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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 04:28 AM

Daily Sports Roundup

Sunday, October 19

Peyton Manning and the Colts will try to pick up a victory as road favorites against the Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon. Here's your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Colts are back over the .500 mark at 3-2 (2-3 ATS) after picking up back-to-back wins over the Texans and Ravens. That still leaves them with ground to make up on the first-place Titans (who they'll play next week) in the AFC South, but they'll gun for their third straight win on Sunday afternoon against the 3-3 (3-3 ATS) Packers at Lambeau Field. The oddsmakers have Indy pegged as a 1-point road favorite, with a total of 47.

Meanwhile, the Titans will be looking run their record to a perfect 6-0 (and 6-0 ATS) when they play a road game against the Chiefs on Sunday afternoon. Tennessee slipped past Baltimore 13-10 two weeks ago - they had a bye last week. Kansas City (1-4, 2-3 ATS) was also off last week, but they were blasted 34-0 by the Panthers prior to that down time. The Titans are favored by 8.5 points on the road, while the total is at 35.

Other games on the NFL's Sunday schedule: San Diego at Buffalo (pick'em), Minnesota at Chicago (-3), Pittsburgh (-9.5) at Cincinnati, Dallas (-7) at St. Louis, Baltimore at Miami (-3), San Francisco at the Giants (-10.5), New Orleans at Carolina (-3), Detroit at Houston (-9), the Jets (-3) at Oakland, and Cleveland at Washington (-7.5). As well, the Sunday nighter will feature Seattle at Tampa Bay, with the Bucs favored by 10.5 points.

Other Notable Events

The Red Sox and Rays will play Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday, after Boston roared back to tie the best-of-seven set with a win on Saturday.

Jon Lester will get the ball for Boston on Sunday. The lefthander was tagged for a loss by the Rays earlier in the series, surrendering five runs (four earned) on eight hits over 5 2-3 innings of work. The fading Rays will counter with Matt Garza, who earned a win over the Red Sox in this series by allowing just one earned run over six innings pitched.

The Rest of the Schedule

Racing fans get two big events to watch on Sunday. First off it's Formula One and the Chinese Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton looking to lock down first place in the drivers championship. Hamilton has a five-point lead on Felipe Massa in those standings right now, with only two races left in the season. The hottest driver on the circuit, though, is Fernando Alonso; the Spaniard is coming off consecutive wins in Singapore and Japan.

The Sprint Cup Series will then stage the TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Jimmie Johnson has a 69-point advantage on Jeff Burton in the Chase standings heading into this event, although Burton is coming off a victory in last week's Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Johnson has four career Cup wins at Martinsville Speedway, while teammate Jeff Gordon has picked up seven wins there.

There are just two National Hockey League games on tap for Sunday - it's Carolina at Anaheim, and Vancouver at Chicago. The Hawks will be playing their second game under new head coach Joel Quenneville; Denis Savard was fired Thursday afternoon.

Finally, there's a single Canadian Football League game on Sunday afternoon, with Hamilton at Saskatchewan at 3:00pm ET. The Roughriders are 13-point home favorites.

A Peek at the Future

The Monday Night Football matchup this weekend features Denver at New England, with the Patriots pegged as 3-point home favorites . . . a rare Tuesday night college football contest sees Ohio at Temple this week, while there are a pair of games on Thursday (Auburn/West Virginia, New Mexico/Air Force), and another on Friday (Boise State/San Jose State) . . . the Formula One season will end in Brazil on November 2.

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 04:30 AM

Canadian Football League – Long Sheet

CFL
Long Sheet

Week 17

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Sunday, October 19
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HAMILTON (3 - 12) at SASKATCHEWAN (9 - 6) - 10/19/2008, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SASKATCHEWAN is 125-95 ATS (+20.5 Units) in all games since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 125-95 ATS (+20.5 Units) in all lined games since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 43-24 ATS (+16.6 Units) when playing on a Sunday since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 114-85 ATS (+20.5 Units) in games played on turf since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SASKATCHEWAN is 5-0 against the spread versus HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
SASKATCHEWAN is 5-0 straight up against HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 04:31 AM

Canadian Football League – Write up

CFL
Write-up

Week 17 CFL games

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Sunday, October 19

Hamilton (3-12) @ Saskatchewan (9-6)-- After starting out season 6-0, host lost six of nine games, getting waxed 42-5 in Calgary last week; they won 33-28 in Hamilton in Week 3 (+3.5), in a game where total yardage was 441-431, Riders. TiCats lost seven of last eight games, covered one of last four; they're 2-4 vs spread in last six road games, losing on road by 27-7-13-5-30-31 points. Under is 8-3 in Saskatchewan's last 11 tilts.

