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08/12/2007 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Craig Biggio, Ty Wigginton and Lance Berkman all homered as Houston downed Milwaukee, 6-4, in the finale of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park.
Eric Bruntlett added a big two-run single for the Astros, who avoided a sweep with the win. Brad Ausmus chipped in with a run-scoring double.
Woody Williams hurled seven solid innings for Houston, allowing just two runs on five hits but recorded a no-decision. Mark McLemore (2-0) earned the win with a perfect eighth.
Geoff Jenkins had two homers for the Brewers, who still lead the AL Central by 1 1/2 games over the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs fell to the Colorado Rockies, 6-3, Sunday. J.J. Hardy had a two-run homer for Milwaukee.
Claudio Vargas surrendered two runs on five hits in six innings of work for Milwaukee. Carlos Villanueva (6-3) lost it after allowing three runs in the eighth.
With the game deadlocked, Berkman led off the eighth by blasting his 21st homer of the year over the wall in right. Luke Scott then drew a one-out walk and, after Wigginton flied out, swiped second. After Villanueva walked Jason Lane, Milwaukee manager Ned Yost went to Chris Spurling but Ausmus greeted the reliever with an RBI double.
Spurling intentionally walked pinch hitter Mike Lamb to load the bases before Bruntlett, who entered the game as a defensive replacement, slapped a two-run single up the middle to give the Astros a seemingly comfortable 6-2 edge.
The Brewers weren't done, however. Bill Hall led off the ninth with a double off Trever Miller. The left-hander seemed to settle down from there and got Jenkins to fly out and Damian Miller to ground out but Hardy blasted a two-run homer to left, his 20th of the season.
Brad Lidge came on from there and got Kevin Mench to secure things and earn his eighth save.
The Brewers went on top early when Jenkins led off the second with his 15th homer of the season.
Jenkins then made it a 2-0 game when he hit another lead off home run in the fourth.
The Astros finally got on the board in the fifth when Biggio connected on a one-out, solo homer to left, his ninth on the season.
The solo homer parade continued in the sixth when Wigginton deposited his first homer as a member of the Astros over the wall in left to even the game at 2-2.
Game Notes
Prince Fielder was ejected by home plate umpire Wally Bell after arguing a called third strike that ended the eighth inning for Milwaukee...Jenkins now has 10 career multi-homer games.
<< Ludwick and Cardinals crush Dodgers
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Ludwick hit a three-run homer and
finished with four runs batted in as the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Los
Angeles Dodgers, 12-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Busch
Stadium
<< Djokovic stuns Federer for Montreal crown
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Novak Djokovic finished an amazing run at the
Rogers Masters with a stunning three-set victory over world No. 1 Roger
Federer in Sunday's final.
Djokovic pulled off a 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 7-6 (7-2) triu
<< Pats sign TE Jones
Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Patriots signed tight end
Brian Jones on Sunday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
In two NFL seasons, Jones has played in 29 games for the Jacksonville Jaguars,
including one start.
<< Bourdais goes wire to wire at Road America
Elkhart Lake, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sebastien Bourdais led 51 of 53 laps and
won Sunday's Generac Grand Prix on the historic Road America road course. The
No.1 Newman/Haas/Lanigan driver crossed the finish line 9.751 seconds ahead of
Dan Cla
Millar strikes against former team, O's top Red Sox in extras >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Millar crushed a game-winning, three-
run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Baltimore Orioles over
the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, in the finale of a three-game set at Camden Yards.
Corey
Rockies rally past Cubs >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Tulowitzki homered and broke a tie with a
two-run double in the sixth inning as the Rockies salvaged a four-game series
split with the Cubs, winning 6-3.
Matt Herges (1-0) pitched 2 2/3 innings of perfe
Stewart benefits from Gordon error >>
Watkins Glen, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Stewart watched as Jeff Gordon slid
off the track with two laps to go and the No.20 Joe Gibbs Racing driver went
on to capture Sunday's Centurion Boats at the Glen Nextel Cup race at the
Watkins
Angels complete three-game sweep of Twins >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chone Figgins went 2-for-5 with a two-run
homer, as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim completed a three-game sweep of
the Minnesota Twins with a 6-2 victory.
Angels starter Jered Weaver (8-5) pitched
New York, NY – October 3, 2007 – The dress rehearsal is over! The NHL preseason has ended and now that fans have had a glimpse of what is to come it is time to hit the book! Stanley Cup odds are live at MySportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino.
The Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings remain on top of the odds charts after an impressive start in the preseason. Betting lines opened for both teams at 6-1 in June. Since then the Sens have fallen to 7-1 and the Red Wings are now caught in a pack including the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes, the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks, all at 10-1.
MySportsbook.com has also posted props on each team’s point total for the regular season. The Senators lead the charge at 108.5 followed by the Ducks at 106.5. Detroit will attempt a repeat for the prize as the Red Wings are deadlocked with the Predators at 104.5 a piece. The temporary loss of highly touted rookie Evgeni Malkin puts a lot of pressure on the stick of assistant captain Sidney Crosby - his lowly Pittsburgh Penguins are listed at 71.5.
Even if bettors are not brave enough to put their money on the underdog, an early bet on the favorites at sportsbook.com tends to produce bigger payouts than a mid-season wager. Placing a $1,000 bet last summer on the Detroit Red Wings or Ottawa Senators would have paid out to $8,000 and $10,000 respectively, opposed to a $2,500 or $3,000 payout at the beginning of the playoffs.
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Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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