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Apuestas NFL: Los Picks De La Semana 4 De Pretemporada

Bet US - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:03pm
La semana cuatro de la pretemporada se jugará completa este jueves, es por esto que a todos los fanáticos de las apuestas NFL les traigo los mejores picks ó pronósticos de la fecha un día antes de lo usual. Buffalo (2-1, Road: 0-1) 6:30 pm EDT Detroit (2-1, Home:...
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Expected Value in Poker

Bet US - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:00pm
Hang around enough poker forums and you’ll eventually hear about a concept called expected value.  And believe it or not, expected value (a.k.a. EV) is not just another poker term created by high stakes nerds to separate themselves from the pack; it’s actually useful.  So if you’re wondering what EV is, yet are scared to ask about it for fear of being labeled a...
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NFL Preseason Week 4 Preview

Bet US - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:51am
A loaded 16-game schedule this Thursday evening brings the preseason of NFL betting to a close. Only two teams remain undefeated heading into Thursday’s action - the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers.
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Broncos vs Vikings Spread Alert 2010 NFL Preseason Week 4

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:20am
Point-Spreads.com is issuing a NFL Point Spread Alert at 4:20 PM EST on Tuesday August 31st, 2010 on the NFL Preseason Week 4 match-up between the Broncos vs Vikings for Thursday Night Football. The opening NFL point spread had the Minnesota Vikings -4 (-110 odds) against the Denver Broncos. Currently, the best NFL point spreads to bet the Vikings is at SPORTSBOOK.com, you can get Minnesota -4 ½ (-110 odds). (http://affiliates.commissionaccount.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_4061b_1103) The best NFL point spreads to bet the Broncos is at BETUS.com, you can get OVER 34 points. (http://www.bookmaker.com/?cmpid=5864_376) The best place to bet the UNDER is...
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2010 NFL Preseason Predictions Week 4

Sports-Odds - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:16am
2010 NFL Preseason Predictions Week 4: There’s no question that the most famous ankle in sports this year will be...
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NFL Betting Trends – Favorites on Fire in Week Three

Bet US - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:15am
NFL bettors noticed that trends took a shift in direction this past week, as the favorites seemed to be on fire in Week 3 of the preseason. It was "dress rehearsal" time for all of these clubs, and if we took this to be something that was to most closely resemble what we might expect in the regular season, there weren't many upsets to observe.
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US Open 2010 Betting – Djokovic vs. Troicki

Bet US - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:09am
New York, USA – The billing between Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki is the popcorn match of the day. The all-Serbian affair follows the Jankovic vs. Halep affair at Arthur Ashe Stadium, tipped for early afternoon hours. As most self-respecting tennis followers know, this isn’t the most favourable time of day for Djokovic.
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Atlanta Falcons 2010 NFL Picks, Predictions & 2011 Super Bowl Odds

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:00am
Atlanta Falcons 2010 NFL Picks, 2010 NFL Predictions 2011 Super Bowl Odds: The Falcons approach this season knowing that they are the only team in the NFC South that could end the New Orleans Saints party. The 2010 NFL Predictions Experts at online sportsbook BETUS.com have made the Atlanta Falcons +2500 odds to win Super Bowl XLV (http://www.betus.com/ats/1375/promo/football/bang/) If the Atlanta Falcons remains healthy they will be able to give a fight for the NFC South title because they have a nice offense and a defense that should be better than last season after several new acquisitions...
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NHL Odds: Offseason Update: Boston Bruins

Bodog - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:59am

The Boston Bruins were a popular pick to win it all on Bodog’s NHL odds last season, but Boston struggled to score and was eventually ousted from the playoffs in humiliating fashion, coughing up a three games to none lead to the Flyers. With expectations tempered in 2010-11, can Boston make good on 14/1 Stanley Cup odds? This is its offseason update.

Shipping Phil Kessel to the Leafs last offseason proved costly for the Bruins, as they finished dead last in scoring a season ago. That problem could be rectified thanks to some strong moves this summer – one of which came directly from the Kessel trade. Boston took dynamic forward Tyler Seguin second overall, a pick it netted in the deal with Toronto.

