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05/03/2009 - Estoril, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez topped Guillermo Garcia Lopez of Spain in the only first-round match on Sunday at the clay-court Estoril Open.
Gonzalez topped Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 6-3 in just over 97 minutes at National Stadium.
The first round will continue on Monday.
Roger Federer beat Nikolay Davydenko in last year's Estoril finale.
<< Liverpool adds to Newcastle's woes
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newcastle's relegation fears increased
on Sunday as the Magpies suffered a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.
The result leaves Alan Shearer's men three points from safety with three games
to play,
<< Canada cruises past Norway at Worlds
Zurich, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Drew Doughty registered a goal and two
assists, as Canada took down Norway, 5-1, at the 2009 World Hockey
Championship.
Steven Stamkos, Dan Hamhuis, Jason Spezza and Matthew Lombardi also
<< Nadal continues his domination on clay with title in Rome
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to claim
his fourth Italian Masters title in five years, extending his clay-court
winning streak to 30 consecutive matches.
Nadal needed just over two hours to d
<< NBA Playoff Preview - Boston vs. Orlando
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics certainly don't mind walking the
tightrope.
The defending NBA champions advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals on
Saturday by dispatching of the upstart Chicago Bulls in Game 7 of the most
thril
Yankees-Angels rained out in New York >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunday's series finale between the Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim and the New York Yankees has been postponed because of
inclement weather.
A make-up date has yet to be determined.
The Yankees' Phil
Yankees put Marte on DL >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees have placed left-handed
reliever Damaso Marte on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his
pitching arm.
The move, which is retroactive to April 26, comes after Marte str
Bartoli, Kanepi among first round winners in Rome >>
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marion Bartoli and Kaia Kanepi were among the
first round winners at the $2 million Internazionali BNL d'Italia tennis
event.
The 11th-ranked Bartoli, of France, topped China's Peng Shuai, 6-0, 7-6 (7-
Rios, Wells homer as Blue Jays complete sweep of Orioles >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rios' solo home run in the bottom of the
fifth inning proved to be the difference, as the Toronto Blue Jays used clutch
two-out hitting to defeat the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3, and complete a three-
game sw
Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com
In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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