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LA DODGERS over 5.5
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Dave Cokin
(312) Fresno State -3
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BEN BURNS
MAIN EVENT Louisville/Syracuse Over
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INDIAN COWBOY
3-Unit Play #310. Take Over 46.5 Louisville vs. Syracuse (Friday @ 7pm est)
This is going tobe a tough game for Louisville. In fact, we think Syracuse has a great shot atwinning this game Outright. Note that Syracuse comes off back to back toughlosses against the likes of Notre Dame and a rising Maryland team. If Marylandbeats West Virginia, we would be talking about Terp team that is one of themore elite teams in the country as that's how good the Terps are this yaer.Note that Louisville though is a team that will eventually rise with Petrino,they have some work to do as it will take some time. Have you noticed whenLouisville is placed as a small favorite this year they typically struggle?Take a look at the Virginia game where they were favored by -4 and they lostOutright. This line is an even lower -1.5 or -1 depending on where you mightlook and Syracuse comes off back to back losses to quality teams in Notre Dameand Maryland. This is a Friday Night game as well and the 'Cuse will berocking. Look for Syracuse to be a quality dog, with 70% of the public onLouisville as this is a good public fade and though 'Cuse has a great shot atwinning, regardless of who wins, we'll roll with the Over as we have this gameat 52 Friday evening as 'Cuse gives Louisville everything they can handle andpushes them to the limit on what should be a great game. Note, 'Cuse will alsolook to avoid going 2-3 and sub .500 on the year as well as they will be wellprepped for this game.
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Utah State at BYU
By Brian Edwards
**Utah State at BYU**
-- As of Wednesday, most books had BYU (4-0 straight up, 2-2 against the spread) installed as a 21-point favorite with a total of 52. The Westgate SuperBook has the Aggies at +950 on the money line (risk $100 to win $190).
-- BYU is led by junior quarterback Taysom Hill, who has completed 80-of-120 passes for 867 yards with a 6/3 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Hill has also rushed for 428 yards and seven TDs, averaging 5.4 yards per carry.
-- BYU has failed to cover the number in its first two home games, beating Houston (33-25) and Virginia (41-33) as a double-digit favorite. Bronco Mendenhall's team got ahead of the number with a pair of 15-point advantages (as a 14.5-point 'chalk) thanks to fourth-quarter scores in the win over UVA. However, the Cavs answered with TD drives both times, including a score on an 11-yard TD pass with 1:48 left to secure the backdoor cover.
-- BYU gave up 519 yards of total offense against Virginia and only produced 332 yards. The Cougars overcame those factors, in addition to 12 penalties for 133 yards, thanks to a 99-yard kickoff return for a TD from Adam Hine, a plus-two margin in the turnover department and a pair of fourth-down stops from their defense.
-- Utah State (2-2 SU, 0-4 ATS) is dealing with injuries galore. Star QB Chuckie Keeton and RB Joe Hill are 'questionable' against the Cougars. The Aggies have already lost starting WR Brandon Swindall to a season-ending injury and junior LB Kyler Fackrell to a torn ACL. Fackrell, a first-team All Mountain West selection in 2013, was injured in a 38-7 season-opening loss at Tennessee. In 2013, Fackrell had 82 tackles, five sacks and a pair of forced fumbles.
-- UPDATE: According to multiple reports early Wednesday night, Utah St. QB Chuckie Keeton will likely miss the rest of the season. He has the option of using a medical redshirt and returning to school in 2015. He tore his ACL in a home loss to BYU last year after beginning the season with 18 TD passes compared to only two interceptions. Keeton had been unable to regain that form before injuring his knee in a 36-24 non-covering home win over Wake Forest on Sept. 20. He was in street clothes for a 21-14 overtime loss at Arkansas State in Week 4. Keeton came into the 2014 season with 7,114 career yards (rushing and passing), an incredible 56/13 touchdown-to-interception ratio and 14 rushing TDs. However, in the Aggies' first three games, Keeton has been intercepted four times and has produced just three scores (two TD passes, one rushing score). If Keeton can't go in Provo, sophomore Darrell Garretson will get his ninth career start. Garretson led Utah State to six wins in seven starts last season, with the only defeat coming in a 24-17 loss at Fresno State in the Mountain West Conference Championship Game.
