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Furcal's hit lifts Dodgers over RockiesBaseball Betting Lines07/01/2009 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rafael Furcal's pinch-hit RBI single proved to be all Los Angeles needed, as Clayton Kershaw and three relievers combined on a three-hit shutout in the Dodgers' 1-0 victory over Colorado. Kershaw allowed only one hit with five walks and five strikeouts in five innings for the Dodgers, who have a 10-2 record against the Rockies this season. Ronald Belisario threw two scoreless innings, Ramon Troncoso (2-0) picked up the win after a shutout eighth, and Jonathan Broxton earned his 19th save for a 1-2-3 ninth. Brad Ausmus was the only LA player with two hits, as his leadoff single in the eighth ended up producing the Dodgers' run after being replaced on the base paths by Russell Martin. Wednesday marked the final game in which the Dodgers were without star outfielder Manny Ramirez, who is set to return Friday against the Padres. He has missed the last 50 games after being suspended for a violation of the league's drug policy. Brad Hawpe went 2-for-4, as the Rockies managed only three hits in the loss after going 21-7 in June. Jason Hammel (5-4) pitched the entire game for the first time in his career, lasting eight innings and giving up just a run on five hits and five strikeouts. The loss snapped his seven-start unbeaten streak. Hammel retired 13 of the first 14 batters but ran into some trouble in the fifth. With one out in the frame, James Loney doubled down the left-field line for LA's first hit of the contest. Ausmus followed with a single to center, but Dexter Fowler's preemptive throw home held Loney at third. Hammel promptly struck out Juan Castro and pinch-hitter Casey Blake to end the inning. Colorado struggled as much offensively as their opponents, failing to have a runner reach third base in the first seven innings. Hammel nearly helped himself out with two outs in the seventh and runners on first and second, but his long fly ball was tracked down by Andre Ethier to keep the game scoreless. The Dodgers finally scratched across a run in the eighth. Ausmus began the frame with a single, and Hammel barely missed on a diving catch attempt at Castro's bunt, which sent Ausmus to second. The near-catch proved costly, as pinch-hitter Furcal sent a Hammel pitch to shallow right for an RBI single and a 1-0 lead. Broxton promptly came on and set down the Rockies in order to polish off the win. Game Notes Hammel has allowed two runs or less in six of his last eight starts and suffered his first loss since May 19...Juan Pierre stole his 22nd base of the season and also got caught stealing for the seventh time...Hammel drew two walks at the plate.
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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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