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Big Brown is the favorite to win the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown, on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course...
The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are the favorites to win the 2008 NBA Championship at online sportsbooks...
The 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the Triple Crown, takes place Saturday and Horse-Racing Betting fans will have a full field of 20 thoroughbreds to choose from at Churchill Downs...
It took awhile, but NBA Basketball betting fans finally decided they like the Boston Celtics to cover the spread against the New York Knicks Monday night...
First-round action in the 2008 NHL Playoffs continues Saturday with a three-game slate, and Sportsbetting.com is offering dozens of NHL Prop Bets on top of a wide assortment of game, series and Stanley Cup wagers...
The favored Memphis Tigers are getting lots of action heading into tonight’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship...
The final two teams have made it through the bracket and are getting ready to battle for the basketball championship tonight...
College Basketball Betting fans are backing the two favorites, the North Carolina Tar Heels and Memphis Tigers, heading into the 2008 NCAA Tournament Final Four on Saturday...
The San Diego Padres host the Houston Astros Monday night in the 2008 MLB season opener for both clubs...
College Basketball Betting fans are gearing up for the 2008 NCAA Tournament stretch drive as the Sweet Sixteen round gets underway Thursday and Friday...
Online Sportsbooks have released betting lines for the NCAA Tournament as March Madness officially gets underway this week...
The No. 13 Louisville Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Panthers in quarterfinal action tonight at the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden...
Selection Sunday looms dead ahead and just beyond that bracket-fever sweeps the nation...
The Big East tournament gets underway Wednesday with the Seton Hall Pirates facing the No. 25-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles at Madison Square Garden...
The San Antonio Spurs will be out for revenge tonight when they face the Denver Nuggets for the second time in four days at the AT&T Center...
Depending on when you’re reading this, Selection Sunday is nine (or less) days away and you can feel the heat getting turned up on campuses all over the US...
In what many College Basketball observers are calling the game of the season, the No. 1-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels visit arch-rival No. 6 Duke Blue Devils on Saturday with the ACC Conference regular-season title on the line...
The No. 3 UCLA Bruins host rival No. 7 Stanford Cardinal on Thursday night in a Pac-10 matchup that could give the Bruins their third-straight regular-season conference title...
The underdog Texas Tech Red Raiders are getting lots of action heading into tonight’s Big 12 matchup with the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks...
The No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish visit the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals in a key clash of Big East rivals Thursday night...
The Vancouver Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday in a battle of heated Northwest division rivals...
The Tennessee Volunteers, the top-ranked NCAA College basketball team in the country, will be shooting for their 10th-straight victory when they visit the No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores in a SEC conference battle Tuesday night...
The streaking Texas Longhorns face Big 12 rival Kansas State Wildcats at Bramlage Coliseum in NCAA College Basketball action Monday...
The Phoenix Suns will have Shaquille O’Neal in the lineup tonight when they host the streaking Los Angeles Lakers...
College Basketball bettors will be focusing on tonight’s Big Ten conference clash between the No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers and the red-hot No. 15 Purdue Boilermakers...
NBA Betting stats indicate the public is picking the underdog Phoenix Suns to beat the spread when they face the Golden State Warriors in a clash of NBA Pacific division rivals tonight...
The last NFL Betting opportunity of the season takes place Sunday when the AFC and NFC square off in the 2008 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu...
Super Bowl bettors who took the New York Giants, especially on moneyline wagers, were big winners and online sportsbooks were big losers as the Giants pulled off one of the greatest upsets in NFL history in Super Bowl XLII...
With two days until the Super Bowl, the majority of bettors are still banking on the New York Giants to beat the spread against the favored New England Patriots...
The betting public continues to bet heavily on the New York Giants to beat the spread against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII this Sunday, but oddsmakers say more...
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says that a slightly sprained right ankle will not keep him out of Super Bowl XLII...
The New York Giants continue to be a favorite of NFL bettors at online sportsbooks, even though they’re 12-point underdogs against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII...
Bettors have laid a beating on the early line for Super Bowl XLII, with the point-spread dropping from 14 to 12 – and as low as 11½ – at most offshore...
The NFL conference championships get underway Sunday with the heavily favored New England Patriots hosting...
