Odds On The 1st MLB Coach To Be Fired 2008
March 27, 2008
BetUs.com has posted odds on which coaches have the best and worst chances of being fired or simply leaving their post this season. Hard to believe that Ozzie Guillen is favored to be fired just three years removed from taking the White Sox to a World Series Championship. Who do you think will get the axe first in 2008?
| 1 | Dave Trembley (BAL Orioles) | 30/1 |
| 2 | Terry Francona (BOS Red Sox) | 50/1 |
| 3 | Ozzie Guillen (CHI White Sox) | 5/1 |
| 4 | Eric Wedge (CLE Indians) | 16/1 |
| 5 | Jim Leyland (DET Tigers) | 50/1 |
| 6 | Trey Hillman (KC Royals) | 35/1 |
| 7 | Mike Scioscia (LA Angels) | 20/1 |
| 8 | Ron Gardenhire (MIN Twins) | 18/1 |
| 9 | Joe Girardi (NY Yankees) | 14/1 |
| 10 | Bob Geren (OAK Athletics) | 40/1 |
| 11 | John McLaren (SEA Mariners) | 40/1 |
| 12 | Joe Maddon (TB Rays) | 30/1 |
| 13 | Ron Washington (TEX Rangers) | 30/1 |
| 14 | John Gibbons (TOR Blue Jays) | 9/1 |
| 15 | Bob Melvin (ARI Diamondbacks) | 6/1 |
| 16 | Bobby Cox (ATL Braves) | 40/1 |
| 17 | Lou Piniella (CHI Cubs) | 25/1 |
| 18 | Dusty Baker (CIN Reds) | 30/1 |
| 19 | Clint Hurdle (COL Rockies) | 20/1 |
| 20 | Fredi Gonzalez (FLO Marlins) | 28/1 |
| 21 | Cecil Cooper (HOU Astros) | 35/1 |
| 22 | Joe Torre (LA Dodgers) | 50/1 |
| 23 | Ned Yost (MIL Brewers) | 8/1 |
| 24 | Willie Randolph (NY Mets) | 30/1 |
| 25 | Charlie Manuel (PHI Phillies) | 40/1 |
| 26 | John Russell (PIT Pirates) | 30/1 |
| 27 | Tony La Russa (STL Cardinals) | 40/1 |
| 28 | Bud Black (SD Padres) | 35/1 |
| 29 | Bruce Bochy (SF Giants) | 40/1 |
| 30 | Manny Acta (WAS Nationals) | n/a |
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Early Odds On All things MLB
March 26, 2008
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS SET TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK AND FANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE READY FOR ACTION!
BetUS.com Posts Early Odds On All things MLB
NEW YORK March 22, 2008 - With MLB’s regular season set to begin fans across the country are already speculating as to how their teams will perform. Will they win it all this year? How long until our coach gets fired? Will our clean-up hitter outperform the rest?
Fans are looking for answers and the biggest most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com posted early season predictions on all things MLB to give them semblance of what to expect. Whether it’s odd and predictions on which manager or coach will be fired first, or which slugger will lead the league in home-runs, fans know BetUS has the most accurate answers.
“Despite the off-season turmoil that followed some of the game’s biggest stars,” stated BetUS.com spokesman Reed Richards. “Interest in America’s pastime is still alive and well. Fans are flooding our site for up to the minute predictions and prognostications. We’ve got everything from early World Series odds, to which coach will be fired first!”
Oddsmakers at BetUS.com posted the following early season odds on MLB:
New York Yankees 9/2
Boston Red Sox 9/2
Chicago White Sox 35/1
Oakland Athletics 80/1
Los Angeles Angels 10/1
Minnesota Twins 55/1
Detroit Tigers 11/2
Toronto Blue Jays 35/1
Cleveland Indians 12/1
Texas Rangers 80/1
New York Mets 11/2
St Louis Cardinals 50/1
San Diego Padres 30/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 14/1
Philadelphia Phillies 16/1
Florida Marlins 150/1
Atlanta Braves 28/1
Houston Astros 60/1
Cincinnati Reds 65/1
San Francisco Giants 100/1
Chicago Cubs 15/1
Colorado Rockies 25/1
Arizona Diamondbacks 20/1
Milwaukee Brewers 28/1
Seattle Mariners 20/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 200/1
Baltimore Orioles 200/1
Kansas City Royals 200/1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 150/1
Washington Nationals 150/1
For more sports and entertainment odds, visit BetUS.com
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First Round March Madness Picks - Thursday
March 20, 2008
March Madness is finally here, and if you are one of the one’s lucky enough to get the next two days off work, you’ll be rewarded with all of the basketball you can handle today and tomorrow! The first round of the tournament can be a little tricky. All of the really good teams are playing teams that they completely out-match, so the lines on them are all double digits, getting as high as 32 point favorites like UCLA is against Mississippi Valley State. Knowing that, we are going to take a look at some of the match ups that are a little bit closer and give your our picks.
