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07/22/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Red Sox gun for their third straight win this afternoon as they close out a four-game set against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park in Boston.
On Saturday the Red Sox scored double-digit runs for the second straight game as they defeated the visitors by a score of 11-2. While the home team certainly had it's offense tuned up, it was surprise hurler Kason Gabbard who stole much of the headlines as he tossed a three-hitter over seven innings for Boston. Gabbard fanned one and walked another as he allowed just a single run for the Red Sox, now 7 1/2 games ahead of the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East.
Coco Crisp had another big outing as he went 3-for-4 with five RBI and scored a run for the Red Sox, while Eric Hinske added a pair of hits, two RBI and scored once while David Ortiz was getting an MRI on his left shoulder and is currently listed as day-to-day for the club.
Josh Fields finished up 2-for-4 with an RBI for the White Sox, who lost their second straight outing. Starting pitcher John Danks allowed four runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and three walks over six innings.
The ageless Tim Wakefield takes the hill for the home team this afternoon in an attempt to improve upon his weak 5-10 career record versus Chicago.
The 15-year veteran had won three straight decisions before the Kansas City Royals touched him for six runs on nine hits over 6 1/3 innings on Tuesday. Wakefield fanned just a single batter, but the knuckleballer also kept from walking anyone for the second straight outing and the third time in the last five games.
Wakefield, who is 10 bases-on-balls shy of 1,000 for his career and five strikeouts from 1,750, has a lofty 5.42 ERA in his career versus the White Sox.
As for Chicago, Jon Garland is the man getting the call this time around as he tries to climb over the .500 mark (3-3) against Boston for his career. Garland, who went 18-7 a year ago, has already posted six setbacks in 2007, yet his ERA is below four.
The California native, who is now in his eighth season in the big leagues, last pitched on Tuesday versus Cleveland on the road, permitting a mere three runs on seven hits and three walks over six innings. However, the bullpen failed to close the deal in what turned into a 6-5 loss for the Sox.
Over the last seven games Crisp has been credited with a team-high nine RBI, followed by Julio Lugo who has seven, combining for 16 of the team's 36 runs batted in over the last week. Manny Ramirez has just two RBI during that span, thanks to a pair of home runs, yet has scored six times and is batting .360.
Although he is hitting just .200 in the last week, Paul Konerko has still supplied the White Sox with plenty of scoring punch with three home runs and seven RBI on just five hits. The same goes for Jermaine Dye who also has three long balls and has scored five, while hitting .240 for a team that is now 15 1/2 games out of contention in the AL Central.
Chicago, which has won just three of the last nine games played in Boston, is trailing in the series 14-8 since the start of 2004.
<< Szavay captures Palermo title
Palermo, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Agnes Szavay of Hungary captured her first
career WTA Tour singles title with a straight-set rout of Germany's Martina
Muller in the final of the Palermo International.
The eighth-seeded Szavay cruised
<< Howard belts two homers as Phils stomp Padres
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard went 3-for-3 with a pair of
home runs and five RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies pounded the San Diego
Padres, 12-4, in the third game of a four-game set at Petco Park.
Wes Helms, Greg
<< Yanks rout Rays to sweep doubleheader
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rodriguez belted his 33rd homer of the
season, drove in four runs, and Johnny Damon had a four-RBI game as well to
lead New York's 17-5 thrashing of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, completing a sweep
of a da
<< Blake to face Stepanek at Countrywide finals
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second seed American James Blake and Radek
Stepanek both won their semifinal matches to advance to the finals at the
Countrywide Classic on Saturday.
Blake played the first match of the day and bo
Marines, Blue Jays try to get offenses going at Rogers Centre >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shut out for the fourth time this season, the Seattle
Mariners try to bounce back this afternoon as they challenge the Toronto Blue
Jays in the finale of a three-game set at the Rogers Centre.
On Saturday the Seattle offen
A-Rod tries to inch closer to 500 homers as Yanks host Rays >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shooting for their third straight victory, the New York
Yankees close out a four-game set against division rival Tampa Bay this
afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
After being crushed in the series opener on Friday night by a sco
Twins go for sweep of Angels >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Losers of two straight and five of the last six, the LA
Angels of Anaheim try to salvage a win as they close out a three-game set
against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome this afternoon.
On Saturday Joe Mauer produced
Orioles, Athletics conclude set in Oakland >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Losers of two of their last three, the Baltimore Orioles
conclude their West Coast swing this afternoon at McAfee Coliseum as they face
off against the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game set.
On Saturday night
American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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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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