Belmont Stakes Odds – Some Horses to Consider

The Belmont Stakes odds are just a week away and there are some storylines to consider, including jockey Calvin Borel’s push for the Jockey’s Triple Crown. The field isn’t set in stone yet for the big race, but here are a few names to consider.

MINE THAT BIRD

The Kentucky Derby Winner is obviously another big favorite at the Belmont Stakes odds, though his effectiveness could be determined by his jockey, as Borel rode him for his victory but Mike Smith rode him in the Preakness. Some horse race betting fans feel it’s a trap to bet on Mine That Bird because Rachel Alexandra may still run the race; Alexandra held off Mine that Bird to win the Preakness. However, the Preakness was a shorter distance, Mine that Bird was closing at the end, and the Belmont Stakes odds are longer than both of those races, so Mine That Bird should be the fave.

RACHEL ALEXANDRA

If the little filly-that-could runs in the Belmont Stakes odds, Borel will likely be the rider as he goes for a personal Triple Crown. While she makes for one of the better online betting picks, Belmont Stakes betting fans have to be careful, as her Preakness triumph came on a 13/16 track.

CHARITABLE MAN

Not a household name, Charitable Man could sneak up on the field next week. He dominated the Peter Pan at Belmont Park with a 3 3/4 –length score and could sneak up to steal the race the same way Rachel Alexandra did the Preakness.

MINER’S ESCAPE

Could he surprise? He has the upbringing to do it. His Hall-of-fame trainer and owner tandem of Nick Zito and Robert V. LaPenta won the Belmont Stakes odds last year with Da’Tara, so they obviously know what it takes to win. Miner’s Escape won his last start, the Frederico Tesio Stakes, so he has momentum heading into next week. Don’t forget about his Belmont Stakes betting prospects, as he’ll offer better racebook value than the big favorites.

Atletico Madrid Takes the Last Ticket for the 'Champions'

Atletico Madrid won the last ticket was at stake for the next 'Champions' to defeat this Saturday to Almeria 3-0 in the 38th day, which closes the Spanish football league, which helped him secure the fourth because of the championship.

In this way, all rojiblanco, who won with goals from Argentine Sergio 'Kun' Agüero, Raúl García, the Uruguayan Diego Forlan, finished with 67 points behind champions Barcelona (87), who tied this Saturday at the Sports ground La Coruña (1-1), Real Madrid and Sevilla, who play on Sunday.

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Seville were classified directly to the group stage of the Champions League, while Atletico Madrid will have to contest a tie after the European competition.

Villarreal, which finished fifth (65) this Saturday after winning in Mallorca (3-2), and Valencia, sixth (62), which won 2-0 at Athletic Bilbao, Europe vie for the League, the new name will to the UEFA Cup from next season.

Third place for the League is to Europe itself Athletic, despite finishing at the bottom of the table has won the ticket as a finalist in the Copa del Rey, which lost 4-1 to Barcelona, because Catalans played the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid confirmed its fourth place thanks to Agüero, Forlan and Raul Garcia. The Argentine opened the account with a golazo in the 19th minute, which made two cuts to his compatriot Hernan Pellerano and beat up by the Brazilian Diego Alves to the left-handed.

The second is whether Raul Garcia scored in the 27 to a heading from the left by Argentine Maxi Rodriguez.

Forlán has increased at 49 making his 32nd goal this season, which secured the trophy for leading scorer of the Spanish league, ahead of Cameroon Samuel Eto'o (30), scored both of the tie against Deportivo in the 89, and David Villa (28), who scored a double in Saturday's victory against Athletic.

Barcelona, after the celebrations on Wednesday after winning the Champions League in a year that has won a historic triple, tied with a team full of substitutes to the Deportivo La Coruña (1-1), thanks to both Eto'o in the last breath.

With this tie, the whole Galician consolidated seventh place, four points of Valencia.

The Club was scored both by the Equatorial Guinean Rodolfo Bodipo, heading to a center of Mexican Jose Andres Guardado in 31 minutes.

