Thursday Nationals vs. Giants Free Pick
Craig’s MLB Free Play for May 11th, 2009. Craig’s MLB free play is on the NL matchup between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants. Lets look at the records and trends in this series!
Craig’s MLB Free Play for May 11th, 2009. Craig’s MLB free play is on the NL matchup between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants. Lets look at the records and trends in this series!
Sportsbook traffic for the UFC 98 odds should be very telling; will it be down after the supremely disappointing UFC 97 left fans – particularly of the layman variety – bored to tears? Thankfully, Dana White has a string of exciting cards laid out for the spring and summer, starting with the UFC 98 odds, which feature an evenly matched title fight and a long-awaited grudge match.
Sunday May 10, 8:05 PM ET
Tampa Bay Rays (15-17) 3rd place AL East
Boston Red Sox (19-12) 2nd place in AL East
The series is split at 1 game apiece. Josh Beckett and Matt Garza will go for the series win for their respective teams.
Sportsbook.com oddsmakers list the Indianapolis Colts as the +140 favorite to win the AFC South this season but are they the best value for bettors?
The Colts had won five consecutive AFC South titles before making way for a surprising Tennessee Titans team last year.
In another tale in the sage of Manny Ramirez goes to Hollywood, it was annouced that the LA Dodgers MLB Picks slugger has been suspened by Major League baseball for 50 games because of taking a baned susbstance. However sources are saying that substance Manny is being accused of taking is not a susbstance commonly used for performance enhancing (at least not on the MLB Picks diamond).
Saturday May 9, 9:05 PM ET
Kansas City Royals (18-12) 1st place in AL Central
Los Angeles Angels (14-14) Tied for 2nd place in AL West
Los Angeles leads the series 1-0. Kansas City sends Zack Greinke to the hill while LA sends Joe Saunders.
Baseball’s second full weekend in May features several intriguing series’ between divisional mates, as well as a matchup between a surprising early front runner and an expected contender that is still finding its feet in ‘09.
With the usual 15 MLB matchups slated each day, it figures to be an exciting weekend on the diamond.
We’ve got some big second-round playoff action in the NBA and NHL this weekend, as well as a Sprint Cup NASCAR Race. The Los Angeles Lakers meet the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Houston on Friday, and the Cleveland Cavaliers will be in Atlanta to take on the Hawks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal Saturday.
NBA Weekend Preview
Outside of Kenyon Martin’s $25,000 shoulder block on Dirk Nowitzki and the presentation of LeBron James as league MVP, NBA betting on both the Cleveland-Atlanta and Denver-Dallas series has been ho-hum.
The 134th Running of the $1,000,000 Preakness Stakes – The Second Jewel of the Triple Crown
Saturday May 16th, 2009
Location: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD
Time: 6:15PM (EST) – NBC
After Mine That Bird pulled one of the biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history, the focus now shifts to the Preakness odds on May 16th. There was some original yet brief trepidation that Mine That Bird wouldn’t be racing in the Preakness but that quickly died down.
Poker Immortality Awaits You at the 2009 WSOP
Poker’s largest land-based event attracts both online players and poker professionals from around the globe. Last year, 6,800-plus entrants played in the $10k buy-in Main Event. For some poker players, that’s an overwhelmingly large group to go up against and the intimidation factor can be pretty intense.
The baseball season is in full swing and Matt Fargo will be examining teams that are hot and teams that are not and how they can make us some money. This week he takes a look at the cold teams that may be providing some good value to play against.
Craig’s MLB Free Play for May 8th, 2009. Craig’s MLB free pick is on the AL matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics.
Lets look at the records and trends in this series!
Can’t think of a better free pick in MLB today than a feel good story Toronto Blue Jays.
Race: The Southern 500 – Darlington Raceway
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009
Time: 7:35 PM EST (scheduled Green Flag)
TV: 7:00 PM EST on FOX
Preview: Darlington Raceway is a venerable NASCAR venue in the heart of stock car racing’s traditional southeastern home base.
Maryland’s chief executive and several friends visited Saratoga in 1868 several years after America’s oldest track opened. Gov. Oden Bowie and other prominent racing figures attended a dinner party where they pledged to build a track in their state if a special race for 3-year-old colts and fillies was run in two years.
The 2009 Kentucky Derby was the second-biggest upset in Derby history, and easily the biggest in modern times. The 50-1 longshot Mine That Bird rallied from 19th place to win the Derby by 6 ¾ lengths, also the second-longest margin of victory in Derby history. Only two horses in the field had longer odds than him, Atomic Rain at 55-1 and Join in the Dance at 51-1.