct. 25.

Hills of Roses; Broke from the outside ninth post, raced fourth more than 4 ½ lengths behind after three-eighths of a mile, angled in during stretch run, rallied to make up more than 2 ½ lengths and finished second beaten a half-length at five furlongs on Oct. 10. (Chased pace five lengths behind in second after three-eighths of a mile and rallied in stretch to win by a half-length at 5 ½ furlongs on Oct. 26.)

WOODBINE

Tap Show: Raced more than nine lengths behind in eighth after a half-mile, rallied between rivals in stretch from sixth to make up nearly 2 ½ lengths and finished third beaten a length and a head at 1 1/16 miles on Oct. 19.

Splash of Gold: Raced seventh more than 2 ½ lengths behind in seventh after a half-mile, lost ground going wide into stretch, rallied from fifth to make up more than 2 ½ lengths and finished second beaten a half-length at six furlongs on Sept. 27. (Raced 2 ½ lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, closed outside rivals to second on far turn, gained lead by a head at sixteenth pole and was nipped at wire by a neck at 1 1/16 miles on Oct. 13.)

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The Philadelphia Phillies moved one step closer towards locking up the City of Brotherly Love’s first major championship since 1983 on Wednesday night when they knocked off the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of the Fall Classic 3-2. LHP Cole Hamels was fantastic in his first career World Series outing, scattering five hits and allowing just two runs over seven innings. 2B Chase Utley blasted a 1st inning two-run homer that gave the Phillies a 2-0 lead they would never relinquish. He also stole two of Philadelphia’s three bases. Rays LHP Scott Kazmir labored through six innings, allowing three runs and striking out four. MLB bettors will get another chance to wager on the World Series tonight when the two teams square off in Game 2 of the best-of-seven series.

RHP Brett Myers will be the man on the mound for the second game of this series for Philadelphia. He doesn’t have the greatest numbers in two postseason starts this year, allowing seven runs over 12 innings and a WHIP of 1.25, but he is a perfect 2-0 so far. That’s fantastic news for Phillies fans, which had to endure two painful starts to close out the regular season. In those two starts, the righty gave up 16 runs in just 8.1 innings. It was an awful season for Philadelphia bettors when Myers was on the mound, as they went just 12-18 and lost a whopping $1,165 in his starts. That was the 2nd worst wagering mark for a pitcher in baseball.

Hoping to send the series back to Philadelphia all tied at a game apiece, Rays skipper Joe Maddon will send RHP James Shields to the bump. Unlike his counterpart, it was a stellar season for Tampa Bay bettors with the righty on the mound. In his 33 starts, they went 22-11 and netted $985. His core numbers in the playoffs are good, but they haven’t been translating to victories in the postseason. Shields is just 1-2 with a 3.72 ERA in three starts in the playoffs. Maddon will be hoping for a better effort from his lineup tonight with the righty on the mound. The Rays were awful in the regular season against lefties, hitting just .246 and slugging .396. Both rank amongst the worst marks in the majors. Against righties though, things have been much better, as Tampa Bay ranks in the Top-10 in both batting average (.267) and slugging (.434). In games where southpaws have started this postseason, the Rays are averaging 4.6 runs per game. They’re averaging 7.2 runs per game with righties on the hill.

Oddsmakers are banking on a solid effort from the Rays tonight, as they have been installed as -150 favorites. The ‘total’ has been set at 8.5, under -120. Betting trends point towards a lower scoring affair. Philadelphia is now 8-2 for ‘under’ bettors in their L/10 interleague games, while Tampa Bay has now played seven of its L/10 playoff match-ups ‘under’ the ‘total.’ Will it be the Rays’ day, or will the Fightin’ Phillies head back to Philadelphia with a 2-0 lead? Place your baseball bets with Bookmaker Sportsbook right now to get in on all the action!

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Week 8 NFL betting commences on Sunday afternoon, and football bettors will get yet another chance to sink their teeth into another fantastic AFC match-up when the Cleveland Browns (2-4, 4-2 ATS) invade Jacksonville Municipal Stadium to clash with the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3, 2-4 ATS).

Since 2001, the road team has dominated this series, winning four games outright, three of which were won by the underdog. Their most recent meeting came back in 2005 when Jacksonville knocked Cleveland off 20-14 as three-point favorites.

This game is critical for either team’s playoff hopes, as both could fall four games behind in their respective divisions with a loss.

The Browns showed some real grit after falling behind 14-3 at the start of the 4th quarter against the Redskins last Sunday afternoon. They had 1st and goal at the Washington 1 about halfway through the final stanza and failed to score, but immediately got the ball back and pounded it in and converted on their 2-point attempt with 2:44 remaining to claw within three of the home team (14-11). With the cover already firmly in hand for Browns bettors, Cleveland was in search for more. They got the ball back one final time, but K Phil Dawson missed the game tying field goal that could’ve sent the game to overtime.

