Man, there is nothing, and I mean nothing, like Christmas in Vegas! Great turkey buffet at Cleavage's gentlemen's club, followed by Jeff Kutash's spectacular Journey of the Magi with Lola Falana and the Lingerie Ladies, and then Midnight Mass at Mandalay Bay. It's special... Okay, down to business: Here's some last-minute sure-things guaranteed to drop a few holiday potato chips into your wallet... (all of these can be found on the board at Skip Barkie's Doghouse Casino)... Sandy Meisner will beat the Strasburg Institute in the Battle Of The Acting Schools. Better obstacle course runners. Bravo will broadcast opposite the Rose Bowl... Scottie Hamilton easily beats Brian Boitano in NBC's new "Forced To Play Hockey" series... But look out for Elvis Stojko in the finals!... Chuck Woolery's Lingo team destroys Richard Karn's Family Feud Squad in the Big Bear Toboggan Challenge. Shoulda stuck with Louie Anderson for this one, boys!... Josh Beckett will beat Curt Schilling in the Telluride Million-Dollar Snowball Pitcharama - IF he doesn't get caught scuffing the slush'... (speaking of slush - if you really want to 'see' Santa on Christmas Eve, try the Egg Nog and Stoli Slush at Bellybutton's, then exit behind the $1 video poker machines where it says 'Don't Exit' and head up to the roof. Bring a date!...) Take Team Minnesota to win the 24-Hour Zamboni Challenge on Great Slave Lake up in Canada... And finally, Christopher Lowell will upset Martha Stewart on HGTV's Gift Wrap Olympics. Her head's not the same since the troubles. Surprisingly, take Ellen DeGeneres third in this... or my name ain't... The Tubster NEXT WEEK: Sure-win New Year's Eve Bar Bets We all know unsanctioned gambling is illegal, and Sportalicious! would never condone it. But if you're playing at the kitchen table, an innocent game with your kids using potato chips…knowledge is power, that's all we're saying.