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There is no a better example of sports and sports gambling being joined at the hip than when you look at NFL Betting. Many say the NFL would be just another sports league if it weren’t for the exciting gambling attachment that the sport has. Each year, millions of sports bettors, from the casual...
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The target=”_blank”>Miami Hurricaneswere one of the biggest disappointments in college football last season. UM was the preseason favorite in the ACC and dark horse national title contender. But Miami was way too inconsistent at quarterback and was embarrassed in the final two games of the season, losing at home in front of a mostly...
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The best 1-2 punch at running back in the nation this season could be at Wisconsin with junior Montee Ball and sophomore James White both back for the 2010 Big Ten co-champion Badgers. You can read about White’s Heisman Trophy hopes this season elsewhere on the Beat; can Ball win the school’s first Heisman...
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The Wisconsin Badgers have had two running backs in school history win the Heisman Trophy: Alan Ameche in 1954 and Ron Dayne in 1999. Can James White join that club in 2011? He is 80/1 on Bodog’s NCAA football futures to win college football’s top award. Last season White was named the Big Ten...
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The South Carolina Gamecocks reached their first SEC Championship Game last year thanks in large part to star wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, a player many believe who could be the top receiver taken in the 2012 NFL draft if he has a junior season as good as his sophomore one. Can Jeffery become the...
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Looking for arguably the top young receiver in the nation right now? Then look toward Los Angeles and take a hard look at Southern Cal’s Robert Woods. USC is a factory when it comes to producing Heisman Trophy winners. Can Woods become the latest Trojan to bring home college football’s most famous trophy? Woods...
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Geno Smith stepped in for four-year starter Pat White at quarterback for West Virginia last season and led the Mountaineers to a share of the Big East title and a nine-win season. Smith won’t sneak up on anyone this season. Can he become the first Mountaineer to win the Heisman Trophy? He is 40/1...
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It seems every year that Virginia Tech simply unveils a new running back who tears up opponents and the Hokies roll onto double-digit wins yet again. Don’t rule that out in 2011 as David Wilson is the new man in the backfield for Virginia Tech. Could Wilson become the first player in school history...
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The most lasting image from last season’s national championship game between Auburn and Oregon was of Tigers freshman running back Michael Dyer. With the Ducks having rallied and tied the score at 19-19, Dyer took a carry with 2:08 left in the game that will go down in history. When Ducks defender Eddie Pleasant...
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If you are looking for a potential breakout star not only in the Big Ten but nationally this season look toward Iowa and sophomore running back Marcus Coker. Could he become the second Hawkeye (Niles Kinnick, 1939) to win the Heisman Trophy? Coker is 90/1 on Bodog’s NCAA football odds to win the award...
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