The division rival Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins are set to renew hostilities on Monday when they meet at FedExField.

Oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 8-point favorites versus the Redskins, while the game’s total is sitting at 37½.

The Eagles lost to Oakland 13-9 as a 14.5-point favorite in Week 6. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (40.5).

Donovan McNabb passed for 269 yards for Philadelphia and Brian Westbrook rushed for 50 yards on six carries.

The Redskins lost to Kansas City 14-6 as a 6.5-point favorite in Week 6. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (36.5).

Jason Campbell passed for 89 yards with an interception for Kansas City and Clinton Portis rushed for 109 yards on 15 carries.

Current streak:
Washington has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Philadelphia: 3-2 SU, 3-2 ATS
Washington: 2-4 SU, 1-4-1 ATS

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing in October are 5-5
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 7-2-1
When playing within the division are 5-5

Washington most recently:
When playing in October are 5-5
When playing on grass are 4-6
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing within the division are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

Next up:
Philadelphia home to NY Giants, Sunday, November 1
Washington at Atlanta, Sunday, November 8

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Pats and Bucs play overseas, the Colts try to beat up on the Rams, and the Cards travel east for a game with the Giants.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The Patriots and Buccaneers will take the field at London’s Wembley Stadium in early-afternoon NFL action on Sunday, with Tom Brady and company coming off a 59-0 rout of the Titans. The Bucs (0-6 SU, 1-5 ATS) will once again go for their first win of the season – they fell 28-21 to the Panthers in their last contest. Oddsmakers have pegged the Patriots (4-2 SU, 3-3 ATS) as big 15-point favorites for the overseas matchup, with the total for the game listed at 45 points.

Other 1:00pm ET games for Sunday afternoon: Green Bay (-9) at Cleveland, San Francisco at Houston (-3), San Diego (-5) at Kansas City, Minnesota at Pittsburgh (-5.5), and Indianapolis (-14) at St. Louis. The Colts (5-0 SU, 4-1 ATS) remained unbeaten with a 31-9 pasting of the Titans two weeks ago; Indy had a bye last week. The Rams (0-6 SU, 2-4 ATS) fell just short of their first victory of the season last time out, as the Jaguars booted an OT field goal in the 23-20 win.

The late afternoon games on Sunday feature Buffalo at Carolina (-7), the Jets (-6) at Oakland, Chicago at Cincinnati (pick’em), Atlanta at Dallas (-4), and New Orleans (-6.5) at Miami. The primetime matchup then has Arizona at the Giants (-7). The Cards (3-2 SU, 3-2 ATS) are coming off a 27-3 win over the Seahawks, with Kurt Warner throwing for 276 yards and two scores. The Giants (5-1 SU, 4-1-1 ATS) fell 48-27 to the Saints last weekend, losing for the first time this year.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The Yankees will try to close out the ALCS once again on Sunday night when they host the Angels in Game 6 with a 3-2 series lead. Andy Pettitte will get the ball for New York in this contest; lefthander Pettitte picked up a no-decision in the third game of the series, surrendering three earned runs on seven hits over his 6 1-3 innings of work. The Angels will counter with Joe Saunders on Sunday; lefthander Saunders gave up two earned runs over his seven innings in Game 2.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

The National Hockey League offers up three games on Sunday, with San Jose at Philadelphia, Columbus at Los Angeles, and Edmonton at Vancouver. The Oilers and Canucks met in Edmonton on Monday night, with Nikolai Khabibulin making 39 saves in a 2-1 win for the home side. Patrick O’Sullivan and Sam Gagner had goals for the Oilers, while Steve Bernier had the lone Canucks tally in the defeat.

Roaring around the track . . .

