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It?s an exciting time of year for sports fans as the MLB Wild Card races wind down this weekend and the playoffs begin next week. We feature the Chicago Cubs taking on the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants at the LA Dodgers, both games on Friday. In the NFL, we highlight the Green Bay Packers battling the Minnesota Vikings, and the Philadelphia Eagles clashing with the NFC East rival New York Giants, both games on Sunday. In NCAA Football on Saturday, it?s No. 5 West Virginia facing No. 18 South Florida, and a PAC-10 matchup featuring No. 6 California against No. 11 Oregon. In Hot Props, it?s the PGA?s Presidents Cup.
TRIVIA
Which baseball player was the first to walk up to the plate (plate appearances) over 15,000 times in his career?
1. Honus Wagner
2. Pete Rose
3. Lou Gehrig
4. Ty Cobb
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NFL
Sunday
GREEN BAY PACKERS @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS
1:00 pm ET, FOX
A lot of football fans are surprised with the Green Bay Packers? 3-0 start, and they?ll be even more shocked if the Packers move to 4-0 with a win against the divisional rival Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
The Packers defeated San Diego 31-24 as a 5.5-point underdog last week, with the combined score going over the posted over/under total of 42.5. The Vikings lost to Kansas City 13-10 as a 3-point underdog, and the score was under the over/under of 34.
Green Bay is 3-0 SU and 3-0 ATS. The Packers are 6-1 ATS in their past seven games, and 4-0-1 ATS in their past five road games. Minnesota is 1-2 SU and 1-0-2 ATS. Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its past five games when playing Green Bay. The total has gone under in four of Minnesota's past five games against Green Bay.
betED Line: Packers -3(-110) Total: 40
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Sunday
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ NEW YORK GIANTS
8:15 pm ET, NBC
In a rematch of last season?s NFC Wild Card matchup, both the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants enter this game with a number of injuries.
The Eagles decimated Detroit 56-21 as a 5-point favorite last Sunday, with the combined score going over the over/under total of 56. The Giants defeated Washington 24-17 as a 3.5-point favorite. The score fell under the over/under total of 42.5.
Philadelphia is 1-2 SU and 1-2 ATS. The Eagles are 7-3 SU in their past 10 games.
The total has gone over in four of the Giants? past five games against Philadelphia. The total has gone under in nine of the NY Giants? past 12 games at home. The Giants are 3-6 ATS in their past nine games against Philadelphia.
betED Line: Eagles -3(-110) Total: 48
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MLB
Friday
CHICAGO CUBS @ CINCINNATI REDS
7:10 pm ET, XM 188
The Chicago Cubs will be in Cincinnati to take on the Reds Friday night.
The Cubs are 83-75 SU and 65-86-7 OU. Chicago will start lefthander Rich Hill (ERA: 4.05, W/L: 10-8). Hill pitched five innings in a 9-5 win over Pittsburgh Sept. 22. The Reds are 71-87 SU and 86-65-7 OU. The Reds will counter with righthander Bronson Arroyo (ERA: 4.22, W/L: 9-14), who pitched seven innings in a 2-0 loss to San Francisco on Sept. 22.
betED Line: Cubs -1.5(+115) Total: 9
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Friday
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS @ LA DODGERS
10:40 pm ET, XM 184
The San Francisco Giants close out their season with a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend.
San Francisco is 70-89 SU and 69-83-7 OU. The Giants will start righthander Kevin Correia (ERA: 1.80, W/L: 3-0), who went seven innings in a 2-0 win against Cincinnati on Sept. 22. The Dodgers are 80-78 SU and 81-70-6 OU. They?ll counter with lefthander David Wells (ERA: 5.53, W/L: 8-9). Wells lost 6-2 with 4 2/3 innings pitched on Sept. 22.
betED Line: Giants +1.5(-210) Total: 8.5
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NCAA FOOTBALL
Friday
#5 WEST VIRGINIA @ #18 SOUTH FLORIDA
8:00 pm ET, ESPN
The West Virginia Mountaineers and the South Florida Bulls clash on Friday night at South Florida.
