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Weekend Sports Preview: September 9There's a full slate of football this weekend as the NFL kicks off its regular season and college football heads into Week 2. As well, the Conference Finals are on tap in the WNBA, and the final race of NASCAR's regular season takes place at Richmond International Speedway. But the top story in sports will be found on the diamond, where the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees meet in a showdown series. Boston sits four games up on New York in the American League East division going into this series, and have a magic number of 20. The Yankees sit just behind the Cleveland Indians (and just ahead of the Oakland Athletics) for the Wild Card lead. Probable pitchers for this weekend's series are David Wells (12-6) vs. Aaron Small (6-0), Curt Schilling (5-7) vs Shawn Chacon (5-9), and Tim Wakefield (15-10) vs Randy Johnson (13-8). Mike Mussina's sore elbow has him sidelined for this set, while fellow Yankee starters Kevin Brown and Carl Pavano could both be out for the season. Boston and New York have played each other 13 times already this season, with the Yankees holding a 7-6 edge in those games. In seven of those contests the combined score went OVER the posted total, compared to five UNDER plays and a single PUSH. At Yankee Stadium (the site of this weekend's set), the series record is 3-3 so far in 2005, with three OVERs, two UNDERs, and the one PUSH. Vegas oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox at -140 to win the American League East division, while the Yankees trail at +180. For the AL Pennant, the Red Sox lead at +180 odds, and the Yankees are pegged at 5/2. Boston has currently been given 4/1 odds to win the 2005 World Series, and New York sits behind them at 5/1 odds. Baseball not your bag? Then you're probably more interested in the weekend's football schedule, which features 15 NFL matchups (Oakland and New England battled on Thursday night) and a full lineup of college football contests. The biggest games in the NFL this weekend? The Indianapolis Colts kick off their season on the road versus the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night, and the Philadelphia Eagles travel to Atlanta to take on the Falcons on Monday night. Oddsmakers favor the road teams in each of those matchups. The Colts currently sit as a 3-point favorite to defeat the Ravens in their season opener, while the Eagles are pegged as 1-point favorites to get past the Falcons. The total for the Colts/Ravens game sits at 46.5, and the Eagles/Falcons total is listed at 41.5. On the college gridiron, all eyes will be on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as they attempt to defeat the Michigan Wolverines and improve their season record to 2-0. The Irish pounded Pittsburgh 42-21 last weekend, and were rewarded with the No. 20 ranking in this week's poll. The Wolverines, who beat Northern Illinois 33-17 in Week 1, sit at No. 3 in the rankings. The Irish beat the Wolverines in their meeting last season, by a 28-20 score in South Bend. Overall, Michigan is 18-13-1 lifetime versus Notre Dame. Elsewhere, Game 2 of each WNBA Conference Final goes on Saturday, with Game 3 (if necessary) scheduled for Sunday. In the Eastern Conference, the No. 1 Connecticut Sun are taking on the No. 2 Indiana Fever. Over in the Western Conference, the No. 1 Sacramento Monarchs face the No. 3 Houston Comets. And on the track, the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway goes on Saturday night as NASCAR ends its regular season. The Rock & Roll 400 is the final chance for drivers to qualify for the Chase for the Nextel Cup, otherwise known as NASCAR's postseason. As it stands, six of the 10 Chase berths have been clinched, with 10 other drivers mathematically in contention for the final four spots.
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