Seguin isn’t the only new addition up front, however. Boston shipped defenseman Dennis Wideman and some picks to Florida for Nathan Horton. The forward is talented and has scored at least 20 goals in five straight seasons; with the right linemates Horton could crack the 30-goal plateau. The Bruins should now have enough scoring up front to make a drastic improvement; they’re not going to run and gun with the Washingtons of the league, but they won’t be getting shut out every other game, either.

Speaking of which, the team’s goaltending situation remains intact. Former Vezina winner Tim Thomas lost his job to rookie Tuukka Rask last year. The youngster was a tremendous bright spot and one of the main reasons Boston managed to make the playoffs despite scoring so few goals. Rask went 22-12-5 with a 1.97 GAA and, while his average will likely climb a bit this year, he should once again deliver strong nightly performances in net. Should he falter, Thomas will be waiting in the wings.

The Bruins look like legit Cup contenders this year. A few small pieces like Seguin and Horton should improve scoring, and there’s little reason to believe the team’s No. 2 ranking in fewest goals allowed will decline much, if at all. Don’t sleep on Boston in the Eastern Conference.

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NHL Odds: Offseason Update: Atlanta Thrashers

Bodog - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:55am


With 80/1 odds to win the Stanley Cup, the Atlanta Thrashers aren’t just long shots – they’re trying to avoid the cellar this year. Can the Thrashers surprise on Bodog’s NHL odds or will 2010-11 be a lost season? This is Atlanta’s offseason update.

The Thrashers finished 35-34-13 last season – not good enough to qualify for the playoffs. The team finished a respectable 12th in goal scoring but that number is sure to drop without talented winger Ilya Kovalchuk, who was traded to New Jersey partway through the season. Maxim Afinogenov is gone, too, after signing in Russia. That leaves Nik Antropov as the team’s current leading scorer and, while he’s a serviceable player, he shouldn’t be leading the top line. A significant step back in goal scoring should be expected.

Atlanta was mostly quiet in free agency but, then again, who would want to sign with such a middling club? The Thrashers signed former Blues goalie Chris Mason to a reported two-year, $3.7 million deal, and he could steal some wins for Atlanta – something it could desperately use after finishing 25th in goals against last year. Keep an eye on youngster Ondrej Pavelec, who could also earn significant playing time after playing 42 games in 2009-10.

Atlanta at least added some bodies that know how to win, raiding the cap-challenged Chicago Blackhawks for three Stanley Cup champion players – Andrew Ladd, Dustin Byfuglien and Brent Sopel. All three are valuable role players on a contending team; unfortunately, in Atlanta, they’ll be asked to play starring roles.

Over the past few years when discussing the Thrashers, fans could say, “Well, at least they have Kovalchuk.” Not anymore. There are fewer reasons than ever to be excited about hockey in Atlanta. The best-case scenario might, after all, be finishing dead last and acquiring the top pick in the draft.

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MLB Odds: Rockies at Giants

Bodog - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:50am


The Colorado Rockies (+120) and San Francisco Giants (-140) are fighting for their playoff lives on Bodog’s MLB odds. Both teams trail the San Diego Padres by a fair margin in the NL West and, if they have any hopes of sneaking into the postseason, winning streaks need to start now. Colorado has won seven of its 12 meetings with the Giants this year.

The Rockies will send Esmil Rogers (2-2, 5.66 ERA) to the hill on Tuesday. Colorado won Rogers’ last start despite a brutal meltdown, when he allowed seven runs in just 1.2 innings of work. Rogers had pitched solid if unspectacularly in his three starts before that, at least giving Colorado a chance to win. The young right-hander is facing the Rockies for the third time this season (one start, one relief appearance); he’s 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA in those contests.

Colorado has hit .246 with 45 runs scored in 12 games against San Fran this season. Dexter Fowler has been an on-base machine, hitting .464 with a sterling .595 OBP in eight games against the Giants. Carlos Gonzalez has had a strange season against San Fran; he leads Colorado with four homers and 10 RBIs against the Giants this season, yet is hitting below the Mendoza Line in 12 games.

