Right now, the Braves Kenshin Kawakami is looking like a better investment and player than fellow countryman Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Boston Red Sox's enigmatic righthander will have another chance to turn his season around as the teams continue their interleague rivalry tonight. With John Smoltz set to come off the disabled list and join the rotation next week, there's pressure on Matsuzaka to … [Read more...]
UFC 99: Al-Turk vs. Cro Cop
MMA Betting Odds June 13 -- Cologne, Germany UFC 99 - Heavyweights (3 rds.) MIRKO FILIPOVIC -400 MOSTAPHA AL-TURK +250 MIRKO "CRO COP" FILIPOVIC (24-6, 18 KO's), the -400 favorite in the BetUS UFC betting odds, has had a long career in the martial arts, starting things out in the kick-boxing ranks in 1996. He compiled a record of 16-7, which culminated in a first-round KO of Bob … [Read more...]
Hottest Baseball Teams away from Home
Baseball Betting – Who’s the Hottest MLB’s Road Team Home field advantage in the MLB this season has been more important than ever for Baseball bettors. Not all teams have struggled away from home though. Check out SportsbookBuzz.com list of teams that are on a roll in June on the road now. (Rank) (Team) (SU Road Record, $$$) (SU Road Record in L/5, $$$) 1: Colorado Rockies (17-18, … [Read more...]
Horses to Watch in 2009
Who are the horses to watch in 2009? Below is a list of runners compiled by our pro handicappers that will significantly improve or do well next time out, won three times, ran second 10 times and finished third twice since May 7. These thoroughbred horses are worth considering when developing your horse betting strategy. ARLINGTON PARK Nan Ann Rocks: Broke slowly 10th and last, trailed by … [Read more...]
Are the Kansas City Chiefs Better?
Out with the Old and in with the New, but will the Kansas City Chiefs be any better in '09? Last year the Chiefs started out horrible and ended up horrible. There was just no way of getting out of their 2-14 season (8-8 against the spread), in which Brodie Croyle, who had been anointed the "quarterback of the future," went down with an injury, and Tyler Thigpen wound up being the quarterback. … [Read more...]
Bet on MLB: Twins vs A’s
After scoring 8 runs in its previous 4 games, the Minnesota Twins stopped a 3 game slide with a 10-5 victory Tuesday while ending Oakland A's season-high 7 game winning streak. Dallas Braden, who in his third major-league season is the veteran of the Oakland's talented rotation, looks to help the A's bounce back. Braden is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in his last four starts since dropping three … [Read more...]
Favre Playing Hard Ball with Vikings
We are at the unchanged old cock-and-bull story with Brett Favre. He gave Green Bay headaches by buzzing and hawing about his unfinished retirement. Then New York promptly gave Brett Favre the door after he threw for 3,472 passing yards with 22 touchdowns and an equivalent number of interceptions. There is an even more beseeching fear in the waltz around that the North Star State and Brett … [Read more...]
MLB Betting: Yankees at Red Sox
The Red Sox have not won 6 in a row against New York in a single season since 1974. The Red Sox swept a three-game series at Fenway in April and then won a two-game set in the Bronx in May. The Red Sox are batting .303 with eight homers and 14 doubles in the five games versus the Yankees, while New York's starting pitchers have compiled a 6.58 ERA. A.J. Burnett will be on the mound for the … [Read more...]
Pocono 500 Preview
Jimmie Johnson is looking for back-to-back victories Sunday June 14, 2009 when NASCAR drivers start their engines upon Long Pond, Pennsylvania for the Pocono 500. Best known for caution flags, lead changes and crashes, the Pocono 500 is over a 3 turn track. The average lead change in a typical race at Pocono is 19. There’s also been an average of 7.4 caution flags for every 30.3 laps since … [Read more...]