Georgia +8.5 vs. Xavier
Georgia is coming off of an emotional run to get here and they will play to their full potential to prove they deserved the trip.
George Mason +6.5vs. Notre Dame
I’m not convinced Notre Dame can win this game. If they do it should be a tight one.
BYU +1.5 vs. Texas A&M
This is purely a fade-the-public type of play. A&M seems like an easy winner and I know from experience that there’s no such thing.
Pitt -8.5 vs. Oral Roberts
Pitt is one of my sleepers to make the Elite 8. They should roll against Oral Roberts.
Baylor +2.5 vs. Purdue
Baylor is a team that could surprise a lot of opponents.
Kentucky +6 vs. Marquette
This game is a toss-up in my opinion, the six points are a gift.
Good luck with your bets and brackets today!
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Free NBA Picks 3/14
March 14, 2008
Three free NBA picks Friday as we look at the biggest and best match-ups from around the association. First up the Boston Celtics try to defend their incredible 29-4 home court record this season against a Utah Jazz team that’s capable of handing them that 5th home loss. The tightest spread of the night comes in the Lakers/Hornets game, where we’ve got two teams that have blown past the expectations that the experts had for them at the start of the season. We’ll finish up with San Antonio at Detroit, which has become one of my personal favorite show downs in the NBA because they have such similar mentalities and game philosophies.
As always, our picks come to you free of charge! Here’s what’s going down Friday night :
Boston Celtics -7.5
The Celtics are doing everything that they were supposed to do after acquiring Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. They are winning a ridiculous number of games and they’re doing it in style with the average Boston game ending in a 10-point Celtics victory. The boys in green are currently on a 10 game winning streak that includes 7 wins against the spread, not a bad clip if you were betting on the Celtics over the past few weeks. The Jazz have been incredibly tough this year, just not on the road. Utah is 43-23 overall this season with a 15-20 record on the road. That’s a big enough advantage for us to lay the 7.5 points for Boston Friday.
L.A. Lakers -1.5
The Lakers have shed their label of being a poor team on the road. Their 22-11 record is one of the better marks in the league. That stat has been one of the biggest factors in their success this season. Back in January the Lakers played at New Orleans and dominated the Hornets 109-80. We’re not predicting a repeat performance, but it should give you plenty of confidence to take the Lakers -1.5 tonight.
Detroit Pistons -3.5
You simply can’t bet against the Pistons at home at this point in the season no matter who is coming to town. Surprisingly, the Spurs have actually struggled historically late down the stretch. More than likely they don’t actually “struggle” but their record suffers because they’ve locked up their playoff spot and can rest guys a little more often to get ready for the playoffs than they might if they needed to make a run to get in the playoffs. I’m not suggesting that they tank games, but they have lost 3 of their last 4 and haven’t covered a spread in 8 of their last 10 contests. The Pistons won the only other meeting this season 90-80 in San Antonio. Now they get the Spurs in Detroit and we’re predicting another victory for the Pistons.
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Featured NCAA Conference Tournaments Odds and Picks
March 13, 2008
Thursday the NCAA Conference Tournaments shift into full gear. The ACC, Big Ten, and Big 12, tourneys start today with the Big East and Pac-10 continuing their brackets with round-two action. The Big East tournament gets top billing as they have the most good teams playing today, but there are several other games to watch for. Here’s a rundown of today’s lines and our picks for each contest:
VILLANOVA (19-11) vs. GEORGETOWN (25-4)
Line: Villanova vs. Georgetown -7
Over/Under: 122
Picks: Villanova +7, UNDER 122
Nova struggled in the Big East this season, but they still won 20 games and lost several close games, including a 55-53 loss to Georgetown about a month ago. Villanova has a lot more to play for than the Hoyas, who are already guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
W VIRGINIA (22-9) vs. CONNECTICUT (24-7)
Line: West Virginia vs. UConn -1.5
Over/Under: 141
Picks: UConn -1.5, OVER 141
This is probably the best matchup of the day. The Huskies are just slightly better, but it’s enough to pick up this win and cover that spread.
