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07/21/2010 - Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan manager Rafa Benitez has completed the signing of Genoa defender Andrea Ranocchia on a long-term deal.
The 22-year-old central defender teams up with the San Siro giants after spending the previous two seasons on loan at Bari.
However, the youngster will stay with Genoa for the forthcoming season.
A statement issued by Inter read: "Ranocchia will be under contract at Inter until June 30, 2015. Inter and Genoa have agreed that Andrea will remain at the Liguria club for the 2010-11 season."
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<< Ajax ends talks with Bayern Munich over Van der Wiel
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ajax has put an end to talks with
Bayern Munich about the sale of defender Gregory van der Wiel, according to
the Amsterdam club.
Bayern manager Louis van Gaal was hoping to add the right back
<< Boston's Buchholz returns to rotation
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz returns to
the rotation Wednesday, as he has been activated from the 15-day disabled list
to start against the Oakland Athletics.
Buchholz landed on the disabled list in l
<< Eduardo signs for Shakhtar Donetsk
Kiev, Ukraine (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Croatian striker Eduardo signed a four-year
contract on Wednesday with Shakhtar Donetsk, bringing to an end his time at
Arsenal.
The move is believed to have cost Shakhtar a reported $9 million, and it
<< Cech sidelined for one month with calf injury
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea confirmed on Wednesday that
goalkeeper Petr Cech will miss the next month because of a calf injury that he
sustained in training on Tuesday.
"Scans have shown Petr Cech has torn a calf mu
Marlins designate Robertson, put Hayes on DL >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins designated Nate Robertson for
assignment Wednesday, a day after the starter struggled against the Colorado
Rockies.
He allowed eight runs (seven earned) in five innings and took the los
Champions League to use more officials >>
Cardiff, Wales (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Champions League will follow the Europa
League's lead and have two extra assistant referees for the 2010-11 and
2011-12 campaigns.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has sta
Lukas has Mine That Bird work at Saratoga >>
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Kentucky Derby winner Mine That
Bird put in a one-mile workout Wednesday morning at Saratoga Race Course. The
four-year-old gelding is being readied for a start in the Whitney Handicap
next mo
Timberwolves make Ridnour signing official >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Timberwolves officially
announced the signing of guard Luke Ridnour on Wednesday.
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Ridnour agreed to a four-year deal
worth close to $16 millio
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
World Series odds
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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