08/25/2008 - Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lou Montanez's RBI single in the 14th inning gave the Baltimore Orioles a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox to complete a rain-suspended game that had originally started on April 28.
The game was originally played at U.S. Cellular Field, but since the teams would not meet in Chicago for the rest of the season, it was completed at Camden Yards with Chicago as the home team before the opener of a three-game set.
In the 14th inning, Nick Markakis singled to start the frame and Kevin Millar followed with a single. Alex Cintron moved the batters up a base with a sacrifice bunt and, after Luke Scott was intentionally walked, D.J. Carrasco took the mound. Montanez punched a bloop single to center that brought home Markakis for a 4-3 lead. Juan Castro then grounded into an inning-ending double play.
Rocky Cherry came on in the 14th to close the game and got in trouble as he loaded the bases, but it was with two outs and he got Dye to pop out to pick up his first save of the season.
Aubrey Huff and Ramon Hernandez homered for the Orioles. Starter Daniel Cabrera allowed two runs on four hits with two strikeouts and seven walks over 6 1/3 innings for Baltimore. Alberto Castillo (1-0) got the win for getting the final out of the 13th inning.
Carlos Quentin and Juan Uribe went deep for the White Sox. Javier Vazquez was solid in the start for Chicago, scattering four hits and allowing one run while fanning seven over eight full frames. Horacio Ramirez (1-3) was saddled with the loss.
Hernandez led off the 11th with a home run to left-center off Scott Linebrink to give the Orioles a 3-2 edge, but Uribe countered with a leadoff homer in the home half against Baltimore closer George Sherrill.
Sherrill worked out of a first-and-second, two-out situation by inducing a fly out by A.J. Pierzynski to end the frame.
The rains, which had been steadily increasing since the start of extra innings, came down hard enough to halt play prior to the top of the 12th. After several minutes the game was officially halted.
Huff's one-out homer to right put the O's up by one in the second inning.
Quentin led off the sixth with a homer to left which tied the game, then the Sox forged ahead in the seventh to take a 2-1 lead on Paul Konerko's RBI single off Chad Bradford.
The O's knotted the game in the ninth against Sox closer Bobby Jenks, as Brian Roberts led off with a slicing double to left, stole third and scored on a Melvin Mora single.
Chicago had a runner on third with two down in the 10th, but Brian Anderson missed on a squeeze bunt and Quentin was caught in a rundown.
Game Notes
Huff was ejected in the 10th by first-base umpire Mark Wegner after vehemently arguing a call...Chicago third baseman Joe Crede was activated off the 15-day disabled list before the conclusion of the game. He had been sidelined since July 22 with back lumbar inflammation. The White Sox opened a roster spot by placing outfielder DeWayne Wise on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left adductor muscle.
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While the NFL is the sport wagered on the heaviest, college football betting lines has become more and more popular as people realize it’s a game that can be beat. The NCAA football season gets longer each year with the addition of numerous bowl games and with that comes more opportunities for more money in your pocket, if handled correctly.
Betting on college football is not the same as with the NFL, so make sure you separate the two. Because of the vast number of teams, the parity between college football programs is slight and thus, you are going to see some high numbers in the NCAA. Teams favored by more than 40 points are not uncommon especially early in the season when teams playing their non-conference schedules.
The best advice when trying to tackle these enormous spreads and is to just stay away. A team that is favored by 40 points is favored by that many for a reason while teams getting 40 points are bad enough that they shouldn’t be touched. Set yourself a spread limit. Getting rid of these games will cut down on the number of contests that you need to handicap while staying away from backdoor or front-door covers.
What is a backdoor and front-door cover you ask? A backdoor cover is a team that is getting beat by more than the spread, but scores late to get within that number thus covering the spread. A front-door cover is just the opposite where the favorite scores late and covers the number they are favored by.
These front-door and backdoor covers are common when second and third string players enter games in college football and it can be the worst nightmare for some bettors. These players can also be your best friend, but ask any bettor and he will give you more instances on losing in this situation than winning. It just seems to work out that way even though everything evens out in the end.
College football betting has some of the softest lines of any sport and it’s being able to find these lines that will make you a successful college football handicapper. The NFL and NBA have the tightest lines around and while those sports can be beat by looking at situations and systems, college football doesn’t quite work that way. It’s much more manual, but when done correctly, it’s much more gratifying as well.
Getting into the nuts and bolts of college football means looking at the many stats in order to beat the number. As opposed to pro football, college football is less dependent on situations and angles and more on certain statistics. Rushing offense and defense, pass efficiency offense and defense and turnover margins are huge. These are vital in the NFL, but even more so when it comes to college football.
Being able to run the ball in college football has always been a key factor in the overall success of a team. The same adage also goes for teams who have the ability to stop the run. Putting these two factors together can produce some positive results in a team’s record both straight up and against the spread. These numbers show huge differences in teams and the spread may not take those into effect, which is where the value comes into play.
Passing yardage numbers both for and against can be a misinterpreted statistic. However, pass efficiency has always been one of the best ways to look at a teams’ passing game ability both offensively and defensively. But is it really a true indication of how they perform? I wouldn’t say so since they are raw passing numbers with nothing else taken into consideration.
I use pass efficiency ratings when doing my handicapping but I adjust my numbers based on a number of factors including power ratings, strength of schedules, personnel and injuries. This gives a much better picture of a team’s ability to pass effectively and also being able to defend the pass. Tweaking pass efficiency stats instead of raw passing yards is the key.
Turnovers are the single most frustrating, and at times the most gratifying, aspect of a college football lines, mostly because they are so unpredictable. They are part of the game and most of the time nothing can be done to control them. However, turnovers are contagious and they can carry over from game to game and season to season.
It’s important to know how to forecast these unforeseen events and how to use them to your advantage. You can find ways to give yourself an edge by looking at past histories of teams and coaches and how they have fared in turnover wars in the past. Instead of turnovers hurting you at the wrong times, find ways to use them to your advantage.
As you can see, college football handicapping is very labor intensive and isn’t just based on where teams are ranked in the AP and coaches polls. Experience, coaching and match-ups are all important since unlike the NFL, college teams turn over much more often with new personnel at most positions every single year. Keeping current on this information is vital.
Betting NCAA football can be lucrative if done correctly, but more importantly, it’s just plain enjoyable because it can be beat. College football is one of the best sports to watch with some of the best rivalries taking place in all of sports. The only downfall is that a championship isn’t decided on the field but on a computer-based system that is the Bowl Championship Series. That will change someday and we will all be better off for it.
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