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Las Vegas - Next up on the UFC card coming up tomorrow from Jacksonville is, Ovince (OSP) Saint Preux vs. Ben (Big Ben) Rothwell. Ovince is the favorite at -$150 (bet $150 to win back $100), with Rothwell the underdog at +$130 (bet $100 to win back $130).

Did someone say Tale of the Tape? Gotcha. Saint Preux is 37 years old from Immokalee, Florida. He will tip the scale at around 205 pounds, is 6'3.5" and has an 80.0" reach. His MMA record is healthy at 24-13, with 11 wins coming by KO, 8 by submission and 5 by decision. OSP has not stepped into the Octagon since last September, and he has lost two of his last three fights.

If I was giving Ovince advice, would suggest he change his nickname from OSP to, OVINCEABLE!

Found out that OSP was a member of the Omega Psi Phi frat when he went to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. If you're wondering, Omega Psi Phi's stated purpose has been "to attract and build a strong and effective force of Handsome men dedicated to its Cardinal Principles of manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift." That's right off the website. WOW! Some notable members include Count Basie, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, Vince Carter, Steve Harvey, Ray Lewis, and his AIRNESS, Michael Jordan.

My fraternity at Baruch College in NYC was Alpha Epsilon Pi. I pledged the frat in my Freshman year, and apparently, we were a little out of control, and our chapter was SHUTDOWN! Notable members of AEPi that you would never know include Harry Fletcher, Jay Manne, Freddy Farkough, Mike Schnabel and Ira Goldstein. Those guys were all part of my pledge class. Notable members that were NOT part of my pledge class include some minor players on the world stage, like Mark Zuckerberg, the GREAT architect Frank Gehry, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and BOTH members of Simon & Garfunkel.

More Tape. Rothwell is 38 years old from Kenosha, Wisconsin, hurts the scale at approximately 265 pounds, is 6'4" and has a 78.5" reach. His MMA record is 37-12, with 28 wins coming by KO, 6 by submission and 3 by decision. Like OSP, Big Ben comes into the fight on a downward slope, losing three of his last four matches.

Picks coming tomorrow BAABBBEEE!!!

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