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08/26/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres have built a comfortable lead atop the National League's West Division, and their performance at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks has certainly played a part in the team's rise to first place.
The surprising Padres have their sights set on another sweep of the last-place Diamondbacks when the divisional foes wrap up a three-game series this afternoon at Petco Park.
San Diego improved to 8-0 against the Diamondbacks at home this season with Wednesday's 9-3 victory, the ninth in a row for the Padres as the host in this series. The win was also the Friars' ninth in the past 11 overall meetings between the clubs, and Bud Black's squad is now 10-4 versus Arizona over the course of this season.
With second-place San Francisco losing to Cincinnati on Wednesday, the Padres now own a season-high 6 1/2-game advantage on the Giants in the NL West standings.
Adrian Gonzalez belted a three-run homer and Miguel Tejada had a two-run shot to key last night's triumph, with Yorvit Torrealba contributing a two-RBI single in the third inning. Tejada ended the night 2-for-3 with three runs scored, while leadoff hitter David Eckstein collected three hits and also crossed the plate three times to help the Padres to their 13th win in the last 16 games.
San Diego also received solid pitching out of Wade LeBlanc (8-11), with the young southpaw working 6 2/3 innings and allowing three runs while striking out seven Arizona hitters.
Diamondbacks starter Joe Saunders (1-4) wasn't nearly as effective, as the midseason pickup was battered for nine runs (six earned) and eight hits before exiting after only four innings.
"It's embarrassing to go out there and give up that many runs," Saunders told MLB.com afterward. "Hats off to them, they're a good ballclub, but the way I've been pitching I'm making them look like Babe Ruth up there. I've just got to make adjustments."
Stephen Drew was a lone bright spot for Arizona, losers of three in a row and seven of its last nine contests, with the shortstop hitting two solo homers and finishing 4-for-4 at the plate.
The Padres will shoot for the sweep today behind Kevin Correia, a pitcher who's bested the Diamondbacks twice at Petco Park already this season and is 3-0 with a 2.63 earned run average over four lifetime encounters with Arizona held in San Diego. The right-hander also enters this afternoon's clash with a 5-2 record and 3.79 ERA in seven starts since the All-Star break.
Correia did have a personal three-game winning streak come to an end with a setback at Milwaukee this past Saturday, however. He lasted just 4 1/3 innings in that one and struggled with command, issuing four walks in addition to giving up five runs.
Prior to that outing, the 30-year-old fired six shutout innings to defeat the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 16.
Correia has faced the Diamondbacks a total of 21 times, 12 of which have come as a starter, and is 4-6 with a 3.66 ERA lifetime against Arizona.
Arizona counters with Ian Kennedy, who comes in having won four of his past six decisions and has done a good job keeping his team in games, as the D- Backs have prevailed in six of the right-hander's last eight trips to the mound.
Kennedy did not get a decision his last time out after surrendering three runs on 10 hits in a five-inning stint against Colorado last Friday. The California native was quite sharp in his preceding start, holding Washington to a pair of runs and striking out seven over seven frames in a 9-2 Arizona victory on August 14.
The former New York Yankees first-round draft choice has notched a pair of no- decisions in two prior starts against San Diego this season. In his lone career appearance at Petco Park, Kennedy yielded just two hits and fanned seven over five shutout innings back on April 18.
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BILLS (+10) at Steelers SPORTSBOOK LINES
It's impossible to gauge how a team will react after something like the Steve Everett situation, and it probably doesn't matter. That being said, the Bills are going to lose several games this year where they keep things close but fall short in the end to superior teams. Ben Roethlisberger and company could have a field day against Buffalo's decimated defense, but I like the Bills to cover.
BENGALS (-7) at Browns SPORTSBOOK LINES
All you can ask out of your NFL team is that it has a plan. You may not always agree with it as a fan, but as long as it appears the organization is going in some sort of direction, you have to go with it. Which brings us to the Cleveland Browns. You flip a coin to determine whether Chuck Frye or Derek Anderson should start the preseason opener. You start Frye in Week 1, but pull him in the first half. And then you deal him to the Seahawks for a sixth-round pick? Hmm... the Bengals could get six turnovers again this week.