Villarreal, which was probably the last match of their Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini, who is placed at Real Madrid, dismissed the season with a 3-2 victory in Majorca, thanks to goals from Ruben Garcia 'Cani' (28) and a doublet Joseba Llorente (40 and 52).

Osasuna (18th) will seek to remain the elite of Spanish football, who have already left and mathematically Numancia Recreativo Huelva. If her party wins at home to Real Madrid, Navarre will in the first category.

The other teams threatened by the 2nd division are Sporting Gijón (17th, 40 points), Getafe (16th, 41), Betis (15th, 41) and Valladolid (14th, 40).

Chelsea Won the FA Cup Final

Chelsea recovered after allowing fastest goal in the history of the FA Cup on Saturday and won 2-1 at Everton in the final to win the trophy for the fifth time.

Louis Saha gave Everton advantage after just 25 seconds into the Wembley stadium, but Didier Drogba tied to 21 minutes and Frank Lampard scored the goal of victory in the final 18 minutes.

The comeback gave Chelsea their first trophy in two years and its technical Guus Hiddink perfect farewell before he left office.

We were very hard and the team has always shown that it can react after a setback, which I like, Hiddink said. It was a great success, winning at the Mecca of football.

The FA Cup is something I can not believe.

The referee awarded a goal not to Florent Malouda for 78 minutes, when the French far from finished and the ball hit the crossbar, bounced on the floor and left the bow. Repetition television showed the ball had crossed the goal line.

Chelsea had other opportunities to shake the networks, the most important of Nicolas Anelka and Malouda.

I thought we were going through our best moment when Frank Lampard scored his goal, said the technician Everton, David Moyes. It is a great player and scores goals, and that's what I did.

Saha's goal was the fastest in a Wembley final for 18 seconds.

Drogba scored for the second time in an FA Cup final as the Ivory Coast was the author of the target in extra time with which Chelsea won the title in 2007 on Manchester United.

It was a great season, finished fifth in the Premier League and reach the final, but leaves a bitter taste, said the steering wheel of Everton, Tim Cahill. But it is an experience that can help me in the coming years.

Cavaliers vs. Magic - NBA Conference Finals Odds & Stats

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Amway Arena in the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Oddsmakers currently have the Magic listed as 2-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total is sitting at 192½.

LeBron James poured in a game-high 37 points in a triple-double performance to propel the Cavaliers to a 112-102 victory over the Magic on Thursday and cut the series deficit to 3-2.

The Cavaliers covered the 7.5-point spread, while the 214 points sailed OVER the posted total of 197.

James finshed with 14 rebounds and 12 assists in that win. Mo Williams chipped in with 24 points.

Hedo Turkoglu led the Magic with 29 points, and Dwight Howard had a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Orlando

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games

Cleveland is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games

Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Orlando is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland

Orlando is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Chelsea Offers 50 Million Euros for Ribery

Chelsea offered 50 million euros to Bayern Munich for the Bavarian team's French midfielder Franck Ribéry, as published by the British press on Thursday, while the German club denies the information.

Since the Munich institution, the team's spokesman, Markus Hörwick said that the news about Chelsea's offer is "one more big lie" of linking the player with Gallic eventual signing of a 'big' clubs in Europe.

"Again, we want to renew and Ribéry not sell," he Hörwick.

For its part, the English newspaper The Independent argues that the executive director of Chelsea, it was prepared to finance the signing of star NAFEC, and with 26 years of contract with Bayern until 2011.

The question of the salary of the player is yet to be resolved, says the rotary because Ribéry claimed 144,000 euros per week while Chelsea offers 103,000.

If the signing takes place, Chelsea completed one of the most expensive in the recruitment of world football, although it would be lower than in 2001 by Real Madrid when he signed the French midfielder Zinedine Zidane, worth 52.7 million euros.

Bayern Munich has not ceased to repeat in recent weeks that its star player is unmarketable despite Real Madrid, Milan, Manchester United or the new champion of Europe, Barcelona, aim chips.

Ribéry, who came in summer 2007 at Bayern, where he has become one of the most attractive players in the Bundesliga, recently declared that the AFP has not taken any Decision on its future.