QB Derek Anderson struggled yet again, completing a measly 37.8% of his passes for just 136 yards and a touchdown. He has the lowest quarterback rating in the NFL for passers who have made at least 5 starts (62.9). Once again, rumors are swirling in Cleveland that sports bettors could get their first serious look at Brady Quinn under center sooner rather than later.

The Browns had better work on their run defense after giving up 175 yards on 27 carries to Clinton Portis, or the Jags could literally run right over them this Sunday.

That normally potent rushing attack of Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor has had a week to prepare for the visit from Cleveland. So far this season, they have uncharacteristically struggled on the ground averaging just 116.5 rushing yards per game, a mere 14th in the NFL. They averaged almost 33 yards per game more than that last year, but perhaps the more alarming number is that they are down from 4.57 to just 4.11 yards per carry in ‘08.

QB David Garrard has already thrown more interceptions through six games this season (4) than he did all of 2007 (3). With those struggles, it should come as no surprise that their 24-17 victory in Denver before the bye week was just their second football betting victory of the season.

Jacksonville has been installed 7-point choices by the oddsmakers, with the ‘total’ coming in at 41.5.

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Here’s the 25th Breeders’ Cup in a nutshell.
$1 Million Filly and Mare Sprint, 7 furlongs: There are two horses to beat, both 3-year-old fillies. Indian Blessing, the early 2-1 choice is 2 for 2 at the distance, with a victory over the old Santa Anita Cushion Track. Zaftig won twice at the distance on dirt, beating Indian Blessing at a mile. Indyanne or Intangaroo can round out the trifecta off their synthetic surface form.

$1 Million Juvenile Fillies Turf, a mile: Too wide open to call. Darts, anyone?

$2 Million Juvenile Fillies, 1 1/16 miles: No foreign invader has won. Top contenders: Stardom Bound, 2-1, is 2-2-0 of 4 on synthetic surfaces, scoring at the distance in 1:42 2/5 at Santa Anita. Sky Diva, 7-2, daughter of 2008 leading 2-year-old sire Sky Mesa, is 2 for 2 at a mile on dirt. Include C. S. Silk, 15-1, with the highest speed figure.

$2 Million Filly and Mare Turf, 1 ¼ miles: Top contenders: Dynaforce, 2-2-1 at the distance; Mauralakana, 5 of 7 this year on the turf; and Wait A While, undefeated in three starts over Santa Anita’s grass.

$2 Million Ladies’ Classic, 1 1/8 miles: Favorites dominate, as 17 of 24 winners were less than 3-1, which probably accounts for the small fields. Zenyatta, morning line 3-5 favorite, is undefeated in eight races that include seven on synthetic surfaces. I like her to defeat seven challengers. Longshot Carriage at 8-1, who won twice on Polytrack, is worth including in exotics.

$500,000 Marathon, 1 ½ miles: Roll out the dartboard again.

$1 Million Turf Sprint, 6 ½ furlongs: California Flag, boasting four victories on the grass with Joe Talamo aboard, can repeat Morvich win at the distance even though breaking from post 10. Main challengers are to gelding’s outside: speedsters Mr. Nightlinger (No. 14), going for sixth in row in turf sprints, and Morvich runner-up Get Funky (No. 13), the best closer.

$1 Million Dirt Mile: Well Armed, the 3-1 morning line favorite, bypassed the Classic even though not racing at this distance in 20 months. The son of two-time Classic winner Tiznow does have two victories at Santa Anita this year in routes leading after eight furlongs. Top challengers: Pyro, also skipping the Classic; Lewis Michael, 2-2-0 of 4 at the distance; and Mast Track, the likely pacesetter despite a minor quarter crack.

$2 Million (Turf) Mile: Despite averaging about 13 entries, chalk has finished on top nearly one-third of the time. Only Lure in ’92 was in front at every call and repeated in ’93 when stalking the pace. Kip Deville, 9 of 13 at the distance and 2 for 2 at Santa Anita, stands a good chance of repeating. Top contenders: Irish-bred Goldikova, 5-2-0 of 7 at a mile; and Whatsthescript, 4 of 8 at the distance.

$2 Million Juvenile, 1 1/16 miles: Endurance is a key factor. Eighteen winners were among the top three choices. Horses to watch are sired by this year’s No. 2 earnings champ Lion Heart (3 for 3 as a 2-year-old): Azul Leon and Silent Valor. I like Munnings, the early lukewarm 7-2 choice who drew the rail, and Street Hero, 6-1, breaking from post 8 with the best time of 1:42 at the distance at Santa Anita.

