White Sox hope to pad lead in Seattle

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07/20/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox will be vying to further pad their lead atop the American League's Central Division when the resurgent club resumes a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners this evening at Safeco Field.

Chicago was able to extend its advantage over Detroit and Minnesota in the division race by coming through with a 6-1 victory over the lowly Mariners on Monday. With both the Tigers and Twins losing last night, the White Sox are now 2 1/2 games ahead of both teams for the Central's top spot.

The White Sox also rebounded from three straight road defeats to the Twins over the weekend and received a big effort from rookie pitcher Dan Hudson in the opener. The young right-hander threw 6 1/3 effective innings and limited Seattle to a run on five hits while striking out six batters in earning the second win of his brief major league career.

Alex Rios was the offensive star for Chicago, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and belting a two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning that snapped a 1-1 tie. Andruw Jones added a solo shot in the win, while Omar Vizquel and Gordon Beckham each went 2-for-4 with an RBI to help the Sox prevail.

"We didn't panic and say, 'Oh my gosh, we have to win this game today'," said Chicago catcher A.J. Pierzynski afterward. "We just went out and played and things worked out."

The win was the White Sox' 10th in their past 13 contests, and Beckham has played a big role in that surge. The second-year second baseman is riding an eight-game hitting streak and is batting a scorching .636 (14-for-22) over his last six outings.

Russell Branyan knocked in the lone run for Seattle, which fell to 3-13 in July, with a first-inning double. Starting pitcher David Pauley (0-2) worked the first six innings and surrendered three runs while striking out four.

"I thought Pauley did a nice job," said Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu. "Early he got hurt with some base hits with his fastball, but [he] made some adjustments with his breaking ball."

Chicago has now won all four meetings between these teams in 2010, having swept a three-game set from Seattle in the Windy City from April 23-25. John Danks was responsible for one of those victories and will be taking the mound tonight seeking to keep his own personal unbeaten streak intact.

Danks has won two straight starts and five of his past seven decisions to up his season record to 9-7. The steady left-hander did struggle in Thursday's matchup with Minnesota, permitting six runs and nine hits in a six-inning stint, but received plenty of offensive support in the White Sox' 8-7 triumph over the rival Twins.

The 25-year-old was much better in his previous assignment, firing a two-hit shutout and striking out seven Anaheim hitters in a July 8 win over the Angels.

Danks also pitched well in besting the Mariners on April 25, with the former first-round pick yielding two runs and no walks over eight sharp innings. He's just 2-4 with a 4.50 earned run average in seven lifetime encounters with Seattle, but has posted a 2.93 ERA in four Safeco Field starts.

The Mariners counter with Doug Fister, with the right-hander aiming to put an end to a frustrating seven-start winless streak. The Fresno State product has registered four losses and three no-decisions since a May 14 ousting of Tampa Bay and hasn't pitched well since returning from a month-long stint on the disabled list in late June. In four starts after being activated, Fister is 0-2 with a 7.08 ERA.

The 26-year-old seemed to have turned the corner after holding Kansas City to a run in a six-inning no-decision on July 7, but was hit hard by the Angels in his first start after the All-Star break. Fister allowed five runs and a whopping 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings of Thursday's 8-3 loss to Anaheim.

Fister did give up just two runs over eight innings in a no-decision against the White Sox on April 24 and also performed well in a test with Chicago at Safeco Field last August. In that game, the White Sox managed no runs and just one hit in six innings against the Seattle starter.

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Super Bowl 2009 Betting

Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositions

Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.

Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.

Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.

If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.

Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.

By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.

In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.

So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.

While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.

There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.

In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:

SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.

XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.

XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.

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