Red Sox send Dice-K to the mound against O's
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09/08/2007 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daisuke Matsuzaka tries to win back-to-back starts for the
first time in nearly three months this evening when the Boston Red Sox
continue their four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.
Matsuzaka picked up the win on Monday against Toronto, despite a poor
performance. The Japanese superstar surrendered seven runs and 10 hits in 5
1/3 innings. but improved to 14-11 nonetheless to go along with a 4.11 earned
run average.
Over his last four starts Dice-K has not been particularly sharp, going just
1-3 with a 7.61 ERA.
Tonight's assignment will be the 29th start of the year for Matsuzaka, a total
he reached only once in eight seasons in Japan. He is also on pace to go over
200 innings for the first time in his career.
Matsuzaka received a no-decision in his only other start against the O's,
giving up a run and four hits in seven innings of a 6-5 loss back on August
10.
Baltimore will counter with Jon Leicester, who will be making his second major
league start. Leicester, whose other start came with the Chicago Cubs last
season, has appeared in five games out of the bullpen this year and is 0-1
with a 12.60 ERA. Three of his outings this year and his lone decision has
come against the Red Sox, who have managed seven runs in 3 1/3 innings off of
Leicester.
In the second game of this set on Friday, Jon Lester scattered four hits over
seven scoreless innings to help Boston to a 4-0 win. Kevin Youkilis, Jason
Varitek and Coco Crisp drove in a run each for the AL East-leading Red Sox,
who have won six of seven.
Lester (4-0) retired 11 batters in a row and 12 of the last 13 he faced from
the fourth through the seventh. The young left-hander fanned four and walked
two and needed just 98 pitches to record his third win in as many starts.
O's starter Daniel Cabrera (9-15) took the loss and was charged with three
runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings before being ejected after throwing at
second baseman Dustin Pedroia. Jay Payton had two hits for the Orioles, who
have lost three in a row and 15 of their last 17.
Baltimore has also now lost a franchise record 11 consecutive games at home,
tying the franchise mark last set in September 1987.
Boston has won 11 of its 16 matchups with the Orioles this season and is
36-16 in the series since the start of the 2005 campaign. The Red Sox have
also had success in Baltimore, where they have won in 15 of their last 19
visits.
<< Brewers hope for some success in Cincinnati
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers haven't fared well against
Cincinnati this season. The club will try and turn things around versus the
Reds -- and hold onto their share of the division lead -- tonight in the
middle portion of a three-
<< Zambrano tries to put boo-birds behind him in Steel City
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Zambrano wasn't happy when Cubs fans booed him
during his last start. Zambrano and the Chicago faithful will get a breather
from each other tonight when the ace makes a road start in the middle portion
of the Cubs' thr
<< Reeling Twins continue series against White Sox
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins try to avoid their sixth straight loss
this afternoon when they play the middle contest of a three-game set against
the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Twins lost for the ninth time in the
<< Glavine takes hill for Mets in middle tilt with 'Stros
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York's Tom Glavine will try to win his sixth straight
decision when he takes the hill for the Mets tonight in the continuation of a
three-game series with the Houston Astros at Shea Stadium.
Glavine is 5-0 over his las
<< Phillies hope to get back on track against Marlins
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies have been playing uninspired
baseball since a big sweep of the Mets last week. The club will try to reverse
that trend this afternoon in the middle portion of its three-game set with the
Florida Marl
Blue Jays, Devil Rays continue set at Tropicana Field >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays try to keep their slim playoff hopes
alive this evening when they play the middle contest of a three-game series
with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field.
Toronto enters tonight's matchup 6 1/
Rangers try to extended winning ways against A's >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas shoots for its fourth straight win this evening when
it plays game two of its three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
The Rangers won for the fifth time in their last six tries
A-Rod goes for 50th homer in Yanks' matchup against Royals >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rodriguez could become just the fourth player in
Yankees history to reach 50 home runs this evening when New York resumes its
three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
Rodriguez belted his maj
Sabathia goes for 17th victory as Indians battle Angels >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - C.C. Sabathia goes for win No. 17 this evening when the
Cleveland Indians continue their four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim at Angel Stadium.
Sabathia, who is one win off the pace of New York's Chien-M
Zito squares off with Wells by the Bay >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Zito will try to extend his excellent pitching
efforts as of late for the Giants tonight when San Francisco plays the second
contest of its three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park.
Zito is pitchi
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Betting the NFL preseason
Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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