The NBA and NHL playoffs are in the books, so we?ve got plenty of MLB and Auto Racing action this weekend. The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers open a three-game set against crosstown rival Los Angeles Angels, winners of six straight, on Friday. On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays will be in NYC to take on the New York Mets in interleague play. On Sunday, the Sprint Cup racing series makes a stop in Northern California this weekend for the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. In Hot Props, the 2009 World Series of Poker is underway in Las Vegas and betED.com has betting odds for the Main Event.
TRIVIA:
Of all these Baseball Hall of Fame pitching greats, who had the most 20-win seasons in their career?
1. Sandy Koufax
2. Warren Spahn
3. Whitey Ford
4. Steve Carlton
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
MLB:
Friday
LOS ANGELES DODGERS @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS
10:05 pm ET, FSW
The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers open a three-game set against crosstown rival Los Angeles Angels, winners of six straight, on Friday.
Chad Billingsley will start for the Dodgers while Joe Saunders will counter for the Angels.
Billingsley, a righthander, has a 2.72 ERA and a 9-3 W/L record this season. His last start came Sunday when he pitches seven innings in a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers.
Lefty Saunders has a 3.66 ERA and a 7-4 W/L record. His last start was last Saturday when he nearly went the distance ? pitching 8 1/3 innings ? in a 9-1 romp over the San Diego Padres.
The Dodgers took the rubber match on Thursday with a 3-2 win over the Oakland A's, as -140 favorites. The Angels scored three times in the eighth inning to earn a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, as +160 underdogs.
The Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their past five overall, and 11-4 SU in their past 15 on the road. The Angels are 6-0 SU in their past six overall.
The Angels are 7-1 SU in the past eight meetings with the Dodgers at home.
betED Line: Dodgers (-1.5)(+150) (-112) Total: 8
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Saturday
TAMPA BAY RAYS @ NEW YORK METS
4:10 pm ET, FOX
The Tampa Bay Rays will be in NYC to take on the New York Mets in interleague play Saturday.
The Rays will have righthander James Shields on the mound. Shields is 5-5 with a 3.52 ERA this season. The Mets will counter with lefty Johan Santana, who is 8-4 with a 3.29 ERA.
The game is the second of a 10-game homestand for the Mets, who had lost three straight and six of their last eight games, and just completed a six-game road trip with a 2-4 record, going into action Friday night.
After beating Baltimore on Tuesday, the Mets lost the final two installments of the set, including a 5-4 loss on Thursday.
Tampa Bay had dropped two in a row since a six-game winning streak going into game 1 of the three-game set Friday. The Rays won the first meeting with Colorado on Tuesday before losing the last two matchups, including yesterday's 4-3 setback in the series finale.
Tampa Bay and New York are meeting for the first time since the Rays won two of three meetings at home from June 8-10, 2001. The Rays have won three of the past four matchups between the clubs.
betED Line: MLB Betting Odds
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AUTO RACING:
Sunday
SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA SAVE MART 350
5:15 pm ET, TNT
The Sprint Cup racing series makes a stop in Northern California this weekend for the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma.
betED.com has Kyle Busch as the favorite, followed by Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, Juan Montoya, and Marcos Ambrose.
The Toyota Save Mart 350 is the first of two road-course races this season, the other being at Watkins Glen, NY in August.
Busch is the defending champion at Sonoma, as he earned his first career road-course victory in the Sprint Cup Series last year. Busch also went on to win at Watkins Glen.
betED Line: Kyle Busch +450
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Hot Props:
The 2009 World Series of Poker is underway in Las Vegas and betED.com has betting odds for all the top players.
betED has four players as the favorites to win the WSOP Main Event No Limit Texas Hold?em tournament, which kicks off July 3 with the final table in November.
Who will win the WSOP Main Event?