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Latest NHL Final Odds

Series Price:

• Pittsburgh Penguins 6/5


• Detroit Red Wings 2/3

Trophies and Presentation

Odds to Win the Conn Smythe:

• Sidney Crosby 5/1


• Evgeni Malkin 11/2


• Nik Lidstrom 6/1


• Johan Franzen 9/1


• Henrik Zetterberg 8/1


• Marc-Andre Fleury 8/1


• Chris Osgood 13/2


• Bill Guerin 12/1


• Valtteri Filppula 15/1


• Daniel Cleary 12/1


• Chris Kunitz 13/1


• Sergei Gonchar 15/1


• Marion Hossa 12/1


• Pavel Datsyuk 10/1


• Field 9/1

Who will the MVP thank first?

• Teammates 1/1


• Owner 9/4


• Family 10/1


• Gary Bettman 14/1


• Sponsor 20/1


• God 17/1


• Does not thank anyone 25/1

Historical Props

Reference:

• Gretzky (7p - 4g-3a) 1984


• Messier (4p - 3g-1a) 1984


• Gretzky (11p - 7g4a) 1985


• Messier (6p - 2g4a) 1985


• Lemieux (12p - 5g7a) 1991


• Jagr (5p - 0g5a) 1991
  

Game 1 Odds:

Team	Puckline	Moneyline	Total
Pittsburgh	+1.5 (6/13)	7/5	O 5.5 (4/5)
Detroit	-1.5 (7/4)	5/8	U 5.5 (21/20)

Who will finish with more points in the series?

• Sidney Crosby 5/6


• Evgeni Malkin 5/6

Which Stanley Cup finals points total will be higher?

• Sidney Crosby(2009) 7/5


• Mario Lemieux (1991) 5/9

Which combined Stanley Cup finals points total will be higher?

• Crosby/Malkin (2009) 10/11


• Jagr/Lemieux (1991) 10/13

Which Stanley Cup points total will be higher?

• Wayne Gretzky (1984) 10/11


• Sidney Crosby (2009) 10/13

Which combined Stanley Cup points total will be higher?

• Gretzky/Messier (1985) 5/6


• Crosby/Malkin (2009) 5/6

TV Ratings

Which Country will average a higher number of viewers?

• Canada 10/11


• USA 10/13

Which City will have the highest single game TV rating?

• Pittsburgh 10/13


• Detroit 10/11

Which Stanley Cup Ratings will be higher? (per game average)

• 2008 10/11


• 2009 10/13

On the Ice

Who will be the finals leading goal scorer?

• Sidney Crosby 3/1


• Evgeni Malkin 3/1


• Johan Franzen 9/2


• Henrik Zetterberg 5/1


• Daniel Cleary 8/1


• Ruslan Fedotenko 10/1


• Bill Guerin 12/1


• Marion Hossa 12/1


• Mikael Samuelsson 15/1


• Nicklas Lidstrom 12/1


• Field 8/1

Who will be the finals leading point getter?

• Evgeni Malkin 7/2


• Sidney Crosby 7/2


• Johan Franzen 11/2


• Henrik Zetterberg 11/2


• Valtteri Filppula 8/1


• Nicklas Lidstrom 9/1


• Sergei Gonchar 10/1


• Daniel Cleary 12/1


• Bill Guerin 12/1


• Chris Kunitz 12/1


• Ruslan Fedotenko 15/1


• Marion Hossa 15/1


• Field 8/1

Who will be the first Penguin to drop gloves?

• Kris Letang 4/1


• Matt Cooke 4/1


• Bill Guerin 7/1


• Max Talbot 7/1


• Jordan Staal 8/1


• Hal Gill 8/1


• Sidney Crosby 10/1


• Evgeni Malkin 13/1


• Field 2/1

Will will be the first Red Wing to drop the gloves?

• Niklas Kronwall 3/1


• Jonathan Ericsson 6/1


• Tomas Holmstrom 10/1


• Brian Rafalski 4/1


• Brad Stuart 5/1


• Kirk Maltby 9/1


• Chris Chelios 13/1


• Field 2/1

Will there be a fight in the Stanley Cup Finals?

