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2010 Senior Bowl Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: The 2010 Senior Bowl is scheduled to take place tomorrow at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The annual game features the nation's top collegiate seniors and provides them an opportunity to showcase their skills to NFL scouts and coaching staffs. The players are divided into North and South squads and each team in comprised of 54 seniors from around the country. This year's North team is being coached by the Detroit Lions staff, while the South team, which is listed as a -4 against the spread favorite to win the game at Bookmaker.com, is guided by the Miami Dolphins coaching staff. Both teams have several notable first, second, and third round type players, which makes this annual trek for NFL coaches  even more important this year. Among the most prominent on the South roster are Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, Alabama defensive back Javier Arenas, Alabama defensive tackle Terrence Cody, USC defensive back Taylor Mays, Mississippi receiver/running back Dexter McCluster, and South Florida defensive end George Selvie. The North squad, while lacking the star power of Tebow, has several talented players as well, including Cincinnati receiver Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike, Missouri linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, Nebraska safety Larry Asante, Oklahoma running back Chris Brown, Penn State defensive lineman Jared Odrick, Missouri receiver Denario Alexander, and Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour. Not surprisingly, former Heisman winner Tim Tebow has been the talk of practice leading up to tomorrow's game. The two-time National Champion committed to the contest a couple of weeks ago, viewing the practices and the game as an opportunity for him to improve as well as demonstrate his ability to work in the more traditional offensive systems that most NFL teams employ. "There are a lot of things you do in training that are not football," Tebow said. "This (the Senior Bowl) is the only thing where you are playing football and showing football skills. It's something where I get an opportunity to play with a lot of great players and get coached by a lot of great coaches in the NFL. [It's also] an opportunity to work in an NFL system and do things that a lot of people haven't seen me do like go under center and take the drops." Count Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, who is heading up the South squad, among those impressed by the former Gators' performance this week. "One of the nice things with him is, you've got somebody lining up in the wrong spot, he's got it, he can get them lined up right," Sparano said. "He sees somebody maybe not running the right route or in the wrong place, he's got it...this whole thing has really slowed down for him." The Senior Bowl series is split down the middle with both the North and South having 30 wins apiece. The South, however, has won the last two games by a combined 18 points. Past Senior Bowl MVP's include former and current NFL stars Matt Forte, Philip Rivers, LaDainian Tomlinson, Larry Johnson, Derrick Brooks, Thurman Thomas, Dan Marino, Steve Bartkowski, and Terry Bradshaw. The 2010 Senior Bowl is scheduled to kickoff at 4:00pm ET; it will be broadcast live on the NFL Network. Bookmaker.com 2010 Senior Bowl Picks, Predictions & Betting Odds: North +4 (-110), Over 45 (-110) South -4 (-110), Under 45 (-110) Signup today to bet on the 2010 Senior Bowl at online sportsbook Bookmaker.com and receive a 20% bonus! |
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So why is the South favored? While I don't have a truly clear answer, or a scientifically proven one, I believe it's because the South has better football players than does the North. Of course that doesn't really make sense since many players who play for northern college football teams do come from the south - and that works vice-versa too. Plenty of great players who play in the South come from the North. 
College football oddsmakers at online super-sportsbook Bodog.com, have installed Alabama as 5-chalk favorites in the BCS game with a total of 46 points. The Crimson Tide are also favored on the moneyline at -180 while Horns backers are getting +160 odds.
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