Bonds brings home run chase to hallowed grounds of Milwaukee

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07/21/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Bonds is within reach of Hank Aaron's all-time home run mark of 755, and may catch "Hammerin Hank" in the city that the legend spent most of his career, as the San Francisco Giants are set to begin a three-game series tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.

Bonds returned to the lineup in a big way on Thursday against the Cubs after missing three straight games due to sore legs. He first snapped his 0-for-21 skid when he led off the second inning with a home run to right field, and then belted the 753rd homer of his career in the seventh inning.

Overall, he finished 3-for-3 with six RBI and three runs scored, but it wasn't enough as the Giants fell to Chicago, 9-8.

Matt Morris (7-6) was tagged for eight runs -- five earned -- over 4 2/3 innings of work for the Giants, who have dropped seven of eight.

So now Bonds brings his home run chase to Milwaukee, where Aaron played from 1954-65 with the Braves and then in 1975-76 with the Brewers.

And if that wasn't enough pressure, Bonds will also have to endure questions as to whether he thinks MLB commissioner should be in attendance as he attempts to catch and pass Aaron. Selig is a former owner of the Brewers and a Milwaukee resident.

The Giants will send Noah Lowry and his team-high nine wins to the hill tonight as they try to get back on the winning track. The left-hander is 3-1 over his last four starts with a 2.63 earned run average, but that loss came last time out against the Dodgers on Sunday. Lowry was tagged for five runs (four earned) on 10 hits and four walks over 5 2/3 innings for his seventh loss of the season. His ERA also lifted to 3.50 in the setback.

The 26-year-old is 0-2 with a 7.88 ERA in three lifetime starts against Milwaukee. That includes a setback to the club on June 18 of this year in which Lowry allowed five runs over 5 2/3 innings.

Jeff Suppan, meanwhile, will attempt to halt a four-start winless streak when he toes the rubber for the Brewers tonight. Since a victory over Kansas City on June 22, Suppan has gone 0-1, but pitched well in a no-decision against Colorado on Sunday. Versus the Rockies, the right-hander yielded just two runs over six innings on five hits and three walks.

Suppan, who is 8-8 on the year with a 4.90 ERA, has yet to face the Giants this season, but won his lone start against them last year. Lifetime, he is 3-4 against them with a 4.95 ERA in seven starts.

Bonds is just 2-for-12 lifetime against Suppan, but one of those hits was a home run. However, he is a career .363 hitter against Milwaukee with 21 lifetime long balls.

The Brewers come into this set as winners in five of six. That includes a rout of Arizona on Thursday, as Tony Graffanino went 2-for-4, homered, drove in three runs and scored three times to lead Milwaukee to a 10-1 victory.

Yovani Gallardo (2-1) held Arizona to only three hits through six innings, striking out four, and Matt Wise earned a rare save, his first of the season.

Gabe Gross also homered for the Brewers, who lead the Chicago Cubs by 3 1/2 games for first place in the NL Central. The club is also 5-2 on a 10-game homestand.

The Brewers have won seven straight -- all at home -- over the Giants, including a three-game sweep this year in Milwaukee from June 18-20. San Francisco's last win at Miller Park came on May 3 of last season.

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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.

As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.

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The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.

Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).

But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.

Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.

Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:

Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1

Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2

New York Giants - 9 - 2

Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).

Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.

So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.

And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.

They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.

Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.

But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.

Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.

Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.

Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.

Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?

Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.

In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.

Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.

Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.

The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.

The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.

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MySportsbook.com week 1 NFL lines


Now that the 2008 NFL schedule is finally out, it is only matter-of-course for lines on “Week 1” to follow.  Of course MySportsbook.com is the first to churn out odds for the NFL’s inaugural week for the upcoming season.   Expect a lot of fireworks the first Thursday night of the season as the defending champion Indianapolis Colts face off against the surprise of the 2008 season, the New Orleans Saints.  These teams were ranked #1 and #3 in the NFL respectively a season ago so a high scoring affair could be in order.  As of now, the Colts will be giving 6 points to the Saints; keep in mind the Saints were one of the better road teams last season going 6-3 SU and 7-2 ATS.  The first Monday night of the season will again provide a “double feature”. Coming off a disappointing season, the Cincinnati Bengals will look to get back to playoffs and improve their public image as they take on the AFC North favorite Baltimore Ravens.  The second game features a couple of teams that haven’t had too much success recently but each could make some noise if the NFC is as weak as it was last year as the San Francisco 49ers host the Arizona Cardinals. The most interesting game of the opening week will feature the NFC champion Bears as they hit the road to take on the NFL’s top team during last year’s regular season, the San Diego Chargers.

MySportsbook.com Week 1 odds:

Saints +6 @ Colts -6

Falcons @ Vikings (pick ‘em)

Panthers @ Rams (pick ‘em)

Broncos -3.5 @ Bills +3.5

Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1

Dolphins +3 @ Redskins -3

Patriots -5 @ Jets +5

Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5

Steelers -4 @ Browns +4

Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6

Bears +6 @ Chargers -6

Lions +3 @ Raiders -3

Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5

Giants +4 @ Cowboys -4

Ravens +3 @ Bengals -3

Cardinals +3 @ 49ers -3

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NFC +6.5 vs. AFC -6.5

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