Blue Jays hit the road to battle Orioles

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04/20/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays begin a seven-game road stretch against fellow American League East teams with tonight's opener of a three- game series against the surging Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.

Baltimore comes in having won five of its last six contests and just took two of three games over host Tampa Bay earlier this week. In Wednesday's rubber match, Miguel Tejada went 3-for-4 with two runs scored to help the Orioles to a 6-4 victory.

Jon Knott had two hits and an RBI for Baltimore, while Nick Markakis smacked a solo home run in the win. Kevin Millar snapped a 3-3 tie with a fifth-inning double.

Erik Bedard (3-1) pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts, to win his third consecutive start. Chris Ray notched his fifth save of the season by striking out the side in the ninth.

The Orioles will be starting a seven-game homestand tonight and begin the residency with Daniel Cabrera on the mound. The talented right-hander is 1-1 with a 3.66 earned run average through his first three starts of 2007 and is coming off a no-decision against Kansas City last Saturday.

Cabrera went just five innings versus the Royals and gave up four runs -- three earned -- and seven hits while striking out five. He was much sharper over his previous outing, when he yielded just two runs on seven hits and walked none over 7 2/3 innings to beat Detroit on April 9.

The 25-year-old will be making his 12th career start against Toronto and is 4-5 with a 4.16 ERA lifetime against the Jays. Cabrera was outstanding when facing the Blue Jays last season, posting a 3-1 record with a sparkling 1.33 ERA in four games.

Toronto, which will also play division rivals Boston and New York on this trek, lost the final two tests of a three-game set with the Red Sox at Rogers Centre prior to the series. The Blue Jays coughed up a late two-run lead in Thursday's finale, as Boston rallied for two runs in both the eighth and ninth innings to come through with a 5-3 victory.

Manny Ramirez tied the contest with a two-run homer off Toronto reliever Shaun Marcum (1-1) in the eighth, while Alex Cora's RBI triple in the ninth put the Red Sox in front.

Blue Jays starter Roy Halladay was in line for the win when he departed with one out in the eighth. The ace righty was charged with two runs on six hits over 7 1/3 innings.

Alex Rios homered and Vernon Wells had two hits and an RBI for Toronto, which also received a solo home run from Frank Thomas.

A.J. Burnett hopes to improve on a mediocre last start when he gets the call for the Blue Jays tonight. The oft-injured right-hander was tagged for four runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings in a no decision last Saturday against Detroit, five days after he threw 6 2/3 outstanding frames to defeat Kansas City.

Burnett held the Royals to a run and three hits while fanning five to pick up his only victory of 2007.

The 30-year-old has faced Baltimore only once previously. That start came with the Florida Marlins back in 2001, when Burnett held the O's to three runs over 7 2/3 innings to earn a win. This will be his first appearance at Camden Yards.

Toronto finished 11-8 against Baltimore in 2006, with the Orioles taking five of the nine meetings at home.

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2007 NFL Football Betting Preview


“You play to win the game!”

Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.

The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.

The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.

Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?

Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.

New York Giants betting lines

Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.

Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.

Dallas Cowboys betting lines

Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.

The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.

Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.

Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.

Oakland Raiders betting lines

This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.

First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”

The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason. 

Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.

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