The No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers host the 14th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores in a battle of SEC rivals Thursday night at the Thompson-Boling Arena...
NFL Divisional playoffs get going this weekend with eight teams battling for a berth in the Conference Championships...
The Dallas Mavericks can grab a share of the Southwest Division lead when they host the Detroit Pistons Wednesday at American Airlines Center...
The DePaul Blue Demons will be shooting for an upset – and their fifth-straight win – when they host the No. 7 Georgetown Hoyas in Big East play tonight...
The Ohio State Buckeyes, the No. 1-ranked team in College Football, take on the No. 2 LSU Tigers in the BCS National Championship Game tonight at the Louisiana Superdome. ...
Bettors won’t have to wait too long into the New Year for BCS Bowl games, as the Rose Bowl kicks off Tuesday afternoon, immediately followed by the Sugar Bowl...
The NFC Wild Card picture will be a lot clearer after the Washington Redskins visit the Minnesota Vikings Sunday night...
The St.Louis Rams (+8) play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers (-8), at Edward Jones Dome, for some Thursday Night Football...
The Toronto Raptors will be looking for their third-straight win against the Los Angeles Clippers when the teams meet tonight at the Staples Center....
The Chicago Bears visit the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in a clash of NFC North rivals...
The Pittsburgh Steelers (-3 ½) put their perfect 7-0 home record on the line when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars (+3 ½), at Heinz Field, in Week 15...
The struggling Utah Jazz will try to avoid their longest losing streak of the season when they visit the Phoenix Suns tonight...
The surprising St. Mary's Gaels put their undefeated record on the line tonight against the Southern Illinois Salukis...
The New Orleans Saints will try to salvage what has been a disappointing season when they visit the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football...
The New England Patriots put their undefeated season on the line when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday...
The Washington Redskins (-3) will host the Chicago Bears (+3), at FedEX Field, for some Thursday Night Football...
Two teams that have been struggling lately meet up Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves...
The only player on the New England Patriots’ injury report is quarterback Tom Brady, who’s listed as probable. Too bad for the Baltimore Ravens he’s not out for the season...
The L.A. Lakers (8-6 SU) will host the Denver Nuggets (9-6 SU) tonight, at the Staples Center, for some slammin jammin NBA action.
The L.A. Lakers (8-6 ATS) (6-7-1 O/U) are coming off a, 106-99, win over the struggling Seattle Sonics after going on a three game losing skid. The Lakers are 5-3 when playing at home.
The Denver Nuggets (7-8 ATS) (8-7 O/U) are riding a two game losing streak, with their most recent 110-112 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The Nuggets are 3-4 when playing on the road...
Two 10-1 teams meet tomorrow night to see who claims top position in the NFC. The Dallas Cowboys (10-1) will host The Green Bay Packers (10-1), at Texas Stadium, for a much anticipated grid iron battle...
Thirty-five years after they became the only unbeaten Super Bowl champions in NFL history, the Miami Dolphins are inching closer to another record. This record, however, is not for perfection, but imperfection.
The winless Dolphins (0-10 SU, 2-6-2 ATS) head into the Monday Night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3 SU, 6-4 ATS) in danger of eclipsing the dubious achievement of the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who went 0-14 and are the only team to have gone winless through an NFL season of 14 games or more.
Two of the top teams in the nation go head-to-head Saturday when the No. 4 Missouri Tigers and the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks clash at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, in one of College Football’s oldest and most bitter rivalries.
The Sacramento Kings will host the Phoenix Suns tonight, at the Arco Arena, for some NBA action..
The Tennessee Titans will try to rebound from a demoralizing loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars when they visit the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football.
The Broncos are 1-point favorites against the Titans, but sportsbooks are reporting slightly more action on Tennessee (about 51 per cent).
The Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Michigan Wolverines for the Big Ten title Saturday afternoon at The Big House in Ann Arbor.
Michigan and Ohio State have squared off on the last Saturday of the Big Ten season every year since 1935, and this will mark the 25th year the teams have decided the Big Ten champion.
The New York Knicks will try to pick up their first win at the U.S. Airways Center in nearly five years when they face the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.
New York has lost four straight in Phoenix, its last victory coming on Feb. 14, 2003 when the Knicks edged the Suns 116-115.