• Yes 5/9


• No 7/5

Will a goalie get a point in the Finals?

• Yes 10/1


• No 1/20

Team with most penalties in the series:

• Detroit Red Wings 10/13


• Pittsburgh Penguins 10/11

First goalie to get a penalty:

• Marc-Andre Fleury 1/2


• Chris Osgood 3/2

Which team will have the best Penalty Kill?

• Detroit Red Wings 11/10


• Pittsburgh Penguins 2/3

Which team will have the best Power Play?

• Detroit Red Wings 5/9


• Pittsburgh Penguins 7/5

First team to score a Power Play goal:

• Detroit Red Wings 2/3


• Pittsburgh Penguins 11/10

Will there be a Shorthanded Goal scored in the series?

• Yes 10/1

Will a backup goalie win a game in the series??

• Yes 7/1

How many games will go to overtime?

• Over 1.5 1/1


• Under 1.5 5/7

What will be the longest OT game?

• 1 Period 5/6


• 2 Periods 10/11


• 3 Periods 3/1

Will there be a hat trick scored in the series?

• Yes 3/1


• No 1/5

Odds and Ends

Will the Stanley Cup be dropped during the skate around?

• Yes 20/1

Will the winner of the 2009 cup win in 2010?

• Yes 4/1

Will the anthem singer in any game forget the words?

• Yes 5/1

Will the anthem singer slip and fall?

• Yes 4/1

Will an Octopus be thrown on the ice in Pittsburgh?

• Yes 3/1

Will an Octopus be thrown on the ice in Detroit?

• Yes 1/8


• No 16/1

Will Joe Biden attend a finals game?

• Yes 5/2


• No 1/4

Will Bill Cowher attend a game in a Red Wings jersey?

• Yes 8/1

Odds on number of panes of glass that get broken by a shot:

• Over 1.5 10/11


• Under 1.5 10/13

Sports and Newsworthy odds can be found at: Sports Betting blog

Delaware Supreme Court gives OK to Sports Betting

Sports Betting blog reports: The state Supreme Court says a proposed sports betting lottery in Delaware does not conflict with the state constitution.

In a 22-page ruling dated Wednesday, the court said the state constitution permits lotteries that have an element of skill, as long as chance is the predominant factor in winning or losing.

The justices also said that the proposed sports lottery satisfies the constitutional requirement that lotteries be under state control, and that it does not improperly delegate lawmaking authority to the state lottery director.

The court's opinion comes in response to a request from Gov. Jack Markell for its thoughts on the sports lottery, under which Delaware would become the only state east of the Rocky Mountains offering sports wagering.

Boxing Betting Odds – Valuev-Chagaev, Berto-Urango Highlight Saturday’s Card

Nikolay Valuev vs Ruslan Chagaev

Helsinki, FI

Boxing odds: -115 both ways

Ruslan Chagaev and Nikolay Valuev will finally get a chance to settle their score this Saturday in Helsinki, Finland. Valuev will be looking for revenge after a disheartening loss to Chagaev in the first meeting but the second meeting may not be much different.

Valuev is a big, powerful giant that can take almost anyone down with one punch but the smaller, quicker Chagaev dodged him for 12 rounds in the first meeting.

Chagaev’s speed proved to be a real challenge for Valuev, who not only failed to find the range but failed to find Chagaev with many power shots.

One key factor could be Chagaev’s recovery from a torn Achilles, which could obviously slow him down. He has to be a moving target – just like he was the first time – if he wants to earn back his title.

Considering Chagaev is expected to be 100% for this fight, expect the result to be very similar to their first bout. Valuev has an extra foot of height and more power, but Chagaev’s skill and speed will be king.

Boxing betting pick: Chagaev -115

Andre Berto vs Juan Urango

Hollywood, FL

Boxing odds: Berto -350

Andre Berto will square off with Juan Urango this Saturday as South Florida gets to host a meaningful fight for the first time in a while.

While both of these fighters are trying to climb the ranks in a competitive division, they are both at the opposite ends of the spectrum.

