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05/26/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manager David Trembley saw his Orioles put together one of their best games of the season that, funny enough, came against an Athletics club that they have struggled against over the last few seasons.
Baltimore will try to make it two in a row this evening versus Oakland and pick up its first series win over the franchise since 2007 in the middle contest of a three-game series at Camden Yards.
Behind six innings of one-run ball from Jeremy Guthrie and a home run by slugger Nick Markakis, the Orioles took Tuesday's opener 5-1 to halt a two- game slide and win for the third time in 10 games. The victory was also just Baltimore's third in its last 16 contests against Oakland, a team it hasn't won a series against since taking two of three on July 20-22, 2007.
Miguel Tejada scored a pair of runs and Markakis ran his hitting streak to eight games. He is hitting .400 (12-for-30) on his run with three homers and eight RBI.
"I've been feeling good at the plate lately," said Markakis. "I just try to go up there with a good approach."
The Orioles were without designated hitter Luke Scott, who is hitting .273 with nine homers and 20 RBI this year but was a late scratch on Tuesday due to a left shoulder strain. His status for this game is unknown and was replaced in the lineup on Tuesday by Garrett Atkins.
Baltimore also caught a break last night when Oakland starter Dallas Braden departed after four innings due to an injured ankle. He gave up just an unearned run and three hits prior to his exit.
"I sprained my ankle a few weeks ago in Texas, and it became sore on the mound tonight," said Braden. "[Our coaching staff] saw me favoring it, and I was honest with them and agreed that leaving the game was probably the right thing to do."
Mark Ellis had the lone RBI for the Athletics, who were coming off a three- game home sweep of San Francisco but lost their sixth straight on the road in the opener of a 10-game swing.
In addition to Braden's injury, the Athletics will likely be without Coco Crisp again due to a strained side muscle. Crisp is likely to land back on the disabled list after being activated on Friday. He had been out because of a fractured left pinky.
That could be helpful for Baltimore rookie Brian Matusz, who is going through some growing pains right now and will look to win for the first time in seven starts this evening.
The 23-year-old is 0-4 over is last six starts, all Baltimore losses, and he has sandwiched a pair of dreadful outings around one stellar start. After allowing six runs over just 3 2/3 innings in a loss at Minnesota on May 9, he limited the Indians to seven hits over seven scoreless innings in a no- decision six days later.
However, Matusz took a step back again on Thursday, giving up a season-high seven runs over just 2 1/3 frames in Texas for his shortest outing of the season. Trembley, though, isn't worried about his young lefty.
"He's not Warren Spahn yet, he's not Sandy Koufax," Trembley said on Baltimore's website. "He's a young guy that's learning. He'll take something from this and the next time he faces them you'll see a much better outing."
Matusz is now 2-4 with a 5.26 ERA on the year and hasn't won since an April 18 victory in Oakland. Facing the Athletics for the first time, he gave up three runs over 6 1/3 innings of an 8-3 victory.
Starting for the Athletics tonight will be 22-year-old Trevor Cahill, who is coming off a victory over the Giants on Friday that evened his season record at 2-2 to go along with a 3.68 ERA.
Cahill pitched 6 2/3 innings of one-run, six-hit ball and did not allow a homer for the second time in his five 2010 starts. He was slammed for 27 homers in 32 starts as a rookie last year and gave up another three in his season debut this year on April 30.
"I threw my sinker a lot," Cahill told Oakland's website after besting San Francisco "I was able to mix that in with the breaking ball and changeup and really just tried to keep the ball down."
The right-hander, who joined Oakland from the minors as an injury replacement on April 30, is 0-2 with a 5.60 ERA in three road starts this year. He went 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA in two starts against Baltimore last year as a rookie.
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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com
In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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