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It?s a steamy Friday night in MLB Baseball with Toronto in Baltimore and a West Coast classic set for Los Angeles with the San Francisco Giants visiting the Dodgers. Week 2 of the NFL preseason kicks off. The Tiger Woods-Phil Mickleson hoopla continues at the PGA Championship. And The Nextel Cup Series continues when NACAR comes to Michigan Speedway.
TRIVIA:
In 2004, which two players lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship?
1. Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard
2. Tiger Woods and Ernie Els
3. Tiger Woods and Chris DiMarco
4. Ernie Els and Justin Leonard
* ANSWER AT BOTTOM
MLB:
FRIDAY:
Toronto (65-56) @ Baltimore (53-68)
7:05 PM ET Comcast
Vernon Wells may be one of baseball's more unheralded stars, but the Baltimore Orioles have certainly seen plenty of him this year.
Wells and the Toronto Blue Jays begin their final series of the season against the Orioles when they start a three-game set at Camden Yards on Friday.
Toronto (65-56) has been led this year by Wells, who's been particularly tough on Baltimore (53-68). The All-Star center fielder is hitting .383 (23-for-60) with five homers and 16 RBIs in 16 meetings against the Orioles in 2006.
betED Line: Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) O10 (-105)
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FRIDAY:
San Francisco Giants (58-63) @ Los Angeles (64-57)
10:15 PM ET FSN PRIME TICKET
The Los Angeles Dodgers have made an impressive run after an ugly stretch coming off the All-Star break, but they begin a key test over the next 10 days.
Winners of 17 of 19, the Dodgers open the first of three consecutive series on the road against teams chasing them for the NL West lead when they host the archrival San Francisco Giants on Friday.
Before a 15-4 loss to the Florida Marlins on Wednesday, Los Angeles went 17-1 to record the franchise's best 18-game stretch since 1899, when the team was still playing in Brooklyn and known as the Superbas.
betED Line: Giants 1.5 (+175) U7.5 (-115)
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NFL EXHIBITION:
FRIDAY:
ARIZONA @ NEW ENGLAND
8:00 PM ET NFL NETWORK
New England may have Junior Seau back soon, but not for tonight?s tilt with Arizona. Seau is looking to join the New England Patriots, just three days after the San Diego Chargers threw him a lavish retirement party.
Overall Arizona's Overall Scoring ranked 17th last year and head to head New England has won the last 4 out of 6 meeeting between the two teams. This year Arizona is 1-0-0 ATS while New England is 0-1 this year and are 0-0- 1ATS.
betED Line: Patriots -3.5 (-105) U37 (-110)
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SUNDAY:
SEATTLE @ INDIANAPOLIS
8:00 PM ET NBC
The Seattle Seahawks will visit the RCA Dome for a nationally televised game in the Colts? preseason home opener. Last weekend, the got the 2006 NFL preseason started in much the same way they ended the 2005 preseason ? with a loss.
Thanks to a pair of short second quarter touchdown runs by Tony Fisher and Moe Williams, the St. Louis Rams were able to hold on over the final two quarters for a 19-17 win over the Colts at the Edward Jones Dome. Indianapolis? preseason losing streak is now up to seven, dating back to the final exhibition game of the 2004 season. The Colts are 1-0-0 ATS while the Seahawks are 0-1-0 in NFL exhibition play.
betED Line: Colts -1 (-110) U38.5 (110)
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MONDAY:
DALLAS @ NEW ORLEANS
8:00 PM ET ESPN
A recent The MRI exam of WR Patrick Crayton's injured right ankle revealed no ligament damage but HC Bill Parcells said he wasn't sure whether Crayton would play Monday against New Orleans. To bolster the Wide Receiving corps, the Cowboys on Thursday acquitted Charlie Adams from the Denver Broncos. Crayton suffered the injury while blocking in the second quarter against the Seahawks. Crayton caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo against Seattle.
Both the Cowboys and the Saints are 1-0-0 ATS and head to head in their last 10 meetings the Saint have won 7 games.
betED Line: Cowboys _3 (+100) O35 (-110)
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Golf:
SATURDAY, SUNDAY:
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, MEDINAH, ILL.
Amid all the Woods-Mickelson hoopla, the real surprise on Thursday came when more than 60 players finished under par at what is considered a long, challenging course in Medinah.
The course has been redesigned since it hosted the PGA in 1999. At 7,561 yards, it's the longest in majors history and was supposed to be a beast. It has rolling hills and long rough, tricky greens and plenty of trees.
But it played more like a muni Thursday. The 60 players under par broke a record by two the previous PGA Championship record for any round, set in 1995 in the second round at Riviera.
1. T Woods +225
2. P Mickelson +950
3. E Els +1400
4. V Singh +1800
5. J Furyk +1600
HOT PROPS:
Nextel Cup Series, GFS Marketplace 400 @ Michigan Intl. Speedway
2:00 PM ET TNT
Last week's winner Harvick has six straight top 10 Nextel Cup finishes and seven straight top 10 Busch finishes. ... Jeff Gordon has five straight top 10 finishes at the Michigan International Speedway, the longest current streak. ... Chevrolet has won the last seven races and 14 overall this year, but no Chevy has won at Michigan since 2001.
1. K Kahne +425
2. G Biffle +500
3. C Edwards +675
4. T Stewart +875
5. J Johnson +750
6. J Gordon +1050
7. M Kenseth +700
8. D Earnhardt Jr. +1100
9. M Martin +1750
10. K Busch +1550
TRIVIA ANSWER:
Answer: 1 Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard
Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard lost to Vijay Singh in a three-hole playoff at Whistling Straits.