COLTS (-7) at Titans SPORTSBOOK LINES
Tennessee signed ex-Colts cornerback Nick Harper in the offseason so that should help slow down Peyton Manning. Just ask Jason David and the Saints. Oh wait... One of these weeks, I'm going to learn to not pick against Tennessee, which has won seven of its last eight games. But it's not happening against Indy.
TEXANS (+6.5) at Panthers SPORTSBOOK LINES
Houston's Mario Williams, the first pick in the '06 draft, has more touchdowns than Reggie Bush after one week. Somehow I don't see that lasting. Meanwhile, Carolina bottled up what was expected to be a pretty high-octane offense in St. Louis in Week 1. Could this be the Panthers' defense everyone expected last year? Maybe. This feels like a 20-16 Carolina win.
RAMS (-3) vs. 49ers SPORTSBOOKS LINES
Absolutely love this game. Everyone's favorite pick for this year's surprise team -- the 49ers -- laid an egg on Monday night (not that anyone was watching with the game ending in the middle of the night for those of us on the East Coast). St. Louis wasn't much better, delivering a lackluster effort against the Panthers that included two Steven Jackson fumbles and panic from his fantasy owners. Jackson rebounds this week, and the Rams get their first win.
PACKERS (+1.5) at Giants SPORTSBOOKS LINES
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JAGUARS (-10) vs. Falcons SPORTSBOOKS LINES
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SAINTS (-3) at Buccaneers SPORTSBOOKS LINES
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Run the ball and stop the run. Minnesota can do both, and that will keep them in a lot of games this season. Even though it was only one week, Adrian Peterson looks like he was a steal at No. 7 in last year's draft. Not only will he produce, but Peterson delivers excitement to what otherwise would be one of the league's most boring teams.
DOLPHINS (+3.5) vs. Cowboys SPORTS BETTING LINES
Lost in the Tony Romo lovefest is just how bad the Cowboys' defense was last week. I know they're banged up, but Dallas' 'D' allowed 438 yards to the Giants' offense, and backup running back Derrick Ward averaged 6.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Cam Cameron's decision to split carries between Ronnie Brown and Jesse Chatman sounds about as can't-miss as Larry David's plan to show up to Marty Funkhouser's party a night late. Still, gotta go with Miami to cover at home.
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BRONCOS (-9.5) vs. Raiders SPORTS BETTING LINES
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BEARS (-12) vs. Chiefs SPORTS BETTING LINES
Everyone talks about Rex Grossman when dissecting the Bears' offense, but Chicago's quarterback got no help in last week's loss to the Chargers. Meanwhile, Kansas City confirmed what we all thought while watching Hard Knocks: The Chiefs are going to stink this year. It could be a rough first month for Larry Johnson fantasy owners. Kansas City's RB was limited to 43 yards on 10 carries in Week 1, and the Chiefs face the Bears, Vikings and Chargers the next three weeks, all formidable run defenses.
RAVENS (-10) vs. Jets SPORTS BETTING LINES
A big dose of Willis McGahee and a usual sound defensive effort will give the Ravens their first win. According to Football Outsiders, no team in the NFL rushed only three defenders on pass plays last year more than the Jets. And according to my special Jets correspondent Ben Stauber, New York did the same in Week 1. Whoever starts at quarterback for the Ravens should have all day to throw.
PATRIOTS (-3) vs. Chargers
Friends and I were discussing how Bill Belichick goes about paying his $500,000 fine for cheating. Does he just write one check to the NFL? Do you need some sort of clearance to make such a monstrous financial transaction? I guess I shouldn't complain about the security deposit I have to put down on my new apartment. Anyway, two of the league's best teams square off in what should be a good one Sunday night. The Patriots always respond well just when you think they're in trouble. And their offensive attack was the story in Week 1.
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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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