$1 Million Juvenile Turf, a mile: It’s dart time again.

$2 Million Sprint, six furlongs: No running style has dominated. There have been five wire-to-wire victories, seven closed from back of the pack and nine turned for home in front. I like Fatal Bullet, In Summation and Street Boss, not necessarily in that order.

$3 Million Turf, 1 ½ miles: Thirteen European-bred horses won. Class and form often point to the winner. You make the call.

$5 Million Classic, 1 ¼ miles: Only four horses scored from posts 1-3, including Ghostzapper on the rail in ’04 who was only the second wire-to-wire winner since ’91 when Black Tie Affair triumphed off the longest layoff – 49 days. Outside is the place to be as nine won from posts 10 through 14, including ’07 champ Curlin from post 11. The early 7-5 favorite breaks from post 9. The son of Smart Strike wins again.

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The Fall Classic is finally upon us, and Bookmaker.com’s MLB bettors will get their chance to get in on all of the action of the first game of the World Series when the Philadelphia Phillies storm Tampa Bay to do battle with the Rays from Tropicana Field. Philadelphia got to sit back and watch the remainder of the ALCS after they disposed of the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games last Wednesday to bring the NL pennant back home to Philly for the first time since the early 90’s. Meanwhile, the Rays won a wild series against the Boston Red Sox last Sunday night to secure the franchises first ever trip to the Fall Classic.

Manager Charlie Manuel will hand the ball to his ace, LHP Cole Hamels to open up World Series play. The lefty has been fantastic in his postseason starts, winning all three to date. All three outings resulted in winners for baseball bettors who parlayed the Phils and the ‘under’. Hamels has allowed just 19 base runners and three earned runs in 22 innings.

Since August, he has only allowed more than three runs once. In total, the ace of the Philadelphia staff went 14-10 with a 3.09 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 33 regular season starts. Phillies bettors went 19-14 in those starts, losing $407 on the season. He’s only made one start against the Rays in his career, giving up six runs in 3.2 innings.

At the outset of the season, the slogan in the Rays’ clubhouse was “9=8.” Nine guys playing hard for nine innings would put Tampa Bay amongst the eight teams in the postseason. Now the mantra Tampa Bay is aiming for is “9=1.”

In order to move one step closer to their first championship, manager Joe Maddon will send LHP Scott Kazmir to the mound. The last time MLB bettors saw Kazmir on the mound, he left with his Rays leading 7-0 in the 7th inning in Game 5 of the ALCS. Tampa Bay blew the game for arguably their best pitcher in franchise history, and had to wait until Sunday to close out the series.

Kazmir is 1-0 with a 4.02 ERA in three outings this postseason. In the regular season, the lefty went 12-8 in 27 starts with a 3.49 ERA and 1.27 WHIP. He was a sparkling 8-2 at the Trop in 2008, with a miniscule 2.90 ERA. Kazmir is 1-0 in his career against the Phillies.

The baseball betting odds couldn’t be any tighter, as both teams are -105. The ‘total’ currently sits at a 7.5, under -125. These two clubs haven’t met since the ‘06 season. Tampa Bay took two out of three in Philadelphia that year, and is 8-2 in their L/10 meetings.

After their dramatic victory over Boston, Bookmaker Sportsbook has made the AL Champs -145 favorites to win the World Series.

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Ten of the 14 Breeders’ Cup races could have full fields as a record 180 thoroughbreds were pre-entered for the two-day program at Santa Anita Park.

That’s good news for horseplayers because the larger the fields, the better the payoffs, Historically, exotic wagers produced big bucks during the 24-year history of America’s premier racing day.

Fields this year might average 12.78 compared to 11.69 at Monmouth Park in 2007 when 122 horses were pre-entered in 11 BC contests. That doesn’t count horses entered in two races in case they don’t get realize their first choice.

Races for 2-year-olds have attracted the largest number of entries during the past two years.

This year’s $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf at a mile drew the most pre-entries – 21. Surprisingly, no filly was entered in another race despite the field being limited to a dozen.

Last year, 23 were pre-entered in the inaugural Juvenile Turf. This year’s $1 million race at 1 1/16 miles attracted 18, including four with second choices, but all make the 12-horse field.

This year’s $2 million Juvenile at 1 1/16 miles enticed 17 pre-entries, with none having second choices, so three horses won’t race on Oct. 25. The ’08 Juvenile Fillies attracted 15 so only one could be left out.

Unlike previous years, there may be as many as two also-eligibles that have a shot to make each race as the scratch time for all contests is the morning of Oct. 24.

The smallest BC field comes in the headliner of the five races worth $8 million on the all-female card Oct. 24. The $2 million Ladies’ Classic lured only eight going 1 1/8 miles.

