The Cubs are hoping to get the offense back on track in the rubber game of the series against NL Central rival Houston.

Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros

Chicago continued to offer little to no run support for starting pitcher Ted Lilly on Tuesday night, as he’s received the lowest run support of any hurler in the Major Leagues.  Coming into last night’s 6-1 loss against the Astros at Minute Maid Park, he had received just 2.43 runs of support per start.  “Lilly’s been a model of consistency,” manager Lou Piniella said.  “He gives you a very reasonable chance of winning a baseball game when he goes out there.”  The Cubs had averaged 5.93 runs per game in their last 14 contests before being shutout in the second game of this series and the club’s .300 average since July 9, was by far the highest in the National League over that span.  Chicago is 24-27 in day games this season (-1,100) and the total is 23-25 O/U in those contests.

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Kellen Moore Boise State Broncos Football
Even With 20 Starters Returning and a 14-0 record, Maddux Says There Are 4 Teams Better Than Us
Let the Boise State Bronco fans complaining begin.  Here is team #5 and the 2010 Boise State Broncos Football Preview.  All part of our 31 teams in 31 days college football season preview from ncaa football picks handicappers at Maddux Sports.

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Aaron Rodgers Green Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers showed a lot of promise last season under the leadership of second-year starting QB Aaron Rodgers on their way to an impressive 11-5 record and playoff berth.  Unfortunately, it was their former QB Brett Favre who kept them from winning the NFC North and will lead the defending division champs if he decides to come back yet again this year.  Favre’s Minnesota Vikings are expected to be the only major divisional roadblock for the Packers, who are +125 to win the NFC North, 6/1 to win the NFC and 12/1 to win Super Bowl XLV.

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Ed Reed Could Be Sidelined
This will be the final NFL weekly recap now that the NFL preseason is almost upon us. Any big NFL news stories that need to be covered from a betting perspective will be featured on their own from here on out. The Maddux Sports handicapping team is locked and loaded for a winning NFL pick season and we hope you have taken note of these stories over the summer and filed them away.

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This will be the final college football weekly recap now that the season is almost upon us.  Any big college football news stories that need to be covered from a betting perspective will be featured on their own from here on out.  The Maddux Sports handicapping team is locked and loaded for a winning college football pick season and we hope you have taken note of these stories over the summer and filed them away.

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Vernon Davis Expected To Have a Big Year for the San Franciso 49ers
Coming off an 8-8 2009 season with a +49 point differential, the 2010 regular season win total on the 49ers has been set at 8.5.  Most early action seems to be on the 49ers over with odds of -140 listed on Bodog.  Are these early bettors on to something or off the mark?  Are the 49ers an inexperienced raw team with an unproven quarterback who will struggle or a talented hard-nosed squad ready to break out?  The Bookbeater loves the over.  

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The Astros are the best home underdog betting opportunity on Tuesday’s MLB card.

Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros

Chicago moved its record to 7-4 since the All-Star break after picking up a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.  “With this offense we have and the pitching staff we have, we can do some damage,” last night’s starting pitcher Carlos Silva said.  Monday’s game was the first of a six-game, seven day road trip, as the club looks to win consecutive series against its own division for the first time since winning seven-straight series last season from July 24-September 13.  The Cubs are 4-6 against the Astros this season despite outscoring by four runs, 51-47, in those contests.  Chicago has dropped three games to Houston by a single run and another by two runs this season.  Against divisional opponents, the team is 19-28 (-2,050) and the total being 19-24 O/U in those meetings.

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Patriots at the Jets in week 2 will tell us a lot about the AFC East early on
As the NFL season nears and the anticipation grows, I can’t help but look ahead at the schedule a bit to find the games that really get me excited. I obviously won’t bet a game just because the matchup looks good, but I’ll sure look at it more closely if it’s an exciting game to me, or if it’s a game that is likely to draw heavy public action that could skew the NFL odds and give us some value. Here are 10 games in the first two weeks of the season that I have my eye on:

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The Nationals look to make it five straight with their heralded rookie on the mound against the division-leading Braves.

Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals

Atlanta enters this series with the second-biggest division lead in the majors, leading the Phillies by 4.5 games, while having a 15.5 game advantage on tonight’s opponent.  The Braves have alternated wins and losses over the past six games and managed to lose just its second series since May 10th in dropping two of three games against the Florida Marlins over the past weekend.  The club left 11 runners on base in a 5-4 defeat on Sunday.  “You led the other team off the hook that many times, eventually they’re going to cash in and beat you,” said third baseman Chipper Jones.  From an offensive standpoint, catcher Brian McCann has been doing his part since being named the All-Star Game MVP, hitting three home runs and driving in 14 runs in his last 10 games.  Atlanta is 7-4 when playing with a day off this year (+280) and the total is an even 4-4 O/U in those contests.

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