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 [...]

[...] ter that could turn into a full-fledged star. The USC product is wildly athletic and was the only Raptor to appear and start in all 82 games last season, his sophomore campaign. DeRozan increased his scoring average from 8.6 to 17.2 last year. Developing a consistent mid-range jumper and staying away from bad shots could be the keys to the next step for him. BENCH: The bench may end up being To [...]

[...] olverines and were terrible in losses to both the USC Trojans and Stanford Cardinal. This offense has also struggled down the stretch, putting just a total of 30 points on the board in failed cover attempts against the Boston College Eagles and Stanford. The Irish are only 2-6 ATS in their last eight bowl games, while Florida State has gone a whopping 6-0-1 ATS in its last seven bowl games [...]

NFL Week 14 betting action couldn't have gone a heck of a lot better for a lot of teams, whereas there were others that suffered through some brutal nightmares that won't easily be forgotten. The mass majority of the jubilation and the sadness occurred in the AFC. The Houston Texans were clearly the most excited team on Sunday. Down nine points with less than half the fourth quarter to play, [...]

Week 6's NFL betting lines are posted, and there are some tremendous mismatches on paper to look at this week. Bettors have already started discussing the point-spreads on the NFL boards and the cappersmall football newsletter picks have been published. The biggest point spread of the season takes place at Lambeau Field, where the undefeated Green Bay Packers take on the winless St. Louis R [...]

[...] a title game at the end of the season. Throw in USC's NCAA probation and the psychological impact it could have on Trojans players, and college football betting followers have much to consider this year. Teams are listed in predicted order of finish with 2010 records, returning starters (RS) - including kickers - and returning lettermen (RL) in parentheses: NORTH DIVISION OREGON (12-1 S [...]

[...] will win in Bobby Bowden's last game, or how much USC will be motivated playing in a smaller bowl game then they are used to. What about Florida Vs. Cincinnati? While Tim Tebow playing in his final college football game is a great story, will the Gators be able to focus on playing a game for less than the National Championship? Or how will the Bearcats recact to Brian Kelly leaving this undefeated [...]

[...] d horrible ever since, then at Ohio State who had USC on deck, and then at Northwestern when the Cats got a near career worst passing effort from their QB. Ohio is only averaging 84 yards per game on the ground vs FBS opponents which would rank them in the bottom 10 nationally. They even struggled in short yardage situations against a horrible VMI (FCS) team last week while giving up 456 total y [...]

[...] stent. Unless major changes are made, we can see USC holding the Irish to (-)60 yards rushing. Coaching: Charlie Weis has two things going for him... (1) a self proclaimed "strategic schematic advantage" and (2) a team loaded with talented athletes on the offensive side of the ball. The excuses are gone this year... even from Irish fans. From outsiders (like myself)... Weis had enoug [...]

Ohio State at USC - 8:00 EST - Line: USC -12 This was expected to one of the marquee matchups of the season and it should still be. However, the majority of the sports “experts” expects USC to blow out the Buckeyes just because Ohio State didn’t roll over the Bobcats of Ohio last Saturday. The Ohio State Buckeyes have outscored their opponents 69 to 14 in [...]

[...] a 34-10 win. The top seeds, Georgia, Ohio State, USC, Oklahoma and Florida all rolled in week one. The just released opening CappersMall Top 25 poll which was released prior to Monday night games has USC No. 1, with Georgia No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3. AP Week 1 Top 25 1. USC (21) 1-0 1,539 2. Georgia (20) 1-0 1,506 [...]

Lowell, Harden on DL The Boston Red Sox have placed the World Series MVP Mike Lowell on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained thumb. Lowell was injured Wednesday night in the first inning on a play he made at third base on a Ivan Rodriguez ground ball. Earlier in the day the Oakland A's placed starting pitcher Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list with a strained shoulder muscle. Har [...]

[...] interviewed some big names for the job including USC head coach Pete Carrol but were spurned many times. Many inside believed Washington was going to hire Jim Fassel before settling in on Jim Zorn. Zorn will try and improve the Redskins from a 9-7 season and a first round playoff exit to Zorn's former team in Seattle. It was a tough year in Washington this year higlighted by the murder of [...]

Brewers sweep Nationals The Milwaukee Brewers scored twice in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, sweeping the three-game set. Milwaukee won the game as -190 favorites, and the final score fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Geoff Jenkins homered and drove in two runs, finishing 2-for-4 at the plate for the Brewers. Derrick Turnbow got the [...]

[...] less the Chargers can lure Pete Carroll away from USC look for Turner to be the next head coach of the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers fired Marty Schottenheimer yesterday after a 14-2 record but another loss in the playoffs. A few days after the Chargers season ended Spanos said he would keep Marty for the year. “I have decided that Marty Schottenheimer is the best person to lead the C [...]