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The 135th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday at Churchill Downs, marking the start of thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown.
BetED.com has Kentucky Derby betting odds for all 20 horses, as well as an interesting prop bet: Whether the winning saddlecloth will be an odd or even number (Odd -110; Even -110).
Nuggets at Hornets (-2½, 193) –
Game 4 – 8:35 pm ET (NBA-tv)
Line movement
The oddsmakers opened the Hornets as a 3-point favorite, but the early money quickly moved the line down to 2 ½ by Sunday afternoon. This is a full two points less than the line in Game 3 which saw New Orleans as a 4½-point favorite.
If the Kentucky Derby odds are among the toughest events to predict in all of sports betting online, NBA playoff picks are usually among the easiest. That’s what makes this year’s uncharacteristically unpredictable first round of basketball betting so refreshing and exciting. Let’s examine the landscape of the remaining series.
The 2009 MLB season has been underway for a couple weeks now, and Scott Orgera weighs in with his weekly MLB Power Rankings article for the MLB baseball season.
Movers and Shakers: Cincinnati Reds (+15) – Baltimore Orioles (-15)
CappersPicks.com brings you another great day of Sports betting action, plus our experts weigh in with the best NHL & NBA Playoff picks on the web!
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The Anaheim Ducks visit the San Jose Sharks for Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series Saturday night (10 pm ET, VERSUS, CBC, CSN). The Ducks hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Oddsmakers currently have the Sharks listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Ducks, while the game’s total is sitting at 5. A few trends to consider, Anaheim is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road, and the total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose’s last 13 games.
Bettors will likely flock to put cash on the defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers for their Week 1 clash against the Tennessee Titans but is that a risky move?
Tennessee destroyed Pittsburgh last year in Week 16, sacking quarterback Ben Roethlisberger five times and forcing four turnovers en route to a 31-14 beating of the Steelers.
Baseball’s third weekend of the 2009 season offers up the first meeting between the sports biggest rivals, the Yankees and Red Sox.
Nothing says “intense baseball” more than when these two teams get together. Most often it doesn’t even matter what the clubs’ records are, the disdain with which they view one another trumps all.
In this case, both teams come in playing well, so it should be an exciting three-game set.
CappersPicks.com brings you another great day of Sports betting action, plus our experts weigh in with the best NHL & NBA Playoff picks on the web!
The Portland Trail Blazers visit the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series Friday (9:35 pm ET, ESPN). Portland beat Houston 107-103 in Game 2 on Tuesday. Brandon Roy had 42 points and seven rebounds, to lead the Blazers and tie their Western Conference first round series at one game apiece. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockets listed as 6-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, with the game’s total at 184.5.
The most storied event in horse race betting is upon us as the Kentucky Derby odds are just over a week away.
Who are the best-looking online betting plays entering the race? Let’s break down the top 10.
Betting on the NFL in April has never had so many possibilities.
Sportsbook.com offers the most ways to wager on this weekend’s NFL Draft in the industry and with the wildly popular NFL Mini-Mock Draft making its return for the second straight year.
Members can to put their NFL Draft predictions to the test for up to $2,500.00 in prizes.
The draft is only a few days away and Sports Handicapper Craig Trapp has been busy with Mock NFL Drafts and position breakdowns. Yesterday we looked at the very deep Wide Receiver Position in this year’s draft. The next deepest position in this year’s draft is definitely Offensive Tackles. But instead of just looking at the Tackles we are going to break down the top 10 overall offensive lineman.
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.
I think the biggest surprise so far in the American League would have to be the Seattle Mariners. Seattle is currently 9-5 and sitting #1 in the American League West division. The Mariners have the 2nd best record in the entire American League at this time. Seattle is doing this with their best catcher Johjima on the disabled list right now.
Finally, the best rivalry in baseball betting, if not all of sports betting, is back. The Yankees vs Red Sox odds return Friday night as the demons of the AL East go head to head for a three-game set at Fenway park. Let’s make some hot sportsbook picks for the entire series.
On Thursday evening Bookmaker Sportsbook presents a fantastic NBA betting match-up between the eighth seeded Utah Jazz (48-36, 40-44-0 ATS) and the one seeded Los Angeles Lakers (67-17, 44-40-0 ATS) in Game 3 of this best of seven series at Energy Solutions Arena. The Lakers lead the series 2-0 after back-to-back dominant victories in the first two games against the Jazz.
