Weekend of Wagering Possibilities

The final weekend of Major League interleague play has several natural rivalries on the schedule. The two most well-known are the Yankees at the Mets and the Cubs and White Sox. The Bronx Bombers swept the Mets at home two weeks ago and will be favored on

2009-06-29

The final weekend of Major League interleague play has several natural rivalries on the schedule. The two most well-known are the Yankees at the Mets and the Cubs and White Sox. The Bronx Bombers swept the Mets at home two weeks ago and will be favored on Saturday with A. J. Burnett (5-4, 4.24 ERA) facing on Tim Redding (1-2, 6.08). The Sunday contest is on ESPN at night and runs could be plentiful with Chein-Ming Wang (0-6, 11.20) hitting virtually every bat he faces and Livan Hernandez (5-2, 4.05), not exactly known for low hit games pitched. (Be in the action checking the LIVE ODDS, BETTING TRENDS, and TEAM STATISTICS pages for baseball every single day)

The Cubs and White Sox have good pitching matchups both days this weekend. Mark Buehrle (7-2, 3.17) will challenge Ryan Dempster (4-5, 3.83), with Buehrle one of the very best pitchers throwing in home park. Dempster and the Cubs are deplorable on the road with 1-10 record in last 11 starts. Carlos Zambrano (4-2, 3.48) has been stellar on the road at 3-1 and will see the pitches of John Danks (5-6, 4.43), who has given up 11 home runs in 14 starts in 2009.

In the battle of Ohio, Cincinnati has won 10 of 15 games against the Indians and will try to keep the winning continuing in Cleveland. Though not many will care, Washington and Baltimore will do battle, with both struggling as expected this season. This is one of the few teams the Nationals have had any success against with 8-7 record. After a superb pitching matchup Friday night, Florida and Tampa Bay resume play with the Marlins holding a 4-2 record at Tropicana Field.

The NASCAR Cup series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend for the running of the Lenox Industrial Tools 301. The Magic Mile, as it is known, has banking of just 12 degrees in the turns and two degrees in the straight-aways, making this what is referred to as flat track. According to Steve Makinen of StatFox, luck and strategy don’t play as important of a role, since typically the best cars finish at the front at flat tracks. Jimmie Johnson, a well-known flat track ace, is the official favorite at a 6-1 price, however hasn’t had as much success here as he has at other similar tracks.

That isn’t the case of Denny Hamlin, who has a win and five Top 10’s in six starts since 2006 in New Hampshire. Other successful 2009 drivers who have fared well at New Hampshire have been Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Kurt Busch. Make certain to review the wagering opportunities at Sportsbook.com.

Wimbledon tennis continues with daily matchups to wager on and the WNBA has four games on Saturday and two more on Sunday to consider. Top teams Indiana, Washington, Seattle and Phoenix will all be action.

Mixed Martial Arts returns, with Brock Lesner and Frank Mir battling for unified heavyweight title match in UFC 100, with Lesner a -215 favorite. A big card is also on tap in Biloxi, MS, for Ultimate Chaos.

For fun, check to see the latest odds on Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest for next Saturday.

It promises to be another outstanding weekend of wagering possibilities.

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