The annual Las Vegas Bowl presents us with a solid bowl betting match-up between the

Arizona Wildcats (7-5 SU, 7-5 ATS) and the BYU Cougars (10-2 SU, 3-8 ATS). Although a loss to Utah kept the Cougars from claiming a share of the MWC title, BYU still had one of their most successful seasons in school history despite killing its betting backers after churning out a very poor 3-8 ATS mark against the college football betting lines. Arizona will be playing its first bowl game in 10 years, and will be putting its decent 7-5 ATS mark on the line against a very tough Mountain West Conference opponent for the second time this season.

QB Max Hall had an amazing year in charge of the Cougars high-octane offense earning him All-MWC Second Team honors. He pulled off the feat by completing 69.6% of his passes for 3629 yards with 34 touchdown passes against just 13 interceptions. His favorite target, WR Austin Collie, also put together one of the best seasons in school history, hauling in 95 passes for 1419 yards and 15 touchdowns for BYU bettors to garner himself All-MWC First Team honors.

In his last regular season game, Hall had one of his worst days ever as a BYU quarterback in the 48-24 NCAAF betting loss to the Utes. He threw five picks on the day, a career high, to disallow the Cougars of ending the Utes BCS hopes. BYU comes into the game losers in seven of their last eight games ATS according to the closing NCAAF odds. That said; they’ve been a cash cow for ‘total’ bettors that wager on NCAA football games to go over the ‘total’ with four of their last five games surpassing the 60-point plateau.

Gutsy QB Willie Tuitama leads Arizona’s offensive attack. He completed 64.6% of his passes for 2763 yards with a TD/INT ratio of 21/8 on the year. Tuitama came up big in the Wildcats’ impressive 31-10 CFB betting win over archrival Arizona State, completing 25 of 37 balls for 284 yards while throwing two touchdowns and one interception. His performance in the game was matched by the Wildcats’ stout defense that held QB Rudy Carpenter and the ASU offense to just 162 total yards and 12 first downs on the day. The 21-point victory allowed Arizona bettors to cruise to the betting window to cash an easy pointspread victory.

The Wildcats come into this game hot against the Vegas lines, beating the NCAA gambling odds in 11 of their last 16 overall games played.

These teams squared off against one another in each of their last two regular season campaigns. Arizona upended the Cougars 16-13 back in 2006, but the Cougars walked away with the ATS money by covering as 6.5-point road underdogs. BYU got revenge the following season by taking out the Wildcats 20-7 at home as 3.5-point choices.

BYU is 6-2 ATS their L/8 after a SU loss, but they’re a poor 1-4 ATS the L/4 times they were installed as the underdog. Arizona is 11-5 ATS its L/16 overall lined games, but they’re a poor 0-4 ATS the L/4 times they’ve taken on an opponent from the Mountain West Conference.

Arizona currently sits as (-3) –105 neutral site favorites with a game ‘total’ of 61.5 points.

Will the Cougars snag their third bowl victory in a row under the watchful eye of head coach Bronco Mendenhall, or will Arizona make the most of its first bowl invite in a decade? Once you thing you’ve got the Las Vegas Bowl pegged, login to your Bookmaker Sportsbook account and put your money where your mouth is! Also be sure to do all of your BCS Bowl betting as well…

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The afternoon schedule of Week 16’s NFL betting slate finds us in Minneapolis, MN at the HHH Metrodome for a fantastic sports betting affair between the Atlanta Falcons (9-5, 8-6 ATS) and Minnesota Vikings (9-5, 6-8 ATS); kick-off is slated for 4:15 ET and can be seen nationally on FOX. Atlanta currently holds the sixth and final playoff spot, while Minnesota holds a one-game lead over the Chicago Bears for the top spot in the NFC North.

Future players take note: the Atlanta Falcons currently sit as long shot +4000 choices to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season, while Minnesota chimes in with a +2000 return to get the job done. Bookmaker Sportsbook offers Super Bowl XLIII betting for every team still alive in the current regular season.

Atlanta got off to a quick 10-0 start at home last Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but had to hold on in the closing minute of the 4th quarter just to extend the game to overtime. Tampa failed to make good on its first possession of the extra session, but Atlanta succeeded on its opportunity and picked up its 9th win of the season when K Jason Elam’s attempt from 34 yards out rang true.

Though head coach Mike Smith and his staff were thrilled to pick up the victory, NFL bettors came away displeased with the final results after the Falcons were bought up from a three-point favorite at the open to a 5.5-point chalk at the close. Turnovers immensely cost Falcon backers as the Buccaneers won the turnover battle 3:1 allowing them to come away with the pointspread victory. QB Matt Ryan struggled, but RB Michael Turner had a monster of a game chewing up 152 yards to go along with one TD on 32 overall carries.

