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10/22/2011 - Talladega, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Wallace claimed his first win in the Camping World Truck Series in 11 years by taking Saturday's Coca-Cola 250 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Wallace, a Nationwide Series regular, got a lot of pushing help from his Kevin Harvick Inc. teammate, Ron Hornaday Jr., to lead 54 of the 94 laps. Both drivers were hooked up in a two-truck tandem for most of the race at the 2.66- mile superspeedway.
The 52-year-old Wallace substituted for Elliott Sadler in KHI's No.33 Chevrolet. Sadler was scheduled to drive the truck, but his wife, Amanda, is expecting their second child, which prompted the substitution earlier this week.
"Ron Hornaday is an incredible and unselfish individual, because he could have gone for the win," said Wallace, who crossed the finish line 0.06 seconds ahead of Hornaday. "We were sideways at one point."
Wallace and his wife, Carla, had planned on celebrating their wedding anniversary this weekend, before he received a phone call from team co-owner Kevin Harvick.
"I have to thank Kevin and DeLana Harvick and everybody at KHI," Wallace noted. "It's been so long since I've won a race, and nobody knows how much this means to me."
Wallace had not won a race in any one of NASCAR's three national series since July 2004 at Daytona. His most recent truck win came in 2000 at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, CA.
He is now a five-time race winner in the truck series.
Since taking over driving duties in KHI's No.2 truck, Hornaday has won at Kentucky and Las Vegas and finished second at Talladega.
"It's been fun driving this No.2 truck; this is what it's all about," he said.
James Buescher finished third, followed by Ricky Carmichael and Jason White. Chevrolet swept the top-five positions.
Todd Bodine, in a Toyota, took the sixth spot.
Points leader Austin Dillon rebounded from a penalty in the closing laps to finish seventh. Dillon had been running fourth prior to the last caution, but NASCAR penalized him for not maintaining proper speed during the caution. He had to drop to the tail end of the lead lap for the final restart with two laps to go.
"I shut [the engine] off to save gas when I released fourth gear, and the thing that matters is I got it started up before I got to the start/finish line, and I thought I got all of my positions back," Dillon said. "The truck never stopped. It was rolling. If [NASCAR] can show me where I completely stopped and lost 20 positions...they can't, I don't think. I'll be waiting to see it."
Dillon now holds a three-point advantage over Buescher. Johnny Sauter fell 14 points behind after his 15th-place finish. Sauter was involved in an accident with his ThorSport teammate Matt Crafton on lap 36. He spent two laps on pit road for repairs.
Hornaday moved to within 16 points of Dillon, while Timothy Peters fell 42 markers out of the lead following his 23rd-place run.
Just three races remain -- Martinsville (October 29), Texas (November 4) and Homestead (Nov. 18).
<< Tannehill leads No. 17 Aggies past Cyclones
Ames, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Tannehill threw for 263 yards and two
touchdowns, as the 17th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies upended the Iowa State
Cyclones, 33-17.
Christine Michael rushed for 142 yards and a score, while Cyru
<< Canucks, Panthers swap 4 players
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks have acquired left wing
David Booth, center Steve Reinprecht and a 2013 third-round draft pick from
the Florida Panthers in exchange for right wing Mikael Samuelsson and left
wing Ma
<< Houston's Keenum sets NCAA record for total offense
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - University of Houston quarterback Case Keenum
set the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision record for total offense during
Saturday's game against Marshall.
Keenum entered Saturday's contest needing only
<< Salo lifts Canucks over Wild in OT
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sami Salo scored a power-play goal with 21
seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 win over
the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Arena.
Minnesota's Dany Heatley went off for slashi
Maple Leafs G Reimer leaves game >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer
left Saturday's game against the Montreal Canadiens with an undisclosed
injury.
Just 1:15 into the game, Reimer stopped a shot from the point. Brian Gio
Houston aims to improve wild card position vs. L.A. >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - By the time the Los Angeles Galaxy roll into
Robertson Stadium for their clash with the Houston Dynamo on Sunday, the
playoff picture will be much more clear for the home side.