Last week, West Virginia racked up 600 total yards of offense in a 48-7 win over East Carolina, covering the 24-point home spread. The 55 points scored were under the over/under total of 39. South Florida forced four turnovers en route to a 37-10 win over North Carolina, covering the 12.5-point home spread.
West Virginia is 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS. West Virginia is 12-1 SU and 10-3 ATS in its past 13 games on the road. South Florida is 3-0 SU and 2-0 ATS. The total has gone over in seven of West Virginia's past 10 games. South Florida is 5-0 SU in its past five games at home.
betED Line: Mountaineers -7(-110) Total: 57.5
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Saturday
#6 CALIFORNIA AT #11 OREGON
3:30 pm ET, ABC
The California Golden Bears battle the Oregon Ducks in this PAC-10 Conference matchup Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
The Golden Bears scored four touchdowns in the first quarter, as they ran over the Arizona Wildcats 45-27 last week. The Golden Bears covered the 14.5-point spread at home, and the final score was over the posted total of 57. Dennis Dixon threw four touchdown passes, as the Ducks defeated the Stanford Cardinal 55-31. The Ducks covered the 16-point spread, and the combined score was way over the over/under total of 60.
California is 4-0 SU and 2-2 ATS. California is 5-0 SU in its past five games, but 2-6 SU in its past eight games against Oregon, and 1-4 ATS in its past five against Oregon. Oregon is 4-0 SU and 4-0 ATS. Oregon is 5-1 ATS in its past six games, and 7-2 SU in its past nine games at home.
betED Line: Bears +6(-110) Total: 73
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HOT PROPS
Tiger Woods, the World?s No. 1 golfer, will be playing his last PGA event of the year at the Presidents Cup, which pits Woods? U.S. team against an International team, at the par-70, 7,153-yard Royal Montreal Golf Club.
Which team will win the Presidents Cup?
1. U.S. (-140)
2. International (+110)
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TRIVIA ANSWER
2. Pete Rose
The others also had a huge number of plate appearances, but Pete Rose was the first and retired with 15,861 appearances. Hank Aaron left baseball just shy of 14,000, more than the others listed.
It?s an exciting time of year for sports fans as the MLB Wild Card races wind down this weekend and the playoffs begin next week. We feature the Chicago Cubs taking on the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants at the LA Dodgers, both games on Friday. In the NFL, we highlight the Green Bay Packers battling the Minnesota Vikings, and the Philadelphia Eagles clashing with the NFC East rival New York Giants, both games on Sunday. In NCAA Football on Saturday, it?s No. 5 West Virginia facing No. 18 South Florida, and a PAC-10 matchup featuring No. 6 California against No. 11 Oregon. In Hot Props, it?s the PGA?s Presidents Cup.
TRIVIA
Which baseball player was the first to walk up to the plate (plate appearances) over 15,000 times in his career?
1. Honus Wagner
2. Pete Rose
3. Lou Gehrig
4. Ty Cobb
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL
Sunday
GREEN BAY PACKERS @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS
1:00 pm ET, FOX
A lot of football fans are surprised with the Green Bay Packers? 3-0 start, and they?ll be even more shocked if the Packers move to 4-0 with a win against the divisional rival Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
The Packers defeated San Diego 31-24 as a 5.5-point underdog last week, with the combined score going over the posted over/under total of 42.5. The Vikings lost to Kansas City 13-10 as a 3-point underdog, and the score was under the over/under of 34.
Green Bay is 3-0 SU and 3-0 ATS. The Packers are 6-1 ATS in their past seven games, and 4-0-1 ATS in their past five road games. Minnesota is 1-2 SU and 1-0-2 ATS. Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its past five games when playing Green Bay. The total has gone under in four of Minnesota's past five games against Green Bay.
betED Line: Packers -3(-110) Total: 40
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Sunday
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ NEW YORK GIANTS
8:15 pm ET, NBC
In a rematch of last season?s NFC Wild Card matchup, both the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants enter this game with a number of injuries.
The Eagles decimated Detroit 56-21 as a 5-point favorite last Sunday, with the combined score going over the over/under total of 56. The Giants defeated Washington 24-17 as a 3.5-point favorite. The score fell under the over/under total of 42.5.