1. Phil Ivey +10000
2. Daniel Negreanu +10000
3. Gus Hansen +10000
4. Tom Dwan +10000
Bet the World Series of Poker
TRIVIA ANSWER:
2. Warren Spahn
Warren Spahn's 21 seasons saw him reach the 20-plateau an amazing 13 times, including six consecutive seasons from 1956-1961.
TRIVIA:
Of all these Baseball Hall of Fame pitching greats, who had the most 20-win seasons in their career?
1. Sandy Koufax
2. Warren Spahn
3. Whitey Ford
4. Steve Carlton
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
MLB:
Friday
LOS ANGELES DODGERS @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS
10:05 pm ET, FSW
The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers open a three-game set against crosstown rival Los Angeles Angels, winners of six straight, on Friday.
Chad Billingsley will start for the Dodgers while Joe Saunders will counter for the Angels.
Billingsley, a righthander, has a 2.72 ERA and a 9-3 W/L record this season. His last start came Sunday when he pitches seven innings in a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers.
Lefty Saunders has a 3.66 ERA and a 7-4 W/L record. His last start was last Saturday when he nearly went the distance ? pitching 8 1/3 innings ? in a 9-1 romp over the San Diego Padres.
The Dodgers took the rubber match on Thursday with a 3-2 win over the Oakland A's, as -140 favorites. The Angels scored three times in the eighth inning to earn a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, as +160 underdogs.
The Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their past five overall, and 11-4 SU in their past 15 on the road. The Angels are 6-0 SU in their past six overall.
The Angels are 7-1 SU in the past eight meetings with the Dodgers at home.
betED Line: Dodgers (-1.5)(+150) (-112) Total: 8
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Saturday
TAMPA BAY RAYS @ NEW YORK METS
4:10 pm ET, FOX
The Tampa Bay Rays will be in NYC to take on the New York Mets in interleague play Saturday.
The Rays will have righthander James Shields on the mound. Shields is 5-5 with a 3.52 ERA this season. The Mets will counter with lefty Johan Santana, who is 8-4 with a 3.29 ERA.
The game is the second of a 10-game homestand for the Mets, who had lost three straight and six of their last eight games, and just completed a six-game road trip with a 2-4 record, going into action Friday night.
After beating Baltimore on Tuesday, the Mets lost the final two installments of the set, including a 5-4 loss on Thursday.
Tampa Bay had dropped two in a row since a six-game winning streak going into game 1 of the three-game set Friday. The Rays won the first meeting with Colorado on Tuesday before losing the last two matchups, including yesterday's 4-3 setback in the series finale.
Tampa Bay and New York are meeting for the first time since the Rays won two of three meetings at home from June 8-10, 2001. The Rays have won three of the past four matchups between the clubs.
betED Line: MLB Betting Odds
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AUTO RACING:
Sunday
SPRINT CUP SERIES
TOYOTA SAVE MART 350
5:15 pm ET, TNT
The Sprint Cup racing series makes a stop in Northern California this weekend for the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma.
betED.com has Kyle Busch as the favorite, followed by Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, Juan Montoya, and Marcos Ambrose.
The Toyota Save Mart 350 is the first of two road-course races this season, the other being at Watkins Glen, NY in August.
Busch is the defending champion at Sonoma, as he earned his first career road-course victory in the Sprint Cup Series last year. Busch also went on to win at Watkins Glen.
betED Line: Kyle Busch +450
Bet this Race!
Hot Props:
The 2009 World Series of Poker is underway in Las Vegas and betED.com has betting odds for all the top players.
betED has four players as the favorites to win the WSOP Main Event No Limit Texas Hold?em tournament, which kicks off July 3 with the final table in November.
Who will win the WSOP Main Event?
1. Phil Ivey +10000
2. Daniel Negreanu +10000
3. Gus Hansen +10000
4. Tom Dwan +10000
Bet the World Series of Poker
TRIVIA ANSWER:
2. Warren Spahn
Warren Spahn's 21 seasons saw him reach the 20-plateau an amazing 13 times, including six consecutive seasons from 1956-1961.