With a playoff berth a
No. 1 LSU routs Auburn, awaits Alabama >>
Baton Rouge, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rueben Randle and No. 1 LSU crafted another
big win.
In fact, this one was historic.
Randle caught two long touchdown passes from Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee
in the last five minutes of the first
Craig's HR has Cardinals on top in Game 3 >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Allen Craig's home run two batters into Game
3 of the World Series has the Cardinals on top of the Texas Rangers, 1-0,
after three innings.
The defending AL champions evened the best-of-seven series by rallyi
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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American Idol Betting Season 6 Strategies
It's that time of year folks. Betting on American Idol Season 9. And we have plenty of American Idol Season 6 strategies appearing below. With the Top 24 finalists revealed, online gambling sites will be offering betting odds on each of them, including MySportsbook.com.
No other “event” has been growing as fast as wagering on American Idol. It has turned into a huge betting event with reasonably high limits and all sorts of profit-making potential for sharp bettors. Last year, MySportsbook.com experienced unprecedented traffic as a result of the American Idol betting craze.
Every week there will be odds to win American Idol, various elimination props and contestant versus contestant match-ups at the MySportsbook.com website.
Whether a fan of America’s top-rated show or watching only because of a wife or girlfriend, here are some of basic strategies to use when betting American Idol.
Odds to Win
There are a few things to consider when looking for the right win bet. First off, remember that this bet is for the long haul. Many people make the mistake of picking the performer who sang the best the previous week. This strategy leads to an underlay situation – betting a price, which is less than what it should be.
All Idol contestants struggle at some point in the competition, so you should always look for value. In last year’s competition alone, two performers who had some of the best performances early in the series were subsequently bet down to low prices - Lisa Tucker and Ace Young. After just a few weeks, Tucker had already been eliminated, while Young quickly became a huge long shot to win America’s largest talent search.
A better strategy is to look for performers who don’t necessarily get the praise from the judges, but show flashes of the talent necessary to go the distance.
Another important thing to remember when betting any contestant to win is the demographic breakdown of the voters, the viewing public and potential future CD purchasers. Unlike sporting events, American Idol is not decided on the field of play – it’s decided by the American public under the guiding influence of the shows producers.
Understand that the great state of Alabama has a mighty edge when it comes to American Idol.
Therefore, to be successful betting on American Idol, put any personal opinions or prejudices aside and think like the majority of the voting public. Remember that the typical voter is young, female and quite often, Southern.
If a contestant cannot appeal to this demographic, no matter how much talent he or she possesses, they’ll struggle for votes. Looks, demeanor and charisma are extremely important. And it’s no coincidence that every Idol winner so far has hailed from a Southern state.
Elimination Props
Every week MySportsbook.com anticipates offering a prop on who’ll be eliminated from the show each Wednesday night. A suggestion to handicap this is to gauge an overall feel for who’s the least popular contestant left in the competition. Generally the least popular performers have recently appeared in the bottom three and will have been the target of repeated criticism from the judges.
Last year, resources included dialidol.com and votefortheworst.com. Dialidol.com measures the volume of each contestant’s voting line. While by no means a perfect science, it does give a good indication of who is generating votes and who isn’t. Meanwhile, votefortheworst.com is a site that attempts to build support for the worst competitor to keep them in the competition for ‘entertainment’ value. The site has a proven track record of keeping performers around who most feel should have been voted off a long time ago.
Contestant vs. Contestant Match-ups
The best strategy for doing well on match-ups is to assess how close either of the contestants is to being eliminated. If neither is expected to be voted off of the show in the coming weeks, the value is almost always on the underdog. If both are expecting an imminent exit in the near future, the favorite in the match-up might offer value.
Watch for American Idol betting odds on each of the contestants shortly and good luck with these American Idol betting strategies.
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