Minnesota struggled mightily to put the hapless Detroit Lions away in Week 14, but had no problem disposing of the NFC West champion Arizona Cardinals last weekend. Before the Phoenix Stadium crowd could get comfortable in their seats, the Vikings had already put a score on the board after WR Bernard Berrian galloped 82 yards for a punt return TD less than four minutes into the game. The deficit quickly ballooned to 14 after Berrian scored his second TD of the day after hauling in a 41-yard pass from QB Tarvaris Jackson. The Vikings cruised to the easy outright road victory from there on out. They led 28-0 at the break, and left the desert 35-14 winners both SU and ATS.

QB Tarvaris Jackson had his best outing as a pro completing 11 of 17 passes for 163 yards and 4 TDs, and RB Adrian “All Day” Peterson gouged the Cardinals run defense for 165 yards on 28 overall carries.

These teams last met a year ago to kick off each clubs respective 2007 regular season campaigns. Minnesota came away with the 24-3 home win and cover as three-point home favorites, but Atlanta had no direction and was still suffering the sting of the hole Michael Vick debacle.

The favorite has dominated this series winning all five recent meetings both SU and ATS. Atlanta has gone 2-6 SU its L/8 trips to the Metrodome, and is 4-12 SU its L/16 road games. Minnesota has won five of its six home games this season by an average of eight points per game, which is why they’ve juiced out for NFL bettors with a 3-3 ATS mark.

Bookmaker.com currently has the Vikings sitting as (-3) –120 home favorites with a game ‘total’ of 44.

Will the Falcons keep the wild card hopes alive with another huge road victory, or will the Vikings wrap up the NFC North with their fifth straight victory. Once you think you’ve got this game pegged, log into your Bookmaker Sportsbook account and press your luck!

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Week 16 of the NFL betting season offers up a fantastic AFC/NFC clash of wildcard contenders when the AFC North representative Baltimore Ravens (9-5, 8-6 ATS) invade Texas Stadium to lock horns with the NFC East rep Dallas Cowboys (9-5, 7-7 ATS); kick-off is slated for 8:15 ET and the game can be seen nationally on the NFL Network.
Current Super Bowl XLIII betting odds find the Ravens installed as a +1400 underdog to win it all, while Dallas boasts less favorable odds at +900. If you believe one of these teams has the goods to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy come February, login to your Bookmaker.com account right now and get your action down before either of these teams loses future value.
The Ravens enter tonight’s battle rather meek after dropping the second of two meetings against the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday afternoon. The loss snapped the Ravens three game winning streak both SU and ATS. After thoroughly dominating the Washington Redskins the week before on NBC’s Sunday night telecast, it looked as if they were going to cruise to yet another comfy home win and cover through three quarters of play. That said; the never say die Steelers rallied for 10 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to pull off the impressive road win and cover. The major media outlets are still second guessing the catch WR Santonio Holmes hauled in for the go ahead score in the closing moments, but the final has been etched in the record books forever and Baltimore must move on.
With the loss, all Baltimore can settle for now is a wildcard spot.
As for Dallas, it came up with a huge win on Sunday night over NFC East leading New York to hold onto its wildcard positioning. QB Tony Romo bounced back from his frustrating outing at Pittsburgh with a fabulous effort against the Giants. He ended up completing 20 of 30 passes for 244 yards with a pair of TD strikes. RB Tashard Choice had another big game filling in for the injured Marion Barber who battled his injury all game long. Choice has now gained a total of 309 yards combined the last two weeks, and he scored his first TD at this level after busting a 38-yard run to seal the deal against the Giants.
Since head coach Wade Phillips took over the playcalling for the defense, it’s responded very nicely. The stop unit was in QB Eli Manning’s face all game long sacking him a total of eight times while forcing a pair of interceptions. When the dust cleared, NY gained a total of 218 overall yards and converted just 3 of 13 3rd down opportunities.
Dallas controls its own destiny right now for a wildcard slot.
It’s been 4+ years since these teams have met. The Kyle Boller (remember him?) led Ravens defeated the Cowboys by a 30-10 final count as 7.5-point home favorites that day. Baltimore enters this Week 16 NFL betting tilt 7-2 SU & ATS its L/9 overall games, but it’s a poor 5-10 ATS the L/15 times its played the role of visitor. Dallas has won 6 of its 7 home games this season, and enters tonight’s battle winners of four in a row ATS.

