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A winning streak will be on the line for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday when they battle the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
Andy Sonnanstine will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Sonnanstine is 13-6 this season with a 4.37 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be ace Mark Buehrle who starts for the White Sox. Lefthander Buehrle is 11-10 with a 3.91 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Rays rallied with four runs in the eighth inning to post a 5-3 victory over the White Sox on Saturday. The Rays won that game as +125 underdogs, while the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Akinori Iwamura and Carlos Pena drove in two runs apiece to lead the Rays. Grant Balfour got the win in relief, and Dan Wheeler closed out the ninth to earn his eighth save.
Jermaine Dye belted two home runs for the White Sox, who were favored at -135. Javier Vazquez surrendered four runs off five hits over seven innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Team records:
Chicago: 73-55 SU Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2 Before playing Toronto are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 Chicago most recently: A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox’s last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay Chi White Sox are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home Chi White Sox are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games Chi White Sox are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up:
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Pirates-Brewers Who Will Cover?
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers will meet on the field at
The Pirates will give the ball to starter Paul Maholm in this one. Lefthander Maholm is 8-7 this season with a 3.64 ERA.
It’ll be CC Sabathia toeing the rubber for the Brewers in this contest. Lefthander Sabathia is 14-8 with a 3.00 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 320-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Ryan Braun belted a two-run homer and drove in three runs to lift the Brewers to a 6-3 win over the Pirates on Saturday, as -270 favorites. The nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9).
Prince Fielder went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Brewers. Jeff Suppan threw seven innings for the win, allowing three runs off eight hits.
Adam LaRoche had two hits in four trips to the plate, including a solo home run. Tom Gorzelanny gave up six earned runs over 4 2-3 innings in the loss.
The Pirates entered that game as +230 underdogs.
Current streak:
Team records:
Milwaukee: 75-55 SU Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Milwaukee most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Pittsburgh’s last 15 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Pittsburgh’s last 17 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing Milwaukee Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up:
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Yankees-Orioles Preview
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The New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles will meet on the field at Camden Yards on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
The Yankees will give the ball to starter Darrell Rasner in this one. Righthander Rasner is 5-9 this season with a 4.87 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Daniel Cabrera who starts for the Orioles. Righthander Cabrera is 8-8 with a 5.07 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Yankees were out-hit on Saturday, but came away with a 5-3 victory over the Orioles as +130 underdogs. The combined eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10.5).
Jason Giambi went 2-for-4 at the plate with a two-run homer and three RBIs for the Yankees. Carl Pavano notched his first win with the Yankees this season, and Mariano Rivera preserved the victory with his 30th save.
Nick Markakis had two hits with one RBI in a losing effort. Jeremy Guthrie surrendered five runs off seven hits over 6 2-3 innings for the Orioles, who were favored at -140 in that game.
Current streak:
Team records:
Baltimore: 61-67 SU New York most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8 Before playing Boston are 7-3 After playing Baltimore are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 Baltimore most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games when playing Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Baltimore NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Baltimore The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore’s last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Baltimore is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees Baltimore is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Next up:
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Astros-Mets Pointers
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The fans at Shea Stadium will be treated to a game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets when they take their seats on Sunday.
Lefthander Randy Wolf will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Wolf is 8-11 this season with a 4.81 ERA.
The Mets will counter Wolf with Oliver Perez. Lefthander Perez has a 3.93 ERA to go along with a 9-7 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 250-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Lance Berkman belted a three-run homer as the Astros toppled the Mets 8-3 as a +210 underdog on Saturday. That game’s 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Berkman finished 3-for-5 at the plate with four RBIs for the Astros. Brandon Backe allowed three runs over seven innings with four strikeouts in the win.
Brian Schneider smacked a two-run dinger in a losing effort for the Mets, who were favored at -250. John Maine was rocked for eight runs off 10 hits over 5 2-3 innings of work.
