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06/04/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will try to run their current win streak to a season-high five games in this afternoon's finale of a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners from Safeco Field.
The Angels have taken the first two matchups of this set with the lowly Mariners to maintain a 3 1/2-game lead over second-place Oakland in the American League West standings. Anaheim will visit the Athletics for three consecutive meetings beginning on Friday.
On Tuesday, the Angels' struggling offense jumped to a big early advantage and the club received another strong showing on the mound from Joe Saunders to record a 5-4 victory over Seattle.
Maicer Izturis had two hits and three RBI and Robb Quinlan finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored for Anaheim, which led 5-0 after 3 1/2 innings and held on the rest of the way. Torii Hunter also collected a pair of hits, including an RBI double in the first inning.
Saunders (9-2) became the AL's first nine-game winner this season with seven quality innings. The left-hander did allow four runs, but just one was earned, and yielded six hits while issuing only one walk.
Francisco Rodriguez struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth to notch his major league-best 23rd save.
The Angels shelled Erik Bedard (4-4) for five runs (4 earned) and seven hits before the Seattle ace was pulled after just 3 1/3 innings. Bedard, who also walked three before exiting, entered the contest with a 1.34 earned run average at home.
Jose Lopez homered and scored twice for the Mariners, losers of three in a row and owners of the AL's worst overall record at 21-38.
Seattle wraps up a nine-game homestand this afternoon and has gone 3-5 so far on the residency. The team will turn to the struggling Carlos Silva today in hopes of avoiding a series sweep.
Like the Mariners in general, Silva has been a disappointment so far this season. The offseason free-agent acquisition has lost five straight decisions since a 3-0 beginning to the campaign and is coming off a horrible month of May.
In six May starts, Silva went 0-5 and surrendered a whopping 35 runs (33 earned) and 51 hits over just 27 innings of work. The right-hander's most recent outing was the worst of the bunch, with Silva getting rocked for seven runs on seven hits and recording only two outs in a loss to Detroit on Friday.
On the flip side, Silva owns an impressive 6-1 record with a 3.55 ERA in 10 career games (9 starts) against the Angels and beat Anaheim with eight innings of three-run ball at Safeco Field on April 12.
Jered Weaver also looks to rebound from a poor last start when he takes the hill today for the Angels. The lanky right-hander permitted six runs and 10 hits over just four innings in Friday's 10-4 home loss to Toronto.
Weaver had won two straight starts prior to that misstep, including an eight- inning gem at Chicago on May 24 in which he did not give up a run and held the White Sox to three hits.
The 25-year-old is 4-2 lifetime against Seattle despite a mediocre 5.06 ERA over eight starts. Weaver was handed a loss by the Mariners at Safeco Field on April 11, a game in which he was touched for five runs and walked four in 5 2/3 innings.
On the injury front, Angels star outfielder Vladimir Guerrero has missed the first two games of this series with a sore knee and is considered day-to-day.
Anaheim holds a slim 5-3 edge in this year's season series with Seattle. The Angels took 13 of 19 contests from the Mariners last season and posted a 6-3 mark at Safeco in 2007.
Seattle did win two of three encounters with the Angels at home from April 11-13.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves aim for another win over the National
League East-rival Florida Marlins in this afternoon's third installment of a
four-game series at Turner Field.
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Tigers close out trip in Oakland >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Few things have gone right for Detroit this year, and its
current road trip is becoming one of them. The Tigers wrap up a nine-game trek
tonight in the finale of a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at
McAfee
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Randolph has carried onto the field. New York tries to win its third straight
series this afternoon when it concludes a three-game series with the San
Francis
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mired in a three-game losing streak, the New York Yankees
will now have to face one of baseball's hottest pitchers in tonight's middle
test of a three-game home series with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds have been released and Denver Broncos' running back Knowshon Moreno has been made the opening favorite.
Moreno was selected in the first round of April's NFL draft and is expected to carry the rushing load for the Broncos this season. And with Jay Cutler now in Chicago, Moreno might be expected to be Denver's entire offense.
Betting Lines from sports betting lines have made Moreno a 5/2 favorite to win this year's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Fellow running back Chris “Beanie” Wells (Arizona Cardinals) is right behind Moreno at 7/2, while Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts) and receiver Michael Crabtree (San Francisco 49ers) are 5/1 to win. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) are 7/1 and 8/1, respectively.
A couple of players who present some value are Josh Freeman, Shonn Green and Darrius Heyward-Bey.
Freeman needs to beat out Byron Leftwich to become the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but if he does, he has a lot or raw talent and could use the weapons around him (i.e. Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Bryant) to be very successful in his first season.
Green enters a crowded backfield in New York, but considering both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are unhappy about their contract situations and might holdout, the former Iowa product could become the Jets' primary back.
Everyone was shocked when Al Davis took Heyward-Bey with the eighth overall pick in April's draft, but the kid has a tremendous amount of talent and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell takes the next step this year, the former Maryland product could blossom. Plus, Heyward-Bey will be looking to prove the people wrong who said Oakland should have taken Michael Crabtree with the No. 8 pick.
And if you're looking for a deep sleeper, check out Pat White at 30/1. He enters the Miami Dolphins vaunted “Wild Cat” offense and could be a big time playmaker.
For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, see below.
2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds to Win
Ramses Barden (NYG) 40/1
Andre Brown (NYG) 20/1
Donald Brown (IND) 5/1
Kenny Britt (TEN) 20/1
Glenn Coffee (SFO) 30/1
Chase Coffman (CIN) 50/1
Michael Crabtree (SFO) 5/1
Josh Freeman (TB) 14/1
Shonn Green (NYJ) 14/1
Percy Harvin (MIN) 10/1
Darrius Heyward-Bay (OAK) 18/1
Juaquan Iglesias (CHI) 30/1
Cornelius Ingram (PHI) 50/1
Rashad Jennings (JAC) 30/1
Johnny Knox (CHI) 40/1
Jeremy Maclin (PHI) 18/1
Mohamed Massaquoi (CLE) 30/1
LeSean McCoy (PHI) 12/1
Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 5/2
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) 18/1
Brandon Pettigrew (DET) 30/1
Brian Robiskie (CLE) 20/1
Mark Sanchez (NYJ) 7/1
Matthew Stafford (DET) 8/1
Jason Smith (STL) 40/1
Mike Thomas (JAC) 25/1
Patrick Turner (MIA) 50/1
Mike Wallace (PIT) 50/1
Chris Wells (ARI) 7/2
Pat White (MIA) 30/1
Field (Any Other Player) 9/1
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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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