Mark Sanchez avoided a pair of interceptions and could not lead his team to the end zone, but still the New York Jets managed to win by 9-3 to the Carolina Panthers in week 2 of the NFL preseason betting.

Small numbers.

Mexican descent quarterback could not get the Jets got a touchdown, although they enjoyed good field position in general. Sanchez completed 5 of 10 passes for 12 yards, after having had a good performance on Monday against the Giants, before which he recovered from an interception.

However, his counterpart, Matt Moore, the Panthers could not run a single offensive to produce betting points for the second straight week. It was with 6-of-17 attempts for 57 yards and an interception.

Panthers player Jimmy Clausen, and wore not only completed 9 of 22 for 72 yards.

Those who bet on NCAA football will be watching come November, when rivals are usually battling for bragging rights, or a conference title, or both.  This is the case in the American League Central, where Minnesota and Chicago have been going at each other for last couple of months, and the two will conclude their three-game set in Minnesota on Thursday.

White Sox Twins Betting – Thursday, August 19, 8:10 PM ET

Mark Buehrle (11-9, 4.05) did just enough to get a win as the White Sox doubled Detroit 8-4 at home in his last start, allowing three runs on five hits over 6.1 innings, striking out three and walking two.  He gave up a homer for the third time in four starts, but Buehrle has been doing a great job of minimizing the damage as of late.  The 31-year-old has already lost to Minnesota in 2009, and in 45 outings in his career, including 43 starts, he is 24-17 against them with a 4.08 ERA.  The crafty southpaw has even been decent at the Metrodome, going 10-9 in 22 games (20 starts with an ERA of 4.67.