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Weekend of Wagering Possibilities
2009-06-29
The final weekend of Major League interleague play has several natural rivalries on the schedule. The two most well-known are the Yankees at the Mets and the Cubs and White Sox. The Bronx Bombers swept the Mets at home two weeks ago and will be favored on Saturday with A. J. Burnett (5-4, 4.24 ERA) facing on Tim Redding (1-2, 6.08). The Sunday contest is on ESPN at night and runs could be plentiful with Chein-Ming Wang (0-6, 11.20) hitting virtually every bat he faces and Livan Hernandez (5-2, 4.05), not exactly known for low hit games pitched. (Be in the action checking the LIVE ODDS, BETTING TRENDS, and TEAM STATISTICS pages for baseball every single day)
The Cubs and White Sox have good pitching matchups both days this weekend. Mark Buehrle (7-2, 3.17) will challenge Ryan Dempster (4-5, 3.83), with Buehrle one of the very best pitchers throwing in home park. Dempster and the Cubs are deplorable on the road with 1-10 record in last 11 starts. Carlos Zambrano (4-2, 3.48) has been stellar on the road at 3-1 and will see the pitches of John Danks (5-6, 4.43), who has given up 11 home runs in 14 starts in 2009.
In the battle of Ohio, Cincinnati has won 10 of 15 games against the Indians and will try to keep the winning continuing in Cleveland. Though not many will care, Washington and Baltimore will do battle, with both struggling as expected this season. This is one of the few teams the Nationals have had any success against with 8-7 record. After a superb pitching matchup Friday night, Florida and Tampa Bay resume play with the Marlins holding a 4-2 record at Tropicana Field.
The NASCAR Cup series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend for the running of the Lenox Industrial Tools 301. The Magic Mile, as it is known, has banking of just 12 degrees in the turns and two degrees in the straight-aways, making this what is referred to as flat track. According to Steve Makinen of StatFox, luck and strategy don’t play as important of a role, since typically the best cars finish at the front at flat tracks. Jimmie Johnson, a well-known flat track ace, is the official favorite at a 6-1 price, however hasn’t had as much success here as he has at other similar tracks.
That isn’t the case of Denny Hamlin, who has a win and five Top 10’s in six starts since 2006 in New Hampshire. Other successful 2009 drivers who have fared well at New Hampshire have been Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Kurt Busch. Make certain to review the wagering opportunities at Sportsbook.com.
Wimbledon tennis continues with daily matchups to wager on and the WNBA has four games on Saturday and two more on Sunday to consider. Top teams Indiana, Washington, Seattle and Phoenix will all be action.
Mixed Martial Arts returns, with Brock Lesner and Frank Mir battling for unified heavyweight title match in UFC 100, with Lesner a -215 favorite. A big card is also on tap in Biloxi, MS, for Ultimate Chaos.
For fun, check to see the latest odds on Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest for next Saturday.
It promises to be another outstanding weekend of wagering possibilities.
Weekend of Wagering Possibilities
2009-06-19
With summer officially starting this weekend, there is a myriad of wagering opportunities to challenge the skills of any bettor. Major League Baseball has a full schedule of games, the WNBA season rolls on, numerous motorsports circuits are holding events, and the pros on the PGA Tour are battling in New York for the prestigious U.S. Open title. Be sure to scan the LIVE ODDS page for all of the various wagering options.
In Major League Baseball, ample opportunities are presented both on Saturday and Sunday. For those from or fans of the teams from the Show Me State, Missouri, the I-70 series between St. Louis and Kansas City continues with a Fox Sports afternoon game on Saturday and a Sunday afternoon affair. Coming into the weekend, the Royals have a slim 8-7 lead the last three years.
In New York, Johan Santana (8-4, 3.29 ERA) will try to move ahead after 15-0 shellacking he suffered against the Yankees last Sunday and will go against Tampa Bay and James Shields (5-5, 3.52) of the Rays. Santana gave up a career high nine runs in three innings and has a 6.50 ERA in his last six starts. Shields is known for being almost impossible to beat at home, however is 13-19 with a 4.73 ERA in 47 career road starts.
Look for fewer empty seats at Landshark Stadium, with the Yankees visiting Florida. A.J. Burnett (5-3, 4.46) will have to be extra sharp against the Marlins Joe Johnson (6-1, 2.76), since the Fish have won 11 of Johnson’s 14 starts.
On Sunday, the best matchup of the day is in the Motor City, where Milwaukee and Detroit wrap up three-game series. The Brewers will start their ace Yovani Gallardo (7-3, 2.93) against Tigers top of the rotation hurler Jason Verlander (7-3, 3.39). Verlander was lit up in St. Louis in his last start, lasting only four innings, allowing five runs. He later said the heat and humidity did him in. Verlander and teammates are 7-2 as favorites. The Brew Crew is 9-4 with Gallardo toeing the slab.
