SOUTHERN MISS @ SOUTH CAROLINA 

THURSDAY 9-2-10   7:30 PM EST

                The South Carolina Gamecocks will open the season on Thursday September, 2^nd against Southern Miss in the first College Football game of the 2010 season.  The Gamecocks come in installed as 14 point favorites in this one.  Last year Southern Miss was only 1-6 SU on the road allowing 32.4 points per game away from home.  Meanwhile, South Carolina was 6-1 SU at home allowing only 16.7 points per game. 

                The Gamecocks should make some noise this year in the Southeastern Conference.  I’m expecting this to be one of the best years for the Gamecocks since Steve Spurrier has been Head Coach.  The Gamecocks have 15 starters returning from last year’s bowl team.  This does include QB Stephen Garcia, who is the active SEC leader in total yards and passing yards.  If Garcia is on the money as expected this year, the Gamecocks will have one of the best offenses in the league.  But even if he is not, he has already gotten some competition from Freshman QB Connor Shaw and Spurrier has not ruled out starting Shaw in the opener here.  The running game last year was almost non-existent for the Gamecocks but this year will be different and should open up some huge opportunities for the Quarterback.  The Gamecocks have some very good running backs including incoming Freshman Top Recruit Marcus Lattimore, Kenny Miles, who led the team in rushing last year with 626 yards, Brian Maddox, Jarvis Giles and Bryce Sherman.  A starter is not expected to be named until the week of the game. 

                Southern Miss is returning 13 starters from last year’s team.  Third year Coach Larry Fedora is 14-12 SU in his career here at Southern Miss.  I’m still not completely sold on him.  This program is use to winning in College Football, year in and year out.  The past 3 years have resulted in consecutive 7-6 seasons.  I think it will be hard for Southern Miss to achieve a winning record this year. 

                Here are some trends to consider for this one.  Southern Miss is 0-7 ATS when playing on Weekdays their last 7.  Southern Miss is 2-6 ATS their last 8 against SEC opponents.  Gamecocks are 4-0 ATS last 4 games in September.  Gamecocks are 6-2 ATS last 8 games when playing on Thursday. 

                I feel like the Gamecocks will get the job done in this one.  Look for the running game to open it up for either Garcia or Shaw and the Gamecock offense.  Play the Gamecocks  and lay the two touchdowns. 

Rocky Atkinson
Rocketman Sports

                The MLB season is winding on down with only around 44 games left in the regular season for each ball club.  It’s time to make those runs for the playoffs.  I’m going to take a look at the AL East here today.  Currently, the NY Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are tied atop the division and are the best two teams in the American League with identical records of 72-46.  That means that if the season were to end today both of these teams would make the playoffs.  Not far behind, sitting in 3^rd place is the always dangerous Boston Red Sox at 67-52 only 5 ½ games out of 1^st place.  The Toronto Blue Jays are not having a bad season at 63-55 but they sit in 4^th place, nine games out of 1^st.  Toronto will need to make one of those huge runs to get back into things.  Baltimore sits in 5^th place, 30 ½ games out of 1st and are not going to see any postseason action again this year with a record of 42-77. 

                One of the keys to winning down the stretch is staying healthy.  Let’s look at some of the key players on the disabled list. The Yankees currently have Starting Pitcher Andy Pettite on the DL.  The Devil Rays have Pitchers Wade Davis and Jeff Niemann on the DL.  The Red Sox are pretty banged up.  They should get Dustin Pedroia back tonight which will help out big time but one of their key players, Kevin Youkalis, is out for the season along with Pitcher Junichi Tazawa.  The Red Sox are also without Jacob Ellsbury, Mike Cameron (possibly done for year) and catchers Jason Varitek and Kevin Cash.  Toronto lost pitcher Jesse Litsch for the season.  The Orioles have the least amount of players on the DL with only three but that won’t help them this year.

                I think the NY Yankees will win the AL East with Tampa Bay winning the Wild Card race.  These two teams face each other two more series this year, one in New York and one in Tampa Bay.  I feel like Boston is a little too banged up to make up ground this season and Toronto is just a little too far back to get back into the race.  And, of course, the Orioles don’t have a chance.  Tampa Bay started off super this year and it’s going to be an interesting stretch run between them and the Yankees.  Sit back, relax and watch a very interesting race down the stretch!

The NFL Preseason is upon us and the smell of football is in the air. Football is what most gamblers await year after year. However, a lot of people don’t play the NFL Preseason. Its easy money ladies and gentlemen if you know what you are doing. Lets look at some things that may help you be a winner this year.

With the NFL Preseason, as all other sports, make sure you have several books so you can shop around for the best line possible. The more books the better your chance of winning. We all have been burnt by that dreaded point or 1/2 point. Don’t let it happen to you this year.

Don’t play with your heart. Again, use this with all other sports as well. Yes, you may win a few by doing this and may even make some money, but its not a smart thing to do. Playing with your heart will get you in trouble as you are not thinking clearly on the game. Also, don’t play a game just because its on TV or Monday Night Football. That’s asking for trouble too.

Be careful playing on public teams.  Almost every year you will make money playing against these teams. You have to pick your spots and play smart. Keep in mind that the oddsmakers are not stupid. When something looks too good to be true, normally it is.

Some coaches play to win in the Preseason while others tend to not care and mainly want to keep their starters safe and injury free. Make sure you know all the Coaches Preseason info. You need to know how long starters will play and who are these backups who are coming into the game.  Keep up with the Quarterback rotations.  Some teams 2nd string QB’s are better than a few of the teams starters. 

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