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Alabama and Clemson lead a group of perennial powers atop the odds in Las Vegas to win the national championship, but several bookmakers are more concerned about Iowa as the college football season kicks off.The Crimson Tide, at 6-1, are the favorites at the majority Las Vegas sportsbooks, but not all of them.Clemson is the favorite at William Hill. Clemson, LSU and Michigan?are listed as co-favorites, each at 6-1, at MGMs books.At the Westgate SuperBook, more money has been bet on LSU to win the national championship than any other team. Michigan is second.Ohio State and Florida State also are receiving strong support from bettors and are in the top tier of favorites at the majority of books. But no team could do as much damage to some books as upstart Iowa.Iowas taken some good money, Johnny Avello, executive director of race and sports at the Wynn, said. They are our worst liability right now, but we have a whole season to get off them.The Hawkeyes opened as a 100-1 long shot to win the national championship but have been bet down to 25-1 at the Wynn. Iowa is also the worst-case scenario at the Westgate and for Las Vegas sportsbook operator CG Technology, where Iowa begins the season with better odds than Stanford (30-1), Oregon (40-1) and Michigan State (80-1).The Hawkeyes return 13 starters, including senior quarterback C.J. Beathard, from last years team that went 12-2 and lost 45-16 to Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Iowa has only one team currently ranked -- Michigan -- on its schedule. The Wolverines visit Iowa City on Nov. 12.Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey and LSU running back Leonard Fournette have the best odds to win the Heisman Trophy. Watson is 9-2 at the Westgate, followed by McCaffrey and Fournette at 5-1.Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, who accounted for eight touchdowns in the first half of the Cardinals 70-14 opening win over Charlotte on Thursday, began the week at 100-1 to win the Heisman Trophy at the Westgate. Custom New England Patriots Jerseys .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Tom Brady Youth Jersey . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. http://www.shoptheofficialpatriots.com/Elite-Tedy-Bruschi-Patriots-Jersey/ .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Drew Bledsoe Jersey . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Andre Tippett Patriots Jersey . Those lessons were more than enough to overwhelm the Utah Jazz. Lou Williams scored 25 points and the Hawks continued their offensive upswing as they rolled to an easy 118-85 victory over the Jazz on Friday night, winning their third straight and for the fourth time in five games. MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers have added top prospects including Josh Hader and Lewis Brinson to their 40-man roster while claiming minor leaguer and Milwaukee native Adam Walker off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.Hader, a left-handed starter, and Brinson, an outfielder, are considered two of the best prospects in the game. The Brewers also added minor league outfielders Brett Phillips and Ryan Cordell along with right-handed pitcher Taylor Williams to their 40-man roster.Walker hit .243 with 27 homers and 75 RBIs in 132 games for Triple-A Rochester last season. He struck out 202 timess.ddddddddddddThe slugger is looking to cut down on his strikeouts and get more disciplined at the plate. Walker can play both right and left fields.Walker said Friday that he was excited for a fresh start. The Twins third-round draft pick in 2012 attended Milwaukee Lutheran High school, and his family still lives in the city.I was born and raised in Milwaukee, and Ive been watching the Brewers my whole life, the 25-year-old Walker said. Its pretty cool. ' ' '