Indy 500 Vegas Odds: Morning Line Has Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan the Favorites

It’s the biggest motor sport day of the year. In Formula One racing, Jenson Burton wins the Monaco Grand Prix to stretch his F1 lead to 16 points. He beat teammate Rubens Barrichello.

The 2009 Indianapolis 500 odds sees Scott Dixon at 4/1, Tony Kanaan at 6/1, Dario Franchitti and 7/1, and the lovely Danica Patrick at 10/1.

Meanwhile the Coca Cola 600 Vegas odds has Jimmie Johnson at 4/1, Kyle Busch at 5/1, and Mark Martin at 8/1.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Racing fans get their fix on three fronts, the Cavs and Magic meet up in Orlando, and the Hawks try to beat the Wings again.

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .

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The Cavaliers and Magic will break their 1-1 series deadlock on Sunday night when the Eastern Conference Finals shift to Orlando for Game 3. LeBron James sunk a clutch three-pointer at the end of Game 2 to give the Cavaliers a 96-95 victory and tie up the third-round series. James was good for 35 points in that contest, while Mo Williams had 19 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas grabbed 15 boards. Dwight Howard was held to 10 points and 18 rebounds in a losing cause.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

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It’ll be Cole Hamels (2-2, 4.95 ERA) vs. CC Sabathia (4-3, 3.43 ERA) in a high-powered matchup at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon as Philadelphia closes out their three-game series with New York. Meanwhile, the Sunday night matchup has Milwaukee at Minnesota; the Brewers will send Dave Bush (3-0, 3.74 ERA) to the mound, and the Twins counter with Scott Baker (1-5, 6.98 ERA).

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Also on baseball’s interleague slate for Sunday: Colorado at Detroit, Tampa Bay at Florida, Cleveland at Cincinnati, Baltimore at Washington, Toronto at Atlanta, the Mets at Boston, Texas at Houston, Pittsburgh at the White Sox, Kansas City at St. Louis, Arizona at Oakland, San Francisco at Seattle, and the Angels at the Dodgers. As well, the Padres will play host to the Cubs to round out the schedule.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

The Blackhawks will try to tie up their third-round series with the Red Wings on Sunday afternoon when those teams take to the ice in Chicago. The Hawks grabbed their first win of the Western Conference final on Friday night, getting a Patrick Sharp marker in overtime to secure the 4-3 decision. Chicago forward Martin Havlat left that game with a head injury, while goalie Nikolai Khabibulin left with a lower-body injury. The Wings played without forward Pavel Datsyuk (foot).

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Finally, a huge day in racing on Sunday features the Sprint Cup Series’ Coca-Cola 600, IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500, and Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix. Overseas it’ll be Jenson Button looking to continue his dominance on the F1 track, as the Brawn-Mercedes driver has taken the checkered flag in four of the circuit’s five races so far this season. Lewis Hamilton got the Monaco win in 2008.

In the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway Jimmie Johnson is pegged as the 5/1 Vegas favorite. Johnson has visited victory lane in five Cup events at Lowe’s, although he last turned the trick back in 2005. Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch are both listed at 6/1 odds, with Tony Stewart at 7/1, and Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth at 10/1. Kasey Kahne, the defending Coca-Cola 600 champion, is farther back at 30/1 odds. Jeff Burton, a Lowe’s champion in October, is at 22/1.

And Helio Castroneves is the 3/1 Vegas favorite to win at The Brickyard on Sunday, with defending Indy 500 champion Scott Dixon next at 4/1 odds. Tony Kanaan, who leads the IndyCar standings this season, and Ryan Briscoe, who is one point behind him, are next at 6/1, followed by Dario Franchitti at 8/1. Danica Patrick ended up in 22nd place at Indy last season; she’s at 15/1 to grab the win.

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