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2010 NCAAF Picks Preview: No. 12 LSU Tigers @ No. 14 Florida Gators

2010 NCAAF Picks  insider previews a Top-25 matchup between SEC conference division leaders on Saturday as the No. 12 LSU Tigers visit the No. 14 Florida Gators (7:30 pm ET, ESPN).                            

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ODDS

Florida is a 6-point, -250 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is 42, and the betting public is backing the Gators in this conference clash, with just under 62 per cent betting Florida covers the 6 points. Bettors are not quite as sold on the over/under with about 53 per cent on the over. 

The Gators are 2-1 SU in SEC play this season, first in the SEC’s East division. The Tigers are a perfect 3-0 in the SEC, and sit atop the conference’s West division.

 Over the past 10 head-to-head, the Gators have gone 6-4 SU and 7-2-1 ATS. They last squared off on Oct. 10 last season, when the Gators beat the Tigers 13-3. That score ended up as a push for bettors, as the Gators had been 10-point road favorites. The score went well below the total of 46.  Read more... (261 words, 0 images, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)

Taxing Gambling Income in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has always been very lax on gambling. In reality it only took a business license and just about anyone could open up a casino. And with the US crack down on betting in 2007 hordes of online gambling and bookie businesses flooded Costa Rica.

About every two to 3 years the government ties to put a new novel plan to generate revenue from these establishments. The last one (about 1 and 1/2 years ago) there were requirements of how many slots, blackjack tables etc a hotel could have based on the amount of rooms they had. Gambling casinos were also required to set their operation back X amount of feet back from the sidewalk and blab blab blab.

Each time their efforts have fails.

This is almost a sure bet that you could see this coming, the government is following in La Vegas footsteps where they are now proposing another bill to regulate gambling and to tax gross income.  Read more... (475 words, 2 images, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Chargers and Eagles – SuperBowl 2010 Rivals?

Could the Chargers and Eagles be heading to the Super Bowl

This will be an exciting and tough road throughout the 2009 NFL Playoffs, but at the end  of the tunnel we predict to see two teams who have had consistently made the NFL playoffs  year after year. The Philadephia Eagles and San Diego Chargers came close to playing in  the SuperBowl last year as both teams lost on the last series of the 2008 NFL Playoff  Championship Game in their respective conferences eventually losing to the 2009 SuperBowl  representatives. Last year the Philadelphia Eagles lost on the road to the Arizona  Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers lost on the road to the Pittsburgh Steelers and were  eliminated from the 2008-09 NFL Playoffs but this year will different.  Read more... (991 words, 3 images, estimated 3:58 mins reading time)