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The Penn State Nittany Lions will travel to East Lansing and take on the Spartans from Michigan State this week. Michigan State had a nice come from behind victory last week at Purdue and is looking to end the regular season on a strong note. Revenge will also be on the minds of the Spartans after being beaten 49-18 at Penn State last year. Penn State is 9-2 and is looking like they are in good shape to head to solid New Year's Day Bowl. Get an extra $500 to bet on football when you sign up at BetUS and make an initial deposit of $500 or more.

The Nittany Lions are 9-2 on the year, but in some circles they were expected to do even more. They have lost two home games to Ohio State and Iowa this year, their only two games against solid opponents. The offense has been good, but not great. Daryll Clark is a good senior leader for the team and has thrown 19 touchdown compared to 10 interceptions on the year. Evan Royster started the season slowly, but as the offensive line has improved his numbers have gone back up and he is averaging 5.6 yards per carry this season. The real strength of the Nittany Lions is definitely their defense. Defensively they are giving up 11.6 points per game and only 94 yards on the ground per game. The last three weeks they have given up 19 points per game and 357 total yards per game, so they'll need to get back to early season form in this one.

Michigan State has had a very up and down year so far this season. The low points were the home loss to Central Michigan and the road loss to an injury plagued Minnesota squad. On the other side though they had a nice overtime victory over Michigan and an impressive comeback win against Purdue last weekend. The offense is scoring 31 points per game behind the steady leadership of quarterback Kirk Cousins. Cousins has done an excellent job stepping in at quarterback, throwing for 2,305 yards and 17 touchdowns. Cousins has taken good care of the football, only throwing 5 interceptions on the year. The Spartans are deep at the tailback position, but have become a primarily passing team late in the year. The Michigan State defense has been erratic. The defense is giving up more than 300 passing yards per game in the last 3 outings, so they'll definitely need to get that pass defense figured out.

The college football betting lines show Penn State as a 3 point road favorite in this game. The posted total is set at 47.5 points. If you are making football picks on this game remember these trends: the home team is 9-3 against the spread in the last 12 meetings between these two and the over is 10-2-1 in the last 13 meetings between these teams.

Expect the Michigan State Spartans to come out throwing the ball, which means their offensive line will need to protect Kirk Cousins against a strong defensive front from Penn State. Penn State will try to control the the football and cash in on every opportunity available to them. The turnover battle will be critical in this game. Expect a very good game!

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t is one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports, and it will take place this Saturday at noon eastern time. A game simply known as "The Big One" in the midwest, the Ohio State vs. Michigan battle takes on a life of its own every single year. This year the Buckeyes have clinched the Rose Bowl Berth and sit 10th in the BCS standings, but Rich Rodriguez's Wolverines would love nothing more than to upset the Buckeyes and become bowl eligible themselves. Get an extra $500 to bet on football when you sign up at BetUS and make an initial deposit of $500 or more.

The Ohio State Buckeyes haven't done things in a very pretty way this year, but that is kind of the way Jim Tressel's teams often win. The team is very strong defensively, but the offense isn't where it needs to be for them to be among the best teams in the country. Terrelle Pryor has been a bit of a disappointment to most Buckeye fans this year since so much was expected from him. Pryor is completing just 55.8% of his passes and has thrown 9 interceptions this season. Pryor has shown some improvement in recent weeks, but the offense is very vanilla and Pryor has been most dangerous when he is running the football. Between Pryor and Brandon Saine the Buckeyes often have two speedsters in the backfield and two guys who can break free and go the distance at any time. Devier Posey is emerging as a top wide receiver and has 47 catches on the season. The defense has been terrific this year, giving up a measly 12.2 points per game and just 258 total yards per game. Many times this year the Buckeyes have relied on the defense and their great defensive line, and most of the time they have done their job beautifully.

The Michigan Wolverines started the season well and were actually ranked in the top 25, but they have since fallen on hard times and have lost 6 of their last 7 games. Tate Forcier is proving to be a very nice addition at quarterback. The freshman has proven adept at running the football when needed and is progressing nicely as a passer. The running game at Michigan has been pretty good, averaging 195 yards per game and making the offense perfectly balanced. The offense is clearly much improved from a year ago. The defense is where the real problems are for Michigan. In the last 3 games the defense is giving up an average of 40 points per game and 488 total yards. If the Wolverines are to stay in this game they will need the defense to step up in a big way.

The college football betting lines for this weekend show Ohio State as a 12 point favorite even though the game is being played in Ann Arbor. The posted total is set at 47 points. Those of you making football predictions for this game will want to know that the Buckeyes are 20-6 against the spread in their last 26 road games and they are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games at Michigan.