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 04:32 AM

Canadian Football League – Additional Trends

CFL

Trends Sheet

Week 17

Sunday, October 19

3:00 PM HAMILTON vs. SASKATCHEWAN
Hamilton is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Saskatchewan is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 04:33 AM

Canadian Football League – Previews and Picks

CFL
Previews and Picks

CFL games – Week 17

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Previews and Picks
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Sunday, October 19

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-12) at Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-6)

Once again, the Tiger-Cats are out of the playoff picture.

Jesse Lumsden and Kenton Keith are back in action but both seemed a bit banged up last sunday in Montreal. Quinton Porter, when given enough time, can connect on impressive pass plays and with Preshea Rodriguez, his premier target.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders got whipped 42-5 by Calgary on Sunday, a week after beating the Staps 37-34. Darian Durant has been given the nod to start against the Tiger-Cats. Durant led Saskatchewan to three straight wins early this season. The inflated line should make everyone cautious about this one, but there is too much at stake to imagine the Roughriders letting their guards down in a tight West playoff race.

Pick: Saskatchewan -13

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 04:37 AM

This Day in MLB

MLB

Sunday, October 19

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This day in Baseball….
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On October 19 in Baseball History...

* 1913 - The Giants and White Sox, fortified with other players, start their world tour in Cincinnati. After a 31-game tour to Seattle, they will head for the Philippines, Australia, China and Japan.

* 1932 - The BBWAA MVP awards are announced, with Jimmie Foxx winning in the AL and Chuck Klein in the NL.

* 1972 - The Oakland A's rallied for two ninth-inning runs for a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to even the World Series after four games.

* 1976 - The Cincinnati Reds took a commanding 3-0 lead over the New York Yankees in the World Series with a 6-2 victory at Yankee Stadium. Cincinnati's designated hitter Dan Driessen had a single, double, home run and a walk to lead the attack. Jim Mason had a solo homer in the seventh inning for the only home run by the Yankees in the Series.

* 1980 - A ninth-inning rally for two runs against Kansas City's Dan Quisenberry gives Game Five to the Phillies by a 4-3 margin.

* 1981 - Los Angeles' Rick Monday hit a ninth-inning home run to give the Dodgers a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Expos and the National League pennant.

* 1982 - The Cards sit through two rain delays to easily win Game Six of the World Series by a 13-1 score over Milwaukee.

* 1985 - St. Louis ace John Tudor is a 3-1 winner in the World Series opener against in-state opponent Kansas City.

* 1986 - The Boston Red Sox took a 2-0 lead in the World Series with 9-3 rout of the New York Mets. The Red Sox had 18 hits, and battered Dwight Gooden for six runs in five innings.

* 1987 - Billy Martin is named manager of the Yankees for a fifth time, replacing Lou Piniella, who replaced Martin and is moved to general manager. Piniella led the Yankees to an 89-73 record in 1987, fourth in the AL East.

* 1988 - The Dodgers take advantage of Oakland errors to beat Dave Stewart 4-3 in Game Four.

* 1990 - Cincinnati moves within one game of a shocking World Series sweep by beating Oakland 8-3 in Game Three. Chris Sabo slugs a pair of home runs for the Reds.

* 1993 - Paul Molitor comes within a double of hitting for the cycle as Toronto takes a 2-1 World Series lead in Philadelphia. Roberto Alomar adds four hits to back winner Pat Hentgen in a 10-3 romp.

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 04:38 AM

Major League Baseball - Tips & Trends

MLB

Sunday, October 19

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Tips and Trends
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Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays [TBS | 8:07 PM ET]

Red Sox (-125, O/U 8.5): Jon Lester looks to rebound after a poor performance his last time out against the Rays. Lester allowed five runs in just 5.1 innings of work in a 9-1 Rays win. Before that loss, Lester had been a perfect 4-0 against the Rays with a 3.38 ERA. Lester was an average 5-5 on the road during the regular season but in his one playoff start away from home he shut down the Angels, allowing just one run over seven innings.

Red Sox are 7-1 in their last 8 playoff road games.
Red Sox are 5-2 in Lester’s last 7 starts with 5 days of rest.

Key Injuries - 3B Mike Lowell (back) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 5

Rays: Matt Garza shut down the Red Sox in Fenway Park, allowing just one run over six innings. That performance wasn’t surprising when you take into account Garza’s career numbers versus Boston. Heading into the postseason, he was 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA. Garza has been money at home this year, going 7-3 with a stellar 2.89 ERA.