Finally, the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series will take the track in the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Jimmie Johnson will be gunning for his third consecutive victory, and he leads teammate Mark Martin by 90 points in the Chase standings heading into this event. Johnson has also won the last two races at Martinsville, and five of the last six events on the track. Jeff Gordon, who sits third in the standings, has seven career wins at Martinsville.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009

THIRTY INDIVIDUALS INDICTED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR OFF-SHORE SPORTS BETTING OPERATION

Charged With Enterprise Corruption, Promoting Gambling and Money Laundering

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York City Police Commissioner

Raymond W. Kelly and Patricia J. Haynes, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office

of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), today announced the indictment of 30 individuals and one

corporation on charges of unlawfully operating a sports betting enterprise that stretched from Queens

County to Nevada and from Rochester to Florida. It is estimated that the ring took in more than $567

million over a 28-month period by accepting wagers on a wide variety of sporting events – ranging

from professional football, basketball, hockey and baseball to college basketball, among others.

District Attorney Brown said, “The defendants are accused of operating an incredibly

lucrative gambling operation – taking in more than $20 million a month, on average. Such

unlawfully earned profits are often – and easily – diverted to more insidious criminal enterprises. In

fact, the investigation uncovered evidence that the enterprise had links to both the Gambino and

Genovese crime families.”

The District Attorney continued, “Illegal gambling is not a victimless crime. Those who

participate in these criminal enterprises often use threats, intimidation and even physical force to

collect debts and oftentimes charge usurious interest rates on outstanding debts. In addition to our

NYPD and IRS partners, I want to thank our federal law enforcement colleagues and police

authorities in other states for their cooperation and efforts in this investigation. So massive was the

enterprise that only with their assistance could we bring these defendants to justice.”

Commissioner Kelly said, “Gambling proceeds is the fuel that drives organized crime. The

staggering amount of money in this case demonstrates just that. In this instance, however, the

bookies ran out of luck.”

IRS Special Agent-in-Charge Haynes said, “Illegal gambling is a complex financial crime.

Violators often use computers as tools to conduct financial transactions to launder money. Our

agents use their unique financial and forensic computer skills to trace the flow of the money and

unravel these financial transactions.”

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One of the ring’s alleged bookmakers – Joseph J. Fafone – was arrested yesterday at the

airport in Rochester New York, where he was waiting to board a flight to Panama. He was carrying

nearly $24,000 in cash on his person. Of the other ring members, seventeen were arrested locally

today and are awaiting arraignment in Queens Supreme Court. Nine other individuals were arrested

in upstate New York, Florida, Nevada and Illinois. Three others – including two in Panama – are

presently being sought and search warrants are being executed across the country to track down

assets connected to the ring. Presently, more than $3 million in cash has been seized. The arrests

stem from a 38-month investigation known as “Operation Betting It All.”

The defendants are charged with enterprise corruption – a violation of New York State’s

Organized Crime Control Act – as well as money laundering, promoting gambling and conspiracy.

If convicted, the individual defendants each face up to 25 years in prison. The corporate defendant

faces a fine of up to $10,000 or double the amount of the illegal gain.

In addition to the criminal charges, twenty of the defendants are being sued civilly and have

been named as respondents in a $125 million civil forfeiture action filed in Queens Supreme Court

by the District Attorney’s Special Proceedings Bureau which alleges that they engaged in a criminal

enterprise that promoted illegal gambling activities and generated illegal wages.

District Attorney Brown said that, according to a 131-count indictment filed in Queens

County Supreme Court the gambling ring promoted illegal sports betting in Queens County and

elsewhere and that the top two defendants – alleged bookmakers Joseph J. Fafone and Eric Davis

Harp – used various Internet websites, including betallsportshere.com, justwagers.com, betmsg.com,

betonline.com, and betrr.com, as well as toll-free telephone numbers to accept wagers. The

defendants also allegedly controlled a non-traditional “wire room” in the form of an off-shore,

Internet gambling service used by bettors and runners to actually place their wagers. It is alleged that

the ring used the off-shore wire room – located in Panama – to maintain the gambling accounts of

numerous runners and bettors through the Internet websites in an effort to evade law enforcement

detection through traditional methods.

Law enforcement crackdowns on traditional mob-run wire rooms have led to the use by

illegal gambling rings of off-shore gambling websites where action is available around the clock.

