The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at
Righthander Matt Garza will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Garza is 11-10 this season with a 3.82 ERA.
It’ll be Jon Lester toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Lefthander Lester is 17-6 with a 3.01 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 185-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.
B.J. Upton drove in the winning run in the 11th inning on Saturday night as the Rays topped the Red Sox 9-8 in Game 2 of this series.
The Rays pulled out the win as -114 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score went well OVER the night’s posted total (8).
Team records:
Boston: 95-67 SU Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Boston are 9-1 After a win are 6-4 Boston most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Boston Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston’s last 7 games at home Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Next up:
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Roddy White and Ravens DBs Update
Roddy White is in for
Greise, Kitna Out
More inactives:
Sunday Betting Card
The Patriots and Chargers will meet on the gridiron in
The Gridiron Spotlight
The Patriots will play their first game of the season as an underdog on Sunday night when they battle the Chargers. The Vegas oddsmakers opened
The Ravens have managed to cover the spread in three of their four games so far this season, and they’re listed as 4-point road underdogs against the Colts on Sunday (that line opened at Indy -7). Peyton Manning and company are just 1-3 ATS on the season.
Other matchups on the schedule for Sunday include
Other Notable Events
Game 3 of the NLCS will be played in
The Phillies will look to Jamie Moyer to try and give them a stranglehold on the series. Moyer took a loss in their NLDS against the Brewers, giving up two earned runs on four hits over four innings of work. The lefthander had previously won his last seven outings.
The Rest of the Schedule
There are three NHL games on the schedule for Sunday, all of them involving Western Conference clubs.
As well, the Formula One circuit remains in
A Peek at the Future
All four of baseball’s postseason teams will be back in action on Monday, with Game 3 of the Rays/Red Sox series and Game 4 of the Dodgers/Phillies series . . . it’ll be the 4-0 Giants travelling to Cleveland to take on the 1-3 Browns on Monday Night Football; the perfect Giants are pegged as 8-point road favorites, with the total set at 43 points . . . the CFL will stage two matchups on Monday afternoon for Canadian Thanksgiving, with the Tiger-Cats playing a contest in Montreal, and the Roughriders visiting Calgary.
Saints Colston Inactive
Vikings Bernard Berrian is in and Sidney Rice is out. For the Saints Marques Colston is out.
Breaking NFL Injury News
Fantasy football players and NFL bettors, here is your must-read, the official NFL injury report from the standpoint of the Vegas pointspread. Before betting, it is imperative you check out the rundown of the top NFL betting picks for today.
Bengals-Jets
Carson Palmer may suit up for the Bengals, but backup Ryan Fitzpatrick gets the start at QB.
Packers-Seahawks
Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck is out and Charlie Frye starts as key backup Seneca Wallace is also less than 100 percent.
Lions-Vikings
Lions overrated QB Jon Kitna is out. Dan Orlovsky starts. The Lions top two WR Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson are both questionable. Vikings WR Bernard Berrian and Sidney Rice will both be less than 100 percent.
Ravens-Colts
Ravens RB Willis McGahee has been upgraded to probable as he finished the week with two full practices.
Patriots-Chargers
Slumping Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson will start while the Pats Laurence Maroney is a game time decision. The Bolts will be without WR Chris Chambers.
Raiders-Saints
Oakland RB Darren McFadden is questionable while Justin Fargas is probable. New Orleans WR Marques Colston is probable and TE Jeremy Shockey is doubtful.
Eagles-49ers
Panthers-Buccaneers
Though with Bucs coach Jon Gruden, bettors should never assume, but as mentioned in the betting NFL notes, Jeff Garcia will likely start.
Cowboys-Cardinals
The Cardinals will be minus WR Anquan Boldin.
Bears-Falcons
Chicago WR Brandon Lloyd is out as Devin Hester gets more playing time. We do believe Atlanta WR Roddy White will be activated.
