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08/27/2010 - New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ninth-seeded Sergiy Stakhovsky was an easy semifinal winner while 15th-seeded Denis Istomin battled to a three-set win Friday to reach the final at the $750,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
The Ukrainian Stakhovsky handled 12th-seeded Dutchman Thiemo De Bakker 6-3, 6-4. De Bakker was unable to break Stakhovsky's formidable serve on Day 6 here.
Istomin of Uzbekistan persevered for a 7-6 (12-10), 3-6, 6-2 triumph over 10th-seeded Serb Viktor Troicki at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale.
The 24-year-old 6-foot-4 Stakhovsky, who upended top-seeded Marcos Baghdatis here on Thursday, will appear in his fourth career final, including his second of 2010. He titled in Den Bosch earlier this season and has yet to lose in a title tilt in his career (3-0).
The 23-year-old Istomin saved four match points to down Teymuraz Gabashvili in the quarterfinals and will appear in his first career final.
The two finalists have never met before in ATP Tour play.
The 2010 Pilot Pen champion will collect $93,630.
<< Simao calls it quits on Portugal career
Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portugal winger Simao Sabrosa announced on
Friday that his international career has come to an end.
In a letter to the Portuguese Football Federation, Simao stated that he was
retiring for "personal r
<< X-rays on hand of Colts LB Brackett negative
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary
Brackett will not face significant time off, after X-rays taken on his right
hand were negative.
The Indy Star reported on Friday that a source close to the
<< Canada Basketball sets roster for Worlds
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Canada Basketball announced Friday its final
12-man roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
The roster includes NBA players: Joel Anthony of the Miami Heat and Andy
Rautins of the New York Knicks.
<< Bordeaux signs Tunisia midfielder Ben Khalfallah
Bordeaux, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bordeaux signed Tunisia midfielder Fahid
Ben Khalfallah from Valenciennes on Friday.
Ben Khalfallah, 27, signed a four-year contract with Bordeaux, which needed to
replace playmaker Yoann Gourcuff in mi
Baltimore P Johnson reinstated from 60-day DL >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Orioles reinstated pitcher Jim
Johnson from the 60-day disabled list on Friday.
Johnson has been on the 60-day DL since May 28, and hasn't pitched since April
30 against Boston due to right
United, Chivas square off at The HDC >>
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.C. United and Chivas USA square off in a
battle of Major League Soccer bottom-feeders on Sunday night at The Home Depot
Center.
Both teams sit at the bottom of their respective conference tables w
Braves recall Kimbrel, option Minor >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves have recalled pitcher Craig
Kimbrel from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned pitcher Mike Minor to their Gulf
Coast League affiliate.
Kimbrel has made eight relief appearances this season, go
Real Madrid ready to dethrone Barca in La Liga >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Madrid had an incredible season last
year, but still finished three points behind Barcelona in Spain's La Liga.
The nine-time Champions League winner spent nearly $400 million last
offseason,
but n
The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.
Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.
The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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