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MLB
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
National League
St. Louis* (Mulder) 13.24 (1) San Diego (Astacio) 12.21
Total Runs: 9 1/2
Houston (Clemens) 13.14 (1/2) Atlanta* (Smoltz) 12.80
Total Runs: 7
Astros Slight Favorite Over Atlanta
With the Braves in an 0-1 hole, no better pitcher to turn to than the guy with the most post-season wins of all-time, John Smoltz. Smoltz, who has 14 post-season wins in his career, is 6-0 with a 2.68 ERA in 14 Division Series appearances. He's also been strong down the stretch for Atlanta this season, losing just two of his final 20 starts with the Braves winning 17 of those contests. But Smoltz faces the ultimate matchup in seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens. While Clemens record was only 13-8, much of that was due to a lack of run support. The 43-year-old veteran posted a league-best 1.87 ERA, including 1.32 in 15 starts on the road. In his last start on Saturday, the Astros were able to get him just enough runs to beat the Cubs, 3-1, in a game Houston needed to hold the Wild Card lead. Yesterday the Astros offense picked it up a bit in a 10-5 win in Game 1. Anything approaching that production today could put Atlanta in an 0-2 hole going back to Houston. Dunkel has the Astros favored by a 1/2 run today with a run total of 7.
NCAA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
Georgia Tech* 98.3 (4) North Carolina State 94.0
Total Points: 48 1/2
UL-Lafayette* 70.1 (6) Florida Atlantic 64.1
Total Points: 53 1/2
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
Connecticut* 91.3 (6) Syracuse 85.5
Total Points: 44
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
Indiana* 88.9 (10) Illinois 79.0
Total Points: 56 1/2
West Virginia 90.8 (3) Rutgers* 87.8
Total Points: 44 1/2
Wisconsin 102.8 (14) Northwestern* 88.6
Total Points: 62
Boston College* 101.7 (9) Virginia 92.5
Total Points: 46 1/2
Florida State* 108.0 (21) Wake Forest 86.8
Total Points: 48 1/2
Miami, FL* 107.2 (36) Duke 71.2
Total Points: 42
Pittsburgh* 85.9 (15) Cincinnati 71.2
Total Points: 44 1/2
Missouri 88.7 (3) Oklahoma State* 85.7
Total Points: 50 1/2
Kansas 88.9 (0) Kansas State* 88.7
Total Points: 51 1/2
South Carolina* 87.9 (10) Kentucky 77.8
Total Points: 56
LSU 105.9 (18 1/2) Vanderbilt* 87.5
Total Points: 51
Central Michigan 74.6 (2 1/2) Army* 72.0
Total Points: 48
Texas 110.9 (16 1/2) Oklahoma 94.5
Total Points: 56
Maryland 90.5 (28) Temple* 62.3
Total Points: 57 1/2
Michigan* 107.8 (11) Minnesota 96.6
Total Points: 56
Akron 74.0 (10) Buffalo* 64.0
Total Points: 47
Navy* 85.8 (3) Air Force 83.1
Total Points: 58 1/2
Iowa State* 92.8 (12) Baylor 81.0
Total Points: 43 1/2
Wyoming* 94.5 (3) TCU 91.3
Total Points: 51 1/2
San Diego State 86.8 (15) UNLV* 71.7
Total Points: 54 1/2
USC* 125.0 (40) Arizona 85.1
Total Points: 59
Tennessee* 108.8 (6 1/2) Georgia 102.3
Total Points: 40
Bowling Green* 95.9 (24 1/2) Ohio 71.4
Total Points: 63
Colorado* 100.9 (3 1/2) Texas A&M 97.4
Total Points: 48 1/2
Nevada* 74.7 (10) Idaho 64.6
Total Points: 52 1/2
Purdue* 97.7 (1) Iowa 97.2
Total Points: 58
Memphis 88.3 (11 1/2) Central Florida* 76.8
Total Points: 46
East Carolina* 74.6 (5) Rice 69.5
Total Points: 61
Washington State* 91.7 (14) Stanford 77.7