Rays are 1-4 in Garza’s last 5 starts with 5 days of rest.
Rays are 1-4 in their last 5 Sunday games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 4

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**Kaptain** · 10-19-2008, 08:51 AM

BUMP---to move up---thanks fellows

**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 09:39 AM

Major League Baseball – Trend Sheet

MLB

Sunday, October 19

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Trend Sheet
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8:07 PM BOSTON vs. TAMPA BAY
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Boston

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 09:46 AM

Major League Baseball - Dunkel Index

MLB
Dunkel Index

Boston at Tampa Bay

The Red Sox look to complete the comeback from a 3-1 series deficit and build on their 9-0 record in ALCS elimination games under manager Terry Francona. Boston is the pick (-130) according to Dunkel, which has the Red Sox favored by 2. Dunkel Pick: Boston (-130). Here are all of today's games

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19

Game 927-928: Boston at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lester) 16.879; Tampa Bay 15.190
Dunkel Line: Boston by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-130); Over

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 09:57 AM

Major League Baseball – Hot lines

MLB

Sunday, October 19

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Hot lines: Sunday, ALCS Game 7
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Boston at Tampa Bay (+120, 8.5)

The Tampa Bay Rays' success this season was vastly unexpected. Forcing another Game 7 in the AL championship series, meanwhile, shouldn't come as a complete surprise to the Boston Red Sox.

After falling behind 3-1 in this ALCS, the Red Sox can cap yet another improbable comeback and reach the World Series for the second straight season with a win over the reeling Rays on Sunday night.

Boston forced Game 7 - just as it did in 2004 and 2007 - with a 4-2 win on Saturday.

"It's probably pretty appropriate. We come down to the last game, and whoever plays better gets to move on," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "We have a lot of respect for how good they've played, but we also really like our ballclub."

The once-downtrodden Rays, trying to keep what has been perhaps one of the greatest turnaround seasons in baseball history alive, appeared to have this series all but wrapped up after a 13-4 win on Tuesday.

But the Red Sox rallied from seven runs down with only seven outs left in Game 5 to win 8-7 on Thursday. On Saturday, they improved to 9-0 in ALCS elimination games under Francona.

Last season, Boston trailed Cleveland 3-1 before winning three straight, then swept Colorado for its second World Series title in four seasons. En route to their first championship in that span, the Red Sox lost the first three games to the New York Yankees in the ALCS before winning the final four contests.

Now, Jon Lester (16-6, 3.21 ERA) will take the mound for Boston against Tampa Bay's Matt Garza (11-9, 3.70) in a rematch of Game 3, won by the Rays 9-1 on Monday at Fenway Park.

Pick: Red Sox

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 10:49 AM

Major League Baseball – Write up

MLB
Write-up

Sunday, October 19

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Rays had scored 38 runs in last four games before they managed a pair of solo HRs last night, now their dream season ends in a trainwreck unless they win here. Lester is 2-1, 2.45 in his last four starts, he is also 2-1 in four starts vs Rays, with that same 2.45 RA. Garza is 2-1, 4.82 in five starts vs Boston this year; when he beat Red Sox in Game 3, it was his first win in his last seven starts. Winner hosts World Series Wednesday.

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 11:48 AM

Major League Baseball – Long Sheet

MLB
Long Sheet

American League Championship Series

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Sunday, October 19

BOSTON (101 - 71) at TAMPA BAY (103 - 69) - 8:05 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. MATT GARZA (R)

Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 4-12 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome this season.
BOSTON is 8-17 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf this season.
BOSTON is 49-50 (-13.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 103-69 (+29.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 60-26 (+27.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 46-32 (+16.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TAMPA BAY is 60-27 (+26.2 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome this season.
TAMPA BAY is 66-47 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 64-32 (+25.5 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf this season.
TAMPA BAY is 40-28 (+12.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TAMPA BAY is 57-39 (+18.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 101-71 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 73-49 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LESTER is 34-14 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 19-5 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 13-11 (+3.8 Units) against BOSTON this season
13 of 24 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.8 Units)

JON LESTER vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
LESTER is 4-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.324.
His team's record is 7-1 (+5.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.1 units)

MATT GARZA vs. BOSTON since 1997
GARZA is 4-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.49 and a WHIP of 1.345.
His team's record is 6-1 (+5.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.1 units)

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**pm530** · 10-19-2008, 12:02 PM

Major League Baseball - Short Sheet

MLB
Short Sheet

Sunday, October 19th

American League Championship Series
Best of Seven
Game Seven
Series Tied, 3-3
TV: TBS
Boston at Tampa Bay, 8:05 ET
Jon Lester (L) vs. Matt Garza (R)

Lester:
25-8 TSR as favorite
19-5 TSR in night games

Garza:
5-12 TSR after giving up 1 ER or less last outing
21-9 Under on artificial turf

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