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NCAA Football

2012 Temple Owls NCAA Football Gambling Odds and Predictions

2012-13 Football Previews – (Big East) – Temple Owls

After a seven-year absence the Temple Owls are back in the Big East. Temple never dominated the MAC the way many thought it could, but the last couple years Temple started to look like a program that could make a serious move. Unfortunately, Temple has to replace several key letter winners this year.

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NCAA Football

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers NCAA Football Gambling Odds and Predictions

2012-13 Football Previews – (Big East) – Pittsburgh Panthers

The Todd Graham era at Pittsburgh lasted less than 12 months. Graham left Pittsburgh after one season to be the Head Coach at Arizona State. Pittsburgh Panthers fans were not fond at all of the way Graham left, and you can’t blame them one bit.

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MLB

MLB Betting – 2012 Home Run Derby Preview | Odds | Pick

Kansas City – 2012 All Star Game – HR Derby

The home run derby has gained popularity over the years, and you could argue it is more popular with many fans than the All-Star Game itself. People love to see home runs, and there is no better time to see the power hitters blast long balls than at the home run derby.

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MLB

N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Preview & Free Pick

Yankees vs Red Sox MLB Betting + Handicapping Picks

Last night’s Yankees vs. Red Sox series opener had plenty of fireworks. Both teams put up a five spot in the first inning. The Yankees ended up winning a slugfest 10-8. On Saturday, the teams will play a day-night doubleheader.

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MLB

Saturday MLB Betting Parlay – Rockies vs. Nationals, Braves vs. Phillies

MLB Betting Previews- Saturday, July 7 Parlay

MLB closes-out the first half of its regular season this weekend with its annual All-Star break slated for next week.

In order to squeeze in one last score before the league shuts down for a couple of days, we have carefully analyzed all the pitching matchups on Saturday’s slate of games to uncover a two-team parlay that promises to make this Holiday weekend a profitable one.

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NCAA Football

2012 LSU Tigers College Gambling Odds | Predictions

2012-13 Football Previews – (SEC) – LSU Tigers

The boys from Baton Rouge had a flawless 2011 season before rival Alabama shut them out in the BCS title game, 21-0. For the balance of the campaign, LSU had a defense that might have been the only unit more imposing than Alabama’s.

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NCAA Football

2012 Arkansas Razorbacks College Gambling Odds | Predictions

2012-13 Football Previews – (SEC) – Arkansas Razorbacks

The Hogs have really taken a step forward in the last several seasons, but this off-season has been shrouded in controversy (not unlike many other scenarios in the world of college football). The lying and sex scandal that precipitated the firing of head coach Bobby Petrino should hopefully not affect the product on the field in Fayetteville in 2012, but who knows? At the very least, Arkansas could miss Petrino’s aggressive play-calling.

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MLB

Milwaukee Brewers (38-44) vs Houston Astros (32-50) – Friday July 6

Milwaukee Brewers (38-44) vs Houston Astros (32-50)
Friday July 6
Minute Maid Park – Houston, TX
8:05PM

Probable Starters:
MIL:  Yovani Gallardo
HOU:  J.A. Happ

Moneyline:  Milwaukee -140, Houston +130
O/U: 9

Milwaukee

The Brew Crew have lost their last two games heading into Houston to square off against the team just below them in the NL Central standings.  The difference is that when the season started Milwaukee thought they would be a challenger…now they are just waiting to see who will give them the best offer for free agent to be Zack Greinke.  This team is amassing an impressive injured list with Shaun Marcum now on the DL.

If (or when) Greinke is dealt the mantle of ace will fall to Yovani Gallardo.  He certainly has the stuff and can dominate, but if things continue as they have been he will finish with his highest ERA since joining the league.  He has been much sharper of late with a 2.33 ERA over his last three starts.  Against Houston he has been a sparkling 10-2 over his career which is the reason why the Brewers are the medium favourites in the opener.

Houston

Houston is coming home absolutely desperate for a win.  They had lost 7 in a row heading into Thursday night’s contest with Pittsburgh (which they were losing 2-0 as this is being written).  It is no secret why – just combine very bad pitching with poor hitting.  The hitting might be getting worse too with the recent deal of outfielder Carlos Lee to the Marlins.  If any team needs the All-Star break it is these guys.

Starter J.A. Happ is a real conundrum.  In some areas he has improved over last year – like strikeouts and command – but at the same time he is giving up a higher BAA.  He is wildly inconsistent no matter what kind of situation you put him in.  There is just no way you can back him in this contest when you see that the Brewers have walloped him in the past to the tune of an ERA close to 6.

