Basketball Betting
 
Basketball Betting
 

NBA Basketball Betting

Lee tallies 11 Ks as Indians top Giants

Baseball Betting Lines

06/26/2008 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cliff Lee didn't let a rain delay nearing two hours stop his season-long momentum, as the southpaw struck out a career-best 11 Giants over eight frames in Cleveland's 4-1 victory over San Francisco.

Rain delayed the first pitch of the series finale one hour, 42 minutes before Lee (11-1) brought his best stuff in the hill, remaining unbeaten over his last seven starts. He lowered his ERA below 2.00 at home this season, scattering four hits and one run with one walk. Joe Borowski nailed down his sixth save with a perfect ninth.

Jamey Carroll and Kelly Shoppach accounted for most of the offensive firepower, as the Indians snapped a three-game losing streak. Carroll finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and Shoppach also collected two hits and scored twice.

Matt Cain (4-6) took the loss for the Giants, who were looking for the sweep in the interleague series. Cain gave up four runs on eight hits with a pair of walks and four strikeouts in five frames.

Rich Aurilia knocked in the lone run for the Giants.

The Indians did most of their damage off Cain in the third. Shoppach singled to lead off the frame and Carroll drove a pitch high off the left-field fence for a run-scoring triple. Ben Francisco walked and Jhonny Peralta also went wall hunting, driving a pitch off the left-center field fence to score both runners for a 3-0 lead.

San Francisco lit up the scoreboard in the top of the fourth as Aaron Rowand doubled and Aurilia drove the center fielder home with a bloop single to center. Cleveland answered with a single run in the bottom half as Shoppach and Carroll again caused damage. The catcher doubled to left-center, just out of the reach of a lunging Rowand and Carroll knocked him in with a base hit into center.

Game Notes

San Francisco visits Oakland to start a three-game series on Friday...The Indians improved to 21-20 at home this season...Carroll's triple was his third of the season...A crowd of 25,257 braved the rain at Progressive Field.

<< Calvillo moves up in record books as Montreal mashes Hamilton
Hamilton, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Calvillo completed 25-of-37 passes for 293 yards and two scores, vaulting into second overall on the CFL's all-time passing list in Montreal's 33-10 pasting of Hamilton in the season-opener for both cl

<< Texas rivals Houston, Dallas battle to 3rd draw of season
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the third time this season Texas rivals FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo squared off for a Major League Soccer fixture, and for the third time this season the match ended in draw. The latest deadlock h

<< Rangers' Hamilton again leaves game early
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Only two days after he left a game early due to knee inflammation, Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton also exited Thursday's contest against Houston, this time with a left wrist injury. Hamilton

<< Rodriguez, Astros down Rangers
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wandy Rodriguez pitched eight strong innings and Hunter Pence drove in three runs, as the Houston Astros downed the Texas Rangers, 7-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Rodri

<< Sheff cooks up a Detroit victory over St. Louis
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gary Sheffield had four hits, including the winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, boosting the Detroit Tigers to an 8-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in a game delayed nearly 2 1/2 hours b

Arthur waits and waits...then traded to Portland >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darrell Arthur's stock slipped in the first round of the NBA draft, and after he was finally taken 27th by New Orleans, he was shipped to the Portland Trail Blazers for cash considerations. A forward of t

Heat acquire Chalmers from Minnesota in draft night trade >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat acquired the draft rights to Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, the 2008 NBA Draft's 34th overall pick, from Minnesota in exchange for a pair of future second-round selections and cash conside

Boston acquires Walker from Washington >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington traded the draft rights of Kansas State forward Bill Walker, the 47th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, to defending-champion Boston for cash considerations. Walker is best known as Michae

Houston Texas >>
Signed quarterback Alex Brink.

Bulls take Rose with top pick >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls fulfilled Derrick Rose's childhood dream as the point guard became the first pick in the 2008 NBA Draft and will play for his hometown team. The Chicago native helped lead the Memphis Ti


Online Sportsbook Football Betting

Colts give the ‘D’ its due

The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.

They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.

"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."

Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smith and Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.

New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.

Not so sound on the ground

If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

Brees says bring it on

Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.

Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.

Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game.

"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."

SportsBooks ready for a shootout

Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.

“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”

New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.

The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.

“Yards are great,” running back Deuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts US credit cards



Big 12 Conference betting odds

Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

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.