-- Utah State is fourth in the nation in rush defense, allowing only 78.0 yards per game. The Aggies will face a BYU ground attack that ranks 26th in the country with a 231.2 yards-per-game average.
-- Despite missing a season-opening win at UConn due to a one-game suspension, BYU junior RB Jamaal Williams has rushed for 296 yards and three TDs while averaging 4.9 yards per carry.
-- BYU might be without its top WR Jordan Leslie, who is 'questionable' with an ankle injury. Leslie, a transfer from UTEP, has 19 receptions for 227 yards and one TD.
-- Utah State is 1-4 ATS as a road underdog on Matt Wells' watch. However, if we go back to 2007, the Aggies are 24-11 ATS in 35 contests as road 'dogs.
-- During Mendenhall's 10-year tenure, BYU owns a 27-21 spread record as a home favorite.
-- BYU has won three in a row over Utah State, but the Aggies are 5-1 ATS in their last six head-to-head meetings. The 'under' has cashed in each of the last seven meetings.
-- Totals have been an overall wash for BYU both overall (2-2) and at home (1-1).
-- Kickoff is scheduled for 10:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
**B.E.'s Bonus Nuggets**
-- In other Friday action at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN, Louisville (4-1 SU, 3-2 ATS) will travel to the Carrier Dome to take on Syracuse in an ACC affair. As of Wednesday, most spots had U of L favored by 1.5 with a total of 47. The Cardinals, who failed to cover in a 20-10 home win over Wake Forest last week, have seen the 'under' cash at a 4-1 clip. Bobby Petrino's team will give true freshman QB Reggie Bonnafon his second straight start, while Will Gardner continues to recover from a knee injury sustained in a Sept. 20 win at Florida International. In his first start against the Demon Deacons, Bonnafon completed 16-of-32 throws for 206 yards and also rushed for 42 yards.
-- The other Friday game is on the CBS Sports Network at 10:00 p.m. Eastern, pitting Fresno State against San Diego State as a 2.5-point home favorite. The Aztecs will be without their starting QB (Quinn Kaehler) and their best WR (Ezell Ruffin). True freshman QB Nick Bawden will make his first career start for San Diego State
-- LSU has lost a key part of its secondary for the rest of the season. Dwayne Thomas, a true sophomore, tore his ACL in last week's blowout win over New Mexico State As a four-star member of the 2013 recruiting class, Thomas had three sacks and five passes broken up in his freshman campaign.
-- Maryland QB C.J. Brown is expected to be a game-time decision for Saturday's home game vs. Ohio State. Brown, who injured his (non-throwing) wrist in a 37-15 win at Indiana, has led the Terrapins to a 4-1 record by throwing for 996 yards with a 7/3 TD-INT ratio. He has also rushed for a team-high 266 yards and five TDs. Caleb Rowe would make his fourth career start if Brown can't play. Rowe, a junior, has completed 21-of-32 throws this year for 316 yards with a 4/1 TD-INT ratio.
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Game of the Day: Cardinals at Orange
Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange (+3, 46.5)
In its final season in the Big East in 2012, Louisville suffered its most lopsided defeat in the Charlie Strong era in Syracuse. The teams meet for the first time since as ACC rivals Friday when the Cardinals visit the Orange. Strong went 37-15 in four seasons at Louisville and entered Syracuse with a 9-0 mark two years ago before the Orange rolled to 45-26 win over the Cardinals, who ended in a four-way tie atop the Big East before upsetting then-No. 4 Florida in the Sugar Bowl.
First-year Louisville coach Bobby Petrino – in his second tour of duty with the Cardinals – had no such problem with Syracuse from 2003-06, winning each of the three meetings by at least 10 points. Louisville, which has won two in a row following last week’s 20-10 comeback victory over Wake Forest, will look forward to improving to 5-1 or better for the third straight season against a Syracuse team that forced five turnovers against No. 8 Notre Dame, only to lose 31-15. A win is critical for the possible bowl hopes of the Orange, who host No. 2 Florida State next week before playing four of their final six games on the road.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN.
LINE HISTORY: The opening line saw the Cardinals as 3.5-point favorites before dropping as low as -1.5 and then rebounding back to Louisville -3. Bettors have been hammering the under causing a drop from 48.5 to 46.5 since opening.
