There’s plenty of things going on in the sports betting world nowadays. The UFC 101 odds are posted for the upcoming mixed martial arts event this Saturday, baseball is in full swing, NFL preseason betting is about to get started and the NASCAR  Sprint Cup is heading to Watkins Glen.

Tomorrow, the World Golf Championships will take place at Firestone as Tiger Woods looks to continue his hot streak. Woods won rather easily last week at the Buick Open and considering how well Firestone and the PGA Championship set up for him, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him win three weeks straight.

Let’s take a look at some picks for this week:

Tiger Woods

Hard to argue with betting Tiger Woods to win the tournament this week, after all, he’s won six previous times at Firestone. His last win came in 2007 but the man is on fire right now. All fart jokes aside, he’s a solid pick this week – even at the ridiculously low odds of +150.

Lee Westwood

You can probably expect Lee Westwood to put forth a pretty good effort this week. As far as his game is going right now, Westwood has Top 10 finishes in his last three starts so he hasn’t been far off the pace. Considering he tied for second last year, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him get to the top spot in this tournament. The stars seem to be aligned for him.

Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson will be a popular betting pick this week but you have to think that he might have some rust on his game. Mickelson hasn’t played since the U.S. Open and he’s probably going to need some time to find his stroke. Stay away from him this week as there are smarter plays available to you.

Hunter Mahan

Hunter Mahan was one of the hottest golfers around for a while until he completely missed the cut at the British Open, which surprised many bettors. He’s taken some time off to clear his head, though, and this will be his first tournament since that time. Look for Mahan to have a much better effort – his price per head has gone way up to +3000, which is good value for a guy who has played exceptionally well this year. 

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Are you into fantasy football? Did you know it can help you with your football bets?

Managing your own fantasy team is a lot like managing your bets each week. The more you stay on top of information, the better informed you will be making a wager.

Injuries can determine lines and what way you lean when picking a winner. When keeping track of fantasy teams, one of the most important things you do is keeping tabs on who is hurt and who is going to tough it out and play.

Other factors like the weather and what stadium the games are in is something you also track when managing a fantasy team. Again, both are huge when making your picks.

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Red Sox and Rays meet again in Tampa Bay, the Tigers take on the Orioles, and the Padres try to top the Braves.

Colliding in the Junior Circuit  . . .

Brad Penny (7-5, 5.07 ERA) will take on David Price (4-4, 5.10 ERA) as the Red Sox conclude their two-game set against the Rays in Tampa Bay on Wednesday night. Righthander Penny will be looking to bounce back from his last outing, in which he surrendered seven earned runs on seven hits over five innings in a loss to the Athletics. Lefthander Price is coming off a strong start against the Royals in which he gave up just one earned run on five hits over seven innings of work.

Elsewhere around the American League on Wednesday it’ll be the Yankees at Toronto, Minnesota at Cleveland, Seattle at Kansas City, the Angels at the White Sox, Texas at Oakland, and Baltimore at Detroit. Orioles righthander Jeremy Guthrie (7-10, 5.37 ERA) will get the ball in that contest; Guthrie has given up 11 earned runs over his last 13 1-3 innings of work. The Tigers will counter with Edwin Jackson (7-5, 2.64 ERA), who has only two victories in his last 10 outings.

Clashing in the Senior Circuit . . .

Tommy Hanson (5-2, 3.25 ERA) will take the mound for the Braves on Wednesday as they finish off their road series in San Diego. Righthander Hanson is coming off back-to-back losses to the Dodgers and Brewers, but allowed only six earned runs over 13 innings in those outings. The Padres will give the ball to Chad Gaudin (4-9, 4.76 ERA) on Wednesday night. Righthander Gaudin lasted just 1 2-3 innings versus the Brewers in his last outing, surrendering seven runs.

Also on the National League slate for Wednesday: St. Louis at the Mets, San Francisco at Houston, Arizona at Pittsburgh, Florida at Washington, the Cubs at Cincinnati, Milwaukee at the Dodgers, and Colorado at Philadelphia. The Rockies will try to get a win out of Jorge De La Rosa (9-7, 4.68 ERA) in that matchup; Colorado has won nine of the lefthander’s past 10 trips to the mound. J.A. Happ (7-2, 2.97 ERA) will try to shake off a two-game skid for Philadelphia.

