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  • consensus's picture
    9/5/2010

    CAN TOMMY TUBERVILLE TAME
    TEXAS TECH'S WILD TENDENCIES?
    from the Jim Hurley Network
    by Mathew Hurley, Managing Editor

    Imagine a pirate ship that's been very successful in the oceans as far as pirate ships go. They loot and pillage on the high seas to their heart's content. Nobody thinks of them as the best ship in the sea overall...but...they'd rank #1 in the pirate rankings to be sure.

    Then, shockingly, the head pirate has a meltdown that means he has to walk the plank. He went too far. Mutiny was...

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  • nick's picture
    9/5/2010

    DIRECT FROM NEVADA WITH NICK BOGDANOVICH

    SHARPS TREADING LIGHTLY THROUGH
    SUNDAY/MONDAY COLLEGE GRAND SLAM

    There are four games left this weekend on the college football slate. It's the last relatively quiet Sunday before the NFL regular season starts next week. Sportsbooks in Las Vegas and Reno will be hopping every Sunday between now and conference championship weekend in January.

    Sharps have been treading lightly so far in the final ...grand slam' of action. They wanted to spend Saturday getting a...

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  • ron's picture
    9/4/2010

    "COACH'S CORNER"
    With Two-Time AFC Coach of the Year RON MEYER

    EARLY SEASON WINNERS WILL COME FROM YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF SCRIMMAGE LINE

    Whenever I tell acquaintances in Vegas that they should focus on "the line" when handicapping football games, they think I'm talking about the Vegas line.

    "Hey, I'm focused. The oddsmakers say so-and-so is a 7-point favorite."

    I'm not talking about that line. I'm talking about the line of scrimmage, where the offensive line battles the defensive line in the single...

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  • consensus's picture
    9/4/2010

    ABC NOW STUCK WITH PRIME TIME GAME THAT'S BEEN DECIMATED BY SUSPENSIONS

    Courtesy Of JimHurley.com

    North Carolina vs. LSU in Atlanta wasn't exactly a dream matchup for 2010 college football. Neither team is favored to win their conference, though both are respected programs who were getting play in the rankings. Neither played an exciting brand of football last year, as offenses in the South started to fall behind defenses with a few exceptions. But...in a week that was soft in terms of marquee...

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  • wayne's picture
    9/4/2010

    "A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM"
    From the "King of Las Vegas"WAYNE ROOT!

    DON'T FORCE BETS WITH YOUR LOCAL TEAMS

    One of the biggest mistakes the public makes when it comes to football betting is that they risk way too much in games involving their local teams.

    They assume they're experts because they watch all the games and read the local newspaper coverage. They think they "know"when a big performance is coming, or a flat performance. They also have a selective memory about past victories that blinds them to all...

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  • nick's picture
    9/3/2010


    DIRECT FROM NEVADA WITH NICK BOGDANOVICH

    INTERESTING ACTION AROUND KEY NUMBERS
    ON FIRST BIG COLLEGE SATURDAY

    I had originally planned to focus mostly on the big movers of the week in today's article. But, we're seeing a few games hovering around key numbers in a way that could prove important on game day when more money hits the sportsbooks. So, I'm going to start with a quick review of how to 'read' those games, then I'll talk about a few notable moves.

    Here are the rules you need to know around...

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  • consensus's picture
    9/3/2010

    HANDICAPPING NOTEBOOK

    WILDCATS THINK THEY'RE POISED
    TO MAKE A RUN AT THE ROSE BOWL

    by Mathew Hurley, Managing Editor

    On some Fridays this year in the NOTEBOOK, we'll preview a huge early TV game on Saturday. Many Friday night games are kind of ho-hum. We're not going to waste space on a yawner when something like Texas-Oklahoma is set for a morning kickoff. We'll go in depth in our FRIDAY report so you have plenty of time to make a decision.

    This week, the early Saturday slate isn't...

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  • tony's picture
    9/3/2010

     'GETTING THE BEST OF IT'
    Handicapping Tips From Legendary High Roller TONY SALINAS!

    NOTRE DAME IS A PUBLIC TEAM...
    BUT THEIR COACH IS A FAST STARTER

    Over the years, you generally GET THE BEST OF IT by going against Notre Dame. They're a public team. They're on TV all the time. The public loves betting on Notre Dame. Because of that, the lines are shaded against them by a few points almost every time they take the field. Over time, those few points show up in your favor enough to make fading the...

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