Team records:
Houston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing NY Mets are 3-7 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 New York most recently: A few trends to consider:
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston’s last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Mets Houston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road NY Mets are 10-2 SU in its last 12 games NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets’s last 8 games at home Next up:
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Red Sox-Blue Jays Preview
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If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre.
The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka in this game. Matsuzaka has a 15-2 record and a 2.77 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Blue Jays will be AJ Burnett. The righthander has a 4.43 ERA to go along with a 16-8 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Vernon Wells smacked two home runs and Jesse Litsch tossed a combined four-hit shutout, as the Blue Jays defeated the Red Sox 11-0 on Saturday. The Blue Jays won that game as +150 underdogs, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Wells finished 4-for-6 at the plate with three RBIs, and
Jon Lester lasted just 2 1-3 innings after giving up seven runs off eight hits in the loss.
Oddsmakers had the Red Sox favored at -170.
Team records:
Toronto: 67-62 SU Boston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 Toronto most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 6 games Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games when playing at home against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Toronto’s last 16 games at home Next up:
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Sunday Betting
Two big winners will take the mound on Sunday afternoon when the Red Sox and Jays play the finale of their weekend series in
Political betting odds…
Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com says that Americans “Vote for Batman, not Robin.” However, Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy believes that Barack Obama’s choice of Joe Biden will hurt him indirectly, but greatly.
Will Joe Biden’s insistence on putting John McCain on the defensive for the wealth of his wife Cindy McCain come back to haunt them? After all, Obama declared his wife out of bounds when Michele Obama made provocative comments at a prepared speech. The political betting odds have not changed since the running mate announcement.
Event of the day . . .
Daisuke Matsuzaka and A.J. Burnett both have a chance to win 20 games this season, but only one of them will be able to add to their impressive victory total when the Red Sox and Blue Jays meet at
Matsuzaka (15-2, 2.77 ERA) has managed to pick up seven wins in his past 10 starts, and the Red Sox are 8-2 over that span. The righthander is coming off a solid but short outing against the Orioles on August 19 in which he surrendered two earned runs on six hits over five innings of work. Dice-K walked five in that game, and fanned six.
Burnett (16-9, 4.51 ERA) is coming off a stellar start against the Yankees on August 19 in which he gave up just one earned run on five hits over eight innings of work and fanned 13 batters (walking just one). The righthander has earned the victory in each of his last six starts, and
Entertainment betting…
It’s a Lifetime movie, but the Liz Murray movie Homeless to Harvard has become all-the-rage. Don’t forget the best
Non-event of the day . . .
The two biggest storylines surrounding the Bills/Colts NFL preseason game on Sunday night will be the health of Peyton Manning and the debut of Indy’s new facility (Lucas Oil Stadium). The actual play on the field won’t hold much interest, especially since Bills starting QB Trent Edwards (quadriceps injury) will be on the sidelines as well. The oddsmakers have Indy as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 38 points on Sunday.
Betting event of the day…
The founder of forensic sports handicapping Stevie Vincent is about to knock your Bookmaker completely out of all commission. Simply put, one of the strongest baseball best bets in the history of sports gambling is going. Stevie Vincent is unleashing his National League Non Divisional Game of the Half Century. This game is a living lock and sports bettors will want to make their absolute maximum bet on this one.
That’s not it. The Great One also has the pro football total between
Also on the schedule . . .
It’ll be Kevin Slowey (10-8, 3.78 ERA) vs. Ervin Santana (13-5, 3.39 ERA) when the Twins play in
Rich Harden (3-1, 1.50 ERA in the NL) will be looking to keep that ERA low when the Cubs play host to Jason Bergmann (2-9, 4.50 ERA) and the Nationals on Sunday afternoon. The rest of the National League slate: Houston at the Mets, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, Atlanta at St. Louis, Cincinnati at Colorado, San Diego at San Francisco, Florida at Arizona, and the Dodgers at Philadelphia (in the 8:00pm ET game).