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Finally, there is just one game on the WNBA schedule for Wednesday, with Chicago at Indiana. The Eastern-leading Fever are on a three-game winning streak which sees them at 15-4 straight-up and 12-7 against-the-spread on the season; they beat Washington 87-79 last time out. The Sky (10-10 SU, 7-13 ATS) have won each of their past two games, topping Connecticut 84-72 last time out. Indiana beat Chicago 84-74 when the teams last met back on July 15.

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NFL betting players who are revving up for the new season can warm up with some action on the racetrack, as the Sprint Cup series heads to Watkins Glen for the Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, which was won by Kyle Busch last year. This year’s winner is a driver that usually doesn’t offer good value, and he’ll get his first win on a road course.

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Tony Stewart (+450) and Jeff Gordon (+600) top all active drivers with four wins apiece at The Glen, but Stewart may be a better bet right now because of two reasons: Gordon hasn’t won here since 2001, and Stewart has reeled off an amazing nine top-10s in a row. Also, in the last two road races at The Glen and Sonoma, Stewart has finished second each time.

Marcos Ambrose (+600) and Juan Pablo Montoya (+700) grew up racing sports and open-wheel cars on road courses, so they’ll definitely be in the mix. Ambrose won last year’s Nationwide race at The Glen and finished third in the Sprint Cup race at Sonoma in June. Montoya’s won one race in his Cup career, and that came at Sonoma in 2007. These guys are always a threat when NASCAR turns right, so look for them near the top of your offshore sportsbook.

Kyle Busch (+700) is the defending race-winner and is capable of going on a run, but he’s got only two top-10s in his last 10 races and is outside of the Chase cutoff. A better bet would be JGR teammate Denny Hamlin (+1500), who is coming off an emotional Pocono win, and he’s run inside the top 10 in all three of his trips to The Glen. Betting management players, he’s your man.

How often do you get three-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson at +2000? For that reason alone, you should bet on him. Johnson’s never been known to do well on road courses, but he has four top-10s in seven races at The Glen, including a seventh-place run last year, and he came in fourth at Sonoma in June. This race was won by Kasey Kahne, who was a surprise, and Johnson would also be a surprise to some. I say it’s only a matter of time, and that time is now. Put Jimmie Johnson in your sports picks on Sunday.

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Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals open a two-game set against the New York Mets at Citi Field tonight.

Pujols is batting .226 with two homers and five RBIs in 16 games since appearing in his eighth All-Star game July 14. The first baseman hasn’t hit a homer since connecting for two in a 6-1 win over Arizona on July 17 in the first game following the mid-season break.

Pujols’ struggles continued over the weekend, going 0 for 9 as the Cardinals took two of three against Houston to conclude a 5-2 homestand.

He may have trouble breaking out against Johan Santana, who has won both of his starts against the Cardinals this year.

Santana is 3-0 with an 0.43 ERA in his last three home starts.

The Cardinals will counter with Joel Pineiro, who is 3-0 with a 2.91 ERA in five starts against the Mets.

Bodog also previews the Cubs-Reds.

Tom Gorzelanny looks to help the Chicago Cubs continue their second-half surge when he makes his Chicago debut to night against the free-falling Cincinnati Reds.

After stumbling through the first half of the season, the Cubs have gone 20-10 since July 1 and an NL-best 13-5 since the All-Star break to move one percentage point ahead of St. Louis in the Central.

Chicago is hoping Gorzelanny can regain the form he had in 2007, when he went 14-10 with a 3.88 ERA in 32 starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In five career starts versus Cincinnati, Gorzelanny is 2-2 with a 7.54 ERA.

Johnny Cueto, who will start for the Reds, has been in the middle of Cincinnati’s slide and hopes August goes a bit smoother than July.

Cueto had both the majors’ worst ERA and opponents’ batting average last month.

