Roddick sneaks into Queen's Club quarters

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06/14/2007 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three-time champion Andy Roddick needed the help of instant replay in order to win his third-round match Thursday at The Artois Championships, a grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.

The second-seeded Roddick snuck past Britain's Alex Bogdanovic 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 with the help of 22 aces at The Queen's Club.

In the second-set tiebreak, Roddick and Bogdanovic were tied at 5-5 when the American called for a Hawk-Eye challenge. Roddick was the beneficiary of an overturned call, which gave him a set point and took a match point away from his British counterpart.

"I've been a big supporter of Hawk-Eye and today is the reason why," Roddick said. "There's a big difference between being down match point and up set point."

Roddick captured this event back-to-back-to-back from 2003-05.

Top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal was leading Belarusian Max Mirnyi 7-6 (7-3), 5-3 when their match was suspended until Friday because of rain. The 2006 Wimbledon runner-up Nadal is fresh off capturing his third straight French Open championship.

Third-seeded Aussie Open runner-up Fernando Gonzalez of Chile got past 15th- seeded American Robby Ginepri 6-2, 7-5, while 6-foot-10 Croat Ivo Karlovic knocked out eighth-seeded Russian Marat Safin 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4). The former world No. 1 and two-time major titlist Safin was pelted with 22 aces by the massive-serving Karlovic, the 2005 runner-up here to Roddick.

Earlier in the day, Safin completed his second-round match by besting Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Grosjean was the Queen's Club runner-up to Roddick in 2003 and 2004.

Fourth-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic had his match against 14th-seeded Frenchman Arnaud Clement postponed until Friday because of rain, while a bout between fifth-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut was suspended, with the Croat leading 4-3 in the first set.

Seventh-seeded Russian Dmitry Tursunov outlasted 12th-seeded Frenchman Paul- Henri Mathieu 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-3 and Croat Marin Cilic doused Frenchman Jo- Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach Friday's quarterfinals. Cilic is rewarded with a match against the two-time Wimbledon runner-up Roddick, while Tursunov will encounter Gonzalez in the round of eight.

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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com

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.

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NFL Football Betting : Odds on NFL Division to Win the Super Bowl

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The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.

Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.

The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.

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