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05/31/2010 - Elmont, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Odds-on favorite Quality Road held off a late running Musket Man down the stretch to win Monday's $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap (Met Mile) at Belmont Park. The victory is the third of the year for the four-year-old colt.
Quality Road, second in the current NTRA Thoroughbred Poll, broke from the gate well and was joined on the lead by Westchester Handicap winner Le Grand Cru. Racing in second was Tizway with Kensei in fourth.
Le Grand Cru had a short lead over Quality Road early in the one turn mile. Jockey John Velazquez moved the favorite to the lead midway up the backstretch with Le Grand Cru in second followed by Tizway, Warrior's Reward and Kensei in the eight horse field.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Quality Road had a clear lead around the final turn as Warrior's Reward tried to pressure the leader. Warrior's Reward could not keep up with the favorite as the field hit the stretch.
Quality Road looked to have an easy win at the top of the stretch until Musket Man and rider Ramon Dominguez appeared. Musket Man got to within a length of the leader, but Quality Road was able to hold him off.
Owned by Edward Evans, Quality Road hit the wire 1 1/4-lengths in front of Musket Man with Tizway finishing third. Rounding out the order of finish was Convocation, Le Grand Cru, Warrior's Reward, Kensei and You and I Forever.
The time for the Met Mile was 1:33.11 on a fast track.
Perfect in three starts this year, Quality Road adds $300,000 to his bankroll which now stands at better than $1.6 million. The colt has won seven of 10 career starts and was sent off Monday as the 1-5 favorite.
In February he won the Donn Handicap by more than a dozen lengths at Gulfstream Park. Quality Road began his 2010 season in January by taking the Hal's Hope Stakes at the south Florida track.
In 2009 as a three-year-old, Quality Road was on his way to the Kentucky Derby until an injury put him off the trail. He won the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Florida Derby at Gulfstream.
He returned with a victory in the Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga and was third to Summer Bird in the Travers. The colt was second behind Summer Bird in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. He was scratched at the gate prior to the Breeders' Cup Classic when he refused to be loaded.
Quality Road returned $2.50, $2.10 and $2.10. Musket Man paid $3.50 and $2.90, and Tizway paid $5.50 to show.
<< Giants put IF Rohlinger on DL
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco Giants on Monday
placed infielder Ryan Rohlinger on the 15-day disabled list with a strained
left hamstring.
Rohlinger was batting .214 with one RBI in 10 games for the G
<< A-Rod hits grand slam as Yankees overpower Indians
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rodriguez hit a grand slam to highlight a
six-run seventh inning and ended with six RBI, as the Yankees closed out a
four-game series against the Indians with a 11-2 victory.
Andy Pettitte (7-1) rol
<< Interactif added to Belmont Stakes
Elmont, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trainer Todd Pletcher announced Monday that
Interactif will start in this year's 142nd edition of the $1 million Belmont
Stakes on Saturday. The three-year-old is owned by brothers Alain and Gerard
Werthei
<< Ladd will sit again for Game 2
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Ladd will
not suit up for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals with an upper-body injury.
Ladd had missed the Blackhawks' 6-5 victory in Game 1 on Saturday with the
ailment
A's take series from Tigers >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rajai Davis finished 2-for-4 with two
runs scored and swiped two bases as Oakland downed Detroit, 4-1, in the finale
of a four-game set from Comerica Park.
Daric Barton, Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kou
Torrealba placed on restricted list >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres have placed catcher
Yorvit Torrealba on the restricted list Monday.
Over 27 games for the Padres this season, the 31-year-old is batting .287 with
one home run and 14 RBI.
To tak
Nationals top pick Strasburg to debut on June 8 >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Nationals phenom pitcher Stephen
Strasburg is currently scheduled to make his major league debut on June 8
against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to general manager Mike Rizzo.
Strasburg,
Dodgers OF Ethier back in lineup Monday >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier
was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Monday and inserted into the
starting lineup against Arizona.
Ethier, who led the National League in each tripl
Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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