Bettors can click on an off-shore gambling website over the Internet and be assigned individual login

codes and passwords. Their wagers and win-loss amounts are recorded in “sub-accounts”

maintained in the accounts of “runners” and “agents.” These gambling websites typically store their

information on computer servers located outside the United States – such as in Panama – and

“bounce” their data through a series of server nodes in an effort to evade law enforcement.

In addition to Fafone and Harp – who allegedly were the bookmakers of the enterprise who

controlled and oversaw the entire operation – the indictment charges that nine other defendants –

Joseph Fafone, Sr., Thomas Farley, Gail Harris, Edward P. Kenny, Lester Klein, Louis P. Lippa,

Amanda Mercer, Robert Rasmussen and David Valerio – worked as “money collectors” and

“distributors” and were responsible for exchanging, distributing, delivering and transferring

gambling proceeds between members of the organization, including to and from agents/runners.

Some of the collectors were also allegedly involved in exchanging, distributing, delivering and

transferring gambling proceeds through various financial institutions.

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Four other defendants – Jerry Dicresce, Edward LaRocco, David Strickland and Robert

Wehnert – are alleged to have been “master agents” with several subordinate agents/runners

reporting directly to them.

The indictment additionally charges that thirteen of the defendants worked as

“agents/runners” – Robert Aglialoro, Andrew Berg, John Bowling, Louis Cassero, Joseph

Catalanotto, Philip Cesario, David Goldman, Jonathan Piansky, Joseph Pontarelli, Matthew

Schmalacker, Louis Todisco, Michael Rizzi and Robert Stampf – and were responsible for soliciting

new bettors to the organization, maintaining existing bettor relationships and meeting with bettors

to collect gambling losses and payout winnings.

While bookmakers Fafone and Harp allegedly visited the Panama wire room on occasion,

it is alleged that two other defendants in the ring – Andre Lepiz and Mike Sheridan– were in charge

of the day-to-day running of the room and allegedly acted as intermediaries with others involved in

the operation.

The corporation, JJF Consulting Services, Inc., is allegedly owned by Joseph J. Fafone and

operated out of his personal residence. The corporation was allegedly a shell corporation that was

used as a “money launder” to funnel and obscure the illegal gambling proceeds.

District Attorney Brown said that the investigation leading to today’s indictment began in

September 2006 when detectives from the NYPD’s Organized Crime Investigation Division

developed information about an illegal sports betting operation and began a joint investigation with

the District Attorney’s Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau. The investigation included physical

surveillance, intelligence information, use of an undercover officer and court-authorized electronic

eavesdropping.

According to the indictment, between September 2006 and January 2009, the defendants

conspired to make money illegally through the operation of an unlawful gambling enterprise that

accepted bets on sporting events ranging from as little as $5 to as much as $20,000 on a single game.

According to the indictment, after a bettor placed a bet either through the website or through

one of the organization’s toll-free telephone numbers, the bettor collected his winnings or paid any

losses by interacting with an agent/runner either in person or through interstate commerce. The

agent/runner, in turn, met with a money collector to turn over any gambling debts the agent/runner

collected from his bettors and/or to receive any money from the money collectors that the

agent/runner’s bettors won. The money collector/distributors, in turn, were responsible for the

collection and distribution of illegal gambling proceeds between the bookmakers and the

agents/master-agents.

The investigation was conducted by the NYPD Detective Joseph Chimienti of the Organized

Crime Investigation Division of the Organized Crime Control Bureau, under the supervision of

Lieutenant Jack Iacovou and Detective Matthew Murphy of the NYPD’s Asset Forfeiture Unit under

the supervision of Sergeant Stephen Scalza.

Also assisting in the investigation were IRS Special Agent John D. Lopez and IRS

Supervisory Special Agent Russ Richardson; State of Nevada Gaming Control Board Enforcement

Division Special Agents James Taylor and Anthony Vincent and Agent Jesse Prieto; Sean O’Malley,

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Deputy Chief Investigator, Enforcement Division, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and Assistant

United States Attorney Yasmin Best of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District

of Illinois and Assistant United States Attorney Tanya Y. Hill of the United States Attorney’s Office

for the Eastern District of New York.

