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**Dat Boi E** · 10-08-2010, 06:28 PM

good luck, Bum!

**Kaptain** · 10-08-2010, 06:51 PM

give em hell SD Bum

**StarDust Bum** · 10-08-2010, 07:14 PM

CFL Betting Odds: Eskimos at Tiger-Cats

The Edmonton Eskimos will go on the road looking for the home-and-home series sweep against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after last week's 37-35 win at home. This Week 15 matchup is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. (PT).

Edmonton kept its playoff hopes alive with the victory over Hamilton last week. The Eskimos are still in last place of the West Division with a record of 4-9 straight up. They currently trail British Columbia by two points for the sixth and final spot in the postseason. Edmonton is 5-8 overall against the CFL betting spread this year and is 1-5 SU and 2-4 ATS on the road. The total has gone ‘over’ in seven of its last 10 games.

Last week’s loss dropped Hamilton to 6-7 SU on the year and leaves it still tied with Toronto for second place in the East Division, three games behind first-place Montreal. The Tiger-Cats are also 6-7 ATS overall and 3-3 both SU and ATS at home this season. The total has gone ‘over’ in four of Hamilton’s last seven games.

Top NCAAF Betting Odds at 5Dimes.

Game 1 of this home-and-home series was a battle to the end with the Eskimos hanging on for the two-point win. Hamilton failed to cover as a 1 ½-point road favorite and the total went way over the 50-point line. The Tiger-Cats built a 21-7 lead midway through the second quarter but the Eskimos battled back on a Fred Stamps five yard touchdown catch from QB Ricky Ray.

Rod Davis then intercepted a Kevin Glenn pass and returned it 22 yards for a score to tie the game at 21. It remained close through much of the second half until Stamps' 45-yard reception with less than five minutes to play in the game set up a one yard TD plunge by Ray to give Edmonton a 37-29 lead that it never relinquished.

Ray ended the game completing 28-of-36 attempts for 384 yards and two TD’s, while his counterpart Glenn completed 26-of-37 attempts for 294 yards and two TD’s along with the one costly interception. Stamps finished with 10 receptions for 181 yards and one TD. Tiger-Cats WR Marquey McDaniel led his team with nine catches for 122 yards and two teams. You have to believe both these pass-and-catch duos will be at it again this week as the ground game for either CFL team was not extremely effective.

Top NCAAF Betting Odds at 5Dimes.

Edmonton has now won four of the last five games between these two teams SU, but Hamilton is 3-2 ATS. The average margin of victory in these five games has only been 4.2 points with the largest spread being seven points. Sportsinteraction.com has opened the Tiger-Cats as a 5 ½-point favorite and the ‘over/under’ line is currently set at 52.

The Eskimos are battling for their playoff life and desperately need a win to keep B.C. within their sights. They may not be able to win this game on the road, but will be able to keep it close enough to cover the 5 ½ points.

**StarDust Bum** · 10-08-2010, 07:15 PM

NHL Betting: Weekend trends and angles

NHL bettors who have been itching for some action since the Chicago Blackhawks captured the Stanley Cup in June will be in hockey heaven this weekend as all 30 teams will be in action.

Some trends and angles for this weekend’s top games appear below.

Sabres at Senators
Friday, Oct. 8 - 4:30 p.m. PT

Buffalo is scheduled to start Ryan Miller in goal against the Senators, and the young netminder will be hoping for better results than he managed last NHL season. The Sabres dropped five of six meetings with Ottawa last season, including all three games they played on their own home ice. Buffalo scored two goals or less in four of the six matchups, which included getting blanked once. Defenseman Craig Rivet is “questionable” with a throat injury. The Sabres will play a home game Saturday against the Rangers before hosting the defending Cup champion Blackhawks on Monday.

Top NHL Betting Odds at 5Dimes.

Though Ottawa outscored Buffalo 20-14 in the six meetings last season, the Senators’ power play was an anemic 2-for-23. Additionally, the Senators were outshot in the six matches by a combined 210-172. The Senators made the biggest splash in the NHL this summer by signing free-agent defenseman Sergei Gonchar, who should also help rectify some of those power play woes. He has been one of the top-scoring defensemen in the NHL for more than a decade. Center Jason Spezza (23 G, 34 A) is “doubtful” with a groin injury. Ottawa travels to Toronto for a Saturday night match with the Maple Leafs prior to a Monday night meeting at Washington.

Ducks at Red Wings
Friday, Oct. 8 - 4:30 p.m. PT

After looking at the schedule for the upcoming season, Anaheim could not have been thrilled with its opening day opponent. The Ducks are a dismal 7-27-1 in their last 35 trips to Detroit, including 7-4 and 3-2 setbacks there in the two visits last season. The ‘under’ is 18-7-2 in the last 27 series meeting at Joe Louis Arena. This will be the first of a back-to-back situation for Anaheim, as the club travels to Nashville for a Saturday showdown with the Predators.

The Red Wings were hit hard by injuries last season and almost didn’t make the playoffs for the first time in 19 years. The injury bug has again tagged the club early, with forwards Justin Abdelkader (stomach), Todd Bertuzzi (back) and Kris Draper (groin) all listed as “questionable.” The ‘under’ was 3-1 in Detroit’s four meetings against the Ducks last season. The Red Wings won’t get any rest after this contest, as they travel to Chicago on Saturday for an early test against the defending champion Blackhawks.

Capitals at Thrashers
Friday, Oct. 8 - 4:30 p.m. PT

The high-flying Capitals, the league’s highest scoring team last season, must have been licking their chops when they saw that Atlanta was going to be their opening night opponent. Washington is 10-1 in its last 11 meetings with the Thrashers, including winning all six matchups last year. The Capitals captured the three meetings in Atlanta, 8-1, 4-3 and 5-4, with each leaping ‘over’ the closing total. Curiously, Atlanta outshot Washington, 98-97. However, the Capitals were 4-for-15 on the power play, while the Thrashers were 3-for-13. Washington will fly home Saturday to play the second part of a back-to-back against the New Jersey Devils.

Top NHL Betting Odds at 5Dimes.

Atlanta limped to the finish line last season by going 3-7 and scoring two goals or less in seven of those matchups. General Manager Rick Dudley attempted to do something about the anemic offensive during the offseason by acquiring former Cup-winning Hawks Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd, Brent Sopel and Ben Eager. The Thrashers also pulled the plug on last season’s goaltending duo of Kari Lehtonen and Johan Hedberg. They handed the reigns over to Chris Mason, who went 30-22-8 with a respectable 2.53 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage in 61 games with the St. Louis Blues. Center Jim Slater is “questionable” with a wrist injury. The Thrashers will travel to Tampa Bay after the game for a Saturday night affair with the Lightning.

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