Get in the Game - with Nigel Ridgway of bet365 *US Edition*
Nigel Ridgway
MLB, American League
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-game streak came to an end on Wednesday night
after Reed Johnson's 10th-inning RBI single gave the Toronto Blue Jays a
2-1 victory. The Devil Rays had not lost since the San Francisco Giants
beat them 7-3 on June 8. It was the longest winning streak in the major
leagues since Arizona won 12 straight from June 18-30 last season, which at
least shows they are capable of competing in the American League.
Meanwhile, a fifth straight win for the Texas Rangers over the Seattle
Mariners, keeps them in sole position of first place in the AL West.
Seattle came to Texas on the back of four-game winning streak and looked
poised to move closer to the three teams ahead of them. But back-to-back
losses in this important three-game series, including a 6-3 setback
Wednesday night before 30,418 at Ameriquest Field in Arlington, put Seattle
10 1/2 games behind the division-leading Rangers. Thursday afternoon's
series finale looks a must win game for the Mariners.
bet365 American League prices … NY Yankees 6/5, BOS Red Sox 9/4, ANA Angels
4/1, OAK Athletics 6/1, TEX Rangers 30/1, SEA Mariners 300/1, others on
bet365 website.
bet365 AL West prices … ANA Angels 5/6, OAK Athletics 11/10, TEX Rangers
8/1, SEA Mariners 100/1.
MLB, National League
The St Louis Cardinals denied the Chicago Cubs a share of first place in
the NL Central, with a thrilling 10-9 win at Busch Stadium on Wednesday
night, giving themselves a two game lead in the Division. On a night of
frustration for pitchers, the Cards, So Taguchi, scored three runs,
including the game winner on a passed ball. The run capped a remarkable
comeback for the Cards, who had earlier blown leads of 3-0 and 5-3 to fall
behind 9-5 in the sixth inning, before climbing their way back to tie it up
in the seventh. In the NL West the San Francisco Giants beat the Los
Angeles Dodgers 3-2 before a sell-out crowd, to give them a 1 ½ game
divisional lead over their Southern Californian rivals. The Giants will be
going for a four-game sweep on Thursday, their first since June 26-29,
1975!
bet365 National League prices … CHI Cubs 11/4, HOU Astros 7/2, PHI Philiies
5/1, LA Dodgers 13/2, STL Cardinals 8/1, SF Giants 9/1, others on bet365
website.
bet365 NL West prices … LA Dodgers 13/10, SF Giants 13/10, SD Padres 5/2,
ARI Diamondbacks 100/1, COL Rockies 250/1.
College World Baseball Series Final
Live betting - Sa Jun 26 - 7:00 pm EST (ESPN)/23:00 GMT Texas will be
playing for its sixth national title and second in three years after Carson
Kainer doubled in the go-ahead run and Huston Street pitched three innings
of one-run relief to give Texas a 7-6 comeback victory over Georgia on
Wednesday.
The Longhorns (58-13) now await either South Carolina or Cal State
Fullerton in the best-of-three championship series that starts Saturday.
Texas entered the super-regionals as a pitching-and-defence team, having
earned that description with the second-best ERA in the country and a
top-10 fielding percentage, and this should give them the slight edge in
the final.
This weekend's live games include:
CHI Cubs @ CHI White Sox
Sa Jun 26 - 4:05 pm EST/20:05 GMT
Su Jun 27 - 3:05 pm EST/19:05 GMT
HOU Astros @ TEX Rangers
Sa Jun 26 - 4:05 pm EST (FOX)/20:05 GMT
Su Jun 27 - 2:05 pm EST/18:05 GMT
NY Mets @ NY Yankees (Sat & Sun)
Sa Jun 26 - 1:15 pm EST (FOX)/17:15 GMT
Su Jun 27 - 8:05 pm EST (ESPN)/Jun 28 - 00:05 GMT
ANA Angels @ LA Dodgers
Sa Jun 26 - 4:05 pm EST (FOX)/20.05 GMT
Su Jun 27 - 4:10 pm EST/20:10 GMT
ARI Diamondbacks @ DET Tigers
Sa Jun 26 - 7:05 pm EST/23:05 GMT
Su Jun 27 - 1:05 pm EST/17:05 GMT
Join us for live betting, where our markets will include: Game Total; Money
Line; Run Line; A Score in the Innings; and Most Hits In The Innings.