Assistant District Attorney Christine M. Maloney, of the District Attorney’s Organized Crime

and Rackets Bureau, is prosecuting the criminal case under the supervision of Assistant District

Attorney Gerard A. Brave, Bureau Chief, and Mark L. Katz, Deputy Chief, and Assistant District

Attorney David S. Zadnoff, of the District Attorney’s Special Proceedings Bureau, is handling the

civil case under the supervision of Assistant District Attorneys Anthony M. Communiello, Bureau

Chief, and Oscar W. Ruiz, Deputy Chief. Both the criminal and civil matters are under the overall

supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations Peter A. Crusco and Deputy

Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations Linda M. Cantoni.

It should be noted that an indictment is merely an accusation and that defendants are

presumed innocent until proven guilty.

ADDENDUM

* denotes those defendants presently not in custody.

ALLEGED BOOKMAKER (2)

Joseph J. Fafone, 48, of 6226 Pheasants Crossing, Farmington, New York

Eric Davis Harp, 36, of 230 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada

ALLEGED MONEY COLLECTOR (9)

Joseph P. Fafone, 70, of 7495 La Paz Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida

Thomas P. Farley, 65, of 7 Ash Street, Floral Park, New York

Gail R. Harris, 55, of 2445 NW 64th Street, Boca Raton, Florida

Edward P. Kenny, 59, of 1155 Hillsboro Mile #708, Hillsboro Beach, Florida

Lester J. Klein, 66, of 166-41 Powell Cove Boulevard, Whitestone, Queens *

Louis P. Lippa Jr., 61, of 26-3 Great Wood Court, Fairport, New York

Amanda L. Mercer, 39, of 1058 Castiron Ridge Court, Henderson, Nevada

Robert J. Rasmussen, 42, of 7432 West 161st Street, Tinley Park, Illinois

David Valerio, 61, of 81 Meriden Street, Rochester, New York

ALLEGED MASTER AGENTS (4)

Jerry Dicresce, 75, of 1 Vincent Road, Apt. 3J, Bronxville, New York

Edward LaRocco, 61, of 68 Roger Drive, Port Washington, New York

Robert Wehnert, 63, of 69-26 62nd Avenue, Middle Village, Queens

David Strickland, 54, of 22837 Ponderosa Drive, Boca Raton, Florida

ALLEGED AGENTS/RUNNERS (13)

Robert Aglialoro, 38, of 57-44 81st Street, Middle Village, Queens

Andrew Berg, 48, of 60 Knollwood Road, Roslyn, New York

John Bowling, 60, of 9425 Boardwalk Lane, Orland Park, Illinois

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ALLEGED AGENTS/RUNNERS (continued)

Louis Cassero, 36, of 1771 Washington Avenue, Seaford, New York

Joseph Catalanotto, 52, of 66 East Shore Road, Huntington, New York

Philip Cesario, 68, of 303 East 60th Street, New York, New York

David Goldman, 67, of 401 East 80th Street, New York, New York

Jonathan Piansky, 39, of 9-20 166th Street, Whitestone, New York

Joseph Pontarelli, 66, of 19 East 80th Street, New York, New York

Michael Rizzi, 38, of (home address unavailable), Brooklyn, New York

Matthew Schmalacker, of 25, 215 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, New York

Robert Stampf, 74, of 30-61 49th Street, Astoria, Queens

Louis Todisco, 42, of 166-07 20th Avenue, Whitestone, Queens

ALLEGED WIRE ROOM MANAGER (1)

Mike Sheridan, (age unknown), of Via Brasil, Calle 50, Display Plaza #1, Panama City, Panama *

ALLEGED WIRE ROOM ACCOUNTANT (1)

Andre Lepiz, (age unknown), of Via Brasil, Calle 50, Display Plaza #1, Panama City, Panama *

ALLEGED CORPORATION (1)

JJF Consulting Services, of 6226 Pheasants Crossing, Farmington, New York

Printed with Permission From Our Good Friends Over at Major Wager

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Citizens Bank Park in Game 5 of the NLCS.

The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Vicente Padilla in this one. Righthander Padilla is 13-6 this season with a 4.17 ERA.