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Onward to the Dodgers-Brewers. After dropping the opener, Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers look to avoid another loss to the Milwaukee Brewers tonight when the clubs continue a three-game series.

Ramirez went 1 for 5 in Los Angeles’ 6-5 loss to Milwaukee on Monday, flying out to right with the bases loaded in the ninth after the Dodgers had fought back from a five-run deficit.

The Dodgers, who still have the best record in the majors, are 4-7 since a July 22 win over the Reds, although Ramirez’s slump may not be the biggest problem since Los Angeles is still averaging 6.1 runs and hitting .306 over those 11 games.

Hiroki Kuroda, who will pitch for the Dodgers, remains winless since beating San Diego on July 3.

Milwaukee, which hasn’t won three in a row since June 15-17, will hand the ball to Yovani Gallardo, who is looking to win his third straight start.

Before a four-game series against the AL East leading New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox have two games in a ballpark where they have struggled immensely. However, they take some momentum into the first one against the Tampa Bay Rays tonight.

The Red Sox are 4-6 against the Rays and have lost three of four in St. Petersburg, where they have won just twice in their last 14 regular-season games. They did win two at Tropicana Field in last year’s AL championship series but also lost two, including Game 7.

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Boston’s Jon Lester will be opposed by Matt Garza in a rematch of the ALCS Game 7.

Lester had an 0.90 ERA in winning all three regular-season starts versus the Rays in 2008, but recorded a 4.97 ERA in losing both outings against them in the ALCS.

Garza is 2-0 with a 1.66 ERA in three outings against the BoSox this year.

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Yankees begin a series in Toronto, the Red Sox take the field against the Rays, and the Dodgers try to top the Brewers.

Colliding in the Junior Circuit  . . .

Andy Pettitte (8-6, 4.51 ERA) will take on Roy Halladay (11-4, 2.68 ERA) on Tuesday night as the Yankees begin a short two-game series in Toronto. Lefthander Pettitte surrendered just a single earned run on five hits over 6 1-3 innings against the White Sox last time out, but had to settle for a no-decision in a New York loss. Righthander Halladay gave up three earned runs on 11 hits over seven innings in a loss to the Mariners in his most recent trip to the mound.

Also on tap around the American League on Tuesday: Minnesota at Cleveland, Baltimore at Detroit, Seattle at Kansas City, the Angels at the White Sox, Texas at Oakland, and Boston at Tampa Bay. Red Sox lefthander Jon Lester (9-7, 3.90 ERA) will try to get back into the win column in that contest; he took a no-decision against the A’s last time out, allowing four earned runs in 5 2-3 innings. Righthander Matt Garza (7-8, 3.69 ERA) will counter for the Rays Tuesday night.

Clashing in the Senior Circuit . . .

It’ll be Joel Pineiro (9-9, 2.84 ERA) vs. Johan Santana (12-8, 2.96 ERA) on Tuesday night as the Cardinals and Mets begin a series in New York. Righthander Pineiro has been on a roll for St. Louis lately, surrendering just five earned runs over his last five outings (all Cardinals victories). Lefthander Santana blanked the Rockies on four hits over seven innings in a win in his most recent outing; Santana has picked up the victory in three of his past four outings.

Elsewhere around the National League on Tuesday it’ll be Arizona at Pittsburgh, Colorado at Philadelphia, Florida at Washington, the Cubs at Cincinnati, San Francisco at Houston, Atlanta at San Diego, and Milwaukee at the Dodgers. Yovani Gallardo (10-7, 3.13 ERA) will take the hill for the Brewers in that contest; the righthander has won two straight starts. The Dodgers will counter with righthander Hiroki Kuroda (3-5, 4.44 ERA), who last picked up a victory on July 3.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

The WNBA returns to action on Tuesday night with three games on the schedule: San Antonio at Los Angeles, New York at Detroit, and Phoenix at Seattle. The Mercury and Storm hold down the top two records in the Western Conference heading into their Tuesday matchup, with Phoenix at 15-6 (15-6 against-the-spread) and Seattle at 12-7 (9-10 against-the-spread). Those two teams last met back on July 1, with the Mercury pulling out a 93-81 home victory in that contest.

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