· BG flexes all the equine muscles in his brain and dishes out more Breeder’s Cup information than anyone could’ve hoped for. The man’s a gamer. He deserves a hand. · The White Sox won the World Series! Now, watch all of those South Side lifers transform from lovable losers into boorish jerks overnight.

· There’s no more room for prisoners in the Las Vegas Valley, but we think the jail owners are just too reluctant to give up the space where the slot machines are. [Las Vegas Sun]
· The owner of Penn National race track has pushed back the opening of the all-slots casino at the track […]

· Gambling 911’s Lisa Perry tries to continue her winning ways, imparting her football knowledge as seamlessly as she does her breasts. [G911] · Sedge Court Journal’s Robnosticator has a great feeling about Michigan upending Northwestern this weekend if for the only reason that Northwesterns have too many Asians attending their school. Flawed logic is better than none, we suppose. [Sedge Court Journal] · T-Money Sharp Juice is feeling Minnesota this week, looking California however, is not an option.

· North Carolina at Miami(6): PICK!: NC +21 · Oklahoma at Nebraska: PICK!: NEB -1.5 · Texas Tech(16) at Baylor: PICK!: TTECH -12 · Miami(OH) at Temple: PICK!: MIAO -21.5 · Purdue at Penn State: PICK!: PSU -15 · Maryland at Florida State(9): PICK!: MD +17 · UCLA(8) at Stanford: PICK!: UCLA -7 · (4)Georgia at (18)Florida: PICK!: UGA +4 · Colorado at Kansas State: PICK!: COL -7

Six Secrets of Successful Bettors : Winning Insights into Playing the Horses by Frank Scatoni and Peter Thomas Fornatale, covers more than just horse racing. There’s a gambler’s mentality that’s important to cultivate, and the authors are able to cull a great deal of input from their interviewees on this topic alone. Chapter six, "It’s One Long Game," features a good look at putting what’s behind you, well, behind you. From the book:

"You have to be able to keep your wits about you. You have to keep making good plays. You have to stay cool when things are going bad. Like I said, if I’m having a bad day and I look at the rest of the card and see something I really like later on, I’ll take it easy until then and try and make a big hit there. Today is not the end of the world.

Tomorrow is Breeders’ Cup day, and we’ve only got one remaining race to handicap - The Classic. Despite missing last year’s champ Ghostzapper and this year’s three-year-old champ Afleet Alex, this is still a competitive field, with three horses in particular standing out from the rest. After the jump, we’ll tell you who we’ve got in this one… CLASSIC, RACE 10 - ONE AND ONE QUARTER MILES ON THE DIRT FOR THREE-YEAR-OLD AND OLDER HORSES LAST YEAR… Solid favorite Ghostzapper crossed first at 5-2, followed by Roses in May at 9-1, and Pleasantly Perfect at 5-2. The Exacta paid $46.60, the Trifecta $164, and Superfecta $1,298.

Anybody betting the Florida/Georgia game this weekend has one thing on their mind–who in the holy cocktail vomit is Joe Tereshinski III? Well, not surprisingly, there’s been plenty of stories about him this morning. Most of these should make you feel better about taking Tereshinski and the four points. · Ignore conventional wisdom, says Eye On Gambling, who assures us that the fact that Tereshinski is starting will not impact the Bulldogs that much. [EyeOnGambling] · Joe Tereshisnki is typical of the Bulldog’s gritty, gutsy season.

Race write-ups and links to chat transcripts too much information for you to process? Well, you’re in luck. We’ve gathered up picks from a few sources, including a summary of our own selections from all the handicapping we’ve done this week. After the jump, you’ve got nothing but free picks for tomorrow’s Breeders’ Cup card… Dan Illman from the Daily Racing Form: Juvenile Fillies - Knights Templar, Folklore, Sensation. Juvenile - First Samurai, Henny Hughes, Sorcerer’s Stone F&M Turf - Ouija Board, Intercontinental, Wonder Again Sprint - Wildcat Heir, Silver Train, Attila’s Storm Mile - Valixir, Majors Cast, Whipper Distaff - Happy Ticket, Yolanda B. Too,

One of the most misplayed concepts in low limit poker is the continuation bet. If you showed aggression pre-flop, you are in a position to continue that aggression post-flop when you miss the board, often winning pots with "nothing." Just because you can make a bet when you miss the flop, doesn’t mean you necessarily should. ScurvyDog from Sound of a Suckout takes a thorough look at continuation bets in Limit Hold ‘Em, and what conditions need to be present to employ that weapon:

"One of the more difficult situations you’re commonly faced with at the poker table is whether or not to follow through with a continuation bet after you raise pre-flop with big cards, but the flop completely misses you… The decision of whether or not to follow through with a continuation bet is especially tough to handle in limit poker, as you lose much of the ability you might have in no-limit to simply push people off hands with a show of brute strength, even when the flop misses you."

We know most of you out there will be attending Halloween parties this weekend. You may not have a costume. Well, if you’re in a pinch, why not dress up like one of these spooktacular fantasy football heroes.

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