{"id":1517,"date":"2008-09-29T10:24:47","date_gmt":"2008-09-29T15:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/monday-betting-rundown\/"},"modified":"2008-09-29T10:24:47","modified_gmt":"2008-09-29T15:24:47","slug":"monday-betting-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/monday-betting-rundown\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Betting Rundown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p>The Ravens will be looking to run their record to 3-0 on the season on<br \/>\nMonday night when they go to <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nto play the rival Steelers. Here\u2019s your Daily Sports Roundup.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Gridiron Spotlight<\/strong><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><st1:City><st1:place>Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is 2-0 on the year,<br \/>\nthanks to games against struggling division rivals <st1:City><st1:place>Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nand <st1:City><st1:place>Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and an unexpected,<br \/>\nhurricane-imposed bye in Week 2. The Ravens began the year by beating the<br \/>\nBengals 17-10 at home, and followed up that result by topping the Browns 28-10<br \/>\nat home last week. <st1:City><st1:place>Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nmanaged to pick up an ATS win in both of those contests, while the OVER\/UNDER<br \/>\nis at 1-1 for them this year.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> was tagged with their<br \/>\nfirst loss of the year last weekend, falling 15-6 in <st1:City><st1:place>Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nas 3.5-point underdogs. The Steelers began the campaign by thumping the Texans<br \/>\n38-17, and they then squeaked past the Browns 10-6 in Week 2. That puts <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nat 2-1 straight-up and 1-2 against-the-spread on the season, and only their<br \/>\neasy victory over <st1:City><st1:place>Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in Week 1<br \/>\nhas provided an OVER result for their supporters.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><A href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/mid\/2542\/promo\/euro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportsimagestore.com\/showbanner.asp?affid=10499&#038;banid=2542\" border=\"0\" alt=\"promo\/euro\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ravens and Steelers split their season series 1-1 last year, with each<br \/>\nteam winning and covering at home (in a pair of OVER results). For Monday night<br \/>\nthe oddsmakers have <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> listed<br \/>\nas a 5-point home favorite, with the total pegged at just 34 points. Steelers<br \/>\nRB Willie Parker will miss Monday\u2019s game with a knee injury, leaving <span\nclass=SpellE>Rashard<\/span> Mendenhall as their starter. Ravens DB <span\nclass=SpellE>Samari<\/span> <span class=SpellE>Rolle<\/span> (shoulder\/neck) is<br \/>\nOUT as well.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Notable Events<\/strong><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a single baseball game on the schedule for Monday, with Gavin Floyd<br \/>\n(16-8, 3.91 ERA) and the White Sox hosting Freddy Garcia (1-1, 4.50 ERA) and<br \/>\nthe Tigers in a makeup contest. If <st1:City><st1:place>Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nmanages to beat <st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in the<br \/>\nMonday matinee they\u2019ll then play a one-game playoff against the Twins on<br \/>\nTuesday to decide the AL Central title.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>As well, the New York Liberty and the Detroit Shock will play the third and<br \/>\ndeciding game of the <span class=SpellE>WNBA\u2019s<\/span> Eastern Conference Finals<br \/>\non Monday night (at <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Eastern<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>Michigan<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>University<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>). The Shock rallied to<br \/>\navoid elimination on Sunday afternoon, with Deanna Nolan pouring in a team-high<br \/>\n22 points in their 64-55 win over the <st1:City><st1:place>Liberty<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nin Game 2.