The Giants will counter with Madison Bumgarner (5-4, 3.95 ERA). Like Rogers, Bumgarner was smacked around in his last outing, surrendering eight runs (seven earned) and lasting just 2.2 innings. It was the first time the lefty had allowed more than four runs in 73 innings of work this season. Bumgarner has struggled against the Rockies this year, going 0-2 with a bloated 5.73 ERA in a pair of starts.

San Francisco’s lineup has been just as punchless in this season series, hitting .237 with 48 runs scored through a dozen games against Colorado. Aubrey Huff, however, has been a revelation against the Rockies; he’s hit .391 with a team-high five homers and nine RBIs in 12 games.

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NFL Odds: Could Cardinals Cut Matt Leinart Now?

Bodog - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:37am

The new Arizona Cardinals depth chart released this week seemed to show what everyone was expecting: Derek Anderson was listed as the  No. 1 quarterback and Matt Leinart as No. 2 – and now there are reports that Leinart may be flat-out released by the Cardinals once they have to get down to the 53-man roster. Bet on Arizona futures on Bodog’s NFL odds.

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt says the depth chart doesn’t mean a whole lot, but he also started Anderson ahead of Leinart in the third preseason game, which is the most important one. The coach has even hinted that he might like to hold off on naming a starter and surprise the St. Louis Rams Sept. 12 for the regular-season opener. But it’s pretty clear Leinart has seen the writing on the wall, and he’s not happy about it.

“I have outplayed the competition (in) training camp and preseason,” he said. “I think my play speaks about that. For me I just have to move forward every day. I can’t worry about what I can’t control. … For me, this goes beyond the football field. You always want the best 11 guys to play and I feel I have proved that with my performance in training camp and preseason. I don’t really know what else this could probably be.”

Leinart has completed 19 of 23 passes in the preseason; Anderson is 31-for-53. But Leinart simply doesn’t have the arm strength go throw downfield as all his completions have been dinks and dunks (his longest completion is 18 yards). The Cardinals don’t want  to lose youngsters Max Hall or John Skelton to waivers because another club would claim one of them. And Arizona simply can’t carry four quarterbacks. But it would also be a huge risk to have one of those inexperienced rookies as Anderson’s backup. Leinart has a base salary of $2.485 million this season and $7.36 million next season, meaning it’s unlikely he has much trade value. Whisenhunt hasn’t announced who will start the team’s final preseason game Thursday yet.

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MLB Odds: Reds Phenom Aroldis Chapman Could Debut Tonight

Bodog - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:32am

With the terrible news that Washington’s Stephen Strasburg will likely be out until the 2012 season, the most exciting rookie pitcher in baseball tag now falls on Cincinnati lefty Aroldis Chapman, who has been called up by the Reds and will be available against the Brewers. Both Cincy and Milwaukee are at -110 on Bodog’s MLB odds for this game.

The Reds called up Chapman now because he will still be eligible to be on the team’s playoff roster, but he will be a reliever for at least the rest of this year. How electric is the Cuban’s stuff? He recently threw a 105 mph fastball while in Triple-A. Chapman is in the first year of a six-year, $30.25 million deal with the NL Central-leading Reds after defecting from Cuba in the Netherlands last year. Chapman is 4-1 with a 2.40 ERA as a reliever. He has allowed 17 hits, 12 walks and struck out 49 in 30 innings since the move to bullpen and his ERA is 0.83 over his last 20 appearances. In his past eight outings, spanning eight innings, he has struck out 15.

Cincinnati beat Milwaukee 5-4 in 10 innings Monday to open a season-high six-game lead over St. Louis in the division. The win also put the Reds a season-high 21 games over .500 at 76-55. Aaron Harang (7-6, 5.02) will make his first start for the Reds tonight since he was scratched from a July 5 start with lower back spasms. The Brewers counter with Yovani Gallardo (11-6, 3.50), who is 3-2 with a 6.27 ERA since the All-Star break.

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MLB Odds: Manny Ramirez Likely to Debut Tuesday vs. Indians (Really)

Bodog - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:28am

Newly acquired Manny Ramirez didn’t make it to Cleveland in time to play for the White Sox on Monday night against the Indians as was speculated he might (including here) but Man-Ram should be in the lineup Tuesday night for the Pale Hose, who are -140 favorites on Bodog’s MLB odds.

