10/25/2008 - Basel, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Federer cruised past Spain's Feliciano Lopez in straight sets on Saturday to advance to the final of the Swiss Indoors tournament, where he will meet second-seeded Argentine David Nalbandian on Sunday.
Federer, the top seed and two-time defending champion in his hometown, nailed 15 aces and won 28-of-31 first service points to oust the unseeded Lopez 6-3, 6-2. The Swiss superstar improved to 7-0 against Lopez, and has won 16-of-19 sets with the Spaniard after his 62-minute win in Saturday's semifinal.
Lopez upended two Americans -- eighth-seeded Mardy Fish in the second round and fourth-seeded James Blake in the quarterfinals -- to set up his first matchup with Federer since last year's Madrid Masters.
Second-seeded David Nalbandian edged third-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, also in straight sets, in Saturday's other semifinal. Nalbandian avenged his straight-set loss to del Potro in the third round of last week's Madrid Masters with his 6-4, 6-4 win.
Nalbandian, the Stockholm Open champ two weeks ago and the 2002 champion here, will play in his fourth Basel final. The 26-year-old, who finished runner-up in 2003 and 2004, converted 3-of-5 break point opportunities to down the 20- year-old del Potro. Nalbandian improved to 22-4 all-time in Basel, and is looking for his third ATP title of the year.
Federer is gunning for his 57th career title and fourth of 2008. He lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals last week at the Madrid Masters.
The 2008 Basel champ will take home a first prize of $186,000.
<< Bayern rallies to down Wolfsburg
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich rallied from two goals down
to secure a 4-2 win over Wolfsburg on Saturday at the Allianz Arena.
Grafite and Edin Dzeko put Wolfsburg ahead with goals inside of 35 minutes,
but Franck Rib
<< Dementieva cruises to meet Wozniacki in Luxembourg final
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Elena Dementieva rolled past
Romanian Sorana Cirstea, joining fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the final
of the $225,000 Luxembourg Championships.
The Olympic gold medalist Dementieva down
<< Boyd's double continues slide for Hamilton
Hamilton, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kris Boyd scored a pair of goals to lead
Rangers to a 3-1 win over Hamilton on Saturday at New Douglas Park, dealing
the promoted side its seventh loss in eight games.
The hosts grabbed a surprising
<< Ivanovic, Zvonareva advance to Linz final
Linz, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic started strong and
finished just as well in a three-set victory over third-seeded Agnieszka
Radwanska, moving her into the final against Russian Vera Zvonareva at the
$600,00
Muhannak wins first Breeders' Cup Marathon >>
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Day two of the 25th edition of the Breeders'
Cup World Thoroughbred Championships commenced at Santa Anita Park with
Muhannak winning the inaugural running of the $500,000 Marathon.
Muhannak's victor
Soderling bests Simon; Tsonga also goes down in Lyon >>
Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robin Soderling carried the momentum from
Friday's victory over Andy Roddick into Saturday's semifinal action, surviving
fourth-seeded Gilles Simon in three sets to advance to the final at the Lyon
Tennis
Desert Code surges to win Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint >>
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Desert Code, ridden by Richard Migliore, flew
down the stretch to nail Diabolical at the wire and win the $1 million
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita. The time for 6 1/2 furlongs was
1:11.60
Fellaini's header helps Everton hold United >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marouane Fellaini's header in the 63rd
minute allowed Everton to earn a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Goodison
Park on Saturday.
United dominated the opening 45 minutes and took a 1-0 lead t
Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.
Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
Duke 30-1
Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
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MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.
According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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