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ALCS Game Two is the Week's Biggest "Stud" on the "TicketsNow Ticker" San Diego State -- Utah Match-Up the Week's Biggest "Dud" Dallas Cowboys Account for 23% of All NFL Tickets Sold by TicketsNow

Game Two of the Cleveland Indians-Boston Red Sox ALCS at Fenway Park this weekend is the TicketsNow "Stud of the Week," with an average ticket price of $706.80. The "Big Spender of the Week," the most expensive sporting ticket bought at TicketsNow this week, was a seat for $1,680 for that game.
Big Spender of the Week

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 12, 2007 -- A match-up between two undefeated NFL teams is the hottest game to attend according to the "TicketsNow Ticker." Ticket sales for the New England Patriots showdown in Dallas against the Cowboys this Sunday has been brisk, accounting for 23% of all tickets sold this week on TicketsNow, the world's largest, most trusted marketplace for premium event tickets.

Another stalwart for ticket sales on the secondary ticket market is the Boston Red Sox. Game Two of the Cleveland Indians-Boston Red Sox ALCS at Fenway Park this weekend is the TicketsNow "Stud of the Week," with an average ticket price of $706.80. The "Big Spender of the Week," the most expensive sporting ticket bought at TicketsNow this week, was a seat for $1,680 for that game.

The TicketsNow "Dud of the Week" goes to the San Diego State Mountain West conference game at Utah, which has a low average ticket price of $10.

While LSU has emerged as the newest number-one ranked team in college football, they only reside in 6th place in this week's "Ticker" as their game at Kentucky accounts for 4.5% of college football tickets sold. The number one school according to the TicketsNow College Football Ranking is Arizona State, as tickets for their match-up against Washington this Saturday accounts for 18% of this week's college football ticket sales.

Below is the week's "TicketsNow Ticker" for the week between Tuesday, October 9 and Monday, October 15:

Top 5 NFL Match-Ups
1. New England Patriots vs. Dallas Cowboys (23%)
2. Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers (13%)
3. St. Louis Rams vs. Baltimore Ravens (12%)
4. New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks (10%)
5. Miami Dolphins vs. Cleveland Browns (8%)

Top 5 NHL Match-Ups
1. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Montreal Canadiens (22%)
2. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (18%)
3. Boston Bruins vs. San Jose Sharks (14%)
4. Boston Bruins vs. Anaheim Ducks (12%)
5. Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks (10%)

TicketsNow College Football Rankings (+based on NCAA football ticket sales)
#1 Arizona State - vs. Washington (18.0% of NCAA football sales on TicketsNow)
#2 Cincinnati - vs. Louisville (6.9%)
#3 Ohio State - vs. Kent State (5.7%)
#4 UNLV - vs. BYU (5.3%)
#5 Oklahoma - vs. Missouri (4.8%)
#6 Kentucky - vs. LSU (4.5%)
#7 Michigan State - vs. Indiana (4.4%)
#8 Michigan - vs. Purdue (4.2%)
#9 Notre Dame - vs. Boston College (3.8%)
#10 South Florida - vs. Central Florida (3.6%)

ON THE BUBBLE: Penn State (3.5%), Arkansas (3.5%), Miami (3.3%), USC (3.3%), Iowa (3.0%)

Sports Stud of the Week
$706.80 avg ticket price - ALCS game 2

Sports Dud of the Week
$10 avg ticket price - SDSU-Utah

Big Spender game of the week
$1680 - ALCS game 2

About TicketsNow Ticker
The TicketsNow Ticker tracks proprietary secondary ticket sales on a weekly basis to provide a snapshot of trends for sports events nationwide.

About TicketsNow
Established in 1999, TicketsNow is the world's largest, most trusted marketplace for premium event tickets. More than 90% of all professional ticket agencies that list, buy, and sell secondary event tickets online utilize software developed by TicketsNow--creating the most comprehensive database of secondary event tickets in the world. Named in 2004 and 2006 to the Inc. 500 Index of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S., TicketsNow is a premium ticket provider for USA TODAY, Fandango, and AOL; an official sponsor of the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars; an official sponsor of University of Louisville Athletics, Arizona State University Athletics, Texas Christian University Athletics, University of Cincinnati Athletics, and a corporate partner of Princeton University Athletics; a member of the Better Business Bureau; and a founding member of the NATB, which promotes the highest level of ethics in the secondary ticketing marketplace. For more information, visit www.TicketsNow.com.

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