Sportsbooks have Chicago the prohibitive favorite to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Ranked BYU meets Utah State, the NHL stages games in Europe, and two pitchers take the hill in search of 20th victories.
Barack Obama's Chicago Olympics bid…
Late this morning the world finds out of charismatic US President Barack Obama was able to charm the International Olympic Committee. Obama and First Lady Michelle gave last minute pleas on behalf of the Windy City to the IOC. Chicago is a prohibitive favorite of 10/11 to win the bid.
Rick Pitino should have warned David Letterman…
In entertainment and political betting odds late night talk show host David Letterman admitted to having affairs with several staff members in response to a $2 million extortion attempt. He recently married his long-time girlfriend Regina Lasko, with whom he had a bastard child with. 48 Hours" producer Robert "Joe" Halderman and his bimbo girlfriend Stephanie Birkitt are at the center of the extortion attempt.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
A cool 70-41 against the NFL point spread and college football odds this year, the MasterLockLine has the top side and total on both of tonight's college football games.
There are two college football games on tap for Friday, with Pittsburgh at Louisville and Utah State at No. 20 BYU. The oddsmakers like the Panthers on the road in that first matchup, pegging them as 6.5-point favorites (with a total of 53.5 points). Meanwhile, the ranked Cougars are big 24-point home favorites against the visiting Aggies on Friday. BYU had no trouble pounding Colorado State in their last contest, getting three TDs from Harvey Unga in a 42-23 victory.
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As well, there are two Canadian Football League games on the Friday schedule. First up is Edmonton at Winnipeg, with the Eskimos sitting as 4-point road favorites (and the total at 51 points). The late game is then Saskatchewan at British Columbia, with the Lions a slim 1-point home favorite (and the total at 54 points). The Lions currently sit in the cellar of the West division standings, but with a mark of 5-7 they're just a couple games back of the first-place Roughriders.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
Adam Wainwright (19-8, 2.58 ERA) will try to pick up his 20th win of the season on Friday night when his Cardinals host the Brewers. Righthander Wainwright got win No. 19 last time out, holding the Rockies to two earned runs over his eight innings of work while fanning 11 batters. St. Louis has won eight of Wainwright's last 10 outings. Braden Looper (13-7, 5.10 ERA) is slated to start for the Brewers; Looper has surrendered 15 earned runs over his last 15 innings.
Also on the NL schedule for Friday: Arizona at the Cubs, Florida at Philadelphia, Houston at the Mets, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Washington at Atlanta, San Francisco at San Diego, and Colorado at the Dodgers. Ubaldo Jimenez (14-12, 3.52 ERA) is slated to take on Randy Wolf (11-6, 3.22 ERA) in that last matchup.
CC Sabathia (19-7, 3.21 ERA) also goes for win No. 20 on Friday night, as the Yankees play on the road against the Rays. Lefthander Sabathia blanked the Red Sox over seven innings in his most recent start, giving up just one hit while fanning eight batters. Sabathia is 8-0 with two no-decisions over his last 10 starts. David Price (9-7, 4.60 ERA) gets the ball for Tampa Bay on Friday; lefthander Price gave up five runs over five innings vs. the Rangers last time out.
Rounding out the American League slate for Friday night: Toronto at Baltimore, Cleveland at Boston, Kansas City at Minnesota, the Angels at Oakland, Texas at Seattle, and the White Sox at Detroit. It'll be Jake Peavy (2-0, 2.25 ERA in the AL) vs. Edwin Jackson (13-8, 3.36 ERA) in that Chicago/Detroit contest on Friday.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
The second day of the National Hockey League's regular-season schedule features four more matchups, including two over in Europe. Florida and Chicago get things going at 12:00pm ET with a game at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, while Detroit and St. Louis will drop the puck at 3:00pm ET at Globe Arena in Stockholm. The stateside contests on Friday night then have Philadelphia at Carolina and the Rangers at Pittsburgh, with the Pens starting their Cup defense.