Undefeated Zenyatta, who probably will be the odds-on favorite, apparently scared away some opposition. The 4-year-old is one of two horses (Tiago runs in the Classic Oct. 25) that trainer John Shirreffs entered.

The daughter of Street Cry scored an impressive 3 ½-length victory in the six-furlong Humana Distaff over the Pro-Ride surface on Sept. 27 during the Oak Tree meeting. Runner-up Hystericalady seeks revenge as does Ginger Punch, who was third to Zenyatta in the Apple Blossom Handicap.

Ginger Punch, defending champion of the race previously known as the Distaff, is only one of three horses pre-entered by trainer Dick Mandella. You might recall he had six triumphs in the past two BC events at Santa Anita.

The headliner runs in the Classic. Curlin,’07 Horse of the Year, is attempting to join Tiznow as the only two-time winner. While it’s his debut on a synthetic surface, the son of Smart Strike has won on fast and sloppy dirt tracks and ran fairly well on the grass.

Curlin will perform at Santa Anita if his Oct. 13 workout is any indication – breezing five furlongs in 59 seconds flat.

However, he hasn’t frightened away any rivals because 16 horses were pre-entered. His trainer Steve Asmussen has entered Student Council and Pyro in the 1 ¼-mile contest.

Two other conditioners are sending out two challengers each, including Aidan O’Brien, who tops all trainers with 10 horses pre-entered in eight races.

His brightest stars, Henrythenavigator and Duke of Marmalade, have numerous Group 1 victories across the Atlantic. Bobby Frankel, with seven horses entered in six races, sends out Hollywood Gold Cup winner Mast Track, the likely pacesetter, and Champs Elysees, third in the Santa Anita Handicap.

Two main contenders are the lightly-race Casino Drive, who toyed with rivals in an Oct. 12 allowance race at Santa Anita, and Go Between, who loves synthetic surfaces as demonstrated by a pair of Grade 1: the Pacific Classic and the Sunshine Millions Classic on the Left Coast.

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National Championship hopes will be on the line in Austin on Saturday night, and the whole NCAA football betting world will be focused on ABC when the Missouri Tigers (5-1, 3-2 ATS) look to keep themselves in contention for the Big XII title when it hooks up with the Texas Longhorns (6-0, 6-0 ATS).

Because these teams are on opposite sides of the Big XII, they haven’t met since 2005. That game saw Texas beat the Tigers by a commanding score of 51-20, easily covering the 15.5-point spread. They’ve won four straight and seven out of their L/8 with Missouri, and are a perfect 4-0 SU in Austin.

Missouri bettors were stunned by their 28-23 loss in Columbia against the Oklahoma State Cowboys last weekend. They were favored by two touchdowns, but never firmly got the offense on track in a game where they were implied to score over 45 points by the oddsmakers. QB Chase Daniel completed 39-of-52 passes for 390 yards, but only threw one touchdown and was intercepted three times.

Many experts think a similar performance against Texas could be the end of the Heisman hopes for the senior signal-caller. The rushing game was also at fault, as it only recorded 11 carries for 18 yards without Daniel getting sacked once. That doesn’t bode well for the Tigers. DC Will Muschamp’s Longhorns ‘D’ is third in the country, allowing just 51.2 yards per game.

Even though it was a disastrous week for the Tigers, college football betting fans of the Longhorns saw no problems with last Saturday’s action. They opened the day by knocking off the rival Oklahoma Sooners 45-35 behind a massive 2nd half effort by QB Colt McCoy and the offense.

McCoy recorded 308 total yards of offense and one touchdown, but orchestrated three second half touchdown drives to nail down a victory and pull the Horns up to the #1 position in this week’s AP Poll.

WR’s Quan Cosby and Jordan Shipley are amongst the best receiving duos in the nation. They combined to record 20 catches for 234 yards and a touchdown. Betting against Texas has been suicide since the end of last year for football bettors.

Texas has scored at least 38 points in each of its L/7 games, and averaged outscoring its opponents by 29.6 points per game. They’re a perfect 7-0 ATS during that stretch and only one of their last seven opponents have managed to come within two touchdowns of the pointspread.

That’s a trend that Missouri will be hoping to reverse on Saturday, but the NCAA betting odds are stacked against them. They have been installed as 6-point underdogs. The ‘total’ has been set at a lofty 69.5.

Both teams have strong betting trends towards the ‘over’. Last week broke a stretch of seven straight ‘over’ games for Missouri, while ‘over’ bettors are 7-3 ATS in Texas’ L/10 games.

Whether you plan on locking and loading on the Longhorns or taking a position on the Tigers, Bookmaker can handle all of your college football betting on this and all of the great games this weekend. Don’t miss any of the action in this gargantuan B12 divisional clash!

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