One month into the baseball betting marathon that is the MLB regular season is behind us and there have been some surprises thus far.
Let’s have a quick look at this opening month from a bettor’s perspective.
1) Who is the best “money” team in the AL East?
The L.A. Lakers, Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals; those are the teams that early Sportsbook.com bettors expect to bring home the cash on a Friday night packed with big games across the board.
The NBA and NHL Playoffs continue all weekend and with 45 Major League Baseball games, there are hundreds of ways to make money this weekend, whether it’s betting on game lines, totals or props.
Check out the week to week schedule of your favorite NFL teams. Starting in Week 11, flexible scheduling comes into play for Sunday games. NBC has the Sunday night schedule and has the ability to move games from the afternoon to prime time. Keep your eye open for NFL network television games as well this year as the network will be in competition with Espn, and NBC for games as well.
Event: The 134th Running Of The $1,000,000 Preakness Stakes – The Miiddle Jewel Of The Triple Crown
Date: Saturday May 16th, 2009
Location: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD
Post Time: 6:15PM (EST)
TV Network: NBC, 5:00PM (EST)
After watching one of the greatest upsets in Kentucky Derby history as 50-1 shot, Mine That Bird won going away, it is hard to know what to expect in next Saturday’s 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico race track in Baltimore.
MLB Weekend Series – Rays vs Red Sox odds
Did any MLB odds followers really think teams like the Rays and Red Sox would stay down all season? The Blue Jays continue to baffle MLB Sportsbook oddsmakers but baseball betting is starting to correct itself for the most part. The Red Sox are back contending for the AL East crown and the Rays odds are coming around. A good showing in the Rays vs Red Sox line this weekend could take Tampa a long way.
This weekend’s collection of baseball’s Top 10 goes out to Andre Dawson. The Montreal Expos retired Dawson’s No. 10 uniform in 1997; the man they call Hawk spent the first 11 of his 21 MLB seasons in Quebec before winning the National League MVP award in 1987 with the Chicago Cubs. All stats were at press time; for the latest odds, visit sports.bodog.com.
Robbed of a chance to win Game 3, Sportsbook.com oddsmakers expect the Detroit Red Wings to head home with their Western Conference Semifinal tied 2-2.
Detroit currently trails the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 but they’re listed as the -150 favorite for Thursday’s Game 4 in Anaheim.
Craig’s MLB Free Play for May 7th, 2009. Craig’s MLB free play is on the NL matchup between the Washington Nationals and the L.A. Dodgers. Lets look at the records and trends in this series!
The Boston Celtics (66-24 SU, 46-43-1 ATS, 47-42-1 O/U) will be looking to even their second-round Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Orlando Magic (64-25 SU, 52-36-1 ATS, 38-51 O/U) at one victory apiece when the two Eastern Conference rivals square off at TD Banknorth Garden tonight at 8 PM ET.
Wow how time has flown by, it’s been two weeks since Craig released his MLB top 5 power rankings. Craig’s uses his Power Rankings as one of many tools to help establish weak lines and also to pick winners. Not much has changed in his top 5 with only one new team but several have moved within the top 5.
No matter what happens elsewhere in the major leagues, sportsbooks and bettors always pay close attention to the action in the American League East. Besides having the two most popular bets in baseball, the AL East also boasts the defending AL champs and the league’s top money winner.
On Wednesday night, Bookmaker Sportsbook will present a bevy of NBA Playoff betting options for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal between the #3 Orlando Magic (64-25, 52-36-1 ATS) and the #2 Boston Celtics (66-24, 46-43-1 ATS). The Magic lead the series 1-0 after Monday’s 95-90 road win and cover as 1.5-point underdogs.
The Stanley Cup playoffs are heating up and sportsbook oddsmakers are forced to shift around the daily lines. While the Detroit Red Wings looked like a shoe-in to win the Stanley Cup after getting a freebie in the second-round with a matchup against the No. 8 seed Anaheim Ducks, the truth is that their freebie is not giving them a free ride.
Burns’ Bad Beats
Nothing hurts more than when a player intentionally elects not to score the uncontested and, for bettors, winning touchdown or basket.
Those of you who had over 193.5 in Game 1 of the Rockets-Lakers series know exactly how it feels.
Fantasy players might remember when Brian Westbrook did it against Dallas in 2007.
Check out the week to week schedule of your favorite NFL teams. Starting in Week 11, flexible scheduling comes into play for Sunday games. NBC has the Sunday night schedule and has the ability to move games from the afternoon to prime time. Keep your eye open for NFL network television games as well this year as the network will be in competition with Espn, and NBC for games as well.
Check out the week to week schedule of your favorite NFL teams. Starting in Week 11, flexible scheduling comes into play for Sunday games. NBC has the Sunday night schedule and has the ability to move games from the afternoon to prime time. Keep your eye open for NFL network television games as well this year as the network will be in competition with Espn, and NBC for games as well.