Philadelphia is 1-2 SU and 1-2 ATS. The Eagles are 7-3 SU in their past 10 games.
The total has gone over in four of the Giants? past five games against Philadelphia. The total has gone under in nine of the NY Giants? past 12 games at home. The Giants are 3-6 ATS in their past nine games against Philadelphia.
betED Line: Eagles -3(-110) Total: 48
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MLB
Friday
CHICAGO CUBS @ CINCINNATI REDS
7:10 pm ET, XM 188
The Chicago Cubs will be in Cincinnati to take on the Reds Friday night.
The Cubs are 83-75 SU and 65-86-7 OU. Chicago will start lefthander Rich Hill (ERA: 4.05, W/L: 10-8). Hill pitched five innings in a 9-5 win over Pittsburgh Sept. 22. The Reds are 71-87 SU and 86-65-7 OU. The Reds will counter with righthander Bronson Arroyo (ERA: 4.22, W/L: 9-14), who pitched seven innings in a 2-0 loss to San Francisco on Sept. 22.
betED Line: Cubs -1.5(+115) Total: 9
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Friday
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS @ LA DODGERS
10:40 pm ET, XM 184
The San Francisco Giants close out their season with a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend.
San Francisco is 70-89 SU and 69-83-7 OU. The Giants will start righthander Kevin Correia (ERA: 1.80, W/L: 3-0), who went seven innings in a 2-0 win against Cincinnati on Sept. 22. The Dodgers are 80-78 SU and 81-70-6 OU. They?ll counter with lefthander David Wells (ERA: 5.53, W/L: 8-9). Wells lost 6-2 with 4 2/3 innings pitched on Sept. 22.
betED Line: Giants +1.5(-210) Total: 8.5
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NCAA FOOTBALL
Friday
#5 WEST VIRGINIA @ #18 SOUTH FLORIDA
8:00 pm ET, ESPN
The West Virginia Mountaineers and the South Florida Bulls clash on Friday night at South Florida.
Last week, West Virginia racked up 600 total yards of offense in a 48-7 win over East Carolina, covering the 24-point home spread. The 55 points scored were under the over/under total of 39. South Florida forced four turnovers en route to a 37-10 win over North Carolina, covering the 12.5-point home spread.
West Virginia is 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS. West Virginia is 12-1 SU and 10-3 ATS in its past 13 games on the road. South Florida is 3-0 SU and 2-0 ATS. The total has gone over in seven of West Virginia's past 10 games. South Florida is 5-0 SU in its past five games at home.
betED Line: Mountaineers -7(-110) Total: 57.5
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Saturday
#6 CALIFORNIA AT #11 OREGON
3:30 pm ET, ABC
The California Golden Bears battle the Oregon Ducks in this PAC-10 Conference matchup Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
The Golden Bears scored four touchdowns in the first quarter, as they ran over the Arizona Wildcats 45-27 last week. The Golden Bears covered the 14.5-point spread at home, and the final score was over the posted total of 57. Dennis Dixon threw four touchdown passes, as the Ducks defeated the Stanford Cardinal 55-31. The Ducks covered the 16-point spread, and the combined score was way over the over/under total of 60.
California is 4-0 SU and 2-2 ATS. California is 5-0 SU in its past five games, but 2-6 SU in its past eight games against Oregon, and 1-4 ATS in its past five against Oregon. Oregon is 4-0 SU and 4-0 ATS. Oregon is 5-1 ATS in its past six games, and 7-2 SU in its past nine games at home.
betED Line: Bears +6(-110) Total: 73
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HOT PROPS
Tiger Woods, the World?s No. 1 golfer, will be playing his last PGA event of the year at the Presidents Cup, which pits Woods? U.S. team against an International team, at the par-70, 7,153-yard Royal Montreal Golf Club.
Which team will win the Presidents Cup?
1. U.S. (-140)
2. International (+110)
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TRIVIA ANSWER
2. Pete Rose
The others also had a huge number of plate appearances, but Pete Rose was the first and retired with 15,861 appearances. Hank Aaron left baseball just shy of 14,000, more than the others listed.