Sportsbook.com has a number of NASCAR wagering options for this Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, which will be the first of two-season road racing events. Steve Makinen of StatFox.com had this to say about what possible wagers to consider.
“If you’re looking for some sleeper picks for Sunday’s race, there is a group of drivers worthy of consideration. Jamie McMurray has been a guy that has run up front often in Sonoma only to lose out on fuel miscalculations or other on track problems. At 20-1, he is a decent long shot to win. Also, Clint Bowyer has been a fairly consistent road course driver, ranking second among all active drivers at this facility in average finish, 8.0 in three starts. Carl Edwards (25-1) & Denny Hamlin (22-1) boast decent average finishes as well since ’06 at the road course events, both 11.5 or better, and Mark Martin is a savvy veteran who seems to have it all working at this point in the season. It would be a mistake to dismiss his chances at 20-1. Of the road course ringers, Boris Said and Ron Fellows, both 28-1, boast the best chances. Keep in mind though, regardless of their unique skill set, they are still driving for teams not typically known as strong at other tracks. If you’re looking for some drivers to fade in matchups or group wagers this weekend, consider Jimmie Johnson (22-1). For whatever reason, he has not done well here, averaging a 19.3 finish over his career, winless in seven starts. Kasey Kahne (66-1), David Ragan (150-1), and David Reutimann (125-1) are a trio of drivers that own average finishes of 24.8 or worse in the last six road course races as well.”
The WNBA has only one game on Saturday, but have five contests to choose from on Sunday. The one to watch here is San Antonio and Connecticut, with both clubs starting slower than expected.
In MMA action, UFC -Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale is at The Palms in Las Vegas Saturday night. Clay Guida (25-9) has reeled off three consecutive victories and thrust himself into title contention in the lightweight division after losing to Roger Huerta in 2007. Guida is a fan favorite with his charismatic style and is a +250 underdog to Diego Sanchez (20-2). Guida has an extensive wresting background, which makes him a real threat to pull the upset since Sanchez only apparent weakness is when he is taken down.
UKRAINE: PRESIDENT'S GAMBLING VETO UNDER THREAT (Update)
2009-06-10
Gambling has become a political football
It appears that gambling has become something of a political football in the Ukraine, where President Viktor Yuschenko ruffled a few feathers by exercising his veto on a gambling ban last week (see previous InfoPowa reports)
The ban of gambling premises in residential areas was somewhat emotionally carried in the Ukraine parliament following a fire in a gambling premises that took lives. When gambling companies explained the consequences to jobs and businesses that such a sudden unilateral ban could inflict, the president exercised the presidential veto whilst expressing his support for the general idea that gambling should be located in non-residential areas. However, he urged that such legislation should be first carefully researched, considered and fully debated.
In particular, Yushchenko suggested that the licenses of gambling business owners should not be cancelled but merely suspended, and that they should be resumed on the day special zones for hosting slot machines are formed, reports the Kyiv Post.
The president also said that banning the gambling business would mean the loss of over 200 000 jobs, which was impermissible during a recession. The president proposed that state guarantees should be introduced in the law on compulsory state social insurance against unemployment.
This week the political bloc Yulia Tymoshenko agreed that it will support overriding Yushchenko's veto on the law, claims one of the ban's authors, MP Valeriy Pysarenko.
"The president's veto is motivated by the fact that the bill is populist and not balanced enough. Today, the population of Ukraine wants decisive action from the government. The Yulia Tymoshenko will support the overriding of the veto in parliament," the MP said.
Pysarenko said a politician that supports the gambling business could not be described as a moral leader of the nation.
"We are sure that supporting a business that is totally criminalized and makes money for criminal clans not paying any taxes is a crime against the nation," he said.
The MP said that the parliament was working on special laws that would the Ukrainian gambling business into line with international standards. One of the laws would stipulate moving gambling facilities to special gambling zones.
IMPROVING SEO VISIBILITY
2009-04-21
Virgin signs the professionals
The UK online gambling group Virgin Games has embarked on an initiative to significantly increase its online gambling search engine visibility, hiring the London specialist agency Latitude for the purpose.
Virgin has been active in the online casino, bingo and poker sector over the last three years, and Latitude will be concentrating on ramping up the content on its properties along with increased activity on display, affiliate and paid search through major engines like Google.
The move is ahead of an expansion of Virgin's portfolio of online games, Internet marketing manager Simon Hall said.