The ‘under’ has cashed in each of the Ravens last two games played, but the ‘over’ has cashed in six of their L/9 road games. As for Dallas, ‘total’ bettors have banked lately backing the ‘under’ as it’s garnered winning tickets in four of Dallas’ L/5 games played, and it’s gone 2-1 ATS in the Cowboys L/3 home games.
The Cowboys currently sit as 4-point home favorites with a game ‘total’ of 39.5 at Bookmaker.com.
Will the Ravens keep pace with the rest of the AFC East, or will the Cowboys hand them a crushing blow to help improve its post-season aspirations. Once you’ve crunched all the numbers and come to a conclusion, login to your Bookmaker Sportsbook account to get your NFL Week 16 betting action down!

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Week 15 of the NFL sports betting season offers up a fantastic AFC/NFC football betting battle when the AFC West leading Denver Broncos (8-5, 4-8-1 ATS) invades Charlotte, NC to square off against the NFC South leading Carolina Panthers (10-3, 7-5-1 ATS); kick-off is slated for 4:15 ET and the game can be seen nationally on FOX.
Current Super Bowl XLIII betting odds find the Broncos installed as a +2800 underdog to win it all, while Carolina boasts less favorable odds at +1000. If you believe one of these teams has the goods to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy come February, login to your Bookmaker.com account right now and get your action down before either of these teams loses future value.
Denver head coach Mike Shanahan’s Broncos enter this afternoons tilt on fire having won two in a row and four of their L/5 overall. After going into New York a couple weeks ago and beating the Jets outright as 7.5-point road pups, they returned home to take on division rival Kansas City last week. The two-win Chiefs battled throughout and managed to come within the 9-point spread (24-17) to hand Denver bettors its eighth pointspread defeat of the season.
Still, the offense performed admirably gaining a total of 425 overall yards, and the defense pretty much shut down KC’s rushing attack limiting the Chiefs to just 83 yards on the ground and 260 yards overall. A pick six thrown by QB Jay Cutler was the main reason Denver bettors were forced to rip up their tickets.
Not much went wrong for the Panthers in their Monday Night showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The game played out as a good old-fashioned beatdown as the Panthers punished Tampa’s defense with its potent ground attack. RBs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart had a field day against what has been a stout Buccaneers run defense. When the dust cleared, both backs combined for 301 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
QB Jake Delhomme didn’t have the greatest of outings (14/20 for 173 yards 1 TD 2 INT), but he didn’t need to as his duo in the backfield rushed the team to the impressive home win and cover as three-point choices.
Bookmaker Sportsbook currently has the host Panthers installed as 7.5-point favorites with a game ‘total’ of 48 points.
These teams last met back in 2004 in Denver and it was the Broncos that came out on top by a 20-17 final tally, but the Panthers grabbed the money cashing in as 4.5-point road pups. Carolina’s been good to its betting backers as a home favorite cashing tickets 7 of the L/10 times, but Denver is 4-1 ATS the L/5 times its been installed an underdog. That said; these teams have performed much differently ATS in December with Carolina going 6-2 ATS its L/8 December games while Denver’s gone 2-6 ATS.
Can Denver head back out to the east coast and pick up another road victory, or will the Panthers remain undefeated at home and reel in its fifth home cover of the season? Once you’ve crunched all the numbers and come to a final decision, login into your Bookmaker account and make an investment on who you think will come out on top of this gridiron battle!

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The post-season is just a short three weeks away, and Bookmaker Sportsbook will continue to be your home for all regular season, playoff, and Super Bowl XLIII betting from now until the beginning of February. Playoff positioning in the AFC will be on the line Sunday afternoon when the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3 SU, 7-6 ATS) travel to frigid Baltimore for a crucial AFC North clash against the division rival Ravens (9-4 SU, 10-3 ATS).

The Steelers looked all but done with 10 minutes to go in their battle with Dallas last week at Heinz Field, but miraculously pulled out the victory behind a great effort from the defense. Baltimore manhandled Washington in its non-conference Sunday night clash covering the 6.5-point spread in the 24-10 home victory.

If Pittsburgh takes today’s game, it will have swept the Ravens and clinched the AFC North Title. If the Ravens find a way to get the job done, they will tie the Steelers for the second best mark in the AFC. The following two weeks will then be of utmost importance to both clubs with the winner of the AFC North Title up for grabs.

Future players take note: the Pittsburgh Steelers currently sit as a +500 choices to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season, while Baltimore chimes in as a +1200 underdog. Bookmaker Sportsbook offers Super Bowl XLIII future betting for every team still alive in the current regular season.

The Steelers offense just couldn’t find its groove last week. They managed a total of 236 yards and fumbled twice against a Cowboys defense that was in their grills the entire game. That said; the defense played really well flustering QB Tony Romo all game long, and eventually held its 13th straight opponent to under 300 total yards of offense. It also forced five turnovers on the day with the biggest coming in the closing stages of the game when CB Deshea Townsend picked off an errant pass and returned it to the house to send the Cowboys home with their tails in between their legs.

