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Big Brown heavy favorite for Preakness
Posted on May 15, 2008 | 4:05 PM ET Filed under:Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown is the prohibitive 1-2 favorite for Saturday's 133rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD. The colt will face 12 other three-year-olds in the $1 million, 1 3/16 mile race. Owned by IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr., Big Brown is undefeated in four career starts, having won the races by a total of nearly 34 lengths. The three-year-old will again be ridden by Kent Desormeaux and the pair will start from post seven. Desormeaux won the 1998 Preakness aboard Real Quiet.
The Indoor War
Posted on May 15, 2008 | 2:45 PM ET Filed under:Week 12 of the Arena Football League has arrived, and there are some fantastic match-ups on tap for this weeks slate as teams jockey for playoff positioning.
Potential World Series match-up in May?
Posted on May 15, 2008 | 2:45 PM ET Filed under:They might not be tearing their respective divisions up right now, but both the NY Yankees and NY Mets are expected to be in the thick of the Playoff race come October. The Yankees have struggled throughout the first two and a half months of the season. They currently sit one game under .500 at 20-21 overall, and find themselves 3.5-games in back of the AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays. That’s right, Tampa Bay! As for the Mets, they’ve churned out a winning record thus far compiling a 20-18 SU mark and sit two-games in back of the surprising Florida Marlins for the top spot in the NL East.
The end, or just the beginning
Posted on May 15, 2008 | 2:45 PM ET Filed under:NBA Playoff intensity will be turned up a couple notches Friday night when both the Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers look to avoid elimination in each of their respective series’ with both the Lakers and Celtics. Los Angeles and Boston took 3-2 series leads on Wednesday night as each picked up seven-point home wins, but each failed to cover the spread allowing underdogs to bark in three of the last four overall playoff games played the last two days.
MLB NY Yankees and Detroit Tigers
Posted on May 8, 2008 | 1:31 PM ET Filed under:Most eyes across the nation are fixated on the NBA playoffs, but MLB has entered its second month of play in the 2008 season and there’s a fantastic series set to go starting Friday night. Now, both the NY Yankees and Detroit Tigers have gotten off to poor starts to their campaigns, but that doesn’t mean good baseball won’t be played in this weekend series.
NBA Crucial Conference Semi-Finals Match-ups
Posted on May 8, 2008 | 1:31 PM ET Filed under:We’re now in the thick of the NBA Playoffs and this weekend is loaded with crucial Semi-Final match-ups in both conferences that can be wagered upon at Oddsmaker.com.
NASCAR Saturday: Dodge Challenger 500, 7:00 p.m. ET
Posted on May 6, 2008 | 4:06 PM ET Filed under:Darlington Raceway is going to be electric this Saturday. The Dodge Challenger 500 looks like anybody’s race as no one driver or team has managed to take control of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series. Seven different drivers representing five teams and all four automakers have crossed the finish line in first place.
NBA Playoffs: Lakers at Jazz, Game 3; Friday, 9:30 p.m. ET
Posted on May 8, 2008 | 8:35 AM ET Filed under:The Los Angeles Lakers are up 2-0 in their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal versus the Utah Jazz. Los Angeles won both games by double digits to remain perfect in the playoffs at 6-0 straight up and against the spread. Utah has fallen to 4-4 SU and 3-5 ATS.
NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics 8:05 ET
Posted on May 6, 2008 | 4:06 PM ET Filed under:The Eastern Conference Semifinals match-up between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics finally kicks-off this evening after the Celtics finally disposed of the Atlanta Hawks in their Game 7 match-up on Sunday.
Kentucky Derby
Posted on May 1, 2008 | 8:33 AM ET Filed under:The 20 horses for this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby have been selected and assigned post positions. Big Brown is the heavy favorite despite coming out of the No. 20 hole, followed by Colonel John (post 10) at +350 and Pyro (post 9) at +500. These are the three horses to beat at Churchill Downs.
MLB Saturday: Cubs at Cardinals
Posted on May 1, 2008 | 8:33 AM ET Filed under:The Chicago Cubs are trying to end a century of futility by winning the World Series. At press time, they were off to a good start at 17-10. It looks like competition will be tough, however, in the National League Central. Chicago is tied for the division lead with the 18-11 St. Louis Cardinals.
NASCAR Saturday: The Dan Lowry 400 at Richmond International Raceway
Posted on May 1, 2008 | 8:33 AM ET Filed under:The only NASCAR race on the Sprint Cup schedule named after an essay winner takes place this Saturday at Richmond, where two-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson is the favorite at +500. Johnson swept both races at Richmond last year and finished in the Top 4 in three of his last four events this year, including his first win of the season in Phoenix. Both Phoenix and Richmond are short tracks; the RIR track is especially tiny at three-quarters of a mile.
NASCAR: Aaron's 499, Talladega Superspeedway
Posted on April 24, 2008 | 9:27 AM ET Filed under:Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is having a much better year on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit now that he’s with Hendrick Motorsport. But he still hasn’t taken the checkered flag after eight Cup races. That could all end this Sunday afternoon at Talladega, where Earnhardt is the +400 favorite to take the Aaron’s 499.
NBA Playoffs: Boston at Atlanta, Game 3
Posted on April 24, 2008 | 9:27 AM ET Filed under:There’s little doubt in anyone’s mind that the Boston Celtics are going to sweep the Atlanta Hawks out of the first round of the NBA playoffs. Boston took the first two games of their best-of-seven series at the Garden, easily covering the 15-point spread in both cases. Odds had yet to be posted at press time for Saturday’s Game 3, but the C’s should remain overwhelming favorites in Atlanta.
NBA Playoffs: L.A. Lakers at Denver, Game 3
Posted on April 24, 2008 | 9:27 AM ET Filed under:Being the top seed in the Western Conference isn’t nearly as much of an advantage this year. But the No. 8 Denver Nuggets are still down two games to none going back to Mile High for Saturday’s Game 3. Kobe Bryant had 49 points and 10 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night in a 122-107 victory. L.A. covered as an 8.5-point chalk for the second game in a row.
NBA East Championship Futures
Posted on April 17, 2008 | 9:08 AM ET Filed under:The Eastern Conference still plays second fiddle to the West, but the exodus of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to the Boston Celtics has tipped the balance a little closer to the East. The Celtics have the best record in the NBA at 66-16, and they’re the heavy favorites to win the conference at –350. The 8-seed Atlanta Hawks (37-45) are little competition in the first round at +6500.
NBA West Championship Futures
Posted on April 17, 2008 | 9:08 AM ET Filed under:The NBA’s Western Conference has delivered eight 50-win teams, each with a legitimate chance to make it to the Finals. But the race doesn’t look quite as close on the futures market.
