Live from the Superdome in New Orleans, it’s the BCS Championship Game! Haven’t you been waiting all Bowl Season for this meeting between the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) vs. Louisiana State Tigers (11-2)? Well, the time has come so get those beers in the cooler and get that tray of nachos ready to go because kickoff is at 8:15 EST. Do you have any money on this game? Here’s how both teams match up:

OSU CATEGORY LSU
32.0 Scoring 38.7
10.7 Points given up 19.6
196.4 Passing offense 229.2
200.7 Rushing offense 218.9
397.1 Total offense 448.2
148.2 Passing defense 180.8
77.1 Rushing defense 103.1
225.2 Total defense 283.8

Good luck to both teams! My money is on Ohio State…

Canada, seeking its fourth consecutive World Junior Hockey title, faced Sweden today for the gold medal after beating the U.S. 4-1 yesterday. Not wanting a repeat of their first meeting with the Swedes (it was Canada’s only loss in the tournament), the young Canadians were looking for nothing less than a win.

And that they did. Unfortunately they needed overtime to get the winning goal. After a great first period that began with a goal just 1:27 into the game and ended with a second goal just before the period would come to a close. There were no goals scored in the second period. Team Canada goaltender Steve Mason let one in early in the third period and just when it looked like Canada would walk away with the win, Sweden pulled their goaltender to get an extra man in on the attack and with the faceoff near the Canada goal Sweden scored their second with 36 seconds remaining in the period.

In the overtime period Kitchener Ranger Matt Halischuk scored the winning goal, giving Canada a 3-2 win over Sweden.
Kitchener’s newest Ranger, Steve Mason, was named MVP. Not bad for a goalie who started off the tournament with a poor performance against Finland and nearly landed himself in the coach’s bad books…not bad indeed.

If you like betting on hockey you can bet on the NHL! There are plenty of games on tap tonight!

It’s beginning to look a lot like 2008. After careful consideration and consulting the oracle, I’ve decided these will be the 10 best sports wagers (both teams and single events) in the New Year.

Indianapolis Colts (9-2) to win the Super Bowl: Fading the Pats is fashionable.

San Antonio Spurs (3-1) to win NBA title: Fading the Celtics will be, too.

Toronto Raptors: Still ignored and undervalued against the spread.

Drake Bulldogs, NCAAB: Already 7-0 ATS and far better than expected.

Chelsea (6-1) to win English Premiership: Just six points back of Arsenal.

Germany (8-13) to win Euro 2008 Group B: Croatia is their best opponent.

Rafael Nadal (6-1) to win Australian Open: Will pass Federer soon.

Ottawa Senators (2-1) to win Eastern Conference: Great team, shaky conference.

Phil Mickelson (10-1) to win 2008 U.S. Masters: Great odds for 2004, 2006 champ.

Frank Mir (+145) over Brock Lesnar at UFC 81: Classic anti-public pick.