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Baseball fans got a very rare treat Sunday night when New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera came up to bat for just the third time in his career – against New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez, no less. The Yankees were up 3-2 with the bases loaded and two out in the top of the ninth. Rivera had come out of the bullpen in the previous inning, and wasn’t going to be pulled for a pinch-hitter.
Sportsbook.com has posted its 2010 super bowl lines — NFL online betting odds to win the next Super Bowl, and the favorites among NFC teams include the New York Giants (+1000),and the Dallas Cowboys. (NFL futures odds).
There may be another team that deserves to be mentioned alongside them in consideration for the underdog slot in the sports betting Big Game.
Fantasy Football Draft Guide – Cheat Sheets & Player Rankings
Are you in the market for fantasy football draft info? Or Wide Receiver Rankings + WR cheat sheets for your 2009 fantasy draft?
Pre-season is nearly upon us, so for the next few weeks we encourage you to be checking out our fantasy football draft guide for all your rankings and analysis for the upcoming league drafts that your going to be participating in.
Whatever you do, don’t win that 10th game. It’s cursed.
As we mentioned last week, Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay was the first pitcher in the majors to win 10 games this year. Halladay promptly went on the DL with a strained groin.
The next installment of our preseason NFL draft guide for fantasy football is the 2009 Rookie preview, which includes opinion and facts to help you decide if you should be drafting any of this years rookie class for your fantasy team. We try to shed light on the big names and the no-names by commenting on the top 15 rookie offensive weapons around the NFL.
It’s not exactly the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic just yet, but this nasty bug that’s going around needs to be taken seriously. Philadelphia Phillies slugger and former league MVP Ryan Howard had to miss Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles (+160) after spending the previous two nights in hospital with flu-like symptoms.
Fantasy Football Draft Guide – Cheat Sheets & Player Rankings
Are you in the market for fantasy football draft info? Or Runningback Rankings + RB cheat sheets for your 2009 fantasy draft?
Pre-season is nearly upon us, so for the next few weeks we encourage you to be checking out our fantasy football draft guide for all your rankings and analysis for the upcoming league drafts that your going to be participating in.
Fantasy Football Draft Guide – Cheat Sheets & Player Rankings
Are you in the market for fantasy football draft info? Or Quarterback Rankings + QB cheat sheets for your 2009 fantasy draft?
Pre-season is nearly upon us, so for the next few weeks we encourage you to be checking out our fantasy football draft guide for all your rankings and analysis for the upcoming league drafts that your going to be participating in.
Sometimes we analysts make baseball betting way too complicated. We go on about obscure statistics, all sorts of day/night and home/road splits, and letdown spots. We search so hard for value that we often miss what’s right in front of us.
Take a look at this season’s MLB runline trends: Home underdogs are 144-95, good for just over 60%. Who needs to look farther than that to make some coin on baseball?
NBA Finals betting at Bookmaker Sportsbook picks back up Tuesday night when the series shifts to Amway Arena in sunny Orlando, FL for Game 3. The Los Angeles Lakers (79-23, 53-49 ATS) will look to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Orlando Magic (71-32, 61-41 ATS) after they picked up an overtime victory in Game 2. Though they won outright, the Lakers failed their betting backers after winning by just a 101-96 final count.
Whether you’re tuning in for the first time or you’re a longtime armchair jockey, Bodog Racebook has everything you need in one place for a great betting experience – expert analysis, the latest news and fantastic Preakness Stakes odds are just the beginning. This weekend its race number 2 in the 2009 Triple Crown. The shortest leg of the Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes – which will take place Saturday, May 16, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md.
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.
If the Stanley Cup playoffs don’t really get started until one of the favorites gets bounced, then consider the NHL postseason off and running. The eighth-seeded Anaheim Ducks stunned the San Jose Sharks in six games in the first round behind goaltender Jonas Hiller, and now face the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference semifinal.
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.
The 2009 NFL Draft takes places this weekend and betED.com has some great props for football bettors.
All of the NFL Draft Bets at betED.com involve over/unders, like whether the number of wide receivers and tight ends taken in round one of the draft will be Over 6 (-155) or under 6 (+115).
There’s also a wager on whether the number of offensive lineman taken in the first round will be Over 6.5 (+100) or Under 6.5 (-140).
What: 2009 NFL Draft
When: April 25-26
Where: New York City – Radio City Music Hall
Draft Order: Detroit’s on the clock
The 2009 NFL draft is just days away now, and the NFL announced the revised order of the 2009 NFL Draft. It reflects the results of the first three rounds of the 2008 NFL playoffs. The Arizona Cardinals moved from 21 to 31, the Steelers 32nd, the Titans 30th.
