Gonzalez, Montanes roll in Vina del Mar openers
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01/31/2012 - Vina del Mar, Chile (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Four-time tournament champion Fernando Gonzalez and fifth-seeded Albert Montanes each posted opening-round victories Tuesday at the $398,250 VTR Open tennis event.
Gonzalez handled Pere Riba of Spain 6-4, 6-4 in his 2012 season debut at Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas. The former top-five star and former Australian Open runner-up missed most of the 2011 season with a knee injury.
The Chilean last won this event in 2009 and was a runner-up here in 2005.
The two-time VTR Open semifinalist Montanes handled qualifier and fellow Spaniard Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-2, 6-4.
Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Argentine Carlos Berlocq moved on with a 7-5, 6-0 decision against Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
Federico Del Bonis of Argentina took down two-time Vina del Mar finalist Nicolas Massu 6-0, 6-3.
Other first-round winners were Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, Portuguese Frederico Gil, Argentines Horacio Zeballos and Diego Junqueira and Brazilian qualifier Rogerio Dutra Da Silva.
The 2012 Vina del Mar champion will collect $71,900.
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evidence of a past or present neck fracture, the team said Tuesday.
The news came
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No. 1 Kentucky routs Tennessee >>
Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Davis filled the stat sheet with 18
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Champaign, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It wasn't pretty, but Brandon Paul scored a
game-high 18 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 45.5 seconds left
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Piscataway, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Skylar Diggins lead all scorers with 18
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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