Ramirez was awarded to the Sox on Monday on a waiver claim from the Dodgers at a cost of about $3.8 million. Manager Ozzie Guillen said there was a chance that Ramirez might be too tired in traveling from L.A. to play tonight, but he’s expected to be in the lineup and bat fifth behind Paul Konerko. Manny has hit only eight home runs in 66 games in an injury-plagued season. He has only 13 at-bats in the second half of the season because of those injuries. And by the way, Ramirez may be forced by the White Sox to cut his trademark dreadlocks as well. He will again wear jersey No. 99.

Chicago moved to within four games of the idle Twins on Monday, beating Cleveland 10-6 in 11 innings. It was almost a very costly win as starting second baseman Gordon Beckham had to leave the game after being hit by a pitch on the hand. He was actually originally told at the hospital that it was broken, but it turns out it’s just bruised and he’s probably out until the weekend. Beckham is hitting .349 in his last 44 games. Brent Lillibridge likely will start while he’s out, and Lillibridge hit the tiebreaking homer in the 11th Monday.

The pitching matchup certainly favors Chicago tonight as it starts Edwin Jackson (2-0, 0.96) against Justin Masterson (5-12, 5.23). Jackson has fanned 34 in 28 innings since coming to Chicago and not allowing more than one earned run in any of his four starts. Masterson is 1-1 with a 4.30 ERA in three starts against the White Sox in 2010.

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Cardinals at Astros MLB Odds & Picks - August 31 2010

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:15am
The St. Louis Cardinals, who only a month ago appeared ready to take off in the National League Central when they swept their chief rival Cincinnati, have since pulled up like a lame mule and allowed the Reds to practically run away with the division pulling out to a six game division lead. The Cardinals will look to get back on a winning track Tuesday night in Houston when they play the Astros at Minute Maid Park. St. Louis will pin its hopes on former Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter who's having a good year compiling a 14-4 record with...
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Bills vs Lions Lines 2010 NFL Preseason Week 4

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:00am
Bills vs Lions Lines 2010 NFL Preseason Week 4: Two winning teams from last week clash this Thursday night at 7 PM ET as the Buffalo Bills take on the Detroit Lions in the last game of the preseason schedule. The Bills vs Lions NFL Betting Point Spread have the Lions -4 at BETUS.com (http://www.betus.com/ats/1375/promo/football/bang/). Both teams looked pretty good in different faces of the game despite their young running weapons both played really well. The Bills forced two turnovers from the Cincinnati Bengals in the victory 35-20 from last week. The rookie running back C.J Spiller ran...
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Georges St Pierre vs Josh Koscheck 2 Fight UFC 124 Betting Odds

Sports-Odds - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 9:52am
Georges St Pierre vs Josh Koscheck 2 Fight UFC 124 Betting Odds: The world’s greatest pound-for-pound fighter returns to the...
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2010 NFL Preseason Odds Week 4

Sports-Odds - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 9:30am
2010 NFL Preseason Odds Week 4: The ongoing quarterback controversy continues out in the desert, as Arizona Cardinals QB Matt...
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Dolphins vs Cowboys Odds Alert 2010 NFL Preseason Week 4

Sports-Odds - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 9:20am
Sports-Odds.com is issuing a NFL Betting Odds Alert at 2:20 PM EST on Tuesday August 31st, 2010 for the 2010...
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2010 College Football Predictions: Odds to Win Sun Belt

Point-Spreads Sports Feed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 9:20am
2010 College Football Predictions Odds to Win Sun Belt: The Troy Trojans have been the dominant team in the Sun Belt Conference of late, either winning the SBC title outright or earning a share of it the last four years. The team's recent superiority has odds makers at BetUS.com (http://www.betus.com/ats/1375/sports-betting/ncaa-football/) eyeing it for a fifth consecutive conference crown. 2010 College Football Predictions at the online bookmaker have Troy and Middle Tennessee State listed as +200 moneyline co-favorites to win the Sun Belt championship.Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (+200): The Blue Raiders grabbed a share of the Sun Belt title...
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