NFL Football Betting Online-Brett Favre Stays Retired

It’s been reported that Brett Favre has let the Minnesota Vikings know that he won’t be playing football this season.

"It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made," Favre told ESPN. "I didn’t feel like physically I could play at a level that was acceptable."

The news came as a blow to the Viking organization and to those sports bettors who had put money on the Minnesota to win their division, the NFC and/or the Super Bowl. The Football Betting Online on the Vikings at most online sportsbooks jumped once news broke that they were chasing Favre. The team opened around +2200 at most online betting outs, but the money started to pour in on Minny, dropping the odds to as low as +1500.

At respected sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com the Vikings were sitting at 16-1 Tuesday evening, hours after the report he was not going to suit up.

This is a team with one of the best defences in the league and on the other side of the ball, they have one of the top running backs in the game, Adrian Peterson. The glaring weakness has been, and apparently will continue to be at the QB spot. If Favre stepped in to this offense, despite being 39 years old and clearly not as effective as he had been several seasons ago, he made this team a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

The Minnesota Vikings had seemed a perfect fit for quarterback Brett Favre, a playoff-caliber team that would give him an opportunity to play in a familiar offense while seeking the vengeance he craved against the Green Bay Packers.

Favre has talked about his retirement for so many years that no one was shocked when it appeared he was about to return to the NFL Football Betting Online again.

Minnesota won the NFC North division last year despite the lack of production at QB and there is every indication they could be better this year, with or without a chance behind center.
Heading into camp the QB battle will now be left to Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels. Look for Rosenfels to win that battle, but he still needs to prove he can be an effective, consistent starter.

The NFC North division is wide open, particularly now that the Chicago Bears have a starting QB who might actually be able to move the offense. The future odds on the Bears to win the Super Bowl is currently 20-1, with odds of 15-8 to win the division.

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This Week in Baseball-Dodgers keep rolling-Baseball Betting

MLB Week Preview

There has been no better team in MLB Baseball betting circles this season than the Los Angeles Dodgers. Winners of six of their last eight games against the moneyline, the Dodgers have been the most profitable club since the first pitch on opening day. Los Angeles didn’t even miss its stride when Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games before the All-Star break.
One team the Dodgers haven’t had much success against over the past number of seasons is the St. Louis Cardinals. L.A. is only 20-41 in its last 61 meetings with St. Louis, and has cashed a mere eight times in its last 24 games at Busch Stadium.

LA Dodgers at St. Louis

Despite having the best right handed hitter in the game in Albert Pujols, the Cardinals (53-48, -1.45 units) have been incredibly anemic against left handed pitching this season. With slugger Matt Holliday on board following a trade over the weekend baseball betting with the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis hosts the league-leading Dodgers (62-36, +19.90 units) in a four-game set beginning on Monday night.

The Cards are banking on Holliday to give the team some protection for Pujols, and to help improve on their .227 batting average against southpaws. St. Louis has been particularly brutal against lefties over the last 10 games, hitting .211 as the team has gone 4-6 against the MLB moneyline.

Barring an immediate reversal, the Redbirds are in tough for at least two of the games in the series. Veteran lefthander Randy Wolf (5-4, 3.45 ERA) takes the ball for Los Angeles in the opener, while southpaw Clayton Kershaw (8-5, 2.96 ERA) toes the rubber on Wednesday night.

Houston at Chicago Cubs

Currently in the mix for top spot in the National League Central, the Cubs (51-45, -3.31 units) head into their four-game series with the surging Astros (50-48, +3.78 units) playing their best baseball of the season for backers.

Chicago had cashed eight of its last 10 games heading into Monday night’s series opener to grab a share of top spot in the division. Not to be outdone, Houston is hot on the Cubbies’ trail with seven moneyline victories over its last 11 outings to sit just one game back.

Both clubs hit the field with key players either banged up or on the disabled list. Lance Berkman (calf) is on the 15-day DL for the Astros, while Derrek Lee (neck) is day-to-day this week for the North Siders. Cubs bettors won’t have the services of All-Star Ted Lilly (shoulder, knee), although Ryan Dempster (toe) is expected to come off the DL to start on Tuesday night. Check out the Baseball Bet Odds at SPORTSBETTING.com.

Colorado at NY Mets

If the Cubs or Astros can’t cash the NL Central, they could get into the postseason by taking the wild card. To do that, they’ll have to keep pace with the Rockies (54-44, +10.12 units), who travel to Citi Field on Monday night for a four-game showdown with the Mets (46-51, -6.31 units).

16-5 over its last 21 games away from home, Colorado is only 5-22 in its last 27 meetings with the Mets in New York. Conditions are ripe for the Rockies to turn the trend around this week, with the Mets dealing with a slew of injuries.

With Carlos Beltran (knee), Jose Reyes (calf), Carlos Delgado (hip), Gary Sheffield (leg), John Maine (shoulder), and J.J. Putz (elbow) all out of the lineup, New York is already looking ahead to next season.


NY Yankees at Tampa Bay

Sharp bettors are eyeing the under for this week’s three-game series between the Yankees (60-38, +0.34 units) and the Rays (54-45, +1.63 units) beginning on Monday night at Tropicana Field.

