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Cuddyer helps Twins slip past RoyalsBaseball Betting Lines07/01/2009 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Cuddyer hit a solo homer and knocked in two runs, as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Joe Mauer went 3-for-3 with a pair of walks and an RBI for the Twins, who took the last two games in the series and have won five of seven overall. Minnesota catcher Mike Redmond (hand/wrist) left the game in the fifth inning after getting hit by a foul tip. Shortstop Nick Punto (back) and first baseman Justin Morneau (groin) also exited early. "On this trip, we went 6-3. You feel you should be eight games over .500. We played some really good baseball teams. All the games have been tight and close. It feels like you're better than that," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. Glen Perkins (4-4) took the win after working seven innings. The left-hander gave up a run on 10 hits and struck out one without walking a batter. Joe Nathan earned his 21st save of the season after retiring the final batter of the game. Jose Guillen had an RBI single to account for the lone Kansas City run. The Royals have dropped five of the last seven games. Billy Butler turned in a four-hit effort in defeat. Gil Meche (4-8) was tagged with the loss. The right-hander, who had been considered a question mark to make this start because of a tired arm issue that has affected his performances over his last two outings, turned in a solid six-inning outing. He allowed three runs -- two earned -- on six hits, while walking five and striking out the same number of batters. "I still think it's stupid, but it's just my opinion," Meche said about being adversely affected by a 132-pitch outing in his last win on June 16. "I could totally see how people think that. The things I've done this week between starts, not throwing for a couple days, doing a lot of treatment and a lot of workouts for my shoulders. I came out of the pen today and I had good life." Cuddyer opened the scoring in the second when he cracked a lead off homer over the left-field fence to put the Twins in front. Minnesota got a gift run in the third. With runners on first and second and two outs, Joe Crede's grounder went through the legs of second baseman Alberto Callaspo that brought home Redmond to make it a 2-0 game. Mauer's RBI single in the top of the sixth stretched the Twins lead to three, but the Royals got the run back in the home half on Guillen's run-scoring base hit. In the top of the eighth, Denard Span reached with a two-out single, stole second and scored on Matt Tolbert's base hit. Mauer was then intentionally walked and Brian Buscher and Cuddyer also drew free passes, the later forcing in another run to put the visitors up 5-1. R.A. Dickey pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Twins, then stayed on for the ninth and gave up a one-out single to Brayan Pena, struck out Luis Hernandez and walked Mitch Maier. Nathan then took the hill for Dickey and retired David DeJesus on a grounder to first. Game Notes The Royals were without catcher Miguel Olivo, who was suspended by Major League Baseball for one game for arguing and making contact with home-plate umpire Phil Cuzzi during the team's game at Pittsburgh on June 27...It was announced on Wednesday that KC shortstop Mike Aviles will need reconstructive surgery on his right elbow and will miss the rest of the season...Kansas City will open a four-game set when it hosts the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, while the Twins start a nine-game homestand against Detroit on Friday...The Twins have now won five consecutive series at Kauffman Stadium and finished 6-3 on their nine-game road trip.
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College Football Betting Tips From a ProWhile the NFL is the sport wagered on the heaviest, college football betting lines has become more and more popular as people realize it’s a game that can be beat. The NCAA football season gets longer each year with the addition of numerous bowl games and with that comes more opportunities for more money in your pocket, if handled correctly. Betting on college football is not the same as with the NFL, so make sure you separate the two. Because of the vast number of teams, the parity between college football programs is slight and thus, you are going to see some high numbers in the NCAA. Teams favored by more than 40 points are not uncommon especially early in the season when teams playing their non-conference schedules. The best advice when trying to tackle these enormous spreads and is to just stay away. A team that is favored by 40 points is favored by that many for a reason while teams getting 40 points are bad enough that they shouldn’t be touched. Set yourself a spread limit. Getting rid of these games will cut down on the number of contests that you need to handicap while staying away from backdoor or front-door covers. What is a backdoor and front-door cover you ask? A backdoor cover is a team that is getting beat by more than the spread, but scores late to get within that number thus covering the spread. A front-door cover is just the opposite where the favorite scores late and covers the number they are favored by. These front-door and backdoor covers are common when second and third string players enter games in college football and it can be the worst nightmare for some bettors. These players can also be your best friend, but ask any bettor and he will give you more instances on losing in this situation than winning. It just seems to work out that way even though everything evens out in the end. College football betting has some of the softest lines of any sport and it’s being able to find these lines that will make you a successful college football handicapper. The NFL and NBA have the tightest lines around and while those sports can be beat by looking at situations and systems, college football doesn’t quite work that way. It’s much more manual, but when done correctly, it’s much more gratifying as well. Getting into the nuts and bolts of college football means looking at the many stats in order to beat the number. As opposed to pro football, college football is less dependent on situations and angles and more on certain statistics. Rushing offense and defense, pass efficiency offense and defense and turnover margins are huge. These are vital in the NFL, but even more so when it comes to college football. Being able to run the ball in college football has always been a key factor in the overall success of a team. The same adage also goes for teams who have the ability to stop the run. Putting these two factors together can produce some positive results in a team’s record both straight up and against the spread. These numbers show huge differences in teams and the spread may not take those into effect, which is where the value comes into play. Passing yardage numbers both for and against can be a misinterpreted statistic. However, pass efficiency has always been one of the best ways to look at a teams’ passing game ability both offensively and defensively. But is it really a true indication of how they perform? I wouldn’t say so since they are raw passing numbers with nothing else taken into consideration. I use pass efficiency ratings when doing my handicapping but I adjust my numbers based on a number of factors including power ratings, strength of schedules, personnel and injuries. This gives a much better picture of a team’s ability to pass effectively and also being able to defend the pass. Tweaking pass efficiency stats instead of raw passing yards is the key. Turnovers are the single most frustrating, and at times the most gratifying, aspect of a college football lines, mostly because they are so unpredictable. They are part of the game and most of the time nothing can be done to control them. However, turnovers are contagious and they can carry over from game to game and season to season. It’s important to know how to forecast these unforeseen events and how to use them to your advantage. You can find ways to give yourself an edge by looking at past histories of teams and coaches and how they have fared in turnover wars in the past. Instead of turnovers hurting you at the wrong times, find ways to use them to your advantage. As you can see, college football handicapping is very labor intensive and isn’t just based on where teams are ranked in the AP and coaches polls. Experience, coaching and match-ups are all important since unlike the NFL, college teams turn over much more often with new personnel at most positions every single year. Keeping current on this information is vital. Betting NCAA football can be lucrative if done correctly, but more importantly, it’s just plain enjoyable because it can be beat. College football is one of the best sports to watch with some of the best rivalries taking place in all of sports. The only downfall is that a championship isn’t decided on the field but on a computer-based system that is the Bowl Championship Series. That will change someday and we will all be better off for it. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your NCAA college football betting needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
Football Betting Sportsbook Accepts Credit CardsMichael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football. As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL. The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago. Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996). But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side. Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show. Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East: Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1 Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2 New York Giants - 9 - 2 Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1). Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship. So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume. And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top. They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy. Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday. But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division. Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS. Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS. Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162. Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense? Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS. In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS. Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division. Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do. The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20. The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550. Visit MySportsbook.com for free sportsbook odds RSS feeds go to MySportsbook.com for all your betting football needs. |
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