The USC Trojans are arguably the most mysterious team heading into the 2010 college football season.

Will they lay down each week because they don’t care about the result of their season? Or will Lane Kiffin have this team playing lights out to make a statement?

We’ll find out tonight when the Trojans head to Hawaii to take on a Warriors team that will be excited to play a 14th-ranked USC program at home. Hawaii should once again live and die by their pass happy offense and will aim to get into a bowl this year after finishing 6-7 last season.

Odds makers have installed USC as a 21-point road favorite despite the major cloud hanging over the program’s head this year. Read on to check out handicapper Vegas Vic’s free pick for tonight’s game!

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Two teams fighting for the NL Wild Card will square off tonight in the first game of a three-game series as the San Francisco Giants travel to St. Louis to take on the Cardinals.

Both teams have slumped of late, as the Cardinals have lost four in a row and the Giants have dropped four of their last six. Both clubs are playing .500 ball in their last 10 games, but neither is hitting.

Tonight, the Giants will send rookie Madison Bumgarner to the hill against new Cardinal Jake Westbrook, who was recently acquired via a trade. Bumgarner has been solid in his first year, posting a 4-4 record with a 3.27 ERA, while Westbrook is 1-0 with St. Louis and has posted a 3.32 ERA.

With both teams struggling at the dish, it’s no surprise to see what Vegas Vic took in his MLB free pick tonight. Click the link below to find out.

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Two American League teams heading in different directions will meet in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, when the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees wrap up their four-game series at 1:05PM ET.

The Yankees have won the last two games 6-2 and 9-5, respectively, after dropping the opening game in the series, 3-1. The Bombers are currently tied with the Rays in the AL East and need to keep pace with a Tampa team that has won five in a row.

The Tigers, meanwhile, have fallen since the All-Star break. They went into the break leading the AL Central, but are now 12 games behind the Twins in the division. They’ve lost two in a row and are playing .500 ball in their last 10 games.

The Tigers will send Rick Porcello (5-10, 5.53 ERA) to the hill tonight against fellow youngster Phil Hughes (14-5, 3.94).

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The San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies are two teams heading in different directions right now.

With their 9-3 win over the Giants on Tuesday night, the Phillies have taken a one-game lead over San Fran in the NL Wild Card race. Philly has won three straight games and seven of their last 10, although they still trail the Braves by 2.5 games in the NL East.

The Giants, meanwhile, have lost two in a row after dropping two of three at home to the NL West-leading Padres. San Fran has lost six of their last 10 and its starting pitchers are now 0-8 with a 5.97 ERA in their last 13 outings.

The two clubs will hook up again tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia at 7:05PM ET. Matt Cain (9-9, 3.11 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Giants, while Joe Blanton (4-6, 5.69 ERA) takes the mound for the Phillies.

Who does Vegas Vic like in this matchup on Wednesday? Click the link below to find out.

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A week ago today, the White Sox entered a huge series against AL Central rival Minnesota in Chicago and dropped two of three games. Now the Sox have to travel to Minnesota to take on the Twins and have the unenviable task of trying to beat the Twins in their home park in efforts to stay close to them in the division.

Chicago has now dropped seven of its last 10 games and has lost three straight series (Baltimore, Minnesota and Detroit). The Sox hope that John Danks can rescue them tonight when he toes the slab.

On the other side, the Twins are playing great ball and have now opened up a three-game lead over the Sox in the division. They’ve now won four in a row after sweeping the A’s and have also been victorious in nine of their last 11 outings. Scott Baker will oppose Danks tonight.

Who does Vegas Vic like in this matchup on Tuesday? Click the link below to find out.

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After getting crushed by the Braves in Atlanta on Sunday, the L.A. Dodgers are looking to pick up the pieces today when they send Chad Billingsley to the mound. Of course, with Tommy Hanson toeing the rubber for the Braves, the boys in blue might have a tough time getting out of Hotlanta with a “W” in his wrap around series.

One thing Vegas Vic is counting on, however, is a low-scoring game. Click the link below to check out Vegas Vick’s pick for the Dodgers-Braves game today, as well as the rest of his MLB free picks for Monday, August 16.

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10* Play Cincinnati (+3) over Dallas (Top Play)
(8:00 P.M. EST Kick-Off)

Dallas is 5-20 ATS when playing in the 1st two weeks of the pre-season
Dallas is 4-7 ATS when playing on a neutral field in the pre-season
Cincinnati only allowed an average of 13 ppg on defense last pre-season

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10 STAR-TEXAS/HARDEN -115
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NBA PLAYOFFS
10 STAR-ORLANDO -2

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ARIZONA PK over Green Bay
The Cardinals didn’t play their starters much last wk in loss to Packers. Green Bay played to win and showed in blowout. This will be a different Cardinals team. Arizona had success in the playoffs last yr and you will see that here. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers is now one of the best. Both defenses are solid here. But I believe it will be a high scoring aerial circus with Kurt Warner doing his thing.

