10/20/2008 - Linz, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eighth-seeded Alize Cornet of France highlighted Monday's opening-round winners at the $600,000 Generali Ladies Linz tennis event.
Cornet whipped Chinese Jie Zheng 6-3, 6-2 on the indoor hardcourt at Intersport Arena.
In other Day-1 play, Estonian Kaia Kanepi drilled Austrian wild card Melanie Klaffner 6-4, 6-0 and Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik handled Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1, 7-5.
Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova, who is not defending her title here this week, defeated Swiss Patty Schnyder in last year's Linz finale. Schnyder is this week's fourth seed.
The top seeds here are French Open champion and Australian Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and Russian Vera Zvonareva. The top-four seeds, including No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, all received first-round byes.
The 2008 Linz champion will pocket $95,500.
<< Around FCS: We could have been contenders
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - As a kid, I remember Muhammad Ali being
unjustly stripped of his heavyweight crown, and boxing officials coming up
with a rather curious way to determine a new champion.
They staged a series of elimination
<< Romo's status "to be determined"
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips said
Monday that quarterback Tony Romo's status for this week's game against Tampa
Bay is "to be determined."
"I think he's going to be similar to where he was last
<< Report: BC LB Toal done for season
Chestnut Hill, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston College fifth-year senior
linebacker Brian Toal broke his right leg in the Eagles' 28-23 victory over
then-No. 17 Virginia Tach on Saturday and, according to a report in the Boston
Herald,
<< Tursunov tumbles on home soil
St. Petersburg, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sixth-seeded Russian Dmitry Tursunov
was among Monday's first-round losers at the $1.49 million St. Petersburg
Open.
Slovakian veteran Dominik Hrbaty surprised the Moscow native Tursunov 6-1, 6-
Browns HOF Hickerson dies >>
Canton, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame guard Gene
Hickerson died Monday morning at the age of 73.
Hickerson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
"We are saddened to learn about Gene's passin
James Madison retains No.1 ranking in TSN poll >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Madison had a bye week to prepare
for Saturday's showdown at No. 7 Villanova, but that didn't get in the way of
the Dukes holding on to the No. 1 ranking in the Sportsbook Betting Lines FCS Top-25
poll re
Chakvetadze, Hantuchova advance in Luxembourg >>
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two of this week's top-three seeds
-- No. 2 Anna Chakvetadze and No. 3 Daniela Hantuchova -- were among Monday's
opening-round winners at the Luxembourg Championships.
The Russian Chakvetadze go
A's, Ellis agree on two-year extension >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with
second baseman Mark Ellis on a two-year contract extension Monday.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the new pact includes a
club option for
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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LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at MySportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
Be sure to log on to MySportsbook.com to check out the complete odds for NFL MVP as well as all of the new football related futures. With the popularity of NFL futures, these betting lines will be sure to change as the money comes in; get the early sports lines now.
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