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11/20/2007 - Woodbridge, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The final eight races for the 2007 Breeders Crown event at The Meadowlands have been set for Saturday night. The Breeders Crown is harness racing's championship for pacers and trotters.
The eight races will have a total purse of $4.7 million, with divisional titles on the line. There will four races for two-year-old standardbreds and four more for three-year-olds.
The $550,000 three-year-old colt pace will feature Little Brown Jug winner Tell All and Always A Virgin who won the Cane and Messenger Paces. Tell All is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the field of 10 and will start from post two with driver Jody Jamieson.
"He's as sharp as he's ever been, as sound as he's ever been," Jamieson said. "Any trouble we have with him is because he just likes messing around out there. I think it's just all a joke to him. I think if he ever matured and got to race he'd be a killer."
Always A Virgin is the 3-1 second choice for the one-mile pace and will leave from post three with Brian Sears driving. Meadowlands Pace champ Southwind Lynx will be driven by Tim Tetrick from post four and is 8-1 in the program.
"He feels super," Sears said of Always A Virgin. "That horse is sound, straight, relaxed. I'm happy with him. I don't think the front end was a great spot to be (Saturday), but he raced well and had a good horse on his back. You'd love to have him coming off someone's back raging home, but you've got to put him in the spots where you've got to put him."
Leading trotter Donato Hanover is the 7-5 favorite in the $610,000 three-year- old colt trot. Donato Hanover suffered his first loss of the year last week to Arch Madness in an elimination race. The Hambletonian winner will start from the far outside post in the 10 horse field. He will be driven by Ron Pierce.
"He just got beat by a horse who was better that day," said trainer Steve Elliott. "A post position is just a starting point."
Arch Madness is 2-1 in the morning-line with Brian Sears driving from post two.
"I didn't expect that, but this horse has been getting better and better all year," trainer Trond Smedshammer said about Arch Madness' upset of Donato Hanover. "It certainly shows that we have a chance, we did it now so it's possible to do it again. We'll get more respect and we'll have higher hopes, I'm sure."
In the $500,000 three-year-old filly trot, elimination race winner Falls For You is the 5-2 favorite. She will be driven by Brian Sears from post three in the 10 horse field. Pampered Princess, the early season leader, is 3-1 in the morning-line and will start from post six with John Campbell.
Southwind Tempo is the 2-1 choice in the $500,000 three-year-old filly pace. With co-owner Toby Lynch in the sulky, Southwind Tempo will start from the inside post in the 10 horse field.
The Breeders Crown was first conducted in 1984. This year's races for older horses was held at Mohawk Racetrack in Ontario.
<< Dilfer can't spark 49ers' lifeless offense
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterback is a tough position to play in the NFL. Signal-
callers sometimes get the glory when the team does well, but also the brunt of
the backlash when a team does poor.
That can be tough on a young quarterback. So, i
<< Cardinals hoping to Rolle into the playoffs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If the Arizona Cardinals are going to make the playoffs for
the first time since 1998, they made some major strides on Sunday.
The Cardinals got a big effort out of nickel corner Antrel Rolle en route to a
35-27 road win a
<< Seahawks still in the driver's seat
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Seahawks know that the NFC West is there for
their taking.
At 6-4, the Seahawks own a one-game lead over the 5-5 Arizona Cardinals in the
division standings. Both of those clubs are ahead of the distant San Fra
<< Bears now in a must-win situation
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears are in danger of starting a new streak.
That is, a streak of Super Bowl runner-ups that failed to reach the playoffs
the following season.
Starting with the New York Giants and their loss to the Baltimore
Lowell finalizes deal with Red Sox >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox have finalized a contract to
keep third baseman and World Series MVP Mike Lowell.
Sources indicate there should be an announcement later Tuesday. The Boston
Herald reported Tuesday that i
Morelia, Cruz Azul advance to quarterfinals >>
Mexico City, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Morelia dropped the second leg of its
series against America on Sunday, 1-0, but still advanced on aggregate, 3-1,
to join Cruz Azul in the Mexican Apertura quarterfinals.
Morelia hosts Santos on Th
Chiefs' Johnson out for Raiders game >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas City running back Larry Johnson
will not play against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday as he continues to rehab
his injured right foot.
There has been speculation that Johnson's foot is broken. T
White Sox designate Podsednik for assignment >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox designated outfielder
Scott Podsednik for assignment on Tuesday.
Podsednik, 31, struggled through an injury-hampered 2007 campaign. He batted
only .243 with 12 stolen bases in 62
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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