TAKE ARIZONA

CINCINNATI BENGALS -2.5 over N.Y. Jets
Forget last week’s game. The Jets had all the motivation. Cincinnati had nothing to play for. The Bengals were missing four players on defense. Everyone will be ready here. The Jets will want to run the ball almost exclusively. This week Domato Peko is back at DT for the Bengals. The Bengals will force QB Mark Sanchez to beat them. This is a tough task for a rookie in a playoff game on the road. A healthy Carson Palmer has a big edge here. The Jets may bottle up the Bengals running game, but look for Palmer to have a huge game. The Bengals finally win one!

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5 STAR-Texas +4.5 over Alabama

The Longhorns are No. 1 in country against the run, the Tide’s Heisman way of moving the ball. Alabama RB Mark Ingram became a target when he won the Heisman over Longhorns QB Colt McCoy.
Alabama’s OL is big, but Texas’ DL counts on speed.
The Longhorns’ game plan will be to disrupt what the Tide does best and make them throw. Not an easy task but the Longhorns have done it all year.
Alabama has a great defense so this game comes down to which QB can carry his team to victory as most defensive games do. Texas will win outright.
McCoy leads the nation in wins (45) the only stat that really matters, and is the second-most accurate passer at 70-plus percent. He has over 10,000 more career passing yards than Jr. Greg McElroy. McCoy has thrown eight more picks than McElroy this season, but he’s also thrown 10 more TDs. He took the starting job as a Soph. after Vince Young won the BCS Championship against USC and knows this is it for his chance to win one.
If you believe in trends or angles. The No. 2 team has beaten No. 1 in three of the last four meetings for the BCS title, beginning with Texas over USC.
Add to it Alabama having the Heisman winner, never good, and crowned SEC champs. Most people in the South consider that the real championship.
The great thing about college football is that emotion is a huge factor. Alabama put everything they had into beating Florida. What do they have left a month later to get motivated for this game. Texas lots of emotion left in the tank for this one. I’m taking the points in an upset. Hookem’ Horns.

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ORANGE BOWL
GEORGIA TECH -3.5 over Iowa
Yellow Jackets play an Iowa team that was picked apart at end of the season. Iowa will likely get QB Ricky Stanzi back for this game. Stanzi played late in the season throwing six interceptions in the last two games he played. Iowa was never as good as their 9-0 record and they finished poorly down the stretch losing two of their last three games. Iowa will have trouble scoring points and Georgia Tech does well averaging 35 points per game. Iowa scored just 277 points this season and Georgia Tech scored 459 points in one more game. Expect the Yellow Jackets to run up and down the field. Rambling Wreck to much for Hawkeyes.

SAN DIEGO -4 over Washington
Chargers will rest players here. The Redskins will play to win. Even with starters sitting Chargers more motivated. Washington long trip final weekend.

TAKE THE CHARGERS

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CHICK-fil-A BOWL
Tennessee +6 over Virginia Tech
The Hokies go to a Bowl every year no big deal. Tennessee led by new HC Lane Kiffin are thrilled to be here. They are not the better team. The Vols were not the better team when they almost beat Alabama. Take the points.

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EAGLE BANK BOWL
UCLA vs. Temple
UCLA won its first three games before going 3-6 the rest of the way. The Bruins only three conference wins came against three of the Pac-10’s worst teams in Washington, Washington State and Arizona State. It was that late season three-game winning streak that got them into this Bowl game. Any success the Bruins are going to have in this game will likely have to come from their defense. Their fans are hoping they can benefit from a step down in class against a MAC opponent. Bruins went 4-1 ATS as favorites but 2-5 ATS as underdogs this season. Bruins were searching for a new HC two years ago, they gave Temple HC Al Golden, a long look. But they chose Rick Neuheisel. Neuheisel guided UCLA to 10-14 record over two seasons, Golden finished leading Owls to first winning season since 1990.

Take UCLA

BALTIMORE -9 over Chicago
Ravens have outside chance at playoffs. Bears season is all but over.

Take the Ravens

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New Mexico Bowl
Wyoming +11 over Fresno State
University Stadiumis the sight of the New Mexico Bowl where the Bulldogs look to take care of unfinished business with the Cowboys. Last year, the Bulldogs were dropped 40-35 in this game against Colorado State. It took until the end of the season but Wyoming became bowl eligible with a win over Colorado State. It was the fifth time in its last six games that the Cowboys were held to 17 points or less. They were shut out more times this season (3) than any other bowl team in the country and they didn’t defeat a single team that is bowling this year. Offensively the Cowboys are mess. Wyoming only scored 21 offensive touchdowns all season.Fresno State has the ability to score points in bunches, especially if RB Ryan Mathews is healthy. The Bulldogs haven’t much luck against bowl eligible teams as they are only 1-4 SU and 3-2 ATS in their five tries on the year. This game could be a lot closer than you think. Wyoming may not have the offense but the Bulldogs defense stinks. Look for the Cowboys to cover here.

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