INJURY REPORT: Cardinals - RB L.J. Scott (Ques-Ankle), QB Will Gardner (Out-Knee) Orange - WR Brisly Estime (Ques-Ankle), WR Ashton Broyld (Out-Leg)
WHAT CAPPERS SAY: "Louisville dominated Wake Forest last week despite only winning by 10 points (20-10). The Cardinals had a 421-100 total yards edge, and Wake Forest’s only touchdown came on a fumble recovery in the end zone. Louisville’s defense has been fantastic this season, holding opponents to just 14 points per game on 3.7 yards per play. Syracuse comes in off back-to-back losses to Maryland and Notre Dame. The Orange should hold a big rushing edge in this game as they are averaging 232.5 yards on the ground per game. Syracuse has played good on both sides off the ball despite their 2-2 SU and 1-3 ATS record overall." Steve Merril
ABOUT LOUISVILLE (4-1, 2-1 ACC): The Cardinals, who led the nation in rushing defense in 2013 (80.7 yards), are doing it again this season by holding opponents to 58.2 yards through five games after the Demon Deacons recorded minus-22 yards – the lowest total Louisville has allowed to an opponent since 2000. The Cardinals have forced 13 turnovers – the most through five contests since 2005 – nearly half of which have come courtesy of safety Gerod Holliman, who has at least one interception in four games and leads the country with six. Starting quarterback Will Gardner is questionable with a knee injury that forced him to miss the Wake Forest game.
ABOUT SYRACUSE (2-2, 0-0): With Ashton Broyld recovering from a lower leg injury that is expected to keep him out another week or two, Jarrod West stepped up with a career-high eight catches for 103 yards against the Fighting Irish – becoming the 11th receiver in school annals with at least 100 career receptions. Prince Tyson-Gulley, who rushed for 98 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the 2012 upset of Louisville, moved into second place in Syracuse history for career catches by a running back with 63. The Orange collected three turnovers in the first quarter against Notre Dame, one more than their season total entering the contest.
TRENDS:
*Cardinals are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 road games.
*Under is 5-1 in Orange last 6 games following a ATS loss.
*Under is 16-5 in Cardinals last 21 games overall.
*Underdog is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 meetings.
CONSENSUS: 70.29% are backing Louisville -3. Total bettors are near split with 52% on the under.
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NLDS - Cardinals at Dodgers
National League Division Series - Game 1
St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) at Los Angeles Dodgers (94-68)
First pitch: Friday, 6:35 p.m. ET
Line and Total: Los Angeles -195, St. Louis +182, Total: 5.5
Two storied franchises, the Cardinals and Dodgers, open their best-of-5 NLDS with Game 1 in L.A. on Friday night.
St. Louis just barely edged out Pittsburgh for the NL Central title by going 10-5 since Sept. 12, and then clinching the division with a 1-0 victory over Arizona on the last day of the season. With an offense ranked eighth-worst in the league in runs (619), the Cardinals earned most of their victories with solid pitching which had an overall 3.50 ERA. Their hottest hitter coming into the postseason is 1B Matt Adams (.288 BA) who has gone 11-for-34 (.324) with three doubles, 3 RBI and four runs over his past nine contests.
Los Angeles played up to its potential in the 2014 campaign and beat out the Giants for the NL West title over the last series of the year. The team with the league's highest payroll finished the season on a high note with victories in eight of the final 10 games, including winning the final five contests. The offense had the best on-base percentage (.333) in all of baseball this year while scoring 718 runs (6th in majors). OF Matt Kemp (.287 BA) closed out the year in impressive form by going 12-for-30 (.400) with four home runs, 12 RBI and nine runs over his final eight contests. The pitching matchup will be a great one as RHP Adam Wainwright (20-9, 2.38 ERA) faces the best pitcher in baseball, LHP Clayton Kershaw (21-3, 1.77 ERA).
The Cardinals have not played well on the road this year with a 39-42 record (.481) and will be facing a Dodgers team which has gone 45-36 (.556) in front of their fans. Since the beginning of the 2012 campaign, L.A. is 14-11 in this matchup while going a solid 9-5 at home, including taking 3-of-4 games at Chavez Ravine earlier this season.
Bettors should keep an eye on the fact that the Dodgers are only 19-26 (.422) after two or more consecutive wins this season while going 50-27 (.649) after having won six or seven of their previous eight games over the past two seasons.
