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Friday, May 8th (All times eastern)
Washington Nationals (8-18) at Arizona Diamondbacks (12-17), 9:40 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Washington - Shairon Martis (3-0, 4.60) Arizona - Yusmeiro Petit (0-2, 7.84)
The Arizona Diamondbacks will begin a new series with a different manager tonight, as A.J. Hinch makes his dugout debut when the disappointing club starts up a three-game [...]

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Wednesday, May 6th (All times eastern)
Texas Rangers (14-12) at Oakland Athletics (9-15), 10:05 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Texas - Scott Feldman (1-0, 6.75) Oakland - Dan Giese (0-2, 3.55)
Two American League West teams currently going in opposite directions begin a brief two-game series tonight at Oakland Coliseum, where the surging Texas Rangers put a season-high win [...]

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Monday, May 4th (All times eastern)
Cleveland Indians (9-16) at Toronto Blue Jays (18-9), 7:07 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cleveland - Fausto Carmona (1-3, 6.28) Toronto - Brian Tallet (1-1, 6.45)
The Toronto Blue Jays take aim at a season-high fourth straight win this evening, when they open a brief two-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Rogers [...]

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Sunday, May 3rd (All times eastern)
San Diego Padres (11-13) at Los Angeles Dodgers (17-8), 4:10 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: San Diego - Chad Gaudin (0-0, 0.00) Los Angeles - Chad Billingsley (4-0, 2.14)
The Los Angeles Dodgers take aim at establishing a franchise record for consecutive home wins to start a season when the National League West [...]

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Saturday, May 2nd (All times eastern)
Kansas City Royals (12-11) at Minnesota Twins (12-11), 7:10 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Kansas City - Brian Bannister (2-0, 0.69) Minnesota - Glen Perkins (1-2, 2.48)
The Minnesota Twins will try to remain in the win column when they host the Kansas City Royals tonight in the second matchup of a three-game [...]

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Friday, May 1st (All times eastern)
St. Louis Cardinals (16-7) at Washington Nationals (5-16), 7:05 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: St. Louis - Todd Wellemeyer (1-2, 6.14) Washington - Jordan Zimmermann (2-0, 2.38)
Ryan Zimmerman has been the lone diamond in the rough for the lowly Washington Nationals and will try to get his club back on track tonight [...]

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The Florida Marlins are trying to build another lengthy winning streak when they open a four-game series tonight against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Florida opened the season with an 11-1 mark before losing seven in a row to fall back to earth. After dropping the opener of a three-game series to the New York [...]

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Tuesday, April 28th (All times eastern)
LA Angels of Anaheim (7-11) at Baltimore Orioles (9-11), 7:05 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Los Angeles - Joe Saunders (2-1, 3.51) Baltimore - Adam Eaton (1-2, 7.04)
Veteran right-hander Adam Eaton goes for a second victory since returning to the American League tonight when the Baltimore Orioles host the Los Angeles Angels [...]

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Monday, April 27th (All times eastern)
Washington Nationals (4-13) at Philadelphia Phillies (9-8), 7:05 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Washington - Shairon Martis (2-0, 4.11) Philadelphia - Joe Blanton (0-2, 7.31)
The Phillies have struggled in their home park this season, while Jimmy Rollins hasn’t been able to buy a hit no matter where he has played. Philadelphia and [...]

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Sunday, April 26th (All times eastern)
Chicago Cubs (8-8) at St. Louis Cardinals (13-5), 2:15 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Chicago - Rich Harden (1-1, [...]

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (4th seed, East)
REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 45-28-9
2008 PLAYOFFS: Defeated Ottawa 4-0 in conference quarterfinals; defeated NY Rangers 4-1 in conference semifinals; defeated Philadelphia 4-1 in conference finals; lost to Detroit 4-2 in Stanley Cup Finals
- A few months ago a trip to the postseason seemed in jeopardy for the Penguins, but the way [...]

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Michigan State vs. North Carolina NCAA Championship odds opened at North Carolina Tar Heels -7 ½ with the total remaining at 152.5 across the board and have remained there 24 hours later.
“We don’t see too much of a shift other than a half point either way at other online sportsbooks,” expressed Scott Martin of Bookmaker.com.
North [...]

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The UConn Huskies were not the favorites to win the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship early on, but sports bettors overwhelmingly believe that Connecticut will easily cover the -4 spread versus Michigan State Saturday.
“Nearly 85 percent of the action is going UConn’s way in this game,” observed Scott Martin of Bookmaker.com.  “The money line action [...]

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During the height of March Madness 2009, the Costa Rican-based Tradewinds post up arm, JustBet.com, has been down almost the entire time.
“Players who typically join ‘fly by night’ outfits might be a little scared about this new brand, but in truth JustBet.com is associated with a group that’s been offshore longer than most, around 15 [...]

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Saturday, February 21st, 2:00 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Verizon Center (20,600) — Washington, D.C. Television: ESPN. Home Record: Marquette 16-0, Georgetown 10-3. Away Record: Marquette 5-2, Georgetown 2-6. Neutral Record: Marquette 1-2, Georgetown 2-1. Conference Record: Marquette 11-2, Georgetown 5-8. Series Record: Georgetown leads, 4-3.
GAME NOTES: The Georgetown Hoyas begin a crucial two-game homestand today, [...]

