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Blake, Sabathia lead Indians past Red SoxBaseball Betting Lines08/02/2006 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Casey Blake homered and drove in two runs, and C.C. Sabathia threw eight innings, as the Indians beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, at Fenway Park. Joe Inglett also homered for Cleveland, which rebounded after suffering a shocking 9-8 loss Monday on David Ortiz' three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. Victor Martinez had two RBI for the Indians, who snapped a three-game slide. Blake has three homers and seven RBI in the first two contests of the four- game series. Mark Loretta homered in the third inning for the Red Sox, who fell into a virtual tie for first place with the Yankees atop the AL East. Alex Gonzalez added a two-run shot off Fernando Cabrera in the ninth inning for Boston, which lost for the fourth time in six games. The injuries continued to pile up for the Red Sox Tuesday, as the team put catcher Jason Varitek on the 15-day disabled list due to an injured knee. There were reports prior to the game that he would need surgery and be out 4- to-6 weeks. Third baseman Mike Lowell left the game in the top of the ninth inning due to a contusion in his right foot. The news came one day after the Red Sox put right fielder Trot Nixon on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right biceps. Sabathia (8-7), who snapped a personal three-game skid, allowed 10 hits, struck out eight and walked one. Jason Johnson, who made 14 starts for the Indians to begin the 2006 season before being sent to Boston for future considerations in a June 21 deal, suffered the loss. Johnson (3-11) lost his seventh straight outing after surrendering nine hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings. Jason Michaels and Martinez had RBI singles in the first inning and Blake led off the third with his 15th homer of the year, a blast into the seats above the Green Monster. Loretta hit a ball over the wall in left field to cut the deficit in half, but the Red Sox couldn't capitalize on a threat in the fifth. Kevin Youkilis was cut down at the plate after trying to score from second on a Manny Ramirez single to left field. There was a strong throw from Michaels in left. Youkilis slid by Martinez, who reached back to make the tag, but replays showed he barely missed Youkilis' helmet. Nevertheless, home plate umpire John Hirschbeck made the out call. The Red Sox fell apart in the seventh when the Indians extended to a 5-1 lead. Travis Hafner doubled and scored on a Martinez single to right field. Martinez advanced to second on a passed ball and scored on a Blake single to left. Inglett led off the eighth by homering off Bryan Corey, who was making his first appearance with the Red Sox after being acquired Sunday from Texas. Gonzalez homered to left field for the final margin. Game Notes Johnson is 0-5 lifetime against the Indians...Ramirez extended his hitting streak to 17 games...Grady Sizemore had three hits and scored once for Cleveland, which outhit the Red Sox, 13-11.
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Football Betting Sportsbook Accepts Credit CardsMichael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football. As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL. The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago. Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996). But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side. Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show. Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East: Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1 Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2 New York Giants - 9 - 2 Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1). Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship. So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume. And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top. They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy. Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday. But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division. Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS. Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS. Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162. Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense? Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS. In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS. Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division. Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do. The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20. The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550. Visit MySportsbook.com for free sportsbook odds RSS feeds go to MySportsbook.com for all your betting football needs. |
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