09/15/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch entered Sunday's Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire International Speedway atop the point standings, but after a disappointing 34th-place finish in the first of the 10-race "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship, the No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver has fallen to eighth in the standings. He is now 74 points behind new leaders Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson, who both finished in the top-five. It's the lowest Busch has been ranked all season.
Busch ran into all sorts of problems during the 300-lap event, including a broken sway bar on the car, a penalty for entering pit road too early and a crash that put him behind the wall for 12 laps.
Greg Biffle surprisingly won at New Hampshire. Biffle grabbed the lead from Johnson with 11 laps to go and then held off two-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Johnson at the finish to snap a 33-race winless streak. As a result, Biffle moved from ninth to third in the standings, 30 points behind the leaders.
With a series-high eight victories, Busch ended the "regular season" last week at Richmond with a 207-point lead. But after the points were re-adjusted for the "Chase," his advantage over Edwards was just 30 markers. Busch has finished worse than 34th in three other races this season -- 36th and 43rd at Pocono and 38th in the spring event at Martinsville.
After New Hampshire, Busch has dug himself a hole, but with nine races remaining in the season, there's plenty of time for him to crawl out of it.
Johnson was in a similar situation two years ago.
Trailing five points behind leader Matt Kenseth, Johnson started the 2006 "Chase" in the second seed, but after a 39th-place finish at New Hampshire, he fell to ninth, 139 markers behind new leader Kevin Harvick. He finished 13th, 14th, and 24th in the next three races and was 156 points behind Jeff Burton. Johnson, however, rebounded in the next five races as he finished either first or second in each of them. He held a 63-point lead heading into the season- finale at Homestead, and then clinched the title by 56 points with a ninth- place finish there.
Johnson almost captured the 2004 inaugural "Chase" championship after overcoming an enormous points deficit. He trailed Kurt Busch by 247 points after the fourth race in Kansas, but went on to win four of the final six races, ending the season just eight point behind the elder Busch for the championship, making it the closest points battle in series history.
Busch has qualified for the "Chase" the past three seasons. Last year, he finished fifth in his final season driving the No.5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Busch started the 2006 "Chase" with a 38th-place finish at New Hampshire and fell six positions. He never recovered and ended the year 10th in the standings.
In his first year with JGR, Busch is by far enjoying his most successful season and should be able to able to rebound in time for the season-ending race on November 16th, as long as he doesn't have another devastating performance this year. The series runs next at Dover, where Busch won in June.
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American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6
The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.
Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com. "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis. It's like Week 1 of the NFL. Pre-season means nada!
We do know the 24 finalists however.
Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien.
Brandon Rogers - Who?
Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition. He should go a good distance.
Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way.
"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.
A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes.
"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate. "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past. He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far. Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."
Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts)
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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter
The girls
"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis. "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has. The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive. I think she will go far."
Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.
"Single mom Lakisha Jones I suspect will be a pretty big favorite entering Week 1 of the competition," says Destiny Williams. Jones is an excellent singer and down to earth. "She'll have a wide appeal," echoed O'Brien.
Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.
Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
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