07/04/2008 - (Baseball Betting) - The Detroit Tigers try to continue their recent dominance of the Seattle Mariners when the two teams continue their four-game series this afternoon at Safeco Field.
Detroit has won six of seven from the Mariners this season and nine of 11 in this series dating back to last year. The Tigers have also won four of their last five in the Emerald City and 10 of their last 14 there since the start of the 2006 campaign.
That trend continued in the opener of this set on Thursday, as Ivan Rodriguez knocked in three runs and Justin Verlander hurled six effective innings to lift Detroit to an 8-4 win.
Matt Joyce had four hits, including a pair of doubles, and an RBI in the win, while Mike Hollimon finished 2-for-4 with his first career home run for Detroit.
Verlander (5-9) surrendered two runs on eight hits and three walks for Detroit, which won for the seventh time in its last nine tries. Fernando Rodney threw one pitch in the ninth to record his first save of the season.
Jose Lopez was 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Jose Vidro and Adrian Beltre added RBI hits for Seattle, which had a two-game win streak halted. Mariners starter Carlos Silva (4-10) was tagged for five runs on nine hits in five innings to take the loss.
Hoping to keep Detroit in the win column this afternoon will be veteran lefty Kenny Rogers, who has won two of his last three starts. Rogers defeated the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, surrendering three runs and eight hits in six innings to run his record to 6-5 and lower his earned run average to 4.59.
Rogers defeated Seattle the last time he faced them and is 11-12 lifetime against the Mariners with a save and a 4.58 ERA in 53 games (29 starts).
The Mariners will counter with lefty Erik Bedard, who is 5-4 with a 3.79 ERA. Bedard picked up the win on Sunday in San Diego, as he held the Padres to a run and three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Bedard will be facing the Tigers for the third time in his career and is 0-1 with an 8.44 ERA against them. However, he hasn't faced Detroit since 2005.
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victor
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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com
In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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