NFL Betting, the Early Card Betting Advice
Here is the official sports info gameday. The NFL injury report, perfect for fantasy football players as well (fantasy football betting odds) will be up shortly, but here are key news and notes for football betting on the early card. If you are making predictions against the Vegas NFL odds, you must read the objective rundown of the top betting picks from the top sports betting services.
Panthers-Buccaneers
Rams-Redskins
Going back to last year, the Rams have lost eight straight by a combined 288-110. The top football handicapper of all time, Mike Godsey of GodsTips reminds those who bet on sports, “Midseason coaching changes generally have positive short-term results” as the Rams play with interim head coach Jim Haslett. He takes over for the fired Scott Linehan.
The Redskins have won eight of their last nine contests going back to late last year. The Skins are tied with the Tennessee Titans in leading the NFL in turnover ratio.
Bears-Falcons
The home team is 14-7 straight up in
Dolphins-Texans
The nation’s top NFL handicapping service, GodsTips has a free winner on this game.
Ravens-Colts
Lions-Vikings
Remember, Stevie Vincent, the founder of forensic sports handicapping, has turned the betting world upside down. He’s a perfect 8-0 this week in football bets and has his Pro Football Side and O/U Parlay of the Year. Click now to purchase the entire betting card for $40.
Raiders-Saints
Bengals-Jets
NFL Betting Notes
Here is the official sports info gameday.
The NFL injury report, perfect for fantasy football players as well (fantasy football
betting odds) will be up shortly, but here are key news and notes for football
betting on the early card. If you are making predictions against the Vegas NFL
odds, you must read the objective rundown of the
top betting picks from the top sports betting services.
Panthers-Buccaneers
at home this year straight up and 8-2 since last year. Yet,
has won five straight in
by an average of 10 points per game. The injury report will update, but it
appears Jeff Garcia is about 55 percent to start at QB ahead of the injured
Brian Griese.
Rams-Redskins
Going back to last year, the Rams have lost eight straight
by a combined 288-110. The top football handicapper of all time, Mike Godsey of
GodsTips reminds those who bet on sports, “Midseason coaching changes generally
have positive short-term results” as the Rams play with interim head coach Jim
Haslett. He takes over for the fired Scott Linehan.
The Redskins have won eight of their last nine contests
going back to late last year. The Skins are tied with the Tennessee Titans in
leading the NFL in turnover ratio.
Bears-Falcons
The home team is 14-7 straight up in
last 21 games. For those who bet quarter lines, note that
is outscoring teams 48-14 in the first, but they are outscored 93-69 in the
other three.
Dolphins-Texans
The nation’s top NFL handicapping service, GodsTips has a free
winner on this game.
851 yards of total offense in their last two games, their best since 1995.
is 3-0 straight up all-time in the series.
has outscored teams 24-0 in the fourth quarter.
likely start Matt Schaub at QB. He was 3-2 straight up at home last year and
this is his first home start in 2008.
Ravens-Colts
allowed the fewest first quarter points, just three. The Colts have scored just
44 points this year in the first three quarters, but 38 in the final frame. The
Colts are last in rushing yards per game on offense and last on defense in
rushing yards per game allowed. They face a Ravens team that has gone 23
straight games without allowing a 100-yard rusher.
Lions-Vikings
Remember, Stevie Vincent, the founder of forensic sports
handicapping, has turned the betting world upside down. He’s a perfect 8-0
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Year. Click
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straight up by an average of 20.3 points per game. Will this be a big moneyline
upset? Not likely as
11-1 straight up in the series, but remember that
is coming off the short week after beating the New Orleans Saints on MNF,
another GodsTips Wise Guy winner.
Raiders-Saints
15 point lead to the Chargers two weeks ago, but had off last week. The Saints,
off a short week, have lost 7-of-8 to the AFC.
Bengals-Jets
likely not start Carson Palmer at QB, but the injury report is up coming. Brett
Favre, the New York QB (you may have heard) is 6-1 straight up his last seven
following a bye. The Jets average field position is tops in the NFL.