Ohio State will likely continue their conservative play calling, so it will be up to Michigan to prove they can stop the run. If Ohio State runs with ease, this game could get ugly fast. If Michigan makes Pryor air it out often, the game could go down to the wire. Expect the Ohio State defensive line to give Michigan fits in this one. I think the Buckeyes win this one, but predicting these rivalry games isn't easy at all!

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One of college football's most storied rivalries resumes this Saturday when the Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Michigan Wolverines. On paper, this is not one of the more competitive match-ups between these two as Michigan has struggled in the second half of their season. Ohio State has already locked up a Rose Bowl bid, but a win over Michigan is always on the agenda for the Buckeyes. Michigan is getting 12 points.

Clemson will look to wrap up the ACC Atlantic division with a win over Virginia. RB CJ Spiller has made a strong case to be considered for the Heisman Trophy this year and if the Tigers keep winning it will only help. A rematch with Georgia Tech is in store if Clemson can get the W. The college football odds show the Tigers are giving 21 points to the Cavaliers.

The 13th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes host the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a match-up where the winner is awarded the Floyd of Rosedale. Iowa embarrassed Minnesota last year, running away with a 55-0 victory in the final game that would be played at the Metrodome. The Hawks have won 4 of the last 5 in the series and seem to have the upper hand once again. Iowa is a 10 point favorite on home turf.

Notre Dame will take on its second Big East opponent in a row when the Uconn Huskies roll into town. Charlie Weis might be on his way out after yet another disappointing season in South Bend. QB Jimmy Clausen has had an exceptional season and has raised his draft stock with his play on the field. Uconn has not won a game since the tragic stabbing death of starting CB Jasper Howard. The Huskies are getting 6 points.

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The "Big Game" rivalry resumes when Cal travels South to Palo Alto to face off against Stanford. Both teams are coming off big wins with Stanford's being the bigger of the two as they absolutely worked USC. Cal won last year by 21, but this is a different Stanford squad with true freshman Andrew Luck behind center. The Golden Bears are getting 7 points.

Oklahoma and Texas Tech will hook up in a Big 12 South battle in a game where you might not see a snap from under center. The Sooners have to start planning for next season as their 4 losses are the most since 2005. Sam Bradford's decision to comeback for another year of college could end up costing him millions of dollars. Texas Tech has battled injuries throughout the year, especially at the quarterback position and have had a hard time building any momentum. The Red Raiders are getting 6 points at home.

LSU @ Ole Miss is a key showdown in the SEC West as LSU tries to stay in the picture for a BCS Bowl Bid. The Tigers could be without starting QB Jordan Jefferson for a second straight game. Ole Miss RB Dexter McCluster ran wild on a tough Tennessee defense last week as he scored four times and eclipsed the 250 yard mark. The Runnin' Rebels are a 4 point underdog in The Grove.

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The Penn State Nittany Lions are looking forward to improving on their 5 game winning streak as they host the 3 point underdog Ohio State Buckeyes at 3:30 PM ET at Beaver Stadium in a huge Big Ten clash.

College Football Betting Odds:

Ohio State Buckeyes +3
Penn State Nittany Lions -3
O/U 39

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The World Golf Championships HSBC Champions event tees off November 5 at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China, and Tiger Woods is a 7/4 favorite to win the golf tournament, followed by Phil Mickelson at 12/1, in the golf betting odds released by Las Vegas' GolfOdds.com. The two go against each other for the first time since the PGA Tour's TOUR Championship, where Mickelson earned an impressive victory, but Woods collected the season-long FedEx Cup trophy. Mickelson works on his swing with Las Vegas resident Butch Harmon, who operates the Butch Harmon School of Golf at Las Vegas resort golf course Rio Secco Golf Club.

"My putting has really improved," said Mickelson to reporters in Singapore, where he finished 14th at the Singapore Open. "Since I began working with Butch Harmon I have been striking the ball better than ever, hitting it more confidently and driving the ball straighter and longer than I ever. However, I have not had the scores or the results because my performance on the greens has been bad over the past two years... I have not been consistently at a high level. Working with (putting coach) Dave Stockton has got me back the way I have always putted. I had slowly gravitated away from some of the techniques and feel I have grown up playing. He has reaffirmed all I believe in my short game. Hearing it from a guy who has won two PGAs had validated what I knew."

The Butch Harmon School of Golf is an incubator for the world's best talent, and is the site where many of the world's best golfers come to hone their swings. Some of the golfers currently with Harmon and/or his talented staff include Mickelson, Nick Watney, Ernie Els, British Open champ Stewart Cink, Natalie Gulbis, Charley Hoffman, Scott Piercy, and several others (Harmon also worked with Woods for about a decade). And the school if also open to the public and you can book your golf schools with Butch Harmon himself, learning the same things about the golf swing that the best learn on a daily basis. Click now for the official website of the Butch Harmon School of Golf.

