{"id":4825,"date":"2009-07-04T08:11:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-04T13:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/4th-of-july-wimbledon-betting-odds-and-national-tv-baseball-top-schedule\/"},"modified":"2009-07-04T08:11:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-04T13:11:00","slug":"4th-of-july-wimbledon-betting-odds-and-national-tv-baseball-top-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/4th-of-july-wimbledon-betting-odds-and-national-tv-baseball-top-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"4th of July: Wimbledon Betting Odds and National TV Baseball Top Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It&#8217;s the <span class=GramE>4<sup>th<\/sup><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>of<\/span> July Daily Sports Roundup headlined by the <\/span><\/font><\/span><st1:place><span  class=apple-style-span>Wimbledon<\/span><\/st1:place><span class=apple-style-span> finals schedule. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span>The Yankees host the Blue Jays, the Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona, and the Williams sisters hit the court at <\/span><st1:place><span  class=apple-style-span>Wimbledon<\/span><\/st1:place><span class=apple-style-span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In <\/span><\/font><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Atlanta<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span> it&#8217;s the Peachtree Road Race, though there are no betting odds. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><st1:place><span class=apple-style-span><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:  normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;  font-family:\"Times New Roman\";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Wimbledon<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/span><\/st1:place><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> final odds\u2026<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It&#8217;s Serena Williams versus Venus Williams. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=129\">Wimbledon betting odds<\/a> has Venus -165 in the All-American final. <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Meeting up in the Junior Circuit&nbsp; . . .<\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span class=apple-style-span>The Yankees will be looking to get a second straight win from <span class=SpellE>Chien<\/span>-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06 ERA) when they host the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. <span class=SpellE>Righthander<\/span> Wang picked up his first victory of the season in a start against the Mets last time out, allowing two earned runs on four hits in 5 1-3 innings of work. Wang will be in tough Saturday, though, as the Jays counter with ace <span class=SpellE>righthander<\/span> Roy Halladay (10-2, 2.56 ERA), who has allowed three or fewer earned runs in nine of his past 10 starts. <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Toronto<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span> has won 10 of <span class=SpellE>Halladay&#8217;s<\/span> 15 starts this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span class=apple-style-span>Also on the American League&#8217;s holiday slate for Saturday: <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=apple-style-span>Seattle<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span> at <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Boston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span>, the White Sox at <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Kansas City<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span>, <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Oakland<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span> at <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Cleveland<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span>, <\/span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span   class=apple-style-span>Tampa<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span  class=apple-style-span> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span class=apple-style-span>Bay<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span class=apple-style-span> at <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Texas<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=apple-style-span>, <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Baltimore<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span> at the Angels, and <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Detroit<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span> at <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Minnesota<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=apple-style-span>. The Tigers will send Edwin Jackson (6-4, 2.49 ERA) to the mound against the Twins&#8217; Francisco Liriano (4-8, 5.62 ERA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Taking the field in the Senior Circuit . . <span class=GramE>.<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span class=apple-style-span>Tim <span class=SpellE>Lincecum<\/span> (8-2, 2.37 ERA) will be gunning for his third straight victory on Saturday afternoon when his Giants play host to the Astros and Russ Ortiz (3-3, 3.36 ERA). <span class=SpellE>Righthander<\/span> <span class=SpellE>Lincecum<\/span> has gone the full nine innings in three of his past four starts, allowing just four earned runs over his past 35 innings pitched. <span class=SpellE>Righthander<\/span> Ortiz has surrendered only seven earned runs over his past three outings (20 1-3 innings), but <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=apple-style-span>Houston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span> managed to drop all three of the contests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>Rounding out the National League slate for Saturday: <\/span><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE><span   class=apple-style-span>Atlanta<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span> at <\/span><\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>Washington<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>, <\/span><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>Milwaukee<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span> at the Cubs, <\/span><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>St. Louis<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span> at <\/span><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>Cincinnati<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>, the Dodgers at <\/span><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>San Diego<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>, <\/span><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span> at <\/span><\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>Florida<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>, <\/span><\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>Arizona<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span> at <\/span><\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>Colorado<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>, and the Mets at <\/span><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>Philadelphia<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE><span class=apple-style-span>.<\/span><\/span><span class=apple-style-span> <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>New York<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=apple-style-span>&#8216;s Fernando <span class=SpellE>Nieve<\/span> (3-1, 2.25 ERA) will take the mound in the battle of division rivals, while <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>Philadelphia<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span> will counter with Jamie Moyer (6-6, 6.05 ERA).<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The top sports betting picks in <\/span><\/font><\/span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span   class=apple-style-span>America<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><span class=apple-style-span> are now up. <font color=black><span style='color:black'>A <\/span><\/font><\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=apple-style-span><font   color=black><span style='color:black'>Las Vegas<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=apple-style-span><font color=black><span style='color:black'> based site is selling the top pick of each of their top five handicappers for $79. The problem is two of the handicappers&#8217; plays are not worth a bucket of spit. Get the top play from the three handicappers who do have a good track record. They are high on a long list of services that have the MasterLockLine on yet another sensational run as their three top services <span class=GramE>are<\/span> on a 40-12 tear. Top plays from each of the Big 3 for Saturday for pennies on the dollar. All three are night starts. <\/span><\/font><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> sports betting picks from the top sports services or you can get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=53\">more information<\/a> and a free sports pick<\/p>\n<p> <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Roaring around the track . . <span class=GramE>.<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span class=apple-style-span>The Sprint Cup Series races under the lights on Saturday night, as Daytona International Speedway hosts the Coke Zero 400. Kyle Busch, the defending champion at this event, is pegged as the 5\/1 Vegas favorite to visit victory lane again on Saturday, while Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson are right behind him at 6\/1. Tony Stewart rounds out the top tier of contenders to win the Coke Zero 400 at 8\/1 odds; Stewart holds a 69-point lead on Gordon in the driver standings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Rounding out the Roundup . . <span class=GramE>.<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span class=apple-style-span>Finally, the <\/span><st1:place><span  class=apple-style-span>Wimbledon<\/span><\/st1:place><span class=apple-style-span> women&#8217;s final will be played out at the All England Club on Saturday, with Venus Williams taking on sister Serena for the title. Venus had no trouble dispatching top-seeded <span class=SpellE>Dinara<\/span> <span class=SpellE>Safina<\/span> in the semi-finals on Thursday, winning 6-1, <span class=GramE>6<\/span>-0. Serena, on the other hand, had to sweat out a 6-7, 7-5, 8-6 win over fourth-seeded Elena <span class=SpellE>Dementieva<\/span>. The oddsmakers like the elder Williams to get another <\/span><st1:place><span  class=apple-style-span>Wimbledon<\/span><\/st1:place><span class=apple-style-span> title Saturday, as she&#8217;s been pegged as the -165 favorite.<\/span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight: bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the 4th\u00a0 of July Daily Sports Roundup headlined by the Wimbledon finals schedule. \u00a0The Yankees host the Blue Jays, the Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona, and the Williams sisters hit the court at Wimbledon. In Atlanta it&#8217;s the Peachtree Road Race, though there are no betting odds. Wimbledon final odds\u2026 It&#8217;s Serena Williams &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/4th-of-july-wimbledon-betting-odds-and-national-tv-baseball-top-schedule\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">4th of July: Wimbledon Betting Odds and National TV Baseball Top Schedule<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}