The Cardinals come into this game with no injuries, while SS Dee Gordon (hip) is listed as day-to-day for the host Dodgers.
Adam Wainwright has won 19 or more games in four of his past five seasons while pitching under a 2.95 ERA, and has thrown at least 198 frames in each of the past five years. His consistency has come from his ability to control the strike zone with a walk rate of 2.0 BB/9 in 2014 while holding batters to a mere 10 homers in his 227 innings (0.40 HR/9). Wainwright finished off the season in spectacular fashion, going 5-0 with a 1.38 ERA while having a 39:5 K/BB ration in five September starts. Despite a 4-6 career record (6-7 team record) against his opponent, Wainwright has a strong 2.83 ERA and 1.10 WHIP when facing the Dodgers.
He has lost his past three outings in this matchup despite allowing only six runs in 22 frames. OF Andre Ethier (9-for-33, 3 doubles, 2 HR, 6 RBI) has been one of the few L.A. players able to produce off of the ace, while 1B Adrian Gonzalez, OF Matt Kemp and SS Hanley Ramirez are a combined 12-for-66 (.182) with 15 strikeouts when facing Wainwright.
The relievers for St. Louis are 26-23 (.531) this year with a 3.62 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, and have been successful saving games in 55-of-72 (76%) attempts. Closer Trevor Rosenthal (3.20 ERA, 45 saves) allowed far too many free passes (5.4 BB/9) while holding opposing hitters to just 0.26 HR/9 and striking out 11.1 batters per nine innings.
Clayton Kershaw has been in a league of his own over the past few seasons with an ERA under 3.00 in each of the past six years while pitching to a mark better than a 2.00 ERA in each of the past two years. Amazingly, Kershaw improved on his 2013 Cy Young performance with a career-best 1.77 ERA, 10.9 K/9 and 1.41 BB/9 this season. He has kept 81.6% of runners on base in 2014 and forced 51.8% of balls in play to be hit on the ground, which are also both career-best marks. He has allowed more than three runs just once on the year and was a perfect 5-0 with a 1.95 ERA over the final month of the regular season.
Kershaw has actually not done too well against the Cardinals in his career, going 5-7 (8-9 team record) with a 3.69 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, but he did throw a quality start in both of his outings this year, including seven shutout innings with 13 K's at Dodger Stadium on June 29. OF Peter Bourjos (4-for-11, 1 HR, 2 RBI) is the only player on the St. Louis roster with a homer against the lefty while OF Matt Holliday (9-for-35, 10 K's, 10 BB's) and 3B Matt Carpenter (5-for-18, 4 K's) have been decent in the matchup.
In the regular season, L.A.’s bullpen was a subpar 18-24 (.429) with a 3.80 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, while going 47-for-61 (77%) in save opportunities. Closer Kenley Jansen (2.76 ERA, 44 saves) struck out a wealth of batters (13.9 K/9) and was on the losing side of batters hitting .350 BABIP against him.
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Kershaw vs Wainwright in stellar matchup
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers met the St. Louis Cardinals in the playoffs, Clayton Kershaw had a terrible outing and the Dodgers were bounced out of the postseason.
A year later and a round earlier, Kershaw has a chance to erase those memories in Friday's NL Division Series opener against Adam Wainwright.
Kershaw was 10-2 with a 1.70 ERA at Dodger Stadium during the regular season. Wainwright hasn't been nearly as successful at Chavez Ravine. The right-hander is 1-3 with a 4.30 ERA in seven games, including six starts.
Kershaw says losing 9-0 to the Cardinals in Game 6 of last year's NLCS stuck with him for much of the winter.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly says Kershaw uses every setback as extra incentive to fuel him.
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Strasburg gets Game 1 start in NLDS
WASHINGTON (AP) - Stephen Strasburg's postseason debut will come in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Friday when he takes the mound at home for the Nationals against the San Francisco Giants.
The announcement by Washington manager Matt Williams on Thursday was no surprise: Strasburg was the team's opening-day starter and he's been much better at home than away.
In 18 starts at Nationals Park this season, Strasburg went 9-3 with a 2.56 ERA. In 16 road starts, he was 5-8 with a 3.82 ERA. Still, one of the right-hander's worst showings came at home against San Francisco. On Aug. 24, the last time the teams met, Strasburg left after only four innings, having allowed five runs.
