UFC 119 odds get underway on Saturday night, and the highlight is a heavyweight battle between Frank Mir and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic.

Mir checks in as a very heavy favorite at -295. The former UFC Heavyweight champion is ranked sixth in the world by Sherdog and should give Cro Cop all he can handle. The American has a 13-5 record throughout his career, and an impressive eight victories have come via submission. Mir owns black belts in both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpo Karate.

All the technique in the world didn’t help Mir in his last fight, when he lost to Shane Carwin at UFC 111 in March. Carwin secured a first-round knockout over Mir, giving Mir his second defeat in three fights. The other came to heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, so it’s not exactly like Mir is losing to bums. Mir’s most recent victory took place at UFC 107 last December, when he used a guillotine choke to put down Cheick Kongo in the first round.

Filipovic is the stuff of legend. “Cro Cop” is a former member of Croatia’s elite Police Special Forces unit, though his current occupation is in the octagon. Cro Cop has a wealth of experience on his side, going 28-7-3 in his career (not to mention 45 amateur boxing matches). He has four submissions to his credit, but Cro Cop takes care of business with his fists—21 of his 28 victories came via knockout.

Now, he’s trying to move up the ladder since joining UFC in 2009. He’s won three of his four fights, with the lone loss coming to Junior dos Santos at UFC 103 in September. It was a strange fight, as Cro Cop lost via verbal submission because of an eye injury.

Since then, he’s dispatched Anthony Perosh (second-round TKO in February) and Pat Barry (third-round rear naked choke in June). Get your UFC 119 odds before the big fight!

It should be no surprise to anyone that Kyle Busch is the favorite to win it all with 4/1 odds.

The Joe Gibbs Racing star ranks third in the 2010 Sprint Cup standings. He finished ninth at New Hampshire in his last start, breaking up a very impressive run through late August and early September; Busch had finished first, fifth and second in his three races prior to New Hampshire. The second-place finish at Richmond was especially impressive considering he started 32^nd on the grid.

Busch will be looking over his shoulder at Jimmie Johnson, who has 9/2 odds to win the AAA 400. Johnson isn’t having his finest season, however; he ranks seventh in the standings after a 25^th-place finish at New Hampshire. The poor finish broke up what appeared to be a resurgence for Johnson, as he secured back-to-back thirds in Richmond and Atlanta, respectively. Besides those two races, Johnson hasn’t finished higher than 10^th since he won at New Hampshire in June.

With 11/1 NASCAR odds, Greg Biffle is expected to be in the mix. The Roush Fenway Racing driver is desperate for a win, as he’s done no better than 17^th in his past three races (he did so last week at New Hampshire, which was an improvement over 32^nd and 36^th-place finishes in his last two races). Biffle hasn’t had the goods lately, so your money is probably better off on someone else.

That someone else is probably Denny Hamlin, who has 14/1 odds to win the AAA 400. Hamlin finished second at New Hampshire and was first at Richmond the week before. Considering he’s the Sprint Cup standings leader, he’s great value at 14/1.

Kyle Busch is the favorite to wind up in winner’s lane, as he’s getting 5/4 odds to win.

Busch ranks third in the Nationwide standings after a ninth-place finish at Richmond a few weeks ago. It was a disappointing race for Busch, as he had done no worse than fifth in seven consecutive races. He has quite a season going, with 10 victories in 22 starts. Busch’s last win came August 20 in Bristol.

Brad Keselowski is next up with 5/1 odds. He ranks first in the Nationwide standings, largely thanks to having five more races than Busch. Still, Keselowski has been quite good in his own right, earning 19 Top-5 finishes. He picked up another last week, finishing second at Richmond. Keselowski has been a little topsy-turvey lately, finishes first, 14^th, fourth, 12^th and second in his last five races, respectively. If the pattern holds, he’ll miss the Top-10 at Dover.

Kevin Harvick ranks third with 6/1 odds to win the Dover 200. Harvick’s numbers might not be as good as Busch or Keselowski’s, but he’s been one of the better drivers over the last six weeks. Since a 16^th-place finish at Gateway in late July, Harvick has finished second, third, 10^th, fourth and, finally, first at Richmond last weekend.

Joey Logano rounds out the top four with 13/2 NASCAR Nationwide odds this weekend. Logano is money in the bank when it comes to Top-10 finishes; he’s missed the mark just once in 18 starts this season. He only has one victory to show for it, though, and he hasn’t hit the Top-5 since three straight second-place finishes in July and August.

