07/05/2008 - (Baseball Betting) - Jake Peavy tries for his first win in four starts this evening when the San Diego Padres continue their three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
Peavy was tagged with the loss on Sunday against Seattle, as the Mariners reached him for three runs and 10 hits in six innings, dropping the NL's defending Cy Young Award winner to 5-5 on the year, while raising his earned run average to 2.90.
Over his last three starts Peavy has not given up more than three earned runs, but has no wins to show for it, going 0-2 over that span.
Peavy lost to the D'Backs back on April 27 and is 10-10 in his career against them with a 4.98 ERA in 23 starts.
Arizona will counter with right-hander Doug Davis, who is 3-3 with a 3.79 ERA. Davis picked up his first win in seven starts on Monday against Milwaukee, as he allowed three runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Davis has faced the Padres 11 times (10 starts) and is 6-2 against them with a 3.36 ERA.
In the opener of this set on Friday, Cha Seung Baek allowed just two hits over six shutout innings, as the San Diego rolled to a 5-1 win.
Baek (2-3) carried a no-hitter into the sixth while striking out seven and walking one for the Padres, who won for just the second time in their last 12 games.
Kevin Kouzmanoff went 2-for-5 with a run batted in, while Adrian Gonzalez picked up his 69th RBI of the season.
Chad Tracy drove in the only run for the Diamondbacks, who have lost three of their last four.
Dan Haren (8-5) held the Padres to two runs on seven hits in seven innings -- fanning seven while walking just one -- but took the loss.
Arizona has won four of its seven matchups with the Padres this season.
<< Following wild opener, Rockies shoot for five in a row against Fish
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Tucker and Jorge De La Rosa can only hope for the same
kind of run support their teams provided in the opener of this set on Friday,
as the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies resume their three-game series at
Coors Fie
<< Reyes hopes to get off schneid against Astros
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Southpaw Jo-Jo Reyes tries again to snap a month-long skid
tonight, when the Atlanta Braves host the Houston Astros in the middle test of
a three-game series at Turner Field.
Reyes, a second-round draft pick in 2003, was
<< Lohse takes aim at win No. 11 against Cubs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Lohse takes aim at win No. 11 this afternoon when the
St. Louis Cardinals continue their key three-game series with the Chicago Cubs
at Busch Stadium.
Lohse, signed by the Cardinals right near the end of spring traini
<< Report: Former Charger Kiel dies in car crash
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Chargers safety Terrence Kiel
reportedly died late Friday in a car crash. He was 27 years old.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported the crash on Saturday. According to
police, a witness
Aces Wild: Halladay, Lackey face off in Anaheim >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The American League West-leading Los Angeles Angels of
Anaheim will play the middle contest of a three-game weekend set against the
Toronto Blue Jays this evening at Angel Stadium.
Although John Lackey has only pitched in
Mets, Phillies resume key weekend set >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie Moyer hopes for some run support this evening when
the Philadelphia Phillies continue their four-game series with the New York
Mets at Citizens Bank Park.
Moyer lost his third straight start on Sunday against Texas,
Zito tries to find way against Dodgers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Zito tries to avoid his 13th loss of the season this
evening when the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers resume their
three-game series at AT&T Park.
Zito failed to put back-to-back wins together the l
Nats, Reds continue four-game set in Cincy >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Josh Fogg returns from a month-long stint on
the disabled list to start for the Cincinnati Reds in game three of their
four-game weekend series with the visiting Washington Nationals at Great
American Ball Park.
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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