New York is 2-7-1 O/U in its last 10 games heading into the set, while Tampa Bay has been an even stronger under wager with a 1-8 O/U mark in its last nine contests. The Yanks have foiled oddsmakers’ expectations because of the stellar performance of their pitching staff during the streak: New York’s starters have a 3.10 ERA over their last 10 games (9-1 SU), while the bullpen (2.31 ERA) has been even better.

With the Yankees leading the Rays by 6.5 games in the AL East, this is a prime opportunity for Tampa Bay to make up some ground. The Baseball teams have split the season series at four games apiece, with New York having taken two of three when the teams met at the Trop back in April.

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Philly Eagles’ Top Pick Absent

While everyone was raving when the Philadelphia Eagles selected Mizzou WR Jeremy Maclin in the first-round of this year’s NFL draft, they won’t be doing so if he has a bad rookie campaign.

Maclin wasn’t present on the Eagles’ first day of training camp as he currently unsigned and prolonged absences have been known to hamper rookies.

The Eagles are listed at +240 to win the ultra-competitive NFC East.

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This Week in Golf Betting

Following a dramatic British Open, golf betting Odds is spread out over three notable tournaments this week. Staying with the action across the pond, the European Tour is at the Barsebäck Golf & Country Club for the SAS Masters in Sweden.

Henrik Stenson is the sportsbook favorite at +700 win to outright. The native of Sweden is currently 16th on the European Tour and has made the cut in six of his eight starts this season. Outside of missing the cut at the St. Jude Classic, Stenson has been on fire in recent tournaments. He finished tied for 13th at the British Open, placed ninth at the U.S. Open, and won The PLAYERS Championship back in May.

Soren Kjeldsen and Soren Hansen are both priced at +1100 for the SAS Masters. Hansen was strong in the final round at the British Open. He fired a score of 67 and wound up tied for eighth. Kjeldsen also had a solid showing at the Open Championship. He finished tied for 27th with a 69 on the final day.

Above the border, the RBC Canadian Open welcomes some of the world's top players to Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario. The course has a par score of 71 and stretches 7,320 total yards.

Fan favorite Camilo Villegas is priced at +1400 for this week's event. He's posted three Top 10 finishes this season and is currently 13th in the world golf rankings. Villegas hasn't missed a cut since March and is coming off a 13th-place performance at the British Open. Last year he placed tied for 53rd at Glen Abbey with a score of one-under par.

Also coming in as a +1400 favorite is Retief Goosen. The notable South African had a strong effort at the Open Championship, finishing tied for fifth after firing a final round 72. Goosen has three Top 10 placings this season and is currently 16th on the money earnings list. He shot a five-under par in last year's Canadian Open and finished tied for 30th.

Host Mike Weir is listed at +1600 to win the Canadian Open. The native of Sarnia, Ontario has never won his country's top tournament and finished tied for fifth in 2008. This year, Weir is 27th in the world rankings. He had a disappointing showing at the Open Championship and missed the cut after shooting a second-round 78. Outside of the British, Weir has been steady in recent tournaments and has placed 16th or better in four of his last seven events.

The LPGA European Tour is in Évian-les-Bains, France for the Evian Masters. This tuneup for the Women's British Open draws not only the top talents in Europe but also many North American players.

One of those players crossing the pond is Lorena Ochoa, who is priced as a +500 favorite to win the Evian Masters outright. The Mexican currently sits sixth on the LPGA money list and has made the cut in all 11 events this season. Ochoa has two tournament wins this year and recently finished tied for 26th at the Women's U.S. Open.

Another North American talent heading to France is American Paula Creamer, who is listed at +800. Creamer is one of the most accurate players on the LPGA Tour and is currently sitting eighth on the money list. She was dealing with an injured thumb earlier this summer, which forced her to withdraw from the Wegmans LPGA in late June. However, Creamer did bounce back with a strong showing at the U.S. Open. She shot a final round 69 to tie for sixth for her sixth Top 10 finish of the season.

March Madness Bets - Arena Wars: Freedom Hall vs. Rupp Arena

Welcome to another edition of our summer series Arena Wars, where we've summoned the fans to defend their home court. 

Each week we pit two arenas and fans against each. Could be arenas of rival teams, arenas with similar characteristics or arenas that are simply historically significant. Then it's put up to vote and you decide which arena has the greatest home-court advantage. 

We turn to the bluegrass state for this week's featured matchup and that can only mean one thing -- the University of Kentucky's Rupp Arena vs. the University of Louisville's Freedom Hall. The state loves its basketball and both arenas annually rank top five in attendance and you place March Madness Bets.

Freedom Hall, 20 years the elder of Rupp having opened in 1956, has been a great arena for the Cardinals, who have posted a home record of 669-137 through the years. Alas, its days are numbered. Following the 2009-10 season, the Cardinals will move to a new state-of-the-art arena in downtown Louisville featuring a minimum capacity of 22,000 for men's basketball. 

While Kentucky's Rupp lacks the amenities of most arenas of its size, it hasn't kept fans from turning out in record numbers. In fact, it's the bleacher seating and absence of luxury boxes that allows Rupp to cram 23,000+ into the arena for every home game. Since opening in 1976, the Wildcats have lost just 60 home games while claiming 426 victories. 

If you've visited either of this week's featured arenas, chip in with your experiences in the March Madness Bets.