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MLB

Washington vs. San Francisco MLB Prediction

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!

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Fight Club

UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida | Hughes vs. Serra

UFC 98 Preview/Predictions

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.

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MLB

Sunday Night Baseball Pick

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Prediction

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.

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NFL

2009 NFL Odds: AFC South Futures

NFL: SHOULD COLTS BE SOUTH FAVORITE?

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.

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Cappers

Cappers Tips: Manny Ramirez

MLB Picks: Does Manny Need Help with the Ladies?

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).

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MLB

Royals vs. Angels Free Baseball Pick

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Prediction

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.

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MLB

MLB Weekend Betting Trends

MLB: TOP WEEKEND POWER TRENDS

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.

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Handicapping

betED: NBA Playoffs | NHL Playoffs Betting Lines

betED.com The Weekend Line

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.

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NBA

Boston at Orlando | L.A. at Houston Previews

Weekend Preview – Its Going to Get Physical

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.

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Horse Racing

2009 Preakness Odds Preview

Preakness Betting – Rachael Alexandra The Wild Card

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.

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Online Poker

WSOP Qualifying With Team Bodog

2009 World Series Of Poker Qualifying Tournaments 

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.

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MLB

MLB Betting + Handicapping Tips

Hot and Cold Baseball Teams Week 5

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.

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MLB

Toronto vs. Oakland MLB Prediction

Friday Blue Jays vs. A’s Free Pick

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.

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Nascar

Southern 500 Gambling Picks/Preview

2009 Southern 500 Predictions – Betting Preview + Picks + Odds

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.

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Horse Racing

The History Of The Preakness Stakes

Horse Betting – Tradition Doesn’t Take a Back Seat at Preakness

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.

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Horse Racing

Horse Betting Tips: Kentucky Derby Recap

Triple Crown Overview

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.