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07/23/2007 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeremy Guthrie tossed seven innings of two-hit shutout ball as Baltimore bested Oakland, 2-0, in the rubber match of a three- game series at McAfee Coliseum.
Guthrie (6-3) struck out six and walked three, lowering his ERA to 2.88, third-lowest in the American League. He did not allow a runner past second base in his start. Kevin Millar and Jay Payton knocked in a run each for the Orioles, who have won three of five.
Travis Buck and Shannon Stewart picked up the lone hits for the Athletics, who have dropped four of six. Dallas Braden (1-5) took the loss, allowing four hits and one run over seven innings.
The Orioles broke a scoreless tie in the sixth. Brian Roberts worked a lead- off walk and Corey Patterson sacrificed him to second. Nick Markakis moved him to third with a ground out, and Millar scored him on a base hit to left.
Baltimore added an insurance run in the ninth when Markakis singled and stole second, then two batters later scored on Payton's base hit.
Chad Bradford worked a perfect eighth and Jamie Walker retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his first save of the season, and first since 2004.
Game Notes
Patterson extended his hit streak to 10 games...Braden suffered his fifth straight loss, the first A's pitcher to do so since Joe Kennedy in 2005...Dan Haren (2.41) and Johan Santana (2.65) rank ahead of Guthrie in earned-run average...A's second-baseman Mark Ellis extended his errorless streak to 57 games.
<< Blanco scores in American debut
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored in his American
debut to help the Chicago Fire walk away with a 1-1 tie in a friendly with
Scottish Premier League power Celtic at Toyota Park.
The 34-year-old attacker had b
<< Brewers top Giants; Bonds sits
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Braun homered and drove in three runs,
as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the San Francisco Giants, 7-5, in the
conclusion of a three-game series at Miller Park.
Barry Bonds, sitting two home run
<< Ching nets a pair as Houston earns draw at Revs
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Ching scored two second-half goals
within a minute of each other to help the Houston Dynamo leave Gillette
Stadium with a point in a 3-3 draw with the New England Revolution.
Dwayne De Rosa
<< Retamoza claims Futures event in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Violeta Retamoza fired a bogey-free, four-
under 67 Sunday to come from behind and win the Alliance Bank Golf Classic.
Retamoza completed her first Duramed Futures Tour victory at five-under-par
208, o
Durbin dazzles as Phils blank Padres >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - J.D. Durbin tossed nine scoreless innings to
notch his first-career shutout, as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the San
Diego Padres, 9-0, at Petco Park.
Durbin (2-2) gave up five hits while striking o
Ogilvie finally has first PGA Tour win >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The smile didn't go away, stuck to Joe
Ogilvie's face all the way through his post-round interviews. It will likely
still be there when he wakes up Monday morning.
Why wouldn't it be?
Ogilvie, on
Schelotto's double carries Crew to victory over TFC >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored a pair of
second-half goals to lead the Columbus Crew to a 2-0 win over Toronto FC at
Crew Stadium on Sunday.
Schelotto scored his third and fourth goals of the season
Ambres' hit sends Mets past Dodgers >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chip Ambres hit a two-out RBI single in the
10th inning to give New York the lead, as the Mets rallied late to beat the
Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in the finale of a four-game set.
Nomar Garciaparra's tw
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
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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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