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09/12/2011 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics have long been out of contention in the American League West. However, they will have a big say in who eventually winds up winning the division.
Tonight, the A's host the team that would like to be on top when the smoke clears, as they begin a three-game set with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at the Coliseum.
The A's dropped two of three to the AL West-leading Texas Rangers over the weekend, and after this set Oakland will play the top two teams six more times before the season's out.
On Sunday, the A's were nearly blanked by the Rangers, but Eric Sogard's ninth inning home run made it an 8-1 setback.
Josh Outman (3-5) allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks through 4 2/3 innings, as Oakland lost for the fourth time in six games.
"Right now we're playing for pride and every loss is a disappointment," said Outman. "You especially want to play better in games against division opponents and that was not the case today."
Getting the call for the A's tonight will be lefty Gio Gonzalez, who is 12-12 with a 3.43 ERA. Gonzalez had a three-start winning streak stopped on Tuesday against Kansas City, as he allowed seven runs (six earned) and 10 hits in five innings.
Gonzalez tossed seven scoreless innings to beat the Angels the last time he faced them and is 5-2 with a 2.72 ERA in eight starts.
Anaheim, meanwhile, took two of three from the New York Yankees over the weekend, but lost Sunday's finale when normally sure-handed rookie outfielder Peter Bourjos dropped a fly ball, allowing the go-ahead runs to score in a 6-5 setback.
"I got a good jump on it and got back to the wall, but it just flashed in the sun," Bourjos explained on what led to his gaffe. "It's a play I have to make. It's hard to swallow. That was the turning point and it cost us the game."
Howie Kendrick and Bourjos each contributed a two-run homer in the loss for the Angels, who had a three-game win streak stopped. The loss coupled with Oakland's setback to the Rangers, dropped the Angels 2 1/2 games back in the division.
Tonight, the Angels turn to righty Joel Pineiro, who is 6-6 with a 5.11 ERA. Pineiro hasn't pitched since last Sunday when he beat the Minnesota Twins, holding them to a run and five hits in seven innings.
Pineiro has faced the A's 28 times (23 starts) and is 9-10 against them with a 4.61 ERA. Hopefully he lasts a little longer tonight than he did the last time he faced them back on July 17 when he couldn't get out of the first inning, surrendering seven earned runs in just one-third of an inning.
The Athletics have gotten the better of their division rivals this season, taking eight of the 13 matchups, including five of the six meetings in Oakland.
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With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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