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<< Catania eases relegation worries
Catania, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Catania gained a bit of breathing room in their relegation battle on Saturday as they recorded a 4-0 win over Bari at the Angelo Massimino. The home side entered the weekend only one point above the

<< Santa Anita forced to reschedule another Derby prep
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Santa Anita Park once again was forced to cancel a Saturday racing program due to excessive rain. The track's February 27 card, featuring the Sham Stakes, was sent down the toilet because of heavy overnig

<< Vandy downs Arkansas, closes in on Kentucky
Fayetteville, AR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeffery Taylor scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds to help 16th-ranked Vanderbilt beat Arkansas, 89-72, at Bud Walton Arena. A.J. Ogilvy had 14 points and six boards for the Commodores (22-

<< Baylor holds off Oklahoma
Norman, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LaceDarius Dunn led the way with 21 points, as 24th-ranked Baylor downed Oklahoma, 70-63, at Noble Center. Ekpe Udoh contributed 20 points and seven blocks for the Bears (22-6, 9-5 Big 12), winners in five

Schrader helps Notre Dame dominate Seton Hall >>
South Orange, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lindsay Schrader had 12 points to lead seventh-ranked Notre Dame past Seton Hall, 72-47. Melissa Lechlitner netted 10 points for the Fighting Irish (25-3, 12-3 Big East), while Ashley Barlow and

Bucks top Heat for sixth straight win >>
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Real rolls; Barca survives >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona maintained its two-point lead on second-placed Real Madrid with a 2-1 win over Malaga, while Real cruised to a 5-1 triumph at Tenerife. Real took over the top spot in La Liga for a few hours on

New Mexico edges BYU for 13th straight win >>
Provo, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dairese Gary posted 23 points with six assists as 10th-ranked New Mexico edged 13th-ranked BYU, 83-81, at Marriott Center. Darington Hobson recorded 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Lobos (27-3, 13-2 MWC),

American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout

An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.

Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds .  These of course were the early odds.  He was considered original for picking an "odd song".  He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. 

Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. 

Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds.  Great voice and a great sense of humor.  He's a real standout.  Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit.  Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". 

Jared Cotter followed.  He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition.  The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. 

22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next.  "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon.  Though the judges felt he performed okay.  Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.

Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition.  He was the last to perform.  He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. 

Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys.  Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.

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