{"id":6117,"date":"2013-10-04T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=6117"},"modified":"2016-02-18T13:18:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T18:18:39","slug":"sports-betting-preview-october-4-2013-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/sports-betting-preview-october-4-2013-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Sports Betting Preview \u2014 October 4, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Familiar foes pair up in big games this weekend: the AL East&#8217;s Yankees and Rays square off today, the Big 10&#8217;s OSU-Northwestern on Saturday and the NFC North&#8217;s Packers-Lions on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2>Sports Betting Preview for October 4<\/h2>\n<h3>Top Stories in Sports Today<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Football: Browns beat Bills with back-up QB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brian Hoyer left due to injury, but Brandon Weeden stepped up to<a href=\"http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/nfl\/recap?gameId=331003005\"> lead the Browns to a 37-24 win<\/a>. Bills rookie quarterback EJ Manuel was also injured during the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Football: Tampa Bay cuts quarterback Josh Freeman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Buccaneers <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/9764541\/tampa-bay-buccaneers-release-josh-freeman\">released former starting quarterback<\/a>, who was benched after leading Tampa Bay to an 0-4 start to the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baseball: Cardinals, Dodgers win NLDS Game 1\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St. Louis tagged AJ Burnett for 7 runs in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0inning to <a href=\"http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/mlb\/recap?gameId=331003124\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">cruise past the Pirates, 9-1<\/a>, while Clayton Kershaw gave up only one run with 12 strikeouts in seven innings as the <a href=\"http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/mlb\/recap?gameId=331003115\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dodgers eased past the Braves, 6-1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Top games to bet on<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>MLB<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox (Today, 3:07 PM ET)<\/h4>\n<p>Pitching Match-up:\u00a0Matt Moore (17-4, 3.29 ERA) vs\u00a0Jon Lester (15-8, 3.75 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>After safely surviving two consecutive elimination games, the Wild Card Rays\u2019 reward will be to face the No. 1-seeded Red Sox at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/mlb\">Odds: Tampa Bay Rays (+132) vs Boston Red Sox (-142); O\/U: 7.5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rays, who are 10-2 in their last 12 games overall, received great performances from their starters against the Rangers and Indians; Matt Moore will need to continue that trend against the league\u2019s best offense.<\/p>\n<p>Boston returns to postseason action after three years away. With almost a week\u2019s rest, the Red Sox are eager to return to their winning ways. \u00a0Jon Lester will take the ball for the Red Sox, who are 11-2 in his last 13 home starts.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>NCAA<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>Ohio State vs Northwestern (October 5, 8:00 PM ET)<\/h4>\n<p>Quarterback Braxton Miller hardly showed any signs of rust on his return last week as he led the Buckeyes to a 31-24 win over their closest division rivals, Wisconsin. Victory against Northwestern will go a long way in securing their place in the Big 10 Championship game. Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 road games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/college-football\/ncaa\">Odds: Ohio State (-7) vs. Northwestern (+7), O\/U: 60.5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They will face one of their stiffest remaining tests in Northwestern. Despite owning only one win in 10 games all-time vs Ohio State, this year\u2019s Wildcats are a different animal; they\u2019re currently 5-0 and ranked 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in the nation. Northwestern is also 5-0 SU in its last 5 home games.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>NFL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers (October 6, 1:00 PM ET)<\/h4>\n<p>The 1-2 Packers have been slow out of the gate this season, but they can get back to .500 with a win against NFC North rivals Detroit. Green Bay has had the Lions\u2019 number in recent years. They&#8217;re 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nfl\">Odds: Detroit Lions (+7) vs. Green Bay Packers (-7), O\/U: 53.5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the Packers will have to prepare for Lions running back Reggie Bush. Bush was instrumental in his return last week to total 139 yards in 18 carries. 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