Top spot in the NFC East division will be on the line when the Dallas Cowboys battle the New Giants at Giants Stadium on Sunday.
The divisional matchup pits the team generally considered the best in the NFC this season against a team that’s currently the conference's hottest. The first-place Cowboys are 7-1 SU, their only loss at the hands of the undefeated New England Patriots, while the second-place Giants are 6-2, having won six straight after opening the season 0-2.
The defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers
visit the Utah Jazz tonight and will be looking to buck a trend
that has seen them lose 14 of their past 17 games at EnergySolutions
Arena
Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns open their NBA season tonight
against the Supersonics in Seattle.
Bet the Phoenix-Seattle game at Bodog
Life, which has the Suns as 12½-point favorites, and
the game total at 223
The Colorado Rockies and the Boston Red Sox square off in the
first game of the 2007 World Series Wednesday night, and each team
will be counting on its ace to take an early lead in the best-of-seven
series..
The Boston Red Sox, who until this week were the top pick to win
the World Series, will try to stave off elimination tonight when
they face the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field in Game 5 of the
ALCS.
For the first time this fall, the Boston Red Sox find themselves
in a pressure-cooker situation as they head into Game 4 of the ALCS
against the Cleveland Indians tonight.
The Red Sox trail the best-of-seven series 2-1 after Cleveland
picked up a win at Jacobs Field Monday night.
Both the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals will be without
their starting quarterbacks when the teams meet Sunday in Phoenix,
but both will have proven veterans taking their places. With Arizona’s
Matt Leinart on Injured Reserve with the broken collarbone he suffered
Sunday in the Cardinals' win over St. Louis Rams last weekend, seasoned
veteran Kurt Warner will get the start.
The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies in Game 1 of
the NL Championship Series Thursday night at Chase Field.
Bet the NLCS at Betmaker,
which has the D-backs as 129-moneyline favorites and the over/under
at 7½.
The New York Rangers and New York Islanders add another chapter
to their heated rivalry when they clash at Nassau Coliseum Wednesday
night, one of 12 games on a busy NHL slate.
Bet the Rangers-Islanders game at betUS, which has the Rangers
as 140-moneyline favorites and the over/under at 5½.
The NFL’s Big Apple battle goes this Sunday when the New
York Giants host the New York Jets.
The Jets (1-3 SU, 1-2-1 ATS) lost to Buffalo 17-14 as a 3-point
favorite last week, and the combined score fell under the posted
over/under total of 37.5.
The last spot in the 2007 MLB playoffs will be up for grabs tonight
when the Colorado Rockies host the San Diego Padres.
The Rockies forced a one-game playoff for the NL wild-card spot
with a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. It marks
the first time in eight years a wild card spot will be decided by
a one-game playoff.
Quarterback Brian Griese replacing Rex Grossman isn’t the
only roster shuffle for the Chicago Bears as they head into their
NFC North clash with the Detroit Lions.
The Bears, already struggling with injuries before last weekend’s
34-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, head into Sunday’s game
with a significant number of players out or playing injured.
The Philadelphia Eagles face the New York Giants in a battle of
battered and bruised NFC East rivals Sunday night. Both teams have
a number of players out with injury, but the Eagles are expecting
to have top running back Brian Westbrook in the line-up.
It’s difficult to tell who wants first place in the NL West
more – the San Diego Padres or the Arizona Diamondbacks. Judging
by their play over the weekend, neither team seems particularly
focused on winning the division.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been one of the hottest teams in
MLB during September, but they now find themselves in danger of
losing their lead in the NL West heading into action tonight against
the division rival San Francisco Giants
The San Diego Padres face Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium Wednesday
night in the second game of a three-game series that has major implications
for both the NL West pennant race and the National League Wild Card
standings.
The No. 9 Virginia Tech Hokies take on the No. 2 LSU Tigers in
a battle of Top 10 NCAA teams Saturday night at Tiger Stadium.
The Seattle Mariners face the New York Yankees in a pivotal AL
Wild Card game tonight at Yankee Stadium.
The Mariners snapped a nine-game losing streak at the most opportune
time – last night in the opener of a three-game series against
the Yankees. Ichiro Suzuki was 3-for-5 with a homer for Seattle
in the 7-1 win, the Mariners’ first victory since beating
the Texas Rangers on Aug. 24.