Total Points: 64 1/2
Texas Tech 102.7 (6) Nebraska* 97.0
Total Points: 50 1/2
Virginia Tech* 113.1 (37) Marshall 76.0
Total Points: 44
UAB* 91.8 (23) SMU 69.1
Total Points: 47
Colorado State* 92.5 (4 1/2) Utah 87.9
Total Points: 59
Louisiana Tech* 82.5 (0) Hawaii 82.2
Total Points: 54
Western Michigan* 72.3 (9 1/2) Ball State 62.8
Total Points: 56 1/2
Toledo* 91.4 (19) Eastern Michigan 72.4
Total Points: 58 1/2
Florida* 105.9 (23) Mississippi State 82.9
Total Points: 41
Houston 84.3 (2) Tulane* 82.5
Total Points: 51
Louisville* 104.9 (7 1/2) North Carolina 97.3
Total Points: 56
Ohio State 106.8 (4) Penn State* 102.9
Total Points: 48
New Mexico* 89.8 (8) BYU 81.6
Total Points: 57 1/2
Southern Mississippi* 93.7 (12) Tulsa 81.9
Total Points: 54
Utah State* 68.9 (3) San Jose State 65.7
Total Points: 53
Fresno State 101.0 (29) New Mexico State* 72.2
Total Points: 58 1/2
Arizona State* 107.5 (9 1/2) Oregon 98.1
Total Points: 66 1/2
California 102.4 (1 1/2) UCLA* 100.9
Total Points: 57
Arkansas* 87.4 (16 1/2) UL-Monroe 70.9
Total Points: 55
NFL
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
Cleveland* 124.9 (1) Chicago 124.1
Total Points: 33
Green Bay* 127.7 (2) New Orleans 125.5
Total Points: 40
Tampa Bay 129.1 (5) New York Jets* 123.8
Total Points: 30
Seattle 127.4 (2) St. Louis* 125.7
Total Points: 46 1/2
Atlanta* 134.8 (4 1/2) New England 130.3
Total Points: 42 1/2
Buffalo* 127.9 (3) Miami 124.8
Total Points: 34 1/2
Detroit* 128.2 (3 1/2) Baltimore 124.8
Total Points: 29
Houston* 127.0 (5) Tennessee 121.8
Total Points: 37
Indianapolis 134.4 (14) San Francisco* 120.3
Total Points: 39 1/2
Carolina 128.5 (4) Arizona* 124.6
Total Points: 48 1/2
Philadelphia 132.8 (4) Dallas* 128.6
Total Points: 44 1/2
Denver* 134.0 (7) Washington 126.9
Total Points: 31 1/2
Cincinnati 131.8 (2) Jacksonville* 130.0
Total Points: 35 1/2
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10
San Diego* 136.5 (3) Pittsburgh 133.7
Total Points: 46 1/2
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
National League
St. Louis* (Mulder) 13.24 (1) San Diego (Astacio) 12.21
Total Runs: 9 1/2
Houston (Clemens) 13.14 (1/2) Atlanta* (Smoltz) 12.80
Total Runs: 7
Astros Slight Favorite Over Atlanta
With the Braves in an 0-1 hole, no better pitcher to turn to than the guy with the most post-season wins of all-time, John Smoltz. Smoltz, who has 14 post-season wins in his career, is 6-0 with a 2.68 ERA in 14 Division Series appearances. He's also been strong down the stretch for Atlanta this season, losing just two of his final 20 starts with the Braves winning 17 of those contests. But Smoltz faces the ultimate matchup in seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens. While Clemens record was only 13-8, much of that was due to a lack of run support. The 43-year-old veteran posted a league-best 1.87 ERA, including 1.32 in 15 starts on the road. In his last start on Saturday, the Astros were able to get him just enough runs to beat the Cubs, 3-1, in a game Houston needed to hold the Wild Card lead. Yesterday the Astros offense picked it up a bit in a 10-5 win in Game 1. Anything approaching that production today could put Atlanta in an 0-2 hole going back to Houston. Dunkel has the Astros favored by a 1/2 run today with a run total of 7.
