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04/23/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After starting the season with a suprising 3-1 mark, it has been all downhill for Colorado Rockies fans. In fact, the club has lost three of its last four games, and now sits in the cellar of the NL West at 8-11.
After winning back-to-back games against the Giants and Dodgers on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Rockies were trounced, 8-1, by LA on Thursday night. Aaron Cook (0-1) was directly responsible for the Dodgers explosion, as he allowed them to cash in five runs on six hits, while working just six innings.
Things didn't get much better on Friday, as the thin air blew the Padres into town for a weekend series at Coors Field. Josh Fogg (0-1) was on the bump for Colorado in the opener, but wouldn't stay there for long, as he allowed eight runs on 11 hits, while working just three innings in the 11-1 setback.
Jeff Francis (1-2) was in charge of stopping the bleeding on Saturday, but failed to do so, surrendering six runs on 13 hits in just six innings of action. Francis' inconsistency spoiled a solid afternoon from Garrett Atkins, who hit three doubles and drove in two runs in the 7-3 loss.
It was Matt Holliday who was all over the base paths for the Rockies on Sunday, however, as he singled, doubled, and tripled for the club. Holliday sparked the 4-2 victory, which snapped a three-game losing streak for Colorado, while also allowing the Rockies to salvage a game against division- rival San Diego.
HIRSCH DEFEATS MADDUX AGAIN
For the second time in this young season, 25-year-old Rockies' pitcher Jason Hirsh has out pitched a legend. But ironically enough, it has been Padres' pitcher Greg Maddux on the losing end of both occurrences.
Hirsh fed off of the competition on the opposing side, and pitched an absolute gem for the fans at Coors Field on Sunday. The right hander struck out seven batters, while scattering just four hits in seven innings of work.
"I didn't want to be the same pitcher I was when I faced them last time. I think if I give them a fresh look, they're always going to be off balance," said Hirsch who improved his record to 2-1 on the campaign.
HITTING THE ROAD
As Colorado prepares to travel to New York for a three-game set with the Mets this week, one Rockies player has packed his bags for good. Right-hander Brian Lawrence, who pitched well for the Rockies in spring training, has left the team to work out in San Diego.
Lawrence opened the season on the disabled list, and despite being roughed up in three Triple-A starts, expected to be called up on Monday after becoming eligible to join the club.
When Colorado decided that Lawrence would benefit from a few more weeks in Triple-A, however, the veteran pitcher decided to test other options.
"I am going back home to work out and wait and see what happens," Lawrence said.
WHO'S HOT
Todd Helton is the one name that has seemed to go hand in hand with Colorado Rockies baseball in the past few years and what should come as no surprise he is once again starting to hit the cover off of the ball.
The Rockies' first baseman has drove in runs in three of his last four outings, and has boosted his average to a healthy .339 on the season. With Holliday hitting .382 behind him, pitchers will need to face Helton.
WHO'S NOT
After a long and successful career, it seems as if Rockies' outfielder Steve Finley may be coming to the end of the line. The 42-year-old Finley is hitless in his last three games, and has just four hits all season.
Finley is hitting a pitiful .121 in 33 at bats this season and will need to pick up the slack if he anticipates hanging around Colorado.
ON DECK
The Rockies will look to climb out of the NL West cellar this week, when they square off against the Mets in a three-game series beginning Monday.
Taylor Buchholz (1-0, 5.68) will try to set the pace for Colorado, as he takes on John Maine (2-0, 1.93) in the opener. Aaron Cook (0-1, 4.00) and Orlando Hernandez (2-1, 3.24) will then do battle on Tuesday, while Josh Fogg (0-1, 6.61) and Mike Pelfrey (0-1, 5.06) will await their Wednesday night clash at Shea Stadium.
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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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