UFC 91 Anderson Silva (22-4-0) vs. Patrick Cote (14-4-0) Betting Odds Preview: The best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and undisputed UFC middleweight champion, Anderson “The Spider” Silva [-650], puts his belt on the line when he faces, Patrick “The Predator” Cote [+450], this Saturday night October 25th on Pay-Per-View.

After going up a weight-class and absolutely destroying Light Heavyweight, James Irvin by 1st round (1min.) TKO, Anderson Silva returns to 185-lb to once again wreck havoc in the middleweight division. Fighting out of Curitiba, Brazil, “The Spider” Silva is by far the best fighter in the world, hands down.

After a successful career in Pride and overseas, Silva took his talent to the highest stage, the UFC, and has absolutely obliterated all competition.

Riding a 7-fight win-streak, Silva is incredibly well rounded, with the ability to stand and trade with the best.

The Brazilian is not only a phenomenal striker, but also possesses devastating Muay-Thai techniques, which include piercing knees and sharp elbows. The guy is as close to unbeatable as I’ve ever seen.

When asked to offer some thoughts about his upcoming fight with Cote, Silva said: “I think Patrick Cote is a very tough fighter. He has a good chin, and he has heavy hands. I believe he deserves an opportunity to fight for the title.”

“The Predator”, Patrick Cote indeed possesses heavy hands, an iron chin, and is great on the ground. Born in Rimouski, Quebec, and fighting out of Quebec City, Canada, the 28-year-old phoneme also comes in with an impressive winning streak of his own. Ricardo Almeida (split decision), Drew McFedries (TKO), Kendall Grove (TKO), and Scott Smith (unanimous decision), have all fallen victims to Cote’s knockout power and superb submission skills.

At just 5’ 11”, Cote will be giving up at least 3” in height, and of course in reach. Certainly, Silva’s length might be a problem for him especially in the later stages of the fight, if it gets to that point. Also, Cote has to be very careful not to come in early and get KO’d in the 1st.

When asked to give some thoughts on fighting, perhaps the best ever, Cote was very gracious with his response: “It’s a true honor for me to fight this guy. He's the best and I respect him a lot. My style will be perfect to give him a war and I have a lot of confidence to win this fight.”

Another great bout on the UFC 91 fight-card is the one between the fierce Brazilian pit-bull, (21-4-0) Thiago Alves [-190], taking on wrestling sensation (13-2-0) Josh Koscheck [+150].

Seattle Seahawks (1-5) vs. San Francisco 49ers (2-5) NFL Betting Odds: Candlestick Park on the east bay will be the sight for this NFC West Week 8 divisional matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. This game has a scheduled opening kickoff of 4:15 PM ET (1:15 PM PT) and can be seen in HD on FOX. Oddsmakers at BetUS.com have posted the following Online Sports Betting Odds for this NFL Week 8 matchup as the San Francisco 49ers [-5] Sports Odds favorites against the visiting Seattle Seahawks [+5].

The 49ers have had a tough week to say the least. Going into Sunday’s game, the Niners are sitting in 3rd place in the NFC West division, trailing the (2-4) St. Louis Rams and the (4-2) Arizona Cardinals.

The news of the firing of head coach Mike Nolan (18-37) came late Monday afternoon.

Earlier the same day, reports began surfacing that Nolan was going to be fired after next Sunday's game, and that his replacement would be Singletary.

However, the news came a bit earlier than expected. The OVER/UNDER for this NFC West divisional matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers has been set at a combined total of 41 points. Sources say one of the many reasons as to why Nolan was fired, was because of his unwillingness to start any QB other than J. O’Sullivan (115-198, 1547 yards).

The Seahawks, sitting at the cellar of the division, have been one of the biggest disappointments of the ’08 season. At 1-5, Seattle comes in losers of their last 3 games, and their only win came in Week 3 against the St. Louis Rams, 37-13.

After his firing, Mike Nolan released the following statement: "I want to thank the York family for the opportunity to coach the San Francisco 49ers. It is the responsibility of the Head Coach to build a foundation and an environment for success. In many area's we were, although it is winning that ultimately determines success. I also want to thank our players for their dedication and willingness to work hard. Even during the toughest of times they remained strong and fought through it. It is difficult to put into words my respect for guys that played for the 49ers over the past 3½ seasons. They have my complete respect and admiration. I am forever indebted to them." 

New Mexico vs Air Force College Football Picks: The Lobos (4-4) got a big win last week at home blowing out San Diego State, 70-7.  They scored in bunches against the nation's worst rushing defense.  Rodney Ferguson rushed for 149 yards on 25 carries, and James Wright rushed for 110 yards on 16 carries.  The 70 points were the most ever given up by San Diego State which lost to New Mexico for the eighth straight time.  The sports odds posted by the oddsmakers at Bodoglife.com currently list Air Force -6 favorites to New Mexico heading into this matchup.

"I have never been ahead that far," Lobos coach Rocky Long said. "We got some big plays and some breaks early and the game got out of hand."

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The Falcons are (5-2) on a two game winning streak, they won last week just getting by UNLV, 29-28 on the road.  Todd Newell rushed for 134 yards and 1 TD.  QB Tim Jefferson threw two touchdown passes to help the Falcons.  They can still make it to a bowl game but they need to win there next four games for that to happen.

College Football Picks: There will be tons of rushing yards in this one, for sure.  AF needs to keep the penalties down and get TD's in the red zone instead of field goals.  Their defense also needs to step up defending the pass and tackle better.  (One really positive thing is that Tim Jefferson looks great both running and throwing the ball.)  If they do this, they will win this game at Falcon Stadium for the home crowd.  But NM can score too,  putting up 70 points in their last game.  Home team is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 meetings.  Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings. The online sports betting odds at Bodoglife.com has the OVER/UNDER in this New Mexico vs Air Force game is set at 47 points.