Berto is a very skilled, disciplined boxer who is technically sound. On the other hand, Urango is a street fighter, who will look to make this boxing match into a straight brawl.

The good news is that with Urango’s punch first, think second mantra, the fight should be very entertaining. Urango doesn’t dance around much and he’ll me marching straight ahead looking for home run hits the entire way.

The real test for Berto will be to face a guy that is so aggressive. Berto clearly has the skills to outbox Urango, but can he handle the pressure?

The likely answer to that question is yes. Berto will stay disciplined and if Urango gets a little off his game, Berto will take advantage.

Boxing betting pick: Berto -350

Barcelona Reached his Third Title of the Champions League

Barcelona on Wednesday completed an historic Treble of titles by winning the final of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United.

Lionel Messi, with a rare headed goal, and Samuel Etoo signed targets Catalan team, which also topped the Spanish league and Copa del Rey.

In the Olympic Stadium in Rome, won his third Barsa scepter Europe (1992, 2006, 2009) in the first season of the brilliant technical Pep Guardiola, who remained true to its style and attacked with everything at United.

When I came out as a champion player, was just very young and it was ecstasy, Guardiola said when recalling the 1992 consecration in Wembley Stadium before the Sampdoria of Italy. The triplet at the first attempt is a marvel.

The British left to the chance to be the first team to repeat the title of Europe since the tournament adopted the format of the Champions League.

Etoo's goal came after 10 minutes in United's best moment. The Cameroonian striker by picking the right banda, received a pass from Andres Iniesta, cut and hooked with Nemanja Vidic and then finish off the first pole tip.

Until that time, Alex Ferguson had the best opportunities, pushing the ball out from the front line.

Messi, the top scorer in the Champions League with nine entries, sealed the outcome at 70 to the second with a header after a perfect center pole from Xavi Hernandez.

Has long been waiting for this title, said the French striker Thierry Henry, who played with the Arsenal team that lost the 2006 final against Barsa. The last five minutes were the longest of my life.

Won the best team, Ferguson said. We expected something better, but we must give credit to Barcelona. If you hold, then you are much more complicated it.

The duel began with the United generating clear scoring opportunities.

Within two minutes, the Catalan goalkeeper Victor Valdes made a strong rebound in the free-kick by Cristiano Ronaldo and Ji-Sung Park was almost embocadas ball.

The Portuguese star far from finished five minutes later and the ball went near the arch, and just before the goal of Barsa, Cristiano chest down a ball on the edge of the area and cross-kicked to the second left-handed stick.

The target of the actions reassured Etoo Barcelona and took full possession of the ball, reaching tens of hilar consecutive passes in some stretches of the match.

We started the match brilliantly. We had confidence and could be at the forefront, said Ferguson. Do not play to our best level, but they are a good team ... Xavi and Iniesta can keep the ball all the time. We did (the game) very difficult.

Messi is not strongly influenced by the attack of Barcelona in the first half, but his mere presence behind the lack of English. The Argentine and Henry exchanged their positions by now common in the stadium, with Messi pulled the French left and the banda on the far right.

John OSHE a free kick that went high and deflected a shot by Cristiano were the only opportunities that the rest of the United created the first time while a shot from Messi to 19 minutes caressed the crossbar.

Xavi started to tremble with United a free kick that grazed the 27 angle.

Iniesta and Xavi, the brains of Bluered midfield, controlled the game at will and at times despaired to United that he could not grab the ball.

Argentine Carlos Tevez, possibly contested his last game with the jersey of the Red Devils entered the second half by Brazilian Anderson, but his presence was not affected.

Henry waste a golden chance at 48 when he ran for the left wing with a pass filtering Xavi, left spread to Rio Ferdinand and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will tackle the ball when he tried to stick it down softly to second.

The attacking continued Barsa on the plug, with a poisoned serving balls Xavi Messi and Etoo.

A free kick from a Xavi burst stick to 53, while the United barely enough to contain the attacks of his opponent.

Valdés tackled him a shot to the foot of the 72 Christian, and from that time the Portuguese were far removed from the stadium.