08/17/2008 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro continued his dominance of the ATP Tour Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3 waxing of unseeded Viktor Troicki in the finals of the $508,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
The second-seeded del Potro extended his winning streak to 19 consecutive matches and has taken the title in the last four events he has entered. Victories on clay courts at Stuttgart and Kitzbuhel preceded a pair of U.S. Open hard court tune-ups at Los Angeles last week and now DC.
Serbia's Troicki knocked off top-seed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals earlier in the week but stood no match for del Potro.
The eventual champion needed just 39 minutes to take care of the first set and pulled away late in the second for yet another straight-set victory. During his incredible run, del Potro has dropped only two sets.
The 19-year-old collected $80,650 for the taking the title, while Troicki pulled down $43,500 for his finals appearance.
<< Edwards, Roush dominate Michigan again
Brooklyn, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Edwards scored a weekend sweep at the
Michigan International Speedway Sunday by winning the 3M Performance 400. The
No.99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford driver led a race-high 84 laps and crossed the
finish
<< Cubs fry Fish
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reed Johnson's three-run double highlighted an
eight-run seventh inning, as the Chicago Cubs pounded the Florida Marlins,
9-2, in the rubber match of a three-game set from Dolphin Stadium.
Johnson finishe
<< Reed, Cubs fry Fish
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reed Johnson's three-run double highlighted an
eight-run seventh inning, as the Chicago Cubs pounded the Florida Marlins,
9-2, in the rubber match of a three-game set from Dolphin Stadium.
Johnson finishe
<< Kang wins playoff for first Duramed Futures title
Richmond, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Haeji Kang defeated Sophia Sheridan in a
playoff Sunday to earn her first victory on the Duramed Futures Tour at the
Greater Richmond Duramed Futures Classic.
Kang, who owned at least a piece of t
Pettersson holds off McCarron for Wyndham title >>
Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Pettersson caught fire in the middle of
the back nine Sunday to pull away from Scott McCarron and win the Wyndham
Championship by two shots.
Pettersson tripped to a bogey at the last to close a
Govortsova, Pironkova move on to second round in New Haven >>
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Olga Govortsova and Tsvetana Pironkova were
first-round winners on Sunday at the $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final
U.S. Open tune-up.
The Belarusian Govortsova, who turns 20 next Saturday, downe
Three Frenchmen fall in first-round action in New Haven >>
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mischa Zverev and Ivo Minar were among four
first-round winners on Sunday at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final
U.S. Open tune-up.
The German Zverev held off France's Florent Serra 6-2, 7-6 (8-
Jays pound Beckett, BoSox >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rios finished 5-for-6 with four doubles,
two RBI and three runs scored as Toronto crushed Boston, 15-4, in the final
contest of a shortened two-game series at Fenway Park.
Adam Lind homered among his
Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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“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.
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.
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.
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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