Or you can click now to the official website of Las Vegas' Rio Secco Golf Club, site of the 2009 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge that tees of next week (November 10). Rio Secco is a resort course that is open to all Las Vegas golfers and you can reserve your online Las Vegas golf tee times with the official management of the course. Rio Secco Golf Club is operated by Harrah's Entertainment, as is Cascata, a Las Vegas golf course that has been recognized for supreme excellence by ZAGAT. Both Rio Secco and Cascata are designed by Rees Jones.

Other golf betting odds for the HSBC Champions show Padraig Harrington at 15/1, Lee Westwood at 20/1, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia at 25/1, and Singapore Open Champion Ian Poulter at 30/1 along with Els at 30/1. Former Las Vegas resident and Las Vegas golfer Ryan Moore is listed at 60/1 while Watney, a Las Vegas resident as well as working with Harmon, is at 80/1. Watney tuned up for the event by playing in the Greg Maddux/Butch Harmon Celebrity Invitational at Las Vegas' Spanish Trail Country Club last week. The field--all other golfers--is listed at 12/1.

Some of the individual betting matchups include Padraig Harrington (even) vs. Phil Mickelson (-120), Sergio Garcia (even) vs. Lee Westwood (-120), Ross Fisher (-110) vs. Ian Poulter (-110), Ernie Els (-115) vs. Retief Goosen (-105), Matt Kuchar (-110) vs. Ryan Moore (-110), and Steve Marino (-110) vs. Pat Perez (-110). All of the updated Las Vegas golf betting odds can be found at GolfOdds.com, a website created by leading Las Vegas betting expert Jeff Sherman. Sherman is also the Assistant Director of the Las Vegas Hilton Superbook.

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Gov. Charlie Crist says there's still hope for a gambling deal between the state and the Seminoles, despite what a leading Florida legislator said last week.

"To me, it seems so obviously the right thing to do," Crist said. His reasoning: the tribe would contribute $150 million to education and create 40,000 jobs - in exchange for exclusive rights to blackjack and other table games at its seven Florida casinos.

Last week, House Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala, told a top federal regulator that the two sides had reached an "impasse." He asked the National Indian Gaming Commission to shut down the tribe's gambling operations throughout the state. Legislators said the Seminole games are illegal.

"I don't think that's going to happen," Crist said. "People can ask for things all the time. Even I ask for things."

Crist visited the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Monday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the United South & Eastern Tribes, a non-profit, inter-tribal organization. Speakers there called Crist "an honorable man and a friend of the tribe," and greeted him with three standing ovations. He did not address the gambling deal with them.

In 2007, Crist and the tribe came to an agreement that would bring blackjack to the tribe's casinos in exchange for $150 million in payments, but the courts determined that Crist had no authority to negotiate such a deal. The Legislature has since offered its version to the tribe, who sat down with Crist and made a counteroffer in the summer. The Legislature might discuss it at a special session in December.

After addressing the group, Crist spent 10 minutes in a private conversation with Jim Shore, the tribe's general counsel. source>>>

Casino proposals tend to produce strange alliances, and this year's Issue 3 is no exception.

Supporters include the all-Democrat Cleveland City Council and former Ohio Republican Chairman Robert T. Bennett. Among the opponents are the conservative Citizens for Community Values of Cincinnati and ProgressOhio, a liberal advocacy group.

This year's casino campaign hasn't exactly upended the coalitions that formed on both sides of failed gambling measures in 2006 and 2008, but it has produced a couple of notable defections.

The Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, which was neutral in 2006 and opposed to a casino measure in 2008, is a prominent supporter of Issue 3. NAACP chapters in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati, which either opposed or stayed on the sidelines of the two prior campaigns, have endorsed this year's measure. Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory also is a first-time backer.

Issue 3 opponents aren't able to point to prominent supporters of previous measures who switched to the "no" side this year. But they said the old coalition -- made up of religious leaders, most statewide elected officials, good-government groups and small-business advocates -- is standing strong against the current proposal.

"The people we've been communicating with have stayed pretty tightly opposed," said Melanie Elsey of Vote No Casinos, which also fought the 2006 and 2008 gambling measures. "We still have a strong concern with what this will do to families and individuals in terms of addictions and other problems."

The biggest shift this year is support from the Fraternal Order of Police and some urban organizations and leaders.

The police union was swayed by promises of casino taxes for cities and counties -- which employ the vast majority of its members -- and a dedicated funding source for police training statewide.

Its support might make the difference in this year's campaign, said state Sen. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican who has supported gambling in Ohio but opposes Issue 3.

"I think those little ads with the cops are pretty damned effective," Seitz said.

The union's secretary/treasurer, Mark Drum, said this year's proposal is far better written than prior gambling issues and guarantees funding for local communities.

"I do think we have a strong voice, and (voters) listen to that," Drum said.

