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Angels shoot for much-needed sweep of RoyalsBaseball Betting Lines08/11/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Time is running out on the LA Angels of Anaheim and their quest for a fourth consecutive playoff berth. A three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals in this afternoon's series finale would help the cause. The Angels are 8 1/2 games behind the Texas Rangers for the AL West lead and have won the first two installments of this set with KC. After posting a 6-4 triumph in Monday's series opener, the Angels responded with a 3-1 decision last night behind Dan Haren's first win with his new team. Haren was 0-2 in three starts since coming via a trade with Arizona and delivered seven innings of one-run ball. The right-hander allowed five hits and struck out three batters, while Fernando Rodney and Brian Fuentes hurled a scoreless inning of relief. Fuentes registered his 23rd save in the process. "I really wanted the team to win a game that I pitched," Haren said. "I only had one walk, but I was all over the place. I made the pitches when I had to. I'm aggressive and I had good defense behind me." Bobby Abreu finished with two hits, a pair of walks and two runs scored for the Angels, who got two hits and a run scored from Howie Kendrick. The Halos have won four of five games and have scored 27 runs on 50 hits over their past five contests. Anaheim ace Jered Weaver will be counting on getting some run support when he toes the rubber today. Weaver has won back-to-back starts and three of his past five decisions, and is coming off last Friday's 4-2 win at Detroit in which he yielded two runs -- one earned -- through seven innings. He has pitched seven innings in three consecutive trips to the mound. Weaver is 11-7 with a 2.96 earned run average in 24 starts this season and 5-2 in 11 outings at the Big A. He is 4-4 with a 2.88 ERA in eight career starts against the Royals and beat them back on June 3 this season with seven shutout innings and nine strikeouts. Kansas City has lost three in a row and five of its last six games. Young starter Bryan Bullington fell to 0-2 this season with six decent innings, as he gave up all three runs on five hits and a walk with four K's. Alex Gordon was credited with the lone RBI for the Royals. "We're struggling for runs right now. We're waiting for that one big hit to get us going," KC skipper Ned Yost said. "Bullington pitched really good, he kept us in the game. That's all we can ask." Yost may ask for a bit more from reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke, who's slated to pitch Wednesday. Greinke has alternated wins and losses over his last six starts and lost at Seattle on Friday, as he was pummeled for six runs and 10 hits in seven innings. Greinke, a right-hander, sports a 7-11 record and a 4.14 ERA in 23 starts this season and is 2-6 in 11 road starts. He's only 1-4 in seven career matchups (six starts) with the Angels and lost to them back in June. He faced Weaver that day and allowed four runs on 10 hits in six frames. Anaheim leads the 2010 series with Kansas City by a 6-3 margin after taking nine of 10 matchups a season ago. The Angels are 15-4 in their last 19 meetings with the Royals.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nothing gives a team more confidence before a lengthy road trip than a winning streak. Before the Seattle Mariners can do that, however, they'll have to sweep the Oakland Athletics in today's finale of a three-game series fro
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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year. Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.” “ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.” MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards: Odds to win the Achievement in Directing: Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1 Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17 Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1 Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1 Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1 Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1 Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1 Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5 Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1 Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11 Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1 Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1 Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50 Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1 Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1 Best Animated Feature Film: "Cars": 1/3 "Happy Feet": 2/1 "Monster House": 20/1 Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year: "Water" – Canada: 22/1 "The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2 "After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1 "Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1 "Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10 Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film: "Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5 "Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2 "Helmer & Son": 5/2 "The Saviour": 6/1 "West Bank Story": 7/2 Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay: "Babel": 7/4 "Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1 "Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20 "Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4 "The Queen": 5/4 Best Motion Picture of the Year: "Babel": 11/4 "The Departed": 1/2 "Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2 "Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10 "The Queen": 20/1 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10 Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1 Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1 Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5 Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1 Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1 Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1 Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1 Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8 Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1 Film To Win Most Oscars: Dreamgirls: 2/3 Pans Labyrinth: 6/5 The Departed: 6/1 The Queen: 11/1 Babel: 15/1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1 Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1 Additional sports and entertainment odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.
NFL ODDSTop Football Betting Free Agents to Change TeamsIt’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column. We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side. Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor. Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season. Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference. The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your college football betting needs. |
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