Maddux Sports Blog

It is Thursday and with the books opening up week 4 betting lines on Sunday night, we have had a chance to see some early line movement thus far. Professionals and semi-sharp bettors already have bet up a couple road favorites pushing the Indianapolis Colts to -9 (opened 7.5) against the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys to -9 ½ (opened -7) against the Tennessee Titans.

CRIS and Pinnacle opened up a couple other road favorites around the much important key number of 3 this week including the San Diego Chargers -2.5 over the Baltimore Ravens, the Cleveland Browns -3 against the Oakland Raiders and finally the Jacksonville Jaguars are 2.5 point favorites over the Skins.

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For the first time in over 40 years the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers are ranked in the top 30 at number 23. The Knights have won their first four in-a-row, including the season opener against the University of North Carolina.

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Fresh off a wallet stuffing 4-1 Sunday with our members nfl picks, Maddux Sports has released its Monday Night Football members pick and also a free preview of tonights game with a free play included below.

After being destroyed by the massive power of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Superdome will once again be reopen tonight to a sold out capacity of fired up Saint fanatics as the New Orleans Saints host their division rival Atlanta Falcons in the first game since Hurricane Katrina raveled the city.

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The MLB playoffs are around the corner, and it’s that time when the answer to the question—“What does it take to win the World Series? Pitching, pitching and pitching.“ becomes the mantra of all contenders. Big hits are important but mainly because against great, strong, consistent pitching, they are so rare. So what are the important ingredients that make a team loaded for bear and what things indicate that a club is about to be eaten by the bear?

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Yesterday, Florida State announced that defensive tackle Marcus Thomas was suspended indefinitely for his second violation of the school’s substance abuse policy. That means that number five Florida will be without their top pass rusher this weekend. (more…)

Monday night, September 18, 2006, was a night of firsts. It was the first time a defending Super Bowl champ was shut out. It was also the only time less than a total of 10 points were scored in a Monday Night football game, making the 9 zip tally the lowest score ever on that program. It was also the first time a NFL football player—namely Big Ben Roethlisberger– came back to play only 15 days after undergoing an appendectomy.

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With about 11 games left in the season, the Yanks have taken the East and the A’s are about to take the West. It all comes down to the Central to see which will be the final 2 teams in the 2006 AL playoffs.

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Although the Falcons are 2-0 in the young NFL season, they’ve had one glaring problem—field goal kicking. Today they signed 46 year-old veteran Morten Anderson to replace second-year kicker Michael Koenen, who has made only 2 of 8 attempts this season.

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With a few weeks and about 12 games left in the baseball season, the playoff picture in the NL is slowly coming into focus. What we pretty much can ascertain about the Senior Circuit is that the Mets will take the East and the Cards the Central. The West is a battle between three teams. The Dodgers, who are back in first place, the Padres, who are .5 games out and the Giants, behind by 4.5 games.

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Here’s a look at how the 7 games between 14 ranked teams shook out. There were certainly surprises and there has been a realignment, as had been expected, of the top 25.

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This weekend all fans are treated to some of the best scheduled games in recent memory, including a Michigan/Notre Dame showdown. These 2 teams first squared off in 1887, making this one of the oldest rivalries in NCAA football, and one of the most anticipated games this season.

Saturday the Michigan Wolverines and their 13th ranked football team travel to South Bend Indiana to play against the number 2 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 34th chapter of their historical rivalry. Since its inception, the Wolverines have an 18-14 straight-up advantage (1 tie), but the Irish have had the best of Michigan lately winning 3 of the last 4 games. The Irish have been particularly good against the point spread in recent games collecting the cash in 6 of the last 7 against the number. This Saturday the bookmakers (BETCRIS) opened Notre Dame as a 7.5 favorite over the Wolverines. A couple other sportsbooks followed with this 7.5 opener and on Sunday night Maddux’s handicapping team bet all the 7.5s we could driving the number down to 6.5/7 early Monday morning.

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Week three of the college football season sees 56% of the top 25 teams (14 total) going against one another. That means that there’s bound to be some shifting of the nation’s top teams. Here’s a quick look at the 7 games on tap.

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The Fighting Irish are favored by only 6 points against the Wolverines this week! That’s hard to believe considering how handily Notre Dame beat another Big 10 team– Penn State– the week before.

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The AL Wild Card race has narrowed down to three teams, although there are around 10 clubs that still have a statistical chance, while the NL Wild Card continues to be a horserace between seven teams.

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Check your rosters, the Seahawks have just increased their chances of making it back to the Super Bowl. Patriots holdout and star wide receiver Deion Branch has been traded to Seattle for a 2007 first-round pick.

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