fivethrirtyeight.com: Obama 349, McCain 189
NYTimes: Obama 291, McCain 163, 84 tossup
CNN: Obama 291, McCain 157, 90 tossup
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The problem with Nate Silver's number at 538 is that it is the expected value (e.g. the average). That does not mean it is an attainable number (and, given the state distribution, it is not attainable in this case); it is just a statistical average.
In addition to the expected value, you want the most likely outcome. election-projection.net uses a method similar (but not the same as) Nate does. Their expected value is 346.9 (close to Nate), but their most likely outcome is 367.