Strasburg was held out of the 2012 playoffs by the Nationals to protect his surgically repaired right elbow.
Jordan Zimmermann, who threw a no-hitter in Sunday's regular-season finale, will start Game 2 at Washington on Saturday. Doug Fister will start Game 3 at San Francisco.
Williams would not say who his starter would be if there is a Game 4, although that is expected to be Gio Gonzalez.
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National League Playoff Betting Preview
San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals (-175, 6.5)
After being reduced to a spectator during his team's postseason run two years ago, Stephen Strasburg makes his playoff debut on Friday as the Washington Nationals host the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of the best-of-5 National League Division Series. The 26-year-old fireballer was held out of the 2012 postseason by Washington in a bid to protect his surgically repaired right elbow. Fast forward to the present, it's full steam ahead as the NL East-champion Nationals breezed to the league's best record of 96-66 and also won five of the seven meetings with the Giants.
San Francisco won its eighth consecutive postseason game dating to the 2012 NLCS and a date with Washington after cruising to an 8-0 rout of Pittsburgh in the wild-card game on Wednesday. Brandon Crawford provided an unlikely jolt with a grand slam and portly Pablo Sandoval added two hits, two runs and an over-the-railing acrobatic catch in the lopsided victory. Sandoval is 35-for-106 (.330) in his career versus Washington and .317 this season against right-handers, but is just 3-for-12 with five strikeouts when he has opposed Strasburg.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants RH Jake Peavy (7-13, 3.73 ERA) vs. Nationals RH Stephen Strasburg (14-11, 3.14)
Peavy overcame losing his first three outings since being acquired from Boston by winning six of seven before settling for a pair of no-decisions to end the regular season. The 33-year-old seems to have put his penchant for surrendering the long ball on hold, allowing just three in 12 outings (78 2/3 innings) with the Giants after permitting 20 in as many appearances (124 innings) with the Red Sox. Peavy was blitzed for three homers and six runs in 5 1/3 innings in his last meeting with the Nationals.
Strasburg finished the season with a flourish, tossing 20 shutout innings over his last three starts while posting victories in six of his last seven decisions. The former top overall pick wasn't as fortunate in his last meeting with the Giants, allowing five runs on eight hits in four innings before escaping with a no-decision on Aug. 24. That contest was in San Francisco, but Strasburg has pitched far better in 18 starts at home - securing a 9-3 mark with a 2.56 ERA.
TRENDS:
* Nationals are 4-1 in Strasburg's last five starts versus the Giants.
* Giants are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings in Washington.
* Over is 5-0 in the last five meetings.
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers (-195, 5.5)
The Los Angeles Dodgers look to exact revenge for last year's postseason dismissal when they host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of their National League Division Series on Friday. The NL West champion Dodgers were ousted by St. Louis in six games in the 2013 NL Championship Series, ending their bid for their first pennant since 1988. St. Louis went on to lose to Boston in the World Series in six.
Los Angeles claimed its second straight division title this season, finishing two games behind NL East champion Washington for the best record in the senior circuit. It rolls into the postseason with a five-game winning streak and an 8-2 mark over its final 10 regular-season contests, while St. Louis held off wild-card recipient Pittsburgh to capture its second consecutive NL Central crown. The Cardinals have made the playoffs five of the last six years and reached the World Series two of the last three seasons.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Adam Wainwright (20-9, 2.38 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Clayton Kershaw (21-3, 1.77)
Wainwright had another sensational season, posting at least 19 victories for the fourth time in five years and matching his career high of 20 originally set in 2010. The 33-year-old ended the campaign with a five-start winning streak, allowing a total of two runs and tossing two of his five complete games over his final four outings. Wainwright has posted a 2.90 ERA in 14 career games - 11 starts - against the Dodgers but owns only a 4-5 overall record and a 1-3 mark at Los Angeles, where he suffered a 1-0 complete-game loss on June 26 in which he allowed just five hits.
The only thing likely to keep Wainwright from capturing his first NL Cy Young Award was the incredible 2014 performance by Kershaw, who led the major leagues in wins, ERA, complete games (six) and WHIP (0.86) while finishing second in opposing batting average (.196). The 26-year-old, who is ticketed for his third overall Cy Young Award and second in a row, closed the season by winning each of his last seven starts - working eight innings six times and yielding fewer than two earned runs on five occasions. Kershaw has been ordinary against St. Louis over his career, going 5-5 with a 3.46 ERA in 14 outings, but struck out 13 over seven scoreless innings in a victory at home June 29.
