The Florida Gators and Ohio State Buckeyes both underachieved massively this season, finishing up with .500 records. The two will duke it out at the aptly named Gator Bowl in a game that pits Urban Meyer's new team against the team that he led to two National Championships. Meyer is probably best served not even being in Jacksonville in this game, as he would likely draw the wrath of what sh [...]

2011-12 Miami Heat Preview By John McMullen, NBA Editor Odds to win Southeast Division: Odds to win Eastern Conference: Odds to win NBA Championship: Regular Season Win Total: 50.5 Bet Basketball at Bookmaker.eu (Sports Network) - "The King" took his talents to South Beach in 2010-11, but the Larry O'Brien Trophy felt North Texas would be a better place to take up residen [...]

2011 Week 13 NFL Betting Preview The push for the playoffs continues this week in NFL betting action, and time will tell whether Week 13 turns out to be a truly unlucky one for a number of teams. Bookmaker.eu has odds posted for all this week's action. The unfortunate feeling about this week is that the Thursday Night and Monday Night Football encounters are featuring teams that are like [...]

2011 Week 12 NFL Betting Preview There is no week of the year quite like this one in NFL betting action, as there is a feast of football during the entire holiday weekend! On Thanksgiving Day, we have a tremendous three-pack of games that will surely whet your appetite before, during, and after your holiday meal. In the first game of the bunch, the Green Bay Packers put their perfect [...]

The ninth week of NFL betting action commences on Sunday, and there are a whole boatload of games that are going to have a bunch of playoff implications as we hit the halfway point of the season. We'll start in the NFC South, where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints are squaring off for the second time on the campaign. The Bucs, even without RB LeGarrette Blount dominated th [...]

Last Sunday versus a disorganized Cleveland team, Baltimore turned two of Derek Anderson's interceptions into a pair of touchdowns during a 50-second span of the third quarter, and the Ravens further damaged an already agonizing season for the Browns with a 28-10 victory Sunday. Ed Reed returned one of the interceptions 32 yards for a score, and Le'Ron McClain scored his first two NFL touchdowns [...]

This game features two ranked teams in the top ten. With the Auburn Tigers leading the Southeastern Conference in the Western Division at 1-0 {Overall 3-0}, the Tigers of LSU are only one game behind Auburn and is 2-0 for this young season. Last week Wes Byrum kicked a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter and that was all No. 9 Auburn needed to defeat Mississ [...]

The New England Patriots and New York Giants will play in Super Bowl XXLII. The oddsmakers have the Patriots listed as 12.5 point favorites with the over/under is set at 54. The Patriots will be trying to make NFL history and become the first team to ever go 19-0 in an NFL season. The 1972 Miami Dolphins finished 17-0 but 19 wins would clearly give the Patriots an advantage of being known as the [...]

[...] lliance released the following statement; The PPA is pleased that the House Financial Services Committee today recognized the need to provide necessary clarification to what constitutes ‘unlawful Internet gambling’ under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) by passing H.R. 6870. This bipartisan compromise bill will rightfully advance the UIGEA to become immedia [...]

Millen out as Lions President, GM The Long relationship between the Detroit Lions and Matt Millen is apparently over. FoxSports.com has reported that Matt Millen is out of the Lions organization as President and General Manager. Millen took over the Lions in 2001 and has a career 31-84 record. Link to Story | Message Board Discussion | updated 9/24/08 Tags: Matt Millen, Detroit Lions Burress [...]

The CEO of Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (Bodog Life) has issued a statement regarding the story that was written by Forbes.com concerning the seizure of funds and Bodog Life. Ever since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act "UIGEA" was passed in 2006 there has been a lot of controversy with the law and how the media covers it. Below is a look what the Bodog CEO had to say. An ar [...]

London is calling all poker players to Bodog as the online poker powerhouse kicks off its qualifiers to the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe* Main Event. Online qualifiers will be running daily at BodogLife.com with buy-ins as low as $1. The qualifiers all lead up to the Two Seats Guaranteed World Series of Poker Europe* Semifinal on Sept. 7, where players will compete for a seat to the champion [...]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Jeremy Shockey was traded to the Saints for two draft picks Monday, giving New Orleans a disgruntled star tight end who watched from afar while injured as the New York Giants surged to the Super Bowl title. The Giants will get second- and fifth-round picks in the 2009 draft. The deal must be approved by the league and is contingent on Shockey passing a physical. The deal [...]