Lance Bass and Neil Patrick Harris an item?

Will Lance Bass and Neil Patrick Harris announce that they are dating by February 28th, 2007?

This is the question posed by online gambling website Bodog.com (see website here), which threw this betting option out there but is not exactly confident it will happen.

The two not dating is listed with -620 odds while the "yes" option is +360.  Betting "No" would not yield much of a payout whereas "yes" would pay $3.60 for every $1.00 bet should the two announce they are dating before the end of February.

So what brings about this news?

Well, first off, it was announced on Monday that Lance Bass split from his boyfriend Reichen Lehmkuhl.  That relationship pretty much bottomed out.

According to Lance Bass' publicist, Cindy Owen, the couple has broken up. News of the announcement supposedly came as a surprise to Reichen, who was unaware that Bass issued a statement.

Now Lance must find a new boyfriend.  This should not be too hard considering the amount of time Bass spends in Miami Beach where an estimated 75% of the male population is gay.

But is Neil Patrick Harris - perhaps better known as "Doogie Howser" - really Lance's type?  His ex certainly looks nothing like Doogie. 

"Yes," says Gambling911.com's resident relationship expert Peyton O'Brien.  "Doogie came out of the closet early last month and it is common for gay celebrities to gravitate towards one another in an effort to discover prosaic ground."

What did she say?  Girl you've been spending to much time in Disney World!

Take it from Sparky, don't listen to Peyton.  She wouldn't know a gay Lance from a straight Lance.  But you know what, she might be on to something and at +360 odds, I might throw a little money down myself. 

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Sparky Collins, www.gambling911.com

Originally published December 4, 2006 11:14 pm ET