Finally, the drivers of Formula One will return to the track on Sunday at Valencia Street Circuit in
News from the wire . . .
The Mets activated outfielder Ryan Church from the disabled list on Friday, but he might only have a part-time role in the weeks ahead . . . Third baseman Hank Blalock is back with the Rangers after he was also activated from the DL on Friday . . . Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson returned to action in the team’s preseason loss to the Cowboys over the weekend – he didn’t have a catch in the game, but also had no setbacks.
Peek at the future . . .
The Dodgers and Phillies will close out their four-game weekend series on Monday night, with Chad Billingsley (12-9, 3.10 ERA) expected to take on Brett Myers (6-10, 4.71 ERA) . . . the Seahawks and Chargers will play at Qualcomm Stadium at 8:00pm ET in the final preseason Monday nighter . . . the last week of the NFL’s exhibition schedule begins on Thursday night, with 13 games on the schedule for that day.
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College Football Betting ATS Info
Here are computer trends and angles for college football betting Week 1 compiled by the staff of OffshoreInsiders.com. All quoted records are against the spread unless we specify totals.
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Thursday
Buffalo-UTEP
The Bulls are 4-12 in non-conference games and have gone under 11-of-13 outside the conference.
Vanderbilt-Miami Ohio
Commodores are 10-4 the last 14 road games.
Troy-Middle Tennessee State
The Trojans are 8-2 on the road their last 10 and have covered 7-of-9 within the conference.
NC State-South Carolina
Wolfpack are 1-5 in the conference. The Gamecocks have gone over 23-9 their last 32.
Wake Forest-Baylor
The Demon Deacons are on a 7-1 run. Baylor is 4-13 their last 17 against the spread.
Oregon State-Stanford
The Beavers are 6-1 the last seven in the conference and they are 9-2 in the series. The Cardinal have failed on 10-of-13 home games. Stanford has gone under 45-16 the last 61.
Friday
Temple-Army
SMU-Rice
SMU is 4-9 their last 13 overall. Rice has won 11-of-14 conference games and the Owls have exceeded the total at a staggering 40-11 rate.
Week 1 CFB Betting Trends
Here are computer trends and angles for college football
betting Week 1 compiled by the staff of OffshoreInsiders.com.
All quoted records are against the spread unless we specify totals.
Get the college football version of the Tailgate
Party which features college football live odds, plus
scores and betting trends (who the public is
betting), more NCAA football against the spread
angles, free picks, game previews
written for bettors, weather, injuries, motivational factors, CFB Halftime Lines,
the StatFox matchups, and the Chalk Gaming
version.
Thursday
Buffalo-UTEP
The Bulls are 4-12 in non-conference games and have gone
under 11-of-13 outside the conference.
Vanderbilt-Miami Ohio
Commodores are 10-4 the last 14 road games.
is 3-9 at home. Vanderbilt has gone under 10-2 at home.
Troy-Middle Tennessee State
The Trojans are 8-2 on the road their last 10 and have
covered 7-of-9 within the conference.
NC State-South Carolina
Wolfpack are 1-5 in the conference. The Gamecocks have
gone over 23-9 their last 32.
Wake Forest-Baylor
The Demon Deacons are on a 7-1 run. Baylor is 4-13 their
last 17 against the spread.
has gone under 15-4 their last 19.
Oregon State-Stanford
The Beavers are 6-1 the last seven in the conference and
they are 9-2 in the series. The Cardinal have failed
on 10-of-13 home games. Stanford has gone under 45-16 the last 61.
Friday
Temple-Army
last eight against Independents. Army is 3-8 on fake surfaces and the Black
Knights have gone over 8-2 on turf.
SMU-Rice
SMU is 4-9 their last 13
overall. Rice has won 11-of-14 conference games and the Owls have exceeded the
total at a staggering 40-11 rate.