NCAA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
Georgia Tech* 98.3 (4) North Carolina State 94.0
Total Points: 48 1/2
UL-Lafayette* 70.1 (6) Florida Atlantic 64.1
Total Points: 53 1/2
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
Connecticut* 91.3 (6) Syracuse 85.5
Total Points: 44
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
Indiana* 88.9 (10) Illinois 79.0
Total Points: 56 1/2
West Virginia 90.8 (3) Rutgers* 87.8
Total Points: 44 1/2
Wisconsin 102.8 (14) Northwestern* 88.6
Total Points: 62
Boston College* 101.7 (9) Virginia 92.5
Total Points: 46 1/2
Florida State* 108.0 (21) Wake Forest 86.8
Total Points: 48 1/2
Miami, FL* 107.2 (36) Duke 71.2
Total Points: 42
Pittsburgh* 85.9 (15) Cincinnati 71.2
Total Points: 44 1/2
Missouri 88.7 (3) Oklahoma State* 85.7
Total Points: 50 1/2
Kansas 88.9 (0) Kansas State* 88.7
Total Points: 51 1/2
South Carolina* 87.9 (10) Kentucky 77.8
Total Points: 56
LSU 105.9 (18 1/2) Vanderbilt* 87.5
Total Points: 51
Central Michigan 74.6 (2 1/2) Army* 72.0
Total Points: 48
Texas 110.9 (16 1/2) Oklahoma 94.5
Total Points: 56
Maryland 90.5 (28) Temple* 62.3
Total Points: 57 1/2
Michigan* 107.8 (11) Minnesota 96.6
Total Points: 56
Akron 74.0 (10) Buffalo* 64.0
Total Points: 47
Navy* 85.8 (3) Air Force 83.1
Total Points: 58 1/2
Iowa State* 92.8 (12) Baylor 81.0
Total Points: 43 1/2
Wyoming* 94.5 (3) TCU 91.3
Total Points: 51 1/2
San Diego State 86.8 (15) UNLV* 71.7
Total Points: 54 1/2
USC* 125.0 (40) Arizona 85.1
Total Points: 59
Tennessee* 108.8 (6 1/2) Georgia 102.3
Total Points: 40
Bowling Green* 95.9 (24 1/2) Ohio 71.4
Total Points: 63
Colorado* 100.9 (3 1/2) Texas A&M 97.4
Total Points: 48 1/2
Nevada* 74.7 (10) Idaho 64.6
Total Points: 52 1/2
Purdue* 97.7 (1) Iowa 97.2
Total Points: 58
Memphis 88.3 (11 1/2) Central Florida* 76.8
Total Points: 46
East Carolina* 74.6 (5) Rice 69.5
Total Points: 61
Washington State* 91.7 (14) Stanford 77.7
Total Points: 64 1/2
Texas Tech 102.7 (6) Nebraska* 97.0
Total Points: 50 1/2
Virginia Tech* 113.1 (37) Marshall 76.0
Total Points: 44
UAB* 91.8 (23) SMU 69.1
Total Points: 47
Colorado State* 92.5 (4 1/2) Utah 87.9
Total Points: 59
Louisiana Tech* 82.5 (0) Hawaii 82.2
Total Points: 54
Western Michigan* 72.3 (9 1/2) Ball State 62.8
Total Points: 56 1/2
Toledo* 91.4 (19) Eastern Michigan 72.4
Total Points: 58 1/2
Florida* 105.9 (23) Mississippi State 82.9
Total Points: 41
Houston 84.3 (2) Tulane* 82.5
Total Points: 51
Louisville* 104.9 (7 1/2) North Carolina 97.3
Total Points: 56
Ohio State 106.8 (4) Penn State* 102.9
Total Points: 48
New Mexico* 89.8 (8) BYU 81.6
Total Points: 57 1/2
Southern Mississippi* 93.7 (12) Tulsa 81.9
Total Points: 54
Utah State* 68.9 (3) San Jose State 65.7
Total Points: 53
Fresno State 101.0 (29) New Mexico State* 72.2
Total Points: 58 1/2
Arizona State* 107.5 (9 1/2) Oregon 98.1
Total Points: 66 1/2
California 102.4 (1 1/2) UCLA* 100.9
Total Points: 57
Arkansas* 87.4 (16 1/2) UL-Monroe 70.9
Total Points: 55
NFL
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
Cleveland* 124.9 (1) Chicago 124.1
Total Points: 33
Green Bay* 127.7 (2) New Orleans 125.5
Total Points: 40
Tampa Bay 129.1 (5) New York Jets* 123.8
Total Points: 30
Seattle 127.4 (2) St. Louis* 125.7
Total Points: 46 1/2
Atlanta* 134.8 (4 1/2) New England 130.3
Total Points: 42 1/2
Buffalo* 127.9 (3) Miami 124.8
Total Points: 34 1/2
Detroit* 128.2 (3 1/2) Baltimore 124.8
Total Points: 29
Houston* 127.0 (5) Tennessee 121.8
Total Points: 37
Indianapolis 134.4 (14) San Francisco* 120.3
Total Points: 39 1/2
Carolina 128.5 (4) Arizona* 124.6
Total Points: 48 1/2
Philadelphia 132.8 (4) Dallas* 128.6
Total Points: 44 1/2
Denver* 134.0 (7) Washington 126.9
Total Points: 31 1/2
Cincinnati 131.8 (2) Jacksonville* 130.0
Total Points: 35 1/2
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10
San Diego* 136.5 (3) Pittsburgh 133.7
Total Points: 46 1/2
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