OREGON (18-12) vs. WASHINGTON ST (23-7)
Line: Oregon vs. Washington State -3.5
Over/Under: 127
Picks: Washington State -3.5, UNDER 127
Oregon has more motivation to win here, but they aren’t the better team. Washington State won both regular season contests handily.
DAYTON (21-9) vs. XAVIER (26-5)
Line: Dayton vs. Xavier -9
Over/Under: 127
Picks: Dayton +9, UNDER 127
Dayton kept up with Xavier in their last meeting, we’re banking on a repeat performance.
AUBURN (14-15) vs. VANDERBILT (25-6)
Line: Aubrun vs. Vanderbilt -8.5
Over/Under: 152
Picks: Vanderbilt -8.5, UNDER 152
Vandy takes it up a notch in tournament play.
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Featured Big East Conference Tourney Game
March 12, 2008
The Big East conference tournament will get under way today around Noon Eastern time. The first round has several good match-ups, but the one that is the most interesting is Seton Hall versus Marquette, and that game doesn’t tip until 9:00 PM EST. Head to head, Marquette has won both contests, but Seton Hall is getting 10.5 points and they would love to play spoiler to Marquette in the Big East tourney. Looking over the stat sheet, it’s no surprise that Marquette would be double digit favorites. Seton Hall has lost 8 of their last 10 games and only finished with a 7-11 record in the Big East. The fact is that the Pirates have struggled this season. Their scores against the Big East’s elite has been awful. The reason we’re taking Seton Hall is based on a few factors. One is that during tournament time, anything can happen. Emotions are high and players tend to play just a little bit harder and a little bit better during tournament play. The other major factor is the three-point line. Seton Hall isn’t great at shooting threes, but they aren’t bad either. If they get a hot hand from beyond the arc, like I’ve seen them do before, they can not only make this a game, they make a run at winning the thing.
Seton Hall (17-14) vs No. 24 Marquette (22-8)
Line: Seton Hall vs. Marquette -10.5
Over/Under: 150
Pick: Seton Hall Pirates +10.5, Over 150
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Tuesday’s Featured NBA Lines and Picks
March 11, 2008
The most interesting line on Tuesday’s NBA card comes in the Portland/Minnesota game. Here we have a Minnesota team that has only managed 14 wins all season with only four of those wins coming on their home court, yet they are only a point and a half underdog against a 33 win Portland team. Looking at the rest of the games today, there are a lot of big favorites as there are plenty of lop-sided match ups. Here’s our rundown of today’s featured odds and our picks for each contest:
Portland Trail Blazers (33-31) at Minnesota Timberwolves (14-48)
Line: Portland @ Minnesota +1.5
Over/Under: 189.5
Picks: Portland Trail Blazers -1.5, Under 189.5
Minnesota only has four wins at home this year, this won’t be their fifth.
Memphis Grizzlies (15-47) at Phoenix Suns (41-22)
Line: Memphis @ Phoenix -14
Over/Under: 220.5
Picks: Phoenix Suns -14, Under 220.5
Memphis has covered just one spread in their last ten games, in 5 of those games they were double-digit underdogs and were still not able to cover the margin. The Suns should have no problem breaking 100 points, but Memphis will be lucky to get to 90.
Seattle Super Sonics 16-47) at Indiana Pacers (24-39)
Line: Seattle @ Indiana -9
Over/Under: 219
Picks: Indiana Pacers -9, Under 219
The Pacers are coming off of three days of rest after a rough three game road trip, they should be rested and hungry for a win as they return to Indiana.
Utah Jazz (42-22) at Chicago Bulls (25-38)
Line: Utah @ Chicago +3
Over/Under: 215
Picks: Utah Jazz -3, Under 215
Utah is one of the hottest teams in the NBA and they’ve been taking care of business on the road nearly as much as at home lately.
Toronto Raptors (34-28) at L.A. Lakers (44-19)
Line: Toronto @ L.A. Lakers -9.5
Over/Under: 212
Picks: L.A. Lakers -9.5, Over 212
The Lakers are firing on every cylinder right now, don’t bet against them at home.
