D'Backs close regular season against Dodgers
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09/28/2011 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks will close out the regular season tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the finale of a three-game series at Chase Field.
The NL West-champion Diamondbacks are coming off an improbable win last night, as they scored six runs in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 7-6 victory. Ryan Roberts capped the tremendous comeback with a grand slam off of Dodgers reliever Javy Guerra and kept Arizona one game behind Milwaukee for the second-best mark in the National League and homefield advantage in the opening round of the playoffs.
"That was unbelievable, I've never been a part of something like that, everything on this team blows my mind," Roberts said. "All year long we've gotten comeback wins and crazy things. That just goes down in the books as another one for me."
Milwaukee plays Pittsburgh on Wednesday and will host the NLDS with a victory at Miller Park. Arizona holds the tiebreaker should both teams finish tied.
Lyle Overbay had two hits and an RBI and Micah Owings collected the win despite allowing five runs -- four earned -- in an inning of work. Rookie Jarrod Parker threw 5 2/3 shutout innings in the no-decision.
Arizona has won seven of nine games and will send Joe Saunders to the mound this evening. Saunders is 12-12 with a 3.58 earned run average in 32 starts and is 3-0 in his previous four outings. Saunders did not figure into the decision of a 3-1 win versus San Francisco on Friday and tossed seven innings of one-run ball. The lefty defeated the Dodgers on Sept. 12 in LA and is 3-5 with a 3.55 ERA in 10 career starts against them.
The Dodgers will put a tumultuous season behind them tonight and were in position for a win after scoring five runs in the top of the 10th inning. Dee Gordon and Jamey Carroll each had three hits and Matt Kemp finished with a pair of hits for Los Angeles, which had won eight of 10 games.
Kemp, a Triple Crown hopeful, is closing in on becoming the first Dodger since Dolph Camilli in 1941 to lead the National League in both homers (38) and RBI (124). He increased his hitting streak to 11 games in the process.
Guerra was dealt the loss for serving up Roberts' slam and Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda threw six shutout innings with five strikeouts.
"We should have won it," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said.
Mattingly will close out his first season as LA's skipper and will send Ted Lilly to the hill Wednesday. Lilly is 11-14 with a 4.12 ERA in 32 starts and has won two straight and four of his past five decisions, including a 2-0 win at San Diego on Friday. He held the Padres to four hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out seven batters for a second straight outing.
The veteran southpaw lost to Arizona on Sept. 12 and is 4-7 with a 4.57 ERA in 13 career meetings (11 starts) with the Diamondbacks.
Arizona is 10-7 against the Dodgers this season.
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NFL Football Betting : Odds on NFL Division to Win the Super Bowl
The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.
Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.
The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
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MySportsbook.com: NBA Championship Odds
With the playoffs about two months away, the top two teams in the Western Conference are the clear cut leaders to win the NBA Championship. The Dallas Mavericks have the best record in the NBA (44-9) and have been absolutely scorching since the second week of the season. What makes the Mavs’ record more impressive is the fact that they dropped their first four games of the season. Currently they have won 17 out of their last 18 and are MySportsbook.com’s favorite (2-1) to win it all. Right behind the Mavs are the Pacific leading Phoenix Suns (39-13). Last season, the Suns lost in the Conference Finals to non-other then the Mavericks four games to two. Of course the Suns were without center Amare Stoudemire who has is averaging 19.9 PPG and 9.5 RPG since coming back from his knee injury. Unlike the Mavs, the Suns have struggled a bit lately having lost their last three and four out of their last seven. Of course the main reason for their three straight loses is due to the absence of two time MVP Steve Nash, who is out with a shoulder injury. Heads-up, the Mavs have beaten the Suns in both of their meetings this season.
In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons (32-19) are the favorites to win it all at 6-1. The addition of Chris Webber seems to have been a good move for the Pistons. Since coming over from the 76ers, Webber has averaged 13.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG and the Pistons are 11-4. Even though the defending champion Heat are currently on the playoff making cusp, they are the Eastern Conference team that is getting the most action to win it all (9-1). The fact that Shaquille O’Neal is back in the starting lineup after missing 39 games probably has something to do with this. No doubt, Shaq makes a difference when in the lineup as their winning six out of their last seven would indicate.
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Detroit Pistons 6-1
Golden State Warriors 250-1
Houston Rockets 12-1
Indiana Pacers 60-1
Los Angeles Clippers 45-1
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Miami Heat 9-1
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Minnesota T-Wolves 200-1
New Jersey Nets 50-1
New Orleans Hornets 150-1
New York Knicks 150-1
Orlando Magic 75-1
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Toronto Raptors 35-1
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