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09/04/2010 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Cahill tossed six scoreless innings to help the Oakland Athletics defeat the Angels, 3-1, in the second test of this three-game series.
Cahill (15-6) allowed four hits to go with a career-high six walks and four strikeouts for the Athletics, who have won the first two games of this set following a four-game skid.
Mark Ellis, Cliff Pennington, and Jack Cust each had an RBI for Oakland.
Torii Hunter hit a solo homer for Los Angeles, which has lost nine of its last 12 games. Jered Weaver (11-11) gave up three runs on six hits over seven innings. He also struck out five and walked three in his fourth straight loss.
The A's got on the board in the first. Daric Barton singled, moved to second on a Kurt Suzuki groundout, and scored on Cust's base hit to right.
Oakland added another run in the second to build a 2-0 lead. Rajai Davis hit a two-out double and crossed the plate on Pennington's single. Pennington was thrown out trying to go to second on the play.
The Angels loaded the bases with two outs in the third, but Hideki Matsui flied out to end the threat.
The Athletics scored a run in the sixth to make it a 3-0 game. With a man on second and two outs, Ellis hit an RBI base hit up the middle.
Hunter's homer to center off Craig Breslow in the eighth cut the gap to 3-1.
Andrew Bailey tossed a perfect ninth for Oakland to record his 21st save of the year.
Game Notes
The A's lead the season series with the Angels, 8-7...Weaver fell to 3-6 lifetime against Oakland...Cahill improved to 4-1 in his career versus the Angels, who went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight.
<< Eagles send Andrews to Seattle
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Eagles reportedly sent
offensive lineman Stacy Andrews to Seattle on Saturday for an undisclosed
draft pick in 2011.
The move was reported on the team's website, although there
<< Wood, Reds handle Cardinals
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Travis Wood turned in seven solid innings and
hit his first career home run to lead Cincinnati in a 6-1 victory over rival
St. Louis in the middle test of a crucial three-game set at Busch Stadium.
Jonny Go
<< Longhorns begin post-McCoy era with win over Rice
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sophomore running back Tre' Newton rushed for a
career-high three touchdowns, as the fifth-ranked Texas Longhorns bounced back
from a slow start to defeat the Rice Owls, 34-17, in the season opener for
both sc
<< Vikings Release WR Walker, 19 others
Eden Prairie, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran wide receiver Javon Walker was
among the players released by the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday, as the team
reduced its roster to the 53-player NFL maximum.
Walker, who was signed in August after a
England's Dawson ruled out of Swiss match >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - England defender Michael Dawson was injured
against Bulgaria on Friday in Euro 2012 qualifying and will be sidelined six
to eight weeks.
Dawson sprained the medial ligament in his left knee and one of his
Notre Dame tops Purdue in Kelly's debut with Irish >>
South Bend, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dayne Crist passed for 205 yards and a
touchdown, as Notre Dame topped the Purdue Boilermakers, 23-12, in Brian
Kelly's Fighting Irish debut.
Kelly, a proven winner that resurrected both th
Titans include Simms, Gado, Rolle in roster cuts >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tennessee Titans narrowed their roster to
the NFL maximum of 53 players on Saturday, releasing 20 as part of their "cut-
down day" maneuvers.
Released were defensive end Eric Bakhtiari, defensive end Rahe
Dolphins release QB White, TE Martin on cut day >>
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterback Pat White and tight end David Martin
were among the prominent players released by the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, as
the team pared its roster to the 53-player minimum.
White was selected in the secon
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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