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Friday, February 20th (All times eastern)
Colorado Avalanche (27-30-1) at Washington Capitals (37-16-5), 7 p.m.
- The Washington Capitals will try to continue their excellent play in the month of February when they host the Colorado Avalanche in tonight’s interconference battle at Verizon Center.
The Capitals are 6-1-1 this month and are in the midst of a three-game [...]

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Tip off is 8:05 PM EST
The Chicago Bulls resume their second half of the NBA season tonight, when they pay a visit to the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center.
Chicago entered the All-Star break with a 23-30 record and has alternated wins and losses over the past six games. In last Thursday’s 95-93 home [...]

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DATE & TIME: Tuesday, February 17th, 9:00 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Memorial Gym (14,168) — Nashville, Tennessee. Television: ESPN. Home Record: Kentucky 11-4, Vanderbilt 10-4. Away Record: Kentucky 4-3, Vanderbilt 2-5. Neutral Record: Kentucky 3-0, Vanderbilt 3-0. Conference [...]

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DATE & TIME: Monday, February 16th, 9:00 p.m. (et).
FACTS & STATS: Site: Reed Arena (12,500) — College Station, Texas. Television: ESPN. Home Record: Texas 10-2, Texas A&M 13-2. Away Record: Texas 4-3, Texas A&M 2-5. Neutral Record: Texas 3-2, Texas A&M 2-1. Conference Record: Texas 6-4, Texas A&M 3-7. Series Record: Texas leads, 131-83.
GAME NOTES: [...]

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The best players of the NBA will again take center stage for the extravaganza known as the NBA All-Star Game from Phoenix on Sunday.
Bookmaker.com will be your home for betting on this annual basketball showcase, with the options including game lines, totals, and numerous prop opportunities. Find out all that is available by visiting the [...]

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In a shocking revelation, Premiership footballers are getting suspended intentionally by referees so they can take vacations.
The News of the World has revealed this weekend how Premiership “prima donnas” as they refer to them as are getting booked on purpose to miss matches and skive off.  The headline reads “Soccer Cheat Scandal“.
The astonishing betrayal of [...]

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Bookies from Costa Rica to the Las Vegas strip talk with calm cool rhetoric about their holding percentage for Super Bowl 43, but in reality were seconds away from a massive +190 Money Line Hit with an AZ Cardnials outright win, as was recommended by Professional Sports bettors like Tommy Mac on his award winning [...]

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Betting77.com has your 2009 Super Bowl results and some of the payouts associated with winning bets. The Steelers win 27-23 but the Cardinals cover, a good result for bookmakers who would have been clobbered on the moneyline with an Arizona outright win.  The total in this game went over.
One of the bigger bets of the [...]

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BETTING ODDS | GRAFFIT PODCAST | SESSION 25
BETTING SUPER BOWL PROPS
In this Betting Odds Graffiti Podcast, Tommy Mac Covers:
- His Pick for Super Bowl 43
- A little background & History helping you pick the WINNER!
- Betting Props in the Superbowl, what & why?
- What action are sportsbooks holding most for this super bowl?
- New Launch [...]

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That all important Cardinals vs. Steelers Super Bowl line had some value for anyone looking to place a bet on the Pittsburgh Steelers.  As a -6 ½ favorite at Bookmaker.com, a touchdown win by the Steelers would mean a winning bet as opposed by a “push” (no win, no lose) available at most online sportsbooks [...]

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* The “TMac Line” is highlighted in bold black are compiled using his own data & software from various sources, independant bookies, online sportbooks in Costa Rica and professional oddsmakers in Las Vegas.
NFL  01/10/2009
4:30 PM EST
301 baltimore ravens    33.5o10     34.5 / 35 / 34.5     34   34.5  +135
302 tennessee titans    -3 +09     [...]

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The BCS Championship game betting odds opened at Florida Gators -3 and heading into game day Thursday, nearly all the books had this one at Florida Gators -5 vs. the Oklahoma Sooners. BetCris.com was one lone exception, offering Florida early this morning at -4 ½ for our European readers.
The two teams earned their spots in [...]

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* The “T-Mac Line” is highlighted in bold black and is figured using his own data from various sources in Las Vegas & Costa Rica, and is not a final indicator of his selections.
NBA01/07/2009
7:05 PM EST
501 charlotte bobcats    179     179.5 / 180.5 / 181     182.5 181.5    +1100
502 cleveland cavaliers    -13.5      -13.5      [...]

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Bookmaker.com has released its early betting odds on the NFL Division Playoffs.
Betting77.com was a little surprised to see the line so low on Chargers vs. Steelers.
“We would have opened this game with a line of -9 at a minimum,” expressed Bookmaker Manager, Scott Martin.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Titans falls more in line with what we [...]

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By Erik Matuszewski
Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) — Las Vegas oddsmakers have made all four visiting teams favorites in the opening round of the National Football League playoffs for the first time, citing the New York Giants’ championship run last year.
In the previous seven years, only four road teams were picked by oddsmakers entering their first-round playoff [...]

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