Ravens Vs Panthers Preseason Preview
The current NFL odds have Baltimore as a 3.5 point favorite over the Panthers
The Baltimore Ravens have dreams of returning to the Super Bowl while the wounded Carolina Panthers simply want to get back on track after suffering some key injuries and making a few personnel changes heading into their preseason opener on Thursday night.  The Ravens enter this game as home favorites at -3.5 after a successful 9-7 campaign a year ago that was capped by a surprising upset of the New England Patriots in the opening round of the playoffs.  Line quoted at the time of publish, for up to date odds check out the live NFL lines page offering point spreads from multiple sportsbooks.

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New England Patriots Vs New Orleans Saints Preseason GameThe New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints got a sneak preview of each other earlier in the week when they practiced together, meeting for the first time since the defending Super Bowl champions made a big statement in a 38-17 rout on Monday Night Football last November.  The Saints still need a couple more championships to equal the Patriots, who find themselves as small favorites at -1.5 in Thursday’s preseason opener for both teams.  Line is current of the time of publish, but preseason betting odds do move quickly so check out the NFL betting lines page of the website for up to date point spreads.

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Oakland Raiders Vs Dallas Cowboys NFL Pick
Maddux's Free NFL Pick likes tonights 1st half to go over the total
The Dallas Cowboys will be playing for the second time in five days and look to build off an impressive 19-7 win over Cincinnati in the Hall of Fame Game when they host the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.  The Cowboys are solid favorites at -3 at Bookmaker and 5Dimes at the time of publish. They played outstanding defense against the Bengals, who did not score until the final minute of the game.  Meanwhile, the Raiders hope they can begin to turn their fortunes around with a good preseason showing at Dallas.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Football
Could the Tampa Bay Buccaneers possibly surprise bettors this year?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers likely will not be playoff contenders this season, but second-year head coach Raheem Morris is building a strong, young team focused on becoming a force again in the NFC someday in the future.  The Bucs would certainly like to think first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy will develop into another All-Pro DT like former Super Bowl champ Warren Sapp, who has spent some time with the rookie recently in order teach him a few things about how to grow into a dominant force in the NFL.  McCoy definitely has that type of potential and could be part of something special in Tampa if second-year QB Josh Freeman becomes the player Morris envisioned when he was drafted a year ago.  Freeman needs RB Cadillac Williams to stay healthy and form a bond with rookie receivers Mike Williams and Arrelious Benn, who might become a dangerous tandem down the road in complementing TE Kellen Winslow Jr.

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Boise State Virginia Tech Football Odds
Boise State Vs Virginia Tech is the top game on the week 1 slate
The start of NCAA football is less than a month away. With the week 1 college lines recently released, it is time to look at some of the big games that open up the season.  For lines and totals on all of the week 1 games check out the college football odds page of Maddux Sports.

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The teams will be hard-pressed to match last night’s 24 combined runs, with a pair of solid right-handers facing off.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies

Los Angeles may have finally broken out of its offensive slump, scoring a combined 23 runs in the last two games, including 15 in a Tuesday night victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.  “We hope to give the pitching staff a little confidence and let them know their offense is clicking,” outfielder Andre Ethier said.  “At the same time, it gives us a little confidence.”  The team averaged just 2.5 runs in its first 23 games after the All-Star break before this two-game outburst.  The Dodgers are still just 3-10 at Citizens Bank Park since 2008, which includes five postseason games.  The club is a dismal 2-8 as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season (-520) and the total in those games is 4-6 O/U.  Los Angeles has won five of its last six games against the NL East, but still stand at 11-13 versus the division this year.

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The Red Sox withstood the power of the Blue Jays in this first game of this series, as a pair of right-handers face off at the Rogers Centre.

Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays

Boston moved its record to 9-2 against the Blue Jays in capturing a 7-5 victory on Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre.  “You know what?  Tonight was like our whole season,” manager Terry Francona said.  “It wasn’t perfect. But we kept playing.”  The Red Sox have won eight of their last 12 road contests and have a 23-16 record away from Fenway Park since May 22.  The club sits five games in the divisional race and just 4.5 back in the Wild Card.  Boston is 6-1 on artificial turf this season, managing to average 6.5 runs and hit for a combined .291 average in those contests.  The team is a fantastic 7-1 on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 this season (+590), but falls off to a 26-32 mark in this situation the last three years (-1,020).  The Red Sox evened up their record against divisional opponents (23-23, -400) and the total in those games is 25-18 O/U.

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Big East Football
Pittsburgh is one of the co-favorites to win the Big East Conference and our pick to do so
The Big East will be very competitive this season as 6 of the 8 teams have a chance of winning the conference. Only Syracuse and Louisville don’t really have a shot at the title. The problem with such a competitive league is that the teams will beat up on each other, making it possible that the conference champ might have 2 or 3 losses at the end of the season. Here is a look at each of the individual teams. College football odds to win the Big East conference title are from Bodog and listed in parentheses.

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Hawks VS Magic NBA Schedule
Hawks @ Orlando on Nov 8th is a prove it game for the Hawks
The NBA schedule has finally been released in it’s entirety after the league teased us over the last week with some marquee games. That means that this is a good time to look over the schedule for 10 games that stand out as interesting ones for bettors to keep a close eye on. I don’t want to be painfully predictable, so I’m going to leave most games featuring the Lakers and the Heat off – every game they play is going to be worth watching. Here are ten more slightly lower profile games (okay, one is as high profile as it gets, but you get the point) that stand out at first glance:

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Coming off a 2009 season in which the Bills went 6-10 with a -68 point differential,   Vegas has set the 2010 Regular season win total for the Bills at 5.5.  The Bills were 30th in offense and 19th in defense.   Pinnacle has the under at -140 and Bodog has the under at -150 so the early bettors are shorting the Bills hard.   Will the coaching change from Dick Jauron to Chan Gailey breathe new life into the franchise or will the lack of firepower on offense doom them?  The Bookbeater likes the under.

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