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09/07/2010 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Bourn finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and fell a home run shy of the cycle as Houston downed Chicago, 7-3, in the middle test of a three-game set from Wrigley Field.
Jeff Keppinger had a pair of hits and drove in two for the Astros, who have won six of their last eight. Brett Wallace added his first major-league homer for the victors.
Nelson Figueroa (5-2) turned in five solid frames, allowing six hits and three runs while fanning five and walking three.
Tyler Colvin was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Marlon Byrd knocked in the other run for the Cubs, who had won four of five coming in.
Pitching for the first time since August 1 due to a heart issue, Carlos Silva (10-6) was charged in defeat for nine hits and six runs over five innings.
<< Back in first: Phillies edge Marlins to grab top spot in NL East
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Placido Polanco's eighth-inning two-out
RBI single was the difference, as Philadelphia nipped Florida, 8-7, in the
third installment of a four-game series.
The victory, coupled with Atlanta's los
<< Pirates blank Braves, who fall out of division lead
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Delwyn Young capped a five-run seventh with
a two-run homer and James McDonald tossed seven scoreless innings, as the
Pittsburgh Pirates shut down the Atlanta Braves, 5-0, in the second test of a
three-g
<< Rays use five HRs to crush BoSox, climb AL East standings
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ben Zobrist, Jason Bartlett and Evan Longoria
each homered and finished with three RBI, as Tampa Bay blasted Boston, 14-5,
to gain ground on first place in the AL East.
Carl Crawford went 4-for-4 with thr
<< Giants activate Mota from DL
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco Giants activated relief
pitcher Guillermo Mota from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.
The right-hander had been out of action since August 23 with IT band
syndrome in his le
Clijsters and Williams to clash in the semifinals >>
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-time champions Kim Clijsters
and Venus Williams advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Open Tuesday night.
The two will face off against one another on Friday.
Clijsters, the 2005 and 2009
Broncos RB White has Achilles surgery >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Broncos running back LenDale White
underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon.
The Denver Post reported Tuesday that White had the procedure done as the
Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Col
Verdasco rallies from two-set deficit to shock Ferrer >>
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fernando Verdasco came back from a
two-set deficit to stun fellow Spaniard David Ferrer and reach the
quarterfinals at the U.S. Open.
The eighth-seeded Verdasco reached the quarterfinals here for a sec
Gonzalez continues torrid pace as Rockies down Reds >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Gonzalez, arguably the league's hottest
hitter, blasted an early three-run homer to help lift the streaking Colorado
Rockies to a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Gonzalez extended his hit streak
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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.
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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