Friday, June 08, 2007

This week in betting

FRIDAY
CHICAGO CUBS @ ATLANTA
7:35 PM, TBS

The Chicago Cubs will be in Atlanta to take on the Braves Friday at Turner Field.

The Cubs will have LHP Sean Marshall (ERA: 2.25 W/L: 1-2) on the mound. The Braves will start RHP Lance Cormier (ERA: 18.00 W/L: 0-1). The total has gone OVER in 5 of the Cubs' last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta. Atlanta is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against the Cubs.

betED Line: Braves +1.5(-160) Total: 9.5


FRIDAY
NY METS @ DETROIT
7:05 PM, XM 182

The New York Mets are in Detroit to take on the Tigers Friday night.

The Mets are 35-22 SU and 20-34-3 OU. New York will have RHP Jorge Sosa (ERA: 3.22 W/L: 5-1) on the mound. The Tigers are 33-25 SU and 31-21-6 OU. Detroit will start RHP Chad Durbin (ERA: 4.75 W/L: 5-1).

betED Line: Tigers -1.5(+160) Total: 10


FRENCH OPEN:
At the French Open, the women’s final takes place on Saturday and the men’s final is on Sunday.

Justine Henin plays Ana Ivanovic in the women’s final, after they won their respective semifinal matches on Thursday. Ivanovic beat Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1 to reach her first Grand Slam final. Henin beat Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-2 in the other semifinal.

In men’s final action Sunday, world No. 1 Roger Federer plays No. 2Rafael Nadal as he tires to complete the Grand Slam

Check out betED.com for all the French Open odds



NBA:
SUNDAY
CLEVELAND @ SAN ANTONIO
9:00 PM, ABC

The Cleveland Cavaliers battle the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the 2007 NBA Finals on Sunday at the AT&T Center.

Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road, and is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road. San Antonio is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Cleveland. San Antonio is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.

betED Line: Cavaliers +7.5(-110)Total: 177



Hot Props:
HOT PROPS

betED Props is offering odds on who will win Hell’s Kitchen, a popular cooking-based reality show, which kicked off its third season Monday on Fox.

The top 5 favorites to win Hell’s Kitchen at BetEd are:

A. Rock (+150)
B. Melissa (+450)
C. Josh (+500)
D. Bonnie (+675)
E. Jen (+675).