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Cards continue season-opening road trip in MilwaukeeBaseball Betting Lines04/09/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals continue an early-season road trip with a stop at Milwaukee's Miller Park, a venue where the reigning National League Central champions garnered their share of success a year ago, for a three-game series with the division-rival Brewers that begins tonight. St. Louis amassed a 45-36 road record en route to last season's playoff appearance and won all three of its series with the Brewers held in Milwaukee, including a three-game sweep back in September. The Cardinals went 7-2 at Miller Park in 2009. The teams did split 18 overall matchups last year, however, and Milwaukee is 16-10 over its last 26 meetings with St. Louis. The Cardinals head to Milwaukee after starting their 2010 campaign with a pair of victories in Cincinnati, although the club couldn't deliver a three-game sweep after losing a close contest on Thursday. The Reds salvaged the finale with a 2-1 decision in which Jonny Gomes produced the winning run with a solo homer off reliever Jason Motte in the bottom of the ninth inning. St. Louis tied the game at 1-1 on Matt Holliday's solo home run to begin the seventh inning, one of only four hits for the Redbirds on the afternoon. Both he and leadoff hitter Skip Schumaker finished 2-for-4 in the loss. On a more positive note, Brad Penny delivered a strong performance in his first start as a Cardinal. The hard-throwing righty, signed by St. Louis as a free agent over the winter, worked seven innings and yielded just one run on six hits while striking out four batters in a sharp 100-pitch effort. "[Catcher Jason] LaRue did a great job," said Penny afterward. "I didn't have to shake that much. We were on the same page and when I did shake him, he knew right where I wanted to go." St. Louis starters combined for a 2.25 earned run average over the three-game series, giving Kyle Lohse a tough act to follow when he makes his season debut tonight. The right-hander will also be motivated to atone for an injury- plagued 2009 in which he slumped to a 6-10 record with a 4.74 ERA and was limited to 22 starts. Lohse was noticeably better the previous year, when the 31-year-old won a career-best 15 games for the Cardinals and posted a respectable 3.78 ERA over 200 innings. The California native did lose both his starts against Milwaukee last season and had a 4.91 ERA in three 2009 appearances versus tonight's opponent. For his career, Lohse is 2-3 with a 4.96 ERA over six encounters with the Brewers. Milwaukee also had a successful beginning to the season, taking the final two tests of a three-game set with visiting Colorado. The Brewers needed to rally to prevail in Wednesday's finale, but came through with a 5-4 verdict thanks to a two-run sixth inning and strong work out of the team's relief corps. The Brewers trailed 4-1 after three innings but pulled within one with single runs in the fourth and fifth. After George Kottaras' sacrifice fly in the sixth plated ex-Cardinal Jim Edmonds with the tying run, Jody Gerut smacked a pinch-hit RBI double to give Milwaukee a 5-4 edge. The Milwaukee bullpen made the lead stand by holding the Rockies scoreless over the final three innings, with Trevor Hoffman tossing a 1-2-3 ninth to notch the 593rd save of his brilliant career. Todd Coffey picked up the win with two scoreless frames after replacing an ineffective Doug Davis, who was reached for four runs before exiting after just four innings. In all, six Milwaukee relievers teamed up for five shutout innings and allowed just two Colorado hits. "This was truly a team effort," Gerut remarked. "There weren't a lot of guys that didn't contribute." The Brewers would love to give Dave Bush the same kind of support when he makes his first start of the young season this evening. The right-hander is coming off a poor 2009, but managed to earn himself a spot in the Milwaukee rotation with a solid showing in spring training. Bush will be aiming to improve off some suspect numbers from a year ago, with the Wake Forest product going just 5-9 with an ugly 6.38 ERA over 22 games (21 starts). He also missed a good portion of the second half with an injured triceps. The 30-year-old lost both his starts against the Cardinals last season and is just 2-6 with a 6.65 ERA over eight career bouts with St. Louis. He also struggled pitching at home in 2009, as his 1-5 record and 5.98 ERA in 11 Miller Park mound trips will attest.
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Big 12 Conference betting odds Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State Work left to do: Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on. Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough. Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
Online Sportsbook Football BettingLaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season. There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb. MySportsbook is considered one of the finest football sportsbooks according to several surveys performed by independent industry analysts considering such factors as payout accuracy and timeliness, overall quality of website, and bettor satisfaction. MySportsbook is a large company with strong financial backing. Considered the best sportsbook for betting football online You will find their customer service is second to none and their web site is extremely user friendly and easy-to-use. All major professional sports games are available. Once you signup with MySportsbook, you may never use another online sportsbook again. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your football gambling needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards. |
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