The win was the Steelers fourth in a row and they come into today’s contest winners of three in a row against the closing pointspread.

Very few thought the Ravens would be able to challenge for a division title this year with a rookie quarterback and a new head coach, but they have surprised NFL bettors and currently find themselves tied for the second-best ATS record in the NFL. Their almost a mirror image of the Steelers getting just enough from its offense while the defense tees off on every opponent.

In last weeks home win over Washington, perennial Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed put forth one of the best games of his career. He accounted for a pair of interceptions and another fumble return for a score. The defense shut down Washington’s offense limiting it to a paltry 62 yards on the ground and 192 yards through the air. Overall, Baltimore boasts the 3rd ranked scoring defense allowing just 15.4 points per game.

The Ravens have dropped just one game over the last two months of play, and they covered the NFL betting line in all seven of those victories. They’ll be looking to even up the season series with Pittsburgh after dropping an overtime thriller 23-20 back in Week 4.

The NFL betting trends tell us that Pittsburgh hasn’t fared well ATS in Baltimore losing against the Vegas number in each of its L/4 trips, and the Ravens have covered the spread in 6 of their L/7 overall meetings regardless of venue. That said; the underdog has been kind to NFL bettors in this series by cashing in 5 of the L/7 overall meetings.

Bookmaker.com currently has the Ravens listed as 2.5-point home favorites in this AFC North NFL betting affair with a game ‘total’ of 34 points.

These teams have split their season series all but once in the L/5 years. Will Baltimore continue that trend, or will Pittsburgh come up with an enormous road win and clinch the AFC North Title? Once you think you’ve got it figured out, login to your Bookmaker.com account and grab a piece of the action!

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Stop dissecting the final coaches and AP polls and quit crying about the BCS rankings! Yeah, Texas might have something to cry and moan about, but they’re still going BCS bowling and QB Colt McCoy already announced he would return to Austin for his senior campaign in ’09. The 2009 BCS Bowls have been announced, and on paper, it looks as if we’ve got some unbelievable match-ups.

Bookmaker Sportsbook is pleased to release all BCS Bowl lines, totals, and props for the upcoming games, so be sure to login to your account over the coming weeks for all your BCS Bowl betting.

The Rose Bowl opens up BCS Bowl wagering on New Year’s Day at 5:00 ET in sunny Pasadena, CA, and Bookmaker Sportsbook currently has USC favored by 10-points with a game ‘total’ of 45.5. JoPa’s Penn State Nittany Lions enter this Big 10/PAC 10 showcase 11-1 SU and 7-3-1 ATS on the year. They closed out their 2008 regular season campaign with a trouncing of Michigan State (49-18) as 16.5-point Happy Valley favorites. Pete Carroll’s USC Trojans own an 11-1 SU mark, but they split those 12 games ATS costing college football bettors juice on the year. Last we saw the cardinal and gold, they took it to in state rival UCLA by a 28-7 final count, but the 21-point margin of victory failed to cover the lofty 32-point spread.

The next BCS game available to wager upon at Bookmaker Sportsbook is the Orange Bowl pitting the Big East champion Cincinnati Bearcats (11-2, 6-6 ATS) against ACC champ Virginia Tech (9-4, 5-7 ATS) at Dolphins Stadium in sunny Miami, FL. Cincy head coach Brian Kelly won at Central Michigan before making the trek to Ohio, and in just two short years has a school more known for playing basketball in the football programs biggest bowl game ever. VTECH head coach Frank Beamer is used to the spotlight of these big bowls, so expect him to have his men ready to win their fifth game in their last six tries. Bookmaker Sportsbook doesn’t expect him to though as they currently have Cincinnati installed as a short two-point favorite with a game ‘total’ of 42.

Bookmaker’s BCS odds for the Sugar Bowl find the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1, 9-4 ATS) installed as heavy 10-point Louisiana SuperDome favorites over the Utah Utes (12-0, 7-3-1 ATS). Alabama found themselves a quarter away from competing in the BCS Championship Game, but they’re here and not there so we know how the fourth quarter of their game played out against Florida. Utah was one of only two teams to enter the bowl season undefeated. Utes Head Coach Kyle Whittingham and his squad got a few scares along the way, but they managed to win them all and capped the season off with a thrashing of BYU in the Holy War.

The fourth BCS Bowl of the season pits the Big 12 and Big 10 losers against one another in the Fiesta Bowl to be played on Monday, January 5th in brand new University of Phoenix Stadium (home of the AZ Cardinals). Texas put forth a brilliant season by winning 11 of their 12 games SU and made college football bettors some nice coin by going 9-3 ATS. Ohio State suffered a pair of losses on the year, but closed out the regular season by winning three in a row both SU and ATS. What a match-up this will be at the quarterback position of Heisman Trophy contending Colt McCoy and frosh sensation Terrelle Pryor! Bookmaker’s BCS line on the Fiesta Bowl finds Texas favored by 9.5-points with a game ‘total’ of 53.

