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By J. McCarthy
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Cincinnati is 35-17 in Johnny Cueto’s last 52 starts. The Reds are 9-3 in Cueto’s last 12 starts at PNC Park. Pittsburgh is 2-5 its last 7 home games. The Pirates are 0-4 in Francisco Liriano’s last 4 starts against the Reds. Take Cincinnati over Pittsburgh for another Best Bet winner. Other plays include Chicago -1 vs. Washington and Edmonton -1/2 vs. Winnipeg.
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NFL
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Favorite Points (O/U) Underdog
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Thursday, Oct 3rd. Week Five CLEVELAND 4 1/2 (41) Buffalo Sunday, Oct 6th. Kansas City 2 1/2 (39) TENNESSEE MIAMI 3 (43) Baltimore ST. LOUIS 11 1/2 (42) Jacksonville CINCINNATI 1 1/2 (45) New England Seattle 2 1/2 (43) INDIANAPOLIS GREEN BAY 7 (52) Detroit CHICAGO 1 (48) New Orleans NY GIANTS 2 1/2 (54) Philadelphia Carolina 2 1/2 (42) ARIZONA San Diego 4 1/2 (44) OAKLAND Denver 7 (56) DALLAS SAN FRANCISCO 6 1/2 (43) Houston Monday, Oct 7th. ATLANTA 9 (44) NY Jets
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Bye Week: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay,
Washington.
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College Football
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Favorite Points Underdog
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Thursday, Oct 3rd. Texas 7 1/2 IOWA ST Western Kentucky 6 UL-MONROE Ucla 4 1/2 UTAH Friday, Oct 4th. UTAH ST 6 1/2 Byu SAN DIEGO ST 4 1/2 Nevada Saturday, Oct 5th. a-NAVY OFF Air Force IOWA 1 1/2 Michigan St Louisville 33 TEMPLE TOLEDO 20 Western Michigan BUFFALO 13 1/2 Eastern Michigan ALABAMA 56 Georgia St BOSTON COLLEGE 11 1/2 Army Central Michigan 3 MIAMI-OHIO VIRGINIA 5 Ball St FLORIDA ST 15 Maryland MIAMI-FLORIDA 5 1/2 Georgia Tech Clemson 12 1/2 SYRACUSE N.C. State 9 1/2 WAKE FOREST NEBRASKA 10 1/2 Illinois MARSHALL 14 Tex San Antonio North Texas 2 1/2 TULANE Oregon 38 COLORADO Georgia 10 1/2 TENNESSEE FLORIDA 10 1/2 Arkansas Lsu 9 1/2 MISSISSIPPI ST TULSA 3 Rice VIRGINIA TECH 7 1/2 North Carolina OKLAHOMA 10 1/2 Tcu Cincinnati 11 1/2 SOUTH FLORIDA OKLAHOMA ST 14 1/2 Kansas St VANDERBILT 2 1/2 Missouri MICHIGAN 21 Minnesota Central Florida 10 MEMPHIS Rutgers 6 1/2 SMU Fresno St 25 IDAHO UL-LAFAYETTE 10 Texas St TROY 3 South Alabama NEW MEXICO 8 New Mexico St b-CALIFORNIA OFF Washington St STANFORD 7 Washington Northern Illinois 9 KENT ST Mississippi 2 1/2 AUBURN SOUTH CAROLINA 21 Kentucky SOUTHERN MISS 16 Florida Intl BOWLING GREEN 25 Massachusetts ALA-BIRMINGHAM 4 Florida Atlantic Texas Tech 14 KANSAS East Carolina 7 1/2 MIDDLE TENN ST Ohio 6 AKRON c-Arizona St 5 1/2 Notre Dame BAYLOR 28 West Virginia Louisiana Tech 1 UTEP Ohio St 5 1/2 Northwestern Penn St 3 1/2 INDIANA San Jose St 4 1/2 HAWAII
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a-Navy QB K. Reynolds is questionable.
b-Washington St QB C. Halliday is doubtful.
c-at AT&T; Stadium in Arlington, TX.
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MLB
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Favorite Odds Underdog
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National League Wild Card Game PITTSBURGH 5 1/2-6 1/2 Cincinnati
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NHL
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Favorite Goals Underdog
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MONTREAL Even-1/2 Toronto CHICAGO 1/2-1 Washington EDMONTON Even-1/2 Winnipeg
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Home Team in CAPS
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