Padilla’s opponent in this one will be Cole Hamels. The Phillies ace lefthander has a 4.46 ERA to go along with a 11-12 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.

Jimmy Rollins’ two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Phillies past the Dodgers 5-4 in Game 4 of the series on Monday night.

Philadelphia cashed as -125 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Ryan Howard hit a two-run dinger for the Phillies, as Brad Lidge picked up the win in relief of starter Joe Blanton for Philadelphia.

James Loney was 2-for-4 with a run batted in for Los Angeles, while Jonathan Broxton was tagged with the loss after allowing the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The Phillies now lead the best-of-seven series 3-1.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 95-67 SU
Philadelphia: 93-69 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
LA Dodgers are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Dodgers’s last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers

Next up:
Philadelphia at LA Dodgers, Friday, October 23

The fans at Sun Bowl will be treated to a game between the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the Texas El Paso Miners when they take their seats on Wednesday.

Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Hurricane listed as 8½-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game’s total is sitting at 59½.

Tulsa was defeated 28-21 by Boise State last time out as 9-point underdogs. The 49 points went UNDER the posted total of 56.

G.J. Kinne threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns in that loss.

UTEP was downed by Memphis, 35-20, on the road in Week 6.

Memphis covered as a 1.5-point home underdog while the final score played under the 58-point total.

Team records:
Tulsa: 4-2 SU, 3-1-1 ATS
Texas El Paso: 2-4 SU, 2-4 ATS

Tulsa most recently:
When playing in October are 7-3
When playing on turf are 8-2
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 8-2

Texas El Paso most recently:
When playing in October are 4-6
When playing on turf are 5-5
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tulsa’s last 5 games on the road
Tulsa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tulsa’s last 5 games when playing Texas El Paso
Tulsa is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas El Paso’s last 5 games when playing Tulsa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas El Paso’s last 6 games at home
Texas El Paso is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
Texas El Paso is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home

Next up:
Tulsa home to Southern Methodist, Saturday, October 31
Texas El Paso home to UAB, Saturday, October 31

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Tulsa takes on Texas-El Paso, the Wild try to cool off the Avalanche, and the Dodgers and Phillies play Game 5 of the NLCS.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

There’s one college football game on the schedule for Wednesday, with Tulsa at UTEP. The Golden Hurricane (4-2 SU, 3-1-1 ATS) will be looking to bounce back from a 28-21 loss to Boise State last time out; G.J. Kinne had two TD passes for Tulsa in that contest. The Miners (2-4 SU, 2-4 ATS) fell 35-20 to Memphis in their last game. Trevor Vittatoe threw for 319 yards and two scores in that defeat. Oddsmakers have Tulsa pegged as the 7.5-point favorite for Wednesday’s game.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

It’s Game 5 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and Phillies in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, with Los Angeles sending Vicente Padilla to the mound against Philly’s Cole Hamels. Righthander Padilla started Game 2 of the NLCS, settling for a no-decision after giving up one earned run on four hits over 7 1-3 innings of work. Lefthander Hamels won Game 1 of the series, surrendering four earned runs on eight hits over 5 1-3 innings. Hamels fanned four in that contest.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, the National Hockey League offers up six games on Wednesday, including Colorado at Minnesota. The red-hot Avalanche have started the season 6-1-1, and they got past the Red Wings 4-3 on the road in a shootout in their last contest. Craig Anderson stopped 28 of 31 Detroit shots in that game. The Wild, on the other hand, are off to a miserable 1-6-0 start this year, and they were beaten 2-1 by the Canucks last time out. Mikko Koivu had the Wild’s lone score.

Rounding out Wednesday’s action on the ice: Carolina at the Islanders, Buffalo at Florida, Vancouver at Chicago, Dallas at Anaheim, and Nashville at Boston. The 2-4-1 Predators lost 3-2 in shootout to the Capitals in their last game, and they’ve lost forward Jason Arnott for a couple weeks with an arm injury. The 3-4-0 Bruins fell 4-1 to the Coyotes last time out, with Tim Thomas giving up four goals on 36 shots. Bruins forward Milan Lucic had finger surgery and will be out for a month.

The Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Yankee Stadium in Game 2 of the ALCS.

The Angels will give the ball to starter Joe Saunders in this one. Lefthander Saunders is 16-7 this season with a 4.60 ERA.

Saunders’ opponent in this one will be AJ Burnett. The Yankees righthander has a 3.97 ERA to go along with a 13-9 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.

The Yankees pounded out 10 hits en route to a 4-1 victory over the Angels in Game 1 of the series on Friday. The Yankees won the game as -180 favorites, while the five goals went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).

Hideki Matsui went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBI in leading the Yankees. CC Sabathia tossed eight innings for the win.

Kendry Morales drove in the lone run for the Angels, who were +160 underdogs. John Lackey gave up nine hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings in that loss.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 97-65 SU
New York: 103-59 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
LA Angels are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
NY Yankees are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home
NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels

Next up:
NY Yankees at LA Angels, Monday, October 19

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Oklahoma takes on Texas, USC meets Notre Dame, and the Yankees host the Angels in the second game of the ALCS.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

No. 20 Oklahoma will take on No. 3 Texas at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday for the annual Red River Rivalry. The Sooners (3-2 SU, 1-3 ATS) are coming off an easy 33-7 win over Baylor last time out, with Sam Bradford throwing for 389 yards and a TD in his return to action. The Longhorns (5-0 SU, 1-4 ATS) had no trouble with Colorado last game, winning 38-14 behind 265 yards and a score from Colt McCoy. Texas is pegged as the 3-point favorite for Saturday’s matchup.

Meanwhile, No. 6 USC will be at Notre Dame on Saturday to take on the No. 25 Fighting Irish. The Trojans (4-1 SU, 2-3 ATS) thumped California 30-3 in their last contest, as Joe McKnight ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns. The Irish (4-1 SU, 1-4 ATS) got past Washington 37-30 in their last game, as Jimmy Clausen continued his Heisman campaign with 422 yards passing and two TDs. The oddsmakers have sided with the Trojans for Saturday, favoring them by 10 points.

There are two other ranked matchups on the Saturday college football slate, with No. 4 Virginia Tech (-3) at No. 19 Georgia Tech, and No. 22 South Carolina at No. 2 Alabama (-17.5). As well, it’ll be No. 7 Ohio State (-13.5) at Purdue, No. 9 Miami (-14) at UCF, and Arkansas at No. 1 Florida (-24.5). The top-ranked Gators (5-0 SU, 2-2 ATS) slipped past LSU 13-3 last week. Tim Tebow went 11-of-16 for 134 yards passing and a TD, while rushing for 38 yards in that victory.

As well, there is one Canadian Football League game on the Saturday schedule, with Saskatchewan at Calgary. The Stampeders are a 3.5-point home favorite.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

It’s Game 2 of the American League Championship Series  between the Angels and Yankees in New York on Saturday night, with Joe Saunders taking on A.J. Burnett. Lefthander Saunders has yet to pitch in the playoffs this year, but he picked up the win in seven of his final eight regular-season outings. Righthander Burnett took a no-decision in his start against the Twins in the ALDS, surrendering just one run on three hits over his six innings of work in that outing.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

A busy night around the National Hockey League on Saturday has 13 games on tap, including Tampa Bay at the defending-champion Penguins. The Lightning will be looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss to the Senators on Thursday night, as they fell 7-1 on the road. Mike Smith allowed all seven goals on 35 shots. The Penguins improved their record to 6-1-0 on the season by beating the Hurricanes 3-2 last game in a shootout. Evgeni Malkin had two points.

Also on the ice on Saturday: Atlanta at Buffalo, Nashville at Washington, Los Angeles at Columbus, San Jose at the Islanders, Carolina at New Jersey, Ottawa at Montreal, Colorado at Detroit, Dallas at Chicago, Boston at Phoenix, Minnesota at Vancouver, St. Louis at Anaheim, and the Rangers at Toronto. New York beat up on the winless Maple Leafs 7-2 on Monday night, with Sean Avery and Daniel Girardi each scoring twice. Henrik Lundqvist saved 27 Toronto shots.