And then the big one, or big daddy if you will. Florida/Oklahoma, could they have set this ‘total’ high enough? There’s simply no doubt that in the last month or so of play, these two programs have been the most dominant and that’s why they find themselves hooked up against one another in the BCS Championship Game. Dolphin Stadium will be littered with tons of blue and orange, but you can bet your bottom dollar that “Boomer Sooner” will travel well and enthusiastically represent their squad. It’s amazing how evenly matched these two clubs look on paper. They’re both 11-1 SU and they both covered 10 of those games against the closing college football pointspread. Bookmaker Sportsbook’s BCS line for the Championship Game finds the Gators installed as 3.5-point favorites with a game ‘total’ of 72 points.

Hopefully this one’s as fun as the BCS Championship Game played between Texas and USC a couple years ago when Vince Young almost single handedly lead the Longhorns to victory….

Either way, Bookmaker is your one stop shop for all Bowl and BCS Bowl betting from now through the New Year. Lines and ‘totals’ are up for every game right now, so login to your account and back your positions early to avoid any line movement against you.

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AQUEDUCT

The Shaughraun: Broke next to last from the outside 10th post, raced 11 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, turned for home five wide in fifth, finished willingly to make up 2 ½ lengths and ran second by a neck at a mile on the inner track Dec. 7.

Sobee: Broke through gate prior to start, raced 10th and last 19 lengths behind last after a half-mile, rallied four wide on far turn to sixth in stretch, made up more than 4 ¾ lengths and finished third beaten a nose and a head at a mile on a good turf course Nov. 20; ran final quarter in 24 2/5.

Captain Backfire: Stumbled badly at start, raced seventh and last 12 lengths behind after a half-mile, fanned three wide heading home, rallied with good energy late to make up 6 ½ lengths and finished second beaten a length at six furlongs on Nov. 1; ran final quarter in 23 4/5.

CALDER

Witty Woman: Raced fourth early, dropped to sixth more than 8 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied from fourth to make up more than 2 ½ lengths in stretch and finished second beaten a neck at a mile on the turf; ran final quarter in 23 4/5.

Sr. Encarnacion: Broke slowly, raced sixth more than 5 ½ lengths behind after three-eighths of a mile, rallied from fifth in stretch to make up more than 4 ¾ lengths and finished third beaten a nose and a head at five furlongs on the turf Nov. 16.

Wild Blue Dreams: Raced five lengths behind in fourth after three-eighths of a mile, rallied four wide entering stretch, made up nearly 3 ½ lengths and ran second beaten a head at five furlongs on Nov. 6. (Tracked pace 1 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, chased winner in stretch, but couldn’t close gap and finished second by 4 ¾ lengths at 5 ½ furlongs on Nov. 22.)

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.

Appealing Runner: 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. (Raced more than 7 ½ lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, rallied from fourth in stretch to make up 32 ½ lengths and finished full of run to gain second by 1 ¼ lengths at six furlongs on Nov. 1.)

FAIR GROUNDS

Fifty Five: Broke ninth and last, raced more than 10 ½ lengths behind in eighth after a half-mile, came inside on far turn, angled out for drive, went inside in stretch rallying from seventh to second, made up five lengths and gained second by a nose at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Dec. 6.

HAWTHORNE

Bow Tie Pasta: Broke sideways ninth and last, moved to fifth 2 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, steadied repeatedly along backstretch losing a couple of lengths, dropped to seventh after six furlongs, made up a length in stretch and finished a game fourth at 1 1/16 miles on Dec. 6.

Fashionable Time: Broke 12th and last, raced 11th more than 19 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, moved five wide to seventh in stretch, finished well making up more than 6 ½ lengths and ran second beaten a head at 1 1/16 miles on Nov. 22.

Marvelex: Raced third early, dropped to fourth more than 1 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, lost ground angling out five wide for clear run, brushed with rival, made up 1 ¾ lengths in stretch and finished second beaten three-quarters of a length at six furlongs on Nov. 2. (Raced second early, dropped to third more than 1 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, moved four wide into stretch and finished second by a neck at 6 ½ furlongs on Nov. 23.)

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.

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.)

HOLLYWOOD PARK

Bow Tie Pasta: Broke sideways ninth and last, moved to fifth 2 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, steadied repeatedly along backstretch losing a couple of lengths, dropped to seventh after six furlongs, made up a length in stretch and finished a game fourth at 1 1/16 miles on Dec. 6.