Issue 3 would place casinos in the downtowns of Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo. The 2006 measure would have allowed slot machines at racetracks, which are mostly in suburban areas, and two locations in downtown Cleveland. The 2008 proposal would have authorized a single casino in rural Clinton County.

Urban groups and leaders cited Issue 3's potential to create jobs in downtowns and reverse the trend toward higher unemployment.

In announcing the Columbus NAACP's endorsement of the measure, chapter President Noel Williams noted that unemployment statewide is approaching 12 percent and the figure is roughly twice that in minority communities.

The local NAACP is among the few organizations in central Ohio to support this year's proposed constitutional amendment. Most of the area's leading business groups, including the Columbus Partnership and the Columbus Chamber, oppose the measure, as they have previous gambling issues. This is the first issue that would place a casino in central Ohio.

Although the mayors of the other three casino cities all support Issue 3, Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman has not taken a position. His spokesman, Dan Williamson, said Coleman is being lobbied by both sides.

"I know there's a lot of interest out there among the interested parties, but I don't think it's more than any other issue," Williamson said.

The endorsement sweepstakes might be a big deal for partisans on both sides of the ballot measure, but it's not likely to make a huge difference with voters, said Paul Beck, an Ohio State University political-science professor.

"There's probably a significant number of voters (that) will relate to the issue on (a gut) level right away," Beck said. "They don't need to know who's endorsing on both sides."

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Minnesota has been fortunate to pull out a couple of home wins against the 49ers and Ravens this season. Now, they must try to win in a hostile environment against a team that is getting on track after a slow start. With nine straight home wins dating back to last year, the Steelers just may put an end to Minnesota's early season magic. Minnesota Vikings (45) at Pittsburgh Steelers (-4) source>>>

Chicago Bears (42.5) at Cincinnati Bengals (-2.5)

Both teams are looking to rebound from tough setbacks last week. Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler is building more chemistry with his receivers as the season progresses. With top defender Antwan Odom sidelined for the year due to injury, the Bengals appear to be headed for their third home loss of the year against the Bears on Sunday. source>>>

In a court ruling out of the UK, a British court has ruled against the Commonwealth of Kentucky's attempt to seize gambling domains. Pocket Kings Limited which owns the domain and gambling site, Fulltiltpoker.com bought a suit seeking declaratory relief against its registrar Safenames Limited ("Safenames"), and the Commonwealth of Kentucky (note that Safenames.com did NOT turn over the domain to Kentucky)

The British Court ruled that it would not recognize or enforce the orders currently made in the Kentucky proceedings or any subsequent order for the seizure or forfeiture of the domain name.

"English courts have no jurisdiction to entertain an action (I) for the enforcement either directly or indirectly of a penal, revenue or other public law of a foreign state or (2) founded upon an act of state."

""So far as I am aware there is no authority on the question whether the forfeiture of assets used in the commission of a crime under local law is to be regarded as penal for the purpose of this rule. Regardless of the categorization of this type of forfeiture as a civil remedy under US law, it seems to me to be a provision distinctly penal in nature, requiring as it does the confiscation without compensation of an asset, on the ground that the owner, or at least the user of it, has been guilty of a criminal offense.

""I therefore conclude that the Kentucky proceedings are not enforceable in English law as being penal or governmental in nature. It is not therefore necessary for me to consider whether the Kentucky proceedings breached the principles of natural justice."""

It should be noted that, although Kentucky was served with notice of the proceedings in the British court, they failed to either appear or to submit any brief or other writing argument in the case.

Bottom line if you have your gambling domain registered with Safenames, rest assured, the British court is not going to uphold the seizure order of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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The Tennessee Volunteers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide this Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa in an SEC showdown on CBS. Last week, the 7-0 Tide took over the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll with a 20-6 win over South Carolina. The 3-3 Volunteers were idle, but they looked good their last time out with a lopsided 45-19 win over Georgia. Bama has had the edge in this matchup recently, winning the last two meetings convincingly, but Tennessee is 5-2-1 straight up and 7-1 against the spread in its last eight games in Tusacaloosa. NCAA football odds makers have listed the Alabama Crimson Tide as a 15-point favorite.

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Joe Paterno will take his 13th ranked Nittany Lions to Michigan this weekend to clash with Rich Rodriguez and the upstart Wolverines. Penn State hasn't had much success recently at the Big House as they have been losers of five in a row there. 39 unanswered points by State last year snapped a nine game losing streak to their rivals from Ann Arbor overall. QB Daryll Clark and RB Evan Royster lead a potent offensive attack for the Lions. Michigan got back on the winning side of things with a beat down of over matched Delaware State team after losing their prior two games by a combined eight points. This is a key match-up for both squads to stay alive in the Big Ten race as a second loss for PSU most likely takes them out of consideration for a BCS bowl. The Nittany Lions are listed as a 4.5 point favorite according to the current college football lines.

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