DWTS Betting Line and MNF Picks Headline Monday Online Gambling News

While the infinite quest for the best sports betting free picks ended a long time ago, and with a lot more accuracy than John Edward's physic network or John Edwards' philandering list, reality TV and Monday Night Football odds take center stage today from Chicago Park District 9 to Las Vegas sportsbooks.  

It's only a matter of time before the entertainment and political betting odds comes out as "Dancing With the Stars" announced their season 9 line-up. Four big sports personalities, Michael Irvin, formally of ESPN and the Dallas Cowboys,, swimmer Natalie Coughlin and professional snowboarder Louie Vito, not to mention MMA Odds beater Chuck Liddell headline the list that also includes singers Mya, Macy Gray and Aaron Carter; actresses Ashley Hamilton, Melissa Joan Hart and Debi Mazar; models Joanna Krupa and Kathy Ireland; reality stars Mark Dacascos and Kelly Osbourne (which makes them double reality stars, we guess); entertainer Donny Osmond; and former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay round out DWTS 2009. 

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Giants host the Panthers, the Jaguars play in Miami, and the Yankees begin a three-game set on the road in Oakland.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The NFL finishes off its first week of preseason contests on Monday night with Jacksonville at Miami and Carolina at the Giants. The oddsmakers have the Dolphins pegged as 3-point home favorites in that first matchup, with the total set at 31.5 points. Meanwhile, the Giants are also listed as 3-point favorites at home for Monday night, with that total at 32.5 points. ESPN has the Panthers/Giants matchup as its Monday Night Football broadcast, with the kickoff set for 8pm ET.

The complete NFL handicapping preview of those two games is up.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

Max Scherzer (7-6, 3.94 ERA) will take on Tommy Hanson (7-2, 3.05 ERA) on Monday afternoon as the Diamondbacks and Braves play a quick one-game set in Atlanta. Righthander Scherzer beat the Mets in his last trip to the mound, surrendering two earned runs over 6 2-3 innings of work. Righthander Hanson is coming off a strong outing as well, holding the Nationals to one earned run over his 6 2-3 innings. Hanson fanned nine and dropped his ERA to 3.05 in that game.

Also on the National League schedule for Monday: Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, San Francisco at the Mets, the Cubs at San Diego, and St. Louis at the Dodgers. Ace Chris Carpenter (12-3, 2.27 ERA) will get the ball for the Cardinals on Monday; righthander Carpenter has won his last four starts, and he hasn't been tagged with a loss since June 30. Charlie Haeger (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his L.A. debut.

Meanwhile, there are just four games on the American League schedule for Monday, with the Angels at Baltimore, Minnesota at Texas, Kansas City at the White Sox, and the Yankees at Oakland. A.J. Burnett (10-5, 3.71 ERA) gets the call for New York; righthander Burnett last won on July 27, but he's allowed just three earned runs over his last 13 2-3 innings of work. The Athletics will counter with righthander Vin Mazzaro (4-8, 5.54 ERA), who has won two straight outings.