Perfect Magic: Raced sixth more than four lengths behind after a half-mile, made up more than three lengths in the stretch and finished second beaten a half-length at six furlongs on Nov. 20; ran final quarter in 24 3/5.

Warren’s Dreaming: Raced ninth and last more than eight lengths behind after as half-mile, came out leaving turn three deep into stretch, closed willingly from sixth to make up more than 4 ¾ lengths and finished third beaten three-quarters of a length and a nose at 6 ½ furlongs on Nov. 20; ran final 2 ½ furlongs in 29 4/5.

Day of the South: Squeezed at start, raced seventh more than 8 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, angled in for drive, came out mid-stretch, rallied from fifth to make up more than four lengths and finished third beaten a length and a nose at six furlongs on Nov. 6; ran final quarter in 23 1/5.

LAUREL

Anjunothat: Stalked contested pace in third more than two lengths behind after a half-mile, eased out midway on turn, took command in upper stretch and drew off under confident handling to win by nine lengths at six furlongs on Dec. 6; ran final quarter in 24 2/5.

Count On Lou: Broke sixth and last, steadied, trailed by more than 1 ½ lengths after a half-mile, lost ground moving to fifth for the drive, eased out near eighth pole, rallied from third and finished second beaten a nose at a mile on Nov. 19. (Raced more than 2 ½ lengths behind in fourth after a half-mile and rallied from third in stretch to gain second by three-quarters of a length at 1 1/16 miles on Dec. 5.)

Unbridled Behavior: Raced seventh and last early, advanced to fifth four wide eight lengths behind after a half-mile, closed gamely in stretch from third to make up five lengths and finished second beaten a head at six furlongs on Nov. 5; ran final quarter in 24 seconds. (Raced 10 lengths behind in sixth after three-eighths of a mile, swung out very wide in mid-stretch, closed sharply from fourth under strong handling and won by three-quarters of a length at 5 ½ furlongs on Nov. 21.)

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. (Prompted pace a length behind after a half-mile, failed to respond in stretch and finished second at seven furlongs on a sloppy surface Nov. 14.)

Rescigno: 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. (Raced ninth more than 12 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, rallied wide entering stretch and finished third by a length at 1 1/16 miles on a good turf course Nov. 22.)

PENN NATIONAL

Take a Leap: Raced more than 4 ½ lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, split rivals entering stretch, finished fast to make up 4 ½ lengths and gained second by three lengths at six furlongs on Nov. 4 at Philadelphia Park. (Broke a step slow seventh and last, raced eight lengths behind in fourth after a half-mile, carried wide around turn, rallied to second in stretch, made up 5 ½ lengths and finished full of run beaten a half-length at six furlong on a good surface Dec. 2.)

PHILADELPHIA PARK

Novation: Sprinted to front, led by five lengths after a half-mile, steadily increased margin in stretch and cruised to easy win by 14 ¾ lengths at six furlongs on a sealed muddy surface Dec. 2.

Lemon Spray: Broke a step slow eighth and last, steadied and bumped along backstretch, rallied to lead by 1 ½ lengths off rail approaching far turn, bore out leaving quarter pole, drifted further outward in stretch, wavered lanes and finished second by a length at a mile on Nov. 11.

Wildcattwentyfour: 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. (Raced more than six lengths behind in sixth after a half-mile and rallied in stretch to finish second by 7 ½ lengths at 6 ½ furlongs on Nov. 29; returned $8 for place.)

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 at Delaware Park.

RETAMA PARK

Peggy Charlese: Raced six lengths behind in sixth after a half-mile, rallied six wide on turn, closed from fourth in stretch to make up 2 ¾ lengths and finished second by 1 ½ lengths at six furlongs on Nov. 28.

Magic Misty: Raced seventh more than five lengths behind after a three-eighths of a mile, angled out off turn to fifth in stretch, closed willingly to make up 3 ¼ lengths and finished second by a head at five furlongs on Nov. 7.

Cowgirl Cool: Fractious in gate, original rider hurt and replaced, stalked pace 2 ½ lengths behind in second, dropped to third after six furlongs, rallied in stretch and gained second by 2 ¾ lengths at a mile on Nov. 21. (Raced more than two lengths behind in fourth after a half-mile, rallied on turn to take second, but couldn’t catch winner while securing the place by a dozen lengths at a mile on Dec. 5.)

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. (Raced more than 3 ½ lengths behind in sixth after three-eighths of a mile, swung out four wide in upper stretch, rallied from second and won by a length on Nov. 20.)

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.

Waco Hug: 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. (Raced sixth more than three lengths behind after a half-mile, circled field five wide into stretch, rallied from fifth to make up more than 2 ½ lengths and won by three-quarters of a length at 1 1/16 miles on Dec. 6; returned $11.20 on the front end.)

