Monday night clash of titans: Boise St. vs. Va. Tech
Boise State QB Kellen Moore is coming off a season in which he threw 39 TD passes and only 3 INTs. (AP)
The nation’s capital will host a pair of top-10 teams in a Monday night special featuring Boise State and Virginia Tech. Twenty starters return to a Boise team that is 26-1 over the past two seasons. Va Tech returns 12 starters total, but just four on defense. This game will be played at FedEx Field.
Top MLB Weekend Power Trends 9/3-9/5 MLB - With the NFL still a week away, Major League Baseball has this one last weekend as the nation’s top professional sport, especially amongst bettors. The key series to watch is the Reds/Cardinals NL Central showdown we profiled earlier in the day. The other two series to keep a close eye on is Rockies/Padres and Rangers/Twins. We take a look at those and also take a trip around the majors for key trends elsewhere.
UConn, Purdue among intriguing weekend picks CFB - The first week of the college football season has arrived and it will provide pigskin punters with a variety of wagering offerings from Thursday through Monday. While there are plenty of “paycheck” games involving ranked teams favored by wide margins over seemingly outclassed opponents, there are also a number of compelling matchups. One of those features last season’s ATS champions, the University of Connecticut Huskies, visiting Michigan. Randy Edsall’s squad covered the line in 11 of 13 games while posting an 8-5 record straight up, which included an overtime victory at Notre Dame. The Huskies’ five SU losses last year were by 2, 3, 4, 4 and 2 points. They are a 3-point underdog this Saturday in the Big House against a Michigan team that began last season 4-0 straight up and 3-1 ATS, but went 1-7 SU and 1-6 ATS the rest of the way.
SEC remains country's elite league in 2010 CFB - The SEC is the dominant league in college football. The BCS title results speak for themselves, with Alabama adding the most recent triumph to the list this past January. The bad news for the rest of the power conferences is that this league looks as good as ever heading into 2010. Alabama is the unanimous preseason #1-ranked team, Florida is…well Florida, despite numerous player losses to the NFL, and Georgia, Arkansas, and perhaps LSU, all think they have what it takes to crash the BCS party.
Two teams to vie for 2010 Sun Belt league title CFB - The Sun Belt Conference seems to be improving each and every year and the fact that two teams won at least nine games a season ago is all the proof anyone should need. Next on the list to accomplish is some more consistent non-conference upsets early in the season. Middle Tennessee State certainly seems capable of pulling one or two, as does Troy. Those are the two overwhelming favorites, thanks in part to a wealth of returning talent and because they are the only clubs that don’t have massive holes to fill.
