{"id":5199,"date":"2009-08-07T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T17:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/cfl-game-of-the-year-starts-off-great-betting-weekend\/"},"modified":"2009-08-07T12:46:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T17:46:00","slug":"cfl-game-of-the-year-starts-off-great-betting-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/cfl-game-of-the-year-starts-off-great-betting-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"CFL Game of the Year Starts Off Great Betting Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UFC<\/span> 101 odds<\/a> in Philadelphia and the opening of NFL preseason betting<\/a> take center stage this weekend as the Bills battle the Titans. Tonight, the top CFL<\/span> handicapper has his Canadian Football League Game of the Year. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Red Sox and Yankees continue their set in <\/span><\/font>New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, the Cardinals meet the Pirates, and the Braves take on the Dodgers.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Twins acquired pitcher Carl Pavano<\/span> from the Cleveland Indian for a player to be named later. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

In a surprise to nobody, <\/span><\/font>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is top ranked in the USA Today preseason coaches<\/span> poll. They got 53 first place votes out of a possible 59. Rounding out the Top 5 is the Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma Sooners, USC Trojans, and Alabama Crimson Tide. <\/p>\n

UFC<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/span> 101 odds\u2026<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Who will win the Anderson Silva-Forrest Griffin fight? A leading expert from Bet Online<\/a> as the winner and analysis<\/a>.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Colliding in the Junior Circuit  . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh Beckett (13-4, 3.27 ERA) will be matched up against A.J<\/span>. Burnett (10-5, 3.89 ERA) on Friday night as the Red Sox and Yankees continue their series at Yankee Stadium. Righthander<\/span> Beckett has managed to pick up the win in seven of his past 10 trips to the mound, with <\/span><\/font>Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 8-2 in those contests. Righthander<\/span> Burnett has wins in five of his past seven starts, but he was pounded for seven earned runs on 10 hits over 4 2-3 innings in his last outing against the White Sox.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere around the American League on Friday it’ll be Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Kansas City<\/st1:City>, Texas<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at the Angels, Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the White Sox. The Tribe will turn to lefthander Jeremy Sowers (3-7, 4.97 ERA); Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is 3-7 in his last 10 outings. Mark Buehrle (11-5, 3.79 ERA) gets the ball for the ChiSox<\/span>; the lefthander has lost his last two outings since his perfect game, allowing 12 runs over his 10 2-3 innings.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

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Clashing in the Senior Circuit . . .<\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cardinals will go with Chris Carpenter (10-3, 2.10 ERA) on Friday night when they play on the road against the Pirates and Paul Maholm<\/span> (6-6, 4.75 ERA). Righthander<\/span> Carpenter has been dominant over his past two outings, allowing just two earned runs over 16 innings in wins over the Astros and Dodgers. Lefthander Maholm<\/span> hasn’t had the same level of success over his past two starts, losing to both the Nats<\/span> and the Giants (eight runs over 12 1-3 innings).<\/p>\n

Making up the rest of the NL schedule for Friday: <\/span><\/span><\/font>Florida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <\/span>Philadelphia<\/span><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Arizona<\/span><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at <\/span>Washington<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span>Milwaukee<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Houston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the Cubs at <\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, the Mets at <\/span>San Diego<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Cincinnati<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>San Francisco<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <\/span>Atlanta<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Dodgers.<\/span> Jair<\/span> Jurrjens<\/span> (9-8, 2.85 ERA) will start for the Braves; the righthander<\/span> fell to the Dodgers last time out, allowing four earned runs in five innings. Righthander<\/span> Chad Billingsley (11-6, 3.82 ERA) will gun for a second consecutive victory over Jurrjens<\/span> and his Braves.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the Roundup . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Canadian Football League kicks off Week 6 of its season on Friday night with Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Montreal<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and Saskatchewan<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at British Columbia<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. The Argonauts sit at the bottom of the East with a 2-3 straight-up (2-3 against-the-spread) mark through the first five weeks of the season, and they’re big 13.5-point road ‘dogs against the Alouettes<\/span> (4-1 SU, 3-2 ATS). The Lions are 1.5-point home favorites in the late game; B.C. is 1-4 SU and ATS, and Saskatchewan<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is 3-2 SU and ATS.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

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Finally, there’s a trio of games on the WNBA<\/span> schedule for Friday, with <\/span><\/font>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Washington<\/st1:City>, Connecticut<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Sacramento<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Liberty are the coldest team in the league, as they’re riding a five-game losing streak into Friday’s matchup on the west coast; New York is 6-13 SU and 6-12-1 ATS on the season. The 5-16 Monarchs have the fewest wins in the entire league, and at 6-14-1<\/st1:date> ATS they’ve also had problems paying off for bettors so far.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Hollywood<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:place> news\u2026<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Rumors have it that displaced American Idol judge<\/span> Paula Abdul may become a panelist on the old bitty show The View, lowering the IQ of the panelists even further. Meanwhile, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the conservative ying<\/span> to the constant yang of the other jabber jaws is about to exit on maternity leave and Sarah Palin is alleged to be the choice to replace her as token non-liberal. See entertainment and political betting odds<\/a>. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Also many a sportsbook<\/span><\/font><\/a> has paid out the winnings to those who bet Jeanine Mason would be the winner of “So You Think You Can Dance” finale. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Po<\/span><\/font>litical betting news\u2026<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

Florida GOP Senator is resigning from office citing personal reasons. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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