The Germaine Motors driver is coming off a ninth-place finish at last week’s TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175. Bodine had been smokin’ before that, however, winning three of his last five races (he notched a second and sixth in the other two). Bodine is practically a lock to finish in the Top-10 (16 times in 19 races this season), and he’s usually in the Top-5 as well (13 times in 19 races). Unsurprisingly, Bodine ranks first in the Truck Series standings.

Ron Hornaday checks in with 7/2 odds to win the Smith’s 350. The Kevin Harvick, Inc. driver has struggled in recent weeks, however; he’s placed 24^th and 29^th, respectively, in his last two starts. Before that, Hornaday had appeared poised for a breakthrough—he’d ripped off three straight finishes in third place. His last race was especially disappointing since he started third on the grid.

Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton each have 6/1 odds to win this weekend. Sauter has just one victory this season, but he has a healthy number of Top-5 finishes (nine in 19 races this season). In fact, Sauter seems to be coming on lately; he has four finishes in the Top-5 in his last six races.

Crafton has been solid if unspectacular over the last month or so. He’s finished no worse than 10^th in his last six races, but he’s also placed no better than fourth. The consistency has helped him climb to fifth in the standings but, without any victories so far, he seems like a longshot to make noise on Saturday.

Sebastian Vettel is a 9/4 favorite to capture the checkered flag.

Vettel has been very consistent for Red Bull Racing this season. He owns nine Top-5 finishes in 14 starts, including a pair of victories. Vettel was solid enough in his last race, finishing fourth. In fact, the German has finished among the Top-5 in five of his past seven races. Considering how often he’s buzzing around the front of the pack, it’s no surprise to see him at the top of the odds list.

Of course, it’s even less surprising to see his teammate Mark Webber next in line. Webber has 3/1 odds to win the Singapore Grand Prix. The Australian has been on fire over the past few months, finishing no worse than sixth in his last five races (he did so twice). In the other three races in that stretch, Webber finished first, first, and second. Besides a 24^th-place finish at the Grand Prix of Europe in June, Webber has done no worse than sixth since April.

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso both check in with 4/1 odds to win the Singapore Grand Prix. Driving for McLaren, Hamilton has powered his way to second in the Formula One standings, but he hasn’t been on his game in recent races. He finished just 23^rd at the Italian Grand Prix in his last start and, though he won the Belgian Grand Prix before that, Hamilton also finished 20^th a few weeks ago at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Alonso earned the checkered flag at the Italian Grand Prix a few weeks ago. The Ferrari star needed it after a 21^st-place showing in Belgium but, for the most part, he’s been excellent lately. Alonso has two wins and a second-place in his last four starts.

Chelsea and Manchester City match up on soccer odds this Saturday at 7:45 p.m. ET. Here is your English Premier League weekend glance.

Chelsea is getting even odds to win on Saturday. The club is perched atop the Premier League standings with five victories in five tires this season, including a 4-0 romp over Blackpool last weekend.

Chelsea exploded out of the gate, scoring all four goals in the first half. Salomon Kalou opened the scoring before Florent Malouda added a pair. Didier Drogba rounded out the scoresheet with a tally of his own. Chelsea leads the Premier League with 21 goals scored this season and has allowed just one.

Manchester City, which has +265 odds to top Chelsea on Saturday (a draw is getting +235), is coming off a 2-0 victory over Wigan Athletic. Wigan actually put up a good fight, but a few solitary lapses in concentration were all Man City needed to take advantage.

Carlos Tevez opened the scoring in the first half after a misread play, and Yaya Toure scored thanks to a wayward heady by Wigan. It was nice for Manchester to get a bit of offense, as the club has just six goals all season (they’ve allowed two).

Other big games this weekend include Arsenal (-600) vs. West Bromwich (+1400); Liverpool (-225) vs. Sunderland (+600); Tottenham (Even) vs. West Ham (+265); and Manchester United (-200) vs. Bolton (+600).

Easily the game of the day Saturday in college football is in Fayetteville in one of the Arkansas program’s biggest games ever as the No. 10 Hogs host defending national champion and top-ranked Alabama. The Tide are 7.5-point favorites on Bodog’s NCAA odds and there is live betting available.

