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07/22/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Winners in five of their last six and now two games ahead of Cleveland for first place in the American League Central, the Detroit Tigers close out a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park this afternoon.
The Tigers, who now have the best record in the majors overall, moved to 26-20 at home thanks to a 10-8 victory against Kansas City in 10 innings on Saturday. Brandon Inge played the hero as he blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th to give the club it's eighth win in 11 tries against the Royals so far this season.
Craig Monroe homered and knocked in four runs for the Tigers, while Placido Polanco, Gary Sheffield and Magglio Ordonez all crossed the plate twice for the winning team.
Chad Durbin earned his seventh win of the season, while Detroit starter Justin Verlander lasted 5 2/3 innings, permitting four earned runs on seven hits and striking out seven, all while letting loose three wild pitches.
Joakim Soria suffered the loss for the visitors, allowing the long ball by Inge in extra innings. KC starter Jorge De La Rosa was touched for seven runs on seven hits, two of them home runs, over 4 1/3 innings.
Tony Pena tallied three hits for the Royals and scored twice, while Emil Brown knocked in two and John Buck cranked out his 16th home run of the campaign in the setback.
Right-hander Brian Bannister gets the call to the hill for the Royals this afternoon in an effort to even his season record which currently stands at 5-6.
The second-year man out of USC suffered his second straight loss on Monday after giving up three home runs and four total runs in six innings against Boston on the road. Bannister, who is 0-1 in his career against Detroit, carries an ERA of just under four into this contest.
As for the Tigers, they have Nate Robertson slated to make the start at home today. The lefty, who is nine games under .500 for his career but 4-3 versus Kansas City all-time, picked up his sixth triumph of the 2007 campaign on Tuesday as he gave up a mere three hits in seven shutout innings against Minnesota on the road in the dome.
The Wichita State product now in his sixth year in the majors, posted five strikeouts versus the Twins and reached the 500 strikeout plateau in the process.
Over the last six games the Tigers have picked up more than their share of victories, despite hitting just .257 as a team. The AL's leading hitter at .360, Ordonez has knocked in eight of the team's 31 runs over the last week of action and is now third in the league with 80 RBI overall.
Kansas City's Billy Butler may not have the season stats similar to Ordonez, but in the last week he certainly gives the Detroit All-Star a run for his money with 10 RBI and four runs scored. Mark Grudzielanek checks in with a total of 10 hits and a team-high eight runs during that stretch for the Royals, now 16 1/2 games out of the race in the AL Central and a mere 12-21 versus the rest of the division.
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San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard went 3-for-3 with a pair of
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Yankees close out a four-game set against division rival Tampa Bay this
afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
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conclude their West Coast swing this afternoon at McAfee Coliseum as they face
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Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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