<\/p>\n<p><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Divisional Championship Odds<o:p><\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=25\">live game<br \/>\nodds<\/a> at press time have not been posted for the respective Game 1 <span\nclass=SpellE>matchups<\/span>, nor have the series odds, though both will be up<br \/>\nvery shortly and likely by the time you read this. Of course the Tigers-White<br \/>\nSox contest will help determine the <span class=SpellE>matchups<\/span>. Check<br \/>\nthe link shortly for the Vegas odds on the Brewers-Phillies, Dodgers-Cubs and<br \/>\nRed Sox-Angels. <\/p>\n<p><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Best Betting Event<o:p><\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>GodsTips does have the Tigers-White Sox winner, but the<br \/>\nbig story is Monday Night Football and the amazing winnings of Stevie Vincent. This<br \/>\nis a typical year for The Great One. <ST1:CITY><ST1:PLACE><st1:City><st1:place>Kansas<br \/>\nCity<\/ST1:PLACE><\/ST1:CITY><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> wins as a PERFECT PLAY.<br \/>\nAll they do is cover by 22.5. That game over, plus another Level 5 on <ST1:CITY><ST1:PLACE><st1:City><st1:place>Houston<\/ST1:PLACE><\/ST1:CITY><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nand <ST1:CITY><ST1:PLACE><st1:City><st1:place>San Diego<\/ST1:PLACE><\/ST1:CITY><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\nStevie Vincent is 26-9 in football, collegiate and pro. Stevie casts the ultimate<br \/>\nbailout vote. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Tonight, it\u2019s the 2008 Monday Night GAME of the YEAR<br \/>\nRavens\/Steelers. <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to<br \/>\npurchase<\/a> and let the bookmaker subsidize what you lost with Wachovia<br \/>\nSecurities, Evergreen, AG Edwards or your Citigroup stock. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rest of the Schedule<\/strong><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing else on the schedule on a light Monday around the world of<br \/>\nsports, unless you\u2019re into preseason hockey (the NHL regular season gets<br \/>\nstarted Saturday).<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><strong>News from the Wire<\/strong><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Each of <span class=SpellE>Rolle<\/span>, DT Kelly Gregg (knee), S <span\nclass=SpellE>Dawan<\/span> Landry (neck), and QB Troy Smith (illness) are OUT<br \/>\nfor <st1:City><st1:place>Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. WR <span\nclass=SpellE>Yamon<\/span> <span class=SpellE>Figurs<\/span> (hamstring), LB Nick<br \/>\n<span class=SpellE>Greisen<\/span> (thigh), and T Adam Terry (ankle) are<br \/>\nQUESTIONABLE, while LB Tavares Gooden (hip), LB Ray Lewis (foot), RB <span\nclass=SpellE>Le\u2019Ron<\/span> McClain (migraine\/ankle), RB Willis McGahee (eye),<br \/>\nCB Fabian Washington (neck), and TE Daniel Wilcox (shoulder\/ankle) are PROBABLE<br \/>\n. . . Parker, DT Casey Hampton (groin), and DE Brett <span class=SpellE>Keisel<\/span><br \/>\n(calf) are OUT for Pittsburgh, while LB Donovan Woods (hamstring) is DOUBTFUL,<br \/>\nand CB William Gay (ankle), S Troy Polamalu (<span class=SpellE>quadricep<\/span>),<br \/>\nand CB <span class=SpellE>Deshea<\/span> Townsend (heel) are all PROBABLE.<\/p>\n<p>All reports are that Jim Haslett is in and Scott <span class=SpellE>Linehan<\/span><br \/>\nout with the Rams. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Peek at the Future<\/strong><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>The MLB playoffs and the <span class=SpellE>WNBA<\/span> Finals both get<br \/>\nrolling this week, while the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series will head to<br \/>\nTalladega for Sunday\u2019s Amp Energy 500 . . . those first NHL regular season<br \/>\ngames will take place in Europe over the weekend, with the Rangers and<br \/>\nLightning in Prague, and the Penguins and Senators in Stockholm . . . college<br \/>\nfootball gets started again Tuesday, with Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Dancing With the Stars Vegas Betting<br \/>\nLine<o:p><\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps somebody in the household would rather watch Warren Sapp on Dancing <span\nclass=GramE>With<\/span> the Stars than Monday Night Football. Eat that <span\nclass=SpellE>Roshashana<\/span> meal and win betting both events. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=98\">betting<br \/>\nodds<\/a> say there is not clear-cut favorite. Lance Bass, Toni Braxton, Brooke<br \/>\nBurke, Maurice Green, Cody <span class=SpellE>Linley<\/span>, Susan <span\nclass=SpellE>Lucci<\/span>, Misty May-<span class=SpellE>Treanor<\/span> and<br \/>\nWarren Sapp all have odds of <span class=GramE>between +400-500<\/span>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ravens will be looking to run their record to 3-0 on the season on Monday night when they go to Pittsburgh to play the rival Steelers. Here\u2019s your Daily Sports Roundup. The Gridiron Spotlight Baltimore is 2-0 on the year, thanks to games against struggling division rivals Cincinnati and Cleveland and an unexpected, hurricane-imposed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/monday-betting-rundown\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Monday Betting Rundown<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_betting_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}