This game marks the first time two Top-10 teams have met in Fayetteville since 1979 and it’s the start of an incredibly brutal stretch for the Tide, with games against current Top 12 teams Florida and South Carolina to follow. But first things first, and that’s dealing with Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett, who would probably jump into the Heisman lead with a big game. And Mallett no doubt wants to make amends for last year’s 35-7 loss to Alabama in which he entered leading the nation in passing efficiency but went just 12-for-35 for 160 yards, one touchdown and one interception. This season Mallett enters third in passer rating and leads the country with 1,081 yards through the air. However, the Alabama defense ranks second in the nation in pass-efficiency defense, although the Tide really haven’t played anyone yet – obviously Penn State is solid but the Nittany Lions started a true freshman QB.

While Alabama’s defense still might be a bit of a question mark in replacing nine starters from last year, the offense has been clicking. The Tide are fourth nationally in total offense, ninth in scoring offense and have produced 24 plays of 20 yards or longer, which is tops in the nation. And reigning Heisman winner Mark Ingram is healthy, as he showed by rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries last week against Duke in his season debut. The Hogs’ defense is 10th nationally and appears leaps and bounds better than last year’s unit.

Arkansas is 4-11 all-time against the nation’s top-ranked team, but two of those wins have come against an SEC team in Fayetteville, where Alabama is just 3-4 all-time.

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While Alabama-Arkansas might hog (no pun intended Razorback fans) the SEC spotlight during the afternoon Saturday, South Carolina and Auburn meet in an equally important conference game between ranked foes on Saturday night. What a day for football fans in Alabama! Auburn is a 3-point favorite on Bodog’s NCAA odds for this one and there will be live betting available.

This game features three of the most exciting first-year players in the country in South Carolina freshman running back Marcus Lattimore and Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton and freshman running back Michael Dyer.

Lattimore, a true freshman who was arguably the top recruit in the country this past spring, has carried 77 times for 333 yards and five touchdowns so far. His 111.0 yards per game average ranks second in the SEC. Lattimore wasn’t even the starter in Week 1 but then stamped himself a future superstar by carrying the ball 37 times for 182 yards and two touchdowns against Georgia two weeks ago. QB Stephen Garcia has also been good, completing more than 68 percent of his passes for 508 yards and is second on the team with 68 yards rushing with two TDs. But Garcia is 1-6 away from home as a starter in his career.

Newton is a former backup to Tim Tebow who then went to junior college before transferring to Auburn. He ranks fourth in the country in passer rating and is fifth in the SEC in rushing at 103 yards per game. Dyer, a true freshman himself and also a top recruit this past spring, has rushed for 202 yards and is averaging 5.4 yards per carry. Auburn leads the SEC in rushing while South Carolina is No. 1 against the run.

These two schools have only met nine times and South Carolina has just one victory. They have played just four times since the Gamecocks joined the SEC and Auburn is 4-0. This is the first matchup between the two when both are ranked – and Auburn has proven tough to beat in home night games against ranked opponents, with the Tigers going 4-1 in the past five.

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Unfortunately for Boise State, it not only has to win out to possibly play in a national championship game, it has to win out and be impressive doing it. And that goes double for Saturday night’s game against Oregon State because the Beavers are the last ranked and BCS conference team left on Boise’s schedule. The Broncos are 18-point favorites on Bodog’s NCAA odds.

Oregon State has already flunked one test against a non-BCS conference powerhouse as it was beaten 30-21 by TCU in the opener. Thus a win tonight would actually help Boise just by dinging TCU’s strength of schedule because the Frogs have national title hopes as well. To prepare for the infamous blue turf, Oregon State actually painted its practice field blue this week.

Boise State is 26-0 at home under coach Chris Petersen, it has beaten the Beavers the last two times they visited Boise and it hasn’t lost a regular-season game since 2007. The Broncos are 4-0 against ranked BCS teams under Petersen and have actually won 56 straight regular-season games at home. QB Kellen Moore, a leading Heisman contender, is a stupid 28-1 in his career. Oregon State’s pass defense hasn’t been good this year and the Beavers are awful at sacking the QB (two sacks so far this year).

It’s probably not wise to expect much from Oregon State quarterback Ryan Katz as he makes his first true road start (that TCU game was at a neutral site). Katz has been good at not turning the ball over but is completing just 47.1 percent of his passes and hasn’t topped 159 yards in his two starts. Thus the Beavers will rely heavily on Heisman Trophy candidate Jacquizz Rodgers, who ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns last week in a win over Louisville. TCU held him pretty well in check with 75 yards rushing. OSU has won 20 of its past 22 when a player runs for 100 yards. However, Boise State is No. 2 in the nation against the run, allowing just 53.5 yards per game and 1.49 yards per carry.

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