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Monday’s NBA Odds and Picks
March 10, 2008
Today’s NBA lines and picks are now posted. The best match up of the day comes as the Denver Nuggets head to San Antonio to battle the Spurs. Denver is still fighting to ensure they are given a playoffs spot, but they’ll have to go up against one of the best home teams in the NBA tonight.
Boston Celtics (49-12) at Philadelphia 76ers (30-33)
Line: Boston @ Philadelphia +6
Over/Under: 195
Pick: Boston Celtics -6, Over 195
Boston destroyed Philly earlier this season 116-86, expect similar results tonight.
Portland Trail Blazers (33-30) at Cleveland Cavs (36-27)
Line: Portland @ Cleveland -6
Over/Under: 191.5
Pick: Cleveland Cavs -6, Under 191.5
The Cavs are too good at home and the Blazers are too bad on the road. Neither team scores a ton of points, the total should approach, but not go over, the 191.5 line.
New Jersey Nets (26-37) at Houston Rockets (42-20)
Line: New Jersey @ Houston -13
Over/Under: 193
Pick: New Jersey Nets +13, Over 193
The Nets are bad, but they aren’t that bad. This game ends up closer than 13 points.
Denver Nuggets (37-25) at San Antonio Spurs (43-19)
Line: Denver @ San Antonio -7
Over/Under: 204.5
Pick: San Antonio Spurs -7, Under 204.5
The Spurs might be the best home team in the NBA.
Atlanta Hawks (26-36) at Orlando Magic (40-24)
Line: Atlanta @ Orlando -10
Over/Under: 208
Pick: Orlando Magic -10, Under 208
Atlanta continues to be one of the worst teams in the NBA. Neither team gets to 100 points tonight.
L.A. Clippers (20-41) at Miami Heat (11-50)
Line: L.A. Clippers @ Miami -3.5
Over/Under: 191
Pick: L.A. Clippers +3.5, Under 191
Miami is only 6-24 at home this year. At home.
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Sunday’s NBA Odds and Picks
March 9, 2008
There’s not a ton of action in the NBA today, but with San Antonio visiting Phoenix there will be no shortage of action. The Bulls are at Detroit in what will probably be a massacre, and the same thing can be said about the Lakers hosting the Kings tonight. Both lines are double-digits and rightfully so.
Betting Odds from BetUS.com
San Antonio Spurs (43-18) at Phoenix Suns (40-22)
Line: San Antonio @ Phoenix +2
Over/Under: 203
Picks: San Antonio Spurs -2, Under 203
If the Spurs can keep this game at their pace, which they have become masters at maintaining, they should win this game and easily keep it under 203 points.
Chicago Bulls (25-37) at Detroit Pistons (45-17)
Line: Chicago @ Detroit -9.5
Over/Under: 195
Picks: Chicago Bulls +9.5, Under 195
The Bulls have picked up the pace a little lately, not to mention they’ve beaten the Pistons outright in their last three meetings. Take the points and the under as neither team should get to 100 points.
Sacramento Kings (27-35) at L.A. Lakers (44-18)
Line: Sacramento @ L.A. Lakers -13
Over/Under: 222
Picks: L.A. Lakers -13, Over 222
What do the Kings do better than the Lakers? Nothing. Take the Lakers and give the points. Both teams will score a lot, hence the pick on the over, the Lakers will just score a lot more than the Kings.
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Missouri Valley Conference Championship Game Lines and Picks
March 9, 2008
The Drake Bulldogs and the Illinois State Redbirds fight for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship today at 2:05 PM EST. It’s fitting these two teams should meet in the conference final as they were consistently the best two teams in the MO-Valley, something that isn’t always the case with confernce tournaments. The edge here has to go to Drake, who has beaten Illinois State twice already this season. They do say it is hard to beat a team three times in one season, but I’ve yet to see any hard evidence of that as fact, it’s just something the announcers and pundits like to say. Drake is the most cohesive team in the conference, nobody plays better together and nobody has as much all-around talent on the court. They are excellent free-throw shooters and, maybe most importantly, they don’t turn the ball over. The over/under for the game is set at 128.5, which is right around the same line as the over/under when these teams met in the regular season, in which both games went over the total. Tonight’s contest should have no problem reaching that mark as both teams can have a very hot hand from behind the three-point arc.
Illinois St. (24-8) vs #21 Drake (27-4)
Line: Illinois State vs. Drake -2.5
Over/Under: 128.5
Betting Odds from BodogLife
Picks: Drake Bulldogs -2.5, Over 128.5
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