Anticipation and intrigue continues to grow for the WSOP 2010 November Nine that will take place this fall on ESPN as the main event final table poker odds are already being handicapped. Jason Senti will have one of the toughest assignments of the November Nine as he will enter action with the lowest chip count at 7,625,000 compared to number one player Jonathan Duhamel’s 65,975,000. Senti has 1 WSOP cash, and earnings of nearly $18,000. Senti is a 25-year old former electrician who is also part of a rock group. He quickly discovered he was so good at poker that he could give up his regular gig to turn professional.

In the final match-ups of 2010 NFL preseason predictions, Thursday will feature the New York Jets vs Philadelphia Eagles at 7:30pm EST from Lincoln Financial Field and the Denver Broncos vs Minnesota Vikings at 8:00pm EST from Mall of America Field. New York has gone 1-2 in NFL preseason betting while Philadelphia has had better success going 2-1. Denver has also had a slow start heading into week 4 odds while Brett Fave and Minnesota has gone 2-1. Online sportsbooks have the Eagles -1.5 favorites at home vs the Jets with an over/under total of 34 while the Vikings -4.5 are also favored at home vs the Broncos with an over/under total of 35.5.

The New York Yankees will try to make it five in a row when they face the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night at 7:05pm EST from Yankee Stadium in a game that can be seen on ESPN baseball. Baseball picks have the Yankees -140 favorites at home vs the Athletics +130 while the over/under MLB betting total is listed at 9 OVER (-115). New York will start righthander AJ Burnett for tonight's home game who carries a 9-12 record this season with a 5.17 ERA while Oakland will try to break their two game slump by sending lefthander Brett Anderson to the mound with a 3-5 record and 3.32 ERA this year. Online sportsbooks also favor the Yankees -1.5 (+140) in MLB betting odds on the run line vs the Athletics +1.5 (-160).

Dan Mullen got rave reviews after his rookie season as head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs as they finished 5-7 straight up in college football picks and 6-5 against the spread. Most important, Mississippi State was competitive and showed marked improvement both in play and with their effort and work ethic which has made hopes rise in Starkville. But before any college football betting handicapper gets too excited they should remember that Mississippi State will not catch opponents napping this year and will have a tougher schedule than in 2009. The Mississippi State Bulldogs opened at online sportsbooks as a +750 play-the-field choice to win the championship in 2011 BCS odds and a 60-1 longshots to win the SEC conference.

At a online casino the game that draws the biggest yells and most excitement is craps. The dice table always ends up with a rowdy crowd and plenty of excitement at a live casino and that same excitement has been captured with online casino games as craps remains one of the most popular games at any casino due to that excitement but also because of the low house edge. When you first look over an online craps table it can appear confusing and intimidating as there are plenty of betting options. The good news is that the reality is far different and online craps is a simple game to learn and one well worth taking up because of that small house edge.

The FedExCup Playoffs continue this week with 2010 Deutsche Bank odds from TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts. A total purse of $7.5 million and 2,500 FedExCup points will be on the line with action set to begin Thursday morning. The Golf Channel and NBC will telecast the event with Steve Stricker as the defending champion. Online sportsbooks opened with Tiger Woods as the +500 PGA Tour betting favorite with Stricker next at +1000. Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy were next at +1500 with Dustin Johnson at +1800 and Matt Kuchar at +2000. Jim Furyk and Paul Casey opened at +2500 with Padraig Harrington a +3000 golf betting choice.

There was concern at the end of the 2007 when head coach Paul Johnson left the Naval Academy for Georgia Tech that the program might slip back into mediocrity. But Ken Niumatalolo, who was Johnson’s Assistant Head Coach, has done a remarkable job of keeping the ship afloat and at full steam ahead. Last year the Navy Midshipmen finished 10-4 straight up and 6-6-1 against the spread in college football predictions and climaxed a great season with a blow out win over Missouri in the Texas Bowl 35-13. Online sportsbooks have the Navy Midshipmen 200-1 college football betting longshots to win in 2011 BCS odds.

The final week of 2010 NFL preseason betting will begin on Thursday with all 32-team taking the field in final preparations for the regular season which will begin September 9th. The Buffalo Bills gave gone 2-1 in NFL preseason odds and will hit the road to face the Detroit Lions who are also 2-1 from Ford Field at 6:35pm EST while the New England Patriots (2-1) will try to close out week 4 of the NFL preseason at New Meadowlands Stadium with a win vs the New York Giants at 7:00pm EST who are looking to break the .500 after going 1-2 in the first three weeks. Online sportsbooks have Detroit -4 favorites at home with a betting total of 38.5 while the Giants -3 are also favored at home in week 4 NFL preseason picks with an over/under total of 37.5.

The Hawaii Warriors missed a bowl for the first time in 4 seasons as they finished the 2009 season with a record of 6-7 straight up and 6-6 against the college football betting spread in Greg McMackin’s 2nd year on the job. McMackin had a young and inexperienced team last year but has 5 returning starters on offense and 7 back on defense which means that college football predictions will be higher for 2010. Hawaii is now 3 seasons removed from a BCS bowl berth as they were 12-1 in 2007 under June Jones and averaged 43.4 points per game. Online sportsbooks and handicappers aren't expecting the Warriors having a breakout season as Hawaii is listed as 750-1 longshots to win the national championship in 2011 BCS odds.

With a mere two weeks away from opening day kick-off on September 9th, the 2010 NFL preseason week 4 schedule will feature a total of sixteen games that will be played on Thursday night. The Bills vs Lions meet at 6:30pm EST from Ford Field with Detroit -4.5 favorites in NFL preseason odds at online sportsbooks while the Bengals vs Colts will kick-off at 7:00pm EST from Lucas Oil Stadium with Cincinnati -6.5 NFL preseason betting favorites on the road. The Patriots vs Giants will also begin 7:00pm EST from New Meadowlands Stadium with New York -3 favorites in betting picks at home. A total of three game will start the preseason week 4 schedule at 7:30pm EST with the Falcons vs Jaguars (Jacksonville -3) from Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Panthers vs Steelers (Pittsburgh -5.5) from Heinz Field and Jets vs Eagles (Philadelphia -1.5) from Lincoln Financial Field.