ATP Acapulco Semis: Ferrero and Ferrer bid for the final
Acapulco, Mexico—Juan Monaco took out top seed Fernando Verdasco in the quarters yesterday to book his spot in the semis. He will next face Juan Carlos Ferrero for a spot in the final. Second seed Fernando Gonzalez is the highest seed still alive in the tournament after he survived Eduardo Schwank in the quarters.
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Barclay’s Dubai Tennis Championships Final: Djokovic vs. Youzhny
Dubai, UAE—Top seed Novak Djokovic has punched at his weight class to negotiate a path into the Barclay‘s Dubai Tennis Championships. That he has reached the final is a relief for tournament organizers that watched as the carefully assembled draw fell apart on sub-standard performances by some of the top seeds.
Namely Andy Murray, who not only fell to Tipsarevic on the back of a poor effort in the second round but added insult to injury when, with a backhanded jibe he claimed, he didn’t care about his loss. Apparently, defeat here wasn’t the end of the world because events of this nature are an opportunity to experiment and practise different tactics.
Dubai organizers that paid Murray handsomely for attending the event (requisite $1 million+ guaranteed fee to turn up) and put him up in lap of luxury in a £2,300 a night duplex suite at the 7-star Burj al Arab hotel since arriving in the Gulf a week ago were not too pleased with the Scott let us just say. Justifiably so.
They expected a lot more from the third seed, at the very least a more concentrated effort to reach the latter stages of the tournament. Such scandalous disinterest and disregard for what he would consider mundane (over a mil on the table are you serious???) doesn’t breed respect for the Scot nor will it win him any fans methinks. Think you he might be getting an invite next year? I am going to hazard a no.
Thankfully, Djokovic has taken his commission in Dubai seriously and he reaches the finale with aplomb. He is set to take on Mikhail Youzhny for the title in what should be a very interesting match. The market certainly is so.
Tennis Betting Line: Mikhail Youzhny +190 Novak Djokovic -275
First Set Line: Mikhail Youzhny +175 Novak Djokovic -225
Match Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time Saturday February 27, 2010
Tennis Betting Verdict: Djokovic enters this match as the -275 favourite to win outright and the -225 favourite to take the first set. He is the defending champion, the newly minted world No.2 and in good-from this season. Tennis bettors could not ask for a better recommendation. Youzhny, however, is a dangerous threat to Djokovic.
The Russian is capable of vexing Djokovic, if not outright beating him. In fact, he beat him only a few weeks ago in Rotterdam in the semis 7-6(5), 7-6(6). Lifetime, Youzhny and Djokovic are 3-3 but the Russian has the1-0 edge on him in 2010. Trading at +190 to win outright and +175 to take the first set, Youzhny is a value play. Question is can he repeat his Rotterdam performance or will Djokovic have his revenge. Seems to be there is value whichever way you slice this match.
For my part, and I am not the biggest Djokovic fan I will admit, I am strangely rooting for him to win. If only to restore back, some of the faith lost in the top five by Murray’s selfish behaviour and poor representation.
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NFL Combine Betting – Cash In On Over/Under Props Odds
The 2010 NFL season may be a thing of the past, but avid pro football betting enthusiasts can still get their fill of pro football wagering action with the start of Saturday’s annual NFL combine.
Thanks to the ingenious oddsmakers at BetUS.com – and the clever props odds they have cooked up for this year’s combine – pro football gamblers everywhere have several entertaining opportunities to increase the NFL betting bankroll.
This look at the NFL Odds surrounding the top three combine events and my analysis on each event should go a long way toward helping pro football bettors put some offseason money in their respective pockets.
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Pro Football Betting Odds-40-Yard Dash NFL Combine Comparison Odds
The age-old saying that ‘speed kills’ apparently holds no legs in the world of professional football as NFL General managers across the league search for the fastest, play-making athletes anywhere.
Thanks to the clever oddsmakers at BetUS.com – and the ingenious 40-yard dash comparison odds they have cooked up for the 2010 NFL Combine, pro football gamblers across the globe have another way to increase the NFL seasonal betting bankroll.
With the annual combine just a day away, let me break down the entertaining matchups and provide pro football betting fans with my prediction on the outcome of each pairing.
The 40-yard dash is the marquee event at the combine.
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Delray Beach 2nd Round Betting Picks: Blake eyes quarters
Delray Beach, Florida – James Blake is set to square off with Robin Haase in the Delray Beach second round today while Ivo Karlovic takes on Daniel Brands for a spot in the quarters.
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WTA Acapulco Quarterfinal Picks: Dulko and Suarez Navarro battle for semis
Acapulco, Mexico – Gisela Dulko and Carla Suarez Navarro are set to collide in the quarters, a spot in the Abierto Mexicana Telcel semis on the line. Elsewhere, Canada’s Sharon Fichman will battle Edina Gallovits for a spot in the semis.
WTA Acapulco Quarterfinal Picks: Venus Williams favored to clean up
Acapulco, Mexico – Venus Williams is the odds-on-favourite to clean up in Acapulco. It must help her odds that she is competing in a relatively watered down field. At world No. 5, Venus Williams outclasses the field, including the bunch of seeds that descended on Acapulco: starting with Agnes Szavay, the No.2 seed, ranked closest at No.32 and finishing with No.8 seed Polona Hercog, ranked No.59.
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Acapulco Quarterfinal Tennis Betting Picks: Verdasco vs. Monaco
Acapulco, Mexico – Top seed Fernando Verdasco and seventh seed Juan Monaco have an appointment in the Abierto Mexicano quarters, just as most experts predicted they would before the start of the tournament. Because their matchup was imagined since the start the drama and excitement has been building up, reaching a feverish pitch now that we are only a few hours away before they take centre court.
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ATP Acapulco Quarterfinal Betting Tips: Schwank and Gonzalez collide
Acapulco, Mexico—Fernando Gonzalez heads into his quarterfinal clash against Eduardo Schwank as the clear favourite to win outright. The expectation that Gonzalez is the smart play is reflected across the board, in all markets on this matchup from the handicap to the fixed odds and the totals.
Though this is a straightforward matchup, and by all accounts, Gonzalez has the easiest path of all the seeds into the quarters, there are still angles for profit in the betting on this match.
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Acapulco Quarterfinal Tennis Picks: Ferrero vs. Almagro
Acapulco, Mexico – The match between Spaniards Juan Carlos Ferrero and Nicolas Almagro in the quarters of the Abierto Mexicana Telcel is the most anticipated of all the quarterfinals today. What with Nicolas Almagro being the two-time defending champion and Ferrero on an incredible hot streak, picking up back-to-back titles during the South American clay court swing, the match is hyped up justifiably so.
With all the hype and anticipation surrounding their clash, there is the betting on the match that is heating up in the BetUS market.
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