Week 1 of the College Football season is underway and there’s
a full slate of games on tap this weekend. The Big-12 Conference
Oklahoma State Cowboys open their season on the road against the
SEC Conference Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday
MLB’s most heated rivalry resumes tonight in the Bronx when
the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox. Boston comes into
tonight's matchup holding an eight-game edge on the Yankees in the
American League East.
The 125th U.S. Open of Tennis will begin August 28, in Flushing
Meadows, New York and end September 10. All your favorite players
will be there because this tournament proves who the best players
in the world are. There are over 120 entries in this year’s
tournament so let’s start breaking down who the favorites
are for the men and the ladies side.
The Big Apple’s football bragging rights are on the line
this weekend as the city’s two NFL teams go head-to-head in
NFL preseason play.
The Detroit Tigers could move into first place in the Al Central
Division tonight with a win over the visiting Cleveland Indians.
Detroit moved to within a half game of division-leading Cleveland
with a 2-1 win Tuesday night in the first game of a three-game series
at Comerica Park.
The Chicago Bears will have a chance to avenge their loss in the
2007 Super Bowl when they face the Indianapolis Colts in NFL preseason
action on Monday.The Colts host the Bears at the RCA Dome in the
first meeting between the teams since Indianapolis beat Chicago
29-17 in Super Bowl XLI last February in Miami.
The race for top spot in the National League West division will
be in the spotlight tonight as the 2nd place San Diego Padres host
the 3rd place Colorado Rockies in the first game of a three-game
series at PETCO Park.
Barry Bonds will be looking for record-tying home run No. 755
when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants tonight
at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers will be looking to bounce back from
a 3-1 loss to the Giants – their third-straight defeat –
in the opener of the three-game series Tuesday night. The Giants
won the game as +155 underdogs, while the four runs fell well under
the O/U of 7.5.
The Detroit Tigers continue a five-game series against the Chicago
White Sox tonight, and they’ll be looking to bounce back after
dropping both games of a doubleheader Tuesday.
With NFL training camps opening in a couple of weeks, this is
a great time for bettors to check out the wide variety of Futures
bets BetOnline.com is offering for the 2007-08 NFL season.
New York Mets: The Mets are off and running.
Even with P.Martinez on the disabled list. Mets have plenty of fire
power coming from T.Glavine (4.12), J.Maine (2.87), O.Hernandez
(2.77), J.Sosa (3.79) and A.Heilman (3.96). Mets batters are doing
great, C.Degado (42 RBI’s), J.Reyes (.314), M.Alou (.318),
C.Beltran (44 RBI’s) and D.Wright (42 RBI’s) are bringing
home the runners. All-stars participants are Beltran, Wright and
Reyes.
early all of the world’s best golfers are expected to take
part in this weekend’s inaugural AT&T National at the
7,204-yard, par-70 Congressional Golf Club.
The US $6-million National is being hosted by Tiger Woods, who
becomes just the third golfer, along with Arnold Palmer and Jack
Nicklaus, to host a PGA Tour event.
With the middle of the baseball season coming up, it's time to
for a mid-season report. Who's hot or not?
American League East
New York Yankees: The Yankees have had a turbulent start this year.
They were plagued with injuries. Their pitchers were letting the
team down early and Steinbrenner was pissed. So what does he do?
Goes and gets R.Clemens back. Yankees pitching is a little better
but are still under .500 at the midway point.
One of the tightest divisional races in Major League Baseball
will be in the spotlight when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the
Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Chase Field.
Central Division
Detroit Red Wings: LW Todd Bertuzzi, C Robert Lang, C Kyle Calder,
D Mathieu Schneider, D Danny Markov, D Jiri Fischer, G Dominik Hasek.
May sign Bertuzzi or look for other forwards like Vyacheslav Kozlov,
Scott Hartnell, Chris Drury, Mike Comrie, or Peter Forsberg. Hasek
says he wants to return (1yr signing). Schneider, Markov may be
traded. Possibilities are Nolan Pratt, Luke Richardson,
One of the tightest divisional races in Major League Baseball
will be in the spotlight when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the
Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Chase Field.
