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MLB

Top MLB Baseball Cappers: Cards vs. Nats Picks

MLB Weekend Series – Cardinals vs Nationals Odds

Baseball betting fans will get another chance to see the Washington Nationals get pummeled as the St. Louis Cardinals come to town. This will set up a matchup of the best in the National League versus the worst as the Cardinals have been a nice surprise. If you guessed that the MLB odds don’t favor Washington in this series, you would be correct.

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Horse Racing

2009 Kentucky Derby Pick

Kentucky Derby 2009 Trifecta Pick

Handicapper Craig Trapp is by no means an expert when it comes to horse racing. But that has not kept him from getting into the predictions for this year’s Kentucky Derby. The first Saturday in May is so exciting watching groups of three year olds trying to cement a future legacy for themselves. With the economy in a recession it’s nice to be able to get away from the negative press and focus on good stories.

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Horse Racing

Kentucky Derby Betting Preview

2009 Kentucky Derby Current Odds and Preview

Date: Saturday May 2nd, 2009
Location: Churchill Downs, Louisville KY
Post Time: 6:04 PM (EST)
TV Network: NBC, 5:00PM (EST)

This Saturday will be the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs in Louisville. Horse racing’s premier event is for three-year-old thoroughbreds. This is the first leg in horse racing’s fabled Triple Crown with the Preakness and Belmont to follow. The Derby has one of the largest fields of any major race with as many as 19 horses scheduled to make the “Run for the Roses.”

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NBA

Game 5: Hornets vs. Nuggets Trends + Odds

NBA: DENVER EARNING RESPECT EVERYWHERE

After taking a 3-1 lead in their best-of-7 first round playoff series with a 58-point win at New Orleans, anyone and everyone believes the Nuggets will end the series on Wednesday. Be sure to get the latest info about this game on the LIVE NBA ODDS, BETTING TRENDS, and TEAM STATISTICS pages before hitting the confirm button on your wagers.

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Cappers

2009 World Series Predictions

World Series 2009 Underdog Predictions

Baseball season is now three weeks old and several longshot underdogs have put themselves in the talk for world series champions. Sports Handicapper Craig Trapp today is going to give you his three longshots that can win the 2009 World Series. Last year we had both of the World Series teams come from no where and end up in the promise land.

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NBA

Top NBA Cappers: Wednesday/Thursday Plays

NBA Playoffs Betting – First-Round Winding Down

The first round of the NBA playoffs is winding down and, although some series have been easy knockouts, like the Pacquiao odds in his upcoming bout with Ricky Hatton, and there are others that have been a race down the wire, like the Kentucky Derby odds will be this Saturday.

Here’s a look at the upcoming games as well as some NBA playoff picks:

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NFL

Betus Lines: Updated Post-Draft NFL Odds/Futures

2010 NFL Betting Futures

NFL DRAFT SETS EARLY SUPER BOWL PREDICTIONS INTO MOTION – FANS LOG ON TO SEE WHERE THEIR FAVORITE TEAMS STAND AFTER NEW ADDITIONS.

NEW YORK, NY – The 2009 NFL draft is all wrapped up with some surprises, either disappointing or exciting depending on which franchise fans root for, but either way speculation is already reaching a fever pitch regarding how the recent draft pick will affect their new team’s Super Bowl chance.

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PGA Golf

2009 Quail Hollow Championship Preview/Picks

Quail Hollow Championship Preview/Predictions

Imagine what the Kentucky Derby odds would be like if the entire field was comprised of Barbaro clones and you’d get the equivalent of this week’s Quail Hollow Championship odds in golf betting. The field is so strong – among the best you’ll ever see for a non-major – that it should come down to a photo finish.

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Horse Racing

Kentucky Derby Odds

I Want Revenge is 135th Kentucky Derby favorite

The 135th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday at Churchill Downs, marking the start of thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown.

BetED.com has Kentucky Derby betting odds for all 20 horses, as well as an interesting prop bet: Whether the winning saddlecloth will be an odd or even number (Odd -110; Even -110).

CLICKHERE TO OPEN A BETED.COM ACCOUNT TODAY!

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NFL

Handicapping Review Of The 2009 NFL Draft

The 2009 NFL Draft; Day One Recap

After months of anticipation, speculation, and analysis the 2009 NFL draft finally kicked off around 4:00 P.M. with the announcement that the Detroit Lions were on the clock. Detroit had actually been on the clock since the midway point of last season in route to going 0-16. They had already come to terms with Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford so there was no drama with the first overall pick.

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NBA

Merril: Nuggets vs. Hornets Game 4 Handicapping

Steve Merril’s NBA Fullcourt Report (Monday, April 20)

Nuggets at Hornets (-2½, 193)
Game 4 – 8:35 pm ET (NBA-tv)

Line movement

The oddsmakers opened the Hornets as a 3-point favorite, but the early money quickly moved the line down to 2 ½ by Sunday afternoon.  This is a full two points less than the line in Game 3 which saw New Orleans as a 4½-point favorite.

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NBA

Top NBA Cappers: Monday/Tuesday Plays

NBA Playoff Picks

If the Kentucky Derby odds are among the toughest events to predict in all of sports betting online, NBA playoff picks are usually among the easiest. That’s what makes this year’s uncharacteristically unpredictable first round of basketball betting so refreshing and exciting. Let’s examine the landscape of the remaining series.

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MLB

MLB Power Rankings (as of 4/24/09)

MLB Power Rankings: Version 2

The 2009 MLB season has been underway for a couple weeks now, and Scott Orgera weighs in with his weekly MLB Power Rankings article for the MLB baseball season.

Movers and Shakers:  Cincinnati Reds (+15) – Baltimore Orioles (-15)

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Sports

Free Picks For April 25th, 2009

Welcome To CappersPicks.com – Saturday NFL Draft Day + Betting Action!!

CappersPicks.com brings you another great day of Sports betting action, plus our experts weigh in with the best NHL & NBA Playoff picks on the web!

LIVE NFL DRAFT CHAT TODAY >>>>

The Anaheim Ducks visit the San Jose Sharks for Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series Saturday night (10 pm ET, VERSUS, CBC, CSN). The Ducks hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Oddsmakers currently have the Sharks listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Ducks, while the game’s total is sitting at 5. A few trends to consider, Anaheim is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road, and the total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose’s last 13 games.

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NFL

Sportsbook.com: NFL Opening Week Odds

NFL: STEELERS WORTH THE POINTS?

Bettors will likely flock to put cash on the defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers for their Week 1 clash against the Tennessee Titans but is that a risky move?

Tennessee destroyed Pittsburgh last year in Week 16, sacking quarterback Ben Roethlisberger five times and forcing four turnovers en route to a 31-14 beating of the Steelers.

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MLB

Sportsbook.com: Weekend MLB Odds | Series Trends

MLB: TOP WEEKEND SERIES TRENDS

Baseball’s third weekend of the 2009 season offers up the first meeting between the sports biggest rivals, the Yankees and Red Sox.

Nothing says “intense baseball” more than when these two teams get together. Most often it doesn’t even matter what the clubs’ records are, the disdain with which they view one another trumps all.

In this case, both teams come in playing well, so it should be an exciting three-game set.