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Wimbledon Tennis Championship
Live betting - Th Jun 24 - 12:00 pm EST (ESPN)/16:00 GMT
Live betting - Fr Jun 25 - 12:00 pm EST (ESPN)/16:00 GMT
Live betting - Sa Jun 26 - 12:00 pm EST (ESPN)/16:00 GMT
Andy Roddick completed his Wimbledon preparations with a successful defence
of his Stella Artois Championship title at Queens. In a repeat of last
year's final he defeated Sebastien Grosjean in straight sets, winning 7-6,
6-4 in 83 minutes. The big serving American, who smashed his way to a new
service record of 153 mph earlier in the week, gets a Wimbledon quote of
11/4 from us. Grosjean, who reached the semis at Wimbledon last year, was
playing his first tournament on grass this year, and could represent some
at 28/1 for this year's Championship. World No.1 and defending champion
Roger Federer remains a strong favourite at 10/11, after extending his
winning streak on grass to 17 matches by beating Mardy Fish 6-0, 6-3 in the
Halle Open final. As Wimbledon top seed he is scheduled to meet second
seeded Roddick in the final.
bet365 Wimbledon men's prices … Roger Federer 10/11, Andy Roddick 11/4, Tim
Henman 9/2, Lleyton Hewitt 9/1, Sebastien Grosjean 28/1, others on bet365
website. Each way ½ odds 1.2.
The Williams sisters have monopolized the green grass of Wimbledon over the
last four years. Serena may not be the dominant figure in ladies tennis
that she was when leaving here twelve months ago, after knee surgery put
her out for a long spell, although she did win in Miami on her return in
March. Since then, despite her ranking slipping to 10th, she has done
enough to suggest that she again will take all the beating on a surface she
clearly relishes.
bet365 Wimbledon ladies prices … Serena Williams 5/4, Lindsay Davenport &
Jennifer Capriati 10/1, others on bet365 website.
Join is for live betting at Wimbledon, where our markets will include:
Match Winner; Set Betting (2-0 etc); Current Set Winner; and Next Game
Score.
PGA Tour Golf, Booz Allen Classic
Th Jun 24 - 4:00 pm EST (USA)/20:00 GMT
Fr Jun 25 - 4:00 pm EST (USA)/20:00 GMT
Sa Jun 26 - 3:00 pm EST (ABC)/19:00 GMT
Su Jun 27 - 3:00 pm EST (ABC)/19:00 GMT
Any player teeing it up this week who took part in last week's arduous US
Open is either going to be tournament toughened, or more likely to be in
desperate need of a week off! England's Luke Donald will be fresher than
most this week, after failing to qualify for the US Open, and comes here in
great form having finished 21st or better on five of last nine starts. He
is also among the leaders in top-10 finishes this year (three) of those in
the field, and on this tight course, where his immaculate tee-to-green golf
will be rewarded, he can be fancied to add to his breakthrough victory at
the Southern Farms 19 months ago. Rory Sabbatini recorded a four-shot
victory here twelve months ago, and the fact that he is missed the cut last
week will be in his favour. On his pre-US Open form - 11th at Memorial, 2nd
at Westchester - he is likely to put up a bold defence of his title. The
final pick goes to last year's runner-up Joe Durant, who can boast two
other top-25 finishes at Avenel, giving him an excellent chance in this
wide open field of mainly second-rank golfers. Here at bet365 we will be
betting on this tournament In-Running throughout.
Nigel's Three Off The Tee … Luke Donald @ 22/1, Rory Sabbatini @ 22/1, Joe
Durant 50/1.
bet365 pre-tournament prices … Adam Scott 16/1, Charles Howell 18/1, Rory
Sabbatini, Tim Heron & Luke Donald 22/1, Joe Durant 50/1, others on bet365
website.
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series - Dodge/Save Mart 350
Su Jun 20 - 3:30 pm EST (FOX)/19:30 GMT
This week's NASCAR Nextel Cup road race in the wine country of Sonoma, CA,
offers a break from the oval racing action, which means experienced road
drivers like Jeff Gordon, Robby Gordon, and Tony Stewart will be extremely
hard to beat. Robby Gordon swept the roads last season, Stewart won a road
race in 01 and 02, and Jeff Gordon is arguably the best NASCAR road racing
driver ever. They are predictably our three favourites this week; however,
unlike the past when the results of these races were a forgone conclusion,
there are definitely a few more potential winners around these days. Mark
Martin has 4 career road course wins, one at Sonoma, and that number would
have been doubled if it weren't for the dominance of Jeff Gordon from 97 to
01, when Martin frequently finished behind him in second. The difference
now is that Martin has a win on the season, and may be feeling more relaxed
than Jeff Gordon, who may be feeling the pressure of having not won in the
last four road races.
Nigel's checkered flag … Mark Martin @ 10/1!
bet365's Dodge/Save Mart 350 prices … Jeff Gordon 7/2, Robby Gordon 5/1,
Tony Stewart 8/1, Mark Martin 10/1, Ryan Newman 11/1, others on bet365
website.
Get in the game and be lucky!
Nigel.
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