US Open 2010 Odds

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It’s the start of the US Open tennis, the Big Bang Theory shows that sports handicapping has evolved to new levels never before approached.

David Nalbandian, Andy Murray, and Andy Roddick top favorites in men’s tennis.

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Jays hit the road for a series against the Rays, the Phillies send their ace to the mound against the Dodgers, and the U.S. Open begins.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule for Monday offers up the White Sox at Cleveland, Oakland at the Yankees, Texas at Kansas City, the Angels at Seattle, and Toronto at Tampa Bay. Brett Cecil (11-6, 3.80 ERA) will take on Wade Davis (10-9, 4.41 ERA) in that Jays/Rays matchup. Lefthander Cecil beat Tampa Bay back on August 6, giving up just one run on four hits over his seven innings of work and fanning nine. Righthander Davis is coming off a win over the Angels in which he surrendered two runs on six hits in his 5 1-3 innings of work and struck out five. Tampa is 6-1 in Davis’ last seven starts.

Over in the National League on Monday it’s then Washington at Florida, Milwaukee at Cincinnati, the Mets at Atlanta, Pittsburgh at the Cubs, St. Louis at Houston, San Diego at Arizona, Colorado at San Francisco, and Philadelphia at the Dodgers. Roy Halladay (16-9, 2.22 ERA) is slated to get the ball for the Phillies in that last contest, while Los Angeles counters with Hiroki Kuroda (9-11, 3.56 ERA). Righthander Halladay was tagged with a loss by the Astros last time out, giving up three runs on six hits over seven innings to stop his six-game winning streak. Righthander Kuroda is coming off a win over the Brewers in which he allowed four runs on seven hits over his seven innings.

Top expert picks on today’s card…

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Rounding out the Roundup . . .

As well, the U.S. Open tennis tournament gets underway on Monday, with Roger Federer (11/5) and Rafael Nadal (5/2) the oddsmakers’ top choices on the men’s side of the draw. Andy Murray is just back of those two on the list at 7/2 odds, with Novak Djokovic at 14/1, Robin Soderling at 18/1, and Tomas Berdych at 20/1. Andy Roddick is pegged at 22/1 odds to win. On the women’s side it’s Kim Clijsters listed as the 3/1 favorite, followed by Maria Sharapova at 9/2, and Carolina Wozniacki at 7/1. Victoria Azarenka (8/1) and Venus Williams (10/1) round out the Top 5 on the women’s odds list.

Here are the US Open tennis odds.

	Team	Odds
9-12-10	Andy Murray	9/2
9-12-10	Andy Roddick	20/1
9-12-10	David Nalbandian	10/1
9-12-10	Ernests Gulbis	60/1
9-12-10	Fernando Gonzalez	100/1
9-12-10	Fernando Verdasco	60/1
9-12-10	Gael Monfils	100/1
9-12-10	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	50/1
9-12-10	John Isner	60/1
9-12-10	Lleyton Hewitt	100/1
9-12-10	Marin Cilic	40/1
9-12-10	Nikolay Davydenko	40/1
9-12-10	Novak Djokovic	10/1
9-12-10	Rafael Nadal	2/1
9-12-10	Richard Gasquet	100/1
9-12-10	Robin Soderling	15/1
9-12-10	Roger Federer	9/4
9-12-10	Sam Querrey	50/1
9-12-10	Tomas Berdych	15/1
9-12-10	zx Field (Any Other Driver)	10/1