Every now and then I notice things that just make me wonder…here is a quote from Fox Sports.com today
“A source told FOXSports.com to expect the NFL to consider playing Super Bowl LI (51) in London. Super Bowls XLIV through XLVII are already committed state-side and there’s no way the league would play a landmark game like Super Bowl L anywhere else but the U.S.
2009 NBA Championship Odds- Second Round
The second round of the NBA playoffs tipped off on Sunday with Denver pulling away from Dallas to win game one of their series. The first round had some great action and hard fought battles, especially between Chicago and Boston.
Even with the divisional rival Chicago Bears adding quarterback Jay Cutler, the Minnesota Vikings remain the favorite to win the NFC North.
The Vikings are listed as the +150 favorite to win the division title right now at Sportsbook.com, while the Bears and Green Bay Packers are listed at +180 odds.
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Craig’s MLB free play is in the National League today between the Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins.
Regular season dominance
The Lakers were a perfect 4-0 straight-up in the four head-to-head meetings during the regular season and this is a bad sign for the Rockets as teams that were swept in the regular season (3+ games) are 0-25 all-time in a NBA playoff series.
Odds: Los Angeles is currently -900 to win this series, while the Rockets are +700.
Sunday May 3, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago White Sox (12-11) Tied for 2nd place in AL Central
Texas Rangers (11-12) 2nd place in AL West
The series is split at 1 game apiece. The rubber game matches up John Danks for Chicago and Matt Harrison for Texas.
# 6 Dallas Mavs vs. #2 Denver Nuggets
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May’s Good Month And Bad Month Pitchers
In keeping with our game plan of acknowledging good pitchers and avoiding bad pitchers during their GOOD and BAD months of the season, below is the list of arms to watch throughout the month of May. Note that the W-L records are those of the team in which the listed pitcher started over the previous three seasons.
One of the most intriguing stories of last year’s Major League Baseball season was the Tampa Bay Rays.
The perennial doormat of the AL East, the Rays had a season for the ages, beating out perennial division power Boston Red Sox, for last year’s division title-Tampa Bay finished the regular season with a record of 97-65 while Boston finished second with a 95-67.
A key factor when studying the form for any big race is to evaluate how horses have fared racing against fellow competitors in previous starts. Such an analytical tool is particularly relevant when handicapping Saturday’s 135th Kentucky Derby. Read on for more about this subject then head over to the HORSES section for more about the sport’s biggest event of the year, scheduled for a little after 6 PM ET on NBC.
With the carnage that was the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega still fresh on the minds of drivers, the NASCAR circuit moves on to Virginia this weekend for the first of its two season stops at Richmond International Raceway. The action at Saturday night’s running of the “Crown Royal presents the Russ Friedman 400” should be much tamer and according to sentiment ringing from Talladega, safer than last week’s proceedings.
Facing a win-or-else scenario, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat already would figure to have plenty of motivation. Just in case, the Atlanta Hawks provided oodles more. Between Mario West’s wild celebration as the first half of Game 5 expired, Josh Smith’s showboating dunk attempt in the final minutes and Hawks radio announcer Steve Holman mocking the NBA’s scoring champion throughout, Wade and Miami are down 3-2 in the series but clearly leading in bulletin-board material.
NHL Playoffs Round 2 Matchups
West – Chicago vs. Vancouver
Anaheim vs. Detroit
East – Carolina vs. Boston
Pittsburgh vs. Washington
The hard-hitting action of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs is underway but there’s still time to wager on the series’ winners at betED.com.
The boxing odds for the biggest fighting and boxing betting event of the year are posted. Who’s your flavor, the Filipino sensation, Manny Pacquiao? Or are you more interested in the Brit, Ricky Hatton?
Hatton Odds: +200
Pacquiao Odds: -240
The two fighters are the biggest international stars in the sport, particularly Manny Pacquiao.
What: Two of boxing’s biggest stars (Pacquiao vs. Hatton) will meet in the ring in what could be the year’s biggest pay-per-view event.
Who: Five-division world champion MANNY “Pac Man” PACQUIAO and IBO World Junior Welterweight champion RICKY “The Hitman” HATTON
Why: Battle For Hatton’s World Junior Welterweight Championships
When: Saturday, May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Ricky Hatton is at the peak of a brilliant career. But as far as the betting public is concerned, he’s a tomato can compared to Manny Pacquiao.
In stark comparison to last year, this year’s Kentucky Derby – and along with it, the Triple Crown series – is up for grabs. With no monster standout like Big Brown leaving everyone wondering who to put second and third in their exotic wagers, choosing among the list of 2009 Kentucky Derby entries can seem daunting.
