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07/06/2010 - Newport, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded American Sam Querrey, fifth-seeded American Mardy Fish and Wimbledon marathon man Nicolas Mahut were a trio of opening-round winners Tuesday at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
The 2009 Newport runner-up Querrey leveled fellow American Jesse Levine 6-3, 6-3 on the grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The 6-foot-6 Querrey lost to Rajeev Ram in last year's all-American Newport finale. He'll meet Jamaican Dustin Brown in the second round.
A seventh-seeded Ram continued his winning ways here with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Spain's Ivan Navarro on Tuesday. Ram's second-round opponent will be South African Raven Klaasen.
Fish swam past journeyman fellow American Michael Russell 6-1, 6-2, while the wild card Mahut knocked out third-seeded Colombian Alejandro Falla 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
The French Mahut was playing his first tennis since losing to 6-foot-9 American John Isner in their epic three-day 11-hour, 5-minute first-round spectacle at the All England Club two weeks ago.
On Tuesday, Mahut dismissed Falla in a mere 1 hour, 23 minutes. Falla was playing his first ATP match since pushing the great Roger Federer to five sets in an opening-round affair at Wimbledon.
Second-seeded Santiago Giraldo of Colombia advanced with a hard-fought 7-6 (7-1), 1-6, 6-4 victory over Austrian Alexander Peya. Giraldo needed just over two hours to move on.
Additional Day-2 wins in Newport came for the qualifier Klaasen, Ukrainian Sergei Bubka, Indian Somdev Devvarman, American wild card Denis Kudla, and Argentine Brian Dabul. Bubka, the son of legendary pole-vaulter Sergey Bubka, got past big-serving Aussie Chris Guccione 7-6 (7-0), 6-4, while Kudla took out Spaniard Santiago Ventura 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, and Devvarman erased American Kevin Kim 6-4, 6-3.
The winner of this $500,000 event will collect $75,700.
<< Pistons sign first-round pick Monroe
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Pistons signed forward Greg
Monroe, the seventh overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft, on Tuesday.
Terms of the deal were not released.
Monroe averaged 16.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.5 b
<< Orioles welcome back Pie; shelve struggling Millwood
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Orioles activated outfielder
Felix Pie from the 60-day disabled list and placed starter Kevin Millwood on
the 15-day DL due to a strained right forearm.
Pie has been sidelined since sufferi
<< Legends Classic matchups set
Princeton, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Legends Classic has announced its lineup
for the upcoming season, with Syracuse, Michigan, Georgia Tech and UTEP each
hosting a pair of regional round games in late November.
The early season tournam
<< Sub over Stud? Making the case for Joey Votto
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Another MLB All-Star game and another year
of not sending the most deserving players to the Midsummer Classic. Among the
more glaring omissions this year is Canadian Joey Votto, the Cincinnati Reds'
power-hitt
Rangers recall Mathis, option Beltre >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Doug
Mathis and optioned pitcher Omar Beltre to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
Mathis went 1-1 with a 7.36 earned-run average in nine appearances early in
the s
Dutch hold off Uruguay to reach World Cup final >>
Cape Town, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben
scored in a three-minute span of the second half and the Netherlands survived
a frantic finish to edge Uruguay, 3-2, on Tuesday to advance to the FIFA World
Cup fin
Canucks' home arena renamed >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The home of the Vancouver Canucks received a
name change on Tuesday, as General Motors Place was rebranded as Rogers Arena.
The club entered into a 10-year agreement with Rogers Communications, Inc.,
whic
USC releases OL Henderson from letter of intent >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Southern California has
released incoming offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson from his national
letter of intent.
Henderson, listed at 6-foot-8, 301 pounds, was rated by Rivals.
NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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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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