It’s that time of year again when NHL teams look to move
players around, and budget their payrolls. With teams looking for
fast forwards who can score, and solid defensemen. This year’s
draft should prove to be tricky, with GM’s wheeling and dealing
to get their man.
When a superstar athlete demands a trade, he can count on getting
unmercifully booed and jeered when he returns to play against his
former team.
Two MLB teams heading in opposite directions face each other tonight
when the Seattle Mariners host the Pittsburgh Pirates in interleague
play at Safeco Field.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be hoping for home-court advantage,
and any other advantages they can get, as they host the San Antonio
Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight.
The existing arena lease of the NHL’s Nashville Predators
has some tripwires to prevent the franchise being moved. If the
Preds can average 14,000 next season, new owner Jim Balsillie cannot
immediately bolt.
The painful reality of the NHL’s rapid expansion into ‘non-traditional’
hockey markets in the U.S., particularly in the Sun Belt, has started
to rear its ugly head. It was only a matter of time.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are going into the first NBA Final series
in franchise history as big underdogs.
The Eastern Conference Final reaches a pivotal point tonight as
the Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5.
The Ottawa Senators will be trying to rediscover their playoff
groove tonight in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Anaheim
Ducks.
The Detroit Pistons face the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the
Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena tonight. Detroit
leads the best-of-seven series 2-1.
The New York Mets will try to avenge last night’s lopsided
loss when they meet the Atlanta Braves tonight
in a key National League East Division matchup at Turner Field.
The Ottawa Senators will take on the Anaheim Ducks for right to
take home the Stanley Cup beginning next Monday in California, which
will mark for the victor that franchises’ first-ever Cup.
The Utah Jazz face the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA's
Western Conference finals tonight at the AT&T Center.
Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns will be facing elimination when
they take on the San Antonio Spurs Friday night in Game 6 of their
Western Conference playoff series in San Antonio.
Street Sense, this year’s Kentucky Derby winner, is the clear
favorite going into this weekend’s 132nd running of Preakness
Stakes. A win at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday
would give Street Sense a chance at the Triple Crown at the Belmont
Stakes on June 9.
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New England is in the AFC Conference Final not so much because
they beat San Diego, but because the Chargers beat themselves. Missed
opportunities and stupid coaching decisions (there don’t have
to be many to lose a game) were the main reasons San Diego’s
season came to a crashing end.
Gilbert Arenas leads the Washington Wizards into Oklahoma City tonight
to take on the Hornets. Arenas ranks second in the NBA with 30.2
points per game, and is leading a Wizards team that is averaging
108.2 points per game.
The Steelers were counted out by many halfway through the season,
and rightfully so. Now they have won 5 of their last 6 and sit at
7-7 with an outside chance of making the playoffs. Pittsburgh will
need Devine Intervention to get to the show, but they can still
make it. Pittsburgh has this game against the Ravens and finish
out against Cincinnati..
Atlanta Falcons hope they are not repeating their 2005 performance.
Last year, Atlanta started 6-2 and missed the playoffs. This year,
the Falcons started 5-2 and are now 5-4. Atlanta still leads the
league in rushing, but they are up against the second best run Din
the NFL. Falcons QB Michael Vick will have to win with his arm if
Atlanta hopes to improve on their record.
Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans
This game has two big storylines: first, Baltimore QB Steve McNair
returns to play the team that dumped him a few months ago, and,
second, the Ravens haven’t lost since Head Coach Brian Billick
took over the offensive play calling two games ago. And Baltimore
beat two pretty good teams, the Saints in New Orleans and at home
against Cincinnati.
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers
Last Sunday, Arizona remembered how to lose and Brett Favre remembered
how to win. Arizona has lost their last 6 games and is the last
ranked team in the NFL right now.
Carolina Panthers versus Cincinnati Bengals
Defensive end Julius Peppers is having his best year ever, and leads the league in sacks and Carolina looks like they are going to be hard to stop this year. After WR Steve Smith missed the Panther’s first 2 games because...
The question gets asked every year at this time when a good team
with a favorable schedule sports an undefeated record. A perfect
season to match the ’72 Miami Dolphins’ accomplishment
is the Holy Grail of every NFL team starting the season undefeated.
But the list of teams remaining undefeated shortens quickly.
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