Bettor's best friend: Friday's wagering tips
Bettor's best friend (BBF): Friday's wagering tips
Federer to win the U.S. Open? Roger that
Roger Federer (even) is the No. 1 seed and has won the U.S. Open the past five years. Rafael Nadal, who is seeded No. 3, is the biggest threat to Federer, but found out at Thursday’s draw he could only possibly face him in the finals. Nadal (+700) has never made it past the semis at Flushing Meadows and hasn’t played in two months with tendinitis in both knees.
San Jose doesn’t know the way
The Earthquakes aren’t the worst road team in the MLS – they’re the second-worst, with an away mark of 0-7-2. San Jose (+395) is a huge underdog in New England on Saturday and should be. The Revolution (-153) have a 5-2-3 home record, won their most recent home game over Chivas USA, 3-1, and beat the Earthquakes earlier this year, 1-0. Viva la Revolution.
Packing in the points
Green Bay has a history of scoring tons of points in the preseason. The Cheeseheads have topped the number in seven of nine preseason games since the 2007-2008 season. Think 41 is a big number to surpass with the Cardinals on tap for Friday night? Think again. Green Bay is rebuilding into a 3-4 defense and the Cardinals are leaving their starters in the game through the third quarter. The scoreboard operator should be in mid-season shape.
The Rockies can’t tap anything
Colorado has a dirty secret: the team can’t consistently score runs the past two weeks. The under is 6-3-1 in the Rockies' past 10 games. If you take out a 14-11 win over the Giants, the team is averaging a meager 3.7 runs per game. Add in San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum and Rockies streaking hurler Ubaldo Jimenez on Friday, there seems very little chance the teams will be able to top the over/under of 6.5 runs.
New Jersey gets Spanish flair
Sergio Garcia finally looks ready to win a tournament. Garcia is tied for the lead at 6-under par at The Barclays in Jersey City. The Spaniard has just two Top-10 finishes this year, but came in fourth at the Wyndham Championship last week and is playing his best golf of the season. He’s won the event twice and is a legit threat to claim the hat trick.
Almost every dog had their day
With a travel day trimming the MLB schedule to 13 games Thursday, anyone who went all in on underdogs is now picking out G5 private jets. Underdogs went 11-2 yesterday with the only chalk wins coming from Atlanta and Cleveland. And depending on where and when you bet, you could have grabbed the Tribe at plus money before the line moved on them to a favorite. The biggest paydays of this crazy day were in the form of Houston (+240), Texas (+185) and the New York Mets (+201).
No place like home? Not if you're the Argos
The Toronto Argonauts are 7-point home underdogs tonight against Calgary for good reason. The Argos carry a franchise record nine-game home losing streak into tonight's game. Toronto also failed to cover the spread in seven of those games including all three home efforts this year.
Notable quotable
"I don't think anybody in this locker room even knows what that means, let alone could use it in a sentence. When I first heard it, I thought it was an STD and I was like, 'Whoa! We preach abstinence around these parts.'"
- Vikings DE Jared Allen on reports that there is a "schism" in the locker room over Brett Favre.
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