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Weekend of Wagering Possibilities
2009-06-19

With summer officially starting this weekend, there is a myriad of wagering opportunities to challenge the skills of any bettor. Major League Baseball has a full schedule of games, the WNBA season rolls on, numerous motorsports circuits are holding events, and the pros on the PGA Tour are battling in New York for the prestigious U.S. Open title. Be sure to scan the LIVE ODDS page for all of the various wagering options.

In Major League Baseball, ample opportunities are presented both on Saturday and Sunday. For those from or fans of the teams from the Show Me State, Missouri, the I-70 series between St. Louis and Kansas City continues with a Fox Sports afternoon game on Saturday and a Sunday afternoon affair. Coming into the weekend, the Royals have a slim 8-7 lead the last three years.

In New York, Johan Santana (8-4, 3.29 ERA) will try to move ahead after 15-0 shellacking he suffered against the Yankees last Sunday and will go against Tampa Bay and James Shields (5-5, 3.52) of the Rays. Santana gave up a career high nine runs in three innings and has a 6.50 ERA in his last six starts. Shields is known for being almost impossible to beat at home, however is 13-19 with a 4.73 ERA in 47 career road starts.

Look for fewer empty seats at Landshark Stadium, with the Yankees visiting Florida. A.J. Burnett (5-3, 4.46) will have to be extra sharp against the Marlins Joe Johnson (6-1, 2.76), since the Fish have won 11 of Johnson’s 14 starts.

On Sunday, the best matchup of the day is in the Motor City, where Milwaukee and Detroit wrap up three-game series. The Brewers will start their ace Yovani Gallardo (7-3, 2.93) against Tigers top of the rotation hurler Jason Verlander (7-3, 3.39). Verlander was lit up in St. Louis in his last start, lasting only four innings, allowing five runs. He later said the heat and humidity did him in. Verlander and teammates are 7-2 as favorites. The Brew Crew is 9-4 with Gallardo toeing the slab.
Sportsbook.com has a number of NASCAR wagering options for this Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, which will be the first of two-season road racing events. Steve Makinen of StatFox.com had this to say about what possible wagers to consider.
“If you’re looking for some sleeper picks for Sunday’s race, there is a group of drivers worthy of consideration. Jamie McMurray has been a guy that has run up front often in Sonoma only to lose out on fuel miscalculations or other on track problems. At 20-1, he is a decent long shot to win. Also, Clint Bowyer has been a fairly consistent road course driver, ranking second among all active drivers at this facility in average finish, 8.0 in three starts. Carl Edwards (25-1) & Denny Hamlin (22-1) boast decent average finishes as well since ’06 at the road course events, both 11.5 or better, and Mark Martin is a savvy veteran who seems to have it all working at this point in the season. It would be a mistake to dismiss his chances at 20-1. Of the road course ringers, Boris Said and Ron Fellows, both 28-1, boast the best chances. Keep in mind though, regardless of their unique skill set, they are still driving for teams not typically known as strong at other tracks. If you’re looking for some drivers to fade in matchups or group wagers this weekend, consider Jimmie Johnson (22-1). For whatever reason, he has not done well here, averaging a 19.3 finish over his career, winless in seven starts. Kasey Kahne (66-1), David Ragan (150-1), and David Reutimann (125-1) are a trio of drivers that own average finishes of 24.8 or worse in the last six road course races as well.”
The WNBA has only one game on Saturday, but have five contests to choose from on Sunday. The one to watch here is San Antonio and Connecticut, with both clubs starting slower than expected.

In MMA action, UFC -Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale is at The Palms in Las Vegas Saturday night. Clay Guida (25-9) has reeled off three consecutive victories and thrust himself into title contention in the lightweight division after losing to Roger Huerta in 2007. Guida is a fan favorite with his charismatic style and is a +250 underdog to Diego Sanchez (20-2). Guida has an extensive wresting background, which makes him a real threat to pull the upset since Sanchez only apparent weakness is when he is taken down.

Pittsburgh and Chicago favored as closers
2009-05-12

Two series underdogs did what most thought would formidable challenge to accomplish, win Game 5 on the road of conference semi-finals to take series lead. Now Pittsburgh and Chicago are poised with one more win, to advance to respective conference finals and still be very much alive for the Stanley Cup. Both teams will have home ice advantage with throaty fans looking to cement one more win. Improve your chances of winning by checking out NHL SERIES and PLAYOFF LINES from Sportsbook.com, along with wagering the always popular GRAND SALAMI. Also review BETTING TRENDS and GAME STATISTICS.

For Pittsburgh fans, this is getting to be old hat. Though the players and uniform styles change, the Penguins know how to beat Washington. Pittsburgh will be looking for fourth series come from behind win in 17 years against the Capitals in Game 6. Pittsburgh punched across overtime goal in last contest and are 16-6 following a victory.

For the most part, the best Pens players have been at their best, with Evgeni Malkin having two goals and three assists and Sidney Crosby, five goals and three assists. Pittsburgh players and coaches realized that fear can be a great motivator.

“When you get down 2-0, that fear of not winning and not moving on is there,” coach Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said Sunday. “We got the desperation in our game we needed and we’ve put ourselves in a situation to move on. The guys in that (dressing) room know exactly what’s at stake and what’s in front of us for Game 6. We expect a team that’s going to be real desperate … a team that’s good, that’s dangerous, that’s going to be giving everything they’ve got.”

Washington was down 3-1 to New York Rangers in last series and found a way to win and they need to pull out another miracle to survive and their leader believes it’s possible.

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has seven of Washington’s 15 goals in the series and says this about Game 6.

“Next game is going to be different,” Ovechkin said. “It’s not over yet. If somebody thinks it’s over, it’s not over. … We’re going to come back here (to Washington) again, Game 7.”

Washington is 16-4 revenging a loss where opponent scored four or more goals this season and is 7-1 in road games after three or more consecutive losses.

Sportsbook.com has made Pittsburgh -170 money line favorites to close out the series with total Ov5.5. The Penguins are 16-4 as playoff favorites and 11-2 OVER after two straight games where both teams scored three goals or more. Washington has lost four of last five as postseason underdogs and is 7-3-1 OVER as dogs.

In Chicago, the Blackhawks have moved within one win game of their first conference finals appearance since 1995 after handling Vancouver 4-2 in Game 5. Chicago took advantage of foolish Canucks penalty in the third period with the score tied at 2-2 and Dave Bolland scored the go-ahead goal.

Hawks captain Jonathan Toews said this about Game 6. “We don’t want to get satisfied at all. We’ve got a huge opportunity and we’ve got to take advantage of it.”

The Hawks have won 13 of last 18 and are 5-1 in most recent encounters at the United Center.

Vancouver has to avoid taking unnecessary penalties and turn up the pressure on offense. In the last game, they total only 21 shots, including 10 the first 40 minutes. “There’s no doubt in my mind that we can play better,” Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said. “There’s a lot of room for improvement in our case.”

The Canucks are 12-3 in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent of two goals or more since the 2006-07 season and 5-0 the last two years. They are +145 money line underdogs with total listed at Ov5. Vancouver is 8-1 OVER when facing elimination in a playoff series and 9-2 in a road game when the total is five or less.

Chicago is 10-1 as -145 to -200 money line home favorites and is 12-4 UNDER in home games after a win by two goals or more this season.

The intense Game 6 action in Pittsburgh starts at 7 Eastern and 9 Eastern in Chicago. It promises to be quite a night of hockey.