TURF PARADISE

Ransom Captive: Tracked pace more than 2 ½ lengths behind in fifth after a half-mile, awaited room for the drive, advanced to third in stretch, steadied near sixteenth pole and gained second by a neck at a mile on the turf Dec. 6.

His Way: Raced more than three lengths behind in sixth after a half-mile, dropped to seventh after six furlongs, awaited room on turn and top of the stretch, closed to gain third beaten a head and a half-length at about a mile on the turf Nov. 21.

Cut the Silk: Tracked pace two lengths behind in second after a half-mile, rider lost whip in upper stretch, continued willingly to the wire making up a length and lost by a half-length at a mile on Nov. 2.

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.)

TURFWAY PARK

Southern Squire: Broke in the air, raced seventh early, moved to sixth more than 6 ½ lengths behind after a half-mile, split horses for the drive, gained second in stretch, made up 3 ½ lengths and lost by a half-length at 6 ½ furlongs on Dec. 5.

Silver Bayer: Raced 4 ½ lengths behind in fourth after a half-mile, rallied inside to gain second and was beaten by two lengths at 5 ½ furlongs on Oct. 18 at Calder. (Raced fourth more than three lengths behind after a half-mile, assumed command entering stretch and drew clear to win by 7 ¾ lengths at six furlongs on Dec. 7.)

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The defending Super Bowl champions have a chance to wrap up the NFC East crown on Sunday afternoon, and Bookmaker Sportsbook customers will have their chance to sink their teeth into all of the action when the Philadelphia Eagles (6-5-1, 7-5 ATS) invade the Meadowlands to do battle with the New York Giants (11-1, 10-2 ATS).

Earlier this season, the Giants marched into the City of Brotherly Love and beat the Eagles 36-31. They’ve now won three straight sports betting decision against Philadelphia and won all three games SU as underdogs.

The Eagles saved their season on Thanksgiving Day night against Arizona by beating the Cards 48-20. QB Donovan McNabb and RB Brian Westbrook looked like the old Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook on Thursday. McNabb threw for 260 yards and four scores, while Westbrook notched 130 total yards and four touchdowns of his own. Rookie WR DeSean Jackson recorded 76 receiving yards and a TD on six catches. He’s now totaled 1,243 all-purpose yards this season, and has proven to be the big playmaker that the Eagles have needed.

The victory snapped Philadelphia bettors’ three-game losing streak ATS. They’re 0-3 SU in division this year, but with games against all of their divisional rivals left on the schedule, the Eagles aren’t out of it quite yet. McNabb surpassed 3,000 passing yards in a season for the sixth time in his illustrious career.

Meanwhile, the Giants just keep rolling, and could wrap up the NFC East on Sunday with a win. The G-Men won and covered their seventh straight game on Sunday, pounding the Skins 23-7 in our nation’s capitol. In that stretch, New York has outscored its opponents by an average score of 33-17.

Though all of the talk is about the vaunted Giants defense that has held opponents to an average of 17.2 points per game this season, the key for New York bettors this year has been the offense. The G-Men rank 4th in the league in yards per game (370.8) and 1st in points per game (29.3). The key has been the ground game, as “Earth, Wind, and Fire,” Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward, and Ahmad Bradshaw have combined for 1,890 yards and 15 touchdowns this season.

Oddsmakers expect to see the Giants lock up the NFC East this weekend, as they are favored by a touchdown in this football betting affair. The ‘total’ opened at 44.5, but has since dropped as low as 43 at some locations.

The L/11 meetings at Giants Stadium between these two teams have gone ‘under’ the ‘total’. Betting trends also point towards New York. The Giants are 20-8 ATS in their L/28 games on grass, while the Eagles are just 3-7 ATS in their L/10 divisional games.

Will the Giants get to hang a divisional banner next to their Super Bowl banner from a year ago, or will the Eagles delay the party and keep their post-season hopes alive? Once you think you’ve got the answer, login to your Bookmaker.com account today and place your football wagers in this critical NFC East betting showdown!

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The National Football League begins its 14th week of football betting action on Thursday night, and Bookmaker Sportsbook customers will get their chance to sink their teeth into all of the fantastic action when the Oakland Raiders (3-9, 5-7 ATS) invade Qualcomm Stadium to do battle with the San Diego Chargers (4-8, 4-7-1 ATS).

These two AFC West rivals met earlier in the season in Oakland. The Chargers won that game 28-18, narrowly covering the nine-point spread on a gift 41-yard TD run by RB LaDainian Tomlinson with just over a minute to play. They have won 10 straight meetings in this series, and are 9-1 ATS in that stretch. Oakland will hope to stop the dominance on Thursday night.

