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07/10/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former first-round draft pick Ian Kennedy tries again to snap a nearly two-month free-fall when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Florida Marlins tonight in the third game of their four-game series at Chase Field.
The teams have split the initial two meetings of this set. On Friday, Ricky Nolasco pitched seven strong innings to win his fourth straight start and Florida edged Arizona, 3-2.
Nolasco (9-6) allowed six hits and two runs, walked three and had six strikeouts as the Marlins bounced back from a 10-4 defeat on Thursday. He moved to 5-1 lifetime against the Diamondbacks.
Dan Uggla drove in two runs to lead the Marlins offensively.
Arizona starter Dan Haren (7-7) yielded 10 hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings in losing his third straight decision. The right-hander hasn't won since June 12 against St. Louis.
Chris Young and Gerardo Parra each knocked in a run for Arizona, which lost for the sixth time in seven games under the guidance of new manager Kirk Gibson.
The 21st overall selection by the New York Yankees in the 2006 draft, Kennedy opened his first season with the Diamondbacks with three wins in his initial five starts, the most recent of which came May 19 against San Francisco.
He's 0-5 with three no-decisions in eight starts since, including losses in four straight outings where he's allowed 26 hits and 20 runs in 23 2/3 innings.
He was raked for nine hits and seven runs in just 5 2/3 innings of his most recent effort, a 9-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on July 5 in Phoenix.
Kennedy, who's never faced the Marlins, is 1-2 at Chase Field in 2010 with a 3.47 earned run average in 46 2/3 innings.
Florida goes with fellow ex-American Leaguer Nate Robertson, who was drafted by the Marlins in 1999 and reached the majors with them in 2002 before spending 2003-09 in the AL with the Detroit Tigers.
Robertson won a career-high 13 games with the Tigers en route to a World Series appearance in 2006, then returned to the National League and the Marlins to begin this season.
He was a 6-5 winner over the Los Angeles Dodgers in his last start, scattering seven hits and allowing three earned runs in six innings.
Robertson is 0-1 in two lifetime starts against the Diamondbacks, and 4-4 in nine road appearances this season.
These two clubs split a quick two-game set in Florida from May 17-18, as well as four games held at Chase Field last year. Arizona has won seven of the last 12 overall meetings in the series.
<< Still-winless Suppan gets call for Cards against Astros
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran right-hander Jeff Suppan tries again to end a
season-long drought when the St. Louis Cardinals visit Minute Maid Park
tonight for the second of three weekend games with the Houston Astros.
The Cardinals won Friday'
<< Brewers, Bucs resume series between slumping clubs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Dave Bush can beat his hometown team for the
second time this season when the Milwaukee Brewers host the Pittsburgh Pirates
tonight in the middle game of a three-game series at Miller Park.
The Brewers won Fri
<< Rays strive for rebound in latest battle with Indians
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Rays had a six-game winning streak halted on
Friday and will attempt to get back on track tonight, when they continue a
four-game series with the Cleveland Indians at Tropicana Field.
Lefty Aaron Laffey will
<< Phils to send out Halladay against first-place Reds
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies have needed extra innings and
stirring late comebacks to win the first two matchups of their four-game
series with the Cincinnati Reds. With Roy Halladay set to pitch tonight, it
shouldn't be so diff
Serbia wins doubles to go up on Croatia in Davis Cup >>
Split, Croatia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic took
an easy doubles win Saturday to give Serbia an advantage over Croatia in the
best-of-five Davis Cup quarterfinal between the rival nations.
Tipsarevic and Zimo
Rockies hoping to gain further ground on sliding Padres >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With their lead atop the National League's West Division
beginning to shrink, the San Diego Padres will be attempting to fend off the
hard-charging Colorado Rockies in tonight's middle test of a critical three-
game series be
Yankees seeking eighth straight win in Seattle >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The third of four weekend games between the New York
Yankees and Seattle Mariners will ensue at Safeco Field tonight, but the
contest seems secondary in the headlines to a trade that fell through between
the teams yesterday.
Sadler expects to depart RPM at season's end >>
Joliet, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Elliott Sadler said he does not plan to return
to Richard Petty Motorsports for the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season.
Sadler spoke with the media on Friday at Chicagoland Speedway. The 35-year-old
driver said tha
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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