It?s a steamy Friday night in MLB Baseball with Toronto in Baltimore and a West Coast classic set for Los Angeles with the San Francisco Giants visiting the Dodgers. Week 2 of the NFL preseason kicks off. The Tiger Woods-Phil Mickleson hoopla continues at the PGA Championship. And The Nextel Cup Series continues when NACAR comes to Michigan Speedway.
TRIVIA:
In 2004, which two players lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship?
1. Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard
2. Tiger Woods and Ernie Els
3. Tiger Woods and Chris DiMarco
4. Ernie Els and Justin Leonard
* ANSWER AT BOTTOM
MLB:
FRIDAY:
Toronto (65-56) @ Baltimore (53-68)
7:05 PM ET Comcast
Vernon Wells may be one of baseball's more unheralded stars, but the Baltimore Orioles have certainly seen plenty of him this year.
Wells and the Toronto Blue Jays begin their final series of the season against the Orioles when they start a three-game set at Camden Yards on Friday.
Toronto (65-56) has been led this year by Wells, who's been particularly tough on Baltimore (53-68). The All-Star center fielder is hitting .383 (23-for-60) with five homers and 16 RBIs in 16 meetings against the Orioles in 2006.
betED Line: Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) O10 (-105)
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FRIDAY:
San Francisco Giants (58-63) @ Los Angeles (64-57)
10:15 PM ET FSN PRIME TICKET
The Los Angeles Dodgers have made an impressive run after an ugly stretch coming off the All-Star break, but they begin a key test over the next 10 days.
Winners of 17 of 19, the Dodgers open the first of three consecutive series on the road against teams chasing them for the NL West lead when they host the archrival San Francisco Giants on Friday.
Before a 15-4 loss to the Florida Marlins on Wednesday, Los Angeles went 17-1 to record the franchise's best 18-game stretch since 1899, when the team was still playing in Brooklyn and known as the Superbas.
betED Line: Giants 1.5 (+175) U7.5 (-115)
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NFL EXHIBITION:
FRIDAY:
ARIZONA @ NEW ENGLAND
8:00 PM ET NFL NETWORK
New England may have Junior Seau back soon, but not for tonight?s tilt with Arizona. Seau is looking to join the New England Patriots, just three days after the San Diego Chargers threw him a lavish retirement party.
Overall Arizona's Overall Scoring ranked 17th last year and head to head New England has won the last 4 out of 6 meeeting between the two teams. This year Arizona is 1-0-0 ATS while New England is 0-1 this year and are 0-0- 1ATS.
betED Line: Patriots -3.5 (-105) U37 (-110)
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SUNDAY:
SEATTLE @ INDIANAPOLIS
8:00 PM ET NBC
The Seattle Seahawks will visit the RCA Dome for a nationally televised game in the Colts? preseason home opener. Last weekend, the got the 2006 NFL preseason started in much the same way they ended the 2005 preseason ? with a loss.
Thanks to a pair of short second quarter touchdown runs by Tony Fisher and Moe Williams, the St. Louis Rams were able to hold on over the final two quarters for a 19-17 win over the Colts at the Edward Jones Dome. Indianapolis? preseason losing streak is now up to seven, dating back to the final exhibition game of the 2004 season. The Colts are 1-0-0 ATS while the Seahawks are 0-1-0 in NFL exhibition play.
betED Line: Colts -1 (-110) U38.5 (110)
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MONDAY:
DALLAS @ NEW ORLEANS
8:00 PM ET ESPN
A recent The MRI exam of WR Patrick Crayton's injured right ankle revealed no ligament damage but HC Bill Parcells said he wasn't sure whether Crayton would play Monday against New Orleans. To bolster the Wide Receiving corps, the Cowboys on Thursday acquitted Charlie Adams from the Denver Broncos. Crayton suffered the injury while blocking in the second quarter against the Seahawks. Crayton caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo against Seattle.
Both the Cowboys and the Saints are 1-0-0 ATS and head to head in their last 10 meetings the Saint have won 7 games.
betED Line: Cowboys _3 (+100) O35 (-110)
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Golf:
SATURDAY, SUNDAY:
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, MEDINAH, ILL.
Amid all the Woods-Mickelson hoopla, the real surprise on Thursday came when more than 60 players finished under par at what is considered a long, challenging course in Medinah.
The course has been redesigned since it hosted the PGA in 1999. At 7,561 yards, it's the longest in majors history and was supposed to be a beast. It has rolling hills and long rough, tricky greens and plenty of trees.
But it played more like a muni Thursday. The 60 players under par broke a record by two the previous PGA Championship record for any round, set in 1995 in the second round at Riviera.
1. T Woods +225
2. P Mickelson +950
3. E Els +1400
4. V Singh +1800
5. J Furyk +1600
HOT PROPS:
Nextel Cup Series, GFS Marketplace 400 @ Michigan Intl. Speedway
2:00 PM ET TNT
Last week's winner Harvick has six straight top 10 Nextel Cup finishes and seven straight top 10 Busch finishes. ... Jeff Gordon has five straight top 10 finishes at the Michigan International Speedway, the longest current streak. ... Chevrolet has won the last seven races and 14 overall this year, but no Chevy has won at Michigan since 2001.
1. K Kahne +425
2. G Biffle +500
3. C Edwards +675
4. T Stewart +875
5. J Johnson +750
6. J Gordon +1050
7. M Kenseth +700
8. D Earnhardt Jr. +1100
9. M Martin +1750
10. K Busch +1550
TRIVIA ANSWER:
Answer: 1 Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard
Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard lost to Vijay Singh in a three-hole playoff at Whistling Straits.
