Marquee mound matchup on tap in Angels-A's tilt
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09/04/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) -- This afternoon's showdown between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Oakland Athletics may have little effect on the American League
playoff race, but fans attending the Coliseum today should be treated to a
top-notch pitching matchup between a pair of All-Stars.
The Angels' sputtering offense will have to go up against A's standout Trevor
Cahill in the second test of this three-game series, while the three-time
defending AL West champions counter with ace Jered Weaver in hopes of evening
this set and avenging last night's 8-0 loss to their division rival.
Cahill has been marvelous in his second major league season, with the talented
youngster having compiled a 14-6 record along with a 2.82 earned run average
over 24 starts. He's been especially tough on the Coliseum mound, having gone
8-2 with a sensational 1.84 ERA in 11 outings and limiting the opposition to a
meager .194 batting average.
The right-hander will have to bounce back from a subpar showing in his most
recent appearance, however, a four-inning stint on the road against the New York Yankees on Monday in which Cahill was rocked for eight runs and nine hits
and served up a pair of homers. Prior to that defeat, he had posted a 5-1
record and an 0.77 ERA over a six-start stretch from July 28-August 25 and
worked at least seven innings in each of those games.
Cahill will be seeking a third straight winning start against the Angels at
the Coliseum. The 22-year-old yielded just one run in eight innings in a home
victory over Anaheim on June 10, then held the Halos to an unearned run and
five hits through seven strong frames a month later.
In six career starts versus the Angels, Cahill is 3-1 with an excellent 2.09
ERA.
Oakland's emerging ace will get to face an Anaheim team that's mustered only
11 runs while losing five of its last seven games and was shut out for the
third time in a week with Friday's verdict. The Angels could manage a mere
five hits against Gio Gonzalez and three A's relievers in last night's
setback.
Gonzalez (13-8) worked the first six innings and allowed just four hits and
three walks while fanning six batters, with Michael Wuertz, Henry Rodriguez
and Brad Ziegler combining to let up only one hit the rest of the way.
The victory halted a string of four straight losses for the Athletics and
enabled them to gain some ground on first-place Texas in the AL West, although
the Rangers still own a comfortable nine-game lead in the standings.
"We wanted a win tonight," said Gonzalez afterward. "We wanted to stop the
bleeding. Our bats were swinging today, we were hot. We felt good and it was
good to be back home."
Oakland had a 2-0 lead after the first six innings, then scored six times in
the seventh to break open the contest. Kevin Kouzmanoff and Cliff Pennington
each belted two-run homers during the outburst, with Rajai Davis and Gabe
Gross contributing RBI singles.
Angels starter Scott Kazmir (8-13) was able to hold the Athletics to two runs
despite walking a season-high six batters in his 5 2/3-inning stint, with
Oakland registering only two hits off the left-hander.
"Once I was able to keep the direction toward home plate, it felt a little
easier to throw the ball where I wanted," said Kazmir of his performance.
Weaver will take the ball today seeking to end a personal three-start losing
streak. Although the competitive right-hander didn't pitch well in two of
those defeats, he's received no help from his club's punchless offense as
well, as the Angels were shut out in each of those three games.
The 27-year-old was outstanding in Sunday's tough-luck 1-0 loss to Baltimore,
permitting just the one run and five hits in eight innings. Weaver also struck
out 11 Orioles on the day to run his season total to 200, tied with Seattle's
Felix Hernandez for the most in the majors this year.
Weaver hasn't been as sharp when he's pitched at the Coliseum this year,
however. The former first-round draft choice was tagged for six runs and 12
hits over six innings in a lopsided road loss to the A's on June 8, and
surrendered five runs in six frames while being outdueled by Cahill in a June
11 clash held in Oakland.
In 14 career starts against the Athletics, Weaver is 3-5 with a 3.42 ERA.
These two AL West foes have split 14 meetings thus far in 2010, with Oakland
having prevailed in five of eight bouts held at the Coliseum.
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Betting the NFL preseason
Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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