Roaring around the track . . .

Finally, the Sprint Cup Series takes the track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday night for the NASCAR Banking 500. Pole sitter and points leader Jimmie Johnson is listed as the 4/1 Vegas favorite to visit victory lane on Saturday night, with Jeff Gordon (11/2), Juan Montoya (8/1), and Mark Martin (8/1) following him on that odds list. Tony Stewart is next at 11/1 while David Reutimann, who won a rain-shortened race at Lowe’s in May, is set at 28/1 odds.

NFL betting is usually related to the strength of a team’s quarterback, and two of the best young pivots in the league will be on display on Sunday night when Jay Cutler leads Chicago into the Georgia Dome to face Matt Ryan and Atlanta, who are coming off a massive win.

Bears vs Falcons odds – Sunday, October 18, 8:20 PM ET

The Bears (3-1) are coming off a bye week, and Cutler is still getting used to the Bears’ system, as proven by their 22^nd-place ranking in offense. Matt Forte finally had a 100-yard game in the Bears’ last outing, running for 121 yards and a score in a 48-24 mauling of Detroit. What more impressive is that the defense is holding its own without Brian Urlacher in the lineup, as the Bears are 13^th in the NFL, and ninth against the run. A good defense against the ground game is a solid way to boost a team’s offshore sportsbook odds.

The Falcons (3-1) dominated San Francisco in a 45-10 rout on the road, with Matt Ryan going 22-of-32 for 329 yards, two touchdowns and a pick as the Falcons had 477 yards of total offense. Michael Turner found the end zone three times for the Falcons, who were 4-of-5 in the red zone. Defensively, the Falcons gave up just 279 yards and forced three turnovers, taking away the run game and making Shaun Hill try to beat them.

Betting services have the Falcons as a 3-point favorite at home, and last year’s 22-20 win over the Bears at the Georgia Dome was just their second in 10 meetings with the Bears. The Falcons have won nine of their last 10 at home, going 7-3 against the spread during that time. The Bears have lost six of 10 away from Soldier Field, and look headed for another loss this weekend. Cutler has all the talent in the world, but his receiving corps isn’t the best, and they’re all still getting used to each other. The Falcons look like a well-oiled machine, and Ryan has a 98.1 career rating at home, while Cutler’s road rating is 83.0. Go with Ryan and the Falcons in your NFL predictions this weekend.

This year’s USC vs Notre Dame odds for their annual rivalry game is tilted towards the Trojans, who have won seven straight against the improved Fighting Irish. Can Notre Dame stop it the slide?

USC vs Notre Dame odds – Saturday, October 17, 3:30 PM ET

The No.6 Trojans (4-1, 2-1) have gone through a bit of a transition on offense, but their defense is keeping USC’s sportsbook hopes alive. The Trojans are sixth in the nation in total defense, and fourth in points allowed, and this is amazing when you consider that their entire starting linebacking core was drafted into the NFL. Led by safety Taylor Mays, who may be one of the top NFL picks next year himself, the Trojans are a fast, aggressive bunch that come after you from the beginning of the game until the final whistle.

The No.25 Irish (4-1) are powered by the No.10 offense in the country, led by quarterback Jimmy Clausen, who is the top-rated passer in the nation. However, the defense is awful, coming in 100^th in the NCAA, and 110^th against the pass. Their defense is only 68^th against the run, and that’s only because teams can pass on them at will, so why bother with the ground game?

USC is a 10-point favorite on the road at South Bend in your gambling software, and rumors are swirling that Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis will be fired if he doesn’t end the Irish’s seven-game losing streak against the Trojans in one of college football’s oldest rivalries. This should be a game for USC quarterback Matt Barkley to make a name for himself, as he has some big shoes to fill (Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, Mark Sanchez). The Notre Dame offense hasn’t played a defense of USC’s caliber yet this year, and Clausen will have a hard time dealing with not only USC’s secondary, but their pass rush as the Trojans lead the nation in sacks. It could be a long day for Weis, as his Irish are improved, but they’re not on USC’s level yet. Go with the Trojans to cover in your sports picks.