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College Football Week 4 Picks: No. 13 Alabama at Arkansas

Bodog Beat News Ticker — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:35:01 +0000

The results are usually close; two of the last five went into overtime, and Alabama won last year’s game 41-38 as a 3.5-point chalk.

That was last year. The ‘Hawgs don’t have nearly the same bite in 2008, not with star running backs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones moving on to the greener pastures of the NFL. Arkansas is a 10-point puppy for Saturday’s contest, and go figure, people seem hesitant to put their cash on a team that nearly lost to the Western Illinois Leathernecks of the FCS.

I can’t think of any particular reason to bet on Arkansas in this one. Being 4-1 ATS in the past five years just doesn’t cut it with new players and a new coach – Bobby Petrino can’t turn Arkansas into Louisville overnight.

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Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans Tonight on Fox

BigpoppaThaShowstoppa — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:49:58 +0000

Get your fantasy scouting reports ready because tonights Raiders vs. Titans matchup features two of fantasy football's hottest rookies – Raiders RB Darren McFadden and Titans RB Chris Johnson.

Everyone's eager to see McFadden with increased work up against a formidable Titans defensive line while everyone wants to see whether Johnson is capable of blazing past safeties on another 60-plus TD run like he did versus the St. Louis Rams.

The Titans are -3.5 favorites in the contest. Watch the Raiders face the Titans tonight at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.

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San Francisco 49ers at Oakland Raiders

BigpoppaThaShowstoppa — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:08:03 +0000

What else is there to say besides if you're interested in the progress of either of these teams, you need to watch these two square off tonight at 10 p.m. ET.

Both teams are oozing with questions.

Who will be the 49ers starting quarterback? Will Niners running back Frank Gore recover from a sub par season? How will Raiders rook Darren McFadden do in his first game. And how much has the Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell progressed since his rookie season?

The Raiders are -1 favorites in the contest. Get your NFL exhibition odds in the Bodog Sportsbook.

NFL Draft News: Rams Eyeing McFadden?

Bodog Beat News Ticker — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:07:30 +0000

According to Adam Schefter, the Rams want running back Darren McFadden. (AP Images)

According the NFL network's Adam Schefter, the St. Louis Rams have Arkansas running back rated highest on their draft board.

Is this the truth or a smokescreen? Sounds like smoke to me.

Although pairing McFadden with Steven Jackson will make the most formidable running back combo in the league the Rams have too many other needs.

The Rams could be leaking this story in order to force teams that were hoping for McFadden to fall to trade up with them.

Coincidently, Schefter is also reporting that the Saints have talked to the Rams about trading up for defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, not McFadden.

Other NFL Draft news:

Malcolm Kelly ran another 4.6 at his private workout Wednesday.
Rotoworld.com reports the Panthers are interested in QB Matt Ryan if he falls to them at No. 13 in the draft.
ESPN is reporting there are "major rumblings" that the Raiders want McFadden with the fourth pick in the draft.

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