Sports Betting

Sports Betting
Weekend Wagering PreviewBaseball and football (both pro and college) continue to share the sports spotlight this weekend, with the launch of NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup also on the schedule. Oddsmakers are expecting a lot of one-sided affairs in the NFL this weekend, as no fewer than five games feature double-digit spreads as of this writing. The biggest favorites are the Colts, who are giving up 13.5 points at home to the Texans on Sunday afternoon. The Ravens are favored by 12 versus the Raiders, the Chargers are favored by 11.5 versus the Titans, the Bengals are favored by 10.5 versus the Browns, and the Broncos are favored by 10.5 against a Chiefs team that'll be missing QB Trent Green. There are also several road favorites on the board for Sunday, with Carolina (-1.5) at Minnesota, New Orleans (-2) at Green Bay, St. Louis (-3) at San Francisco, and New England (-6) at the New York Jets. Elsewhere this weekend it's Buffalo at Miami (-6.5), Detroit at Chicago (-9), the New York Giants at Philadelphia (-3), Tampa Bay at Atlanta (-5.5), Arizona at Seattle (-7), and Washington at Dallas (-6) in the Sunday night game.
On the college scene, top-ranked Ohio State isn't expected to get much of a challenge this week - they're listed as 29.5-point home favorites against Cincinnati. Texas, who fell to No. 8 in the rankings after losing to the Buckeyes last week, are also big favorites in their Week 3 contest; the Longhorns are giving up 32 points on the road against Rice. Those likely blowouts aside, there are many marquee games on the college football schedule this week, with ranked teams going against each other. No. 6 LSU plays at No. 3 Auburn (-3), No. 15 Oklahoma has a road game versus No. 18 Oregon (-4.5), No. 12 Louisville (-4) hosts No. 17 Miami, No. 20 TCU gets a visit from No. 24 Texas Tech (-1.5), No. 7 Florida (-3.5) is at No. 13 Tennessee, No. 4 USC (-18.5) hosts No. 19 Nebraska, and second-ranked Notre Dame (-6) hosts a game against No. 11 Michigan. And for those that can't get enough of the pigskin, the Canadian Football League has three games on tap this weekend. The Blue Bombers and the Stampeders get things going on Friday night, with Calgary listed as a 6-point home favorite. Then on Saturday it's the Edmonton Eskimos (-6.5) playing a road game against the Hamilton Tiger Cats, followed by the British Columbia Lions (-9.5) getting a visit from the Montreal Alouettes. On the diamond, the big series this weekend was supposed to be the Red Sox at the Yankees, but Boston's struggles have taken most of the interest out of that set. Instead, the AL's best weekend series will probably take place out in Oakland, where the Athletics will host the White Sox. Also on the slate are Baltimore at Detroit, Minnesota at Cleveland, Tampa Bay at Toronto, Los Angeles at Texas, and Seattle at Kansas City. Over in the National League the biggest series also takes place on the west coast, as the Los Angeles Dodgers play host to the San Diego Padres in a battle for top spot in the NL West. Philadelphia is at Houston this weekend, while San Francisco is at St. Louis and Florida plays in Atlanta. As well, it's Cincinnati at Chicago, Milwaukee at Washington, Colorado at Arizona, and the league-leading NY Mets at the lowly Pirates. On the track the Chase for the Nextel Cup gets underway this weekend at the Sylvania 300 in New Hampshire. Ten drivers have qualified for the Chase again this year: Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, and Kasey Kahne. Kenseth goes into the Chase as the leader, while Tony Stewart failed to qualify for NASCAR's '06 postseason
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