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09/15/2011 - Joliet, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, September 18. Race: GEICO 400. Site: Chicagoland Speedway. Track: 1.5-mile oval. Start time: 2:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 267. Miles: 400.5. 2010 Winner: David Reutimann. Television: ESPN. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Satellite.
For the first time, Chicagoland Speedway will host the opening round in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. New Hampshire began the Chase each year since NASCAR began its playoff format in 2004. Chicagoland had been scheduled in July each season from 2001-10.
Just 12 points separate first-seed Kyle Busch from 12th-place Denny Hamlin, who is Busch's teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing.
Busch earned the top seed based on his four wins for the year so far. He also concluded the regular season as the points leader.
"Right now, we just want to keep going with how we've been doing all year, keep the consistency going, hopefully run strong at these first few Chase races to get a good foundation built up and see who the players are going to be, then race a little harder when we get down to the final four or five," he said.
Busch won at Chicagoland in 2008 but has finished 17th and 33rd in the last two races here.
Kevin Harvick's win in the regular-season-finale last Saturday at Richmond gave him a boost heading into the Chase. Harvick's fourth win of the season earned him the second seed.
"It definitely helps," he said. "We had a little bit of a rough summer, and we got a little bit off of our game. I think a lot of that came from winning so many races early. We were able to try so many things and a lot of them, well most all of them, didn't work. We went back to what we know over the last couple of weeks, and we've had top-five cars and to get the win at Richmond gives us a lot of momentum going into the next 10 weeks."
Harvick and Tony Stewart, who's also in the Chase, are the only drivers with multiple Sprint Cup wins at Chicagoland. Harvick won the first two races here from 2001-02. Stewart's victories at this track came in '04 and '07. He starts the Chase in the ninth spot.
Sixth-seed Jimmie Johnson begins his quest for a record-extending sixth straight series championship. Chicagoland is one of five tracks on the current Cup schedule where Johnson has yet to win. Homestead, Kentucky, Michigan and Watkins Glen are the others.
Johnson has won at his home track in California a record five times, but he would love nothing more than to give his crew chief, Chad Knaus, a win in his home state. Knaus is a Rockford, IL native.
"I think the Chicago area and the racetrack are going to be a great host for the start of the Chase," Johnson said. "I've been close to victory there a few times. We've always run well and led laps there. I really want to win there for the fact that it is in the Chase and also for Chad. We've been able to win a lot at my home track. I owe him a couple there [Chicagoland], and I need to get him one before long."
Johnson has scored seven top-10 finishes in nine starts at Chicagoland. He finished 25th here last season. Johnson's first and only Nationwide Series win so far came in the inaugural race at Chicagoland a decade ago. He drove for Herzog Motorsports at the time.
His Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., is in the Chase for the first time in three years, starting from the tenth spot. Earnhardt Jr. had a strong start to the season but has faltered somewhat in the past few months, as he barely made the playoffs.
"We had a pretty good run at it for the first 15 races, and for whatever reason, we sort of fell off and forgot some things or over-engineered something," Earnhardt Jr. said. "But we need to look hard at what we're doing, what we've been doing, sort of a pattern, find something within what we're trying to maybe harness or hampering our ability to drive the cars as well as I want to drive them."
Earnhardt Jr.'s winless streak in the series now stands at 119 races. He won at Chicagoland in 2005.
Other Chase drivers who have won at this track include: Ryan Newman (2003) and Jeff Gordon (2006).
David Reutimann, a non-Chase driver, won this race last year. Reutimann grabbed the lead for good following a late-race round of green-flag pit stops. He then held off Carl Edwards during the final laps for his second career win in the series. His first victory came in May 2009 at Charlotte, a race cut short due to rain.
Forty-eight teams are on the preliminary entry list for the GEICO 400.
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Super Bowl XLIII isn't even a week old yet and oddsmakers have already released Super Bowl XLIV odds.
Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl 43, the New England Patriots are 8/1 favorites to win Super Bowl 44.
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With their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, the Steelers became the latest NFL champion. But believe it or not, oddsmakers from online sports book MySportsbook.com don't have the Steelers the favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV next season.
That honor belongs to the New England Patriots, who are 8/1 favorites to win despite not even qualify for the postseason in 2008. The Pats also have a major decision to make regarding what to do with Matt Cassel, who played well in Tom Brady's (knee surgery) absence last year but is also a free agent this offseason.
Ironically, the Steelers aren't even oddsmakers second choice to win Super Bowl 44, as the Dallas Cowboys are listed right behind the Patriots at 9/1 despite not making the playoffs themselves. Clearly oddsmakers think the public will hop back on the Cowboys' bandwagon considering the immense talent they have and the opening of a brand new stadium.
After Dallas, then comes Pittsburgh at 10/1, but they share those odds with the New York Giants, who won Super Bowl XLII. The Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers round out the top six teams at 12/1, while the Baltimore Ravens (14/1), Tennessee Titans (16/1), Carolina Panthers (18/1) and Philadelphia Eagles (18/1) complete the top 10.
The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals got no love from oddsmakers as they were established as a 30/1 long shot to win next year's Super Bowl. They share those same odds with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – two teams that didn't even qualify for the postseason. Other long shots are the Kansas City Chiefs (100/1), Detroit Lions (100/1), St. Louis Rams (75/1) and Oakland Raiders (75/1).
To see a complete list of all the team's odds to win Super Bowl XLIV, check below.
NFL TEAM FUTURE ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL XLIV
New England Patriots 8/1
Dallas Cowboys 9/1
New York Giants 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1
Indianapolis Colts 12/1
San Diego Chargers 12/1
Baltimore Ravens 14/1
Tennessee Titans 16/1
Carolina Panthers 18/1
Philadelphia Eagles 18/1
New Orleans Saints 20/1
Atlanta Falcons 25/1
Denver Broncos 25/1
Green Bay Packers 25/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1
Minnesota Vikings 25/1
New York Jets 25/1
Arizona Cardinals 30/1
Chicago BearS 30/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1
Buffalo Bills 35/1
Houston TexaNS 35/1
Miami Dolphins 35/1
Washington Redskins 35/1
Seattle SeahawkS 50/1
Cleveland Browns 55/1
Cincinnati Bengals 60/1
San Francisco 49ers 60/1
Oakland Raiders 75/1
St. Louis Rams 75/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Odds as of: 2/2/09
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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
With Friday -105 juice on Basketball betting, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on all of the “March Madness” action. Don’t forget to monitor who the public is backing at MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By doing so, you have the best chance of predicting a possible line change, thus getting the best value for your wager.
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