O/U Pick:  Over
Score Prediction:  Milwaukee 4 – Houston 0

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NCAA Football

2012 Cincinnati Bearcats NCAA Football Gambling Odds and Predictions

2012-13 Football Previews – (Big East) – Cincinnati Bearcats

For the fourth time in the last five years the Cincinnati Bearcats finished with double digits in wins in 2011. The Bearcats went just 4-8 in Butch Jones’ first year, but they went 10-3 and beat Vanderbilt in the Liberty Bowl at the end of the season. Cincinnati made a big move in 2011, but they return just 11 starters from that team.

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MLB

N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Preview & Free Pick

New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Betting Preview

Starting Pitchers: New York (Kuroda) vs. Boston (Beckett)

Date/Time: July 6, 7:10 p.m. EST on MLB Network

MLB Gambling Odds from BetOnline

Moneyline: Boston (-107) New York (-103)

Runline: Red Sox -1.5 (+135) vs. Yankees +1.5 (-155)

Total: 9.5

 

The Yankees and Red Sox have only seen each other once so far this year, which means they’ll be seeing a lot of each other from here on out. The Yankees have gotten hot and ran out to a healthy lead in the AL East, while the Red Sox have been streaky all season long. It’s the best rivalry in all of baseball. Let’s take a look at Friday night’s series opener.

The Bronx Bombers continue to pile up the home runs this season. New York has bashed out 126 homers so far this year, which is the most in the majors. Robinson Cano may be the hottest hitter in baseball right now. Cano has at least two hits in 7 of his last 10 games. He has his average up to .316 for the season, and he leads the team with 50 RBI’s. Derek Jeter’s resurgence has really helped this offense as well. Jeter is hitting .303 so far this year. Six Yankees have at least 11 home runs. Even though the offense is very good, it has been the improved pitching which has helped the team make a run over the last month.

Josh Beckett has seen plenty of the New York Yankees in his career. Beckett is 14-7 with a 5.36 ERA in his career against the Yankees. It’s very surprising to see such an impressive record with a high ERA, but the Red Sox have clearly supported him well against the Yankees. Beckett is 4-7 with a 4.06 ERA in 2012. The Red Sox haven’t been getting many innings out of their starters, and they would really like to see Beckett go deep into this game. Offensively, the Red Sox have been very good this season. Despite missing Ellsbury and Crawford, the Red Sox are averaging 5.01 runs per game. Boston has scored two runs or less in each of their last five games, so they’ll need to get it going again against the high-powered Yankees offense.

The oddsmakers couldn’t decide who to favor in this one. The lineups are both very good. At essentially even money I like the team with the better pitching staff.

MLB Free Pick: Yankees ML

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NCAA Football

2012 Florida Gators College Gambling Odds | Predictions

2012-13 Football Previews – (SEC) – Florida Gators

The Gators, long an SEC powerhouse, must rebound from a disappointing 2011 season. Until 2010, Florida (under former head coach Urban Meyer) made appearing in BCS bowls its calling card, winning a national title in ’08 against Oklahoma and a Sugar Bowl in ’09 versus upstart Cincinnati.

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NCAA Football

2012 South Florida Bulls College Gambling Odds | Predictions

2012-13 Football Previews – (Big East) – USF Bulls

South Florida started the 2011 season 4-0 before falling apart and losing 7 of their last 8 games. The team lost four games by a field goal, so there were plenty of close calls. In fact, Coach Skip Holtz called it by far his most frustrating season ever as a coach.

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NCAA Football

2012 Rugers Scarlet Knights College Gambling Odds | Predictions

2012-13 Football Previews – (Big East) – Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Greg Schiano was a legend at Rutgers for putting the football program back on the map. He broke a lot of hearts when he left to coach the Tampa Bay Bucs after last season. You can’t really blame the guy for taking an NFL job over a Big East college football job, but the Scarlet Knights program was definitely disappointed.

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Fight Club

UFC 148 Handicapping | Betting Preview | Free UFC Picks

UFC 147 Full Card Preview and Picks

UFC 148 comes our way this Saturday and one of the most eagerly anticipated rematches in UFC history tops the card. Anderson Silva will try to avenge a beating he took at the hands of Chael Sonnen while Sonnen will try to avenge a loss to Silva in that same fight.

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Nascar

NASCAR Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 Preview and Prediction

Betting ON Coke Zero 400 Gambling Odds

The NASCAR Sprint Cup series makes its second stop of the season at one of the most storied tracks in the history of stock car racing this week for the running of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

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NCAA Football

2012 Louisville Cardinals College Gambling Odds | Predictions

2012-13 Football Previews – (Big East) – Louisville Cardinals

Heading into the 2011 season, no one expected much of anything from the Louisville Cardinals. Louisville finished with 5-2 record, which tied for the best mark in the Big East.