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05/16/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Francisco's Barry Zito will try to rebound from a wild first loss of the season as the Giants try for their second sweep this year of the Houston Astros in today's finale of a three-game series at AT&T Park.
Zito, who entered the season 31-43 over the past three seasons with the Giants, won his first five decisions, spanning six starts, before taking a loss versus the Padres on Tuesday. The left-hander allowed three runs on six hits over five innings and also matched a career high with seven walks, falling to 5-1 on the season with a 1.90 earned run average.
Zito, who turned 32 on Thursday, got his season off on the right foot versus Houston on April 6, hurling six scoreless innings of three-hit ball in a 3-0 triumph. He improved to 2-1 with a 3.65 ERA in four career starts versus the Astros.
While Zito hopes he isn't entering a cold stretch, Brett Myers brings a solid four-start run into his outing today for the Astros.
The right-handed Myers has held opponents to three earned runs or fewer in each of his last four starts, going 2-1 in that span. Myers picked up a victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks over six innings of a 6-3 triumph.
Myers is also doing a good job at keeping teams in the park. He gave up 18 homers in 18 games with the Phillies last year, but has yielded just four this season.
The 29-year-old made his Astros debut on April 7 versus the Giants and allowed four runs on a career-high 12 hits over six innings of a no-decision.
Myers will try to help the Astros snap a seven-game losing streak to the Giants, who swept them in three games in Houston back on April 5-7. San Francisco was able to extend that run last night by winning a close 2-1 game.
Tim Lincecum gave up the lone Houston run over eight innings to improve to 5-0 on the season, while Brian Wilson worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning to earn his eighth save.
"I had a few starts in my first year -- three in a row -- where I thought I was going to get sent down. I just let things unravel as opposed to just taking a deep breath," Lincecum said of his growth as a pitcher. "I'm here for a reason. I have confidence that my defense is going to make a play. I don't need to strike everybody out."
Lincecum once again outdueled Houston's Roy Oswalt, who took the loss in a seven-inning effort. The right-hander made just one mistake, a slider that Juan Uribe hit out of the park for a two-run homer in the fourth inning. Uribe ended 3-for-3 on the night for the Giants.
"I needed to probably throw a shutout," said Oswalt, who has yet to get more than four runs of support in any of his eight starts this year. "The pitch kind of backed up on me on the slider. I was trying to go down and away, and it kind of went back over the plate."
Michael Bourn had a hit, walked twice, stole three bases and scored Houston's lone run on a wild pitch in the first inning. Houston went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10 men on the bases.
The Astros had won four straight coming into this series, while the Giants had been swept in three games by the Padres.
<< Francis set for season debut as Rockies close out set with Nats
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Francis is expected to make his first start in well
over a year this afternoon for the Colorado Rockies, who are coming off a
sweep of yesterday's doubleheader and will look to secure a series win over
the Washington Nat
<< White Sox aim for back-to-back wins over Royals
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox try to post back-to-back wins for the
first time in the month of May as they battle the Kansas City Royals in the
finale of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
On Saturday the Sox battled back fr
<< Pirates hope to leave Chicago with sweep of Cubs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas-born righty Ross Ohlendorf faces the Chicago Cubs for
the second time in a brief major-league career today when the Pittsburgh
Pirates visit Wrigley Field to close out a three-game series.
The Pirates have won the fi
<< Haren, D-Backs set for finale with Braves
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Dan Haren gets the call with a chance for a
series win today when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit Turner Field for the
finale of their three-game set with the host Atlanta Braves.
The Diamondbacks, who were bea
A's try to get on track in finale with Angels >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Suffering with the longest losing streak in the American
League at the moment, the Oakland Athletics try to close out their three-game
set in southern California on a positive note as they take on the Los Angeles
Angels of An
Derby and Preakness winners to skip Belmont >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and
Preakness Stakes champ Lookin At Lucky will both skip the Belmont Stakes.
Both respective trainers, Todd Pletcher and Bob Baffert, said Sunday morning
that both
Rangers activate INF Arias >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers on Sunday activated infielder
Joaquin Arias from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Pedro
Strop to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Arias had been sidelined with a lower back stra
Another Serie A crown for Inter >>
Siena, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan claimed its fifth successive Serie
A title on Sunday as Diego Milito's goal in the 57th minute was enough to give
Inter a 1-0 win at Siena.
The Nerazzurri entered the final day of the season wit
Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds:
Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
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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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| 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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