TRENDS:
* Under is 4-0 in Wainwright's last four starts versus the Dodgers.
* Cardinals are 1-4 in the last five meetings in Los Angeles.
* Cardinals are 1-4 in Wainwright's last five road starts versus the Dodgers.
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Wainwright on par with Kershaw in ace battle
Justin Hartling
Though Clayton Kershaw is undeniably the best pitcher in baseball, Adam Wainwright could be matching him Friday. Kershaw is sporting a 10-2 record with a 1.70 ERA at Dodger Stadium this season, while Wainwright is 11-6 with a 1.72 ERA on the road.
The two aces have faced each other four times in their careers with the teams combining for six runs and 11.5 K's per game.
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Nationals Park truly is home for Strasburg
Justin Hartling
As if Stephen Strasburg wasn't already good enough, he has been absolutely lights out at home this season. The young ace is 9-3 with a 2.56 ERA at Nationals Park this season.
To make things worse for the Giants, Strasburg is 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA in his last three starts.
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Shoemaker quietly dominating over past three months
Justin Hartling
Though he may not get much fanfare, Matt Shoemaker has become one of the top pitchers on the Angels over the past three months. The rightie has started 14 games since the start of July and the Angels have gone 12-2 during those starts.
Shoemaker has only allowed more than two runs three times since July 1 while striking out an average of five batters per game.
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Verlander conquering Orioles in his career
Justin Hartling
They may be no team that Justin Verlander has been more dominant against in his career than the Baltimore Orioles. Over his nine year career, Verlander has faced the O's 15 times and the Tigers have gone 12-3 in those starts.
The rightie has only allowed 2.6 runs per game while striking out six per outing.
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Matt Fargo
Friday night lights Special
Louisville -3.5
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Totals4U
September's ACC Atlantic Division Super Total of the Month!!!!!
Louisville/Syracuse under 47 1/2
NCAA Best Bets
San Diego State/Fresno State under 57 1/2
Utah State/BYU over 51
2014 National League Divisional Series Total of the Year!!!!!
San Francisco/Washington over 6 1/2
MLB Best Bets
St Louis/Los Angeles under 5 1/2
Detroit/Baltimore over 7 1/2
Kansas City/Los Angeles over 7 1/2
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BIG AL's RED-HOT (19-9) CANADIAN FOOTBALL CRUSHER - Friday
Calgary Stampeders
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CFL Betting Recap - Week 14
By Joe Williams
League Betting Notes
-- Favorites went 3-1 straight up in Week 14
-- Favorites went 3-1 ATS in Week 14
-- Home/road teams posted a 2-2 SU record in Week 14
-- Home/road teams posted a 2-2 ATS record in Week 14
-- The 'under' went 4-0 in Week 14
Team Betting Notes
-- For the first time since Week 10, the 'under' came through in a majority of the weekend's games.
-- The East Division is suddenly showing some signs of life. After a surprising Week 13, the East picked up another huge win when Hamilton (5-7) won 16-11 on the road in Winnipeg (6-7). The TiCats have won a season-high three in a row, going 2-1 ATS during the stretch.
-- The Blue Bombers were actually tied for first place in the West after a 5-1 start, but they have dropped six of the past seven to go under .500 for the first time this season. They have failed to cover the past three, and five of the past seven.
-- Montreal (5-8), like Hamilton, has caught fire lately. The Alouettes have won back-to-back games for just the second time this season, and they're 4-1 SU/ATS over the past five.
-- Saskatchewan (9-4) was blanked in Edmonton (9-4), as the RoughRiders are going through a rough patch. Saskatchewan was 5-2 ATS from July 26 through Sept. 7, but they are 1-2 SU and 0-3 ATS over the past three.
-- After last week's shocking loss to the Alouettes, Calgary (11-2) got back on track with a 14-7 win and cover over the BCLions (7-6).
-- Lions have now dropped three of their past five games overall, and they're 1-4 ATS during the slide. The 'under' has also cashed in five of the past six for the Lions, and is 3-10 overall this season.
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