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05/02/2009 - Fes, Morocco (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anabel Medina Garrigues captured her first title of 2009 with a 6-0, 6-1 drubbing of Ekaterina Makarova in the final of the Moroccan Grand Prix.
The top-seeded Medina Garrigues was the runner-up to Gisela Dulko at this clay court tournament last year but made sure it wouldn't happen again. The Spaniard made quick work of her Russian counterpart, dismantling the sixth seed in just one hour for her ninth career WTA singles title.
Medina Garrigues completely dominated from the outset, winning the first set in a mere 24 minutes. She won 25 of the 34 points played.
The second set was more of the same, as the 26-year-old Medina Garrigues breezed through the first four games before Makarova finally won one. The 20- year-old Russian broke serve in the fifth game of the second set but could not sustain the momentum and had her serve broken in the very next game before the Spaniard quickly finished it off in the ensuing game.
Makarova, appearing in her first final at the WTA Tour level, won just 21 points to 51 for her opponent.
Medina Garrigues, who claimed a first prize of $37,000, improved to 9-5 all- time in WTA finals and has now won both meetings against Makarova.
<< A's hoping to stop recent struggles against Mariners
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners will try to continue their outstanding
play against the Oakland Athletics when the two American League West rivals
square off this evening in the second meeting of a three-game series from
Safeco Field.
<< First-place White Sox resume series in Texas
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox currently have a small lead in the
American League Central and will try to remain in the top spot when they
collide with the Texas Rangers tonight in the middle matchup of a three-game
series from Arling
<< Royals' Bannister tries to slow down rolling Twins
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins will try to remain in the win column
when they host the Kansas City Royals tonight in the second matchup of a
three-game series at the Metrodome.
Last night, Joe Mauer went 2-for-3 with a double, a solo
<< BoSox turn to Wakefield in hopes of avoiding another loss to Rays
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Rays will try to continue their recent
dominance over the Boston Red Sox when the two teams meet again this evening
in the third tilt of a four-game set at Tropicana Field.
The Rays grabbed their fourth win i
United goes six points clear >>
Middlesbrough, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United extended its lead
to six points atop the Premiership table on Saturday with a comfortable 2-0
win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.
Ryan Giggs scored midway through
NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Houston >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers continue their quest for
their 15th NBA championship when they face the Houston Rockets in the Western
Conference semifinals.
The Lakers are the team to beat in the West and gained the No.
McDonald's brace helps Hoops down Dons >>
Aberdeen, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott McDonald scored a pair of second-
half goals to lead Celtic to a 3-1 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium on
Saturday, extending the team's lead at the top of the table to four points.
Christo
Dzeko's hat trick helps Wolfsburg hammer Hoffenheim >>
Wolfsburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edin Dzeko scored three goals in 12
minutes in the second half on Saturday to lead Wolfsburg to a convincing 4-0
win over Hoffenheim at Volkswagen Arena.
The win keeps Wolfsburg three points cl
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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The most popular sports to bet on are NFL and college football along with NBA and NCAA basketball. There are multiple betting opportunities within those sports, beginning with the basic wager on a game’s outcome (also called betting the side). College Football Point spreads are used in both football and basketball in an attempt to even the attractiveness of each team in a match-up. ( See our article detailing how and why point spreads are made)
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Another bet across all major team sports including football, basketball, baseball, and hockey involves wagering on the amount of scoring in a game, called an Over/Under total. For example, the Over/Under total on Super Bowl XXXIX was 48, which means a bettor could wager whether there would be more or less than 48 points scored by both teams combined in the game.
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Sports gambling doesn’t end there. Betting sides and totals are the most common wagers available everywhere, but many sportsbooks also offer future bets on big upcoming events like who will win next year’s Super Bowl and what movie will win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
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