Sharks Snap Wild’s Winning Streak

Nov 11, 2011 Posted Under: Betting Odds

Two second period power play goals from Patrick Marleau were all the San Jose Sharks needed to hand the visiting Minnesota Wild their first loss in six games. After Marleau scored the games first two games, the Sharks took a 3-0 lead into the second intermission and held on for a 3-1 win in a hard-fought game between teams that swapped some players this offseason.

Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi combined for one shot in their first game back in San Jose since being dealt to the Wild before the season for Brent Burns and Martin Havlat. Playing well for their new teammates in their first game against their old team was a motivator for the Sharks.

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NFC Midseason All-Pro Team (2011)

Nov 9, 2011 Posted Under: Betting Quotes

NFC Midseason All-Pro Team (2011) Five Green Bay Packers, led by Aaron Rodgers, are selected for the NFC Mid-All-Pro team. Will they lead the Pack to a 2nd straight Super Bowl championship?

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the undefeated Packers (8-0) lead the National Football Conference Midseason All-Pro Team with five representatives; while the San Francisco 49ers (7-1) and the New Orleans Saints (6-3) each have four. The upstart Detroit Lions are the only other NFC team with at least six wins; yet they only have two All-Pros.

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Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs Spread NFL Picks Week 10

Nov 7, 2011 Posted Under: Betting News

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs Spread NFL Picks Week 10: The Kansas City Chiefs look to get back in the winner’s circle when they host the Denver Broncos, Sunday Nov 13th. The Chiefs won their last meeting 10-6, at home, in 2010. NFL oddsmakers have the Chiefs as -3 point home favorites over the Broncos with the over/under set at 41.5 points. Finish off your NFL Picks Week 10 by getting your bet on the latest available now.

Denver (3-5, 2-2 V) got a 38-24, road win, over the Oakland Raiders, in Week 9. QB Tim Tebow completed 10 of 21 passes and threw two touchdown passes, Eddie Royal returned a punt 85 yards for the tiebreaking score, while RB Willis McGahee ran for 163 yards with two touchdowns. T Read more…

Monday Night Football Betting Preview: Chargers Small Favorites

Nov 5, 2011 Posted Under: Betting Quotes

The San Diego Chargers have been the class of the AFC West for several seasons. Even when the Chargers are down, they find a way to win the division. That was until last year, when the Kansas City Chiefs came out of nowhere and wrestled the division crown away from the Chargers. This year, San Diego appears to have regained the form that made them Super Bowl contenders for much of the past decade. San Diego goes into Kansas City tonight with the hopes of opening up their division lead. If the Chiefs can pull the upset, they will tighten a division that has three teams battling for the top spot. The Chargers are 3.5 point road favorites tonight.

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Down Royal At The Double

Nov 4, 2011 Posted Under: Betting News

has two selections for us on Friday, both at Down Royal; (14.05) and (14:35) Compare odds.

The Breeder’s Cup kicks off tonight at Churchill Downs but, with the weather forecast far from clear, it can pay to tread carefully on day one and the pick of the domestic action comes from Down Royal, with the Northern Irish track serving up a cracking card.

The WKD Hurdle is the highlight and at the prices it is worth taking a risk on on his first start of the season for Jessie Harrington, who won this race last year and also in 2004 with the high-class Macs Joy.

A falsely run race over this minimum trip could be his undoing, especially with main market rival The Real Article (a horse that regular readers will know that I have a lot of time for) holding a fitness edge, but the selection is potentially top-class and the 2/1 that was on offer on Thursday evening was too tempting.

A dual Grade 1 winner, the six-year-old travels strongly through his races and improved throughout the whole of last season. U

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