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08/01/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians have split the first two games of this weekend's set and a series victory is up for grabs this afternoon at Rogers Centre.
Cleveland dwells in the basement of the AL Central with a 43-61 record, while Toronto's solid 54-50 mark still relegates the team to fourth place in the AL East, 12 1/2 games back of the Yankees.
Jeanmar Gomez will make just his second major league start today for the Indians. The 22-year-old hurler's starting debut came back on June 18 when he pitched seven scoreless innings to beat the Tigers. Gomez's 5.20 ERA at the Triple-A level is far from impressive, but the Indians still have high hopes for the righty.
Toronto will counter Gomez with Jesse Litsch, who is 1-4 this season with a 5.48 ERA, numbers that can obviously stand some improvement. Litsch has pitched eight games so far this season and has permitted 47 hits and 13 walks in 42 2/3 innings. He did not figure in the decision against Detroit on Sunday after allowing two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of action.
Litsch faced Cleveland for the first time earlier this season and lost the game despite allowing two earned runs in six innings.
On Saturday, Shin-Soo Choo went 2-for-5 and hit the go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, as the Indians edged the Blue Jays, 2-1.
The victory snapped Cleveland's three-game slide and comes on a busy day for the Indians, who continued to make moves. Following their trade of Austin Kearns to the Yankees on Friday, they shipped Jake Westbrook to the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team trade and dealt Kerry Wood to the Yankees on Saturday.
Westbrook was supposed to start Saturday's contest, but was scratched shortly before the game, and Josh Tomlin got the ball for his second major league start. Tomlin allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings, while Jensen Lewis (3-2) got the victory for pitching an inning of scoreless relief.
"I found out about it last night," Tomlin said of the trade. "I knew ahead of time it could be a possibility. It wasn't a for-sure deal, so I came in today ready to go just in case."
Cleveland has won five of its nine meetings with the Jays this season.
<< Almagro titles in Gstaad
Gstaad, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat France's
Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-1 to capture the title at the Swiss Open Gstaad.
The second-seeded Almagro fired 17 aces en route to his seventh career title
and second
<< Siddikur a playoff winner in Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Siddikur parred the first extra
hole Sunday to defeat Jbe Kruger and win the Brunei Open.
Siddikur had closed with a four-under 67, while Kruger posted a five-under 66.
They finished at 16-under
<< Earl Thomas in fold for Seahawks
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Seahawks have reportedly come to
terms with first-round draft pick safety Earl Thomas on a five-year contract.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reported Thomas, the 14th overall pick out of
Texas, wil
<< Burris leads Stampeders over Winnipeg
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henry Burris threw for 340 yards and a pair of
touchdowns, and the Calgary Stampeders held on to defeat the Winnipeg Blue
Bombers, 23-20, at McMahon Stadium
Burris converted 28-of-38 pass attempts and adde
Yankees, Rays close key series; A-Rod still aiming for 600th HR >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays continue to battle
for supremacy in the AL East and will close out a three-game series with the
rubber match this afternoon at Tropicana Field.
The Yankees are 66-37, good for first
Nationals aim for rare sweep of Phillies >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phillies won a season-high eight straight games
entering their weekend set with the Nationals and it didn't seem likely they
were going to slow down against the last-place team.
However, Washington will be going for it
Reds send Volquez to the hill to take on Braves >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former staff ace Edinson Volquez makes his fourth start in
a return from ligament replacement surgery today when the Cincinnati Reds
close out a three-game series with the visiting Atlanta Braves at Great
American Ball Park.
Hudson to make Diamondbacks debut against Mets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Daniel Hudson takes the mound for the first
time as a National Leaguer today when his new team -- the Arizona Diamondbacks
-- visits New York for the finale of a three-game weekend series with the Mets
at Citi Fi
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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