Oakland was still alive in the AFC West standings with some hope to trim the deficit between itself and Denver to two games. Instead, following an embarrassing 20-13 loss to Kansas City, the Raiders are all but eliminated from playoff contention and must turn their attention to the NFL Draft in the spring.

QB JaMarcus Russell continued his disappointing second season on Sunday, only completing 10 of 28 passes for 132 yards. RB Justin Fargas was the only real offensive highlight for the silver and black. He ran for 82 yards and the team’s only touchdown on 18 carries. The loss snapped a streak of two straight covers for Oakland bettors, but the Raiders’ string of ‘unders’ continued having stretched to five straight games and seven out of eight.

Things aren’t much better in Charger country either. San Diego has been one of the most embarrassing teams in the league. They dropped to 4-8 SU after last weeks blunder and are effectively out of the playoff picture after losing 22-16 against Atlanta in Week 13 betting action. RB LaDainian Tomlinson was nowhere to be found against the Falcons, carrying the ball 14 times for just 24 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, the defense had no answer for Tomlinson’s former backup, Michael Turner. “The Burner” torched the Bolts ‘D’ for 120 yards on 31 carries. The Falcons dominated time of possession, owning the ball for almost 35 minutes of game time.

It was the third straight loss for the Chargers, who have also lost five out of six. San Diego bettors are also just 1-5 ATS during that stretch. Much like their opponents, they have a good string of ‘unders’ going. The Chargers have played four straight games under the ‘total’ since their bye week, and have failed to reach the posted number in seven out of eight games after starting the year with four straight ‘overs’.

Oddsmakers are confident that San Diego’s dominance in this series will continue, as they have installed the Chargers as 9.5-point home favorites with a game ‘total’ of 42.5.

In spite of their struggles this year, the Bolts are still 9-4 ATS in their L/13 games at Qualcomm Stadium, so in a game with these two struggling opponents, laying the points may not be a horrible idea.

Whether you plan on cashing with the Chargers or riding the Raider plus the points, Bookmaker has all of your football betting options covered, so login to your account today and get into all the Week 14 NFL betting action!

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The college football season enters its final week of NCAA football betting action in the regular season, and sports betting fanatics are all set for their annual chance to boost their bankrolls when the Navy Midshipmen (7-4, 5-5 ATS) take on their rivals, the Army Black Knights (3-8, 6-4 ATS).

This will be the 109th meeting between these two traditional rivals, with the Midshipmen owning a 52-49-7 advantage. Last season’s battle wasn’t one the Black Knights would like to remember, as Navy pounded them 38-3 as 14-point favorites. The Midshipmen have won six straight in this series, and are 5-1 ATS during that stretch.

The Middies have been off from football betting action since November 25th. After this game, they’ll be traveling to the Eagle Bank Bowl to take on an ACC opponent. None of the Middies numbers are overly impressive in the first year since former HC Paul Johnson left for Georgia Tech. The offense finds itself in the middle of the pack in the nation averaging 355.5 yards per game. As usual, the option attack has produced a ton of yards, as the Midshipmen average 292.1 yards per game on the ground, the second best mark in the country. They’ve only attempted 71 passes in 11 games this season.

Both RBs Shun White and Eric Kettani can become 1,000 yard rushers in Navy’s final two games of the season, as White leads the team with 873 yards on 105 carries, while Kettani has 809 yards of his own. QB Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada hasn’t played since November 1st, and the status of the senior is still in doubt for this weekend’s game.

It’s been a difficult year once again for the Black Knights. They’ve had two weeks to prepare for this game with Navy, but they need to remove the sting of three straight losses, a stretch in which they’ve been outscored 84-41.

Army bettors haven’t had much to complain about of late, as their squad has covered six of seven games before losing 30-3 at Rutgers two weeks ago.

The defense has been the strength of the Black Knights in ‘08. The unit ranks 44th in the country, allowing 331.5 yards per game. However offensively, there isn’t much to be proud of. The Knights only average 299.9 yards per game, most of which comes on the ground. The only offense in the nation that averages fewer passing yards per game than the Naval Academy is Army. They only average 45.7 yards per game, and much like their counterparts, have only thrown the ball 109 times on the season.

Expect to see a lot out of RB Collin Mooney on Saturday. He leads the Black Knights with 214 carries, 1,285 yards, and eight of the team’s 20 offensive touchdowns on the season. Army is trying to break a string of losses to teams with a winning record that dates back to the 2005 season.

Oddsmakers have installed the Midshipmen as 11-point favorites in this rivalry game, with the ‘total’ coming in at 45.

Regardless of the records, it doesn’t get much better than the annual Army-Navy game, so login to your Bookmaker Sportsbook account and take your stance in this heated rivalry!

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